SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9492, 23 April 1894, Page 4

SHIPPING.

High Waters Auckland—B.ls a.m.; 8.81 p.m. Manukau— 11.6 p.m. Bun— 6.25 a.m.; seta, 5.14 p.m. Moon— quarter, April 83, 2.&2 p,W, ARRIVALS. Tongariro, s.s., 4163, F. Mayors, R.N.R., from London, via Teneriffe. Passenger» Mr. J. Raid.— Zealand Shipping Co., agents. Clansman, s.s., 300, E. Stephenson, from Tauranga. Passengers : Mesdames Baber and Heighton, Misses Biggins, Vaile, Heighten, Messrs. Maurix, Moss, Stewart, Baber, Carter, Beckett, Myaott, Lundon, Glover.— Northern S.S. Co., agents. Waiotahi, s.s., 278, W. F. Norbury, from Opotiki. Passengers: Messrs. Miller, Mo« Kenzie, Henderson, Brown, Yates, Challis, Trigg.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Argyle, s.s., 129, Smith, from Tairua, Mercury Bay. and Kuaotunu. Passengers: Messrs. Meikle, Currie, McLeod, Vondam, Master Thompson, and two in the steerage. Northern S.S. Co., agents. Nerval, schooner, 56, Harries, from Raro« tonga.—Donald and Edenboreugh, agents. Awanui, schooner, 85, J. H. Skinner, from Gisborne and the East Coast.— B, Morton, agenl. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Alameda, R.M.s., 30C0, H. G. Morse, for Apia, Honolulu, and San Francisop. Passengers :—Countess of Glasgow and maid, M'ssdamea E. C. Jackson and son, Strain, Misses Strain (i), E. Stevenson, Captains B. W. Ohadbourne and, McLeod, Rev. W. Horsfall, Messrs. W. Withered, Julius Gall, H. E. Budge, LH. Strain, J. Strain,_F. ,1. Carter, Milles, C. G. Tsgetmeier, 19 in the steerage, and original from Sydney.—Union S.S. Co., agents, j Fiona, s.s., 817, H. G. Smith, for the Clar-! slice River and Sydney.—Colonial Sugar Refiuiug Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Alameda, R.M.s., for Apia, Honolulu, aud San Francisco. Fiona, s.s., for the Clarence River and Sydney. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LONDON : Star of England, s.s., via Melbourne and' Sydney, sailed March 7. Raugatira, s.s., sailed March 13. SHARPNESS: Autares, barque, sailed February 20. >' EW YORK : E. L. Mayborry, barque, sailed from Nelson April 13. Sadie A. Thompson, barque, sailed Jan. 25. Mary Hasbrouck, barque, loading. Miiuuie Swan, barquentiue, loading. Essex, barque, early. SAN CISCO : Mariposa, R.M.s., Thursday, HONOLULU : Mariposa, R.M.s., Thursday. QUEENSLAND : Buteshire, s.s. ; , Wednesday, i SYDNEY: Buteshire, s.B..Wednesday. Waihora, 5.6., Tuesday. NEWCASTLE : Han da Isle, barquentiue, sailed April 7. Clansman, schoouer, sailed April 18. Anthons, brigantiue, early. Natal Queen, barque, early. Freetrader, barque, early. SAMOA: Mariposa, R.M.3., April 26, Upolu, s.s., early. TONGA : Upolu, s.s., early, TAHITI : Richmond, s.s., to-day, BABOTONGA : Richmond, s.s., to-day. WAITER. : Saxon, schooner, sailed April 21.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LONDON : Buteshire, s.s., April 25. Rangitikei, barque, loading. NEW YORK: J. C. Haralen, jun., brigantine, to-day. E. L. May berry, barque, to arrive. SAN FRANCISCO : Mariposa, R.M.s., May 191 HONOLULU : Mariposa, R.M.S., May 19. SAMOA: Mariposa, R.M.s.„ May 1& SYDNEY : Te Anau, s.s., to-morrow. Mariposa, R.M.S., Thursday, mi: Ovalau, 8.3., Friday. tonga : Fleetwiug, schooner, early. RAEOTONGA : Richmond, s.s., Wednesday. Welcome, schooner, early. TAHITI : Richmond, s.s., Wednesday. UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. 2 p.m. To-day.— Takapuna leaves Onehunga at 11.30 am. Tuesday.—Te Anau arrives from the South, and leaves for Sydney; Dingadee arrives from the South; Waihora arrives from Sydney ; Ovalau arrives from Lyttelton. Wednesday.— arrives at Onehunga; Dingadee leaves for the East Coast, srp.m. Thursday.