SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7471, 15 March 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

HißTti Water. To-morrow. Talaroa Heads : 4.86 v.m.. 5.10 p.m. Port Chalmers 1 6.38 a.m., 6.60 p.m Dunedin 1 6.20 >.m., 6.35 p.m. Port Chalmers. ARRIVED. -March 15. Beautiful Star, s.s , 146 tons, Fcnn, hom Oamaru. Passengers; Eleven saloon and twenty-seven steerage. H.M.S. Opal, 2,120 tons (2,190 horse-power. 12 guns, 230 men), Captain Day 11. Bosanquet, from Lyttelton via Akaroa. SAILED.— March 16. Kakauui, 5.9., 69 tons, Best, lor Waikawa. Catlin, ketch, 48 tone, Norman, for Wanganui. Waihora, s.s., 1,276 tons, Popham, for Melbourne via the Bluff and Milford Hound. Passengers: For the Bluff—Misses Howicv (2), Amoore, Orboll, Messrs Livingstone, Amoore. For Melbourne-Mr and Mrs Goodall, Mr and Mrs W. A. M'Lcan, Misses Stewart (2), Herbert, Bilton, Fftcneh, Messrs Hawes, I’/ootor, Birnett, Davey, Murray, Armour, Thompson, Grcig, Swanson, P. C. Neill; forty-five in the steerage,

The Beautiful Star left Oamaru at S p.m. yesterday, and experienced N,E. winds with dull gloomy weather along the coast, and reached Dunedin whaif at 9.10 p.m. The Kingdom of Sweden has taken in about 600 bales wool. .. Tho ketch Catlin sailed down from Dunedin this forenoon, and anchored in Carey Day. A small yacht which has been built by Mr C. Haskett and some other young men (Ml amateurs) was launched from the Rattray street crane this morning, and taken over to tho floating dock for com) 1 ;tion. The Kakanui left Dunedin yesterday evening for Waikawa and Fortroso.

Tho Grafton is discharging cargo at the Rattray street wharf. Tho Waihora left the Victoria wharf this afternoon for Melbourne via tho Bluff and Milford Hound. Tho Beautiful Star landed cargo to-day at tho Rattray street wharf. Tho next vessel of the Colonial Union Company 8 Meet which is to visit Port Chalmers is the Worcester. She was built in February, 1887, by Messrs W. Gray and Co., of West Hartlepool, and the owne-s aro the Great Western Steamship Company (Limited). The dimensions of the Worcester are:— Length, SISfl Sin ; breadth, 42ft 6in ; depth of hold, 25ft. Her engines are similar to those of the Brylcy, the diameter of the cylinders being respectively 24Jin, dlln, and 60in, with a length of stroke of 45ti. Her engines are 185 horse-power actual, and tho holler pressure is 1501b to the square inch. She is not at present fitted with freezing machinery, but if found to be suitable to the trade will bo fitted with refrigerators on her return to London. She is not expected until May. The ship Evstminstcr, Captain Rees, which was hound from Maryborough to Newcastle, and is supposed to have foundered off the coast of tjuccn 1 ind, was an iron ship of 1,145 tons, built at Glasgow in 1876, and owned by Berryman and Turnbull, of London. Tho barque Acacia was expected to leave Hobart for this port on the 13th inst. During tho recent voyage of the Chusan from London to Melbourne, a very singular phenomenon occutred in tho Red Sc*, off Brothers I-land, where a tremendous shower of hail came down followed by heavy squalls of rain and a s'orm of thunder and lightning. Sand storms are frequent enough in that region, but hail storms are few and far between. On the 16th February, in latitude 20deg S., a cyclone was encountered, but os by judicious steering the vessel was kept away from the vortex of tho gale, tho only damage done was the splitting of the sills. Tho s.s. Pukakl, bound from Lyttelton via Timaru lo Brisbane, put in at Wellington on tho Ot.h inst. She loft Lyttelton on tho evening of the Ist instant, and reached Timaru at 10.ill a.m. ou the 2nd; sailed again from Tinnru at 11 p.m., having aboard the following passengers—Saloon : Mrs and Miss Fawcett Story, Mi-ses Turner (2) and maid, and Allison, Messrs Turner (2) and Allison ; steerage : Mesdamcs Bro->d-burst and family (1), Mrs Strange, and Mr Marshall She passed Akaroa at 845 a.m. on tho 3rd, and Kaikoura at 6.30 p.m ; rounded Capo Campbell at midnight, having experienced since leaving light airs and fine weather. On the 4th, at 6 a.m., she passed Jackson Head, and at 8.45 a m Stephens Island. She experienced fine weather duiing the 4tb and sth, and on tho 6th she had moderately strong breeze and heavy sea. At 9.30 a.m. on the 6th the thrust shaft was reported fractured, and at 9 40 the snip headed for Wellington under full sail, being at this time about 400 miles from Wellington. Throu;hout the return journev she cairn under easy steam, and experienced strong N.E to N. gales till midnight on the 7th; thenoo to arrival she hart fine weather,—‘ New Zealand Times.’ Tho correspondent of a contemporary, under date January 27, writes “I) image to wool on board tho Gulf of Venice Iraving happened in comequcnce of leakage from a ballast tank, claims were made upon the owners, and it is to bo recorded with satisfaction that they were fairly met. Another case, the Loch Ness, in which much damage was caused by a d> feetive w.o. pipe, is under consideration, the owners considering that no liability attaches to them; but It is much to be regretted H tho matter should not bo arranged In an amicable and satisfactory manner.” The Australasian * Shipping News’ saysTho Melbourne Chamber of Commerce have come to on agreement with the view first put forth by us that tho proposition to erect a lighthouse on the Auckland Islands might prove to add to, instead of lessen, the risk of shipwreck on their shores; and they are of opinion that the first thing to be dona is to obtain a thorough knowledge of the various ocean currents which are to be found in those waters; and in this we heartily agree, provided only that tho task bo completely and faithfully performed.”

MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY’S FLEET.

Thursday, March 15. Lyttelton. —Tarawora arrived 7.80 a.m. from Port Chalmers; sailed B pm. for Wellington. Penguin arrived 8 a.m. from Wellington; sailed 3.30 pm. for Port Chalmers. Napier.— Australia sailed 4 p.m. for Oiibnrne. Auckland.— Ohau arrived 6 a.m. from Tanranga ; sailed noon for Oreymouth.—Manapourl sailed noon for Gisborne. Russell.— Waitarapa arrived 6.80 a.m. from Auckland ; sailed 11 a.m. for Sydney.

ARRIVAL OF H.M.S. OPAL. It is with p'caeure wo welcome another of Her Majesty’s ships of war in those waters, Iho Opd, a description of which vessel, together with a list of her olfioers, appeared in our ieeue of yesterday. The Opal reached the Hoads last night from Lyttelton via Akaroa, and was boarded car’y this morning by the pilot, when (ho news was sent on shore (hat a death had taken place on board yesterday, one of the blue jackets, named Edward Dixon,aged 37years, havlngdied from heart disease, Captain M'Callum (deputy harbormaster) at onoo made ell the necessary arrangements for the funeral, which took place this afternoon, and was attended by the members of the ship's company and officers. The Pott Chalmers Naval Artillery, L Cattery, and the Garrison Band also attended. The Opal crossed the bar at 1.16 p.m., anchoring off Carey’s Bay at 2.15 p.m. Her draught is 10ft Sin. She will take In a supply of coal to-morrow, and is expected to sail on Sunday.

Shipping Telegrams. Bui it, March 16. Bayloy, at 8.30 a in. She loft Port Chalmers at 8.30 p.m. yesterday, and experienced strong northerly and westerly winds. Lyttelton, Ma'cb 15.-H.M.S Swinger, from Port Chalmers. Auckland, March IS.-Russlan corvette Rynda.Coptio, from London via Hobart. Newcastle, March 15.—Linda Wchor, brigantine, for Gisborne.—Presto, for Nelson. London, Match 13.—Estrella, barque, and Looh Urr, barque, from Lyttelton.—Devs, barque, from Gisborne — l The barque Cingalese, which left Wellington on Derembor 19 for London, has been spoken, dismasted, in longitude 26dcg north end latitude Sldcg south.