SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7309, 6 September 1887, Page 3

SHIPPING.

Port Chalmers. ARRIVED,-SEI'TKiInRR 0. Mararoa, -s.s., 1,658 tons, Edle, from Melbourne via the Bluff. Passengers—Saloon from Melbourne; Mrs Perry, Misses Per; v (2), Messrs D Sutherland, R. B Ferguson, Hastie, Taylor, Perry, ]un„ P. Ncc , Cut on. Seeragc: Mr and Mrs M’Larenaod' fami y, Mrs Price, Misses Harrison, J. M’Laren, Messrs Elotb, A. Rankin, R. Law, T. Wren, J. James, P. Walker, D. Marr, R. Wright, J. M’Parlane, C. Olson, J. M’Laren. R. M’Laren, J. MTntyte. From the Bluff— Miss Huxtahle ; and one steerage. Kawatiri, s.s., 288 tons, Apstein, from Westport. SAILED.— September 6. Omapore, s.s., 303 tons, Smith, lot Auckland via Oatnaru and intermediate poite. Ctttlln, ketch) 46 tone, Norman, forCatiln River. ‘SEFfBMiIRR 0. Spray, schooner, 66 tons, Pailisen, for Invercargill. (lawea, s.s., 462 tons, Hansby, for the Uanukau via Lyttelton and in'etmediate ports. Passengers: For Lyttelton—Mr Dickson. For Wellington -Mr and M'S Thomson, Miss H< ide , Sir G. Grey Master George p t Taranaki-Miss Shaw. For iho Manukau—Mr G. Brown ; and three steerage. Kakanui, s.s , 60 tons, Best, for Riverton and WaiInveroargili, s.s - , 130 tons, Sundst urn, for Invercargill. The Mararoa, from Melbourne via the Bluff, arrived at Port Chalmers at 0.20 a.m to-day, and, the tide being favorable, steamed direct to town, tendoied by the tug Plucky. She left the Bluff at 4p m. yesterday. On the voyage to Lyttelton of the barque Estrella (tom Liverpool she encountered on the 16th August a terrific hurricane which compelled her to heavo-to. A vciy heavy sea, ehipped over the bowsprit, (boded the decks and carried overboard an apprentice named Herbert Thomas, eged twenty-one, and a native of Liverpool. He was seen to float astern, hut w. Nt down in lisr than three rninutis after. Tno very heavy sea running prevented any assistance being rende cd to save ihe unfortunate fellow. The wind and sea were so intense that the vessel, aiiheugh only carrying the lower maintopiai), was thrown on her starboard beam-ends, the shear poles being under water. The hurricane moderated at 8 a.m. on the 17th August, and the wind shifted to W N.W., stir) blowing fresh gales. We may look for the arrival in the course of a few days of the New Zealand Co r parry’s ship Orari, now eighty-two days oat from London, and the barque Star of the Er-t. ni ieiy-one oays out from New York. The Tongariro had taken in up t>'l noon to-day about 8,000 cite isees of frozen mutton, in addition to wool and other cargo. Sho sails to-mor. ow afternoon for Lyttelton. The Kawatiri, coal laden, from Westport, arrived at Port Chalmers at 11 a.m. to-day, and steamed direct to town. She left Westport at 8.30 p.m. of the Ist Inst. _ „ Tho New Zealand passengers by the Orient liner Orizaba were Mr and Mrs S. E Cbelton, four secondolats, two third-class, and six stre age. She left Plymouth on July 23, and anchored in Hobson Bay at B»,m. on August 30. Her actual steaming time is said to have been less thau that occupied by the Ormuz by four hours, and of the Oroya by eight hours. The Orizaba has therefore made the quickest passage to the colonics, although the mails took about twenty hours longer in their distribution than those of cither of her sister vessels. On the 241h July, the day after the voyage was really commenced, a Mrs Earnshaw, who, with her husband and child, was a third-class passenger, commuted suio-de. Directly tho woman was misted a icarch was instituted, and it was feared she had fa'lcn overboard. Eventu."y another female passenger dltcovorcd the missing woman hanging in one of the after clouts. While making ihe tun down the Red Sea, Arthur Roberts, a third-class passenger, died from phtbhis. A third death took place while the Btram''r wa ■ coming up Hobson Bty. Mr J. T. Langdon, a sictnd oass passenger, was found dead in one of the closet". Another passenger recognised the di ceased as a man known generally as William Lethcrby, a (o.mer proprietor of what is now known as Brier’s ho 01, but in earlier times as the Standard Hotel. An ii.quiry was hold at the Oanuru Custom-house on Saturday, before Mr Brewc, Collector o( Customs, into tho circumstances which cau»cd tho Janet NicTl to run foul of the mole while entering the harbor. The evid nee of the captain and officers o’ tho steamer showed that the accident was caused through the steering chains j miming. The captain, finding the chains would not work, signalled full-speed astern; but, though'this was done, the headway on the vessel caused her touch the mole lightly. On sounding the well it was found there was water in the ball .at compartment, tho other parts being dry, Tho diver’s report was to the effect that he found a je "g'd triangular hole from three to (our inches in diameter through one of tho plates, about twelve feet from the stem A leak stopper, which ho affixed to the hole, stopped the inflow of water and enabled the vessel to be pumped dry. Mr Brewer found that the cause of the accident was the jamming of the steering chains, and repor.ed accordingly.—‘Moil’ When It was announced some time ago that tho Ircx was to have a silk spinnaker which, when tolled up, would go through a wedding rip?, etc., it was thought that a new expense had been invented (>rtho overburdened yacht-owner; but it seems that the new material is not to very costly after al 1 , and on the Clyde has already, as one might say, become popular “ before the event.” Messrs Lapthorno and Rats y, of Greenock, have already made several balloon sal’s of the material, and they think it will soon supersede duck lor light-wind sails; and it is even suitable for small vessels, a« it is so close, firm, and light. Messrs Lapthorne and Ratsey are making a six-inch suit of it for Mr J. Grant’s Una, and balloon topsails for the ten-tonuers Melissa and Marguerite. Several others are also having sails made of the stuff, which is a mixture of cotton and silk, and has been named • union silk.”—’ Field.’

