SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9493, 15 August 1891, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. TIME-BALL. LYTTELTON. The time-ball is dropped every week day at 1 p.m., Now Zealand mean time, which in equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time of the previous day, being calculated for the I72deg 30min east long., and llhrs SOmin fast of Greenwich mean tune. Lyttelton is situated in lat. 43 37 south, long 172-44 east, and the difference of time between Lyttelton and Christchurch is 20»cc. WEATHER REPORT, &c. High Water. Thia Day (Saturday) Morning. 0.7; afternoon, 0.36. Sun rise*, 6.58 a.m., sets 5.14 p.m. Moon rises 0.87 p.xn>j set* 3.48 a.m. ■- Friday, August 14. 9 A.K. S f.K. Barometer 30-31 30-33 Thermometer ... 56 _53 Yesterday afternoon Captain Edwin sent tha following weather forecast to Captain Clarks— "North-east to north and west •ale after ten hours from now,- with considerable sea. Glass fall again soon. Indication for very good tides.” arrived. August 14—Wakata,s.a., 115 tons, Wills, from Wellington and Kaikoura. Kinsey and' Co., agents. August 14—Haurbto, s.s., 1276 tons, Neville, from Dunedin via Timatu. Union Steamship Company, agents, August 14—Eotorna, s.s., 576 tons, Stott, from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Mesdames York and three children, Sinclair, Fry, Mj-a. Whittington, M'llraith, Harris, Lamb. Sinclair, Messrs Muir, Snowden, Steeds, Hart, Pusohel, Candy, M'Laren, Evan, Swabey, Badoliffe, York, Codings, Maskew, Roberts, Revs Halbwachs, Scorgia and twenty-seven in the steerage. August 14—Fiado, s.s., 640 tons, Lovett, from Timarn. C. W. Turner, agent. BAILED. August 14—Hauroto, s.s., 1276 tons, NeviSe, for Wellington and Sydney. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers: For Wellington—Miaaea Hamon, Begg (3)'and Gordon, Mesdamea Deckio and Smith, Messrs Phillips and M'Kay, Masters Harper (2); for Sydney—Messrs Cole, Norton, Borgfeldt, Harris, Low. - Bower, Fleming and Cole. 1 August 14—Botoraa, s.s., 576 tons, Stott, for Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. August 14—Akaroa, s.s., 43 tons, M‘Lean, for Akaroa via the Bays. Cuff and Graham, agents. August 14—Wakatu, s.s., 115 tons. Wills, for Kaikoura and Wellington. Kinsey and Co., agents. August 14—Annie Wilson, schooner, 150 tons, Murray, for Kaipara. J. B. Way, agent. IHPORTB. Eotorna s From Suva bananas; from Levuka—4s sacks nuts; from Nelson— 34 pkgs; from Blenheim--16 pkgaj from Pioton—l cask;.from Wellington—lso pkgs. EXPORTS. Wairarapa; For W ellington Siroduce; for Gisborne—B tons sundries; or Wanganui—l crate; for Napier—2o tons produce; for Auckland—l2o tons produce; for Bussell—2 boxes. Eotorna: For Dunedin —BO tons sundries. The steamer Fiado, some particulars of which were given in this column yesterday, arrived in Port from Timaru last sight. She loads produce at thia port, proceeds to Auckland, and thence to Sydney. At Timarn Captain Lovett, late of the brig Bio Logo, took charge of the steamer, succeeding Captain Carnie, who brought her over from Sydney. The Fiado is a serviceable-looking vessel of the cargo type, capable of carrying a large deadweight cargo. It is most unfortunate that the steamer Industry should have met with the accident, news of which was telegraphed from the Bluff on Wednesday, for she was just then leaving New Zealand for the last time under her present charter. The exact nature of the damage she has sustained is not yet known, but it is said that she is leaking pretty badly, so much so that arrangements have been made to bring her on to Lyttelton to be docked. A portion of her cargo will have to be discharged, and she will be docked on Monday, when the necessary repairs will be effected.

