SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 6802, 6 January 1886, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water. To-MOaaow.—Tuiaroa flew"" : 3 54 ».«i.. 4.10 o.m PortOlt'.lmew: 4.34 ».ni.. 4,60 p.iu Dumalu. : 6.19 4.111., 6.35 p.io- . Port Clinlinei'M. AKRIVBD.-January 0. Orawaiti, 8.8., 228 tons, M'Ewan, from tho North. ralurm., ».*., 228 torn. Thompson, from Wellington via Lvttclton and and Tlmnru. Pissoiurers-Mr and Mrs Oardnor, Mosdamca Cowan, Greenaway, Muses Campbell, Tough. Burnett, Messrs Gardner, Strap iaii, Jones, Buse, Walter, "Master Strachan; forty-flVo in tho steerage. .... ~ «. Tarawera, 8.8., 1,268 tons, Slnolalr. from Melbourne via liobatt and the iltufr. Passcngera-Slt and Mrs Keateß, Mr and Mrs Davlos, Mc*lamcs \\ obds, Jonfcs. Purvis, Misses MUortfe, Walker, Cto, Rev. Mr Walker, CarJtain Chatfleld, Messrs Harper, Stewart, Hutchinson. Rawlins, Hojt, Gellibrand, Fergus, Master Sinclair. Walbora. 8.8., 1,268 tons, M Geo, from Sydney via Auokland and East Coast Ports.' 'Paflseiigers-Mr and MrsV, Milled, Mr and Mlsb Robertson; Mrs Jraricls, Rev. F. Martin, Misses Rouce, Ronalds, Captain fccU-

hoff, Master Kay, Messr9 Kay, George, C. F. Bourne, Burton. J. Keenjii, M. Solomon, Todd, I). V.w, If Pirib, E. Fay, U'Greaor, Anderson, M'lvi.'.w, l Black, Anderson, M'Donald, Kurnett, l)i»J»e, :m 1 eight in the steerage. BAHjKD.-Janhahy »• Omapere, s.s., 3f>2 tons, .Smith, for.Napier. InvoroaiKiU, n.s , 123 tons, Suiidßtruui, for Invaroargill. Beautiful Star, 8 b., 146 tons. White, for Oamaru. January 6. Wairarapa, 8.a., 1.020 toiw, ChatfUd, for Sydney via Auckland and Eait Coast PorU The b.B. Tuna, reported some time ago as loßt in the Red Sea on her way to Napier from England, ha 9 been taken into Aden direct The Tarawera, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff, arrived at 6.50 a.m. to-day. She left the former port at 7pm. on the 30th ult, reaching Hobart at 11 a.m. on the lat inst.; left again at 5 p.m same day ; experienced fair winds, with fine weather, across, and reached the Bluff at 6 a.m. on the 6th inst. ; sailed again at 5 p tn.; had fine weather alone the coast. We thank Purser for report and exchanges The Waihora, from Sydney via Auckland and Eist Coast ports, arrived at 9.16 am. today She left Sydney at 9.30 p.m. on the 24th insc.; parsed through the Heads at 10.20 p.m.; experienced strong easterly wind's with high bead seas, right across, and passed tho Threo Kings at 8.20 a in. on the 29th, reaching Auckland at 0.15 a.m. on the 30th; left at 1.30 p.m. on tho 3ist; called at Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, and Lyttelwn, leaving the latter port at 3 46 p.m. yesterday, arriving as abovo, having had variable winds, with fine weather, down the coast. We thank Purser Nees Keith for report and exchanges. The baique Rose M. arrived at Sydnoy from this port on the 27th ult. Whale fishing off the New England coast by small steamers is getting to bo quite a business. Duriiig tho past two months four Bteamors have been engaged in this work, viz., Fannio Sprague, Mabel Bird, Hurricane, and Josephine They cruise off tho Maino and Massachusetts shores, as Ur south as Capo Cod. A bomb-lance, fired from a gun held at tho shoulder, is used for killing the whales Up to date about forty whales have been captured. As the men become expert in the manner of capture the whales become shy, and keep more in deep water. After being killed they usually sink, and it is doubtful if the business, as at present conducted, will last if th.e whales aredilvcn off from near shore, it being difficult to recover them in over forty fathoms of water. Tho whales captured during the past few weeks avornge 00ft long, arid weigh about twenty-flve tons each ; they yield about twenty barrels of oil, two barrels of meat, fivo tons of dry chum, and two tons of bone, about 400dol being rca ised from each whale, on an average.