TBE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY

EXPECTED arrivals. At Port Chalmers.-Orari, from London, sailedllsth June ; Waipa, from London, sailed sth August; Turakina, from London (loading). At Lyttelton. - Otaki, from London, sailed 20th Juno; Wairoa, from London, tailed 18ih August; Matiura, from London, September. At Wellington.—Aoiangi, ( cm Plymouth, sailed 30th July: Bimutaka, fn m Plymouth, sailed 27th August; Wanganui, from London, 7th June; Opawa from London, 30th August; Waimate, from London, loading. , . At Auckland.—Piako, from London, sailed 3rd Jmy; Waikato, from London, sailed 25th August; Waitangi, from London, loading. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. From Lyttelton.--Tongariro, R.M S., 22nd Soptem ber; Loch Urr, Ootober. From Wellington Cingalese, December. From Picton.—Wanganui, December. From Gisborne.—Ueva, November. From Auckland.—Uangitiku, November. MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY’S FLEET. Tuesday, September 6. Lyttelton.—'Tarawcra arrived 8.30 a.m. from Wellington ; sailed 1 p.m. for Port Chalmers. Wellington. Mahinafua arrived Sam from Lyttelton ; returned 2pm !■; NAPIER —Orawai’i sailed 9.40 a.m. for Westport. Nelson. —Penguin anived 8 a m. from Wellington; returned 11 a.m,—Mawhcra sailed 11 a.m. fci Greytnouth. . . , , . New Plymouth. Rotorua arrived early from Manukau; sailed noon for Nelson Auckland Waihora arrived 10.30 o.m. from Sydney.—Ts Anau arrived 1.30 p in. from Gisborne.