SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7277, 30 July 1887, Page 3

SHIPPING.

Port Chalmers. ARKIYKD.-Jdly SO. Woosung, b.b. 1,710 tons, Vardin, from Foochow via Wellington and LytteltDn. Herald, 8.8., 852 tons, Jones, from the North. SAILED. -July 29. Beautiful Star, ».s., 146 tons, White, for Oamaru. Grafton, s.s., 298 tons, Nordstrum, for We»tport via Timaru and intermediate ports. Orawaitl, 8.5., 2SB tons, Oibb, for Westport. The barque put out one of the heavy guna yesterday into a lighter for transmission to Taiaroa Heads. The Orawaiti flailed late yeßterday evening for Westport The Tarawera having been oleaned, scraped, and repainted, was hauled out of the graving dock this afternoon and berthed at the George street pier to complete her periodical overhaul. The brigantlne Myrtle was towed down from Dunedin to the Port, and anchored in Carey Bay. The China Steam Navigation Company's steamer Woosung, from Fooohow via Wellington and Lj ttelton, arrived at Port Chalmers at 8 45 a.m. to-day, and proceeded direct to Dur.edin. She left Fooohow

on June SO, experienced favoraMe weather, and reached Wellington at 3 p.m. of the 23rd lost.; discharged cargo, and left again on the 26th for LytteltoD, arriving there the following day ; transhipped oargo, and left again at 2.30 p.m. yesterday, arriving as above. From Foochow she brought 2,800 tons of tea and rice for all ports. The Penguin, for Nelson via Lyttelton and intermediate ports, arrived alongside the Bowen Pier at 330 p.m. yesterday. She left Nelson at 1 p.m. of the 26th inst. and arrived at Pioton at 5.30 p m.; left again at 8 a.m of the 27th, met with a heavy head sea, and anived at Wellington at 7Soa.ru. of the same day; lettagain at at 4.15 p.m , bad heavy head seas along the coast, and reached Lyttelton at 9 30 a.m. of the 28th; left again at 9.35 p.m., and had fine weather and smooth seas to ariival.

MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Saturday, July 30. LYTTRLTON.-Rotorua arrived 7 a.m. fro-n Wellington ; returned 9 p.m. Napier.—Walrarapa arrived 1 p.m. from Qisborne; Bailed 8 p.m. for Wellington. New Plymoitii. Wanaka arrived early from Manukau; sailed 10 am. for Wellingtos.-Hawea arrived early from Nelson; sailed 5 pm. for Manukau. Shipping Telegrams. Auckland, July 29.—Janet Nicoll, from Newcastle. —Fanny Thornton, for Fremantle.—Magellan Cloud, for Brisbane via Thames. Russell, July 29 H.M.S. Opal, from Sydney. She will practise big gun drill on Saturday, proceeding to Wellington on Monday. Wellington, July 29.—Te Anau and Kahu, for the North. -Rotorua, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Miss DeCistro, Mr and Mrs Pitcher and family, Mrs Davis, Hon. M. Holmes, Messrs M'Kenzie, Wilson, Glassford, Stevenson, Frankish, and Rev. DeCastro; five in the steerage. With regard to the attempt to destroy the submerged hulk Eli Whitney, soundings taken on the spot where the sunken hulk lay show that where there was formerly a depth of only 20ft at low water there is no v a depth of 42ft, and the least depth of water found In the immediate vicinity of the wreok Is 36ft. The diver will make a further inspection. Lyttelton, July 29. Gerda, for Gre3'mouth.— Herald, for Dunedin. Melbourne, July 29.—P, and O. Company's Valetta, from London Rotomahana, from the Bluff.