SHIPPING.
High Water. To-mobrow.—Talaroa Heads: 2.64 a.m., 311 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.31 a.m., 3.51 p.m. Dunedin: 1.19 a.m., 4 30 p.m. ■ ♦ Port Chalmers. ARRIVED.—AuareT 2. Ilavenswood, barque, 1,089 tons, M'Obio, from London (May 1). Acqost 3. W&ir&ropa, 8.8., 1.023 tons, Ch&tfield, from Sydney via AuokUnd and intermediate ports. Passengers: Mcsdames Burke, Appleyard, Misses Martin, Smith, Miller, Messrs R. Anderson, J. Anderson, Gray, Francis, Lambert, Appleyard, Aulsebrook, Lees; and eight steerage. Mahinapua, s.b., 205 tons, Holmes, from Wostport via Timaru and intermediate ports. SAILED.—Auoust 2. Beautiful Star, s.a, 116 tone, White, for Oamaru. Invercargill, s.a., 136 tons, Belt, for lovcrcarglll via Waikawa. Woosuog, s «., 1,760 tons, Vardcn, for Hongkong via Wellington. Herald, s.b., 362 tons, Jones, for Greytnoutb via Oamaru and intermediate ports. Auouht 8. Manapouri, 8.8., 1,020 tons, Logan, for Sydney via Auckland and East Coast ports. Passengers: For Lyitclton—Mr and Mrs Sainsbury, Misses Stanford and Dcnscn. For Wellington—Messrs Worsop and family, Mi« M'Alieter, Misses Evans and Gouldor. For Napier—Mrs Young, Mr Smith. For AucklandMrs Grant, Mr Street For Sydney—Miss Maitland. Wakatlpu, 8.8., 1,168 tons, Whcblor, for Brisbane via Lyttelton and Wellington. Passengers : Messrs Menlovc, Brydono, Lo OreD, Reld ; and four steerage. Tho Wairarapa, from Sydney via Auckland and intermediate ports, arrived at Port Chalmers at 8.30 am. to-day. She left Sydney at 6 p.m. on the 21st ult., Auckland at 1 p.m. on the 28th, Gtoborne at 7 p.m. on the 29th, Napier at 1.30 p.m. on the 80tb, Wellington at 1 p.m. on the Ist inst., and Lyttelton at 1 p m. yesterday, having experienced fine weather until leaving Lyttelton; thence strong S.W. wind, with heavy sea. The Mahinapua, from the Weßt Coast via Timaru and intermediate ports, arrived at Port Chalmers at 6.30 a.m. to-day, and steamed direct to town. The Wairarapa bauled alongside the Tarawera this forenoon to tranßhip cargo. The Tarawera, having received a thorough overhaul to her engines, will resume her usual trade, leaving the Dunedin wharf to-morrow afternoon for Melbourne via the Bluff. The Queen Hab was towed up to town to-day. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. . The Doric's Auckland paSßenpers are: Second saloon—Messrs A. T. Crighfon, W. A, A, Roope, Miss Julia A. Roope. For Southern ports. Saloon—Mr Hugh Morton. Seoond cabin -Messrs 11. A. Crook, C. G Cameron, H. D. Corbett, Cbarper, Gray, H. T. Smythe, W. M. Hunsby, Misses Smith and Graham, Mrs Everest. There are sixty tbird-elass passengers, thirty-four, of whom are for the South. The Doric
left London on June 18, fcnd Plymouth on June 18 Tenerlfte was reached on the 23rd, Cape Town on July 9, and Hobart on July 28. fino weather being experienced during the whole ol the voyage. ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN MAIJ, The barque Queen Dab, whiob reached the Heads yesterday forenoon from Glasgow, was tendered in the afternoon by the Plucky, whiob brought her across the bar at 2.30 under the charge of Pilot M'Donald. Having been oleared, she anchored oft Carey Bay at 3.30 in readiness for towing to town. The Queen Mab, which is a very handsome iron vessel of 1,000 tons register, brings about 1,600 tons of cargo (deadweight and measurement) and forty passengers, all of wbom enjoyed excellent health. Her passage, whioh was marked by heavy weather across the Southern Ocean, occupied 01 days from anchor to anohor. We are indebted to Captain Brown for the following report of the passage (of bis vessel :- Left Glasgow on May St and the Tail Of the Bank same day, casting of! the tug off Atlsa Craig on the following day, with a light 6.W. wind and fine weather, whiob held Until May 