SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 6808, 23 January 1886, Page 2

SHIPPING.

nigh Water. To-MORBOW.—Tataroa Heads : 6.24 a.m.. 6 49 p.m. Port Cnabuera: C? a.m., 0.29 p.to. Lmnertii : 6 52 un„ 7.14 p.m. Monday.—Taiaroa Heads: 0.12 a.m., C 43 o.m. Port Chalmers : 6.52 a.m., 7.14 p.m. Duncdto : 7.37 a.m., 7.69 p.m. Port Chalmers. ARRIVED.—Jasoaey 22. Maid oi otago, schooner, BO tone, Fraser, from Kivcrton. ' January 23. Tarawera, e.s., 1,268 tons, Sinclair, bom Weit Coast Sounds, with excursionists. ' r Turuk na, ship, 1.159 tons, Power, from London.. SAILED.-Jakiury 22. Beautiful Star, a.«., 148 tons. White, for Oamaru. Hauroto, 5.8., 1,276 tons, Kennedy, lor 3} dney via O-unaru, Lyttelton, arid VVeltngton. Westland, ship, 1,116 ton?, M'Williams, for London. Janpaky 28. Tarawera, 8.8., 1.269 tons, Sinclair, for Sydnry via Northern porta. Passengers: For Lyttelton—Mrs Millar, llissea Wheeler and L)sagbt(?), Messrs Dixon andTowscy. For Wellington Mr and Jim Cable, Mr and Mrs llcckin. Sirs Russell, Messrs Campbell (»). For Auckland—Bishop and Mrs Nevill, Mr, Mrs, and Misa Edmond, R;v. Mr Fitchett, Mies Hussock, Metsts Quick and Biker. The barque Pet sailed down from Dunodln this forenoon and a/ichorul iff Cany Bay. The Wehtland was towed clear of the Heads forenoon and sailed for London. The bailiffs have linen put on board the barque Hudson at the suit of the Timaru [{arbor Board, who claim LUSO for the se>vie.i>& of the titer Titan whdn the Hudson was aground &ff Tumul-a. The Hudson's agents consider the claiiri'exorbitant. The steamers Beautiful Star, for O.vmaru, and (luuroto, for Sydney via Oamaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington, sailed jestcrdav evening. The Maid of Otago left Riverton at noon on the 20th inst, had light southerly winds and calms along'the coast, and arrived at Port Chalmers ycsteiday afternoon. ' TboTaramki wa9 towed down from Dunidln this morning, and berthed alongside the BoWen pier' 'to" put out some heavy lifts, after which she will buul over to the export pier and commence to load for London. ARRIVAL OF THE TURAKINA.

A chip ten miles S.K was reported from Cape Siundc sat an early hour this monlig. She reached the Heads at 11 a.m., and proved to be the New Z-aland Company's iurakin>, eighty-three days from London. Shetignalled "AH will." ' The Turakiua anchored off Carey Bay at 2 p.m to lighten sufficiently to enable her to come to Duncdin to di-charuo the bulk of her cargo Her draught i crossing the lar was 19ft 2in. She brings 2,000 tons ' of cargo, CO3 tons of which is deadweight. 'Captain T. Power repcrts leaving London on October 30th; anchored at the Nore the same day; 1 met a i>troi:g gale from SE, and remained until ' November 14, when she Jgot underway and towed down the Channel with a moderate JT.N.E galo; discharged the tug off Dungenesa, when' the wind hauled to the westward and continued until the night of tho 4th and fc-diened to n gale, which moderate d on the 6th and fell calm on the fpllowing day; thence had S.W. winds; took her deptrturo from the Start, and afterwards the «ind veered to E lyN. 0N , taking hir into the NK trade, on November'lß. latitude 22:) eg N. ; the trade was moderate and well to the etutwatd, and ga c out in latitude 4deg SOinin N. ; the S.E. trade w»s taken at the same time ; croi-Siii the Equator on November 27, in longitude 27dcg W, I twenty da} 8 out fn m the start; ha 4 fresh' S.JS. tradeß; which carried her dswu to latitude 21deg S. ou D comber 3, on which day she passed the Island of Trinidad ; theries variable winilg, and passed the Tristan d'Acunha croup, sighting Nightingale Island on December 13; took the westerlies- tin L>. comber 17 in longitude 4degW., and cro-Bed the meridian of Greenwich the following day in latitude 40dcg 9mm S.; romidcd the Cape of Good jlope four days later, ia latitude 41deg 67iuin S. ;• the .vesterltes weie moderate throughout, with the exception of two gales - one io longitude 74deg E , and another heavy ' gale from tho N.N.W. iu longitude HSdeg &". she passed the meridian cf Cape Lceuwin on January 10, and that of Tasmatja en the 18th ■ h ?"L ».