SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7431, 28 January 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water. To-morrow.—Talaroa Heads 265 a.m., 3.10 p.ir. Port Chalmers : 3.35 a.m., 3 6(3 p.m. Duiiedlu: 4 s.ui., 1.41 p.m. „ ... „ ... Monday. Talaroa Heads : .‘—4 anl -t 3 t>4 p.m. Putt Chalmers: 4.14 a.m., 4.34 pm. Dunedin. 4 59 a ni , 5 19 p m. Port Chalmers. ARRIVED.- January 28. Invercargill, s.s., 130 tons, Simdslruin, from Invercargill m the Hmll. T ~ ~ 11, ro cutter, 29 tons, Skelton, from Lyttelton. ’ SAILED.— January 27 Beautiful Star, s 0., 148 tons, Fenn, for Oamaru. The ss. Invercargill steamed up from Pott Chatin ra this forenoon, and discharged timber at Rattray street wharf. She is to sail this evening for the Bluff. ... . ... Mr Alexmder M'Vicar, chief engineer of the s.s Ohau, has resigned that position to accept the appointment of engineer to tbs new refrigerating woiks at Napier. . , The cutter Hero is discharging a cargo of wheat from Lyttelton at the Jetty street whuf. THE MAY QUEEN. The May Queen has settled down considerably in the water. At half-tide the (ulwarks were Just clear, but as the tide rose the waves washed over the poop. A gang of thir.y men were engaged in the discharge of cargo. The sails and yards are being taken off, and the cabin fittings and officers instruments have been removed. It is thought that it a nor’-oaster springs up the vessel will soon break up. The pumps have been forced ua through the deck a Hire sign that her buck is broken, and that the recks have penetrated her hold Twenty tons of powcleron board has been saved. Up to 8 p.m. yesterday .about 800 tons of cargo had been saved. The vessel is filling fast and listing to starboard. Tho wind is oiming in from the N.E., and will, If it freshens, soon smash her up. . . . . Tho May Queen was formerly a constant trader here, and ten years since was in command of Captain Robert Tatohiil, who made many successful voyages in ho*. She was owned by Captain John Leslie, who also owned and commanded the ship Calypso, which was 1 st In tho English Channel five or six yems ago. She ij an Iron barque of 781 lone gross register, and was built under special survey at Aberdeen in ISSJ by Messrs A. Hall and Co. She was classed at her last survey as ‘AAI. It is said that Mr John Mill intends purchasing the wreck. Five hundred tons of cargo have been got out of (he May Queen. The water at high tide covers the stern and almost reaches ths main hatches, the forehatch being the only one which can be woiked. The crew left the vessel this morning and put up at tho Sailors’ Heine. Shipping Telegrams. Wruunqtoh, January 27. Mawhero, front the Siuth.—Hanroto.'for the North.-Koranui, for GreyI.vttklton, January 27.—Wakatipu, from Welling-ton.-Herald, from Oreyniouth. —Mahlnapua, for Timaru and Dunedin.-Penguin, for Wellington. Syd.nky, January 27.—Mataroa, for Auckland.