SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7623, 28 May 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

HlffH Water. Tomorrow.—Taiaroa Heads : 6 6 a.m., 6.29 p.m Poit Chalmers: 5.40 a.m., 0!) p.m. Dunedin 0.31 a.m., 0.54 pin. ♦ port Chalmers. ARRIVED.—Mat 27. Invcrcargill, s s., 13C tons, Sundstrum, from Invcrctrcrill ■' ' Tongariro, R.M.S., 4 163 tons. Bono, from Plymouth (Aoril 7) via Capetown. Hobart, and Northern Ports; Passengers: Messrs G. M. Barr, H. N. Davy, N. Lambert : Ave steerage. Gorda, s s., 340 tons, C Erichson, from Groymoutb. Beautiful Star, s.s., 140 tons, Fonn, from Oamani. PassWers: Messrs Brough and BoucicauU's Oomio Opera Company. Isabella Anderson, schooner, 79 tons, Lainpr, from Wellington. „ „„ SAILED.-MAT 27. Belkialo, barque, 4SBtons, Finlayson, from Sydney. Rotohia, 5.8., 570 tons, Neville, for Northern ports. Paosengors-.IPor Lyttelton-- Mr and Mrs Ives. Mr Actand. For Wellington: Mr Dlok, Master Apland, Mrs M'Lood. por Mannkau—Mr Seely.

Tho E.;autliul Star discharged cargo to-day at the Rattray street wharf. The Gorda landed coal to-day at the Jetty street wharf. , The Rotoma It ft tho Rattray street wharf this afternoon with passengers and cargo for Northern ports. , . The Isabella Anderson, from Wellington, arrived yosterday evening, and was towed alongside the export pier this morning. She left Wellington on (he. Ifth inat.; had variable wl,nd§ tq arrival,

, The Worcester commenced discharging cargo this morning, at the Victoria wharf. After a spell of fine southerly weather, the wind veered round to the N.E. on Saturday, attended by thiok raiD, whioh continued until this forenoon, when the weather oleared, with every indication of the wind veering back to the S.W., which should bring along the coast the barques J. D. Peters, from New York, and Bass Rock, from London. The Beautiful Star, with cargo and passengers from Oamaru, arrived at Port Chalmers at 4.30 p.m. yesterday and steamed direct to Dunee'la. Three new revenue cruisers, buuc by Armstrong for the Chinese Government, have been despatched to China. The names which they have received are somewhat peculiar. Tliev are Ohtian-tcau (Additional Article), Li Kin (Inland Transit Dues), aud Kai-pan (Put in Force), and are intended to commemorate the convention signed by lord Salisbury j and the Marquis Tseng in July, 1886, by which an additional article regulating tha collation of the transit dues on opium was ailixel to the Uhefoo Convention of 1877, and by which also the latter instrument was put in force". The three names, therefore, record the completion of an important transaction between Great Britain and China. A remarkable prosecution took place at Liverpool the other day under the Lord's Day Act of 1070. The Sailors' Homo authorities were charged with a bieach of the Act by selling a suit of clothes from their outfitting department to a sailor just arrived from sea on Sunday morning. Prosecutors were trado rivals. The summons was dismissed, as the sale in this instance was held to he au,act of necessity. The maniDUvres of the German torpedo fleet are attracting no little attention just now in Europe (says the 'Scientific American'), and it is not at all surprising if the reports of its effectiveness aro not exaggerated. Germany cut but a sorry flguro on the sea, even when her armies in 1870-71 were carryingall before them, and there was a beliif, whon she began to bui'd the Mg ships of tho Kocnig Wilhclm type, that she would begin to vie with the other Powers in collecting a great fleet of these monsters. But the Germans, a long-headed people, soon satisfied themselves that more was to be gained by torpedoboats than great ships, and thoy soon began to devote themselves to forming a fleet of these poweiful little craft; and now, though they have an ocean lino-of-battle of only twenty-three heavy armor-clads, they possess considerably over 100 torpedo boats, comprising two great fleets—the one at Kcil, tho other at Wilhelmshaven. Each division of these ja divided into two Abtheihint/en of three companies or squadrons. A discipline like unto that maintained among the land forcoi p evails, manoeuvres and expoiiments are