SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 10767, 31 October 1898, Page 3

SHIPPING

HIGH WATfiK. To-morrow. Taiaroa Head: 3 56 a.m., 4.14 p.m. Port Chalmers: 4.36 ».ru., 4.54 p.m. Duledin : 4.21 a.m., 5.37 p.m. > ARRIVED.- October 30. Penguin, s.s., 517 tons, Spence, from Lyttelton. Passeugers: Mesdames Norman, Wilkinson, Miss A. Thompson, Professor Rainer, Messrs L. Schatz, G. S. Clulee, C. E. Rigg, R. C. Willis, Waddell, Morris, Pryor; and twelve steerage. i\apier s.s„ 48 tons, Mathieaon, from Waikawa. ,SATLKD.-October 30 Taupo, b.s., 408 tons, Lobb, for Westport. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Talune, from Melbourne, Ist prox. Pukaki, from Auckland, £nd prox. Herald, from Greymouth, 3rd prox. Waikare, from Sydney, 3rd prox, Flora, from Auckland, 3rd prox. Kini, from Westport, 4th prox. Westralia, from Sydney, 6th prox. Tarawera, from Melbourne, 13th prox. Waihora, from Sydney, 13th prox. Turakina left London 28th April. Lake Ontario left Liverpool 2Sth April. Soukar left Glasgow Ist July. Savoia left New York 20th July. Waitangi left London 30th July. Oamaru left Liveipool 30th July. Taranaki left Glasgow 23rd August. Nor'-wester left London 31st August. Canterbury left London 11th September. Lilla left London 23rd September. Auckland left Glasgow 25th October. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Mararoa, for Sydney, 2nd prox. Talune. for Sydney, 2nd prox. Flora, for Auckland, 3rd prox. Waikare, for Melbourne, 3rd prox. Herald, for Greymouth, 4th prox. Kini, for Westwort, 4th prox. Penguinj for Melbourne, 6th prox. Westralia, for Sydney, Bth prox. Taupo, for Westport, 10th prox. Tarawera, for Sydney, 14th prox. Monowai, for Melbourne, 14th prox. Waihora, for Sydney, 15th prox. The Napier, with 23,000 ft of timber, from Waikawa, arrived at 7 p.m. yesterday. She left Waikawa shortly before noon on Saturday, but, meeting the full strength of the N.E. gale, sheltered under Long Point for nine hours thence bad moderate wind with rough sea to arrival. The Penguin arrived at Port Chalmers at 9 a.m. yesterday with passengers from Lyttelton, She will be docked for overhaul to-day prior to leaving for Hobart. The Flora, which leaves here on Thursday for Auckland, will call at Timaru on her way up. The Herald's departure for Greymouth has been postponed until t riday. The Westralia, which was docked in Sydney' will arrive here on Sucday next as usual, but instead of leaving the Dunedin wharf on the Tuesday she will take her departure from Port Chalmers. While on » passage to Ngungurw from Coromandel last week the cutter Spitfire encountered a heavy gale, in which her mast was carried away, breaking off close to the deck, A Juryimaat was rigged after some trouble. The Tutanakai left Wellington for Nelson at the end of last week with stores for the lighthouse, and will proceed thence to Greymouth to load sleepers for the Bluff. She then calls at Dunedin for any cargo that might be awaiting shipment for Wellington. , . . . , It is stated that the 4th January, 1899, has been fixed as the date for the launching of the White Star liner Oceanic, which is now in course of construction by Messrs Harland and Wolff, and which is to be the largest ship affoat. The occasion is being looked forward to with interest in the Old Country. A report received in Sydney on the 18th inst. from Singapore states that another American ship, the Challenger, went down in the Formosa Channel in the heavy weather which wrecked the Comet. Captain Barneson, an old identity in the Australian shipping trade, who has commanded the barque Woolahra since she was launched, is now succeeded by his son, a young man of only twentytwo years of age. Captain Barneson, jun., served his apprenticeship under his father. It is understood that no captain in the Huddart, Parker Co.'s service will be sent Home to bring out the new intercolonial steamer Zealandia. Captain Free has been mentioned as likely to perform the duty. The Invercargill will arrive from Timaru tomorrow. She leaves in the afternoon for Invercargill and Preservation Inlet. The Nipon Maru on her official trip made an avenge speed of 16J knots. The vessel is one of the first built by Sir James Laing, of Sunderland, on behalf of a Japan firm. Her dimensions are 441 ft by 30ft Sin by 22ft 6in. The engines aro in duplicate, with cylinders 28Jin, 46in, and 75in, with a stroke of 48in, and are driven by four double-ended and one single-ended boiler. The passenger accommodation is arranged to carry eighty-nine first class and twenty-eight secondclass passengers, with servants, and 200 emigrants. Captain Hillian, late of the Enterprise, has been appointed to the command of the barque Ganymede, at present at Dunedin. Mr M'Donald, who came over from Melbourne by the Monowai last trip, has resumed his former position as assistant to Captain Strang at Port Chalmers. Mr Walker, who has been acting in that capacity, goes back to his old post as chief officer of the Waikare on Thursday. The barque Titania, built at Newcastle (England) in 1852, was abandoned in a sinking condition on August 23 in latitude 46deg 23min N. aud longitude 44deg 30min W. The crew were subsequently picked up by the Russian barque Vega, which landed the men at Swansea. The Titania hod been sinking gradually for four days, during which the crew were constantly pumping. The shipwrecked men, of whom there were eleven, were greatly exhausted when rescued. They were off Newfoundland when the Vega hove in sight and -took them on board. The Titania was bound for Glagow. ~ .' A meeting of German shipowners was held m Hamburg recently for the purpose of considering the means to be adopted " to prevent English shipowners, who pay nigh monthly wages, from recruiting, ' as they have hitherto done,' 'the greater part of their crews on the German coast." The outcome was ' a decision to forthwi+b. raise the rates of wages on -oversea and coasting vessels to sixty and fifty-five marks per month respectively, with overtime. It appears that in Iftnce the wages paid on mer-

