SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7406, 29 December 1887, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water. To-M'iaaow.—Talaroa HpoHp ; 2 33 a.m., 2,52 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.13 ».m„ 3 32 p.m. Dunedin : 3 58 o. 4 17 p.m. Port Chalmers. ARRlVED.— December 29 Beautiful Star, 8.8., J46 tonn, White, from Oamaru Passengers: Six sale on, one steerage. Mahinapua, s.s., 206 tons. Holmes, from Westport via Tima’u and Intermediate ports. Passengers: Mieses Shlrlc'iffe, Woods, M’Laren, Turnbull, Paterson, Messrs M’Quoen, Mackey, Miller, Lookwood, J. Divis, Master Quelsh; and three in the steerage. Wairarapa, s.s., 1,028 tons, Cbatfloid, from Auckland via East Coast ports. Passengers: Mosdames Towsav, Montgomery, Dudar, Collins, Bear, Misses iv-oeft. Deatson, Wybar, White, Ward, Paten, Towsey, Messrs Walker, Remmiugton, Barmby, Aulscbrook, Shardon. Montgomery, Taiaroa, Waterhouse, Dr C llins; and twenty in tho steerage. SAlLED.— December 28. Koranui, s.e.„ 301 tons, Oliver, for Oroymouth via Oamaru. December 20. Kakanui, s.s., 69 tons, Best, (or Caliin River. The barque Saiado broke bulk this morning and commenced discharging her cargo of sugar at the cross wha’ f. The s.s. Gerda is to be taken into the float ing dock (or general overhaul. The ship Nelson, which was towed down from Dunedin on Monday last, has taken in nearly 600 bales of wool, and is expected to meet with quick despatch, there being Over 600 bales wool in tho shed ready (or shipment. The ship Waipa has now on board 829 bales wool, in addition to a quantity in the,shed ready for shipmoot. iTho next foreign vessels expected are the barque Johann Carl, now 103 days out from New York; and the ship Turaklna, which left London on October 11, now 78 days out. Tho steamer Koranui sailed last night (or Greymouth via Oamaru and intermediate ports. Tho steamer Kakanui sailed at 6fa.ro. to-day for, Citlln River. _ . ( . The Great Eastern steamer was offered for sale by auction in Liverpool in October. The attendance was large and the bidding brisk. The first offer was L 16,000, which was speedily mounted by bids of LI,OOO t0L21,000, at which figure tho vessel was knopkod down to Mr Craik, manager to the late owner, Mr Worsley, of Manchester, who gave L 26,000 (or, the vessel twelve months ago. The steamer-Wairarapa, from Auckland via Eas Coast ports, arrived' alongside the'Bowen pier at 1 p. m. to-day. She left Auckland at noon on the 22nd: passed the East Capo at 6 a.m. on the 23rd; left again at midnight, and arrived at Napier at 8 80 a.to. ni the 24th; left again same afternoon at 8.15 p.m;. arriving at Wellington at 8 30 a.m on the Z6th ; sailed again at 3 p.m. on the 37th; bad heavy 'gale with head sea to arrival at Lyttelton at 7.80 a.m. oh

the 28th; left again at 316 p.m ; had heavy head sea and hard southerly gale to arrival a« above. Wo thank Mr Taylor (purser) for u-port and cxchai ges. The steamer Beautiful Star left Oumamat 3 p.m. yesterday ; cxperiorc d a strong S.W. wind with hi. hj cross seas along the coast, and rcachc I Rattray street wharf at 2.25 s.m. to day. Wo thank Mr Bicwor (chief officer) for report. Tho steamer Mahinapua, f om Westport via Titnatu and intermediate ports, arrived at 10.15 a.m. to-day, find steamed alongside the ship Waipa to diicbargo wool. She hft Westport at 4.25 p.m. on tho 23rd rest. ; arrived at N Ison at 11 n.n-. on tin; 24th, and left again at 2.30 p.m. same day, reaching Wellington at 2.35 a.m. on tho 25th ; sailed again at U o.in.. and arrived at Lyttelton at 8.30 a.m. on the 20th ; pushed on again at midrght, called at Akaroa at 0 a.m. on the 27th, remained there until 5.30 p.m., when tho left for Timarn, at which port she arrived at 6 a.m. on the 28th, and left again for headquarters at 0.15 p.m., arriving cs above. Freni Nelson to Lyttelton she experienced fresh northerly winds, with h- nvy sea ; thence strong southerly winds and heavy sea to arrival. Wo thank Mr Larson (purser) for report.

A BEST ON RECORD FBOU WELLINGTON TO PLYMOUTH. Tho New Zealand Shipping Co.’s Tengnrir/', which left Wellington on the 22nd September, at 4.20 p.m., arrived at Plymouth on the 295h October, at 10.4. p.m., having made tho run in 37 days 6 hours 25 minutes—the shortest passage ever made.—‘European Mail.’ MOVEMENTS OP THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY’S FLEET. Thursday, Decembbr 29. Lvtteltox.— Waihora arrived 6.30 a.m. from Port Chalmers; sailed 5 p.m. for Wellington.— Hawea arrived 8 s.m. from Wellington; sailed 3.30 p.m. for Port Chalmers.—Wareatea sailed 1.15 p.m. from Port Chalmers. Wblli.noton.—Penguin arrived 8 a.m. from Nelson; soiled Ip.m. lor Lyttelton.-Takapuna Bailed 1 p.m. for Nelson. Ghkymoltii.—Mawhera sailed 9 30 a.m. for Nelson. Shipplnir Telegrams. Wkllingtos, December 28. —Takapuna, from tho South.—Soukar, ship, from) Hull via the Bluff. - Hawea, for the South. Passengers: Mistos Fisher, Scott (2), and Howard, Mesdames Walker, Jones, Brown, and Kennedy, Mr and Mrs Hutchinson and two children, Mr and Mrs O. Hutchison and five children, Captain Kennedy, Messrs Park, Hobday, Ftlrbrothcr, Brown, Webber, Walker, and Jones; and 10 steerage.--Australia, for the North. Svdnby; December IS. — Zealandia, for Auckland, with homeward San Francisco mail. Mm,bourne, December 23.—Manapouri, for tho Bluff. Lvttki.tox, December 29 Waihora, from tho Sou 1 h.—Hawea, fiom the North. — Wanaka, for Dunedin.