SHIPPING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5368, 5 November 1888, Page 2

SHIPPING.

FORT OF NAPIEK. AERIVALS. November. ;5 Ahuriri, s.s., from Waimnnuna and Pourererc. ;j—Fairy, s.s., from Fairy Bay. 3—Weka, s.s., from Te Apili! DEPARTURES. November. 3—Eotomahsna, p.m., for Oisborne and Auckland. PatiSfimfrs — Misses Brown, Williams, and Kendall; Mesdamee Blake and Brown ; Messrs. Williams, Fountain, Hutchinsou, Spencer, Mahers, Colville, and live stcerago. a—Ahuriri, s.s., for Blackhead. .'i—Leo, cutter, for Auckland.

The AVeka and Fairy arrived on Saturday night from tho coast with wool for the Pialio.

The Wairoa, with the outward passengers for tho Rotomahana, left the wharf at f> p.m. sharp on Saturday. The Kiwi leaves Wellington to-night for this port. Tho Wairoa leaves for Wairoa at mid-

niuht. The Leo, with a cargo of bonedust from Messrs. Saunders and Gilbcrd, sailed for AuokJand this morning. The Manapouri, from south, will be detained in Wollinsrton over liiday (Prince of Wall a' birthday), and will therefore not i each here till Sunday.

The Maitai leaves Wellington at ■'! p.m to-morrow for this port. The Munnpouri arrived at thn Blutt" :it 7 o'clock last night. She had fine weather throughout. Passengers for Napier— Messrs. Aitkon and Jamieson, and two steerage. A barque arrived at Melbourne lately with general cargo, including soino powder It was ascertained that a portion of the latter had got adrift among the other cargo. Thero were both blasting powder and dynamite in packages found to be missing, and the only possible presumption was that the kegs had rolled along into another par: of the ship during bad weather. A search ■was instituted, with the usual naked candle, of course, but to no purpose. On one of the officers going below he found to his horror, a candlestick right in the centre of an alleged keg of Wasting It hud been extinguished, luckily, to his relief. but on questioning the watch, oiu> of the crew, with a-smile quite childlike mid blimd, said he " tought dat vns peans." He had putted out the light as it stood in the centre of that keg of destruction with less concern than Inul it been held in a shining brass candlestick. " Where ignorance is bliss,"

etc. Tho Ahuriri returned from the coast at 5 p.m. on Saturday, having made a smart and .successful trip." Captain Creagh kindly furnishes us with ill" following particulars : —Wo left iii've »t 10 p.m. on Thursday, was <iif "Wanraiamu rtt ! a.m. on Friday ; commenced work at oam., but had to knock cW at 10 o'clock, owing to a tierce N.W. gnlc, wbiili made it impossible to pull the 1.1 .at iisliove. Tho gale moderated sutticicntlv at 3 p m. to permit work to be proceeded with, and this was completed by i> p.m.. when the anchor was lifted, and she Mteamcd towards Pourererc, arriving there at 7.30 p.m. same day. Commenced boatin ir oil wool at G a.m. on Saturday, and was a full ship by noon. Got under weigh eUirtly after that hour, arriving in the bay as above, and alongside the wh«rf at 8.:>0 p.m. She took on board a quantity of station stores, and left for Blackhead at (> this morning for another loud of wool.

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l'or.T ChaijilEKS, This day

Arrived— Aorangi, C»pt. Sntclitfe She brings H.i'i tons of cargo, 138 passengers, and ;JOO bags mail.', She left Plymouth at 1.25 p.m. on Sentember -'Jnd, and arrived at*Tenerifi'e at U a.m. on the 2(ith ; left at noon same day : had light N.E. trades to lat. 8, N., then S.W. to lat. 7, S., took S.E. trades moderate to 2li, S.; arrived at Capetown at 2. if> a.m. on October 12th: left 1 p.m. : had fc>.AV. lieavy fea, and arrived at Hobart at :i a.m. on the 50th ; left at f> p.m., anivort otV the heads :tt 'J. 30 a.m., mid came into port at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Time, 11 days, I hour, oO mm. : stenming time, .•>!• dnys Iti hours. ,)0 mm. i'assengtrs for Napier.— Saloon, Mr. and 3lrs. Braswy. Mr. Fisher. Second saloon ;nd stocragi-, Mtssi-K ( 'ay. Dovereau, French: Midi's Howard, Iliygins, TVilJiann.