SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7647, 25 June 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water. Tomorrow.—Talaroa Heads: i.t a.m., i. BO p.m. Pott Cbalmeis: *47 a.m., 0.10 p.m. DuDedin : 5.82 a.m., 5 56 p.m. —+■ • At tbe Heads. Westland, ebip, seventy-four days from London. ,— . i» Port Chalmers. ARRIVED.—Joss 28. Mawbera, s.s., 358 tons, Hill, from droynwuth via way porta. Possongers: Misses Auld and Bosworth, Mrs Lindsay, Rev. Mr York, Messrs Walker, Mess, Bannatyne, Leighton ; and three steerage. Beautiful Star, s.a, 148 tonß, Fenn, from Oamaru. Passengers : Sis saloon, five steerage. June ii. Pukakl, s.s., 850 tons, Johnson, from Lyttelton via Timaru. _ , . „, * Kakanul, a.!., 50 tons, Best, from Rlverton. SAILED.— Jdnb 23. Kawatlrl, 8,8., 288 tons, Apstein, tor Weatport. J one 26. Tnkapuna, s.s., 920 tons, Fecn, for Northern ports. Passengers: For Wellington—Misses Johnston, Allen (2); and two steerage. ' , Waihora, s.s., 1,269 tons, Pepham, for Sydney via I Cook Strait. Passengers: For Lyttelton—Mies wil- [ son. For Sydney—MUs Beckbousei Mr Beokhouss; and one steerage.

Lizzie Ellen, schooner, 45 tons, Wareß, for Fortrose. Information from the manager of Ihe Endeavor Inlet Antimony Company says that a quantity of wreckage ha 9 literi seen floating in Gore Bay. Tho PuUakl, alter a long absence from headquarters arrived In the harbor yesterday morning. She left Lyttelton at 4 p.m. on the 17th insf. for Timaru, whero che arrived, after a stormy passage of twenty-five hours, at 5 pm. on the 18th. The weather continued so had that she was detained there for five dayß, lint at length •.wca Ji-J in tikinp' in some I.DOo sacks wheat, and sailed at II p.m. on thr 2:ifrt, arriving at Dnnedin at 10 a.m. on the 24th. The Kakanui arrived at Dnnedin at 7 p.m. yesterday. She left Rivorton at 11 p.m. on the 23rd, and experienced light N.W. winda alonjj the coast to arrival. The Waihora sailed this afternoon for Sydney via Oamaru and Cook Strait. The Takapuna has again been put In commission, and salted this afternoon for Northern port?. The Mawhern, havlnir discharged her inward cargo and loaded, sails this evening for the Weat Coast via Oamaru and Tim am. The Waihora, having been cleaned, scraped, and repainted, was hauled out of the graving dock on Siturday afternoon. The Lizzie Ellen, having taken in her cargo for Fortrrso at tho Dunedin wharf, sailed down to Port Chalmers on Saturday forenoon, and berthed at tho head of tho graving dock to take in a quantity of guano. The Mota, having completed her cargo of oats at the Bowen pior, which consisted of 3,000 sacks, dropped down the harbor on Saturday evening as far as the Quarantine ground. She took on board, this forenoon, 160 cases dynamite, and Boils for Adelaide with tho first slant of wind, as the vessel is chartered to return back to this port. We wish Captain Do Vrles a speedy return. During the week commencing June 18 and ending June 23 tho following vesse's have arrived at and sailed from tho Dunedin wharves:—Arrivals : Inveroargill 130 tons, Rotorua 670, Rotomahana 805, Kakanui 50, Waihora 1,269, Mararoa 1,218, Boautiful Star 140 (twice), Herald 850, Grafton 297, Mawhera 840; total, 0,704 tons. Departures: Stella 132 tons, Janet Ramsav 41, Rottrua 670, Invercarglll 130, Rotomahana 805, Waihora 1,209, Kakanui 60, Mararoa 1,248, Grafton 297, Beautiful Star 146 (twice), Herald 350, Lizzie Ellen 46 ; total, 6,010 tons. A few days ago the fiftieth anniversary occurred of what must be regarded as one of the decisive events In the world's history. On April 21,1838, tho two steamships Slriua and Great Western arrived in New York harbor from England, being the first steamers that orossed the Atlantic. The Sirius sailed from Queenstown on April 4. the Great Western from Bristol on April 8. Both arrived at New York on the same day, tho latter vessel being behind the other by only a few hours. New York papers of the time gave vivid descriptions of the enthusiasm with which the vessels were received, and the orowds wbioh witnessed their arrival. Captain Roberts, who osmmanded the Siriua on thia eventful voyage, was three years later transferred to the ill-fated President, which was lost on her first voyage out, without leaving the faintest trace of her fate.—' The Times,' May 4. The Ohau was hauled into dock on Saturday afternoon for cleaning and repainting. The Beautiful Star arrived at tho Dunedin wharf at 9.65 p.m. on Saturday with cargo and passengers from Oamaru, which port she left at 8.10 p.m. on that day, and experienced light variable winda with find weather along the coast. Mr Meade has rocelved an inoreaso of rank from tho Union Steam Ship Company, he having been appointed to the command of the Wanaka, vice Captain Grant, who is to take charge of tho Takapuna. A Btearner bound North—supposed to be the Invercarglll—passed the Heads yesterday morning. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Arawa sailed yesterday from Lyttelton for London via Rin de Janeiro. Passengers: Saloon— Mlsa Jessie East, Mesdamea Charleß Allen, Louise East, Waddell, C. Maxwell, Messrs Thomas Caleutt, Arthur Nodes Nash, E. C. Le Mensurier, E. Le Messurier, John Davis, R S. Bull, Prendergast, S. Smith, Revs. Charles Shergold and IJ. Mather, Lieutenant-colonel Adamß. Second cabin—Misses M'Gregor (2), Lizzie Smith, F. Robinßon, Mesdames Margaret Hodge, M'Gregor, Abraham, Frazer-Hurst, Messrs Fred G. Hodgo, J. D. Thomson, R. Sutton, Q R. Livingston, Abraham, E. Aldridge, Revs. C. H. Robinson and J. Frazer-Hurst, Mrs S. Smith, Mr Simere; forty steerage. At Lyttelton she loaded 1,000 bales wool, 2,000 sacks wheat, and 7,000 carcassea mutton. FIRST TEA STEAMER. Messrs Nolll and Co , Limited, agents for the China Navigation Company, Limited, are in receipt of advici that tho Company's (steamer Taiyuan sailed from Foochow, for Now Zealand porta direct, on 23rd Inst. This steamer has 900 tona for Dunedin, and la due here on 24th July, THE WESTLAND. The ship Wcstland was off Cape Saundors at 2.30 p.m. today, seventy-four days out, from London. She is expected to be towed into port to-night. WRECK OF THE GERDA. The Gerda la a complete wreck. Sho has utterly doßtroycd eleven bays of the north breakwater, and the work U now no further forward than it was about twelve months ago after the big flood. There were three rows of piles with a railway track on each, and all are torn away and have disappeared, and a length of 250 ft Is now altogether destroyed, the loss to Messrs Hungerford and M'Kay being over L2.0C0. Thia was Captoln Ericsen's last trip, as ho Intended going to Germany after It. The harbormaster, who saw tho accident, attributes it to the vessel not answering her helm properly. The wind, ho says, was not heavy, nor was the eca exceptionally heavy. There was plenty of water on the bar, and a signal up that the bar was safe. The vessel was in between the two pier heads and very close to the south mole when tho helm not answering, througli her bow being down and stern up on tho sea, she was canted to tho northward, and the soa coming up canted her still further northwards, eo that she took the ground and was soon on the north works The crew and officers got all their effects ashore. Tho stern is standing high up, and any cargo there 1b (about twenty tons) is not much damaged, t tit the bettom of the vessel is as full of holes as a colander. If she had been a few yards further north she could have been launched again. Very little of the vessel Is visible now. The fore part has been broken rff by tho action of the waves, The after part still hangs together, but Is much smashed. According to the articles of agreement the captain, mate, and engineer have to be sent Homo at the expense of the owner. MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. MONDAV, JUNK 25. L'sttf.ltos.—Mahinapua arrived fl a.m. from Wellington.—Wanaka arrived 1.30 p.m. from Wellington; returns 9 p.m. Grafton sailed 2 p.m. for Wellington. Shipping Telegrams. Stdnf.t, June 23.—Wakatlpu, from Wellington. Adelaide, Juno 24-P. and O. Company's e.s. Rome, from Plymouth. Passenger for New Zealand : Mr Hughes. Wellington, June 23.—Rotomahana, for Sydney via the Baßt Coast. Bluff, June 23.—The Mararoa arrived at 8 a.m. She put out 68 tons of cargo and took in 602 tona of produoe and sailed at 5 p.m. for Melbourne with 225 pmengere (men, women, and children) from all ports. —The batquentine Annie Bow put baok to-day owing to having lost all her deck cargo and the refusal of the men to work. She was on tho way to Adelaide with a cargo of timber She was 300 miles away when she met with heavy weather. The men got ecared, and refused to go on. The vessel sustained no damage.-June 24 : Tho Te Anau arrived at 3.15 p.m., h&vinir made a smart run of 8 days 22 hours. She left Melbourne on the 20th at 3.10 p.m.; oleared Port Philip Heads at 5.65 p.m.; had fresh 3. and S.W. winds till the 23rd ; thence northerly and flno weather. Passengers: For Dunedin-Mrs Spence, Misses Edwards and Stratford, Mesßrs Manean, Hoops, Bennett, A. Kluwet, Muir, ToroMns, Brown, Andrews. For Lyttelton—Mr and Mrs Birolay, Miss Klenk, Messrs Jacob, Cope, Kennedy; twelve in the steerage for all porta.—The Marie Lawrie, barque (Captain Chaplett), from Auokland. arrived this morning. Sho will load timber for Port Pirle. AneKLASD, June 25.-The mail steamer Alameda left at midnight on Saturday for Sydney Passengers : Mrs Penny and two children, |Dr Fischer, Messrs B. Adamson, W. Halsey, J H. Whlteford, Penny, H. Carswell, T. Newoomb, J. W. James, G. F.Stuart; and through passengers from San Francisco.