SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 8770, 10 March 1892, Page 3

SHIPPING.

Bleb Water. To-mokrow. Talaroa Heads: 1.39 a.m., 2.2 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.19 a.m., 2.42 p.m. Dunedln: 3.4 a.m., -3.27 p.m. Pari camlßMrib. ARRIVED.-March 10. Mararoa, b.s., 1,658 tons, Ohatfleld, frcm Sydney via Wellington and Lyttelton. Passengers : Mesdamea Robb, Stephenson, Howard, Macnaughtou, Call and two children, M'Dowell and child, Piukeard, Misses Barkley, Leslie, Ford, Begg, D. Fitohett, M'llwraitb, Messrs Bet jimln, Markley, A. Campbell, J. Munro, H. M. tfalleusteiu, R. Davis, Macnaughton, J. J. Murphy, f inkers; and ten In the Bteeiage. Duke of Westminster, s. s., 2,472 tons, Cox, from the North. SAILED.—Maboh 9.

Koputal, p.s,, 56 ton?, Thomson, for Tiraaru. Mararoa, sb., 1,248 tons, Ohatfleld, for Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart. For the Bluff-Mrs Logan. For Hobart—MbsssKddie, Baker, For Melbourne—Misaes Taylor, Peterson, Garrett, Sargood, Gordon, K"cp (2), Haves, Farnle, Duncan, Rollaml, Rickard*, SkeltoD, Kelson, Mesdames Heffernan, Hay, Marshall, Taylor, Milne, Richards, Duncan, Heaton, Neleon, Lawrenoe, M'Keo, lalng and family, Adams, Crowther, Green, Messrs Rlckards, M'Keo, Tennant, Laing, Gordon, Green, Peterson, E. P. Houghton, M'Naughton, Evan, Heaton, By ion, M'hwan, Johnston, M'Alice, Rowborham, O. M'Leod, Sliker, Taylor, Duncan (2), M'Kwell, Rev. Marshall; and eighteen in the steerage.

Makoh 10. Clyde, schooner, 88 tons, Gibbonp, for Hokltlka.

A large steamer pissed TMaroa Heads at 4.45 p m. yesterday, bound south. The barque Northern Star was towed up to Dnnedin yesterday afternoon by the tug Plucky.

The Kawatira was hauled into the graving dock yesterday evening for cleaning and repainting. The Mararoa, from Sydney vit Wellington and Lyttelton, arrived alongside theßowen pier at 6.30 a.m. today. She left fydney at 620 p.m. on the Srd inst., cleared the Heads at 7-10 p.m., experienced fresh head winds with sea and gloomy weather until the 55b, followed by variable winds and fine weather to arrival at Wellington at 6.45 p.m. on the 7th ; sailed at 6.30 p.m. on the Bth, arrived at Lyttelton at 8 a.m. on the 9;h, leaving at 3-40 p.m. (same day, arriving as above. The tug Koputal left the George street pier at 8 p.m. yesterday for Timaiu to assist in towing off the steamer Elginshire. The Duke of Westminster, from the North, arrived at 9 30 a.m. to-day, and was berthed at the George street pier to complete her loading for London. She left Lyttelton yesterday afternoon.

The Mararoa left the Bowen pier this afternoon for Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart. The barque J. H. Masters commenced dls-cha-giog cargo at the cross whaif today. The scho >ner Olyde completed loading for the West Cots*, and fail id this morning. The barque Northern Star ia landing timber at Dunrdin wharf. '' ' The Wairarapa completed the discharge of her cargo, and steamed down to P,ort Chalmers this afternoon. The Napier left Dunedin this afternoon for Fortrose and Owake. ' THE SEA SBRPBNT AGAIN. Captain B. Clark, of the ketch Nellie, tells us of an encounter with the much-talked-of rea serpent. He says that off the Bast Cape an enoimous fish was seen by himself and his crew. As to the length of the monster, tho estimate was about 50ft, and the mode of the creature's progress was that of an eel. Tho back of tbii denizen of the deep was dark brown and the underneath a pure white. Kvery now and again the main part of the fish would show a long projection like a swan's neck, which would protrude from the water for a distance of I.oft or 15ft. The appearance of the body was tapering from head and tall to the centre, the latter being the thickest part; " The appearance from the vessel was that of the raiding of the neck of a large swan. The skipper of the ketoh tells us that the serpent roße twice within two cables' length, and then disappeared altogether. Whether it wis the much-talked-of -sea serpent or net he leaves the publio to judge All he guarantees u the correctness of the foregoing leport.—'New Zealand Herald.' THE BRITISH COMMODORE. LOSS OV IWO OP THK CRIW. The ship British Commodore, for the safety of which Borne anxiety hsß been felt owing to one of her liftbaoys beicg washed up on the British coast, put in an appearance at Sydney on Friday last." The Ship Is from Fredrittstadt with a cargo of timber, p'g iron, etc. The voyage haß been a rather eventful one, Captain Morris having to record the loss of two of hid ci ew. In crossing the Bay of Biscay the ship fell In with a series of storms, cr rather hurrloanes, and on November 9 one of the crew, named John Hollander, fell off the forecastle head overboard. He was passing a lasbiDg round the port anchor, when the r-hip gave a lurch, and he diaappeared. The alarm was quickly given, and lines were thrown to the unfortunate fellow. A lifebuoy was also thrown overboard, but he failed to secure it, and the ship being hoveto a boat was speedily macned and sent towards him. The boat was in charge of the chief officer, and made a searoh for one hour and a half for the poor fellow, without, however, flading any trace of him. Deceased »**,»- native of Sweden, nineteen yews of age. The second fatality happened en the 12th inst, It seems that one of the apprentices named William J. Martin had been sent aloft with four otheii to clew tip the m\mi topgallants*!]. They all reached the yard safely, and 7000* Martin, who was oa the weather, yaydarw,, hM given a p&U on. the sail, when he !» WRerwep; to fall backwards/ W*l»W.# gunwale of the port lifeboat. The MPtaW. who was on dec*, to. fclg assistance

