SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 10932, 15 May 1899, Page 3

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATEP, To-morrow. Taiaroa Tlend : 6.37 a.m., 7 0 Bin. Port ChahiKTi : 7.17 a.m., 7.44 p m uneJin; 8.2 a.m., 8.25 p.m. ♦ ARRIVED.-May 14. Waikare, s.s., 1,901 tons, H. J. Richardson, from Sydney via Cook Strait. Passengers: Misses Wills (2),' Morton, Thumas, Lees (2), Mesdam>'S Murphy, M'Sorley, Fyfe, Mackintosh and child, Davis and two children, Hamlyn, Berti, Mr and Mrs Bowden, Mr Jacobson and two children, Messrs Robson, White, Sparrow, Lawrence, Brunton, Hall, Murray, Haynes, Lewis, Rattray, Mullville, Berti, Prentice, Vickers; and sixteen in the steerage. »»pier, s.a.. 4fl tons, Mathieson, from Waikawa. Itirau, s.s, 143 tons, Sundstroru, from Cohtc Bay. • May 15. Mararoa, s.s., 2,598 tons, Phillips, from Sydney vift Auckland and way ports. Passengers: Mesdames Hogg and child, Love, Reid (2), Vile, Misses Cullan, Salmon, 'Melville (2), Messrs Easton, Reid, Maxwell, Kilpatrick, Wickes, Deunison, Vile, Cutten, Drewe, Brown, Rucil, Restreant, Packer, Bush ; and fifteen steerage. SAILED.-May 15. Aratapu, brigantine, 122 tons, Gilmer, for Auokland. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Perthshire, from London, overdue. Ohau, from Greymouth, 15th iust. Wakatipu. from Melbourne, 16th inst. Corinna, from Westport, 17th inst. Flora, from Auckland, 18th inst. Matatua, from London, 18th inst. Taftrae, from Sydney, 20th inst. Weatralia, from Sydney, 2lst inst. Waimate, from London, about 2?n 1 inst. Mokoia, from Sydney, 27th inst. farawera, from Sydney, 28th inst. 'Waikato, from London, 23rd June. Silverhow left Liverpool 30th December. Kirlooh left Liverpool Bth February. Bessfield left Glasgow 14th February. Queen Eleanor left New York Ist March. Loch Bredan left Liverpool 13th March. Sou.tb.eßk left Glasgow 15th March. Cupica left London 10th April. ' Bsllas left Hamburg 10th April. A'rdandearg left New York 13th April. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Waikare, for Melbourne, 16th inst. Mararoa, for Sydney. 16th inst. Ohau, for Greymouth, 17th inst. Wakatipu, for Sydpey, 17th inst. Corinna, for Westport, 19th inst. Talune. for Melbourne, 22nd inst. Westralia, for Sydney, 23rd inst. Monowai, for Sydney, 24th inst. Taupo, for Wes-tport, 25th inst. Tarawera, for Sydney, 39th inst.

The Napier, from Waikawa, arrived at the Rattray street wharf at 8 a.m. yesterday. The Te Anau left yesterday afternoon for Auckland via way ports. The passenger list was published in Saturday's issue. Intending passengers by the Waikare and Mararoa are notified that they will have to leave to-morrow by the 2.30 and 3 35 p.m. trains respectively.

