THE ALICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10036, 24 January 1896, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE ALICE.

The American barque Alice has cleared at tlift Customs for. New York with a full cargo of kauri gum and flax. The barque., us usual, has met with excellent despatch at th< hind? if Messrs. Bachelder and Sarle, the local representatives of Messrs, Arnold, Cheney,

and Co., she having been only a fortnight in port, during which time she Has' put out a part cargo from New York, and loaded up with a full cargo of kauri gum. The Alice Bailed for New York on Jan. 11, at davlight, and as Captain Swain has his fine vessel in splendid trim, she ought to make' a quick voyage. ".'-.'...

THERUAHINE. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruahine arrived from London, via way ports, on Wednesday. Jan. Ist, her dates being: Plymouth, November 17 ; Capetown, December 8; Hobart, December 27. The following are the passengers for Auckland :— Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Barns Graham, Mr. and Mrs. D. McGregor, Messrs. T. and W. R. Thompson. Second saloon: Miss A. Ellerbeok. Steerage: Messrs. Brady (2), H. Christian, J. Foley, W. Fulton, C. Hoodlers, T. G. Higgins, R. Lowe.H. B. Utherland, A. C. Palmer, J. B. Wolstenholme, W. C. Porter, Miss M. McMaster, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stubbs and family (4).

THE PRINS VALDEMAR. Earlv Tuesday, Dec. 31, the Danish barque, Prins Valdemar was towed into port by the Devonport Ferry Company's tug boat Nautilus, and anchored in the stream. The barque had a fine weather passage of 58 days to Otugo Heads, which was reached on the 14th ult., and the vessel was ordered on to this port, meeting with very light wiuds and calms along the coast to arrival. The barque comes to this port under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company to load for London, and will go on the berth at once. She is a fine steel barque of the following dimensions : Length, 226"1 feet; breadth, 33 feet; depth, 21 •» feet; tonnage, 1361. She was built at Elsinore in 1892, by Helsingors Jernskibs, and Mskulyggeri, and is owned by Mr. P. N. Winther, of Faro, Denmark.

THE MONOWAI.-A LARGE CARGO. The Union Company's mail steamer Monowai, Captain M. Carey, arrived from San Francisco, Honolulu, and Apia with the English and American mails, at eight p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3. The time of the steamer has not been so fast as usual, but this was on account of her stay at Honolulu and Apia boing prolonged, as coal had to be taken in at the former port, while a good deal of cargo had to be landed at Apia, The actual time, including stoppages, was 20 days 9 hours, 57 minutes, the actual steaming time, 19 days 16 hours 12 minutes. The Monowai was fairly patronised with passengers for this port and Sydney, and has the largest cargo ever shipped from San Francisco to 'the colonies, amounting to over 2000 tons, including a large quantity of wheat, corn, and flour. She resumed her journey to Sydney next morning,

THE KAIKOURA. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaikoura left Wellington ou Saturday, Dec. 28, for London. The following is a list of the passengers :—Saloon : Rev, Dr. Belcher, Mr. J. Andrews. Second saloon : Mias Ahier, Messrs. Frere, Greeustreet, Preston, Sutherland (3), Mesdames Sutherland and Warburton, Messrs. Blunt, Leefriez, Edwards, Hampson, Pidgeon, Masters Sutherland. For Monte Video: Mr. F. Fairburn. Steerage -.—Miss Holland, Messrs. Hastlean (2), Mansel, Peters, Grior. For Monte Video : Mrs. McCreen aud family (4).

WRECK OF THE WAIWERA. Information from Tonga by way of Sydney states that the schooner Waiwera has been wreoked at Nukualofa. The vessel was wellknown at this port, having been for some years engaged in the coastal trade, being owned by Captain H. Pankow aud Mr. David Goldio, of this city. Last year she was sold to Mr. A. F. Chamberlin, who took her to the Friendly Islands, and since then she has been employed in the trade of that group. The Waiwera was a smart little vessel, and was bui't at Waiwera in 1875, her dimensions being: Length, 63 feet ; breadth, 181 feet; depth, 6.5 feet; tounage, 42.