— arrives from Honolulu, and leaves for Sydney; Mahtnapua leaves Onehunga, 1 p.m.; Waihora leaves for South, 2 p.m. Friday.— leaves for Fiji, 5 p.m. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day.— leaves for New Plymouth at 1 p.m. ; Douglas leaves for Whangarei Town Wharf at 5 p.m. ; Clansman leaves for Russell, Whangaroa, and Mangonui, at 7 p.m.; Argyle leaves for Kuaocunu and Mercury Bay at 7 p.m.; Wellington arrives from Whangarei. Tuesday.—Wellington leaves for Whangarei, Man-den Point, Parua Bay, and Mangapai, at 10.30 p.m.; Argyle arrives from Kuaotunu and Mercury Bay, and leaves for the Great Barrier at midnight; Waiotahi leaves for Tauranga and Opotiki at 7 p.m. ; Chelmsford arrives from Taurauga, Whangamata, and Whakatane. Wednesday.— arrives from New Plymouth; Argyle from the Great Barrier; Glenelg from Wanganui, early, and leaves for Raglan and Kawhia at 1 p.m. Thursday.—Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth at 1 p.m.; Wellington arrives from Whangarei; Argyle leaves for Mercury Bay, Kuaotunu, and Tairua, at 7 p.m.; Chelmsford leaves for Whangamata and Whakatane at 5 p.m.; Douglas arrives Iron Whangarei. Friday.— arrives from Russell at 6 a.m., and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m.; Wellington leaven for Whangarei, Marsden Point, Mangapai, and Parua Bay, at 10.80 p.m. ; Glenelg arrives from Raglan and Kawhia early, and leaves for Hokiannga at 1 p.m. Saturday.—Arcyle arrives from Tairua, Mercury Bay, and Kuaotunu; Gairloch arrives from New Plymouth; Waiotahi arrives from Opotiki; Kanieri arrives from Opunake and Vvaitara. Thames Service.—Rotomahana, or Ohinemuri leaves for Thames daily, and Paeroa leaves for Paeroa twice weekly. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. This list does not include coasters. Tauranga, H.M.s., in stream. Tongmro, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Arawatu, s.s., iu stream. Devonport, barque, in stream. Rangitikei, barque, at Quay-street Jetty. Northern Chief, barque, in stream. Lottie Moore, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Cuthona, barquentine, in stream. J. C. Hamlen, brigantine, in stream. Christine, schooner, in stream. Sarah Pile, schooner, in stream. Welcome, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. IMPORTS. Per Norval, from Rarotonga: 45 tons copra. Per Tongariro, from London: 2000 tons general merchandise. EXPORTS. Per Alameda, for Samoa: 10 cases apples, 18 sacks potatoes, 15 sheep, 4 sacks oysters, 2 cases spirits, 1 case and 1 cask ale, and sundries. For Honolulu : 148 cases mullet, 78 boxes and 39 cases onions, 187 bags ptoatoes, 40 eases apples, 2 bales basils, and sundries. For San 0 rancisco: 154 bags and 27 cases kauri gum, 6 bundles and 2 casks pelts, 3 barj ■■-.'.■, c iswgs, and sundries. After an absence of about two years from this port, during a large portion of which time she was held possession of by the natives of Aitntald, the schooner Norval returned on Saturday morning from Rarotonga and Aitutakf, bringing a cargo of copra for Messrs. Donald and Edenborough. The schooner left Rarotonga on Maroh 15, and called at Aitutaki on the 20th. Light variable winds were experienced until the sth inst.,when a succession of strong gales from the south-west and north-west were encountered. Sandy Island was parsed on the 10th, and Mokihinau Light was sighted on the 18th, thence to arrival light and variable winds were met with. Early yesterday morning the Northern S.S. Company's steamer Clansman arrived from Tauranga with a number of passengers and a quantity of cargo. She leaves for Russell, Whangaroa, and Mangonui this evening. The Northern S.S. Company's steamer Waiotahi arrived from Opotiki on Saturday

