SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8375, 1 October 1890, Page 4

SHIPPING.

HiOH >TaTkr ai Auckland—B.44 a.m.; 9.9 p.m. n .. ManukaH— 0.24 a.m.; 0.49 p.m. SUN — Rises, 5.38 a.m.; sets, 6.2 p.m. Moon.—Last quarter, 6th ins>t., 8.3 a.m.

ARRIVALS. Wairarapa, s.s., 1780, Chatfield, from Sydney. Passengers : — Mesdamea Male and child, Manning, May, Skardon and child; Misses Tvnan, Crawford, Burgess; Messrs. Forsyth, Hastings (2), Barling, Myers, Russell, Laurie, Gibbons, Harris, May, Cullen, Andrews, Hansen, Mair, McKay; Rev. J. Cocker. For Napier : Mr. and Mrs. Tiffen, Misses TiiFen [2), Messrs. Stewart and Watkins. For W ellinKtou : Rev. Riley. For Lyttelton : Miss Garrick, Mrs. Garnck, Mr. Hanmer. For Dunedin : Mr. Ed. Brown, and 33 steerage for all ports. —Union S.S. Co., agents. Vivid, barque, 238, P. Brown, from Knderbury Island. Passenger : Mr. Gale, —G. Cozens, agent. Southern Cross, s.s., '282, Black, from East Coast and Wellington. Passenger : Miss Brown, Union S.S. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Clansman, s.s., 336, Farquhar, for Whangatei.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Clansman, s.s., for Whangarei. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. L*NPON: Hermione, ship, sailed July 26. Mairi Bhan, ship, loading, Oamaru, ship, loading. DONOESNESS : Lady Bowen, 4-masted schooner, early. Skw YORh: Prospect, barque, via Dunedin, sailed July 25. Clan McLeod, barque (via South), early. Mary S. Ames, barque, via Wellington, sailed July 23. Essex, barque, via Dunedin, loading. SAN FKASCISCO : Alameda, R.M.s., sailed September 20. rOWNSViLLK : Seabird, brigantine, early. SYDNEY: Defiance, brigantiue, er.'led September 27. NKWcastii!;: Oamaru, briftautine, loading. Prosperity, schooner, early. SODMEA : Christine, schooner, early. HOW LAND ISLAND: Notero, barque, early. TAHITI, KTC. : Nautilus, brigantine, early. HONGKONG: Kwei-yang, s.s., to-day. RAUOTOSGA : Torea, schooner, early. Akarana, schooner, early. TONGA: Olive, schooner, early. LYTTKLTUN' :

Devonport, barque, early. DUNEDIN: Clansman, schooner, sailed Sept. 25. INVERCARGILL : Waireka, 3-m. schooner, sailed Sept. 26. OAMAKI" : Silver Cloud, barquentine, sailed Sept. 'JO. NAPIER : Fleetwing, schooner, sailed Sept. 24. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LONDON : Zealandia, ship, to load. Waitaugi, ship, via South. NEW YORK. : Carrie L. Tyler, barque, loading. Clan McLeod, barque, to arrive. HONGKONG : Kwei-yang, S.S., via South, early. hobaht : Loongana, barque, early. LYTTKLTON : Louie, schooner, via Thames. KAIAPOI : Kestrel, ketch, via Thames. UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. This Day.—Southern Cross leaves for East Coast, 6 p.m.; Jauet Nicoll leaves for Gisborne and papier. TmKSDAY. — Tβ Anau arrives from South ; Wairarapa leaves for South at noon. Saturday. —Oliau arrives from Timaru. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S .MOVEMENTS. This Day.— arrives from the Thames. Thursday.— lona arrives from Kuaotumi and Mercury Bay early, and leaves again for same porta at 9 p.m. ; Arsyle tor the Thames at '2.'.VJ p.m.; Clansman arrives from WhanFriday.—Wellington arrives from Russell at (3 a.m., and leaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point and Parua Bay at 10.30 p.m. ; Clansman leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m. ; Argyle arrives from the Thames. VKSSKLS IN HARBOUR. iThl* 1 i-c does not include coasters.) Waitangi, ship, in. stream. Zealajidi.*, ship, at No. 2 Jetty. Rangitikei, ship, at Queen-street Wharf. Loongana, barque, in stream. Vivid, barque, in stream. Carrie L. Tyler, barquentine. No. 2 Jetty. Enterprise, schooner, in dock. Louie, schooner, at No. 2 Jetty.

