SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7473, 17 March 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

II Water. To-morrow.—Taiarca Heads: 5.51 a.m., 6.8 pm. Fort Chalmers: 634 a.ra., 648 p.m. Dunedin: 7.19 a.m., 7.53 p.m Monday. Taiaroa Head* : 0.24 a.m., 643 p.m. Port Chalmers: 7.4 a.m., 7.23 p.m. Dunedin: 7.49 a.m., 8.8 p.m. - • -

Port Chalmers.

ABRrVED.--MARcn 17. Riksia, ship, 1,022 tons, Bank?, R N.R , from Lon don. BAILED.—Mabcu 10. Boautiful Star, s.s., 146 tonß, Fenn, forOamaru. The s.b. Penguin landed cargo at the Rattray street wharf this foronoon. The steamer Penguin having: discharged 160 oisks tallow into the railway trucks for the barquo Kingdom of Sweden, steamed up to Dunedin yesterday evening. The ship Euterpe, notwithstanding the Inclemency of tho weather, has made good progress with her loading for London since her arrival on the 11th inst., hiving taken in thir'y-flvo casks tallow and a quantity of wool, in additbn to whloh there are 1,500 bales in the shed ready for shipment. The birque Klnjfdoin of Sweden has taken In over 1,008 bale* wool, in addition to a quantity of casks of tallow and pelts, H.M.S. Opal finished coaling yesterday evening, and sails on Monday moroing for Sydney via the South. A very important question has arisen In England as to the corrosion of the plates of steal vessels. Some shipowners have discovered that steel plates corrode to a much g-eator extent than do Iron platos, and they ask tho reason why. Wa will tell them what i 9 our idita on tho Bul'ject, and we think it is the right one. When steel platos leave the makers' hands there exists O'l their suifjo; a scale, known as the " makers' scale." This it painted over, and the vessel goes to sna, Ono voyage is almost enough to 100 en this scale, and when the vessel arrives home sho should bo put into dry dock, oire.fully soraped, and watbed down with frush water. If this Is not done some sort of action arises which causes the plates to peel much more quiokly than is the case with iron shins. The extra ooiroslon is thus chiefly tho result of careleesocM or Ignoranoe. If owners follow our advice they will find no cause (or complaint. On dit that H.M.S. Calliopo has been told off to watch tho movements of the Ru»si»n orulser Rynda, at present lying »t Auckland. The Rynda Is a composite ship (built about three years ago) of 2,950 tons anl 3,000 horse-power, and is Ironclad to the extent cf IJlo at the water-line. Her armament cinsists of eight 6-inch and three 5-inch breech-loading guns. A barque was reported of! Cape Saunders this forenoon. Sho will probably prove the Woodlark, from New York. ARRIVAL OF THE RAKAIA. A ship flftoen milos to the eastward, standing in towards the Hoads, was reported from the signal station at Taiaroa Heads this morning, lo response to which the tug Plucky prq:eededdo»n to tender the stmngor, which was announced shortly after noon as the New Zealand Company's ship Raksii, from London. She wai towed across the bar this afternoon and came to anchor in tho Quarantine Ground, having combastlMeson board. Sho brings 1,822 tons of cargo, 490 tons of whloh is dcid weight, and 1,332 tons measurement goods. Amongst her oargo Is 454 packngos gunpowder, 118 oases explosives, 5 cases Artworks, and 10 oasos phosphorus. The Rakala left London on December 3; pas«ed Bcichv Head, and cast, off the tug at 3.30 ».ta. on the 4th, with a frrsh S.W. wind. Owing to this sho did not pass Start Point until De-em" er 11, whe» she encountered a succession of S.W. and westerly gales, with heavy sea, until she passed the Island of Balma, on January 4, when the wind hauled to th« northward, and oh*ng«d to the N.E trade the following day; the trade was moderate, and gave out in latitndo itSdejr N., longitude 27deg 35mln W, on January 14; doldrorrs for twenty-four hour*, when she took the S.E. trade across tho Equator on the 16th, in longitude Sldeg W.; the S.E. trade was moderate to fresh, and gave out at latitude 19degS on January 24, when she took a N E. breez", followed by light and steady winds; on January 29 she got the westerlies ; crossed the