1 evening with passengers wad a euro of maize, etc. She leaves forTauranga and' Opo* tiki to-morrow evening. ' On Saturday nigh* the Northern S.S. Company's steamer Argyle arrived from Tairua, Mercury Bay, and Kuaotunu. with passengers and a quantity of kauri gum and sundries. She leaves for Kuaotunu ana Mercury Bay this evening. The Californlan mail steamer Alameda left for Apia, Honolulu, and San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, _ „ On Saturday night the Colonial Sugar Kefining Company's steamer Fiona left tor «&e Clarence River and Sydney. , The Northern S.S. Company's steamer Douglas leaves for the town wharf, Whangarei, this evening. _ _, „ _„„»„ Thin evening the Northern S.S. Company steamer Wellington arrives from Whangarei. She leaves for the same place again tomorrow night. Buteshire from Sydney is The steamer Buteshire, from Sydney, is due on Wednesday, and loads with frozen meat, etc., for Loudon, under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company. She completes her loading In the South. On Saturday last the barque Acacia arrived at Melbourne from the Thames with a cargo of timber. „. , , . _ ~ The barquentine Rio arrived at Newcastle from this port on Saturday. On Saturday the New Zealand Shipping Company's barque Waimea left Lyttelton for London. The Tyser Company's steamer Indramayo left Gisborne for Wellington on Saturday morning. . . , The brigantine J. C. Hamlen, .pin., is detained in Tiarbour. owing to the wind being contrary. She will leave the first favourable opportunity. . The schooner Saxon sailed from Napier for this port on Saturday last. On Saturday morning the barqueutine St. Kilda arrived at the Kaipara from Wanganui, to load timber for Sydney. The Union S.S. Company's steamer Ovalau left Lyttelton for this port on Saturday evening, and is expected to arrive to-morrow night. She leaves for Fiji on Friday evening. Tenders are advertised for certain repairs to the s.s. Maori. On Saturday night at eight o'clock, the schooner Avvanui, Captain JobnH. Skinner, arrived from Gisborne and the East Coast, anchoring in the stream and berthing at the Queen-street wharf yesterday morning. The master reports having sailed from Gisborne on the 9th iust., calling at Waihau, Tologa, Bay, Auaura. Waiporo, Tongairo, Walpiro, Tnparoa, and Port Awanui. Rouudod the East Cane on the 13th. Called at Kawakawa, Hicks' Bay, Raukokore, Fahaoa, To Kaha, Omaio, Hawai, and Maracuui, leaving the last place on the night of the 18th. The next night called at Mayor Island, and on the following evening called at Kennedy's Bay. Landed and shipped cargo at all the above places. Had fine weather all the trip, and arrived in harbour as above. The schooner brings the following cargo :— sacks bones, 4 sacks kumeras, 15 sacks hides, 10 sacks fungus, 2 sacks wool, 193 sacks maize, 1 kit onions. 10 tins fat, 4 bales skins, 10 hides, 24 pigs, 21 fowls, 4 casks whale oil, 66 empty casks, aud 69 packages and cases of sundries. On discharge the Awanui loads up for the East Coast and Gisborne. Some anxiety was caused at Aden recently owing to the P. and 0. liner Rome being some days overdue. Search steamers were sent out, and returned in company with the vessel. The captain of the Rome reported having been detained owing to the forward crank-pin heatiug and the brasses becoming fused, while the steamer was proceeding at a high rate of speed. The engineers fitted new Brasses at sea in 24 hours, and the Rome then proceeded at the reduced speed of 13 knots. The ship Torridon, from Sydney, arrived at London on February 24, and reported that on December 9 she saw two icebergs in lat. 52 S., loner. 