SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8879, 16 May 1892, Page 4

SHIPPING.

oian Water at Auckland—9.2 a.m.; 0.20 p.m. „ „ Miinukau—ll.42 a.B>.; 0.0 p.m. Kts.—Rises, 0.54 a.m.; sets, 5.0 p.m. Moon— quarter, 20th, 2.33 a.m. v ARRIVALS Clansman, 5.3., 326, W. Farquhar, from Tauranga. Passengers : —Mesdames Baber (2), Curry, Misses Gilmer, McDonald, Parkinson, Gill, Blackmore, Messrs. Boskill, MeKellar, Meldrum, Osmond, Rewcastle, Morris.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Dunedin. schooner, 60, J. Bergesen, for Napier. Passengers Mrs. Bergesen and three children.— agent. DEPARTURES. Dunedin, schooner, for Napier, EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

LONDON : Mataura, barque, sailed March o. Tekoa, s.s. (via South), sailed March 8. Maori, s.s., via the South, sailed Mar. J?. Duke of Buckingham, s.s., sailed April 14. Ruapehu, s.s., loading. Helen Denny, barque, to sail April la. HEW YORK : . „ ~ , Crescent, barque, via Dunedin, sailed January It) Mary ilasbrouck, barque, sailed Feb. 12. Abiel Abbot, barquontine, sailed Mar. 4. H. J. Libby, barque, to sail April 20 (via Dunedin and Lyttelton). Doris Eckhoff, barque, to sail April 25 (via Wellington) SAN FRANCISCO : Alameda, R.M.s., due May 21. SYDNEY: Boomerang, H.M.s„ early. M wai, R. M.s., Friday, NEWCASTLE : Rillarney, barque, sailed May 4. Grasmcre. barque, sailed May 4. Weuona, barque, sailed May 14. SAMOA : Alameda, R.M.s., May 21. NAriKK : Darcy Pratt, brigantine, early.

PRO J ECTE I) DEPARTURES. LONDON: Sardhana, barque, loading. NEW YORK: Motley, brigantine, loading. St. Lucie, barque, to load. SAN FRANCISCO : Monowai, K.M.s., May 21. SYDNEY: , ~ Alameda, R. M.s., about May '-1. Te Kapo, s.s., May -4. FIJI : Ovalau, s.s., May 20. SAMOA : Monowai, R.M.s., May 21.

UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day.—Takapuna leaves Onehunga at ftooil. . Tuesday.—Manapouri arrives from the South; Ovalau arrives from YVestport; Southern Cross leaves for East Coast at 5 p.m. . _ Wednesday.—Mahinapua arrives at Onehunga at 1 p.m. _ . Thursday.—Manapouri leaves for South at noon ; Mahinapua leaves Onehunga at 1 Friday.—Monowai arrives from Sydney; Friday.—Monowai arrives from Sydney; Ovalau leaves from Fiji at 5 p.m. Saturday.—Alameda arrives from Honolulu and leaves for Sydney ; Takapuna arrives at Onehunga at daylight, and leaves again at 1 p.m. : Monowai leaves for Samoa, Honolulu, and San Francisco at 'J p.m.

NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day.—Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth and Waitara at 1 p.m.; \\ aiotahi arrives from Opotiki; Clansman leaves tor Russell, \\ haugaroa, and Mangonui at » p.m.; lona for Kuaotunu and Mercury Bay at 3 p.m. : Wellington arrives from V\ hagarei: Douglas leaves for Whangarei, town wharf, at 5 p.m. ; Argyle leaves for Ragian, Opuuake, and Wanganut at 1 p.m. Tcesday.—Wellington leaves for Wliagarei, Marsden Point, Mangapai, and Parua Bay at 10.:MJ p.m. ; lona arrives from Mercury Bay and Kuaotumi, and leaves for Great Barrier at 1' p.m.; Waiotahi leaves for Tauranga anil Opotiki at 5 p.m. ; Chelmsford for Whangamata and VN hakatane at 5 p.m. Wednesday. — lona arrives from Great Barrier ; Oairloch arrives from \\ aitara. Thursday. leaves for New Plymouth at 1 p.m. ; lona leaves for Kuaotunu, Tairua, and Mercury Bay at 9 p.m. , \* elliEgton arrives from \\ haugarei. Friday.—Clansman arrives from Russell early, and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m ; Wellington leaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point, Mangapai, and Parua Bay at 10.30 p.m. Thames Service.—Rotomahana or Chelmsford leaves for Thames daily, and s.s. Ohinemuri leaves for aero a twice weekly.

