SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXI, Issue 7246, 21 May 1884, Page 2 (Supplement)

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

LYTTELTON. ' SAILED. April 26—Rialto, barque, 1182 tons, Williamson, for Queenstown or Falmouth, for orders. New Zealand Grain Agency and Mercantile Company, agents. April 26—Firth of Lome, barque, 833 tons, M‘Lean, for Cork or Falmouth, for orders. New Zealand Grain Agency and Mercantile Company, agents. April 30—Selkirkshire, ship, 1192 tons, Reid, for London. Friedlander Bros., agents. May I—Wellington, ship, 1247 tons, Cowan, for London. Dalgety and Co., agents. Passengers— Miss Cowan, Mrs Cowan, May 3—Tongariro, s.s., 2764 tons, E. O. Hallett, R.N.8., for London via Bio de Janeiro. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Passengers— First salcon: Mr Acland, Mrs Acland, Master Adand, Mrs Bourke, Mr S. Briggs, Miss J. Burnett, Miss A. Barnett, Mr H. Burnett, Mrs Cargill, Master Cargill, Mr G. Clifford, Miss E, Depree, Mr E. D’Angihau, Eev Thos. Flavell, Miss J. Frecborongh, Eight Eev Bishop of Wellington, Mrs Hadfleld, Miss M. Hare, Mr A. Harper, Mr G. Henderson, Mrs Henderson, Mr Hill, Mrs Hill, Misses Macandrew (2), Mr Rous Marten; Mrs Marten, Mr J. H. K. Nicholls, Mr H. W. Packer, Mrs Packer, Misses Packer (7), Hon W. S. Peter, Miss Ladd, Mr W. Schmidt, Mrs Schmidt, Mr C. Sharpe, Mrs Sime, Mrs Spence, Miss Spence, Eev J. M. Sutherland, Mrs Sutherland, Mr Charles De Vere Teschemaker, Mrs Teschemaker, Master Teschemaker, Masters Teschemaker (2), Mr Tripp, Mrs Tripp, Miss C. M. H. Tripp, Miss E. H. Tripp, Masters Tripp (2), Miss Vonwiller, Mrs Watts, Miss Watts, Mr G. Watts, Mi * Watson. Second Saloon : Mr A. Albridge, Mr J. D. Beckingham, Mr F. Berkley, Mrs Butt, Mr Danner, Mrs Fergus, Mr A. Fox, Mr Holly, Mr Lee, Mrs Mills, Mr Pattrick, Mrs Pattrick, Mr Plummer, Mr Prime, Mrs Prime, Mr J. Thwaites, Mr S. Weld. Third Cabin : Mr Aitken, Mr Armstrong, Mr Batt, Mr Butt, Mr Buskin, Mr Calaghan, Mr Clark, Mr Curry, Mr H. Dalzell, Mr East, Mr Eise, Mrs Eise, Miss Eise, Master Eise, Mr Godwin, Mrs Godwin, Masters Godwin, Misses Godwin, Mr Gordon, Mr Glen, Mrs Glew, Miss Glew (2), Miss Grieve, Mr Grime, Mr and Mrs Hardy, Master Hardy, Messrs Harpham, Hagg, Grieve, Howe, Hornby, Idle (2), Jackson, Miss Jackson. Mr Jenkinson, Mrs Jones, Master Jones, Mr Keene, Messrs Kirk, Lee, Mr and Miss Liddiugton, Messrs Mann, Manguin, Mrs M’Gee, Mrs M'Gurr and three children, Mrs M'Dowell, Mr M'Whmney, Mr and Mrs Morrison, Messrs Moulson, Morland, Newman, O’Donoghue, O’Phelan, Oxby, Page, Pope, Philpot, Mrs Philpot and child. Mr Bust, Mr and Miss Snow, Mrs A. Spence. Messrs Simmonds, E. Thomas. May 7—Linlithgowshire, ship, 1357 tons, Stott, for Loudon. N.Z. Grain Agency and Mercantile Company, agents. May 10—Eakaia, ship, 1022 tons, Fowler, for London. N. Z. Shipping Company, agents. May IS—Brenhilda, ship, 1321 tons, Johnston, for London. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. May 15—Ralph M. Hayward, barquertine, 605 tons. Baxter, for Cork or Falmouth, for orders. Eofierts, Paxton and Co., agents. May 17—Stirlingshire, ship, 1221 tons, Alexander, for London: New Zealand Grain Agency and Mercantile Company, agents. The ship Eialto was cleared at the Customs on April 24, for Cork or Falmouth for orders, with a cargo of 14,566 sacks of wheat, loaded by the N.Z. Grain Agency. The barque Firth of Lome was towed into the stream on April 24, and during the afternoon was cleared at the Customs for the Channel for orders, with a cargo of 11,853 sacks of wheat, loaded by the-N.Z. Grain Agency and Mercantile Company. The barque Selkirkshire was despatched for the United Kingdom on Wednesday, April 30, with a cargo of grain loaded by Messrs Friedlander Bros. The ship Wellington was despatched for London direct on May 1, with a cargo of meat, wheat, &c. Considerable interest having been taken in London as to the probable passages of the steamers Rome and Tongariro, the following particulars, taken from .their reports, appearinglin the Melbourne and Dunedin papers, may prove useful : The P. and 0. boat left London on Feb. 28, passing the Isle of Wight on Feb. 29. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s boat left on Feb. 29, and took her final departure from Plymouth on March 2, Both steamers passed Gibraltar on March 4 and 6 respectively, arrived at Port Said on March 11 and 14, left Suez on March 14 and 16, left Aden on March 18 and 21, and passed the Lenwin on April 8 and 7. The Rome reached Melbourne on April 14, and the Tongariro arrived at Hebart the previous day. It must be homo in mind, however, that the Rome had to make a detour in order to' call at Colombo, while the Tongariro came direct from Aden to Hobart. Mails by the latter reached here on April 18, and those by the Rome on April 23. The fatter leaves Melbourne again for London on May 8. ARRIVAL OP THE TONGARIRO. , The New Zealand Shipping Company’s clipper steamer Tongariro arrived on Sunday, April 27, at 7 a.m., at Lyttelton, from London, via Port Chalmers, having thus completed her second voyage to the Canterbury port. This voyage, however, the Company tried the experiment of departing from the original outward route taken by their steamships—vii the Capo of Good Hope—and sent the Tongariro out from London by way of Gibraltar, Naples (where she took on board some of her passengers and mails), the Suez Canol, Hobart, and Port Chalmers. She arrived at 4,10 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, after a voyage of 45 days 13 minutes, the actual steaming time being 41 days 9 hours 33 minutes. The Tongariro, of course, comes into port in perfect order, her officers having spared no pains to keep the vessel scrupulously clean. The numerous passengers who made the voyage In her seem to have been well cared for while on hoard, and amusements of various sorts and descriptions were got up for their enjoyment, amongst which was an innovation in the way of some athletic sports, which seem to have been most successful. At the end of the voyage the passengers showed their appreciation of the conduct of Captain B. O. Hallett by presenting him with a testimonial thanking him ana his officers for their kindness and attention during the voyage. Mr Bono, chief oflicer, wiis also the recipient of a document of a similar nature from the saloon passengers.. On completing her first voyage to London some changes were made in the Tongariro’s staff of officers, which now stands as follows:—Commander, Captain Hallett: first officer, Mr Bone; second. Mr Bungard; third, Mr Bloxson (Into of the Orient line); fourth, Mr Cleveland ; surgeons, Dr Cook and Dx Gillespie; purser, Mr Bernard-