IMPORTS. Per s.s. Wairarapa, from Sydney:—2ss Backs bonedust, 53 coiis rope, 11 boxes butter, 3 cases hardware, 2 cases earthenware, 108 pieces timber, 3 bars iron, 15 bales woolpacks 498 sacks bones, 3 slabs marbles, 1000 spokes, 900 felloes, 356 packages tea. 27 cases •tobacco, SU drums castor oil, 20 cases beer, 15 cases merchandise, 35 kegs nails, 19 packages sewing machines, 7 parcels matting, 3 crates machinery, 5 bales paper, 25 esses ■whisky, 30 cases fruit, 6 sacks grass seed, 4 sacks oats, and sundries. Per s.s. Southern Cross, from Wellington : —31 bales woolsacks, SO boxes soap, 15 cases lacer beer, 5 cases boots, 25 cases hops, 20 colls wire, 37 packages iron, 20 bundles hoop iron. 122 plates iron, 100 cases currants, 25 cases Sultanas; and transhipments ex R.M.s. Tongariro: 25 bundles bed plates, 160 sacks boiiedust, 144 sacks bones, 11 half-chests tea, 151 sacks barley, 6 sacks onions, and sunPer barque Vivid, from Enderbury Island : —260 tons guano.

The four - masted schooner Lady Bowen left Dungeness. Queensland, for this port with a cargo of raw sugar about the beginning of the present month. , Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday the Union 8 S Co s intercolonial steamer Wairarapa, Captain Chattield, arrived from Sydney with passengers and cargo. The purser, Air. Beaumont, reports of the trip that the steamer eaiKl from the Q.B.S. Co.'s wharf at porrittUtreet it 5 p.m., and cleared Port Jackson Heads an hour later. Variable winds with fine weather prevailed on the trip across. Cape Maria was made at 5 p.m. on the 29th instant, and the vessel arrived in port as above after showery weather down the coast. , , , . , By wire from Ponto, we learn of the arrival of the barque Rebecca from Hobart, and the brigantine Eillan Donan from Sydney. Both are in ballast, and will fill up with timberfor Australian porta. , Yesterday morning the Northern S.S. Co. s Clansman came out of dock, after inspection and overhaul, and in the evening sailed lor Whangarei and adjacent places of call. The schooner Enterprise and the s.s. Kotomahana were each floated into dock yesterday for cleaning, etc. . Early yesterday the ship Rangitikei was towed up from the powder ground and berthed at the inner eastern tee of Etieet Wharf. Owing to the heavy rain her cargo was not broken, but discharging operation? are to commence briskly to-day. The Union S.S. Co.'s East Coast trader Southern Cross arrived from Wellington and way ports at 5 a.m. yesterday, bringing a nuanrttv of coastal cargo and considerable transhipments ex the R.M.s. Tongariro. Mr. Murphy, the purser, reports that she sailed from Wellington on September 23, and after calling at Napier touched at Gisbome, where a strong easterly gale was experienced. She called at Tokomaru, Tologa Bay, and Waipiro, and had good weather to arrival. \t present there are six large warships in port at Sydney, namely H.M.s. Orlando, flag of Lord Charles Scott, H.M.s. Curacoa; H I (i M.s. Leipsic, Sophie, and Alexandrine, and'trie French corvette Champlain. On September 20 H.M.s. Lizard and the French warship Saone were at Noumea, jSew Caledonia. . During last week the foreign cruisers Leiusig and Champlain were docked (separately) in the new Cockatoo Dock at Sydney. A new vessel .for Australian waters has left Germany in the shape of the cruiser Arcona which is on her way to join the squadron under Admiral Valois. ..... Tho steamship Ballarra, for the Adelaide Steamship Company, has been successfully launched at Dundee. The largest cargo of Portland cement ever carried to San Francisco is thus reported :— The British ship Cawdor has, besides other cargo, 17,623 barrels of Portland cement for the Spring Valley Water Company, to be used in the construction of the great concrete dam at St. Mateo. This is the largest cargo of cement ever arrived. The Eecl' echan. some time ago, brought;. 16.000 br..rols.and over, and the Great Victoria over I.>,(XXJ barrels. , -.r. • , Yesterday forenoon the barque Vivid, which left this port some time ago under charter to Meesre. J. X. Arnndel and Co.,