°o r 'ti' u *''°n of moderate northerly winds with thick foggy weather and raiu up to the Snare*. wh:ch the tass' d at 9 p.m. on the 21et, when the wind shifted to the westward, and the weather cleared, which continued to arrival. She spoke the baron* Elizabeth Graham, from Falmouth to Lyttelton, twenty-three dayß out, in latitude lOdeg 60min M., longitu e 25deg 27min W., the barque wishing to be reported Tho Turakiua'* officers aie:-Mr Marti-, chief; Mr M'Alister, seo-nd; Mr B. A. Adair 8i third ; engineer, Mr R, Hampton. THE SOUNDS EXOURBION. , T. he Tarawera left Port Chalmers at 5 .m. on the 13th inst The wsather was very flue, and continued sr> throug-hout The sun shown brightly «tery diy anil the sea was undisturbed, save by the gentlest of ripples ; indeed the Tarawera has never before had such beautiful weather for her excursion. ■ The Muff was reached at 5 a.m. on the 14th, and a Start was :t»ade at 8.30 a.m. tjr Preservation Inlet. which was reached in the uft-rnoon. After sailinir to tho head of Long Sound the steamer returned to Cuttle Cov>% where she anchored. In the eve»ing*a concert w.is given by the crew, whose efforts wer warmly apphudid, and whese talent was quite unsus peeked. The next two days—the 15th«nd 10th—were entirely spent hi tke sine place, ana parlies were got up to go fishing, shooting, exp'orln|r, and collectuig natural specimens, everyone following his 'own bent, and a!I tppsaring to enjoy' themselves thorough'y. On tho evening of the 15r.h a dar.ee was given on t> e jki< p, which was prettily decoiated «IU» creen bu*heß and caloied lamps. N>xt evening a 0 nee, t was given by the passengers. •' At 6 a.", en Sunday a start wax made for Du»ky Sound, to the 1 ejd of which thu steamer proceeded,

mid then returned to Wet Jacket Arm, where she iiropped lnr iiictini A short service was held in the turciiooii, wlii-ii u few lilting words w t re spoken by the Kev. F. Flue 1 In tti« ufteite on the boats wre Kut out and everyone did ui hj.» best liked. In the eveuin" a sacred concert w is giva n. At cTa\ Jiatht of the lSlh anchor was weighed und the stra'mt-r made for l>. iibltul Sound, thence to ll.e in ad of SiniMi Soiiii'J, which uuuy considered the In-, elicit ihnujh not the grandest of the New Z-a'ainl (lords", tkiniv. through Thompson Sound to ds*e I Niiiiu', and thuiic.' to George Sound, at the head if which she east anchor about live in thu afternoon. Boats were ago. n not out and practice cominenc d (or thu reg.-ittn. An i nt'jrtainirent was given in the evening by the Tarawera Minstrels, with which the au lience w«re highly ddkht. d. Tin s lay wasspent in boating, pnvstisim:' kr the regatta, which began to look a most, promi-int; and formidable event, andJn visiting the falls and Freshwater Like. Tho weather being 60 exceptknally cabi and bright, several parties went away for the whole day and took their lunch from the waters of the Sound. In the evening a dance was held on the poop. „.