SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 8500, 27 April 1891, Page 3

SHIPPING.

H!ir& Water. To-hobbow. Taiaroa Heads : 5.1 a.m., 5.18 p.m. Fort Chalmers: 5.41 a.m., 5.58 p.m. Dunedin: 6.26 a.m., 643 p.ra _ » Port Ciialmsrs. ARRIVED.— April 26. Inveroargill, b.f., 136 tons, Hansen, from Invercargill via Waikawa, Hauroto, a.a,, 1,276 tons, Neville, from Timaru. Passengers: Miss M'Cocnell, Mr Athya. Omapere, s.s., 352 tons, Lambert, from the Bluff. Poherua, s.a., 749 tons, Smith, from Fort Pirie via the Bluff. Beautiful Star, s.s., 146 tons, Shepherd, fiom Lyttelton via coastal ports. Jubilee, s.s., 816 tons, Brothers, from Sydney via Oook Strait. Passengers: From Sydney— Messrs F. S. Edward, Collins, A. Smith, Mrs Hatton. Coastal—Messrs Badham, Haiborow, Forsyth. Metdames Badham, L. S. Oram, Lourin, Misses Murphy and Forester; and twenty in the steerage. SAILKD.-April 25. Enterprise, brig&a.tine, 84 tons, Sell, for Napier. April 26. Herald, s.f\, 356 tons, Jones, for Oamaru and the West Coast. April 27. Eotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Stott, for Northern ports. Passengers: For Wellington—Messrs Blackwood, Austin, J. Sutherland, J. Gatfleld. For Nelson—Mrs M'Kinley and child, Masters M'Kinley (2); six steerage. * The Invercargill, from Invercargill via Waikawa, arrived at the Heads at 2 a.m. yesterday, and passed up the harbor to Dunedin. The Hauroto, from Timaro, anived at Port Chalmers yesterday morning. She left Timaru at midcljht on Saturday, and experienced fine weather along the coast. The Omapere, in ballast from the Bluff, arrived at Port Chalmers at 7 a.m. yesterday. She left the Bluff at 5 p.m. on the 25th inst, and had moderate weither along the coast. The Timaru has taken in 580 bales wool, 4 bales skins, 122 casks tallow, and 2,900 carcasses mutton.

The Omapere was hauled Into the graving dock this morning for cleaning and repainting. The Union Company have disposed of the Hero to the Australian United Steam Naviga-

tion Company, who intend to convert her into a hulk. She is to be stationed at Noumea, New Caledonia. In the " sixties" the Hero, under the command of Oaptitn Logan, now of the Manapouri, was one of our most favored passenger packets. The Beautiful Star arrived at Port Chalmers at 3 p.m. yesterday, Bteamlng up the harbor to-day. A barque, in ballast, passed the Heads yesterday bound South. She will probably be the Banca, bound for Bluff Harbor. The Jubilee reached the wharf yeaterday at 6 p.m. She left Sydney at 5 20p m. on the 18 ch, and encountered a strong K.S.E. breeze with high sea until the 21st Inst., when the breeze moderated and the sea went down; Cape Farewell was passed at 8 a.m. on the 23rd inst., and Wellington wharf reached at 10 p.m. same day; the voyagej'was resumed at 0 80 a.m. on the 24th, and Lyttelton reached at 5 p.m.; she left Lyttelton at 6.15 p.m. on Saturday, a fresh southerly breeze and moderate sea being met with.