There was no word of the Ohau, from Greymouth direct, at 3.30 p.m. to-day. The Aratapu left for Auckland to-day. . The Rimu, from Preservation Inlet via Colac arrived at the Rattray street wharf at 2 p.m. yesterday. She left Invercargill on Thursday, and reached Cromarty the same evening ; sailed next day at 7.30 p.m., and reached Colac at 6 30 a.m. on Saturday ; sailed at 6 p.m. the same day for Uunedin after taking in 60,000 ft timber, and arrived as above. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Matatua, which left London on March 26, is expected to arrive at Port Chalmers about Thursday next. The Waikare from Sydney via Cook Strait arrived at Port Chalmers at 9 30 a.m. yesterday Sheleft Sydney at 7 p.m. on Mlv 6, and arrived at Wellington at midnight on the 10th; left again at 4 p.m. on the 11th iust., ai.d reached Lyttelton at 3 p.m. on the 12th ; left again for headquarters at noon on the 13th, and arrived as above. She had BtroDg southerly winds, with very heavy seas, throughout the passage. Owing to the had weather experienced down the coast the Waikare did not arrive in time for yesterday's tide, but Came up to Dunedin this morning. Her departure for Melbourne is consequently postponed until to-morrow afternoon from Port Chalmers. During the passage of the ste < mer Que n Eleanor from New York to Melbourne -she came acrt s ■ a derelict when about 300 miles from port. It proved to be a schooner laden with timber. The deck was awash and the masts were gone, but part of the bowsprit was standing out of the water. There was no sign of the crew. This Vessel, after discharging at New Zealand ports, will proceed to Port Pirie to load ore for Antwerp. The Mararoa did not get away from Lyttelton until yesterday, owing to having encountered bad weather, and consequently she did not reach the tongue wharf until this morning. She left Sydney at 5 p.m. on the 3rd ; arrived at Auckland at 2 p.m. on the 7th ; left again at 3 p.m. on the 9th, called at Gisborne on the 10th, Napier on the 11th, Wellington on the 12th, Lyttelton on the 13th,

iSSiSf' 1 - 8 ! at 6 a - ffi - on the 14th, atad arrived aa abbye. Experienced fine weather and southerly gale witti very high head seas to arrival. lneKibston, at present in the North, has rernJwf^ r fe , j5 opr 2 c l. ed x from Auckland to Newcastle to load for ah Eastern port ™vi om *¥ Manukau last Wednesday r^ ac %S g Stephens laland.the Rotoiti had to contend.with a strong, south-west gale. TremenThw ßeaß * w v?. re -^ l t a l ki ?'6 on the Manukau bar. They swept the captain's bridge (a height of 30ft; and smashed the starboard ladder and gear leading from the upper to the lower deck, as tit a ?? am ?S in & some movable deok fittings. Air M. Niccol, of Auckland, received a cable message on the 3rd inst. from Captain Stenbeck, of the barque Empreza, stating that the vessel nad gone ashore at Gladstone, Queensland, whilst leaving thafport in charge of the pilot, and had sustained consider,.bio damage. The Eoipreza was recently purchased by Messrs George Niccol and.l. J. Craig, of Auckland, and had just discharged a cargo of timber at Gladstone from Kaipara, and was bound from the Queensland port to Surprise Island to load guano for Wellington. As there are no facilities for repairing the vessel fit Queensland, she will have to be towed to Maryborough

THE STAR OF NEW ZEALAND'S COLLISION,

[By our London Correspondent.]

Among the many sad accidents on land and sea which marred the Eastertide gaiety of the Old Country was the collision, a few miles off Beachy Head, between the Tyser steamer Star of New Zealand and the German steamer Pontos, late on Good Friday evening. The Pontos, with a full, freight and cattle from the Argentine for Deptford, was blindly feeling her way up Channel through a dense fog, when the look-out saw the Star of New Zealand emerge from the darkness a few yards off,the port bow. The captain of the Pontos ordered " full steam ahead," and whistled to the Star to port helm, hoping thereby 1 to avert the coming impact. But the signals were made seconds too late, and the sharp stern of the lyser boat caught the Pontos full amidships cutting her down to the water's edge and making a gap 20ft wide just under the bridge. As the Star of New Zealand backed away from her victim the stricken vessel began to career over, and within five minutes of being struck.the Pontos was "all sunk beneath the waves." In that brief period however, her crew managed to launch three boats and, thanks to the perfect discipline on board every soul was saved. One boaicontaining a dozen people, including the chief officer, the second abd fourth engineers, two passengers, four of the crew and a cattleman, was at once picked up by the fyser steamer. Twelve more were picked up Ml St 1 amer * S - no . wdr ? p ' oi Aberdeen and the third boat, containing twenty souls, were rescued in the wee sma'hours of Saturday by the Hastings fishing lugger Ellen. These unfortunates™ ff ™«?S we /« m 4 he i'ghtest deshabille, included the captain of the Pontos and two ladies ; and when succored were almost dead from cold and exposure The Star of New Zealmd, which was ™f efe ! y * una s«l a b?ut the bows, 'was at once put about, and on Saturday arrived at Holehaven. Her forepeak was full of water, and she commenced forthwith to discharge cargo. Among the first items jettisoned were some packages of dynamite 1

THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S CARGO SERVICE.

The Hawea loads at the Bluff on Saturday for Auckland via Oamaru and Timarn. The Rotokino loads at the Bluff on Friday for Sydney. * EXPECTED STEAMER ARRIVALS TO-MORROW. The Wakatipu, from Melbourne, will reach town at about 7 a.m. She sails again on Wednesday for Sydney. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. Hobart, May 14.—Rimutaka, from London. She resumes her voyage to New Zealand at 6 a.m. to-morrow. The Rancratira anived at London on the evening of the 12th inst., with her meat in good condition. The Papanni, from New Zealand, arrived at Plymouth on the 12th inst. The Opawa, from New Zealand, has arrived in the Channel. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. Arrivals - May 14 : Auckland, midnight, Westralin, from Sydnev, with a Brindisi mail.— Mayir.- Lyttelton, 7.30 a.m., Te Anau, from Port Chaimers.-Bluff. 1 30 p.m., Wakatipu, from Hobart, with an English mail. Departures. - May 15: Wellington. 6 a.m., Mokoia, for Sydney ; 7 a.m., Ribston, for Auckland. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, May 13.—H.M.S. Rindove, from a cruise.—May 14: Alcestis a"d Neptune, from Newcastle.—Ahimeda, from Sydney. She sailed at noon nn the 10th inst. for Auckland. Passonpern; Miss Brooke, Miss Gregsoa, Mr .1. H Witheford and wife, Mr 3 Marks and child, Mr and Mrs Morey. Messrs Hutchinson, Medrich, Gordon, A. H. Wells; and ten in the stpprngp Through passengers for San Francisco: Thirty, five saloon and ten fteerage. She has a large cargo from Sydney of skins, fur, and ironbark timber for Apia and Honolulu. She takes 500 tons of cargo from Auckland.-Midnight, Wpstralia, from Sydney. Passengers: Misa Coull, Mesdames Barker and Coull, Messrs Barker, M'Lean, Graham, and Coull. Wellington, May 13,-Mokoia, from Melbourne via the South.—Rotorua, from Picton and Nelson.—May 15: Mokoia, for Sydney. Passengers: Misses Prior, HmII (2), Richards, Salmon, Humphries, Hunter, Brown, Hannah (2), Weeks, Mesdames Smith and three children, Flyger, Hall, Dunstan and three children. Okey, Rnynor, George, Hannah, Watson, Blyth, Dennis, Devine, Messrs Smith, Sherwool, Cameron, Morrah Brant, Walkf-r, Wallis, Geddes, Ravnor, Anderson, George, Hannah, Richardson, Blyth, O'Driscoll, Watson, Okey, Morrison, Marriner; and twenty in the steerage.—Rotoiti, for Onehunga.— Pareora, for Grpvmouth.—Ribston. for Auckland. Bluff, Mav 15.—1 p.m., Wakatipu, from Melbourne and Hobnrt. Passengers : Misses Towi send, Bromley, Maher, Mesdames Steele, S hacht and son. Scull and family, Messrs Graham. Steele, Wills, Morris, Crow, Qninn, Scull; and I five in the steerage.

Sydney, May 14.—Arrived, Mariposa.— Talune (yesterday), for Wellington. Ij-vttelton, Mavls.—Te Anau, frorn Dunedin. Melbourne, May 15. Monowai, from the Bluff.