NORTHERN S.S. CO.'.S MOVEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 248, 17 October 1894, Page 4

NORTHERN S.S. CO.'.S MOVEMENTS.

W ednjjsdatt,' _ Waio*j»hi leavos for Taurausra and Opotiki at 5 p.m.; Argyle arrives trc>; m Great Barrier.

Thup, S i>ay.—Gairloca leavea for New Plymouth ab 1 p.m. ; Douglas for Whangacji at 5 p.m.,; Argyle for Mercury Bay, To'rua, and Kuaotwnu at 7 p.m.; Welling&Oß arrives from vVliangarei. Friday.—Clansman arrives from North ; Wellington loaves for Marsden Point and Whangnroi at 10,30 p.m.; Chelmsforcl for Whanftaraata.Tauranga, aod Whakatano at 5 p.m.

T>[,vm>:s Service. — Rofcomahana or Ohinemnri. leave1! tor Thames daily, and Pacrca leaves for Paeroa twice weekly.

Tho s.s. Australia sailed laab night for Wellington via ports.

Tho schooner. Fleefcwing left tho Friendly Islands riboub tho 20th ulfc. for this port via Norfolk Island. ,

The barque Excelsior arrived at Porb Alberb this morning, to load at the Rails v Mills for Sydney. , ' .

The schooner Orpheus was engaged this raarning taking in y.\ plosives at the powder ground, prior to sailing for Napier.

The Danish barque Lottie arrived ab Jalu:b, Marshall Islands, on August 21ab, after a record passage of 21 days from Sydney. .

The schooner Grace Denb leffa Sydney on the 11th i»st for Newcastle to load coal for Gisbomo, whence she proceeds to Kaipara to load timber for Sydney.

The s s. Chelmsford arrived this morning from Whakatane and Tanranga. At the former port she was four days bar-bound, by exceptionally low tides. •

The scow Paris, which wenb ashore at the mouth of the Mohaka River recently, has been successfully floated, bub the damage is nob as yet. ascertained. ■

The steamer Devon, which was recently wrecked at Macquarie Heads, has been gold ab Launceston, the hull for £23 and tho cargo of 90 tons of silver ore for £96.

H.M.s. lloyalisb remains alongside the Railway Wharf for about a month. Ibis probable that the -warship will leave tovards the end of November for tha Islands.

Tho barque Clan McLeod is now clear of her inward cargo and yesterday commenced loading gum for New "York. She is to receive quick despatch ab the hands of Messrs Arnold, Cheuey and Co., and is expected to saiibefore the end of. the month.

The schooner Welcome came oub of dock this morning and berthed ab Queen-sbreeb Wharf, where she loada for the Islands, shipping guano back to this port from Surprise Island.

The Banffshire, a now steamer for the Australian and New Zealand trade, was launched from the shipbuilding yard of Messrs Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., Hebbum-on-Tyne, on September lsb. The Banffshire ia a sister ship to the Perthshire and Buteshire, owned by Messrs Turnbull, Martin and Co. . .

Messrs Henderson and Spraggon, the owners of the cutter Janet, received a letter yesterday from Captain Berbelsen, announcing his arrival ab Sydney. In the letter the captain states thab the beche-de-mer fishing cruise was most successful, and the Janet behaved well throughout. He states thab owing to the Chinese war the market is unsettled, and ib will probably be two or three weeks before the cutter will be able to sail for Auckland.

By bhe 5.9. Catterthun, which reached Sydney the other day, news was receivad of a serious collision off the Japan coast between the steamer Sakata Maru, of the Japanese mail lino, which vessel was in Sydney a few months ago, and the steamer Bankoku Maru. The Sakata Maru had a considerable portion of her stern carried away, and the other boat had her bows completely smashed in. Luckily, the B.ankoku Maru was light ab the time, having only troops on board, otherwise she must have foundered. >■■■'■ ■ ■'■