140 W.; on the 10th large quantities of ice north and south, some or the bergs well in sight after running 20 miles by log. sea covered with patches of white, frothylooking substance and drift ice all over. She oontinued in this field of ice till December 14, 51 S., 125 W., the last berg seen bearing south at noon that day. Ship Roderick Dhu, of Liverpool, bound from Grimsby, for Buenos Ayres, cargo coals, arrived at Gravesend on Fearuary 29, for Tilbury Dock, in tow. Captain reported having lost port anchor and chain, and received damage to windlass in Duugeness Roads; also in heaving up starboard anchor at the Chapman found stock missing. The Peninsular and Oriental Company have contracted with Sir Raylton Dixon and Co., of Middlesborough, for a steamer of 6000 tons to be fitted in every way similar to the 5.3. Aden, built for them by the company two years ago, and which has proved a highly successful vessel. The Lillian Morris, from Iquiqui, arrived at Falmouth on February 28, reported :— December 24, 43 S., 40 W., sighted five icebergs and a quantity of small ice. The largest berg was about two miles long and 500 feet high, with deep bay in one side. It appeared to be as solid as when it left the Antartic regions. After darkness set in the vessel grazed along a piece which was floating low in the water. Fortunately the sea was smooth, or it would have done damage to her side. THE TONGARIRO. Shortly after seven o'clock yesterday morning the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tongariro, Captain F. Mayors, R.N.R., arrived in harbour from London, anchoring at the Powder Ground, and berthing at the Queen-street Wharf during the forenoon. This fine steamer on this occasion only brings a couple of passengers, having been converted into a cargo steamer for the time being. The voyage, which has occupied 52 days one and a-half hours, has been an uneventful one, ahd all onboard are reported " all well." The following is a report of the voyage:—Left London February 28th at 6.17 a.m. Down channel a strong S.W. gale was experienced. After clearing the Channel experienced fine moderate weather till within two days of Teneriffe, when heavy south to south-easterly weather and sea were encountered, which lasted till after leaving Teneriffe, which, having coaled, we did at 9 p.m. of Wednesday, March 7, after a stay there of 11 hours 24 minutes, After a generally fine passage, passing Cape Verde at 4.55 a.m. on the 12th, crossing the equator in 9" W. Long, on the morning of the sfch, and having experienced moderate S.E. tiades we signalled off Cape Town at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 26, and rounded the Cape of Good Hope the same evening. The easting was disposed of in 50' and 51" S. lat., the weather during the whole time being generally moderate, with the wind from all points and much dull weather, Ice was fallen in with between the parallels of 47' and 50" S. lat., and the 48" and 61' meridians of E. long , in the shape of a few isolated bergs, at considerable intervals. Dense fog was encountered in the southern part of the Tasman Sea. The Tongariro arrived at this port at 7.20 a.m. yesterday after a passage from London of 52 days 1£ hours. All well. The following is a list of the officers :—Commander, F. Mayoss, R.N.R.; chief officer, Mr. Croucher; second, Mr. Giles; third, Mr. Fisk; fourth, Mr. Wortley; chief engineer, Mr. Relf; steward in charge, Mr. R. G. Black well. The steamer will commence discharging cargo this morning, and on completion proceeds to the Southern ports. TERRIBLE VOYAGE OF A NEWCASTLE STEAMER.

