SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9096, 3 July 1888, Page 4

SHIPPING.

High Watsqi at Auckland—l.29 a.m.; 2.1 p.m. „>> _■> Manukau—s.9 a.m.; 5.41 p.m. Sun.— 7.14 a.m.; sets, 4.46 p.m. MOON.— Moon, July 9, 5.57 p. _a.

ARRIVALS. _ Te Anau, s.s., 1652, Mcintosh, from Melbourne and Southern ports. Passengers: M.esdames Lockwood, Briston, Pulford, Finlay, DeLatour, Hayes and two children, Misses Eames, Lusk, and Atkinson, RevFather Murphy, Dr. Pollen, Messrs. E. O. Goodings, Perry, Lockwood, Walsh, Coates, Lee, Pancourfc, Briston, Pulford, Hann., Ktenderdine, Lequesne, Mackay, Atkm, Atkinson, Harris, Finlay, DeLatour, Durrieu, C. O. Smith, Walpole, Wylie, Fountain, Scott, and Warbrick's football team (u), 10 steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. « Coulnakyle, barque, 559, Attwooll, put in in distress.— agent. , Medora, schooner, 33, Subritzky, from Ohora and Awanui.Master, agent. Wellington, s.s., 279, Stephenson, from Whangarei. Passengers: Messrs. Godden, Henderson, Rutherford, Tothill, Galbraith, McLeod, Belton, Loosemere, McLean, Oralis ton, Buchanan, Davidson, Wright, Henry, Bradsliaw, Blagrove, Hardwick, Sands, Kirk, Hanna, Eaves, Davidson, Mann, Sloane, Philips, McLeod, Rev. Archdeacon Clarke, Rev. Mr. Hawkes, Mesdames Donaldeon, McLean, Fuller, Dent, Prescott, Haywood, Burton. Kempt, Macroft, Bell, Loram, Misses Macroft, Sloane, Harbuckle, Hickey, .Wyles, Porter, Hawks, and four in the steer,age.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS Clansman, s.s., 336, Farquhar, for Russell and Northern ports.Northern S.S. Co., agents. Stormbird, S.S., 217, Chambers, for Whangarei, Russell and North.—Jubilee S.S. Co., •gents. lona, s.s., 159, Amodeo, for Mercury Bay and —Northern S.S. Co., agents. Staffa, s.s., 79, Hopkins, for Opotiki.— Northern S.S. Co., agents. Sybil, schooner, 150, G. Bell, for Brisbane Via Thames. —J. Maclarlane, agent.

DEPARTURES. Clansman, s.s., for Russell, etc. , Stormbird, s.s., for Whangarei, etc. ' >' lona, 8.8., for Tauranga. Staffa, s.s., for Opotiki. . - EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London: 1 Y". ;! Coptic, &8., sailed June 16. Bayley, s.s., sailed June 13. Selernbria, s.s., to sail about July 27. Balmoral Castle, s.s., to sail in July. Oxford, s.s., to sail in July. > Killochan, ship, sailed April 13. Deva, barque,- sailed April 30. , Piako, ship, sailed May 5. Lutterworth, ship, via Port Chalmers, to sail May 5. Clairmont, barque, sailed June 10. Wairoa, ship, loading. Crusader, ship, loading. NEW YORK: Albert Russell, barque, via Wellington, Bailed April 11. Rebecca Crowell, barquentine, to clear June 25. SAN FRANCISCO : Mariposa, R.M. s.s., about July 21. MELBOURNE : Welcome, schooner, sailed June 28. SYDNEY * I Alameda, R.M. s.s., about July 16. NEWCASTLE : . Northern Chief, barque, early. ISLANDS: ifRichmond, s.s., about July 1. Julia Pryce, schooner, early. Olive, schooner, early. V' TAHITI: Shannon, ship, early. 'V■ ■ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ' LONDON: Mercia, barque, loading. ... NEV; YORK :\

Essex, barque, early. Sydney: , „ Mariposa, R.M. s.s., about July 21. NORFOLK ISLAND : Southern Cross, mission schooner, early. BRISBANE : Sybil, schooner, via Thames, early. GISBORNE : Gisborne, schooner, July 5.

UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day. — Takapuna leaves Onehunga, 3 p.m. Suva leaves for East Coast, 6 p.m. Te Anau leaves for Russell, 4 p.m. . Wednesday.—Ohau arrives from South. Thursday.—Wanaka arrives at Onehunga, 7 a.m. Te Anau arrives from Russell and leaves for South, noon, j Friday.—Wanaka leaves Onehunga, 8 a.m.

