SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7791, 10 November 1886, Page 4

SHIPPING.

commenced, and kept up until within a short time of the hour fixed for her sailing. At 2 p.m. sharp, all being In readiness,, the Australia oast off from the wharf and as she did so the Hawaiian flsg was run up at her foremast head. At about 2.30 p.m. the steamer rounded the North Head bound away for Honolulu and San Francisco. Of the passage from Sydney we learn that the Australia sailed from the port named at 1.10 a.m. on the sth November; passed Three Kings at 10 a.m. on the Bth, rounded the North Oape at LlOp.m. same day, and passed Cavalll Islands at 5.30 p.m., received pilot at 3 a.m. on the 9th, and made fast to wharf at 430 a.m. yesterday morning. Experienced moderate to light variable winds and fine weather throughout the passage. The s.s. Te Anau, from Sydney, oame Into harbour yesterday afternoon, with oargo and passengers. After landing the cargo for this port the Te Anau is, on Thursday morning next, to remove over to the Railway Wharf, there to take in a quantity of transhipment goods from the s.b. Tongariro for Southern ports. Captain Molntosh reports having sailed from the New Zealand Wharf, Sydney, on the 4th instant at 5.15 p.m., cleared Port Jackson Heads at 6.10 p.m., Three Kings abeam at 6.15 p.m. on the Btb instant, arriving at the wharf as above. Experienced moderate northerly winds and sea and fine weather throughout. On the coast had strong S. W. winds and squally weather. The 8.8 Kahu, from Gisborne, arrived In harbour yesterday afternoon with a cargo of 21.2 sheep. 91sborne was left at noon on Sunday last, and fresh head winds were met with throughout the passage. The s.B. Ohelmsford, for Opotiki, took her departure last evening with passengers and oargo. The various vessels In harbour were all gaily dressed with bunting yesterday, In honour of the Birthday of H.R.H. the Prinoe of Wales, the Harbour Board's " yaoht," No. 121, being conspicuous for the amount of bunting displayed. The American barque Ohasoa, whioh put into Sydney in distress whilst on a voyage from New Terk to Wellington, N.Z., has been sold to Messrs Anderson, Bear, and Go., the contractors for tke Hawkeabury Bridge, and will be used by them as a store hulk on the Hawkes> bury River. The schooner Aurora, from the Kalpara, arrived at Sydney on the 2nd inst. The brigantine Defiance, from the Kaipara, and Oceola, from Mercury Bay, both reached Sydney on the 30th ult. The day previous the barque Rose M. also arrived at Sydney from the Kalpara. Great exoltement prevailed in Dover on September 18, owing to the capture of a Dutch "cooper," the Mary, of Dhort, Holland. She had been seen oS Dover for some days previously, and on the day named was observed within the three-mile limit by the cutter Franols. As she was flying the Dutch colours, the captain called to her to heave to. The " cooper" did not comply, and the cutter opened fire upon her. The Dutchman still continued her course, however, and then a second shot was fired, when she hove to. When the crew of the Franois boarded her they fonnd 7001b of tobacco, 25,000 cigars, 100 gallons of gin, 100 gallons of brandy, and 100 gallons of eau~de cologne. She was towed into Dover, her crew being taken prisoneri, and the outter detained by the Customs authorities, but subsequently released on the question of juris* diction. At Portsmouth on September 18, on the occasion of the visit of the Lords of the Admiralty, there was a trial trip of a new firat-clase torpedo boat built by Messrs. Thornycroft, when one of the fastest continuous runs on record was made. The vessel Is 125 feet long and 16 feet wide, with engines of great power. The trial was not merely the uiual experiment over the measured mile, but a run down the Solent and Into the Channel for a distance of 40 miles. There was a favourable tide on the outward trip, but the return was made against the tide and a strong wind. The time taken from Portsmouth Dock round the Spit Fort and down the Solent to Hurst Castle, a distance of 24 miles, was exactly one hour; and the rest of the distanoe, from Hurst Oastle past the Needles to Bournemouth pier (16 miles) was covered in 38 minutes. The return trip took one hour and 56 minutes against the wind. The bow wave thrown up by the snout of the torpedo boat was at times considerable, rising to heights of 10 or 15 feet, and drenching the deck. It is thought that the present shape of the bow and the ereotien of this wave will considerably affect the accurate discharge of the torpedo from the nose of the vessel as at present arranged ; and alterations in the mode of discharge are contemplated. The revolutions of the engines at the time of the greatest speed were 397 per