oneinaor, Mr Waring: second, Mr Scotti third MuFrasor: fourth, Mr Hnghcsdon j flfth, ari Macdonnol; sixth, Mr M’Fnrlauo: boilermaker, Mr Mollish; electric ougineor, Mr hiaedonald i ropackages of outward cargo, of which 14,500 l.aokagoHWorofor tho southern port, and tho remainder for Cantor hurv. While at tort Chalmers tho Tougariro . discharged hor Dunedin cargo, and took on boat d somiref hor return freight, including 10,000 frozen oarciisos of mutton. On her wrival from- Wert Chalmers, after a ouick ruU up the 0 11 hours, she took up the usual berth at wo. * wharf, whore Sho will begin work this morning. Hot owners nro determined to give despatch, and she will waste no time in I'yttoltou, as her advertised date of departures to-day. Mnv 8. Persons desirous of her should make application at once, to prevent disappointment.

DEPARTURE QP THE TONGARIRO. This duo steamship left tho wharf ou ' l ®; at about IX o’clock in presence of a largo nurahor of snectatora. Tho Tougariro has a full cargo and tEo largest number of passengers ever taken direct from New Zealand, numbering about one bundled aiul seventy persons. The Now Zoalaud Shipping Company being determined that their name for despatching their vessels punctually should not suffer, worked the vessel all Might duriug part of her short stay of a week in Lyttelton. A few hours delay iu tho final departure was caused by the trial of the men who struck. The difficulty was wisely settled by the Company, and at about 4.30 p.m. the steamer tripped her anchor and steamed away towards London. Sho was in splendid trim, drawing about 23ift nft and 22ft forward, and looked as clean aud trim as a picture. Among her cargo is gold to the value of .£29,207, and 13.079 frozen sheep, 10,016 of which were shipped at Fort Chalmers. It may be noticed that the total number is ten in excess of that of last voyage. The freight passage money on the homeward trip of the Tougariro must give a satisfactory return to the Company, who spare no effort in catering for the travelling public between New Zealand and Great Britain. The date of the Tongariro’s first departure from Lyttelton was 17 weeks five daysprevious to her second sailing from the Port, and in about an equal time we may expect to see her haul ont again from the Lyttelton wharf. FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMEjR INDIA. Tho brig Phyllis arrived at Newcastle on May 5 with tho captain and crow of the steamer India. Sho left Newcastle on Saturday, April 20, with 130 tons of coal, for Lyttelton, and experienced fine weather until tho following evening, when strong south-westerly gules set in. The bilge-pump was carried away, aud the engines wore stopped. The pumps were kept working for 24 hours. While pumping was proceeding, the Phyllis, hound for Newcastle, hove in sight, and the India hoisted signals of distress. The brig bore down towards the steamer, ond the crow of the India took to the boats, and were token on board the brig. The India was abandoned in a sinking condition. Further particulars show that on April 28 a heavy sea dashed over the vessel, smashing tho donkey pump. A consultation was hold the same night between the captain and officers, and it was resolved to put book to Newcastle. An hour afterwards the water had put out the engine fires, and was 6ft deep in the hold. About noon on the next day another heavy sea washed oyer the vessel, carrying away the donkey engine, boiler, and funnel, and smashing the port lifeboat. The water poured into the hold and gained rapidly on the pumps, the crew becoming exhausted. At halfpast 11 next morning tho crew sighted the Phyllis. The captain and crew and Mrs Johnson, the chief officer’s wife, got safely on board, though with much difficulty, and they lost everything. The ship was abandoned about 65 miles from the Seal Bocks, and about an hour after the crew leaving the steamer the ill-fated vessel was seen to sink. The India was the vessel which the Marquis de Bays engaged for his New Ireland colonising expedition, and not, as at first supposed here, the notorious Ferret,-

