SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7475, 20 March 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water. To-morrow.— Taiarca Heads: 7.49 a.m., 8.17 )> in. Port Unalmers: 8.29 a.m., 8 57 p.m. Duncdin: 9.14 a.m., 0.42 p.m. . ♦ Port Chalmers. ARRIVED.-Warch 20. To Anau, s.s , 1,028 tons, M'lntosh, from Molboume via Hobatt and the B'uff. Passengers: Mcf.darres L'ppcrS J. W. While, Balfour, raptains Cooper, Stjvonp, M»sars W. P. St-ect, W. G. Lawless, Matherson, Hcgarty, Hawkins, W. Huehcs. F. Hugho», Jefferson, W. Blair, Nopke, Itof, J. Wingfield, Bennett, Wa'lis, Bradshaw; ten in the f.tecrage. InvercarglU, s.a., 136 tons, Sundstrura, from Tiraaru. Flaw were boi«tcd at the flasstfff, Observation Point. Hatbor Offics, and the whole of the vesce's at the Port were gaily decorated with buntirj, to-day in honor of the of Mr James Mills. M.H.R, man»ging director of the Union Steam Snip Company. The vessels at the Dunedin wharves were ilso gaily drcsei 1 , ~ The Shag, with oa'go from Foitro.-e a'd Waikawa, arrived at the Rattray street wharf at 8 a.m to-day. She Mt Foitroso at 5 30 p m. yesterday and met strong winds with tqua'ly weather tlong the coast. The barque Woodlark is discharging cargo at tho crosswbarf. ..... . . ~ The ship Rakaia broke bulk this morning at tin crotswharf and commenced discha'dng cargo. The To Anau steamed up from Port Chalmers this morning and discharged cargo at the Victoria whai f. Tho Beautiful Star took in cargo at the Rattray street wharf to-day. Sho is to s»U for Oamaru at 10 The Te Anau, from Melbourne via Hoba t and the Bluff, prrived at Poit Chalmers early this morning and steamed direct to town, at the Rattray street whvf at 7.15 a.m. She left the QuoeD's wbarf, Melbourne, at 2.33 p.m. on the 13th inst., and VVi'liamstown at 4.30 p.m.; c'car:d Port Philip Heads at 7.15 p.m., and breitted Swan Island at 1.16 p.m. on the 14th, arriving at Hobart at 7.15 a.m. on tho 15th ; left at 4.35 p.m. same day, and anchored off Stewart Island at 11 p.m. on the 18th, and steamed acros« to the B'uff ea'ly next morning, berthing alongside the Bluff wharf at 6 a.m. on the 19;h; left at 6.35 p.m. same day, and arrived as abore. From Hobart to the Bluff sho experienced fresh southerly and S.W. winds, with flno weather; thence light S.W. winds, with oloudy weather, along the coast. During tho passage of the ship Blonefcll down the English Channel, on her last voyage <to Sydney, on November 3, eff Beachy Head, during a heavy gale of wind, and when a high sea was running, the chief officer, Mr Marshall, was washed overboard from

(he forco)Btlc head, whilo securing the anchor. A boat was lowered and Mr Marshall was repcued after he had been in the water for nearly an hour. Hii rescuers placed themselves at a ternblo risk. Thecoolnc33 and pluck d ! -played must have been considerable. It is a notab o fact that Mr Marsn?ll insured h's life with the New Zealand Government Life I-aurnce Dcpartnrit when here last voygo, and it is iroro ihin probable that tho a=socia!ion will see fit to reward the brav-ry of his rescuer?, as by so doins thev'avr d a heavy c'.iim for insurance coivnn'; on the rcciety. It id usual in cisei of marine cisui - ties for thj rescuing vas«el to claim salvapo. Why should this not a; ply to life-savins; ? THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Tainui left Cape T-iwn for liobart on the lOth init. Weather Telegram. The Harbor Biard received tho following telegram from tho Meteorological Department at Wellington : "Glass funhcr me : indications for very cold night. —H A. Edwin." (Received at 130 p.m.) Shipping Telegrams. Wklmsotox, March 19 —Manapourl, for the South. Al-ckland, March 20 —Mararoa, from Sydney. For Lyttclton—Mr F. Kico'ds.