SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Witness, Volume 11, Issue 2280, 11 November 1897, Page 46

SHIPPING NEWS.

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN. '

Arrivals. Nov. 3. — llanapouri, 1020b, from Melbourne, via Hobarfc and Bluff Harbour.— Corinna, SGSt, from Westpprt, via Oamaru. — Hinemoa, 286t, from Wellington, via the northern liglithouses. Nov. 5 — Nor 5 - Wester, 5J7t, from Maldeu Island. —Ocean Ranger, 234t, from Oamaru. Nov 6 —Herald, 356t, from the West Coast. — Invercargill. 136b. from Paterson Inlet. — Norna, 1050b, from New York (J uly 14). Nov. 7. — Napiei-, 4St, from Fortrose. — Ta'rawera, 1276t, from Sydney, via Cook Strait.— Westralia, 1819t, from Sydney, via the East Coast. DEPARTURES.

Nov. 2.— Waihora, 12(»9t. for Sydney, via the East Coast. — Invercaigill, 136t,-for Invercargill. Nov. 3.— Caßa Blanca, 569^ for Auckland.— Nairnshive, 5700t, for London. November 4. - Napier, 48b, ' for Forirose.—

Manapouri, 1020r, for Sydnay, via Cook Strait. Nov. 5. — Hinemna, 156t, for southern lighthouses.—Corinna, 820t, for the West. — Rotorua, 576t, for Auckland. " Nov. 6.— Monowai. 2217t, for Sydney.— Annie Hill, 124t, Anderson, for Stewart Island. Nov. 7.— Herald, 356k, for the West Coast. Nov. B.— Napier, 48t, for Owaka and Waikawa, — Tarawera, 12?6t, for Melbourne, via tbe Bluff and .Hobart. — VVeatralia, lSl9t for Sydney, via the East ' Coast.

■ IHK DIRECT STEAMERS.

'. The Gothic left Plymouth on Saturday, for : 7Welliuglon and Lyttelton, via the' Cape a,nd Hobart. " I Onuon, November 1. — The s.s. Tongariro and Rakaia have arrived, and lauded their frozen meat cargoes iv perfect condition. Capetown, November 1 — Sailed : Waika;©, s.s., for Auckland

Wellington, November 3.— The Rimutaka, , from- Hobart, arrived at Wellington yester-day-afternoon. /■ Wellington, November (5. — The lonic, for London, via Rio, sailed this afternrou. Her cargo sjjace is entirely R lied, comprising about 38,600 carcases of meat, 17,000 boxes butter, wool, &c.

Auckland, November 3.— The Moana brought .432 bates mails for New Zealand, and 920 tous

cargo, the largest ever brought here by a mail boat. She had 77 passengers booked foiiSyJney. «*' The ss Waihara steamed down'the' harbour on the 2nd inst., and left Port Chalmers in the afternoon with passengers and cargo for Sydney, via the East Coast ports. . The -barque Oasa Blanca took in about 400 packages ot produce, and sailed for Auckland on the 3rd. She loads at that port for the United Kingdom. ,The s.s. Manapouri, Capiain Gibb, left the tongue wbarf on Thursday with passengers and cargo for Sydney, via Cook Strait. During the wetk ending 15th September 4 British and 10 foreign failing vessels, with 2 British and 4 foreign steam vessels, were reported at Lloyd's as missing. The Union Steam Ship Company's s.s. Manafiouri, Captain Gibb, from Melbourne, via 39obart and Bluff Harbour, arrived at Port Chalmers at 5.30 a.m. on the 3rd, and steamed up to Dunedin at 9 a.m. Sbe left Melbourne wharf at 5.30 p.m. of the 27th ult..

The SKaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamship Delphic was to leave Capetown on

October 25 for Welliugton, via Hobart and l.yttelton. Sbe is due in Hobart on November ]5, and has 300 tons of cargo for that port, 3800 tons for '■Wellingtan,,and 2200 tons for-Lyttelton. ' .Mie is the largest cargo-carrying vessel that has yet Vftited New ZealanuV I The Shire - Line steamer Nairnshire lefb the George-streefpieratßp.nl. yesterday for London with. the following cargo: ISBS bales wool, 210 ido.she'epskins, 191 dVrabbltskins, 8 do rigs, 56 do leather! 22 do basils, 7 do hair, 112 So horns and Ibones, 70 ca»ks pelts, 794 do tallow, 50 cases casings, 1212 do meats, 12 sacks oats, 22 packages sundties, 1 case containing libbon fish 16ft in length, 31,738 carcases mutton, 5173 crates rabbits, 3 do poultry. 10 carcases pigs, 116 crates plucks, 7S do kidneys, 74 do mutton, 502 boxes butter, 87 cratesinares. Of this she took ou board at Townsville—n74'caskß tallow. 200 cases meat;, 1 package. At Rockhamptou— B4o bales wool, 112 do horns iandJboDes, 370 casks tallow, 500 cases meats. At Timaru— ls2 bales wool, 3 casks nelts, 14 cases casings, 10,174 carcases mutton, 3 cases poultiy, 77 c-ates hares, 1 package. At the Bluff— sol bales ,iw6ol, 87 do sheepskins, 78 do rabbitskins, 3 do ■hair, 23 casks pelts, 229 do tallow, 36 cases casings, 457 do meats, 12sacks oats, 11,614 carcases mutton, filSfa' crates rabbits, 10 carcases pigo, llfi crates plucks, 78 do kidneys, 74 do mutton, 10 do bares, jAt'Port Chalmers— 39s bales wool, 123 do sbeep"skins, 113 do rabbitskins, S do r<jg-\ 56 do leather, 22 do basils, 4 do hair, 44 casks pelts, 21 do tallow, 55 cases meats, 1 case containing ribbon .fisn, 13 packages .suudries, 4950 carcases mutton, -37 crates rabbits, 502 boxes butter, 6 packages. t H.M.S. Royal Arthur, the new flagship for the Elation, is expected to reach Sydney eaily in January. She is of 7700 tons displacement and 12,000 indicated horse-power, carries 13 guns, and was formerly called the Centaur ; is 300 ft long, Blft beam, and 2iit 7in deep. She is armed with one 9Jin breech-loading gun, 12 6iu guns, 17 six■pounders, three quick-firing, and seven magazine guns. The Royal Arthur was constructed at Portsmouth in 1891, aud her rate of speed is 197 knots an hour. The first of the season's clip of wool reached aPorb Chalmers on Friday morning from the Clydevalc station for shipment by the Shaw, £>avill, aud Albion Compauy. The O.G.S. Hinemoa left the "Rowen pier on Triday forenoon for the;soutbern lighthhouses. < ,The Norwegian barque Nor'-Wehter, with a cargo of guano from- Maiden Island, arrived at iOtago Heads op Friday morning, and was towed "up to tbe Jetty street wharf at -midday.. Captain Weil^en reports leaving TM^ldeu Island on'Septe'm,ber 25 with aver 500 tons of guano for chis port. She brings Captain and K[is Davidson and 11 seaimen of the wrecked: American ship Commodore, particulars of whose landing will be found else'vhere. .

AU the vessels of tbe Union Steam Ship Osm■pany's fleet have been fitted with boat to.nd fire Station quarter bills. This is an excellent idea, as every man on board a ship, from captain to foremast hand, bas 1 only to look on the wellprinted sheets, and at a glance pick up his station either at boat or fire drills.