minute. PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVAL 3. Hawea, s.b,, Hansby, from the South. Pas* sengers: Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Rich, Meisrs. Browning, Nairn, Warmington, Bell, Jackson, Dymock, Thompson, Buthbertson, Horton, J. Hall, B, W. HalL Waymouth, Pivey, Beswick. —UnionS.S. Go., agents. The Union Go.'s s.s. Hawea, 462, Oaptain Hansby, arrived from the South at 7.30 a.m. yesterday. She left Nelson at 4 p.m. on the 6th, and arrived at Wellington at 2.30 a.m. on the 7th; and sailed at 3.15 p.m., and arrived off Taranaki at 3 p.m. on the Bth, but, owing to a heavy sea, was unable to anchor, and proceeded at 4 p.m.; crossed the bar at 6 a.m. on the 9th, arriving as above, having experienced a strong; K.W. gale and heavy head sea throughout the passage. She left again for the Southat 5 o'clock with cargo and several pas* gangers:

&»& Water at Auckland—s.32 a.m.; 6.58 p.m. , _ ■ ' ■ Manakan—9.l2 a.m. : 9.88 p.m. Bini.-Rlse*, 4.60; sets, 6.38. Moox-Full, 12th, 6.15 a.m. ARRIVALS. , Christina, schooner, Silva, from Russell— •faster, agent. Australia, K.M.S.*., 3000, H. Webber, from Sydney. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs, George Aikers and child, Mr. G. W. Triokett, Miss MoNair. Through fur San Francisco: Mr. »nd Mrs. Young, 4 children and servant, Dr. •ad Sin. York, Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes, Mr*, Young, Rer. Duran, Captain N. B. Washburn, Mrs. and Miu Alison, Messrs. J. 0. Williamson, P. N. Young, W. H. Vlnoent, Weill, D. Levat, «nd 25 in the steerage.—Union S-8. Co., agent*. Tβ Ansa, s.s., 1652, Molntosh, from Sydney. Passengers :—For Auckland: Rot. J. Vaughan, Messrs. A. Blgnell, W. EL Rothe, E. W. Qurr, Gledhill, Charles Grey, T. W. and E- Warren. For Wellington: Mr. HalL For Dunedln: Mrs. Dymook, Hart, Misses Dymook, Hart, Master Hart, and 63 steerage.—Union S.S. Co., •lent*. Kahu, ■•!., Komerlll, from Giaborne.—R. W. Houghton, agent. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Australia, R.U.::, 8000, H. Webber, for Honolulu and San Francisco. Passengers: Captain Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Brown and child, Miss Ellon, Messrs. D. MoPherson, J. Hall, J. Hannah, W. Nicholson, W. Proven, Mr* and Mrs. Dowllng, Mrs. Thompson, Mr. D. Fredericks, and through passengers from Sydney.— S.S. Co., agents. Wellington, b.s., 279, Stepheason, for Wh». tigwrei.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Australia, E,M.s.s., for San Francisco, Wellington, i.e., for Whangarel, Manapouri, s.s., for Sydney. Chelnosford, s.s., for OpotikL EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LONDON : Euterpe, ship, sailed August 21, vpjk Kakaia, ship, sailed September 14, waLN Hermione, ship, loading. BAN FRANCISCO: I Alameda, K.M. s.s., about November 12. MELBOURNE : Nelson, H.M.8., about November. HBW YORK : Mary A. Greenwood, barque, via Dunedln and Lyttelton, sailed July 2, jtfk. Gleneida, barque, sailed August 11, via Dunsdln, JSQQ. William Phillips, barque, loading, Ablel Abbot, barque, loading. BOSTON: Hansa, brlgantine, Bailed May 17, via Wellington, KFLP. FIJI: Manhegan, barque, early, kbgc. JAVA : Dr. MesEger, barque, early, hqcn i HAMBURG : Ganopus, barque, early. jraoii islands : Janet Nlooll, e.g., early. Jessie Nicool, schooner, eatly, WLJK. Malle, schooner, early. Ada C. Owen, brigantine, early. NEWCASTLE : Eorealis, schooner, via Clarence River, sailed October 4. EOBAST: Loongana, barque, sailed October 29. Celestia, barque, loading. BUjfEDiir: Frederick Bassll, barque, early, WPBH Afma, schooner, early. Sea Waif, early. tYTTILTOH : Maud Graham, schooner, sailed Nov. 6. Willie McLaren, barque, sailed October 29. Zior, schooner, sailed November 5. VIMABU : Fleetwing, schooner, early. PROJECTED DSPA&TURJES. IOSDOS : Alastor, barque, loading. Waltangi, ship, loading. Uerope, barque, to load. HEW YORK : Nettie, brigantine, loading. Mary A, Greenwood, barque, early. BYDJSIY: Alameda, R.M. s.s., about November 12. William Turner, barque, loading. "UNION S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. This Day. — The Southern Cross leaves for Hast Coast ports at 6 p.m. Thursday.— Te Anau is to leave for Southern ports and Melbourne at noon. Saturday.—The Rotorua arrives at Onehunga mt 9 a.m., and leaves again at 10 a.m. if mail arrives* The Alameda arrives from San Fran* Cisco, and leaves for Sydney. Sunday.—The Arawata leaves for Fiji, via Jtauell, at 5 p.m. NORTHERN 8.8. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. This Day. — The Macgregor arrives at OneIraaga from Waitara. Thursday.— lona arrives from Mercery Bay, and leaves for Great Barrier at 8 a.m. The Wellington arrives from Whangarei about midnight. The Staffa leaves Onehunga for Baglan at 3 p.m. „ Friday.