9; she took a S.E. breeze, whioh oontinued until the 13th, when it veered to the N.E., carrying her to the trade, whioh was moderate and gave out in latitude 7deg N., longitude 27degW.,on May 26; doldrums followed until the 30th, when she took toe first of the S.E. trade; orossed the Equator on May 31 in longitude SOdeg V 7.; the trade was light, and hung well to the southward, but wm able to dear the Brazilian aoaat without tacking; it gave out on June 13 in latitude 2Pdeg S , longitude 35degW.; variable winds'succeeded; after sighting Tristan d'Acunba on June 20 a freßb N.N.W. breeze set in, working round toS.W.; she orossed the meridian of Greenwioh on June 24 in latitude 37degS.; rounded the Cape of- Good Hope five days later in latitude 44deg 6. j after rounding the pitch of the Capo bad strocg winds, with oooaaional gales from north round to west, attended by very heavy weather; passed the meridian of Cape Lecuwin on July 19 in latitude 46deg 36mln S.; had strong S. and S.W. winds, and made her first landfall (Nugget light) at 6 p m. of the 31st ult., when she was becalmed for a tow hours ; the calm was followed by a N.E. breeze, when it veered to 8. W., which brought her along the coast, and she hove-to off Cape Saunders at II p.m. of the Ist inst.; made the Heads early yesterday morning. Neither ioe nor wreckage was seen, and no eWps spoken. ' Her easting was tun down on the 1 mean parallel of latitude 47deg 8. ARRIVAL OF THE RAVENSWOOD. The barque Ravenswpod, whioh reaohed the Heads from London yesterday forenoon, was tendered by the' TJoputai and brought across the bar under the charge of Pilot Paton at 2.45 p.m., coming to anchor, in the quarantine ground,! where she was passed and oleared. The Ravenswood,. whioh comes into port in excellent order, is still under the command of Captain M'Qbie, to whom we are indebted fortbe report of the passage, l whioh has occupied ninety days from anohor to anohor:-Left Oravesend at 4: landed tho Channel pilot off St. Albans Head at 111 am. of the 6th; had light variable winds, with dense toes, down Channel; took her departure from the Liiard at midnight ou May 9. After clearing the land she took a N.E. breeze, whiob carried her into the trades, and for sevoral days had light and variable winds, north of the Equator, whioh was crossed in lonuitudo 28deg 80m W. on the twenty-fifth day out; after losing the S E. trade in latitude lSdeg 8. had strong southerly winds for seven days, followed, by moderate S W. and N.W. winds, until rounding the Cape of Good Hope on the fifty-fouitb day out in latitude
40deg 8; From longitude iOdeg E. to 116deg E. had strong S.W. andN.W. winds,, with high seas, followed By heavy southerly.galos, .the bMowetef; standing at 29.56 for several days; passed the meridian of Tasmania on the eighty-second day out; thooce had easterly winds for two days,' followed by light N.W. winds until passing tho Snares on July 31, the elithtyseventh day out; experienced ■ a hoavy N.N.W. for twonty-four hou<s, followed by calms for twenty-four hours; a moderate S. W. breeze brought her up to tho Heads. She brings 1,900 tons cargo, tho principal part of which is measurement goodc. Shipping Telegrams. ilvmeih, August 2. Afternoon, IJ.M.S. Opal, for Wellington. LmBiiTON, August 2.—Penguin, for Wellington.— Notero, baiquo, for Auckland.—Timaru, for Wostport.—Waiforapo, for the South. Weather Telegram. Tho Harbor Board rcccivod tho following telegram from tho Meteorological Department at Wellington : " Every indication hard frost to-night, and vory low tides for twenty-four hours from high water this afternoon —R. A. Edwin." (Received at 227 p.m.)
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Evening Star, Issue 7280, 3 August 1887, Page 3
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