„„„«;„ On Wednesday the event of tho trip came eft (he rcnatta, which was thoroughly will planned and .Heroically carried out. and the buecewof wh oh s mainly due ti) the unfhgging zeal of Mr C 0. de Kl and his co-wo ken In the Coir nut tee. Tho results of the pine.pal events were as follow:-Fir-men v. Sailor*, won by sailors; Paaien"trn v Olli:erx, won by half-a-length in the nuickest time made during the regatta by the paaseniJer-" Time crews started in the ladles we, tho winners being-bow, MissF. Lysaght; No. 2. Lady Marv Marshaiii; No. 3. Miss Ohristio ; stioke, Miss J. U-anht; cox, Mr D. DalgleUh. In the evening, after a ?hoit but enjoyable concert, in which Mr De Maua cane: an auiusli g rCHiiuu' of tho incidents of tho excursion, Ur Dolwou said that that being their last evening in the Sounds, he had been asked to thank Captain Sinclair and hij otlic-rs for their uniform kindness and courtesy, and for their untiring efforts for the cunfort and enjoyment of the pa9Bongers. He had also to congratulate his fellow-passengers on the marvellously liac weather which had seconded these efforts, and hec uld not sit down without complimenting the crew on the excellence of theirontertaininents, which, Jm Mid. might draw houses in Dnnidin or oven Melbourne. Captain Sinclair fittingly replied. l)r ttohton tln.li introduced Lady Marsham, herself a prizewinner, who proceeded to distribute tho prizes, for which a sum of L3O had been subscribed A gand display of lireworks came off aftcrtfftrdß, followed by a Next moiningatfen the Tarawera reached the entrance, t.i Milford Sound, to the head of which she pro-fs-euVd slowly. Everyone was much impressed by this i he >.mndtst of all the Sounds ; and for about an hour the clou Is, which seem heru to he almost porennial, chaiud awav, and Mitre Peak on tho one band Mid Mount Pcmt'rokc on the otherstood fully repealed in the sunshine. The steamer then made for the ClulT, which was n ached about 10 a.m. on the 22nd. Just before arriving st the Bluff the following testimonial, bigned by the passengers, *'as presented to the captain : '' We thu undesigned passengers cannot leave tho ship without expressing to you and to the deck orHo'TS, Messrs Stott, Keyworth, Nels n, Mr.wurr, f'cv, I'rici, Anthony, and Bmnett, to the purser, Air DalgleMi, and to the chief engineer, Mr Craig, nur warm appreciation of thu uniform eourte.-y and'attention which we have received from you liming our remarkably successful visit to the West Const .sounds To ynur constant care and unremitting exertion, favored 'by beautiful weather, our comfort and pleasure have been in.iinly diio. and we b*jj you to accept, i.ur hearty thank, for the ungrudging bitvices whicli von have rendered IK The trip will long remain in mir memories aH one of the happiest it has been nur privilege to enjoy." Shipping Telegram*. IATTKt/ro.t', January 22.—Iliiicmna, for Wellington. —llemlil, for Ureynibiith.—Jessie Niccol, for Auckland. I.ONDOV, Jamury 22.—Uarwlikei, from Timaru. Aicki.asi), January 22. Uotomahana, for tho Snnlh. Passengers: For Gisborne—Mrs and Miss Kempt home, Misses Good, Lysnar, Wa'ren, Atkinson, Mews O'Meara, Oilmore, Atkinson, Morgan. For Napier—Misses Stone, Davis, Balharry, and France, Messrs Lynburn, Rhind, Davis, Hat, Cook, Fountain, Waite. For Wellington - Hon. and Mrs Richardson, Rev. P. Ramsay. Miss Perry, Dr Cessy, Captain Babot, Mesdames Kvatis, Hastings, and three childnn, Misses Howes and West. Messrs J. H. Cook, Holland, Brown, Timray, M ivs, Harley, Held, W. S. Smith, Goddsn, Sperry, Buddie, Pulford, Hirrison, Wilkinson, Law, Moore. For Lyttelton-Misses M. Adair, Edgar, Bradford, Smith (2), Mr and Mrs F I. Prince. Mr and Mrs Alison, Master Badalay, Mrs Parker, Messrs Grant and Studholmc, Mrs Smith. For Dunedin—Mr and Mrs Sinclair, Meedumes liattray, Seamen, Garland, Misers W. Turnbull. Chaafc, Aiken, Marshall, Sim, Davis. For Melbourne-Miss Buddie, Messrs Garrard, Codrintftoii, I) renl. DereUn, Harper and two children, Judge Gillies. The Kotomahuia haß a large quantity of cargo ex Doric. Weather Telegram. The Harbor Board received the following telegram from the Meteorological Department at Wellington: —"Every indication very low tides for twenty-four hours from noon to-day.-U. A. Edwin." (Received at 12 10 pm)