The ABpatria, belonging to Messrs. Runciman, of Newcastle, has just had a terrible experience in crossing the Atlantic. The Aspatria is a fine steamer of 4100 tons deadweight (says this Westminster Gazette), and took on board a cargo of grain at Newport News, bound for Hamburg, leaving the former port on January 30. Immediately on getting to se* she experienced heavy weather, and on the 31st shipped several tremendous seas, which carried away her steering chains, and washed the tarpaulin from the hatches. Sails were utilised to cover the hatches, and answered for a time. Nos. 2 and 4 hatches burst open, and all hands had to be called on deck to secure them. During this operation William Carney, a fisherman, of South Shields, was washed overboard and drowned, and three other men were also washed into the sea, but by an occurrence not unknown at sea were swept back again and saved. Heavy seas now broke continually over the vessel, and the decks were completely swept fore and aft. She lost three boats, her main funnel was damaged, the upper bridge swept away, the chartroom was gutted out, and the navigation instruments were washed overboard. The hatches again burst open, the cabin skylight was stove in, the companion carried away, and the cabin flooded. The funnel had to be stayed, and the only way to steer the vessel was by manoeuvring the engines. The captain decided to steer for Halifax, about 300 miles distant, and in order to make the vessel in some degree manageablefor she was then going round in circles —he got a drag made with some spars and the maintrysa.il and mainstaysafl, and then, with this and the aid of a large boom ho managed to get the vessel under command. But even this expedient was not to be depended on, for on one occasion the vessel got her head too far to the S.W., and in trying to box her off with the head sails she got stern way, and the drag v/aa coining into the quarter, and had to be cut away to prevent it fouling the propeller. After tedious manoeuvring with the engines and steering by the drag, the captain managed to bring the vessel within six miles of Halifax en February 3. She was duly brought iuto port, and is now repairing. This achievement saved the vessel and cargo, and must rank as a feat of seamanship which reflects the greatest credit on the skill and determination of the captain and chief

officer, the more so as the former worked with two ribs broken, and the latter with his head cut open. Both are Shields men, the captain being Mr. C. C. Bruhn, of South Shields, and the chief mate Mr, George Dunn, of North Shields. ■ . PORT OF ONEHUNGA, ARRIVALSGalrloch, s.s., McArthur, from New Plymouth. Passengers -.—Mrs. Diusker and daughter, Misses Brown and Radford, Messrs. Mark ham. Archer, Majo, Kearaley, Jagger, Winks, Croker, Blackwood, Griffiths, Cooper, Hooper, and 19 in the steerage. —Northern S.S. Co,, agents. The Northern Company's steamer Gairloch arrived from New Plymouth at 12.4» am. on Saturday, with 40 head cattle, and a large general cargo, BY TELEGRAPH. KAIPARA HEADS April 21.—Arrived St. Kilda, barquentine, from Wanganui. WHANGAREI. April 21.—Arrived i Wellington, 8.8., from Auckland. WAITARA. , April 21.—Arrived: Kanieri, a.s., from Onehunga. „ GISBORNE. April Arrived : Talune, a.s,, Australia, S.S., from Auckland. Sailed: Indramayo, s.s., for Wellington. , . , April 22.—Sailed: Diugadee, s,s., for Auckland. NAPIER. NAPIER. April Arrived: Dingadee, s.s., from Wellington. Sailed : Dingadee, s.s., for Gisborne and Auckland; Saxon, schooner, for Auckland. WELLINGTON. April 21.—Arrived: Kaha, s.s., from the Chatham Islands, via Lyttelton and the East Coast; Mahinapua, s.s., from Onehunga, via Tarauaki. Sailed: Omapere, s.s., for the South; Te Anau, s.s., for Sydney via the East Coust and Auckland. Passengers :— Misses Mabel Brown, Hayes, Butts, Mesdames Shepherd, Boyd. Wilson, Morton, MoFarlane and family, Sisters of Meroy (4), Messrs. Cottrell, Duignau, Bath. Friend, Morton, MoFarlane, Wilson, Buscke, Boyd, Shepherd. , April '22.—Arrived : ludramayo, U.S., from Gisborne. BLUFF. April 21.—Sailed: Rotomahana, s.s., for Hobart and Melbourne; Rotokiuo, s.s., for ; Sydney. LYTTELTON. April 21.—Sailed : Waimea, barque, for London. April 22.—Arrived: Coptic, s.s., from Napier. „ CLARENCE RIVER. April2l.—Arrived: Yolande, barquentine, ftom Lyttelton. NEWCASTLE. April 21.—Arrived: Rio, barquentine, from Auckland. MELBOURNE. April 21.—Arrived : Acacia, barque, from the Thames; Rachel Cohen, brigantine, from Kaipara. SYDNEY. April 22.—Arrived, yesterday: Mararoa, and to-day Tasmania, from Auckland. THE MIOWERA,, London, April 21,—Huddart, Parker's steamer Miowera, which ran ashore at Honolulu, has arrived in London.