SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 6914, 29 May 1885, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water.

To-mohkow.—Talaroa Heads : J I'll a.m., 3 40 p.m. Port Chilroers: 4.8 a.m., 4.25 p.m. Dunedin; 4 53 a.m., 5.11 p.m.

Port ChalmerH. ARRIVED. May 20

Kingaroom-i, s.s., «»3 tons, Popbnni, from Wellington via L,vttelt«ii, I'afcsengcrs Mrs M'Gregor, Misses Menzics, nodds, Ollercushaw, Normm Newby, Messrs Tiischaffer. Stanford, Kowo, Jacob*, W. Tyler, J. E Hardie, L!oyd; and five in tho steerage Maid of Otago, schooner, 50 tons, Fraser, from Rivcrton.

SAILED. Ma? 20 Ony-N, bar<|ue, 408 tons, Patcrson, for Cape Town,

The Tongariro when she erosped t.ho 1 ar yesterday wis drawing 15ft Oin forward and 22f t6in of .. During the flrtt thirteen months of the existence of the Lytttlton Sailors' Homo 410 seamen have found accommodation there. The expenditure exceeded the income by L 173. In considering tho determination of the PostmasterGeneral that the mails by the direct steamers should leave Lyttelton every fourth Sunday, the LytteltonHarbor Board have resolved that, unless under special circumstances of emergency, neither the H.vibor Board's staff uor tho steam-tug will ba ma-le available to take tbe steamers out on Sundays. The Board also resolved to support the action taken by other Hi bor Boards to have an alteration made in the Harbors Act to that Government should be required to pay wharfage on material imported by them. The White Star Royal mail steamer Germanic, which sailed from yucenstown at 2 P m. on April 3 for New York, having on board a heavy Amer can mail and 150 saloon and about 700 steerage piseoniters, returned to Queeestown The Go manic experienced a teriific etorm di ring April 4, lasting about ten hours, durintr which the thip wa-> struck by tremendous teas, which carried awa> several of her boats, the skylights, and the stoering-housr, besides doing other serious damage abrut the decs Tho most dangcious feature wis the bursting of the sea into the reading-room, wh'oh is situated over the grand saloon, frrming a dome. Through the forward portion of this immense volumes of water poured in'o tho saloon and state-rooms Great commotion prevailed amongst, the passengers during the gale, but in the very trying circumstances under which the ship was placed the commander (Captain Kennedy) and his officers behaved with tho greatest coolness, and cxhibi id sound judgment. One seaman whs lost overboard, and several wero injured, The pasecrgera, however, with one or two exceptions, escaped unhurt. The Gormanio subsequently returned to Liverpool to repair damage. The ship was SCO milts weßt of the Fastnct when the storm was experienced. The breakwater in couise of const uction at Taranaki (savs the Auckland ' Star') is rapidly progressing towards comp etion, although tho workmen have to contend against great dilticnltits. The ship Du ■ ■ «core, which is discharging cement for use on tho breakwater, bas had a very rough time during theUst few wcbks. jOucu she lost I oth anchors, on auother occasion she had to (ut to soa for three days. Tbe breakwater is evidently of us: for small vissels, but J it docs not make by any means a safe landing. Recently the Hawea was lying inside when the sea was washing clean over the wall and falling on her decks. One great wave capsized several railway trucks, and pitched the luggage which they contained right on board of the cteamcr. Last time the s.s Oreti was there she could not go alongside of tho shore side of the breakwater for the same rcison, and hid to be kept bteaming backwards and forwards while the passengers wero landed in small t cats. However, the dangers to shippi. g have Ijccii greatly decreased by the erection of the breakwater, which affords a safe anchorage for vessels, and it, will most likely prove of considerable benefit to the place. Tho German barquo Annie Berner was towed down from Dunedin this mo'iiing, and anchored off Carey Bay, in readiness to sail for Lyttelton with the first shift of wind. The Onyx, with a full carco of oats, was towed clear of the Heads this afternoon by the tug Kojmtai, and sailed for Cape Town; thence she proceeds to the Mauritius to load for this port _ The Ringarooma, from Wellington via Lyttelton, arrived at Port Cha'mers at 8 a.m. to-day, She left the former port at 5.45 pm on the 27th inst., Lyttelton at 3.30 p.<n yesterday; passed Akaroa Heads at 7.15 p.m ; expericne d lightsoutnerly winds and tine weather down tho coast. We thank her purser for report and exchanges. ... The MRhinapua was taken out of tho graving dock this forenoon ani her place taken up by the Plucky.. The Crest of tho Wave sailed up to Dunedin this "The ketch lluon Belle came down from Dunedin this morning and anchored in Carey Bay. The schooner Maid of Otago, from Kivcrton, arrived at Port Chalmers at 11 15 a.m. today, and pas'ed up to Dunedii. She left Riveiton on the 27th inst • had northerly winds until passing the Nuggets at 9 p m yesterday ; thence S.W. wind- to arrival. In tho'Melbourne ' Tolcgraph' of the 11th inst. apt'cars an article on f be Union Steam Ship Company. After eulogising the Comp uiy's enterprise it says : - '«The present fleet of the U.S.S Company consists of twentv-'ix steamships, having a gross measurement Of 27 495 tons, and 20,500 hotss-power, and the carrying aapacity of the whole is equal to close upon 45"000 tons. In addition, there arc a large number of steam teuders, hulks, and lighters-a'lof considerable stee Some id>a of tho work done may be estimated from the fact that hst year 853.218 miles of sea were travjrfcd, and to accomplish tha work M 574"t0n8 of coal were consumed." Tho concluding remarks are thoroughly deserved. "The Company hCfro" time to time disposedid thosevessels | f their fleet which were not suitable to the trade in which they were engaged. These have all been re-

placed by modern high-doss vessels, so as to lea e nothing undone to secure corofoit ai.d convenience to the travelling and mercantile communities. Such rapid progress aruouL'dt. chipping companies is un< xampled,'and places the Union Steam Ship Company in the anks of th- highest shipping association of the

Southern Hemisphere." A MlialNO SHIP.

Gisbuksk, May 29. Anxiety is felt here for the s*f.ty of this barque Lnchnagar, which left|here Hi days ago for London, laden with wool, and of which milking has boon since herd. She had only one pae"onger, Mr Ralph Artlmr.

MOVEMENTS OK TUB VMM 6TKAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET.

Fmday, May 29 Nki.son —Hawea sails 7 to-night for Wellington. ArcKLAxu. uhau arrived 10 a.n>. from Tnuran^a; sail-* fjr liivymouth to-ni^hfe. WKMiiNOTOS —Manopouri ar ii'cd 7 a.m. from Lvttcltori. liLUKr.—Wairarapa arrived 8 a m. from Port Chalmers.

Gi.suornk Suva arrived 2 a.m. from Auckland; sailed 7 a.m. for Napier.

Shipping Telegrams.

Wkllinoiox, May 2S Rangitikei (Captain Collier) 10.") da\ 8 f rom Union. Off tbcCapoßhehad her decks

swept during a heavy gale, and a number oi movable art id .6 went over the aide, and she narrowly isoaptd losing a boat.—The baii|Ue Highland Glen (Captain Crane), 125 days from Li i urpool, has arrived. Part of the carjfo is for Port Cha'mers