constant and thorough, and there is reason to believo that a hostile fleet, however strong, would have its hands full should it approach the German coast in any other than stormy weather; and, under such conditions, it would bo employed battling the elements. The barque Belleislc was towed down from Dunedin on Saturday evening, and anchored in the powder ground until yesterday afternoon, when sho was toved clear of tho Iliads, and sailed for Sydney with a full cargo of grain. The Gerda, coal laden from Grcynnuth, passed the | port tn Dunedin at 11 15 a.m. yesterday. She lift I Grey mouth at 7 a in. < n the 24 th inst. t Ttc luvucirgill, from Invcrcargill, arrived at Port Chalmers at 4.45 r.in. yesterday. She left Invt.roargill on the afternoon of the 20th inst. During the week commencing May 20 and enJing May 20 the following vcehgls have been at the Dunediii wharves :—Arrivals: Oinaperc ?52 tons, Kakanul 50 (twice), Slug 32 (twic<). lfauroto 1,270, Inverearirdl 132, Mawhera 340, Herald 3r ; o, Grafton 207, Beautiful Stir 146, Waiwapa 1,023, Rotorua 570, Worcest r 1,800; tola!, 6.5G4 tons. Departures: Kahu 90 tons, Penguin 442, Omapere 352, Enterprise 84, K.kanui 56 (twice), lleauliful Star 140 (twice), Hauro'o 1.27G, Invcrcargid 132, Wairarapa 1,023, Herald 350, Shag 32, Oration 297, Mawhera 340, Belleisle 3SB ; total, 5,325 tone. The ' Lyttelton Times states that the diver engaged in taking out the cargo from the wrecked May n got right to the floor, and there, just about under the fore part of the main hatch, found a rent a!'out 3ft long on the starboard side. From what could be seen the frames were not in any way damaged, as tho hole was well betw. en two of them. The vessel was not rest'ng on trie rock, having risen by Voing relieved of her caigo. Indeed, she now swings about with tho motion of the sea pretty freely. The hole will be stopped as well as it can be, and the hatch fastened on. The "wreckers" will then ascertain if the hole discovered is the only one by the impression the fl iwin,' title has on the inside of the ship. ARRIVAL OF THE WORCESTER. T.ie Colonial Union Steam Ship Company's chartered steamer Wr.io:ster, from London via Cape Town, Sydney, Newcastle, and the North, arrived off Taiaroa Heads yesterday mornir g. The Worcester is quite a new vossel. built by Messrs

Gray and Co., Of Hartlepool, in 1887, for the Great Western Stearn Sbip Company, of Bristol, especially as a caigo carrier. Her tonnage is net 1,839 tons, gross 2,898 tons with a carrying capacity of over 4,000 tons dead weight. She is straight stemmed and schooner-rigged, and her dimensions are: Length, 310 ft; beam, 47ft; depth, 2uft. Her engines aro on the triple expansion principle, and are of 200 horsepower nominal. The cylindeis, three in number, are stroke of 45in. Her average speed is between ten and eleven knoti per hour, the consumption of coal being very light, not exceeding twenty tens per day. Th. t Worcester's officers are :—CaptaiD, L. Morice ; first olficjr, A. 11. Herbert; second officer. J. Knight; third officer, A. 11. Kelly ; engineer, J. Nixon. The Worcester left London on February 2.1, lid had a fiorc? galo for the first two days; the Equator was crossed on March 11, and Table Bay reached on the 24in of the same month ; after coaling she left ogain the same day for Sydney, which port she reached on the 21st nit. ; after discharging her Australian carg", sho left Sydney on the 28th ult. for Newcastle, where she tock on board a quantity of caal, and sailed for Auckland on the Ist inst. ; hed strong east winds with head sea, but fine weather was experienced the whole voyage. Tho Three Kings WO'C passed at noon on the 6th inst., reaching Auckland on the morning of the 7th ; di'Chargod 1,400 tons coal, took on board a quantity of cargo, and left again on the 14th ; called ut Nnpicr, and, after taking in cargo, left that port at 4 45 p.m. on the 19 hj, arriving at Wellington on tho 20th ; toon in cargn, and lift again at midnight on tho 23 d, arri irgas above. ARRIVAL OF THE TONGARIRO. The R.M.S. Tongariro, from Plymouth via Cape Town, Hnbart, Wellington, and Lyttelton. arrived off the Hcjds at 0 a.m. yesterday, ar.d anchored until 