LATE SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 11692, 25 September 1902, Page 5

LATE SHIPPING.

ARRIVED —September 25. Titnnia, s.s., 5,430 tons, Remnaut, from New York via Auckland and intermediate ports. London messages advise that the underwriters are of opinion that the Nlwaru struck on a surk n wr ek. The Waibora left the Bowen pier this afternoon for Sydney via Lyttelton and We lington. Up to tbe time of going to press the Te An.au had not put in an appearance. She must be hav.ng a rou hj trip fiom Lyttelton. THE TITANIA The cargo steamer Titania, from New York via Northern ports, arrived ibis forenoon, and anchored in the stream. She is comma: dd by Captain W. Rernmut. The officer.® are: Chief, Mr Bovd ; second, Mr Farquharson ; third, Mr'Havnes. The chief engineer is Mr W. M'Clincoch. She lef New Yoik on June 25 for St. Vincent, where she co lei, and leaving aga’n on July 10. Had fins weather while crossing the Atlantic, and founded the Cape of "Good Hope on August 1, where bad weather set in. She had a conlinufoce of stiff ga’es from N.E to S.E., with exceptionally high seas, which/broke on board and did considerable damage to tha deck fittings. The weather was at its worst on August 12, when the force of the wind was terrific and a very heavy sea was running. Tie distance made on that day was only fortyeight mi.es. On August 13 the gale moderated slightly, but was still blowing with great force, and in the next twenty-four hours the log only indicated ninetv-eigut mi'es. On August' 22 the wind, which had been blowing in a northerly direction, suddenly shifted to tbe southward, and quickly freshened to a strong gale, lienee she had the winds from N.W. to N.N.E. and S.E. until she passed the Island of Tasmania. The first weeks fin 3 weather since having New York was then experienced. She breasted Cape Maria Van Diemen at 7 a.m. 011 September 7, arriving at-Auckland on the morning of the fo.lowing day. After discharging cargo at that port she called at Wellington and Lyttelton, leaving the hitter port on the afternoon of the 23rd inst. She had S.W. gales with very heavy heavy weather down the coast. DIRECT STEAMERS. HOBART, September 25.—Rimutaka, from London. TELEGRAPHIC NOTICE BOARD. Arrivals.—September 25: Wellington, 1.50 a.m., Mokoia, from Sydney; 9 a.m., Takupuna, from New Plymouth, with the inward San Francisco mail; 9.25 a.m., Eljngamite, from Lyttelton.—Auckland, 8.50 a.m.. Star of Australia, from Sydney. Departures—September 25: Bluff, 8.30 a.m., Nairnshire, for Sydney. AUSTRALIAN WEATHER REPORT. ALBANY’, September 24.—Wind, S.; bur.. 30.0; overcast. HOBART, September 24.—Wind, N.; bar. 30.3; overcast. * SYDNEY. September 25.—Wind, calm; bar., 30.2; fine and clear. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. BLUFF, September 25.—Nairnshire, for Sydney. WESTPORT, September 25. The steamer Sdsdon is loaded, awaiting an improvement of the weather, to sail for Hongkong.—The Mercedes, from Hongkong, is in the roadstead. She made the voyage from Thursday Island at the rate of thirteen knots.—The Firth of Dornoch, to load for Sydney, is sheltering at Farewell Suit, WELLINGTON j September 25. The s.s. Rakaia arrived at Monte Video on the 23rd.