NORTHERN S.S. CO.S MOVEMENTS. To-day.Wellington leaves for Whangarei at 8 p.m., and the Rowena for Hokianga and the Douglas for Bay o.f Plenty, at 5 p.m. Wednesday.—Gairloch arrives from Waitara. Ir Thursday.—Gairloch leaves for Waitara at one p.m. The lona leaves for Great Barrier at 8 a.m. The Wellington arrives from Whangarei. _ -on Friday.—Clansman arrives from Russell at 6 a.m., and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m. {The lona leaves for Mercury Bay at 7 p.m., and the Wellington for Whangarei at 8 P- m. Saturday.Gairloch arrives ' from Waitara, and the lona from Mercury Bay. The .Staffa leaves for Opotiki direct at 1 p.m. Sunday—Clansman arrives from Tauranga early.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR. [This list does not include coasters.] Mercia, barque, at Railway Wharf. John Knox, barque, in stream. Coulnakyle, barque, in stream. i Essex, barque, at Railway Wharf. Ika V uka, brigantine, in stream.' Osimaru, brigantine, in stream. Seabird, brigantine, ai; North Shore. Fleetwing, schooner, in stream. _ Linda Weber, brigantine, at Railway Wharf. Torea, schooner, in stream. Sybil, schooner, at Breastwork. Waireka, schooner, at Breastwork. Southern Cross, Mission schooner, at Queenstreet Wharf. Gisborne. schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. Louie, schooner, at Railway Wharf. IMPORTS, Per s.s. Te Anau : 51 sack s malt. IS9I sacks potatoes, 44 sacks bark, 290 sacks oats, 380 bags flour, 520 sacks barley, 36 sacks onions, 5 sacks peas, 1899 sacks wheat, and 648 packages sundries. Per Suva : 10 cases bacon and hams, 1 ton onions, 15 frames sheathing and slater's felts. —T. H. Hall and Co.

EXPORTS. Per schooner Sybil: 110,000 feet timber (to be loaded at Turua).

Inwards Coastwise. — Progress, _ scow, from Wananaki, with 29,000 feet timber; Violet, ketch, from Thames, with 15,000 feet timber. Outwards Coastwise.—Progress, scow, in ballast, for Whangapoua. Yesterday forenoon the Union S.S. Co.'s Te Anau arrived from Melbourne via Hobart -and the South, with a good number of passengers,' and a large cargo of produce and general merchandise. To Mr. Hitchmough, ■the purser, we are indebted for our files, and the following report The Te Anau sailed from the Queen's Wharf, Melbourne, on the 20th ult., at 1.30 p.m., leaving Williamstown at 3.10 p.m.; cleared Port Phillip Heads at 5.45 p.m., and experienced fresh south to south-west winds till the 23rd ult.; and from thence had light northerly wind and fine "' weather till arrival at Bluff on the 24th Last., ; at 3.15 p.m., after accomplishing a smart run of 3 days 22 hours. She sailed from the • Bluff at 4.40 p.m. on the 25th, called at i Dunedin on the 26th, Lyttelton on the 28th, Wellington on the 29th, Napier on the 30th, and Gin borne on the Ist inst., sailing same day at 10.15 a.m., arriving at the Queenstreet Wharf at 10 a.m. on the 2nd. Up the Coast she had. light variable breezes and fine •Heather till the East Cape was reached, ' where fresh north-west winds were met with. The well-known trading schooner Medora arrived yesterday from Awanui and adjacent - ports, with a full cargo, consisting of II tons bark, 164 sacks and 11 cases gum, 6 sacks and 5 loose hides, and 2 bundles skins, etc. The schooner Sybil was cleared at the t Customs for the Thames, where she is to load VP. with 110,000 feet of timber at Bagnall's Mills, Turua, for Brisbane. During the quarter just ended on June 30th there have been 49 British vessels of an aggregate tonnage of 27,495 tons, and 8 foreign, 12,1.74 tons, entered inwards at this port, while 42 British vessels, 16,281 tons, and 10 foreign, 14,507 tons, have cleared during the same period. The totals are Entered, 57 vessels, 39,669 tons: cleared, 52 vessels, SOJBB tons. For their regular Monday's trip the Nortnern o.S. Co's steamers sailed as usual yes- • te " la 7 evening, the Clansman for Russell And the North, the lona for Tairua, Mercurv gay, and Tauranga, and the Staffa for Bay of Plenty ports. All were well patronised bv passengers and freights. J -The schooner Gisborne having completed ,her discharge, is now taking in cargo for Gis--iKKLiiI? &£££••'« """ cb The brigantine Oamaru has berthed at the Hobson-street Wharf, where she will unload tier coal. From Whangarei the s.s. Wellington arrived last night with passengers and the following cargo :100 sacks lime, 150 sacks -• gum, 2d sheep, 20 cases paint, and sundries.

