SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7448, 17 February 1888, Page 2

SHIPPING.

High Water.

To-hcbbow.—Talnroa He&dF: 6,20 a.m., 0.43 D.ro. Port Chalmere :7 C a.ui., 7.23 p.m. Dunedm : 7.51 a.m., 8.8 p.m.

Port Chalmers. ARRIVED.-Feb.ruam 17. Hawea, s.s, 462 tons, Hansby, from Nelson via Lyttelton. Passengers: S»loon—Mesdames Warren and child, Farr, Norris, Misses Roes, Smith, Sheoan, Hee an, Messrs Ferguson, Farr, Ballantyoe, Noyes, Richards, Lorinson, Flygar; and eight in the staerage, Omapere, s.s., 352 tons, Smith, from Westport, SAILED.-Febrdaky 17.

Grafton, 8 8., 297 tons, Nordstruni, for the West Coast ports via Timaru.

At Lyttelton, on Wednesday, Mark Thomas (master of the s.s. Waiwera) and George Agar (master of the s.s. Canterbury), were fined L 7 lbs and LlO respec< tively for carrying more passengers tha,n the legal number.

The s 8. Grafton took in cargo at the Rattray slreet wharf to-day, and after embarking passengers sailed in the afternoon for the West Coast via Timaru. The brigantine Gleaner was taken in the floating deck this foienoon for sighting, etp. The M. Mawhera is lauding cargo ex the Colonial Union Company's B.p. Sdembria, at the Victoria, wharf.

The Tekapo steamed down from Danedia yesterday evening, and was nncrcd at the Bowen pier for overhaul.

The Omapere, with 515 torn caa 1 , from West? port, arrived at Port Chalmers at 11 p.m. yesterday. She left Westport at 0 30 p.m. on the 14th, passed the Spit Light at 11 p.m. the earns d»y, Toe Brothers at S a.m. on the 15th, Caps Oarupbll at noon, snd Akaroa at 6 am. on the lCch, aniving as above, having experienced light variable winds, with smooth 833.

The Hawea, from Nelsonvia Lyttelton and intermediate ports ariivtd at Port Chalmers at 8.45 a.m. today. She left Nelson at 10 38 p.m. on the 14th, Picon at 3 a.m. on the 15th, Wellington at & p.m., and Lyttelton at 4 p.m. on the 16th, having experienced fine weather throughout. We thank Mr Be.-iuaiont (purser) for report. The s.s. Beautiful Star steamed up from Port Chalmers to-day, and took in carifo at the Rattray street wharf. She sailsat 10 p.m for Oanrnru. Messrs Lobnitz and Co , of Renfrew, have oon« struoted a large marine dredger, mined the Pero. oheuw, which hj inlendtd to inaugurate a new and simple method of excavating subaqueuis rocks, She is very power fury built, and embolus a novel print ciple in rock-breaking, which was invented and patented last year by Mr H. C. Lobnitz as a solution of the difficulty of widening and deepening the Suez O.inal at the Surz end, where about three millions of tons r<f very hatd rock will have to be removed Instead of using the ordinary system of boring holes in the rock under water and < reading up the rock by means of explosives, the work U doue in a much more rapid and vffediye in-inner by means of havy blows with lon.' chisel-shaped cutter?. These cutters weigh each about four tons, and when droppel a distance of say 20ft they break up and dislodge the rook ready for removal'by dredging. The cost of excavating and removing rock by the blasting system when worked ar, say 30ft under water, may he 20s per cubic yard, With the new system, of which the Deroobeuse is the pioneer representative. 4j per cubio yard will easily cover the co. t of brewing the roc)? and raising and carlin;< away the debris.

MOVEMENTS OP THE UNION STEAM 81IP COMPANY'S FLEET

Friday, February If. I ytti'i.tox.—Ohau ariived 0,30 -.m. from Tlmara j s iled 4 p.m. for Napier.—Waihora arrived 1 pm. from P.>rt Cha'm rs ; *aiU 7 p m. for Wellington. Wellington.—Penguin arrived C a.m. from Nelson sailed 1 p u>. for f.yttelton. Gikrornk. _Suva sailed noon f >r Napier. THE COPriCS LAST TRIP. DEATH OF CAPTAIN BEKCK. The many friends of Captain Robert Bance, of the 8 s. Coptic, won d learn with regret his sudden death, which took |;lace on the 14th November last, two days after lca\ing Wellington far London After leaving port he was coi.fintd to his room suffering from a severe cold on his chest. Bs was treated by the doctor, who saw him frequently, the list time being at 11 p.m. on the day previous to his diet use. On entering the captain's room at G 50 a.m. on the 14 hj November his servant found him sitting up and quite-motionless, lie called the doctor, who found that life had beeff extinct far several hours, the immediate cause of death being paralysis of the heart. The funeral took place at 4 p.m. the same day in the presence cf all the ship's company, the service being read by Mr C. H. Kemp* son, the chiif officer, who after tbis cad event, took command " i i :>

The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Op icleftr Wellington a{ §.20 rVm. on'ttie 12th Hovem* ber ; had moderate variable winds til the 19tb, when it Legan to blow from S.W. and oonfimied till Capa Horn was rounded at 8,13 a.m. on 26'h November light wind l ; were experienced, and 6ns, though at times foggy, weather until arrival at Rio de Jane at 2 p.m. on 4th December. After coaling and embarking passengers left again at 1.45 pm. on the stb, the passengers having thus had ne&'ly twenty-four bouts in port; moderate head winds and fine weather ensued till crossing the Equator in longitude 29ieg W. on the 11th December; thence fresh N.E. trades until arrival at Teneriffe at 11.50 p.m. on 18th December. After coaling, the voyage was resumed at 10.30 a.m. the following day. Cape Finisttrre was passed at 4 45 p.m. on 22nd December, and experienced fine weather thence to Plymouth, which was reached at 7 p.m. on 24th December. E-rl Shaftesbury went home from New Zealand in the steamer, and His Excellency H. G. Mecdonell, British Minister to the Brazils, was a passenger from Rio to London.

THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE. EXPECTBD ARRIVALS. At Port Chalmers.—Rikaia, from London ; Balled December 3.-Rutlandshire, from London; loading. < At Lyttelton.—lluiuaui, (ram. London-; tailed Novcniber-22.—Agnes Oswald, trom London; loadings v AtWelliogto''.—R,M.S. Rimutaka,from Plymouth; ai led January H. , > '■; At Auckland.—Timaru, from London; sailed Ueoetn* bei24. 1 i : T> PROJRCTED DEPARTURES, From Port Ohalmers.—Fatcenoth; February 20. Ederslia, s.s., February £9.—Rakaio. '• From Timatu.—Eldertlie, s.s., Februiry 18. From Lyttelton.—Largo Law, February 15. HniUDUi, in Ma'oh. From Wellington.—R.M.S. Aorangi, Matoh B. Waimea, February 29 Fioui Napier.—Turakina, Feb uary 15.—Lurllne, in February. . > From Auckland.—Waitangi, in February. 11 1 1 '— -i, > THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

The s.s. Doric arrived at Plymouth on the 15th inst trom New Zealand. ; „

Weather Telegram,

The Harbor Board received the following telegram from the .Meteorological Department at Wellington ; "North-east to north and west gale>soon; g!asa further fall; indlc\tions rain.—R A. Edwin." (Re., eeived at 1.40 p.m.)

Shipping Telesrtffir*. Stdnsy, February 16.—Te Anau, for Auckland, February 17: Seabird, from V/ahgaroa. " ' Brisbane, February 10,-Belle, t»rque, from Hew Zealand. v ' w