SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7470, 14 March 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

Port Chalmers. ARRIVED.— March 13. , Koramii, 5.5,301 tong, Oliver, from Grey mouth via Oamaru and intermediate ports. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Longrin and family (7), Mr Goodlot. Grafton, s.s., 297 tone, Nordstrum. from Westport via Tlmaru, Passengers: Mesdamcs Purvis, Reid, Misses 8011, Copstack, Kapsey, Taylor (2), Bilton, Morcor, Messrs Purvis, Anderson, Christie (2), Mann, Lister, Lodge, Somerville, Allison; and seventeen WaStora, s.s., 1,260 tons, Popham, from Sydney via the North. Passengers : Mr and Mrs Laing. Mr and Mrs Burnett, Mrs and Miss Thom, Mrs Muir, Dr Neill, Misses Cowlishaw, Messrs Griffin, Hewitt, Livingstone, Macfie, Gallie, Cunningham, M'Donald, Denniston, Slater, Gattins, Oatlin, Southern, Smith, Phillips, Thompson, Hailensteio, Cleghorn, Wilson, Alexander, Asquith ; and thirteen in the steerage, SAILED. — March 13. Beautiful Star, s.s., listens, Fenn, for Oamaru. . Natal Queen, barque, 231 tons, Garth, tor Timaru.

March 14. Tarawcra, M., 1,269 tons, Sinclair, for Sydney via Auckland and East Coast ports, ilavlcy, s.P.. 2,607 tons, Child, for the Bluff H.M.S. Calliope, 2,770 tons, Henry C. Kano, commander, for Wellington, Tho Or at ton, from Wes! port via Timaru and intermediate ports, arrived at 0.30 p.m. to-day, and steamed alongside the ship Euterpo to tranship wool. She left Westport on the 9th inst,; called at Nelson, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Timaru, leaving the latter port at 10 p m on the 13th, arriving as above, having experienced variable winds and smooth sea throughout the passage. ..... The Tarawora left -tho Victoria pier this morning and proceeded tu Port Chalmers, where she embarked passengers and sailed this afternoon for Sydney via the East Coast ports. Tho Bayley sailed this afternoon for tho Bluff. H.M.S. Calliope took her departure for Wellington this afternoon. , .. , The Natal Queen was towed clear of the Heads yesterday afternoon, and sailed for Timaru. Tho Beautiful Star sailed yesterday evening for Oamaru. . „ .. ... Tho Walhora left Sydney at 4 20 p.m. on the 4th inst. ; cleared Jackson Hoad at 5 p.m, ; rounded tho North Cape at 6.15 am. on tho 6 th, and Cape Brett at U5 p.m ; a rived at Auckland at 11 p.m. the same day; left at 420pm. on tho Bth ; cillcd at Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, and Lyttelton, leaving the hitter port at 3 20 p.m. yesterday, arriving at 1 p m to-day. From Wellington she had fresh N.E. winds to Akaroa; thenco strong southerly winds, with heavy sea, to arrival. The Koranul, from Oreymouth via Oamaru and Into mediate ports, arrived at Port Chalmers at 030 a.m. to-day. She lift Greymouth at 7 p.m. on the oth Inst, arrived at Nelson at 8 p.m. on the 10th, and loft agvhi at 8 15 p.m., reaching Wellington at 0 a.m. on the 11th ; sailed again at noon for Oannru, at which port she arrived at midnight on the 12th ; discharged cargo until 3 p.tc«« when sho took the ship Canterbury in tow, and, after giving her a good ofhng, steamed back to Oamaru wharf, and after finishing discharging cargo pushed on for headquartersat 11 pm, < nthclSth. From Oreymouth to Neb on hhe experienced moderate N.E. winds, with sea and heavy rain ; thence fine weather until pas-ing Akaroa, followed by variable winds, with low barometer, to arrival at Oamaru, and from Oamaru strong S.W. winds with heavy squalls. SJKpSB The following vessels have arrived at and left the Dunedin wharves during the week commencing March 5 and ending March 12Arrivals : Mawhera 340 tons, Ohau 411, Invercargill (twice! 246, Wauarapa 1,023 tons, Warcatea 28?, Herald 356, Rotoimhana 865, Beautiful Star (twice) 202, Mahinapua 206, Hawca 462, H. U.S. Swinger 400; total, 4,908 tons. Departures: Invercargill 132 tons, Hauroto 1,276, Beautiful Star (twice) 202, Herald 356, Ohau 411, Rotorua 570, Kingdom of Sweden 788, Wairarapa 1 023, Wareafea 2SS, Mawhera 340, Rotomahma 865, Janet Nicoll 498, Mahinapua 205, Gleaner 115; total, 7,163 tons.

H.U S. OPAL. Tho Opal is a screw cruiser of the third class, and is one of the “ old school.” Shs is 2,120 tons, 2,100 horse-power, and her armament consists of twelve 64pounder muzzle-lf adirg guns, which are erected on tho deck In the body of tho vessel. Besides these she is provided with six machine-guns, four of which are Nordcufeldts and two Gardners of a similar pattern to those on board the Calliope. She U barque.ngged, and in appearance resembles a merchantman rather than a warship, having tho bowsprit and figurehead. She was built fourteen years ago, and has been on the Australasian station for a considerable time, having h'-cn recommissioned at Sydney on October 27, 1886. Her engines are Napier’s compound connecting, with a boiler-pressure of 541b to the square inch. She can steam twelve knots. _ _ . , Tho following is a list of her officers Captain, Dav H. Bosanquet; lieutenants, J, G. M. Field, I. W.Loine, \V. 0. Storcr, J. H. Goldfinch: chaplain and naval instructor, Rev. J. Reid ; staff-surgeon, Ralph W. Brereton ; staff-paymasto', Edwin R. S. Sandys; chief engineer, rtobert 0. Moon; sublieutenant, Basil W. R. Ball; surgeon, Ernest D. Minter; assistant paymaster, William F. Hormman ; assistant engineer, Samuel A. Screech; punnet, John H. S Wyitt; midshipmen, George P. W. Hope, R. W. Bentinck, F. O. Loring, L. W. Webber; clerk, John K. Watson. Her crew number 230 men.

MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY’S FLEET.

Wednesday, March 14. Wkllinciton.— Hawea arrive! noon from Lyttelton. —Penguin sailed 3 p.m. for Lyttelton. Nelson.— Mahinapua arrived 7 a.m. from Wellington ; sails 6 p.m for Westport.

Weather Telegram. The Harbor Board received tha following telegram from tho Meteorological Department at Wellington : 11 West to south and south-east; gale, with further iLe glass and weather continue very cold.—R A. Edwin." (Received at 2.30 p.m.) Shipping Telegrams,

MKI.ROur.NB, March 13.-Tc Anau, for the Bluff. London, March 10.—Westland, from Wellington.— Langstone and Otaki, from Lyttelton. Aehleigh Brook and Opawa, from Napier.