During the week ended April 26 the following vessels have been at the Dunedln wharves:—Arrivals: Beautiful Star 146 tons (twice), Invercargill 123 (twice), Te Anau 1,028. Manapouri 1,020, Brunner 332, Herald 356, Rotorua 576. Lizzie (cutter) 26, Poherua 749, Hauroto 1,276, Jubilee 816 : total, 6 717 tonß. Departures: Mannion (schooner) 92 tons, Penguin 442, Beautiful Star 146, Catlin (ketch) 46, Invercargill 123, Te Anau 1,028, Manapouri 1,020, Alice (barque) 818, Brunner 332, Hudson 797, Enterprise (brigantine) 84, Herald 356; total. 4.264 tons. The Poherna, from Port Pirie via the Bluff, arrived at Dunedin early yesterday morning. She left Port Firie on the 15th inst., and had fine weather with fresh northerly winds all the way across, arriving at the Bluff at 5 p.m. on the 23rd inst.; took in a quantity of cargo, and left again at 6 p m. on the 25th inst.; had fine weather up the coast, and reached Port Chalmers at 7 am. yesterday, steaming up the harbor to Dunedln, LOSS OF A BARQUE. Auckland, April 27.—News has been received hers from Home stating that Captain Gregory Norris, of Auckland, was compelled to abandon the English barquentine Indiana off the Scilly in a gale, as she was sinking, while bound from London to New Zsaland via South Afiica, on March 18. The vessel, which wbb a total losp, was insured at Heme. Captain Norris and Mr Carlaw, of Auokland, were the owners, and bad recently purchased the vessel. All hands were saved. ENGLISH SHIPPING. The following is a list of passengers per B.M.S S. Talnui, sailing from London on the 19th March, booked up to the 6th inst. : First saloon—Mrs Guinness, Masters Guinness (2), Dr H. G. Guinness, Mr M. C. Nimmo, Mr J. G. Ruddenklau, Mrs Ruddenklau, Miss Buddenklau, Mr C. Canning. Second .saloon —Messrs N. G. Glassford, A. J, P. Sopp, R. Pi it chard, CM. A. Morant, and Miss Mltohell. Third class—Mr E. Andrladaster, Miss M. A. Bevan. Mr L. and Mr J. W. Bradford, Mrß F. W. Chadney, Messrs J. W. Dooley, J. Fleming, O. Hartley, S. J. Magson, J. Martin, H. Y. M. Norton, E. Samelos, R, Wellwood, Mrs Wellwood, Miss L. Wellwood, Miss F. Wellwood, Miss H. Wellwood, Master J. Wellwood, Mr B. Wellwood, Mr R. Williams, Misses A. Witney and O. Witney, Mrs L. Mitchell. ____ MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Monday, Apeil 27. Bluff.—Rotomahana arrived noon Sunday; sailed 5 p.m for Dunedin (expeoted to arrive 8 a.m.).—Taieri arrived 7 a.m. from Westport. Oamabo.—Herald arrived early from Dunedin ; sails for Tima'U. Timabu.—Orowaltl arrived from Westport. Wellington.—Oretl sailed 6 a.m. for Nelson. Grbtmodth.—Grafton arrived from Westport ; sails 2 p.m. for Westport. Mant/kau.—Takapuna sailed noon fjr Tarap nakl. [ Gisbobne—Te Anau arriyed 6 a.m. from Napier ; sailed 9 a.m. for Auckland. Auckland.—Taupo sailed 8 p.m. for Russell. Mjxboubnb.—Taviuni sailed 1 p.m. Saturday for Fiji—Waihora arrived 6 a.m. Sunday from'Hobart.

A NEW STEAMER SERVICE. Mr M, J. 8. Thompson, of Wellington, at the valedictory dinner in his honor last week, is reported to have said in the course of his reply to the toaßt of his health :—" He might tell them that he knew that arrangements were being made for the establishment of direct communication to Wellington. In a short time steamers would be running direct to Sydney and Melbourne, with a capaoity of sixteen or seventeen knot*, reducing the voyage to three days. What company would establish the line Mr Thompson aid not say, but he did say that the Union Company oould afford to let no other line come into this trade. When the direct service was established the lnterprovinolal shipping trade would centre In Wellington, the Australian part of it being transhipped at that port," Shipping Telegrams. Wellington, April 26.—Tekapo, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Mrs Adams, Messrs Gurr, Bruoe (2), Seriglll; and ten steerage. —TeAnau, for Auckland. Bluff, April 25.—Star of Victoria, steamer, Smyth, for London.—April 26: Noon, Rotomahana, from Melbourne. She left Melbourne wharf at 3.30 pm. on the 22nd inst.; oleared Williamstown at 4.40 p.m.; passed Port Phillip Heads at 7 p.m.; passed Swan Island at 11,85 a.m. on the 23rd; breasted the Solanders at 8 am. on the 26th, Centre Island about 10.30 a.m., and arrived as above after a smart passage of 89£ hours from Williamstown—an average of 13.4 knots per hour. She experienced fresh westerly winds for the first two days; thence light variable winds with fine weather to arrival She passed the Manapourl at 4.15 p.m. on the 25th inst. Passengers: For the Bluff —Mr Drain. For Dunedin—Misses Annear, Morrison, Forester, Messrs Eemplin, Sohultze, Davys, Henry, Like, Malone, Travere, Devereux, and Lequlsne. For Lyttelton— Messrs Daly, Scott, Barker, Willy, Lamb, For Auckland—Bev. and Mrs Serpell, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Moore. Seventeen steerage for all ports. —April 27: Taieri, b.s., from Westport, Auckland, April 25. Alameda, for San Francisco. Passengers: Miss Egan, Mesdames Birch, Graum, Hatty, Biohards, Nlmmo, General Johnston, Judge Lecomte, Bev. Mr Laacelles, Dr J. C. M'Lellan, Messrs Weston, Johnson, J. H. Talt, Nimmo, Batty, F. Evans, H. Biohards, Sealy, Murdoch, A. H, Liddle, Walters, Evers, P. Graum, Searle and wife, B. P. Chapman, leiz, M'Lean; ten steerage, and 126 in transit from Sydney.—April 27: Leading Wind, for Puget Sound.