A thick fog enveloped the harbour yesterday forenoon, making the task of finding the way in and out of the port a moat difficult one to the masters of vessels. Daring the afternoon the fog lifted a little, but as evening approached a freshening east wind drove it back again. Mr M. Miller has just about completed the repairs to the brigantine Annie Hill. She will come off the slip on Monday, after having been made almost a new vessel. Elsewhere in thia issue Messrs Forbes and Co. announce that they wish to charter coastal vessels, with the option of purchasing same. The new Orient liner Ophir is described as being all funnel and no masts. During the month of May the hew vessels launched on the Clyde included seventeen steamers, aggregating 12,970 tons, and six sailers, aggregating 8506 tons. In addition to these 21,000 tons put into the water, new orders were booked to the extent of 19,000. THE lONIC’S PASSENGEES. The following is a list of passengers for New Zealand, per E.M.S.S. lonic, booked at London up to June 26:—First saloon— Mr S. S. Downes, Mr C. F. Surrey, Mr and Mrs Nichols; second saloon—Mrs Baxter, Misses G. and F. Baxter, Master F. Baxter, Miss J. Crawford, Miss A. Marsaok, Mr S. J. H. Willey, Mr G. M. Webster; steerage —Mr F., and Mrs H. Baxter. Mr and Mrs Coutts, Mr A. Darragh, Miss K. M'Phail, Miss G. Cockbarn, Mr W. D. Cole, Mrs E. L. Ironmonger, Mrs and Mias Newaon. TELEGEAPH NOTICE BOAED. Arrivals.— August 14: Bluff, 7.30 a.m., Talune,from Dunedin; Timaru, 8.40 a.m., Eangatira, from Port Chalmers; Wellington,' 10.35 a.m., Wairarapa, from Lyttelton ; Greymouth, 2 p.m., Eosamond, from Lyttelton. Departures. —August 14: Auckland, 10 a.m., Monowai, for Sydney; Onehunga, 5.30 a.m., Maninapua, with San Francisco mail, for New Plymouth; Wellington, 3.10 p.m., Penguin, for Lyttelton j Bluff, 4.45 p.m., Talune, for Hobart; Timaru, 5.30 p.m., Janet Nieoll, for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TBLEGEAMS. Auckland, August 14. Sailed Jessie Nicel, for Earatonga. Mahinapna, for the south; passengers— Dobaon-Kennedy Company, Mr and Mrs A. M. Gibbons, Mr K. Buckland, and six steerage. Captain B. Savory, of Auckland, owner of the ship Leading Wind, which sailed hence some time ago for Puget Sound, Vancouver (8.C.), reports from Vancouver under date July 14, regarding the veyage. The vessel arrived at Port Townsend on Jnne 20, after a heavy weather passage of sixty-one days, to load for Melbourne. The general average in the case of the Leading Wind is now being settled in Boston.

The American immigrant ship Faotolua arrived at Kohola, Hawaiian Islands, on July 13, sixty-one days from Hongkong, with six hundred Chinese coolies on board. The officers of the ship reported that their provisions were nearly gone, and that there was no more water. Another twentyfour hours at sea would have produced a mutiny. The vessel left China with provisions for a fifty-five days’ passage. Wellington, August 14.

Sailed—Penguin, for Lyttelton; passengers—Messrs Patrick, Blair, .Ritchie, Theobald, Coxhead, Forsyth and Pinlej T . The Mahinapua, with the San Francisco mail, left Onehunga at 5.43 this morning. She ie expected to cross the Mannkau bar at eight o'clock, and arrive here to-morrow

afternoon. The arrangements for transit from here to Lyttelton are not yet completed.

THE S.S. INDUSTEY. Bluff, August 14. The steamer Industry, which left here at 4,30 p.m. on Wednesday for Sydney, with a full cargo of grain, put back to port at ten o'clock last night. The captain will give no information, but it is known that the vessel touched the rocks oil Hunter's Point when going out of the harbour, she being then in charge of the captain, who holds a pilotage exemption certifiate. The vessel, at the time of touching, was out of the channel; but the captain, states that he had to give way to cutters entering the harbour, and in doing so the .tide caught the vessel on the port bow, taking her in shore. The Industry is now alongside the wharf, and an examination, to ascertain the extent of the damage, will be made to-day. The 8.8. Industry, is lying at the wharf awaiting instructions from the owners. She is making water freely and the steam pumps are kept going constantly. The extent of the damage to the hull and cargo is not yet known. Fully four-fifths of the cargo was shipped by Invercargill firms. The insurances are unknown. Captain TVrn.TflVin.il declines to give any information as to the cause of the leakage, but the common rumour at the Port is that, when leaving, the steamer steered out of the channel and struck the rocks off Hunter's Point, and grating was distinctly heard on shore. Captains Eaymond and Brodrick (Lloyds agents) are of opinion that with the temporary stuffing of the joints of the plates the steamer Industry may safely go to Lyttelton to be docked. The plates are not fractured, three or four rivets drawn being the cause of the leak. The captain admits that the vessel got out of the channel, having given way to oyster cutters, and that the tide caught on the bow and swept her in shore. He felt the vessel touch, but no water was made till she was off Puysegur, when ho at once put back. The damage is abreast the main hold, just above the ballast tank. The main pumps are quite able to control the -y.a-.er, and no cargo has been discharged. austealianlshipping. Sydney, August 14. Arrived—Last night, Te Anau, from Auckland. Melbourne, August 14. Arrived, yesterday —Botomahana, from the Bluff, Sailed, yesterday—Manapouri, for the Bluff. Tha ship Loch Tay, from Glasgow, has arrived. Daring the voyage she had nine cases of smallpox, of which seven are now convalescent. The vessel has been placed in quarantine.