SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12674, 30 November 1905, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATKB-IO-MORRO* Taiaroa Head : 5.33 aju., 5.57 p.m. Port Chalmers : 6.15 a.m., 6.37 p.m. Dunedin : 7.0 a.m., 7.22 p.m. ARRlVED.—November 29. Kaasa, barque, 287 tons, Brown, from Huon River, Tasmania. November 50. Theresa Ward, p.s., 59 tons, M'Doaald, from the Bluff. SAlLED.—November 30. Waikare, s.s., 1,901 tons, Morrisby, for Sydney via Cook Strait. Passengers : For Lyttelton—Messrs Williams, Thornton. For Wellington—Misses Holdsworth. Arlidge, Miller, Jacobs, Mesdames Latta, Stewart, Peterson and child, Baskott, Pearson and child. Bannatyne, Messrs Latta, Thornton, Clark, Kean, Finnemore, B rough-Flemming C-ompany (15) ; nine steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Coast*!. "oheroa, from the West Coast, Novem--30. Ira-ki, from the West Coast, December :i.rawerr>. from Auckland, December (. —lntercolonial. Warrimoo, from Sydney via Cook Strait, •ember 2. iokoia, from Sydney via Auckland, De--ber 5. .'immora, from Melbourne, December 0. lira, from Burnie, sailed November 15 ; ilnussund, from Port Esperance. early. —Oversea, iteam. — Star of Ireland, from New York, sailed October 5. Morayshire, from West of England ports, due December 6. Banffshire, from Liverpool, grated October 11. Whakatane, from Liverpool, sailed October 11 ; due at Auckland December 18. Somerset, from West of England pcrts, sailed November 11. Karamea, Irom West of England ports, due at Auckland December 12. Matatua, from London, sailed November 4; due December 18. Pakeha, from London, to sail November Waimate, from London, to sail December 2; due January 21. Kaipara. from London, to sail December 3; due January 20. Ayrshire, from West of England ports, to sail December 11. Perthshire, from New York, to sail December 25. i'apanui, from London, to jiil February -. due March 24. —Over»ea. sail.— i'itcairn Island, from Liverpool, sailed • litem ber 12. Fort Georgo, from Philadelphia, sailed Pharos, from Liverpool, sailed October ■ ';, ::u.'., from. Liverpool, to sail Decem--I'P.OJECTED DEPARTURES. Talune. fur Auckland, December 1. Warrimoo, for Melbourne, December 5. Mokoia, for Sydney via Auckland, December 6. In port noon to-day :—At Dunedin : Wakaxmi, Adansi, Waikare, Invercargill (steam), Eunice (sail). At Port Chalmers : Monowai, Te Anan, Moura, Theresa Wajd (steam), Onyx, Kassa (sail). Captain M'Donald, of the Monowai, and Captain Morrison, of the Waikare, are to exchange ships in Wellington this week. The Union Company's new turbine steamer Maheno will leave Sydney on the 16th April for Vancouver, to take her place in the Vancouver service. The barque Felicitas, which put into Wellington o\er two years ago in a leaking condition, whilst bound from Newcastle to South America, and has been anchored off Kaiwarra ever since, has, it is understood, been purchased by the. Union Company to sei-ve as a coal hulk. The barque Kassa, from the Huon River. Tasmania, arrived a-t 10 p.m. yesterday a.nd anchored off Deborah Bay. The Bluff Harbor Board's tug Thereto Ward arrived at Port Chalmers this morning from the Bluff, and steamed alongside the wharf under the sheiir-legs, in readine.« for docking. The Mcnowai will leave Port Chalmers at 8 a.m. to-morrow, and proceed to Wellington direct in order to relieve the Waikare in the Sydney service. The Poherua is expected to arrive at i'ort Chalmers from the West Coast about : i p.m. to-day, and will come up to Dundin about 8 a.m. to-morrow. Captain Post, or the Tutanokai, has j -iegraphed to the Marine Department thai | ■ hen he waa at the Kormadecs last week (• rebuilt the depot for castaways on Cur- | Island, and left a fresh supply of j .uthing and provisions. He found the ( ieo.jts on the other islands in <;ood order ' and their stocks of food and clothing in- : tact. I The little vacht bnilt by Lcean Bros., ] of Auckland, for Mr A. T. Pittar, of Syd- I nev. formerly of has com- i pletod a sensational voyage of twentv- i oieht days across the Tasman Sea. Oir- [ cuiar storms were experienced all the v.av ! ;vo.ro<?s. The wind blew with great force from all quartern, and oil bags had to be j used continually to keen down ttie moun- ' tai.tous sens. One of the crew was deadly | sick for .fourteen days, and hi 3 two com- ! pan ions were thoroughly worn out with anxietv and hard work. Me.sna.tcb.es from Colon, (Columbia, dated iW b -r I, state that v.lmi the steamer Versailles, from Martinique, arrived at ' '.don with 650 laborers to work under contract on the Panama Canal. 