—The Clansman arrives from BaiieU at 6 a.m. and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m. The lona leaves for Mercury Bay and Wellington for Whangarei at 7 p.m. Saturday.—The lona arrives from Mercury Say. Sunday.—The Clansman arrives from Tauranga early. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. This list does not include coasters. STBAHBB3.— Tongariro, at Railway Wharf i Ships. — Waitangi, in stream; Boukar, Piako, Queen-street Wharf. Babqum.—Nicoy a, Railway Wharf Merope, Yt, llliam Turner, Helen Denny, In stream ; OUaator, Queen-street Wharf. Bbioahtines. —Nettie, Maria Virginia, at Ballway Wharf; Look Out, in stream. SCHOONERS.—OIive, in stream ; Silver Cloud, Sugar Co. 's Wharf; Neptune, at Queen-street Wharf. IMPORTS. Per B.B." Tβ Anau, from Sydney : 230 casks soda crystals, 50 cases bitters, 82 ingots tto, 840 felloes, 10 pairs shafts, 1 case castings, 2o cases castor oil, 10 cases colonial wine, 34 rolls galvanised wire netting, 7 cases vestas, 70 bags oxide of iron. 7 cases cigars, 5 cases ourios ex lienmuir, 166 cases fruit, 23 packages sundries. EXPORTS. Perß.M.B.s. Australia :—For Honolulu: 52 bags potatoes. For San Franolsco: 6 casks pelts, 5 casks casings. Owing to yesterday being the Prince of Wales' Birthday no business was transacted by H.M. Customs, in consequence shipping business was at a complete standstill. ,„_... ... The barque Loongana left Hobart for this port on the 29th ult. .«_.*, The barque Alestla was on the berth loading at Hobart for this port when the Manapouri left on the 30th ult. The s.s. Manapouri left for Sydney, via Russell last evening, with cargo and passengers. H.M.s. Rapid, the relieving vessel to the Miranda on the Australasian station, arrived at Sydney on the 3rd inst. She is a vessel of 1420 tons register, and was built at Devonport in 1884. Her armament consists of 12 guns—twe 100 pounders 6-inch breech-loading guns, and ten 50 pounder 54nch guns, also breech-loading. All the guns are on the main deck, the 50 pounders being broadside guns, and the 100 powders stern and bow-chasers. The Rapid also carries spar torpedoes and two Nordenfeldt gone, and two Gardner guns; both are fivebarrelled. The vessel's engines are of 1400 horse power, and are sufficient to drive the vessel at an average speed of 13i knots. The Bapld'e complement, all told, is 161 officers and men. Her present commander is Captain Musgrave, who was in the New Zealand war in the old Miranda. Captain Robt. Queen of the schooner Mariner, under date from Thursday Island, October 17 last, writes to us as follows :—I am just arrived here from New Guinea where we were for the last three weeks, loading cedar for Sydney. The beat has been intense and the olimate not very healthy. What natives we saw are not to be compared to our Maoris either for build or Intelligence, a degraded, treaoherous, idle race, but little removed from the blacks of Queensland. We met and were some days in company with Mr. Kerry " The New Guinea Explorer.', The schooner Christina, from Russell, brings a cargo of coal. She arrived in harbour early yesterday morning. ~,.,.. ,~ , y6 Once again the steamship Australia has visited this port, and as upon all her previous visits she comes In the position of a vessel subsidised to carry Her Majesty's malls between Sydney, here, and San Francisco. Since last at this port the Australia has not only ohanged owners, but also chanwd flags. When running her previously she visited Auckland as a Britishowned vessel, and also carried the universal British red ensign at her peak, but now she is American owned, and her flag u changed to that of the Islands. Not only is the vessel altered, as stated, as to her ownership and port of register, but Internally the Australia is also very materially ohanged, and that change must be admitted is for the better. Her saloon and saloon berths have all been repainted and decorated, whilst in the second cabin a complete change, and that for the better, has been made; whilst in her engineroom everything possible has been done that can tend towards increasing her speed. Upon the present trip, the Australia Is under the command or Captain Webber, who, it is needless to say, is no stranger to the port, although the remainder of the officers visit Auckland tor the first time.. In the matter of cargo and passengers, the steamer is not so well patronised, but those passengers ,who are fortunate enough to have taken passage by her, speak highly of the vessel and her appointments. Those from Sydney also are loud in their praise of the attention shown to them so far on their voyag-e. No sooner was the Australia berthed at the Queenstreet Wharf, yesterday morning, than the .work of replenishing the coal-bunkers iraa