returned to port from Knderbury Island with a cargo of guano and one passenger, Mr. Gale, Messrs. Arundel's manager at Enderbury. Captain iirovvn reports of the round trip :—The Vivid left Auckland on July 31, and reached Knderbury on August 22. She discharged some stores and loaded up with guano and cocoanuts, and sailed on September 3 with a good number of coloured labourers on board. Calling at Sydney Island on the 4th, she landed her fruit and stores, and sailed again next day. After a moderate weather trip, Nine was reached on September 15, and the labourers put ashore. Resuming her voyage on the 16th for thie port, changeable winds and dirtv weather were had on the trip up. Cnpe Biott was passed at noon on Monday, and the Vivid anchored ofFtlic Railway \Vharf about 11 a.m. yesterdav. By announcement elsewhere Mr. J. D. Connolly informs shippers to United States ports and others concerned that the new form of invoice certificates are now procurable at the Consulate, Victoria Arcade. The fine ship Zealandia, Captain Phillips, now discharging at No. 2 jetty, has been placed on the outward berth tor London, and is expected to have quick despatch. She has splendid accommodation for passengers, and has been for years a favourite vessel. AH rates of freight or passage are obtainable from the agents, Messrs. Cruickshank and Co.

ROUGH PASSAGES. Recently arrived sailers at Australian ports report very heavy weather in tho Southern Ocean, during August. The Leucadia, which reached Adelaide on September '2"2 met a very heavy gale on August 21, when she was running under low canvas. A fearful sea completely swept the poop, knocking away the wheel and binnacle, bursting in tho after bulkhead of the cabin, and filling up tho state rooms below. The carpenter set to work and made a most ingenious device for steering, and as soon as possible temporarily repaired the damage. The Lina—a smart-looking barque of Sunderland build, which now niea the German tricolour—made Port Jackson on the 24th nit., after having had a similar experience. When in the Southern Ocean on August 20, the barometer was down to 29.50—a stitF breeze blowing at the tune. On the following day this increased to a full gale blowing from W. to W.S.W. At three p.m. the vessel pooped a sea which smashed the cabin skylight and inundated the cabin. The man at tho wheel was washed along the deck, and the harness casks were torn from their lashings. It is feared that some of the water got below, and that some of the cargo is slightly damaged in consequence. The storm lasted over twentyfour Lours, after which it moderated in force.

