SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 5994, 29 May 1882, Page 3

SHIPPING.

Hlg& Watov. To-morrow—Taiaroa Heads: 0.42 a.m., 0.56 p.m. Pr>rt Chalmers : 1.22 a.m.,; 1.36 p.m. Duncdin : 2.7 a.m., 2.21 p.m. Port Chalmers. aRRTVED-May 27. Shag, s.s., 31 ton«, Wing, from Shag Point. Beautiful Star, 8.8., 176 tons, Allman, from Wel« lington. Maori, 8.8., 174 tone, Cromarty, from Oamaru. Kakanui, 8.8., 59 tons, Sundatrum, from Invcrcargill. May 29. Southern Cross, s.s., 263 tons, Bcrnick, from Wellington. SAILED—MAT 27. Montroso, barque, 994 tons, Billett, for Lyttclton. Go-ahead, s.s., 152 tons, Doyle, for Oamaru. May 28. Emily, brig, 190 tons, Munn, for Brisbane. May 29. Mathieu, barque, 367 tons, Young, for Newcastle. Penguin, e.s., 749 tons, Anderson, for the North. Passengers: For Lyttelton—Mm Lorimer, Mr and Miss Trewick, Mr and Mrs Ellis and family (4), Mr J. M'Killop. For Akarca—Messrs R. Fenwick, Dick. For Wellington—Mrs H. Harvey, Messrs J. M'Culloch, G. Sinclair. For Auckland—Mr James. The Beautiful Star left Wellington at 6 p.m. on tho 25th inst.; experienced light variable winds to arrival at Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. on Saturday. The Maori arrived on Saturday night from Oamaru and steamed alongside the barque Frederick Ba3sel to discharge 648 sacks of potatoes. The Montrose, with part of original cargo from Liverpool, was towed clear of the Heads on Saturday night, but owing to it being a calm the whole of yesterday, she anchored outside, and will sail for Lyttclton with the first slant of wind. The barquentino Cathona, having sufficiently lightened to suit the requirements of the Upper Harbor, was towed up to Dunedin on Saturday by tho Lillie Denham. The new dredge was floated out of the graving dock on Saturday night. The hull and sails of the City of Perth were sold by auction on Saturday, and realised LBSO. Tho steamer Southern Cross arrived from Wellington this forenoon, which port she left on Saturday. The steamer Penguin sailed this afternoen for Northern ports. The barqun Mathieu, with 3,050 sacks flour and potatoes, sailed this forenoon for Newcastle, being towed clear of the Heads by the tug Plucky The barque Mataura has' now on hoard 3,020 sheep, 54 pigs, and 6 bodies of beef in her freezing chamber; 811 bales wool, 53 bales sheepskins, 3,038 sacks wheat, 500 sacks flour, and 27 bags peas. The barquo Frederick Basse! Is expected to sail for Newcastle to-morrow. Sho has taken in 500 sacks flour and 800 sacks potatoes. The Orient, of tho Orient line, has been fitted up with the electric light—saloons, engine-room, alleyways, etc., all being supplied with the new light. Swan's lamps arc in use for the passenger portion of the steamer's accommodation ; and there are four .arc

lights for the working of cargo—two forward and two aft. There are also four lights in the engine-room, and the effect of these is surprising. There are two machines on beard, on Siomens's princinle, for the generation of clcctricit}-, hut only one is used, the other being held in reserve in case of a break down. The electric light on board is a marked success, and Its working has been attended with gratifving results. The l««s of the City of Limerick was the subject of discussion recently in the House of Commons. Mr Chamberlain stated that " the City of Limerick had been built in 1870, and sold and altered in 1880, the nurchasor being aMr Thomson, of New York. Tho Bowl of Trade refused her a passenger certificate, and ultimately detained her at Sunderland in May of last year in order that the question of her safety might be determined by a Court of Survey. The Court pronounced her safe, and tho owner brought an action against the Board of Trade for having detained the vessel without reasonable cause. The case was tried by the Lord Chief Justice, and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff; but the Court of Appeal had granted a rule niri for a new trial, which now strod for argument. On January Bth last she left New York for London, and had not since been heard of. He had communicated with the registered owner on the subject, but hml not yet received any reply. The City of London had not been heard of since November 14,1881, and was also supposed to have been lost. AH he had at present to say was that if anv ships similar to tho City of London were known to be about to sail from any port in tho United Kingdom, in spite of the decisions of tho Court of Survey and the Court of Assize, he would undoubtedly detain them."

THE UNION COMPANY'S NEW STEAMERS. The Company have now, largo and small together, ten vessels on the way out and under construction, the arrival of which will practically bring about a reconstruction of the entire service. Five of these vessels are intended for the intercolonial and coastal trade, ond are all of the same dimensions—2Bsft in length, 36ft in width, and 25ft in depth, or a trifle larger than tho Rotomahana; while as regards appointments and accommodation for passengers, the latest improvements in the shipbuilding art have been liberally taken advantage of. The first of these to arrive is tho Manapouri, now about duo at Melbourne, and which should put in an appearance here in about a week or ten days. She will l>c followed by a sister ship—the Wairarapa—which will in turn be' followed consecutively by tho Hauroto, the Waihora, and the Tarawera. It is intended that tho Manaixmri shall replace the Albion in the intercolonial and coastal trade, and that the Wairarapa shall take the place of the Rotorua, allowing the latter to be employed exclusively on the COaSt. The Waihora and Tarawera will, on arrival, replace the Ringarooma and Arawata in the regular intercolonial service, the last two steamers being utilised as extra boats during the winter, as may bo required. The Hauroto, which will have a carrying capacity of 2,200 tons, will be employed principally in the Sydney trade, although it is intended that during the summer season she shall afford facilities for the transmission of produce to both Sydney and Melbourne.

