SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9188, 18 October 1888, Page 4

SHIPPING.

High mTEB at Auckland—6.4o a.m.; 6.!>9 p.m. • „ ~ Manukan—9.2o a.m.; 9.C9 p.m. fox. —Rises 5.29 a.m.; sets, 6.31 p.m. lOON.—Full, 20th, &4» a.m. arrivals. Star of the East, barque, 734, Haveron, from Dunedin. —Arnold, Cheney and Co.. agents. Omapere, s.s., 601, R. E. Smith, from Westport.—Union S.S. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Omapere, e.s., 601, R. E. (Smith, for West-port.—-Union S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Diamond, H.M.s., 1970 tons, 2140 h.p., Captain F. S. Clayton, for Portsmouth, England, direct. Omapere, s.s., for Westport. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LONDON : Selembria, s.s., early. Waitangi, ship, loading. Zcalandia, ship, sailed August 3. NEW YORK : _ Rebecca Crowell, barquentine, sailed June 30. Mary A. Greenwood, barque, sailed July 27. SAN FRANCISCO : Zeaituidia, R.Al.s.s., about November 10. SYDNEY: Mariposa, lv.M.s.s., about Novembers. HONGKONG : Taiyuan, s.s., sailed October 9. BHKLEY : Clansman, brigantine, sailed August 3. SIUE : Daisy, schooner, to sail September 27. hobakt : Jessie Niccol, schooner, sailed Oct. 1. MELBOURNE : Aratapu, brigantine, sailed Oct. 10. BRISBANE : Abvel Abbott, barque, early. ffONGA : M aile, schooner, early. Sarah Pile, schooner, early. ■FIJI : Sharpshooter, barque, early. Excelsior, barque, early. Belle Isle, barque, early. CISBOKN'E : Gisborne, schooner, early.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London : Wairoa, ship, loading. JTEW YORK : Star of the East, barque, to load. -SYDNEY: > Zealandia, R.M.s.s., about November 10. BAN FRANCISCO : Mariposa, R.M.s.s., about November 5. MELBOURNE : Rebecca, barque, to load. UO'EDIN : Maud Graham, schooner, via Te Kopurn, early.

UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day.—Mararoa leaves for South at noon. t Friday. — Kawatiri arrives from GreyYiouth (at Manukau).

NORTHERN S.S. CO. MOVEMENTS. To-day.—Gairloch leaves lor New Plymouth and Waitara at 1 p.m. Wellington arrives from Whang, St aria, arrives from Opotiki. lona arrives from Tauranga early, and leaves for threat Barrier at Sa.m. Friday.-—Clansman arrives from Russell •a: (3 a.m. and leaves lor Tauranga at 7 p.m. lona arrives from Great Harrier early, and leaves for Mercury Bay at 7 p.m. Wellington leaves for \\ hangarei, Marsden Point, -sad Parua Bay at S p.m.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR. [This list does not include coaster?.] Wairoa, ship, at Queen-street Wharf. Rebecca, barque, at No. '2 Jetty. Johann Brodersen, baroue, in stream. Stavanger, barque, in Calliope Doc... Star of the East, barque, at Railway Wharf. Gleaner, brigantine, at Hobson-street Wharf. DTorea, schooner, in stream. AVaireka. schooner, iu stream. Maud Graham, schooner, at Railway Wharf.

IMPORTS. Per barque Star of the East, from Dunodin: 710 sacks wheat, "201 sacks oats, 670 sacks flour, 40 sacks oatmea..2U casks and 1 crate biscuits. SO cases jams, ■> cases confectionery, 25 hhas beer. 84 sacks potatoes. Pers.s. Mararoa. irom -Sydney : 3 -casks wine, "J bales gunnies, I box cottons. 31 packages metal. " casks nails, lu cases glue, 'J ■cases colours, 13 cases starch,3cases drapery, 2 cases leather. '2 cast s books, 1 ca&e cigars, 3 ca>es lamps, 5 hhds. wheat spirit, *292 cases fruit. 1G cases sewing machines, 43 cases oranges. '2-3 cases castor oil, 1 case chocolate, 2 packages roller mill machinery, tit) packages gold-refining machinery, 5 package's paper, 179 sacks bones. 3W naif-chests and 50 boxes tea., - sacks seed. 380 sacks bonedust, 6 bales kapok, 1 case drugs, "24 cases raisins, and sundries. Per s.s. Ornapere : tiOO tons Westport coal. Per jStar of the East : 350 sacks Duncan's flour, 5 cases bacon and hams.— T. H. Hall and Co.

