SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 6479, 21 December 1883, Page 2

SHIPPING.

HIgH Water. To-morrow.—’ Talaroa Heads: 8,23 a.m., 8.50 p.m. Port Ohaimew : 9.3 a.m., 9.30 p.u>. Dunedin; 9.48 a.m., 10.15 p.m. , Fort ca.9Am.erß. SAlLED.— December 20. Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Parsons, for Timaru. Mahinapua, s.s., 205 tons, Bernech, for West Coast porta. December 21. Phillis, brig, 230 tons, Must, for the Bluff. Huon Belle, ketch, 41 tons, Carruthers, for Invercargill. The Westland having completed her loading was removed from the export pier this forenoon and anchored off Deborah i'. n ,y to complete preparations for sailing for London. The Tongarivo \>ill leave to-morrow morning for London via Lyttelton. She has, in addition to a large quantity of wool, over 8,000 carcasses of mutton in her freezing chambers, and will take in more prior to her departure. MOVEMENTS OP UNION .-TEAM SHIP COMPANY’S ) iJibT. Friday, December 21. Bluff. —To Anau sailed 1 p.m. for Hobart. Port Chalmers,— Wanaka arrives this evening from Akaroa. Oamaru. —Mahinapua arrived early from Port Chalmers. Akaroa.— Wanaka arrived 10.80 p.m. Thursday from Lyttelton sailed 1 p.m. for Port Chalmers. Wellington.— llawea arrived early from Picton; sailed 12 45 p.m. for Lyttelton.—Rntomahana arrived 9.20 a.m. from Lyttelton; sailed 5 p.m. for Napier,— Omapere sailed 12.45 p.m. for Napier. Napier.— Southern Cross arrived 11,45 a.m. from Gisborne; sails 8 p.m. for Wellington.

THE TRIUMPH INQUIRY. 1 The inquiry into the wreck of the Triumph was commenced at Auckland to-day before Mr Smithi R.M., and Captains Prater and James as assessor*. The Crown Solicitor (Mr H, Williamson) said that he had received instructions to make this inquiry »* searching as possible in order that some tight might be thrown upon what appeared to bo a most extras ordinary ana inexplicable occurrence. Mt Heshoth, who appeared (or Captain Brotberton, said that his client did not seek to excuse himself on aby nautical grounds whatever. He would take all ♦.We blame,' oh hhnself. He wontd not question the flrieffciw of the night, nor the fact that he nad received the right course from the pilot. Captain Brotberton would explain simply that, owing to exhaustion from Illness, work, and worry, he dozed off while standing on the bridge of the vessel, anS was recalled to consciousness when it was too late to save the ship. If that explanation would shorten the inquiry he would be glad to have offered it. The Crown Solicitor, commenting on this expunation, said that if Captain Brothortonhad dozed off, he (the Crown Solicitor) had witnesses to say that a few moments before the vessel struck they saw him moving about the bridge, and that they called to him. Ho would also like to know how the captain could nocount (or the fact of the officers engaged on deck not seeing the light or not being aware of the ship’s danger. He would also call testimony to show that there had been a great deal of jollification before the ship left, in which the officers and saloon pissengers took part, and that some of the crew wore taken on before the Triumph left in & state of helpless intoxication. . .... Pilot Burgess deposed to taking the ship out of the harbor and giving Captain Brotberton an alternative cotirsti tme being a direct course, and the other to go by the east tfrd of Tiri Tiri. Three friends of the captain left the nbJp In the pilot boat; one bfcing the captain’s cousin. One ww rather the worse for liquor. He thought that Contain Brotberton was sober enough to take charge of hi* ship. He might, for all he knew, have had a glass or two cf grog. Ho did see him take a little brandy, but knew nothing beyond that. , The Crown Solicitor here commented on the Restating way in which Pilot Burgess gave his evidence. Witness continued : The night, though dark, was clear, ami there was no danger in the way of the safe navigation of the ship,The lighthouse-keeper deposed to seeing the ship rim on the rocks. The light was then burning brightly, and ho could sec the land three miles away. Weather Telegram. The Harbor Board received the following telegram this afternoon from the Meteorological Department at Wellington “ Watch barometer, bad weather approaching. Wind w ill bear to south-west and change suddenly to north-east within next tea hours, with heavy rain; and after that time wind will back to south-east, and hanging that way, with glass falling during next twenty hours. Indications high tides. — R. A Edwin.” Shipping Telegram*. London, December 19.—P. and O.’s Mirzaporc, from Melbourne (October 25). Sydney, December 20.— Afternoon, Wairarapa, for Auckland.