The Jubilee S.S. Co.'s Stormbird left as usual yesterday evening for Whangarei, Russell, and Northern ports. •

IN DISTRESS.—THE COULNAKYLE

RETURNS LEAKING.

Yesterday forenoon a barque " inside Tiri" was signalled from the North Shore, and the steam tug Awhina went out, returning about 2 p.m. with the barque Coulnakyle, which had to put back to port, as she had again sprung a leak, and the crew requested the master to return to Auckland. This is the second occasion on which this barque has come into Auckland in distress, as it will be remembered that on the 29th April last the Coulnakyle, while en route from Vavau to Marseilles, was strained to such an extent that she made water badly, and came to Auckland to be repaired. After her cargo of 546 tons copra and 63 tons tallow had been discharged, the " barque went into dock, and was surveyed by Captains Worsp and Clayton, under whose direction Mr. C. Bailey made some slight repairs, and the vessel was reloaded, and sailed for Lisbon on the 12th June last in a presumably sound condition, though rumours were even then afloat that she was making water,and required a far more extensive overhaul than she had received before being thoroughly fit for a long sea voyage. How she fared is bsst told in Captain Attwool's own words — The barque Coulnakyle left Auckland on June 12th, and experienced moderately fine weather till Saturday, June 16th, when she encountered a terrific gale from N.E., veering to east, which increased in violence till 4 a.m. on the 18th. During the gale the ship was thrown almost on her beam ends, at times her lee side being entirely under water, the men being washed from the pumps and everything movable about the decks started. It was at this time she was found to be leaking badly, so much so that the windmill and mam pumps were kept constantly going. At noon on the 18th. when in lat. 41'45 S. and long. 165"0 W., all hands came aft and requested me to put back, as they refused to proceed round Cape Horn in the ship. After consulting the officers and carpenter, who were of the same opinion as the men, I decided to put back to Auckland for the benefit of all concerned. We encountered strong easterly winds for the fir*t four days; from thence to port, moderate •••> fresh westerly winds. Arrived in Auckland on July 2. There is little doubt that in taking the course he did Captain Attwool adopted the most prudent measure for the safety of the ship and crew, and at the same time the best in the interests of the owners and underwriters, as even if the barque had lived to reach any South American port, such as Valparaiso, she would in all probability have been condemned forthwith, while it is fitting that, if she were sent out from this port in an unseaworthy condition owing to a hasty or inefficient survey, she should be brought here, so that those who were to blame (if any blame is attachable) may be called upon to explain their action. _No action has yet been agreed upon in regard to the vessel, but it is almost certain that when her state is reported to the Collector of Customs, she will be ordered to be docked and a careful survey made. The Coulna kyle is a wooden barque of 589 tons net register, her dimensions being, length 168 feet, beam 30 feet, depth 18 feet. She was built in Aberdeen in 1862, and was for some time engaged in passenger traffic between the United Kingdom and Australia. She is at present owned by Mr. F. C. Hobkirk, of Launceston. She was originally classed A 1 at Lloyds, and was remetalled in 1885, but we understand had also been on the slip and dock in Sydney some little time before she proceeded to Vavau. THE DERELICT AT NEWCASTLE. The derelict ship which was discovered about a fortnight ago, about 16 miles at sea from Newcastle, and is supposed to be the American vessel J. T. Berry, burnt at sea some three months ago, has, after having I successfully defied all efforts to tow her into | port, been the means of causing the wreck of the steam collier Alhambra, which collided with the half-submerged hulk with such force that the steamer sank in a few minutes. It will be remembered that the derelict was taken in tow for Port Stephens by the Energy and Gamecock steamers, which were afterwards assisted by the Stormcock, a more powerful tug. _ Slow progress was made for some time, and then the wreck caught bottom with her anchor, it is supposed, and could not be moved. She was abandoned by Messrs. J. and A. Brown, the owners of the tug, and a consultation was held by the officers of the Newcastle Marine Board, for the purpose of taking steps to sink the vessel by means of shelling her. All arrangements were com- ! pleted, the guns were being taken on board the Juno, but at the last moment the plans were countermanded, as Captain Summerbell, of the Alhambra steam collier, made an offer to endeavour to remove the derelict within forty-eight hours. Owing to a high sea rising the operations were interrupted, and the time for removal extended, with the result that the steamer Alhambra has been lost, herself, while endeavouring to remove the dangerous obstacle to navigation. .The Alhambra was a scruw steamer of 497 tons net register, and 140 h.p. She was built at Millwall in 1855, and was owned by Mr. Aaron Wheeler, of Sydney. Of the £6000 insurance risk held by the South British Company, we learn that £5500 is reinsured in eighteen other offices, the principal being the National of New Zealand, the Union, the New Zealand, and the Standard companies.