SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9171, 28 September 1888, Page 4

SHIPPING.

High Water at Auckland—ll.3B a.m. 3.40 p.m. HIGH WATER * l ' Mallukau _ 3 . 18 a .m. ; 3.40 p.m. Suk—Rises, 5.52 a.m.; sets, 6.8 p.m. Moon.—Last quarter, to-day, S.lO p.m.

-ARRIVALS. Wellington, s.s., 279, Stephenson, from WhangareL Passengers: Messrs. Gone, Porter, Minchim, Hart, McN aughton, Lastthorp, Cooper, Ferguson, Jackson. Hates, Howden, Culpan, Whitelaw, Pearce, McOresor, Wright. Purchas, Henry, Dickey, Muller, Jones, McLeort, McKenzie, Murray Mr. and Mrs. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Love and boy, Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, Mr. and Miss Ross. Masters Ellingham. Scott, Mesdames Highley, Scott, Misses Highley, Giltillan, Caller, Armiston, Fraser, Hawkins, and 25 steerage.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. iona, s.s., 159, Amodeo, from Tauranga.— Northern S.S. Co., agents. Te Anau, s.s., 1632, J. Mclntosh, from EusselL—Union S.S. Co., agents.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. . lona. s.s., 159, Amodeo, for Great Barrier. —Northern S.S. Co., agents. Te Anau. s.s., 1662, J. Mclntosh, for Melbourne and Southern ports. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. C. Housrhton and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Dvke. Misses Dyke (2), Stevenson. Wadham, "(2), Messrs. \\ . Adair A. Littler, Father Cosrello, J. Lnko. W.Mitchell, Malavey, W. Patterson, Kreftt, D. Patterson. J. Appleyard, Meek, i. Hardy, Ludhrook, Philcox, and 13 steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. . Doric, R.M. 5.5.,4754, J. W. Jennings, tor Napier and South. Through passengers.— L. I). Xathan and Co., agents.

DEPARTURES.

lona, s.s., for Great Barrier. To Anau, s.s.. for Southern Ports. Doric, R.M. s.s., for Napier.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. - - LOXDON-: ~. i n ' ' ; '' Wairoa, ship, sailed July 3. Waitangi, ship, loading. Zealandia, ship, sailed August o. KEW YORK : , ~ , Rebecca Crowell, barquentine, sailed June SO. Mary A. Greenwood, barque, sailed July 27. RIO JANEIRO: ~,■+< r> Monica, barque, sailed May 2. EBIBERLEY: Clansman, brigantine, sailed August o» MELBOURNE :

Nemesis, s.s., to-day. NEWCASTLE: Silver Cloud, brigantine, sailed September 15. TAHITI, ETC.: Richmond, s.s., about September 30. TOST CHALMERS: Camille, barque, sailed September IS. LYTTELTO.N- : „. Maud Graham, schooner, sailed Sept. m. BRISBANE: . Gleaner, brigantine, sailed Sept. 26.

/ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LOXDOX : Piako, ship, via South, early. Deva., barque, via Gisborne, to load. Crus-'ider, ship, to sail October 3. tORTSMC/UTH : Diamond, H.M. s., early. rOKTL. i.VD (OREGON) : L\ntenvorth, barque, early t ■ MELB OURNE: \\emesis, s.s., early. FIJI : Belle Isle, barque, early. BS'ISBAXE : • Darcy Pratt, brigantine, via Thames, early. « Orpheus, schooner, early. TAHITI, ETC.: Richmond, s.s., about October 5. NOUMEA: Christine, schooner, early. UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day.— leaves Onehunga at 1 p.m. NORTHERN S.S. C 0."3 MOVEMENTS. To-bay.—Clansman arrives from Russell at 6 a.m., and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m. ; lona arrives from Great Barrier early, and leaves for Mercury Bay at 7 p.m. ; Wellington leaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point, and Parua Bay at 8 p.m. VESSELS IN HARBOUR, [This list does not include coasters.] H.M. s. Diamond, in stream. Crusader, ship, at Railway Wharf. Piako, ship, in stream. Lutterworth, barque, at Queen-streetJWhari. Clairmont, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. T)eva, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Sty.vanger, barque, in Calliope Dock. Rose M.. barque, at Railway Wharf. P>elle Isle, barque, at Sugar Co.'s Wharf. . 7 jL>arcy Pratt, brigantine, at Railway Wharf. Torea. schooner, in stream. Christine, schooner, in stream. Frank Guy, schooner, in Auckland Dock.

EXPORTS.

