SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7161, 15 March 1887, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water. To-morrow.— Talaroa Heads : 7.13 a.m., 7.37 p.m. Port Chat mere: 7.53 a.m., 8.17 p.ra. Dunedin; 8.88 a.m., 0.2 p.ra. Port Chalmers. ARRIVED.— March 18. Waibore, 9.8., 1,269 tons, Popham, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff. For Dunedin—Mrs and Miss Grieve, Mesdamts Andrews and child, Robertson, Rev. R. Waddell, Messrs Russell, Jack, Morrison, Church, Bishop, Bouddin, J, Ordan, Browes. For Lyttelton—Miss Midds, Mr arid Mrs Smith and two children, Mr and Mrs Kicky, Mr 11. Spensley, Messrs Hollies, 0. Gifford, Cutts, and Butterworth. For Wellington—Miss M'Haddie. Mrs Bloom and family (3). For Auckland Mies Mantin. For Sydney— Misses Inglis and M Kean, Mr and Mrs Gill, Dr Dunn, Mr Johnson. SAlLED.— Msbcii 15 Kakanui, s.s , 59 tons, Best, for Fortrose. Invercargill, s.s, 130 tons, Sundstrum, for Invercargill. A barque bound South passed the Heads at 8 a.m. to-day. The Walhora left Wlliiamstown at 3.30 p m. on tin Bth, breasted Swan Island at 11.80 a.m, on the oth, and reached Hobart at 6 a.m on the 10th ; left at ll a.m. on the 11th, sighted Cape Puysogur at 5.80 a.m. on the lltb, and arrived alongside the Bluff wharf at 1.15 p.ra. ; left in the evening, making Otago Heads at daylight, and steamed direct to town, berthing alongside the Rattray street wharf shortly before sight o'clock. She experienced fine weather from Melbourne to Hobart, tbonco strong N.W. winds with high following sea to arrival at the Bluff. Mr August Blumontbal .general forwarding agent in Hamburg (German Aust allan and New Zealand Despatches), advises the * Lytolton Time?,'under date of January 26, as follows: -Treaties appending to fix a vessel to load from here direct to Lyttelton. There has Just been completed the charter for the first-class German ship Victoria. 3.3, 41.1, for Dunedin, with option to call at Lyttelton ; Intended sailing towards the end of February. The vessel is expected to bo ready to commence loading in about .eight days. There' has cleared January 23, sa. Hobonstaufen, of the German Government Lino, general cargo lor Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. On or aVout February 20 the s.«. Tlabsburgb, of tbo German Government Line, with general cargo, will leave for Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, taking goods in through freight lor Lyttelton via Melbourne. During 1888 twepty-two vessels were lost on the osait of New South Wales, classified i s follows:—Ten steamers, seven schooners, two brigs, and thtte ketches, with no fewer than 111 lives. This included the four lives lost from tho Helen Nlcoll, which collided with the Kellawarra. Of the twenty-two wrecks, including the Helen Nlooll casualty, only six nport loss of life, but tho terrible less on the Kellawarra and Ly-oe-moon gives an average of a little over five to each wrick, otherwise the proportion of lives lost to wrecks would have been far bilow the average. The aggregate value of property lost amounted to L 122.730, whilst tho same property was Insured to the aggregate amount of 1.43,300, wh o'l is about 30 per cent, of tbo aotual value lost.

THB DIRECT STEAMERS. The Do. is, for Wellington, passed Cape Farewell at two o'clock this afternoon. MOVEMENTS OF THB UNION STEAUIIIFB COMPANY’S FLEET. Tuesday, March 18. Lyttelton.— Rotomahana arrived 7 a.m. from Wellington ; sailed 3 pm. for Port Chalmers —Walnut arrived 8 a.m. from Timaru ; tailed 3 p.m. for Wel-lington.-Rotorua arlived 10.30 a.m. from Pott Chalmers ; sails 9 p.m. for Wellington. Wellington. Mahlnapua arrived U a.m. from Lyttelton ; tails 11 p.m. for Nelson. Nelson.— Hawea arrived 10 a.m. from Wellington; returned 1 p.m, Auckland. Wairarapa arrived 7.80 a.m. from Sydney. Shipping Telegrams. Auckland, March 15.- Early, Waiwapa, from Sydney, which port she left on 10th Hatch; bad flno easterly weather throughout. For Napier—Mrs Roach and two Indians. For Wellington -Miss M. E. Brown, Mr J. E. Brown. For Lyttelton—Mr Lyeaeht. For Dunedin—Mr Prosser. For the Bluff—Mr and Mrs T. M. M’Donald, Mr and Miss Quin. Wellington, Match 14.—Rotomahana, for the South. Lyitbi/ton, March 14.—Waitaki (s.s.) for Wellington.— Roramond, for Groyroouth.—Timaru, for Westport. Mahlnapua, for Wellington.—Grafton, for Timaru and Dunedin. adrlaidb, March 14 —The Orient Company’s new steamer Ormuz, with the outward London mails of February 11, arrived to-day. The following arc passengers for New Zealand For Wellington—Rev. O. F. and Mrs Grace. For Port Chalmers—Mr J. Black, Miss Black, Mr and Mrs Appleyard. , Plymouth, March 14.—P. and O.’s Sutlej, from Australia. Weather Telegram. : The Harbor Board tcoolved the following telegram from the Meteorological Department at Wellington : —"Watch barometer; bad weather approaching between W. and S. and 8,E.; glass rise soon, and considerable and Increasing sea, and indications imply much colder weather,— R. A. Edwin.” (Received at 1.24 pm.)