THE S.S. GLAUCUS. An iron steamer of this name, whoso nett register tonnage is 884 [tons, arrived on May 13 from Newcastle, with a cargo of coal, consigned to Mr C. W. Turner, of Christchurch. The Glaucus will in all probability continue in that trade for some time, and from her great cargo carrying capacity, appears to he well suited for the purpose. She is au iron built steamer, constructed in 1878, at Sunderland, in the yard of Mr J. Laing, and her dimensions are as follow: —Length 245 ft with 3 1ft beam, and she carries a cargo of 1600 tons of coal on a draught of about 18ft. Besides this large cargo she has a hunker capacity of another 350 tons, which, during short voyages can partly he utilised as cargo space. When this is compared with her comparatively small consumption of coal of 16 tons per diem, it will he perceived that she must he an eminently useful style of boat lor the Intercolonial produce Itrade. The Glaucus will run under the flag of the Union Steamship Company, should sufficient inducement otter* for a lengthened term. She was built for, and originally intended for the. Mediterranean trade—to carry coals to Russian ports, and load with wheat on the homeward voyage. She was, however, diverted from this trade, and since then has been chartered by' her owners, Messrs Thomas Kish and Co., of Sunderland—who own several sinliar vessels—to run between the United KingdonMnd Brisbane, and for coastal Australian voyages.'* The Glaucus was engined by MrTJeorge Clarke, of Sunderland, and is of 650 horse-power effective, burning about 16 tons of fuel per diem. Her engines are of the usual surface condensing type, with inverted cylinders, &c. Her decks are of iron, with a well deck occupying her forward section, and above this a top-gallant forecastle. There is also a half-deck poop, with the usual appliances for steering the steamer, both from amidships and the stem. The following are her officers:—Captain Hall, in command; Ist Officer, Mr Stephen Ingham; 2nd Officer, Mr Wright Kirby. Her engines are under the care of Mr H. Dickenson, Ist, and Mr Thomas Milser, 2nd Engineers. , She left Newcastle on May 6, at 8 a.m., and from leaving had moderate easterly winds and fair weather; afterwards northerly winds till Monday at midnight, when, the wind dropped to a calm. Arrived at Lyttelton on Tuesday at 9 a.m., and was berthed at No. 5 wharf, where she commenced to put out her coal. The Glaucus, it should be said, has a small saloon in the afterpart of. the steamer. This is comfortably fitted, and can accommodate about nine passengers. The other steam vessels of the same owners are the Claudius, 1110 tons, Croesus, 780 tons, and the Emily, 497 tons. The Glaucus is advertised by the Union Steamship Company to load for Sydney direct, and will sail on Saturday, May 17, THE S.S. BRITISH KING. This vessel, which was the first of the steamers chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company on their inaugurating the steam service about a year ago, arrived in Lyttelton again on May 17, The British King reached Auckland on May 2 with a full complement of passengers and a large cargo, and has since then called at Wellington where Me took in part of her homeward cargo and about 8000 carcasses of frozen mutton. The steamer is still under the command of Captain John Kelly. The steamer, on her arrival in Port at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday, was at once taken to the berth usually occupied by the Company’s steamers, and men were soon at work with the cargo. On her leaving for London at the latter end of the present week we shall probably see the last of this steamer; as her charter to the Company is said to expire on the termination of the present voyage. During her several trips to and from New Zealand Captain Kelly, her commander, has earned a reputation as a careful and energetic seaman, and for being most painstaking in making the time of passengers on board his steamer pass as pleasantly as circumstances will permit. The British King made her last outward run to Auckland via Teneritte and the Cape of Good Hope in 47days 20 hours 12 minutes, including one day fifteen hours and thirty-one minutes stoppages, and she will make her usually quick run homewards on turning her head towards Cape Horn. Already a large number of passengers are booked for this vessel.