Per 5.3. Te Anau, for Melbourne : 6 bales brooms, S3 sacks oysters, 21 sacks gum, 150 sacks lime : 44 rierces, 10 barrels, 15 kegs, and 28 cases meat; 1 case tobacco, 10 oases mullet, 542 bags sugar, 34 sacks and 60 hides, 35 cases syrup, 36 cases treacle. 15 cases sauce, I case boors, 1 case books, 41 cases fruit, 12 sacks germina, 14 cases fish, 6 sacks vegetables, 10 packages pipes, 3 chests tea, 3 kegs schnapps, 1 box bullion, .1 box silver cups, and sundries.

I-VWAEDS Coastwise.—Lancashire Lass, cutler, from Mercury Bay, with timber; Seagull, cutter, from Thames, with shells. Octwards Coastwise.—Mary Ann, cutter, for Whangarei; Elsie, ketch, for Whangarei, in ballast; Olive, scow, for Coromaudel, in ballast.

The Northern S.S. Co. s Wellington arrived last night from Whangarei with a full list of passengers, and a quantity of produce and gum. The barque Clairmont began discharging her cargo yesterday afternoon, and the majority of the goods taken out were in very fair condition. Nearly all the consignees have signed the average bond, and the ship is expected to have a prompt discharge. Contrary to expectation the s.s. Nemesis did not arrive yesterday from Melbourne. She will probably make her appearance tomorrow, and will be promptly berthed at the new tee of the Queen-street Wharf, where her cargo of 600,000 feet of sawn timber is already stacked awaiting shipment. Though it is but five weeks since her arrival with a full inward cargo, the ship Crusader is almost ready to proceed to London with a complete lading of colonial produce. The despatch given the vessel speaks well for the energy of her agents and stevedore.

The barque Belle Isle, which has just finished discharging a cargo of raw sugar from Laucala, will shortly proceed back to I'iji for a similar load. She was; yesterday entered out at the Customs.

From Messrs. Coupland and Co. we learn that the brigantine Darcy Pratt has been fixed to load timber at the Thames for Brisbane, and will likely sail for the first-named port in a day or so. The schooner Orpheus will also shortly sail for the Queensland port with a general cargo. A large number of people visited the warship Diamond yesterday afternoon, the weather being all that could be desired for such an excursion.

Shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday morning, the direct steamer Doric got away for Napier. She took several of her through passengers with her, and in addition to London consignments for the South, also had on board about 300 tons of general merchandise from Auckland for England. The Union S.S. Co.'s Te Anau took her departure yesterday, at 12.30, for Melbourne via Southern ports and Hobart. She was patronisedlbya good number of passengers, and had a general cargo, the details of which are given above. A large number of spectators assembled to witness her sailing. Early yesterday morning the s.s. lona returned, with passengers and freight, from Tauranga, and left agvin at 8 o'clock for the Great Barrier.

The tea steamer Chingtu is appointed to sail from Sydney for Hongkong on the 13th instant.

The following details regarding the Panama Canal, at present being constructed by the great De Lesseps, will be found interesting : —The nanal when completed will be 45 miles and 1729 yards in length ; 72 feet wide at the bottom; 131 feet wide at the top; and the depth of the water will be 29 feet 6 inches. Up to the end of June last year fully £46,000,000 had been expended on works. H.M.s. Medea, the type selected for the five protected cruisers now being built for the Australian Squadron, in substitution for the Archer type at first decided on, was launched at Chatham Dockyard on the.9th June. The Medea was designed by Mr. White, Director of Naval Architecture, and its described as a twin-screw steel vessel, unarmoured, carrying six-inch breech-loading guns placed in sponsons built out in the sides of the hull, one on each side at each end, and one on each side amidships. The protection is 3-inch deck plating of the usual arched type ; and the engines developing 9000 indicated horse-power, will give the vessel a speed of 20 knots an hour. Besides the above armament, she will carry ten quick firing guns protected by shields. The conning - tower is the only armoured portion. In length the Medea is 295 teet between the perpendiculars, 24 feet extreme breadth, and 16 feet 5 inches in depth

of the hull. Her displacement is 2800 tons. Her draught will be 15 feet 3 inches forward and 17 feet 9 inches aft. H>r coal capacity is 400 tons, equal to steaming 8000 knots, She was commenced on sth April last year, having thus occupied only 14 months in construction. The Magicienne, the Medusa, Melpomene, and the Marathon, four other vessels of the same class, are in course of construction or fitting for the Imperial Wavy.