The barque Helen, which recently left this port for \\ har.jaroa, and took thence a cargo of timber to iiobart on .September '-33th met with a good deai of rough weather, through which the barque aid not come entirely unharmed. Captain Boon reports thai the Helen lei Whangaroa with fresh southerlywinds, which moderated as the vessel proceeded. After the North Cape was passed on the 21st, heavy V>. to S. W. gales were experienced to 10n,.'. 160' E. and lat. :A■ S. On October 1 the wind freshened to a gale from the N.W., which shifted suddenly to S.U ~ causing a nigh confused sea, water constantly came on board, and the decks were swilled. The ship was hove-to, but the Beas still broke on board, and the long-boat was washed oil the skids and lost, the deck cargo of kauri logs also shifted, and came nigh following the fate of the long-boat. The wind died out as suddenly as it had risen, and blew gently from N.E., and the barque reached Hon art on the 4th October without further mishap. The four-masted ship .Scottish Lochs, 2573 tons register, from London for Melbourne, put into Lisbon on the '2nd partially dismasted. .She is a new vessel, on her maiden voyage. The barque Devonport reached Newcastle on the 6th instant from Sydney, under charter to Earp, Gillam, and Co., to load Great Northern and Singleton coal for Auckland. About 7 a.m. yesterday the Union S.S. Co.'s steamer Omapere arrived from Westport with a full cargo of black diamonds." She at once discharged a considerable quantity into the lighter Stag, which was then taken alongside H.M. s. Diamond, and the coal transferred to the latter's bunkers. The Omapere then proceeded to the Sugar Works ttt Chelsea, where the bulk of her cargo was consigned, and was busily engaged putting it out till after nightfall. She left after midnight, and proceeded direct to Westport again. Messrs. Stone Brothers inform us that they yesterday received advice of the sailing of the s.s. Kawatiri from Greymouth for the Manukau, w'ith a full cargo of coals and coke, which are intended for the Auckland Gas Company. In the passenger list of the s.s. Mararoa, which appeared in our yesterday's issue, the names of the Rev. R. W. Holden and Mrs. Holden were wrongly put down as Hodson. The work of discharging the inward cargo of the Mararoa was being rapidly pushed on yesterday, and the steamer also took in a quantity of gum, &c. She sails for the South at noon to-day. After consulting with his owners, Captain 33ugge, of the Danish barque Johann BroderBen, has decided to have his vessel docked for repairs, and tenders are now being called for. Yesterday afternoon the barque Star of the East, from Dunedin, came into port in tow of the tug Awhina, and was berthed at the Railway wharf at about half-past two. The Star of the East is a fine iron barque hi 734 tons, of British build, though at present sailing under an American charter. She was in Auckland at the end of last vear, and took a full cargo of. gum to New York. She left that port again on May 3rd, laden with general American merchandise, for Dunedin. She reached the Southern port on August 27th, and, after, discharging her inward freight, took in a cargo of bread-stuffs and sundries, and came on to Auckland to load gum for New York. She sailed from Dunedin on October 6th. and had moderate weather until rounding the East Cape on the iOtli instant, when a succession of westerly Kales were experienced. She came inside the .Little Barrier about daylight yesterday, was picked up by the Awhina about half-past nine a.m., and arrived as above. She will begin to put out her cargo to-day. ,After a stay of somewhat over a month in this port the warship Diamond yesterday left our waters " it may be for years, and it may be for ever. As has been previously mentioned she lias been superseded on the Australian squadron, and came here en route to 1 ortsmouth, to be thrown out of commission and her men paid off. The Diamond has been attached to the Australian station some years, and her name has become almost a household word. The last commission of the ehip has been one of the most successful and during their stay here both oliicers and men have made themselves extremely popular. It will be remembered that she was one of the squadron which visited the port in

February last under Rear-Admiral Fairfax, and will always be specially interesting to Aucklanders, in that she was, with H.M.s. Calliope, the first vessel docked in the new Calliope Dock on the occasion of its being opened on February 16th last. For several days past the " homeward bound " pennant lias been displayed at her main truck, and yesterday forenoon she was got under steam, and shoi'tlv after half-past one o'clock she weighed anchor and slowly steamed our, of the harbour on her way to ' Merry England - " Capetown is her only port of call en route. By announcement in another column it; is notified that the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s fine ship Wairoa is placed on the berth for London. As the greater part of her space is already engaged she is sure to have quick despatch, and intending shippers and passengers, for which latter she has excellent accommodation at low figures, will inquire to make prompt application. As an instance of the great rise in freights during the past twelve months, the Shipping Guide of Oct. 10 states that charters which a year ago could be readily effected in London for Australia at 30s are now with great difficulty negotiated at 50s. This must mean a rich' harvest to the owners of suitable bottoms.