meridian nf Greenwich on February 5, in latitude SWeg S., with N. to S.W. winds; rounded the Ca-e of Clool on February 10, in latitude 41d.g30mln S ; northerly weather until shs sighted the Crozets on February 20, when sho had fresh S W. winds, with occasional gales, accompanied by heavy sea, Bhlpplng large qinntlt/ieu Of water; this weather continued until sho passed tho moridian of Cape Lecuwln on March 4, In latitude 46deg SOuin S. ; B*lll keeping strong S.W. wlrd*, with squally weather, sho passed Tasmania on the 11th of November in latitude 46Jea 55mln: strong S.W. gales, with thick rainy weather, continuing, she was hove-to on tho night of fhe 14'h ; sailed away again at 4 a.m. on the 15th, and sighted the Snares at 5 a.m ; strong S W. winds c-mtlnocid until 8 p.m , when the wind moderated, and sighted the Nuggets at 3 a.m. on the 16th with a light N.E. wind, which was followed by a strong SE. gale, with rain and thick weather; waß abreast of Cape Saunders light at 9 p.m. yesterday, the wind being S.S.W. ; stood in towards the Heads early this morning; crossed the bar at 1 p.m. under the charge of Pilot Moore. No ice was seen. Between tho Crozeta and Cape Leeuwin sho passed a quantity of timber lashed together In the shape of a raft. The only vessel spoken bound to New Zealand was on January 24 the ship Timaru, from London to Auckland, thirty days out; latitude 16deg 41mln S., longitude 83deg SOmin W. THE BELLINGER INQUIRY. Nkw Pi- mouth, March 17.-The Bellinger inquiry was continued yesterday, when the remaining witnesses were examined. Archie Livingstone, a fireman said that the captain, looking down the skylight to the ungine-room, asked the cause of the vessel bumping and if the pumps were wrong. Witness replied : "No the ship is going amongst the rocks." The captain said " Let her go ahead." Witness said that the oaptaln and mate seemed to be quite sober, but that the engineer was " boozey." WilHmi Donald said that the captain was the worse for liquor. The steward said he did not serve the captain with liquor alter 2.30 a.m. on Tuesday till after Inside Waltara Bar, but the captain could be drinking In his cabin without witness's knowledge. The stewaidess said that tho only liquor she saw the captain drink was soda water, and he oould not have had any other thing wilhout her knowing it. From December to this affair the engineer had been a teetotaller, alt she had aerved him with being sherry wine. Mr fomeron, harbor-master, and Sorgeant Day. of the police, said they always considered Captain Benson a sober man. This concluded the evidence, and the Resident Magistrate said he would give judgment at New Plymotlth on Monday. Captain Benson haß Jagreed on behalf of the owner of the Bellinger to lodge L?, 000 In the Admiralty Court, so that the vessel may be released. The amount so placed la to abide the Issue of the claim lor aalvage brought by the owner of the tug through Mr Samuel, solicitor. The Bellinger, when released, will go to Wellington. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Arawa, from New Zealand, arrived at Plymouth on the 14th Inet. . The following passengers have booked per Shaw, Savlll and Albion Company's steamer Coptic to leave Lyttelton on 31st Inst for London: - Saloon-Mr Lang Mr A. C. Talbot, Mr H. Murton. Miss C Skinner, Mr Elward Aikin. Mr John Stuart, Mr an.l Mrs A f <d Hay, Masters William, Cedric, and Harold HYy, Miss Hay, Miss Agnes Dufrjyer, Miss Clavering and maid, Mr and Mrs Torre and two children. Mrs Wilson, Mr and Mra Alderson, Mrs Carnegie, Miss riara Carneglo, Mr A. D. Pougher, Mr J. M. Read, Mr G. Sis Mr J. Brig-gs Mr R Pilling, Mr G. Ulyett, Mr J. M. Preston. |Wr W. Newham Mr G Brant. Second ealoon-Mr Norbury and child, M W A Todd. Mr Johnston and hmily (4), Rev. Mr Mactao. Ml« El!en Daly, Mr Stuart, Mr Henry CUrke. ____ MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Saturday, March 17. LvrriwroN.-Rotorua arrived 9 a.m. from Wellington ; teturns 9 p.m.

Shipping: Telegrams.

Stoiut. March 17.-Louie. Sooner, lor Auckland -Loch Naw, barque, for Dunedin.-Kate Tfttham, lohooner, for Napier via Newcastle.