3.15 p.m., when she c-ossed the bar un lor the charge of Pilot M'Donald, berthing alongsido the George Bt-cet pier at 4.40 p.m. The officers osso'iatcd with f'aptain Bone are, with two exceptions, '.he name as last voyage. Dr Hazard has taken Dr Sherifl's plac? as surgeon, and Mr Bkxham, having been promoted to be chief officer of the Aorangi, hj iB been Miccecdcd by Mr Milward, I t■ of the Kaikoura. The Tongariro on leaving Plymouth had 320 passengers, 220 packages of meiir, 1,700 tons cargo—of which 300 tons cargo was for Auckland, 400 ttins (or Wellington, 600 tons for Lyttelton, and 400 tons for Dunedin. Her passage from Plymouth to Wellington occupied 41d 7h llmin; her ao'ual steaming ti'no hcin r 39J 22h 23 min Tho Tongariro left Plymouth at 1.45 p.m. on April 7, experienced fine weather to arrival at Tcncriffe at 1.20 a.m. on thel2.h. and sailed again at 11.15 a.m same day ; had light N.E. trades, succeeded by variable winds, to tho Equator; thence moderate S.E. trades to arrival at Capetown at 11.22 p.m. on April 20; remained there until 11.45 am. on the 27th, when she pushed on for Hobart; experienced moderate to light westerly winds, accompanied by fine weather, to arrival at that port at 2 ii.no. on the 15th inst.; left again at 10.10 a m. same day, experienced light winds and fino weather across, and reached Wellington at 8 40 a.m. on tho 19th inst ; discharged cargo and left again on the 23rd at 4 p m., arriving at Lyttelton on tho following day at 0 a.m.; discharged cargo, and left again at 4 p m. on the 20t.1i, arriving as above. She will remain in port until June 7. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Doricsailod from Wellington for London at one o'clock yesterday. Passcrgois: Saloon Misses Dewing, Seymour, Vogeli. Maltby, Ellis, E Bruce, R. Mason, Whitelaw (2), McsJamcs Hendersan Law, Wcare, M. Goldic, Fitzhcrbor', Dewing, Greaves, Maddock, Gndhy, two children and nurse, Tucker, Liing. Whitelaw and two boyp, Ttcv. E. H, Boddington, Dr Laing, Messrs MclviUr, Hindorson Law, J. and P. Wearc, M.Low, P. Morton, T. Cross. H. Greaves, B. Maddock, M. J. Godby, 0. Tucker, Whitelaw, J, Laing. Second cabin—Miss G. Waltham, Mesdamos A. Hutchison, Upton, Watson, Fergusson, Sotteen, Norman and four children. Captains J. Mortlomin and W. Seffeen, Messrs R. Hopkins, Schroder, J. Bljtb, J. Upton, K. Waltham, Bins, R. Reeves, V. Watson, 11. Cannon ; and thirty-two steerage. Tho Huapnhu arrived at Itin na tho 20th ins'., wilb her meat csr.,'o in good condition. MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Monday, May 28. Jslofp.—Manapouri arrived 8 a.m. from Melbrnrne; 6ailed 4 p m. for Port Clnlrrers. Lyttrlton.—Wanaka arrive! 4 a.m. from Wellington ; returns 9 p.m.-Grafton sailed 2 p.m. for Wellington. Wklhnoton.—Mararoa sailed noon for Napier.— Rotomahana sailed 3 p.m. for Lyttelton.—ll iwea sailed 5 p.ra for Nelaon.—Kawatiri sailed 5 p m. for Westport. —Koranul sails 10 p.m. for Nelson. Shipping Telegrams. Auckland. May 20.—Zcalandla, for Sydney. Passengers : Mrs Sawyer, Messrs A. G. Horton and the English football team ; sixteen in the steerage. Wellington, May 27. Waraka, for the South. Grkymoutii, May 27.—.G M. Tucker, to load coal for Port Pirie. Albany, May 27.—The Ballaraf's New Zealand passengers are Miss Carver, Messrs Sherrcs and Carver (2). Bluff, May 28.—The Manapouri arrived at 8 a.m. to-dav She left Melbourne on the 23rd at 3 p.m.; experienced strong E S.E. wlnda with heavy sea during the passage. For Dunedin—Mioses Monteith and Ltmehinan. Mrs Knight, Messrs W. J. M. Larnaeh, Watson. Halslo.v, Bower, Hunter, Knight, Rev. J. S. Hill ; and seven in the steerage. For Lyttelton —Mossrs Fox, Sccretan, and Smith. For Wellington Miss Fox, Mossrs Homann, Reid, Snodgrass; and six in tho steerage. For Auckland— Rov. Mr Bull and Mrs Reid : and eight in the stecr.ige. For Napier Rev. Mr Patterson. The 8.8. Pnkaki arrived at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, finished loading at midnight, and sailod for Sydney and Newcastle at daylight yesterday with R. 400 sacks of grain from here.—The barque Othello, from Lyttelton. arrived this nrrning. • Mklboubne, Mny 28 —Wnihora, from the Bluff.