HAURAKI B.S. CO.'S. MOVEMENTS. To-day.—Paeroa leaves for Paeroa at 12 midnight; Ruby arrives from Paeroa; Maori leaves for Matakana at 2 p.m. Ti'ESDav. —Ruby leaves for Mangawai at midnight; Maori arrives from Matakana. Wednesday.—Paeroa arrives from Paeroa ; Maori leaves for Wade at 6 p.m. j'liCf-SDAY.—Ruby arrives from Mangawai; Maori arrives from Wade. j'KIDAY. —Paeroa leaves for Paeroa at 3..50 a.m. ; Ruby leaves for Paeroa at 12 midnight ; Maori leaves for \\ ade at 8 p.m. Saturday. — Paeroa arrives from Paeroa; Maori arrives from Wade. Monday.—Ruby arrives from Paeroa.

VESSKLS IN HAIiKOUK. {This li-t '!"*■- <■' t include .-oaNterx.] Ringarooma, 11.M.5., in Calliope Dock. Arawata, s.s., in stream. Timaru, ship, in stream. Sardhana, bar<iue, at Queen-street >> hart. Northern Chief, barque, in stream. Devonport, barque, at Hnbson-street hart. Annie Reed, barque, at No. 2 Jetty. St. Lucie, barque, at Queen-street W hurt. Zeno, brigautine, in stream. Motley, brigantine, at No. 2 Jetty. _ Southern Cross, Mission schooner, in stream Pitcairn, schooner, in stream. Silver Cloud, o-masled schooner, at Breastwork. Frank Guy, 3-masted schooner, at Breastwork. Christine, whaling schooner, at Breastwork. EXPORTS. Per Duncdin, for Napier: 18,900 feet timber, 33 drain pipes, 15 cases oranges, 3 bales brooms, 2.> eases powder, 5 cases dynamite, - jasks crockery, 3 cases slates, .5 casks earthenware, 10 bundles wire, 10 cases sundries.

The Northern Company's steamer Clansman arrived from Tauranga yesterday morning, 'vi-.li several passengers and a quantity of maize and sundries. She leaves for Russell and the North this evening. The schooner Dunedin, for Napier, takes a cargo of timber, powder, etc. The schooner Annie Hill has left the Thames for Lyttelton, with timber. At Bagnall's mill, Thames River, the three-masted schooner Adelaide is loading timber for an Australian port. At the Queen-street wharf the barque Sardhana is proceeding with her loading for London. Some splendid pieces of kauri timber were taken on board during the week.

Shippers will notice that the departure of the Northern (jo.'a Argyle, from the Manukau for Raglan, Opunake, and Wanganui has been postponed until to-morrow. The Tyser Co.'s steamer, .Star of Victoria, which left here for Wellington on Wednesday morning, arrived there 011 Friday night, after a very rough passage, strong easterly winds and heavy seas being encountered, but the steamer suffered no damage. The Union Company's steamer Manapouri did not leave Wellington until yesterday, owing to the weather being so_ unfavourable. She will not, therefore, arrive here until Wednesday. The s.s. lona is expected to arrive this morning with a cargo of cattle from Motiti whither she went from Mercury Bay. The Clansman called at Kuaotunu on her way from Taurauga, for passengers. The American schooner Winnie Lawrey arrived at New York on March 25 from Haytji after being out 105 days and short of food 60 days. Three of the crew are missing, and it is intimated that they were killed and eaten by their shipmates in order that all might not die of starvation. The captain emphatically denies this story. The American ship Rembrandt has arrived at Melbourne from New York after an exceedingly rough voyage. From the start heavy easterly gales were encountered, accompanied by a heavy sea, which swept the decks of the vessel fore and aft. On February 18, when in '25' south and 30*35 west, the first of a series of S.E. and S.S.E. gales commenced. The gales were accompanied by terrific seas, causing the ship to plunge and work dangerously. On February 22, after four days of knocking about, it was found that the strain on the rigging had sprung the foremast below the crosstrees, and as the mast was not considered safe, a spar was lashed to it. A good deal of water found its way on board, swamping the decks, and doing some damage. During the voyage of the steamship Gulf of Martab&n, from Liverpool to Melbourne,

she fell in with an American whaling schooner to the north-east of St. Helena. The schooner was hove-to in the Mart&bau's track, and this attracted attention. As the steamer nearcd her a boat was lowered from the craft, and it made for the Martaban bo as to hail her. The schooner proved to be the Clara H. Sparks, on a whaling cruise. She had been eight months out, and had 300 barrels of oil on board. It appears that the chronometer on boaid the schooner had broken down, and the master was anxious to ascertain his position. The necessary information was cheerfully accorded by Captain Hey, and the boat returned to the schooner, the Martaban keeping away on her course. The barque Pierre Corneille, which arrived at Newcastle recently, is a Frenchbuilt barque of 1263 tons register. This vessel is now on her maiden voyage, and was launched in September of last year, from a yard at St. Nazaire. Steel has been used in her construction. She is fitted up with the latest improvements in modern naval architecture, including a 40 horsepower engine for coal haulage. Iho anchor machinery is a French patent, and is such that the movement of the cable can be reversed by a lever without interfering with the machinery. The wheels that go inside of the blocks are of bronze with roller bearings. This is also a new patent.