The Orawaili, from tho North, arrived at 4 a m. to-day, and steamed direct to Dunedin. Tbo Taiaroa, from Wollington via Lyttolton a-.d Timaru, arrived at 5a m. to-day. She left Wellington at 11 a.m. on the 3rd inst., Lyttclton at 6 p.m. on the 4th, Akaroa at 11 p.m., Timaru at ft p m. on the sth. Sho brought 440 bales wool for the Helen Denny. The 'North Otago Times' states that tho Kiikoura Is to give a look into Oamaru on her way north. MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM BHIV COMPANY'S FLEET. Wednesday, Jakuary 8. Port Chaimrhs—Tarawera arrived 4.30 am. from Bluff. -Taiaroa arrived 6 a.m from Timaru.—Waihora arrived 9.30 a m. from Lyttelton.—Wairarapa sailed C p in. tor Lyttclton. Oamarit. Omapere arrived early f.om Port Chalmers ; railed 1 p.m. for Napier. Ti.mari;.—Koranui arrived early from OAinaru. Wri.mnqtov.—Rotorua arrived 8 a.m. (com Nolson ; Bailed 2 p.m. for Lyttelton. Nkw Plymouth.—Penguin ar, ived 0 a.m. from Manukau ; sailed 9 a.m. fo.- Nelson. Auckland.- lona arrived hj a m. from Lovuka. RUSSIAN TORPEDOES. A correspondent of tho ' Novoe Vrcmya,' at Vladivostock, has provoked a fcensation in Russian naval circles by disolosing the following incident:—A fow wicks ago tho German s'eamer China set out for Port Pos«iett, unaware that the harbor was closed by a doublo row cf torpedoes, which had boon placed there during tho war scare in the spring. On its arrival the boat stationed to warn off vessels was not in its place, and the German captain did not observe the red flag hoisted on shore, where also tho naval picket was absent Two or three people, observing tho danger into whioh the vessel was running, shouted out "Mini! mini!" (Mines! mines!) but the captain did not realise whit they meant until close to tbo first torpedo barrier. It was then too late to reverse the engines, and, amidst a panic among the passengers on board, he decided to trust to luck and steam full • speed ahead. A terrible pause followed, sucoccded by a feeling of astonishment when the steamer was seen to havo traversed both rows of submarino mines, and to bo caln.ly making her way into the harbpr. The torpedoes were supposed to be of the best quality received from Russia last spring-, and they were laid down by experienced officers, who had reported that it was impossible for even the Miialleßt fishing smack to enter the harbor without being blown to pieces. None the less they proved a dismal failure when tested by the China, aiid the Russian Admiralty ha* telegraphed that tho most searching investigation shall be made into fie affair. At S(. Petersburg it is i 01.o 1 . le'ieved that the officers bungled in laying them down, but that the mishap is due to a repetition of what occurred unoro than once with the submarine mines Russia us j d against Sir Charles Napier in the B-dtio. Failing to check that gallant officer s operations, they were hauled un and examined, when it was found that the rascilly officials ashore had purloined the gunpjwder and replaced it with sawdust.—Engineering.

Shipping Telegrams. Sydney, Junnary 6.- Morning, Hauroto, from Wclliugtou. London-, January 4 —P. and O.'s Ballarat;, from Melbourne (November 19). Ai ckland, January 6.—Penguin, for tho South. Passemrers-Mrand Mrs Carter, Mr and Mrs Walker, Mr and Mrs Calender. Mrs Stevenson, MUses Coleman, Clarke, Snell, Bridson, Kitchlnroan, Messrs Bites, Symonds, Holmes, nifton, Spa> kman, Wolby, Morrison, Kaddeston, Govern, Hurtles, Charter, Clarke, Riley, Malcolm, Human, Wallis, Chcewman.—January C: lona, from Fij'\ Passcn trers: Miss Ciibbs, Messrs Booth, Wick, and J. M Itichardson. Wellington, January s.—Manawitu, for Wcstport. —Sarah file, brlitantinr, for Ifavelock.—Kiwi, for the Eist Coast.— Wakatu, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton.— llauraki, for Napier. New Plymouth, January 6—6 »m.,rcnguin, for Nelson. Weather Telegram. The Harbor Board received the following telegram from the Meteorological Department at Wellington: —'• Watch (urometer ; bad weather approaching between north and wost ami 8' u!h-wrs'.; jilass further fall —R. A. Euww." (Received at 1?.7 p.m )