SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7174, 30 March 1887, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water. To-morrow.—'Taiarna Hoad# : 6.28 a.m., 0.48 p.ir. Port Charmers: 7.8 a.m., 7.28 p.m Dunedin ; 7 63 .m., 8.13 p.m. Port Chalmers. AdRiVKU.-March 29. Owake Bello, ketch, 41 tons, Fraser, from Riverton. March 30. Ilinemoa, C.O.ss., 348 tons, Fairchild, from Wellington. „ . t’e Anau, 8.8., 1,028 tons, M'lntosb, from Sydney via Auckland, Lytti Iton, and East Coast. Passengers —Mr and Mrs Higgins and three obildren, Hr and Mrs B. C. Dean and family (5), Mr and Mrs Brodie, M<edamts Spinks and infant, Black, Alexander, J Glendinning and two children, Misses Reid. Davies, Stevenson, Campbell, Beaky, Rev. B. M. King, Messrs Fitzsimmons, L. Frost, N. M'Nlcoll, Alexander Matthews, Cole. Reid, M'Pherson, Morrison. Larnsoh, Waldron, W. Sibbald, Symons, Holmes; and thirteen in the steerage. SAILED. -March 20 Beautiful Star, s.s., 116 tons, White, lor Oamaru. Invercargill, s.s, 136 tons, Sundstrum, for Invercargill. Lizzie, cutter, 35 tons. Joss, from Fortroso. March so Tarawcra, s.s., 1.269 tons, Sinclair, for Sydney via Auckland and .'East Coast ports. Passengers : For Lyttelton - Misses Ingrtm, Benson, Piffln, Mrs J. U'Eenzie, Mikado Opera Company (51) For Wellington—Mrs Beadle, Pllkington, Allen, Dutbte, Findlay. For Napier—Mr and Mrs B. Gowdle and children (3.) For Gisborne-Mrs Hi'oh. For Auckland—Mieses Walker, Riling, and Walsh. For Sydney —Mrs Backhouse and maid. Misses Backhouse (2), Simson, Bennie, and Williams. The following passengers left yesterday evening by the Hauroto : For Oamaru—Miss Tcda, Mr and Mis Andrews Mr Pierce. ForLytt§lton-Mrs Nioholl and two children. For Wellington—Mrs Smith. For Sydney-Rev. Father O Parrel, Btighman, Hcgarty; and five in the steerage. ... The Jasper arrived at Brisbane from this port on the 17th inst. . The cutter Lizzie sailed yesterday afternoon fez Fotitoee. . .lUt-M The ketch Owake Belle, with a cargo of timber, from Riverton, reached the Heads yesterday morning, nd beat up in the evening, anchoring in Carey Bay. She left Riverton at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Had weslerly winds along the coast. The C.O. s.a Blnemor, from Wellington, passed the Port ts Dunedin at 9 a.m. to-day. . The Te Anau, from Sydney via Auckland and East Coast ports, arrived alongside the Bowen Pier at II.SO a m. to-day. She left Lyttelton at 5.30 p.m. yesterday, having experienced light variable winds, with fine weather, from Auckland. We thank Parser Guy for report and exchanges. The Kaikoura leaves this evening for London via tbs North At noon tn-day she had taken in 10,045 carcasses Of frozen mutt' ■ Srnator Sandford, of California, is building, at a cost Of L 130.000, a jaoht that will be able to steam twenty-four knots an hour. , . El Destructor, the new torpedo cruiser built on the Clyde for the Spanish Government, has made the patsage from Falmouth to Finkterre in twenty-four hoars, her moan speed being twenty-one knots per hour This is the shortest time in wh’oh the Bay of Biscay has ever been crossed by any steamer, and several hours shorter than It could bo done by the fastest British vessel afloat The Destructor has been specially constructed lor that high-class sport known as •' torpedo courting,” and for this almost everything bos been sacrificed for speed, though she carries several guns and five torpedo tubes. Such a pnv tteer as the Destructor would requite a lot of watching in time of w.r, and prove to commerce much worse than a second Alabama. MOVEMENTS OP THE UNION BTEAMIIIIS COM f ANT’S FLEET. Wednesday, March 30. Lyttelton,— Wekatipu arrived 11 a.m. from Wei—Rotorua arrived 8 a.m. from Nelson; sailed 6 p.m. for Lyttelton.—Penguin arrived 11.80 a.m. from Lyttelton ; sailed 8 p.m. for Nelson. Nelson —Koranni arrived noon from Grcyroouth; sailed 12 80 p.m. for Picton. Nbw Plymouth. Hawea arrived early from Manukau ; sailed 3 p.m. for Nelson. Bussell.—Hanapouri arrived 6 a.m. from Auckland ; sailed 11 a.m. for Sydney. TUB S.S. TRIUMPH, The statement telegraphed that the steamer Triumph, from Lytt lton, hid arrived in London is incorrect. The vessel has not yet arrived. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. . The following passengers were booked at Loqdon per the Arawa up till February 11 :-Saloon : For Wellington—Missos Vallanoo (3), Mr M. Jaffray, Miss M. Matdin. Mr R. Gregg. For Canterburv-Mrs Dr Russell, Miss Bussell, Messrs Biratow and Williams. For O ago -Mr and Mies Weldon For NapierMeesrs C. Polo and Pric*. For Nelson-Mr J. Arbouin. For Fiji—Mrs Hamilton, Hunter and amllv. Second siloon; For Wellington Messrs A. Sheriff, O. Mawloy, G. Morrell, and W. O. Gray. For Canterbury Bov. Mr Beady. For Auckland—Messrs J. B. Whltton and F. Hooton. For Otago-Miss Dodds, Ur and Mrs Maolatoby. For Nelson—Messrs A. Shaw, H. Mann, and W. Beaton. For Fiji—Mr W. H, Weld.. For Greymouth—Ur J. yicass. For New Plymouth—Messrs H. Happenetall and J. Hacker. For Blufl-Mr T. Smith. For Napier—Mr B. M'Lean. Third class: For Auckland —Mr Whitworth, Mr James Reid and family, Mr A. Timly, Mesdames B. Kay, J. Bowren, P, Nioholl, W. Marshall, Mr and Mrs Johnston. For Wellington— Messrs W. Burdridge, E. B*ntly. A. Hodge, W. Cooper, and M. Thompson. For Oanterbury-Mr 0. and Mrs HUnt, Mr 0. Hibbard