During the weekending November 7 the follow ing vessels have been at the Dunedin wkn-rves :—: — 'Arrivals: Agnes Lilian, ship, 1134 tons; Mana■pouii, s.s., 1020 tons; Corinna, s.s, 820 tous; .Napier, s.s., '48 tons (twice) ; Hotorua, 5.?., 576 tons ; Nor'-Wester, barque, 5i7 tons ; Ocean Hanger, barqiien tine, 234 tons; Invercargill, s.s., 123 ton's; Herald, s.s., 356 tons; Tarawera, f.s., 1276 tons ; Westralia, s.s., 1819 tons ;— total, 8001 tons, departures : Flora, s s., 838 tons ; Kawatiri, s.s., 286 tons; Talune, s.s., 1303 tons; Waihora, e.s., 1269, t0ns ;.Ca9a Blanca. barque, 569 tons ; Invercargill, s.s., 123 tons; Manapouri, s s., IG2O tons ; Napier, s.s., 48 tons : Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons ; Corinna, s.s,, 820 tons ; Herald, s s., 356 tons ; Annie Hill, brigantine, 121 tons :— total, 7329 tons.

* The s.s. Monowai left the George street pier on Saturday afternoon for Sydney. The U.S.S. Company's steamship Tarawera, jfrom Sydney, via Cook Strait, arrived at Port Chalmers at, 7 a.m. on Sunday. She left the company's wharf at Sydney at 3 p.m. of the 30th ult. The Huddart-Parker Company's 8.8. Westralia, from Sydney and the East Coast ports, arrived at '-the cross wharf at 2.15 pm. on Sunday. She left -Sydney on the £7th October. < The following vessels were at the Dunedin rwharves on Sunday :— Sailing vessels : Ships — Taranaki, 1130 tons; Agnes Lilian, "1134- tons. Barques — Mary Moore, 54i tons ; Talisman, 1158 tons ; Auriga, 518 tons , Nor'- Wester, 517 tons. -Barquentine— Ocean Ranger, 234 tons ; Enter- - prise, brigantine, 84 tons ;— total, 5319 tons. Steam vessels— Herald, s.s., 350 tons ; Invercarfill, s.s., 123 tons ; Westraliu, s.s., 1819 tons ; arawera, s.s., 1269 tons ;— total, 44fi7 tous. The barjue Norna, from New York, for this port and Lytteltou, with- a complete cargo of American merchandise arrived on Friday and was towed into port on Saturday. The Norna is a smart-looking- iron barque of 1050 tons register, built at Glasgow in 1868 by Barclay, Curie, and Co., and is owned by Messrs Ferguson and Lethain,

of Greenock. Captain Grierson reports leaving New York on July 13. Her pa»s»ge across the Southern Ocean was marked by a continuance of -very heavy -weather, and on October 11 in lat. 43.22 S., long. 88.52 E , she encountered a terrific cycloue, commencing at N.E. and going round S.W. During the 24 houv3 of its continuance it was accompanied by a tremendous sea' and squalls of hurricance force, duriug which she carried away her mizzen stay and split the lower foretopsail to ribbons. Neither ice or wreckage was seen, and she completed the passage in 116 days from port to port. The s.s. Tarawera left the tongue wharf on Mojqday afternoon with passengers and cargo for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart. The s.s. Westralia lef tthe cross wharf on Monday afternoon with cargo aud passengers for the East Coast ports and Sj dney. The number of vessels launched in Scotland in August were 24 steamers of 32,832 tous, and an auxiliary screw vessel of 600 tons, and six barges of 900 tons, as compared with 18 of 36,492 tone, and 25 of 21.83S tons in 1896. To the total the Clyde contributed of 36,492 tons, the Forth 5 vessels of 1200 tons, and the Tuy 2 vessels of 2140 tons. Of the steamers, 3 were between WOO and 7000 tons, 1 between 3000 and 4000 tons, 6 between 100 and 500 tons, and 1 under 100 tons. The auxiliary screw vessel was between 500 and 600 tons, and the six barge 3 each of about 150 tons. Of the total tonnage. 6710 were for the Thames, 1600 for the Clyde, 480 for the Humber, 2000 for Holyhead, 1400 for Irish ports, 2300 forßoutnanin, 1140 for Holland, 283 for South America, 12,000 •for Japan, and 4000 for Canada. Five vessels 'of 919 tons were returned for foreign owners, and one of 600 tons as for British owners.