and had bim carefully carried to the oabln. An examination showed that his Injuries were of a very serious nature, and, although every attention was paid him by Captain Morris, he only lived lixteen and a-half hourp. The poor young fellow had been three years in the ship, and, balng a favorite, Mb saddeath was greatly regretted by all on board. He was a native of Liverpool, where his mother, who is a widow, resides. The voyage of the Biltlsh Commodore has ocoupled 118 days. She left Fredrikstadt on October 31, and six days later passed the Liz ud, northeast and north-north-east winds have given her a good inn aoross the North Sea and down the English Channel. In the Bay of Biscay there was a violent change, and a series of violent gales, or rather hurricanes, from south-west to north-west were encountered. During one of these gales the ship was driven dangerously close to the coast of dpain. *' For eight days," eaid Captain Morris, ''the ship bat el y made a mile, so bad was the weather, and I have never before had such a trying experience." During the gales the aails were torn completely out of the boltropes, and the heavy seas kept the decks in a chronic state of flood. Northerly winds followed this untoward weather, and the northeast trade balng good, the ship orowed the Line in longitude 21deg 40roin west on the twenty-eighth day out from the Llzud. Adverse weather delayed the ship near the Tine, and she was forced north again, and crossed the Equator a second time on December 16. Thence to latitude lOSdeg south-east to east breezes were met with, being followed by calms and variables for several days. This unfavorable weather delayed the ship, and she was thirty and a-half days covering the distance from the Line to the meridian of Greenwioh. In miking the easting on the parallel of 45Jeg south steady nouth-west to north-oortbwest breezes were experienced, and Gape Otway was made on the 22nd inst. Vaiiablo winds and foggy weather ensued In Bass htrait, and south-west to south and southeast brecz.'S, with ditty weather on the coast—Sydney 'Herald.' MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION BTBAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Thubbday, March 10. Ltttklton,—Takapura arrived 8 a.m. from Wellington; returns 6 p.m.—Te Anau anlved 10 a.m. from Port Chalmers; sails 9 p.m. for Wellington. Wellington.—Grafton arrived 3 a.m. from Nelson.—Rosamond arrived 5 a.m. from Grey-mouth.-Poherua arrived 7 a.m. from Greymouth. Kelson.—Penguin arrived C a.m. from Wellington ; tail* 6 p.m. for Ploton. t.RBYMOUTH.—Janet Nicoll sailed 7ara. for Auokland. * MARINE CASUALTIES. A boat o tiiHng a number *>f sailors belonging to ton fngl!*'' wa-vhipßell Isle capsized in the Illfey at D'-hVn, February 3, and four sailor* were drowned.

The Brltifh steamship Victoria, from Philadelphia, January 19, for Hamburg, reported at loDdon, February 3, that she had on board the crew of tbe Norwegian barque Florida, reported abandoned at sea. The French steamer Bt. Andre arrived at Antwerp, February 4, from Havre. She had collided with and Bunk the Danish brig Shot off Feecamp. All the crew of the latter, with the exception of a boy, were drowned. Steamship La Normandle, which sailed from Havre on the afternoon of January 23, for New York, collided with and sunk the tug which had been towing her. Five persons were drowned and one seriously injured. Steamship Golden Horn, from Antwerp, for New Orleanp, was reported, January 23, wrecked on the Windward Islands, east tf Porto Rico.

Despatch from Tunis to London, January 23, says the Freooh steamer Patrie is supposed to have been lost, with all on board, during a hurricane in the Mediterranean. Steamship Moltke was tunk on the morning of January 21 by colliding with tbe Italian steamship Carlo lietro, at Greenwich. The Moltke sank, all the crew escaping sav? one. The Carlo Pietro's pilot (aid tho Moltke's ridinglight wis not burning, as it should have been, during the thick fog prevailing at the time. aiUpplns Tdcvrama. Auckland, March 9 —Talune, from Sydney, —Ardle, for Newcastle. Wellington, March 9. Takapuna, for Lyttelton. - Kalkoura, for Napier and Auckland. Lyttelton, March 9.—Duke of Westmiutter, for Dunediu.—Hinemoa, for Wellington. Pad* 1 sengere: Competitors to Riflo Association meeting.— Mararoa, for Southern ports and Melbourne.— Maroh 10: 9.30, Te Anau, from Port Chalmers.

Sydney, March 10.—Wakatlpu, from Wellington.