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THE WRECK OF A.SALVAGE VESSEL. Auckland, October 31.—The captain and crew of the ketch Perseverance, which was wrecked at Sreti Feint, arrived here by the Klaora. ; On onday night last, in a heavy gale, when wearing the vessel, she crashed upon the outer rock of a reef,off Oreti Point, and filled so rapidly that she was tun as high as possible on the reef for the safety of those on board. All managed to get ashore safely, but there were some narrow escapes. Next morning an examiuation of the ketch was nude,. She was found to be so badly injured that it was impossible to float her, and she was hauled up as close to the beach as possible. Everything that could be saved was got ashore. The loss will fall heavily upon Mr Porter, the owner, as there was no insurance either on the vessel or her gear. The crew saved very little of their clothing. A NEW STEAMER. The new steamer Aotea, for the Northern Rivers Steamship Company of New Zealand, has been launched at Sydney. STEAMERS DELAYED. The Waikare has been delayed at Wellington until to-morrow. She will arrive at town on Thursday morning, and leave in the evening for Melbourne. The Kini and Herald will both be two days late in arriving owing to bad weather, but the company expect to be able to despatch them on Friday. ' EXPECTED STEAMER ARRIVALS TOMORROW. The Talune, from Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart, should arrive in town at about six o'clock to-morrow morning. She leaves again on Wednesday for Sydney. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. Due at Port Chalmers.—Matatua, 3rd December. Due at Wellington.—Ruapehu, 3rd prox.; Ruahine, 30th prox. Due at Auckland.—Tekoa, 16th prox.; Delphic 20th prox. Due at Lyttelton.—lonic, 13th December. The following is a list of the Otago passengers per R.M.S. Ruapehu, from London, due in Wellington about sth November: —For Port Chalmers—Miss I. M. M'Millan, Mrs E. Sundstrum, Mr C. Campbell, Miss M. Campbell, Mr G. Searle, Mr J. Outred, Mrs Outred, Mr H. E. Outred. For Bluff-Mrs E. Cowie, Mr J. Gilmour, Mr S. Gordon. For Oamaru— Mr P. Green, Mr W. Lightholder. TKLKGRAPH NOTICK BOARD Arrival.-October 31: Wellington, 1.30 a.m., Te Anau.from Dunedin.—Timaru, 4 a.m., Taupo, from Dunedin.—Bluff, 5.45 a.m., Talune, from Hobart, with a Brindisi mail.—Auckland, 8.15 a.m., Westralia, from Sydney. " ShimiNG TELEGRAMS. Auckland, October 30.—Upolu.for Wellington. —Omapere, tor East Coast ports and Wellington. —Moana, for Apia and San Francisco.-October 31: Westralia, from Sydney.—Passengers: Misses Preddty, Greeuslade (3), Mills, Mesdames Mills, Preddey, Messrs Todhunter, (2), Greenslade. Wellington, October 29.—Rotorua, for Lyttelton.—October 30: Kaikoura, from Napier.— Brunner, from Westport. Rotomahana, from Lyttelton.—Pukaki, from Auckland.—The Waikare, which arrived from Sydney shortly after midnight, brought 231 passengers for all ports. She experienced thick, dirty weather in the strait, which necessitated her being slowed down. She brought 1,(548 tons of cargo, one of the largest cargos ever carried by an, Australian steamer; 863 tons are for Wellington, the rest for the South. Passengers for Dunedin: Mesdames Duff and infant, Rennie, Wansey and child, Waddell, Misses Twohey, Rennie, Harrison, Cooper, Herbert, Holmes, Dominican nuns (2), Messrs Lennie, Zeill, Herbert, Sewell, Master Bell; and nineteen in the steerage.—Rotoiti, for Nelson and Onehunga. —October 31: Upolu, from Auckland.—Te Anau, from Dunedin. Bluff, October £9.—Aunie Hill, schooner, for Stewart Island—October 31: 5 a.m., Talune, from Melbourne via Hobart. Passengers: Misses Langtre?, Macadam, and Foote, Mesdames Gray, Gourlev and child, Mitchell, and Allen, Messrs Fogo, Gourley, Orr, Gray, Theyers, Stuart, Goldstem ; and eleven in the steerage. Sydney, October 30. Waihora, from Auckland. Melbourne, October 31.—Tarawera, from the Bluff.