SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7643, 20 June 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water. To-morrow. Taiaroa Heads :05a in., 036 p.m. Pott Chalmers: 0.45 a. in., 1.18 p.m. Dunedin: l.i'O a.m., 2.1 p.m. » Port Chalmers. ARUIVKD.- June 20. Waihora. s.b , 1,269 tons, Popham, from Sydney via ('..ok Strait. Passengers : Me-srs Beaumont, Dudcr, Ferrier, Naiemith, A'len, M. 11.11. ; and twenty-tour steerage. Kakanui, 8.5., 66 tons. Best, from Port Molyneux. SAIIED.-JuNK 20. Itotomahana, s.s., 865 tons, Caroy. for Sydney via the KlSt Co=it. l>nsF.encfTß -. Vor Lyttclton—Ucv. and Mrs Vrazcr-Hurst, Mesdames King, Farqulrr, Mirs Smith, Mr Simea For Wellington—Mef.iames Stevenson, Fanquicr, King, Mi c s Wenborn, Meß-rs Wilson, Ror«, Seed. For Napier— Mrs Whito. Mips For Sydney—Mr J. P. Ci'lan ; and three steerage. Invercarglll, 8.8., 136 tons, Sundstrum, for Inwreargill. The Marine Depaitment lias received a cable message to the effect that a derelict, bottom up, hos been discovered etv< n miles from Ncwcntle, b Id by an anchor supjroied to be fas. to a rook, and it was impessible to mue her. It was intended todestr. y her with a torp.'do. and pasfinir vessels are wirnert. Tho Beautiful Sta-left the It ittray street wharf at 10 p.m. yesterday, and prer-tded down the harbor. On reaching tie Heads, however, the sea was so h"-vy that it was not deemed prudent to coss the bar, and she returned to the Rattray street wharf at lam. to-day. Messrs Neill and Co. (Limited), agents for the China Navigation Company, arc in receipt of advice that the steamer will sail from Hongkong for New Zcjiand via Japan rind Fnoohow early this month. The dite of depa-ture from the latter port will be ab: ut SSth June.

The Invcrcargill left the Rattray street wharf this afternoon 'or Invercargiil. The Wa'ho/a arrived at the Victoria wharf at 10.30 a.m. to-day from Sydney via Cook Strait. Amongft her pa«»engers she brings four officers and twentythree of the shin's company of the wrecked s.s. flawoa. The Wa'hora left Sydney at midnight on June 12; bad stront southeriy gales with heavy seas, and pass-d Cape Farewell at 9 32 a.m. on the 17th inst, arriving at Wc'lington at 10 p.rn : she left, again at 6.40 p.m. en the 18th inst.; had a strong foutherly gale with heavy head icas until she pnssed Banks Peninsula, and thence strong northerly winds to arrival.

A fresh N.K wind set in yesterday, which increased to a gale durirg tho night, attended by frequent blinding showers of n'w, which continued during the whole of this forenoon. Owing to tlerc being a heavy S.E. scion tho bir the departure of the Ton-ga-iro for Lyttelton was prslpnnert. Owing to the inclemency of the wiaHicr to-day. no cargo was taken on board tho brigantincMeto. ' She has under hatches 2.117 sacks o: t".

The departure of the Stella hai been postponed, as owing to the heavy pea she would bo unable to land, stores at Cape Sanndcra. The steamship B Jmoral Castle, after having been thoroughly rf novated, and her former machinery replaced by engines of the newest type, and her refrigerating appHaneei extended to 28,000 eheep is now on thi ber.h in London, and will sail on July 12 for New Zealand The London corresponded of the 'Argus' states that tho North German Lloyd Steamship Company have not as yet much reason to congratulate themselves on their cntepri:e in extending their operations to Australia. On tho Atlantic lino they are developing ste.di'y, tho brmch lines have Droved far from remunerative, Tho mail seivico for last year showed a loss of L' 230,108, even after the receipt of tho German Fuhsidy of L 220.000 ; whilo if a proportion of tho writing off to depreciation aod repairs account be aHdr.d. it appears that the mail lines show a loss of L 57.663. Tho net profits of the company were L 05,750 less than in 1868, which was caused by tho loss of the s.g. Oder, valued at L69.D00. MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Wednesday, June 20 ] Ltttklton.—Hauroro anlved 8.50' a.m. from Wellington.— Jlara<-oa and Grafton eailed 2 p.m., former for Port Chalmers, latter for Akaros. Rotorua arrived 1.40 p,m. from Port Chalmers j sails 9 p.m. for Wellington. Nblson —Mahinapua arrived 4 a.m. from Wei lington ; sailed 2 p.m. for Westport. New Plymoctii.—Penguin arrived 7.30 a.m. from Manukau ; sailed 3 p.m. for Nelson. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Conrnany's e.s. Coptic left Plymouth on the 16th inst., bound for Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton, with 2,000 tons of cargo for all ports, including 300 tons for Duiicdin, which will bo transhipped from Wellington. Weather Telegram. Tho Harbor Board received the following telegram from tho Meteorological Department at Wellington : "North to east and south-east gale, with rain ; glass further fall.—R. A. Edwin " (Received 1.50 p.m.) Shipping Telegrams. Auckland, June 19. Devonport, barque, from Newcistle. Onkhonoa, Juno 19.—Ponguin, for tho South. Passengers : For Wellington—Major Gudgeon, Messrs W. W. Dartnall, H. P. Norton, A, J. Bliss. For Nelson—Mr D. Btukley. For Greyraouth—Mrs J. Young, Mows J. Donaldron, O. Sargcant, D. Shaw. For Lyttelton—Messrs S. J. Bull, Tanner, R. Wilkinson, C. Jackson. Wellington, Juno 19 —Wanaka, from Lyttelton.— Waihora, for Dunedin. Passengers : Mr Allen ; ard nine steerage.—Hauroto, for the South. Passengers : Miss Bullock, Mrs Dwyer and son, Messrs Kempthorne, Roper, Brooke, Master M'Hray; and Ave steerage. Bluff, June 19.—Ashleign Brook, at 4 p.m., for Napier, with 5,803 carcasses of mutton, 4GS quarters of beef, and 27 bileß of wool for London from here.— Annie Bow, for Port Pirie, with 164,000 ft timber.— The Othello leaves for Port Pirie to-morrow with 200,000 ft timber. , , Stdnhy, Juno 19.—Linda Webber, for Auckland. London, June 19.-Eugenie, from Timaru (February 7).