and wile. Miss Hunt; Messrs W, Stephens, 0. B Boss, and 0. Brooks. For Otago-UUses Janet and Isabella Roger, Oathsrii e Taylor, Annie Gill, J. James, J. Walsh. : The following Dunedin passenger! have booked by the KaikouraSaloon : Mr James Oddie, Miss Margaret E. Oddie, Mrs J. Blookie, Ur and Mrs Lake Second ealoon : Mr Ole H BJorngoird, Mr Howard Abbott. Steerage: Mr John Punyger. • SOME FINE STEAMERS. The Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company 0 ilebrate their jubilee this year by the construction of tour magnificent steamers named the Victoria, Britannia, Oceans, and Atoodia, which, when cjh>pVed, will be the largest, safest, and the most comfoitible vessels engaged in the Australian mail passenger trade. The following description of the Brat of these, the Victoria, will apply to each of the other ves els Her total length is 483 ft, beam 62ft, depth 87ft, and her gross tonnage close on <7,000 tone. She is powerfully rigged .with four taunt mastf. Her engines are of lbs latest and most improved tlple expansion type. She has six doublS-

i ended steel boilers, containing thirty • six l«r----iiaocs, besides a three - furnace auxiliary poller capable of creating power to drive her at the highest rate of speed. The poop and forecastle form turle backs, giving, with th • sheer llnrs, quite a light and graceful appearance to ibis immense structu c rf over 11 600 tons weight, when down to her board-if-trade load water-line. One of the ni.|-t etiiking features is the fine pioraena'o deck, wnicn extends 230 ft and reaches across the whole brcaatn or the ship. It stands up 32ft above the water-line, anthus coo mands a broad and extending horizon, it will be much appreciated t.y the passengers f>r dancing and other amusements, and is *" ltecll .,“ saloon with the awning spread and hghted up nj numerous in andescent electric lights. At the utter end of this deck is the first saloon smoking-room , the ladies’ drawing-room and large lounge being on the forward part. The exten-ive poop deck, lute long, in a lino with the promenade deck, is another or the special features for whicn these ships will uo noted : the second saloon smoking room and lounge are placed here. Bolow this, on the upper deck forward and aft, are the dining saloons for the first ana second saloon passengers. These spacious halls ore sumptuous’y fitted, and their situation, so hign above the water-line, enables the pns.-ngcrs at all times to enjpv the sea breezes, and affo-ds them an almost uninterrupted view. Sheltered as the upper deck is by the projection of the light promenade dees, it will be much used for exercise in tough weather. The cabin accommodation for 172 first saloon passengers is on the main deck, and space is also p ovided for a very large number of second saloon passengers on this and the lower dock in two ana four be.th cabins, the former predominating. Below this deck are the cargo spaces, mails, baggage, bulli m and sample-rooms, besides stcrcrooms and ixtcnsivo refrigerating and insulated chambers for the frozen fnoat trade, and for too stowage and preservation of fruit and vegetables. Hydraulic liois 0 are used for working the cargo in and out of the ship, instead of iho usual noisy stiam winches. In discussing the merits of every ship it is necessary to judge her with reference to safety, comfort, and speed, and iu applying these tests to the Victoria and her sister ships, she will be found tb bo one of the most peffec, if not the most perfect ship afloat. The dimensions ana lines have been fixed and designed with special reference to stability, or power of righting, ana easy motion among waves The arrangements for watertight sub-divisions have received the satisfactory approval of the Director of Naval Construction, and fulfil the stringent requirements necessary to qualify them as armed cruisers, and in this connection it may be mentioned that provision has also been made for discharging torpedoes, For further security, an unusually large number of boats (twelve) have been provided, and, in adiition, there are lifc-iafts, and a life-belt is placed r.ndyfor immediate use by each berth in the ship. The vessel is completely hghted by electricity, and. to ensure efficiency in this respect, duplicate dynamos aro supplied Electric search-light* and fog-horns are fitted for foggy weather and for passing through the Suez Canal at night. Shipping; Telegrams. Auckland, March 29. -Magellan Cloud, from Fiji. —Dell noe, from Newcastle. —Abiol Abbott and Lilian Phillips, for New York.—Manapourf, for Sydney Mariposa, for San Francisco. Wellington, Match 29, —Waitaki, tom the South. —Wokatipu, for the South.—Mahinapua, for the West Coast. -Australia, for Auckland via East Coast. Lyttelton, March 28. —Thomas Bell, ba que, for Queenstown or Falmouth;—Htnemoa, for Dunedin. Te Anau, for the South.—Passengers : For Pott Chalmers—Misses Stevenson, Bealy, J. Campbell, Mr and Mrs Brodie, Messrs Symons, Levci, Holmes. For Melbourne—Mrs Argyle and child, Mcsirs Sibbald and Vivian. __ Weather Telegram. The Harbor Board received the following telegram from the Meteorological Department at Wellington: —‘ ‘ Watch barometer; bad weather approaching after ten h:u-s from now, between north-east and north and west; glass further tall, and indications rain;— R A. Edwin." (Received at 12 25 p.m.)