SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7651, 29 June 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water.

To-morrow.—Talfttoa Heads: 7.10 a.m., 7.33 p.m. Poit Chalmers: 7.fio a.m., 8.18 p.m. Duoodin: 835 a.m., 8.58 p.m.

Port Chalmers.

AItRtVED.-JUNH 28. Fif eshlre, s.s., 8,720 tons, W. A. Millar, from London

(April 14) via Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Oimaru, and Tlmaru. Lizzie Ellen, schooner (pill baol;). Jitnk 29.

Kawatiri, s.s., 288 tons, Apstoin, from Westport. Penguin, 8.8., 442 tone, Allman, from tho North. Passengers: Saloon—Mrs Cooper, Miss Low, Messrs Houghton, Pirie, Orr, Jones, Watson, Naill;. two steerage SAILED.—J unh 29.

Mahlnapua, a.e., 205 tons, StJtt, for tho West Coast via Tlmaru.

The Mahlnapua left the Rattray street wharf at 4 p.m. to-day for the West Coast via Timani. The Penguin, from the North, arrived at the Rattray street wharf at 8.15 a.m. to-day. She left Nelson on the 26th inst., called at Pieton, and arrived at Wellington at 2 a.m. on tho 27th inst.; left again at 2 p.m., and reached Lyttelton at 7 a.m. on the 28th; left that port at 2 p.m.; had fine weather with a heavy swell along the coast, and arrived as above. Wo thank Purser Morris for report and files. Tho Kawatiii. with 438 tons coal from Westport, arrived ot Port Chalmers at 5 a.m. to-day, after a good run of sixty hours, and steamed alongside the steamer Fifeshiro to disohargc. She left Westport at 3 p.m. on the 26th inst., experienced westerly winds with fine weather, and passed Banks Peninsula at 11 a.m. yesterday, arriving as above. The Now Zoiland Shipping Company have sold two of their sailing ships in London—viz., the Waikato and Wanganui. The formor is 1,021 tons register, and was built in Sunderland in 1874, and the latter was built in Glasgow in 1877, and is 1,077 tons register. The purchase price in caoh case was LG 10s per ton, and the purchaser of the Wanganui was Captain John Leslie, late owner of the May Queen.— Press.' The Bass Rook transhipped her powder yesterday, and the hulk Thomas and Henry was towed down alongside in readiness to take in cargo. Owing to the vessel's heavy draught she will have to lighten before being towed to Dunedin to discharge. Parleying has ceased between the captain of the Alameda and the Sydney Maritime Labor Union, who refuse to unload the steamer wbilo the Chinese crew is on board, Captain Morse having agreed to cable to Mr Spreckles ai to the course to be pursued. In the meantimo the Alameda's cargo is undischarged. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The lonic arrived at Hobart at 3 p.m. yeslerday, and was to sail for New Zealand at six o'clock this morning. She brought eighty-three passengers for , Australia and 107 for New Zealand. : The Coptic, to leave tho colony on August 25, will be tho first of the Shaw. Savill and Albion Company's vessels to carry the mail under tho altered arrangementi. ARRIVAL OF THE FIFEKHIRF.. Tho Fifeohlre, from London via Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Oainaru, and Timaru, arrived off tho Heads at 3.45 p.m. yesterday, and crossed the bar, under the charge of Pilot Paton, at 4.15 p.m., and was berthed alongside the George street pier at 0 p.m. Captain Millar brings with him as chief olticer Mr Falconer, Mr Duncan (second), and Mr Ireland (third). Mr F. W. Morgan still occupies his position as purser, and the engineering department is under the charge of Mr Small, Mr Downing being second, and Mr Hobson third, whilst the victualling department is under the charge of Mr Miller. We aro Indebted to Mr Morgan (purser) for the following report:-Left London on April 14, and crossed the Equator on the 29th In longitude 12 W., and rounded the Cape,--f Good Hope on May 11 in latitude 39 S.; had light variable winds, with fine weather across the Southorn Ocean, and arrived at Adelaide on Juno 1 after a passage of 45 dajs 14 hours; discharged 600 tons of cargo, and left again on the 2nd inst., experienced light head winds with high sea to arrival at Melbourne at 1 p m. on the 4th; discharged 3,000 tons of cargo and left again for Sydney on the 10th, arriving at that port on tho 12th after a run of forty-four hours ; disoharged 1,100 tons cargo, and icok In a supply of coal, and pushed on again at 8.20 a.m. on the 14th, arriving oft Oainaru at 0 am. on the 10th; but, owing to the heavy eea which prevailed, she was compelled to anchor outside the breakwater until tho 22nd, when the weather having moderated she steamed inside the breakwater, and took on board 9,000 carcasses mutton, 500 quarters beef, 2,600 cases meats, 600 bales wool, 200 casks tallow, and 2,000 sacks wheat; leaving again at 1 am. on the 26th, arriving at Timaru at daylight same day, when she took in 7,097 6aoks wheat, 500 bales wool. 750 cases meats, 128 casks skins. 7 pack, ages sundries, 7,999 carcasses mutton, and 5 bags hares, and left again at 6.80 a.m. yesterday, arriving as above. Shipping Telegram.. Mkibournb, June 28.—Mararoa, from the Bluff. Svdnkv, June 29 Hauroto, from Lyttelton. Wkllisgton, June 29.—Tho steamer Rosimond, coal laden, from Greymoutb, while coming alongside the wharf at mldDight, ran into the Brunner Company's coal hulk, striking her amidships. The latter immediately sank, but fortunately the keepors of the hulk were ashore, ready to assist in making the steamer fast to the wharf. The damage done to the Rosamond is only trifling.