150 of the men refused to disembark, on the ground that the conditions prevailing at the canal were intolerable. When the police, armed with c?nns and bayonets, went cm board the men bared their necks and said they wore ready to die rather than go on shore. A terrible seen** then followed. The police attacked the rn-eri with batons, a.nd scores of the men fell on the dock bleeding \ profusely. Some took refuse in the ging, and upwards of fifty sDi-antr into i the sea. Scarcely one of the 150 own i escaoed injury before being forced on shore. Tho Government steamer Tutanekai left Auckland for a cruise to the islands in tho Hauraki Oulf and the Bav of Islands yesterdav. The nartv consisted of the Governor, Lady Plnnket. the Hon. Kathleen Plunket. Mrs and Miss Tlrailhwaito, Captain Braithwaite. Hon. Captain Bincham, Captain Boscawen. and Mr It. C. Waterfield. WRECK OF THE I*A BELLA. THE INQUIRY. Praia Association—By Telstfrmpb—Copyrijlrt. MELBOURNE. November 30. November 30. at 9.43 a.m.) At the inquiry into the wreck of the La Bella. Captain Mylins, in evidence, said that he was standing in close to siitnal for a pilot, intending to stand off ae/ain. when ,i bit; sea struck the La Bella, bronpht tho shin's head round, and carried her into the breakers. The second mate (Robertson) il*rr>o«*sd tVi.T-f be wns called on deek jaK-t before she struck. The La Bella, going free, d'd pot broach while he \v?i on deck. Three seamen gave evidence that the vessel was not strurk bv a heavv sea. and dm not brovh. Pilot Roe said that if the sk'nal had been made for a pilot ho I wnnld have ?"W out. and could have rot j !o the La Belli before she struck. The ■ was aWionmed. I

THE FERRY SERVICE. The Union Steam Shin Company announce impending alterations in the Wel-lington-Lyttelton ferry service as follow : The Rotomaliana withdraws from the service to-day, and will resume running on Tuesday, December 5. The Warrimoo, leaving Wellington to-day, has instructions jto await the arrival of the. Northern trains. The vacancy in the ferry service ; caused by the temporary withdrawal of the I Rotomahana will bo filled by the Waikare, which will leave Lyttelton on Friday, December 1, and Monday, December 4, and Wellington on Saturday, December 2. She will proceed from Wellington to Dunedin direct on Tuesday, December 5, to relieve the Tarawera in the Dunedin-Auckland service. A LAUNCH. LONDON, November 29. Messrs Archibald Currie's steamer Hymettus was launched at Yarrow yards. I MATIET.K ARRIVES. The Tyser steamer Marere, from New York via." Australian and Northern ports, arrived off the Heads this morning. Tno Marcro is still under the command of Captain J. C. Felgate, who has the following oificers :—Chief oriieer, Mr T. B." LinkLater; first officer. Mr J. Duncan; second, Mr J. M. De Garis (late of the Chesapeake) ; third, Mr F. S. Ade.y (late of tho Star of Australia) ; chief engineer. Mr J. Anderson ; senior second, Mr W. S. Simpson : second, Mr A. G. Johnson; senior third, Mr 1). .1. Campbell; third. Mr S. J. Allen : senior fourth. Mr ,1. Senilis; fourth. Mr W. J. Jones; chief steward, Mr E. Loveday. 'The steamer lelt New York on J-eptember 17, and anived at Melbourne on NovemlxT 1, alter a smart passage of forty-four days Hi*, n discharge tho steamer proce'e Ted to Sydney, which port was leached o-i November 6. A Iter putting out further cnmn-'irncpts. the Marere left for Auckl-md in November 11, and met with verv line weather in the Tasman Sea. She reached AucUand en November 15, and thence worked the principal coastal ports in successi- n. AN EXCITING ADVENTURE. Tho steamship Cumbal, of 4,?59 tons, belomrin- to the New York and Pacific -teamshir) Comna-ny, arrived at Now York on .-c. - >teml>er 10, after months of thriilinu' adventures. Ca-itain Rarrv was sai.'ip-; throu-h the Strait of Magellan on December 5 i f last year, when the \e...;cl struck upon the rocks, which lore out the entire forward bot'-.im and r:>;:ch of (he shin's sides. Temporary renairs prevented an immediate disaster, but the captain waited for four m.-Tiths bet, re he was able to secure heir from Puntii Arcita.;. Tiien the Cunl>al was Vuved IIiTC. ami after bein.K )>!.i<ed in what was c<,nsidered a se-uv. rthy conrlition, stai'ti-d f'< r hene Ten days out she sprang a leak. 'The inrush of water was ken! down wi'h ureat difficultv and the captain had to make for Buenos Ayres. Most of the crew deserted from the unlucky ship on reac.hincr port, but the ca.*)taiti determined to sail acain for Now York, and his wife, who had been wiin him throughout the voyage, insisted on aoj him. | Once more the Cumhal was patched tin. i and started on her final attempt to reach home. Not Ion? after the repaired forward was found to be agiin in danger of eiving way. and the cartaiu was obliceO to steam stern first for most of the jour nev in order to avoid foundering. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. I AUCKLAND. November 29.—Selwyn I Craie;, ba-Tuentiue, from Newcastle.—NaI vua. for Fiji. Rakanoa, for Newcastle. j KATPARA, November 29.-—Eliza Firtu, 1 schoonor, for Lvtteitrm. i November 29. Hirotha. ! barnue, for Adelaide. I WHANGAPE. November 29.—St. j 'vibla. banptertir-e, Sydney. j WELLINGTON, November 29.-Mara-I roi. for r.vttelt-ti. 1 LVTTRhTON, November 29.—Gothic. ] for N anion and Vv'ellinqton. j _SYD\EY, November 29.—1.25 p.m., I Victoria, for Auckland. MELBOURNE, November 29.—WimI men, for the Bluff. ! I For Continuation see Lnte Shipping.)