The smaller boats now en route and building are to be used about the coast for general cargo purposes, and to relieve the passenger boats of much of their present cargo work, while they will also be provided with fair passenger accommodation. One of the new boats will be somewhat of a novelty, but will he welcomed by the travelling public, and by the business community particularly, as supplying a want that has been felt for some time, and satisfying the demand for quicker transit between the more distant parts of the Colony. She will be an " express boat," to be employed on the run from Lyttelton to Wellington, Taranaki, and Onehunga, and back, performing the round trip once a-week. Similar in size to the Hawea, she will steam fifteen knots an hour on trial, and will have accommodation forward for 100 saloon passengers, and aft for a fair number of steerage, but with very limited space for the carrying of cargo. With fair weather she will make tho trip each way in about thirty-four hours' steaming, or in forty-three hours including stoppages at Wellington and Taranaki. This service will supply an opportunity much wanted—of rapid transit between Auckland aM Southern ports and a quick

I dolivcry of the mails, besito relieving to a considerI bale extent the East Coast boats of the through passenger traffic. Later on a new vwel will be placed in the Fiji trade, specially designed for the requirements of that service. Hcr'paKsengT;r, accommodation will largely consist of airy deck-cabins ;■ while she will havo space for 1,000 tons of cargo. In the meantime it if intended to replace the Taiaroa, at present employed in the Fiji trade, by the Hero, as soon as the latter can bo spared from her present intercolonial running. In view of the further development of this trade, the Company have under consideration the advisability of employing small steamers in an interinsular service, to act as feeders to the present direct service from Levuka.

WRECK OF THE S.S. RANELAGII. A Cooktown telegram gives tho following particulars of the loss of the A.S.N. Company's new steamer Kanclagh :—"The steamer left Townsvillc at half-past four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, May 13. Next morning, at about ha'.f-past one, she struck on King Koef, about twenty-four miles south of the Johnson River, and three miles from North Barnard Island. The steamer, which was going at the rate of thirteen knots an hour, ran right up on a flat shelf of the reef. The passengers waited for daylight in great anxiety, and early on Thursday morning were in a position of great danger, apprehending that the vessel would slide off tho reef into deep water, as the Gothenburg did. At 11 a.m. the passengers requested Mr P. Perkins to take measures for their safety, and Captain Hill directed the chief officer, Mr Nicholls, to land them on North Barnard Island, three miles distant, which was accomplished with some difficulty at about noon. At this time there was 14ft of water in the fore and after-hold, a strong south-east breeze was blowing, and there was a heavy sea running. At three o'clock in the afternoon the Gunga hove in sight and took off tho passengers, but the mails could not be found. The Ranelagh was under full steam and had all available sail set when she struck, and the shock is described as terrific. The second officer and captain were both on the bridge at the time, and it is said that the vessel was reported ais being in broken water some time previous to striking, but no notice was taken of. the warning. The Ranelagh lies about one mile inside tho outer edgo of the reef, firmly fixed. The fore and after-holds ore full of water, which is flowing in and out. It is impossible to say whether the vessel can bo got off, but all the cargo not perishable can be recovered. King Reef was the scene of , the stranding of the s.s. Boomerang eight years ago. Tho Ranelagh was ahout two miles out of the course ordinarily taken, and about four and a-half miles from the route recommended by the Admiralty." Another account says that tho vessel did not strike heavily at first, but ran Beveral times her length on the reef, bumping at times, and finally stopped hard and fast. Tho reef consists apparently of boulders and rotten coral. The vessel stands in an upright position, as if she were docked.

Shipping Telegrams. Sydney, May 28.—Afternoon, Alhambra, from the West Coast. Bluff, May 29.—The Ringarooma left Sandridge on the 23rd at 3 p.m. and arrived at Hobart on the 25th at 11.35 a.m.; sailed at 8 p.m., and arrived at the Bluff at 11 a.m. to-day. She sails for Dunedin at five o'clock this evening. Experienced light variable winds during tho passage. Passengers: For the Bluff—Mr and Mrs Bell, Mrs Perkins, Messrs Andrews, Stogdalo, and Bailey. For Dunedin—Messrs Hawse, Archer, Buchanan, Miss Johnson, Mr and Miss Hopkins, Mrs James; and eighteen in the stcerago. For Lyttelton —Mr and Mrs Barker, Rev. Mr Stanford and family ; and two in tho steerage. For Wellington—Mr and Mrs Southern, Masters Southern (3), Miss Southern, Mr Bain ; and seventeen in the steerage. For Napier —Five in the steerage. For Gisborne—Mrs Cresswell, Miss Gadd. For Auckland—Rev. Mr Davis and family, Dr and Mrs Tucker; and three in the steerage.