THE S.S. WAKATIPU IN A GALE. The Union S.S. Co.'s Mararoa, which met with so sudden and fatal a gale just before reaching Sydney, does not appear to have been the only vessel which experienced such tempestuous weather, as the following account of tilt) trip of the s.s. Wakat ii»u, referred to previously in our cables, will show: — The Union steamer Wakatipu, whose arrival from Wellington was most anxiously looked for all day Saturday, arrived in port on the 7th inst., at 7 a.m., having experienced a succession of strong head "gales with squalls of terrific force, and high cross angrv seas, which broke on board and did considerable damage to decks and fittings. Captain E. Wheeler, who has had command of the Wakatipu for many years, states that he does not remember having experienced such high seas before. The W akatipu left Wellington on Saturdav, the 29th, with mails, passengers, and a cargo of produce for Sydney, and cleared the Heads the next morning, the 30th ultimo. Fine weather was experienced the first day : but a S.W. wind was encountered on the Monday, and by nightfall of that day a heavy gale set in : the wind increased in violence, and brought along a terribly high cross sea. A huge sea broke on board and aid considerable damage. The i>ort lifeboat amidships was smashed to pieces; the promenade deck or deck awning was started, and will require some repairs; the wheelhouse door was damaged ; all the gear, such as grating, Ac., in the vicinity of the steering apparatus aft was washed adrift; the windows to Captain Wheeler's room and the room next to it were smashed, and the cabins tilled with water; the breakwater on the forecastlehead had been previously carried away; large quantities of water made their way into the saloon, and other damage was dime. Captain Wheeler hove his vessel to from 3.30 a.m. to 9 a.m.. when the sea went down considerably, and he was able to stand on ! his course. On the 4th instant another heavy I gale from the same direction was encountered, with terrific thunder and lightning; the sea I was verv high, with a high swell from the spilth. The engine-room door was smashed, i and all movables knocked adrift. The gale, j which was a continuous one. seemed to come J all ways, and the wind worked from N.W. j to S.W.. but principally from the south- : west. The passengers were si> well pleased | with the seamanship displayed by Captain : Wheeler that he was the recipient of a testi- ' monial showing their approval in that direci tion.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Gairloch, s.s.. Me Arthur, from Waitara. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Ladd. Mrs. Coutts, Mrs. Hopkinson.—A. Barnes, agent. Glenelg. s.s., Norbury. from Wanganui. Passengers : Misses George, O'Brien, Messrs. Resdon. Wilson. Harris. Symonds. Williamson, Woodroife, McLean ('2), Kirl>y, J. Young, Fernandez, and four steerage. —A. Barnes, agent.

IMPORTS. Per s.s. Gairloch : 4f> cattle, 249 sheep, 10 packages machinery, 11 sacks seed, 5 kegs butter, and 6 packages. Per s.s. Glenelg : 108 sacks bones, 140 iron rails, 1 cow, "24 tons scrap iron, and t> packages.

The Northern Co.'s steamers Gairloch from Waitara and the Glenelg from Wanganui arrived with cargo and passengers as above.

£ Y TE L E G R A PH.

THAMES. October 17.The brigantine Darcy Pratt came down from the Junction mill yesterday afternoon with a cargo of 170. feet saw. kauri timber, and sailed this evening for Brisbane. RUSSKLL. October 17. —Sailed : S.s. Stormbird, for the North, and s.s. Wairarapa, for Sydney. TIMARU. October 17.—'The barque Carnsmore, Scott, sails to-morrow for the United Kingdom, with 12,488 sacks wheat, 2.'£> bales wool, and 60 casks tallow. I'OP.T CHALMERS. October 17. Arrived: S.s. Oreti. from Greymouth ; s.s. Manapouri, from the North. Sailed: S.s. Koranui. for West Coast; s.s. Tarawera. for Northern ports. Passengers : —For Lyttclton : Miss Bright, Messt.-. Orr, Cairns. For Wellington : Miss Trimble, Mr. Dougherty. For Napier : Miss Cowell. For Auckland : Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, and 0 steerage.