SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 7990, 14 October 1886, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. High Water, This Day (Thursday).— Morning, 3 'oct. a i3^9 l a?m.—Barometer, 29 S 0 ; thermometer. £7. Wind, north-west, light : overcast. Time Ball drops at 13'30 G.M. Time. ARRIVED. Oct. IS—Clematis, ketch. 67 tons. Green, from Havelock. Jamieson and Malcolmson, B S®“ tB L . Oct, 13— Orowaiti, s.s., 263 tons, G;bb, from Westport. Caff and Graham, agents. sailed. Oct, 13-Kaikoura, B.M.SS., 4474 tons. Crutchloy, tor Wellington. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. IMPORTS. Clematis: 47,750 ft timber. Consignees-Waler and Co.; Cross. EXPORTS. Hawea: For Wellington 70 aacfcs wheat, 9 casks tallow, 80boxes soap, 26 sacks rhubarb. 31 page; for Nelson—3 pkgs; for New Plymouth l o ™ l ® B soap. 174 sacks potatoes, 180 sacks oats, 1 do seed. 29 pkgs : for Patea—6 pigs ; for Poston—l case: for Blenheim-2 sacks seed. Shippers—New "Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company; AuUebrook and Co. • Walters ; Whitoombe and Tombs j Kaye and Carter: Farmers’ Association; Kocntree; Scott Bros,; New Zealand Provision and Produce Company; Lightband, Allan and Co.; Be*th; Strange and Co.: Express Company ; Nashelski; Hancock Bros.; Gimblett; Vincent and Co ; Trent Bros.; Jones; Adams; Collins; Nelson, Moateand Co.; Wood, Sinclair and Co.; Bing, Barns and Mahinapua: For Westport—3o sacks oats, 20 do wheat, 49 pkgs ; for Nelson —12 chests tea, 6 pkgs ; for Wellington —ls pkgs. Shippers-Mason, Struthers and Co.; Trent Bros.; Glarre, Daoombe and Co.; Moirand Co.; Express Company; New Zealand Farmers’ Association ; Gibson ; Sclanders and Co.; Lightband. Allan and Co. . , , ~ Manapouri: For Dunedin-30 pkgs; for Adelaide —ls pkgs; for Melbourne-5 sacks seed, 50 boles woolsacks; 2 boxes gold, 1073 sacks barley, 8 pkgs. Shippers—Anlsebrook and Co.; Lightband, Allan and Co.; New Zca'and Shipping Company ; Kmsey, Ward and Co.; Orr and Alcorn; M’Laren; miles and Co,; Kaiapoi Company; Cuff and Graham; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. The ketch Clematis arrived from Havelock yesterday morning, with a cargo of timber. The Westport Coal Company's steamer Orowaiti arrived from Westport yesterday afternoon, with a cargo of coal. . . The Union Steamship Company s steamer Hanroto leaves to-day for Auckland and way ports, and the Botorua for Dunedin. The barque Victoria, hence, reached Newcas.ie on Sept. 24. The E.M.S.S. Kaikoura left for Wellington yesterday afternoon, shortly after 4 o’clock. Fifteen tidal stations have been fitted np along the Scheldt and its tributaries, between Ghent and Lille, and connected telegraphically with a central station, where the obeervations are registered and multiplied by printing. Bach station is provided with a tidal indicator and an observer. By means of automatic mechanism, the tidal indicator transmits its results at intervals of five or ten minutes by telegraph to the recording apparatus, which, m turn, automatically records or engraves the height of the tide on a zinc plate. From these records copies ore printed off, and distributed throughout the country or stored up tor reference. The results of four stations are registered on the same plan. While upon this subject, we may mention that the old proposal to establish a chain of marine observatories across the Atlantic, on the line of the Europe-American passage, hai recently been revived in the United States. These floating stations would ►erve for telegraph, lighthouse, and salvage purposes.— Engineering, The Boyai Mail steamer Koquelle, of the British and African Steam Navigation Company, has just had an unusual experience while going from Liverpool to the West African coast. The Koquelle reached Sierra Leone on August 29, Three days previously, as she was prot eedlng at the rate of II to 12 knots, one of the crew observed a large fish across the bows of the steamer.' The fish was very peculiar in looks, with head and neck very much resembling a bull. It was about 12ft long, and appeared to be about 9ft girth. The stem of the steamer had caught the fi*h just by the thick part of the body, the body itselt being curved by the action of the ship going quickly through the water. .The fish was about Bft below the surface of the water, and somewhat affected the steering of the vessel. The fish in this condition travelled about three hundred miles with the steamer, but when the vessel began to pitch it passed under the keel and was lost to sight. It was supposed that it had been struck whilst asleep, and the steamer going so rapidly gave it no time to recover itself, and soon killed it. The water was very clear, and the fish could be seen with great distinctness. The passengers were very much interested in the occurrence, and watched the fish eagerly until it disappeared*— Liverpool Journal of Commerce , SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Oct. 13. Arrived—Eotomahara, s.s., from Sydney at 6.30 A.tcu Passengers: For Napier—Messrs Flower, Smith, Gardener; for v/ellingtou—Mrs Montague; for Lyttelton—Mr and Mrs Gilbert; for Dunedin— Mr Logan. Wellington, Oct, 13, Sailed—Eotorua, for the South; passengers— Misses Butledge. and Eev and Mr* Buttle, Eevs J. Maxwell and W. H. West, Dr Key worth, Messrs Moorhouse, Mitchell, Lees, Toimurangi, Dimant, Hadfiald, (Jlapcott, M*Kay, Bobinson, Blacklock, Dalffieish, ana Master Newton, Dunedin, Oct. 13. Arrived—Manapouri, from Sydney. Sailed—Go-Ahead, for North. Bauroto, for Sydney, via North; passengers for Lyttelton —Miss Haynes, Dr and Mrs Blythe and child, Mr Smith; for Wellington—Mrs Watt, Miss Morrisaa; for Napier—Miss M'Nair, Messrs Adams, Watson; for Auckland —Mr and Mrs Perceval, Messrs Bennie and Boldine; for Sydney—Messrs Hanlon and Marr; eight in the steerage. The steward of the Sierra Colonna, who is suffering from hernia, was landed to-day and removed to Dunedin Hospital. Dunedin, Oct. 18. Arrived —Blderslie, from London, 46 days out. Port Chat biers, Oct. 13. Arrived—Manapouri, at 8.30 a.m. The steward of the ship ftierra Colonna, suffering from hernia and general debility, was brought &ahor& and taken to the hospital. The vessel sailed again for San Francisco. THE S.sThINEMOA. Wellington, 13. The Hinemoa returned this morning from Cape Campbell and the Auckland Islands, which she visited after landing the miners at Big Bay. bhe had some very rough weather, and had to lay under the fcolaaders and Mason's Bay for shelter. She brings a number of seals and young albatrosses, and quite a colony of young crested penguins, about 160 in number. The litter will be distributed to people around the harbour.