The United States steamer Pensacola arrived at San Francisco on April 1, 13 days from Honolulu. This is believed to be the Pensacola's last cruise unless contrary orders are received, and preparations have already been made at the Mare Island Navy Yard to transfer the officers and crew to the receiving ship Independence and dismantle the Pensacola, after which the hulk will bo anchored in "rotten row." The Pensacola was built at Pensacola, Fla., in IStiO. The hull is of live oak timber. During the civil war this vessel rendered valuable service to the Government. For 1") years she was the flagship of the Pacific station. Her dimensions are as follows Length, 26$ feet; depth, 4-U feet; and draft, 20 feet. Her tonnage displacement is 3000, and she is a full-rigged ship. The engines are 1000 horse-power, working a single screw. The armament consists of a main battery of 16 guns, remodelled Parrots and Dahlgreus, with a secondary battery of four Ho to kiss and two light guns. She carries 410 men all told. It will he remembered that about 15 years ago a Royal Commission was appointed to report on the possibility of preventing fires at sea arising from simultaneous combustion of coal cargoes. The Board of Trade displayed a mania for ventilation, and insisted on deck openings being made on coal ships, in order that its craze might be effectually carried out. Many shipowners protested that the ventilation would create the very evil it was intended to remedy, and also urged that numerous deck openings would render a vessel liable to ship large quantities of water in heavy we.ittier. Decks, however, were cut up remorselessly, and it will never be known how many vessels met their fate by the sea finding its way into what some shipowners in their wrath called " the Board of Trade ship-sinking holes.'' As to the fires caused by the system of ventilation adopted, it may he mentioned that in the nine years following the publication of the commissioners' report (157.'5 to ISS.'{), no less than 57 coal-laden shins were known to have been burnt at sea, while o'JS others were missing.

Particulars are to hand from Brisbane of the stormy voyage of the barque Chiiders from Glasgow and the loss of the second mate. Gales of terrific force wore experienced almost from the commencement of the passage, when she lost several sails and gear. In running the easting down she encountered a hurricane on March .8 which necessitated the vessel being hove-to. At 10.45 a.m. a tremendous sea broke over the vessel right fore and aft, and striking the spanker filled it with water and broke the boom. The decks were tilled with water, rendering it impossible to get along the main deck. The second mate. John Evans by name, who was splicing a rope to leeward at the time, was struck by the end of the boom and knocked overboard. Nothing could be done to save the unfortunate man owing to the fearful weather and high sea. It is thought that he was probaoly killed by the blow; at any rate he must have been very seriously injured, as the water where he sank was discoloured with blood. The dingy was stove in, and some other slight damage done. Mr. Evans was a native of Liverpool, and was about 23 years of age. He was a very promising young officer, and was very much respected by all on board. This heavy weather continued with more or less severity until reaching Cape More ton.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVALS. Takapuna, s.s., Grant, from the South. Passengers : Misses Lawson, Caudwell, A. Ford, Arnold, Mesdames Steel and Harnett, Messrs. C. R. Boulton, Buxton, Steel, 11. N Abbott, A. Langdale. Cramer, Barnett, R. C. Smith, Churton, Robinson, Edger, McLeod.C. J. Hutchinson, and 18 in the steerage. —Union S.S. Co., agents. Gairloch, s.s., McArthur, from Now Plymouth. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Stone, Messrs. Hart, McDonald, Woodward, Cook's tourist, and 9in the steerage.—A. Barnes, agent.

The Northern Co.'s a.s. Gairloch, from New Plymouth, arrived at 4 o'clock yesterday with a cargo of stock. Rum, etc. .She experienced a strong southerly gale and heavy sea along the coast. Owing to the bad weather on the West Coast the departure of the s.s. Argyle for Raglan, Opunake, and Wanganui is postponed to Tuesday, at 1 o'clock, as announced in our advertisement columns. The Union Co.'s s.s. Takanuna, 020 tons. Captain J. Grant, arrived from Lyttelton via way ports at 10 o'clock on Saturday night, having experienced strong N.W. and S.\V. winds and heavy head sea to arrival.