One of Uie most perilous voyages made to the colonies for some time past is reported by the Glasgow Shipping Company's ship Loch Rannoch, from Glasgow to Melbourne, The easting was inatle on the parallels of .SU deg. uiul 40deg. Tiiis portion of the voyage was remarkable for a continuance of from N.\V. to B.W. all tbe way to the longitude of C*pe Leeuwin, which was crossed on September ». The gales were of more or less violence, and one of exceptional severity was fallen in with on August IS. The wind was from W. to S.W., was of hurricane force, and during the heaviest of the gale the foresail was blown clean awav. There was a fearful sea all round, which broke hiijh over all, flooding the decks and cabin, and finding its way into the lazarctte or store-room. The cover of tho after hutch was also torn ofT. and other damage done on deck. This outburst lasted for 36 hours. Then there was a lull, but of iio great duration, for on August 21 the wind freshened again from due \V. Canvas was reduced to upper topsails and foresail, and ther* was a hijlh curline sea from N. W, and S.E. This came tumbling in on board on both sides with terrific force, and tho decks were tilled from rail to rail. At noon the wind was blowing a perfect drift, and the ship win scuddiuß under two lower topsails and foretopmast staysail. As running under these circumstances was fraught with danger, the ship wus brought to the wind with her head to the northward. She was fairly overborne by the pressure, and lay with the water up to the main hatch and over it. The coatmasts were burst, and preventers were ;iot on to lessen risk and damage. The lower topsails and foretopmast staysail were blown away, and the ship lay with her lee-rail under water, and with only a cloth in the weather clew of the nmintopsail. At 10 p.m. the wind abated in violence to some extent, and the sea also went down, and the ship was kept away on her course.

THE CHINA STEAMER KWEI-YANG.

The China Navigation Co. steamer KweiYang, which is expected here to-day, arrived at .Sydney on September "24 via Brisbane. The vessel is iu command of Captain Outerbridge, who reported having left Hongkong on August '2:2. The Kwei-Yang was launched in the early part of this year From the yards of the London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company, Limited, Uovan. She is twin-screw endued on the triple principle, with cylinders of 14 inches, 23 inches, and 37 inches, stroke 30 inches. The vessel is schooner rigged ; length, 255 feet; beam. 36 feet; and depth 21 feet 5 inches ; steel built, and engined by the builders. The gross measurement is 1620 tons ; net, IWJ2 tons. Her cargo for New Zealand comprises 21,u90 packages tea, 48-20 bugs rice, 1654 bags sugar, and ooSd packages Chinese merchandise.

H.I.G.M.S. LEIPZIG. The new German flagship for the Pacific station, the Leipzig, wliich arrived in Sydney under command of Admiral Valois on the 17th, is described as a large frigate-built ship. having a displacement of 3!>6u tous, and carrying a crew of 473, inclusive of officers. The vessel spent a year on the East African coast, and was nagship of the German eqnaiiron at the Zanzibar blockade, acting in coucert with the British squadron under Rear-Admiral Fremantle, and an Italian squadron. Subsequently the Leipzig was ordered to the Mediterranean, where she was inspected by the German Emperor, who mldresfled the crew in lermu of commendation for the part taken ou the coast of Africa in the suppression of the slave trade. From Venice the ship was ordered to the East Indian etation. After receiving a new crew at Singapore, where she was joined by the Sophie, a start was made for Australia via the New Guinea coast. The Leipzig is a composite alup, and her armament consists of 12 guns of 17 centimetres (6.63 in.) calibre, and 8 Nordenfeldts and boat guns of 8.7 centimetres. Her dimonsionsare 282 feet length, s(i feet beam, and deptli "21 feet. She is engined up to 4800 horse power, and can ateam 15 knots. The Leipzig is commanded by Captain Pluddeman, and the chief officers of the staff are, Corvette Captain Schneider, Captain Lieutenant Capelle, and Flat? Lieutenant Wortzel. It is expected that in about three weeks time the Leipzig accompanied by the Sophie and Alexandrine will call here on a cruise to the ■South JSeus, inclusive of a visit to the Caroline Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, and Marshall Islands.

PORT OP ONEHUINGA. DEPARTURES. Pengiiin, a.p., Berncch, for the South. — Union S.S. Co., agents. The Union Co.'a s.a. Penguin, Captain J, Bernech, sailed for the South at 10.30 a.m. yesterday, with 1022 bars and 70 bundles iron, '2400 feet timber, 113 bags new potatoes, 40 sacks salt, 160 cases oranges, 10 aack.4 lime, 10 sacks oysters, 54 cases drapery, and 76 packages sundries.