THE RANGATIRA. The well-known cargo steamer Rangatira, of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's lint, arrived in harbour on Monday last, and having explosives on board anchored in the stream. The steamer has made an excellent passage of 54 days, and conies into port in splendid older, everything both on deck and in the engine department being in as perfect a state as it is possible to be, and reflects the highest credit upon Captain Burton and his officers. The steamer brings about 5000 tous of general cargo, 3000 tons of which are for this port, the balanco being for the South. THE TAINUI. Tho Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Tainui left Wellington on the 9th January for Monte Video and London with a full cargo ot frozen meat, wool, dairy produce, etc., and the following passongors :— Saloon: Misses Reid (2), Mrs. Reid and nurse, Messrs. Reid, Ewart (2), Gribben, Snow, Lothian. Black, Pcttigrow, Vilkes, Masters Reid (2). Steerage: Misses Johnston (3) and McFarlaue, Mesdames Johnston aud Wright, Messrs. Todd, Rouse, Wright, Archer, Scott. Davis. Moss, Masters Johnston (2) and Wright (3).

THE ACCIDENT TO THE FIFESHIRE.

The Ministor of Marine, in response to a requisition signed by a largo number of shipmasters at Ijyttelton, has reduced the term of the suspension of the license of Captain Wilson, of the Fifeshire, which was stranded at Oamaru, from three mouths to one month,

A BOTTLE MESSAGE. On the 9th iust., w 'ilc the Misses Vousden and Mr. T. N. Peek were walking along the coast a little north of Underwood's camp, nn th« West Coast, where several families from Aratapu and To Kopuru spend part of the sunimor season, they picked up a bottle containing one of the ocean current reports issued by Mr. C. L. Wragge, of the Queensland Weather Bureau. The bottle was thrown overboard by Captain James 0. Page, of the barque Orari, on December 16, 1594, in lat. 41 "38 south, long. 156 30 east, and has thus drifted eastward about 1200 miles. The message has beon forwarded to Mr, Wraggc by the finders. SHIPPING SUMMARY. Business in shipping circles continues fairly brisk, but is chiefly confined to steamer traffic. The returns for the quarter ending December 31st last show that 62 vessels, with a tonnage of 68,611, were entered inwards, and GO vessels, with a tonnage of 53,638, cleared, outwards at this port during that period. Of the former, 10 were English, 46 colonial, 5 Americau, and 1 Danish; of the latter, 4 were English, 49 colonial, and 7 American. The returns compare very favourably with those of previous quarters. There have been only two shipping disasters reported during the month, both being, fortunately, unaccompanied by loss of life. The first was the barque Grasmere, a well-known intercolonial trader, which was wrecked off Cape Terawhiti, Cook's Strait, on December 26, and proved a total loss. She was bound from Newcastle to Wellington with a cargo of coal. She was owned by Captain Morrison, who was master of the vessel, and Mr. Walker, of Sydney, and was uninsured. Tho other was the Shaw. Savill, and Albion Company's barque Halcione, bound from London to Wellington with general cargo. She was lost off Wellington Heads on January 9, in thick weather, and was also a total loss.vory little being saved. The movent mts of vessels in and out of the port have been as follows: —On December 30 the Danish barque Prins Valdemar arrived from Rio de Janeiro in ballast to load for London tor the New Zealand Shipping Company. She is expected to sail early next month. The same date the barquentine Waitemata sailed for Kaipara to load timber,for Sydney. On the Ist inst. the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's steamer Fiona arrived from Fiji ' with a cargo of raw sugar, on discharge of which she proceeded to Brisbane. The brigautine Antbons arrived from Hockhamptqn with a cargo of bonedust on the same date. She has since been sold to parties in Western Australia, the price being about £700. On the 2nd tlio Upolu left for Fiji, and returned on the 17th with raw sugar, fruit, etc. The barque Allonby sailed for Liverpool the samo date, having on,board the cargo of the condemned ship Wolverene, from Sydney, and e. shipment-of timber from the Kauri Timber Company of this port. On the 3rd the mail steamer Monowai arrived from San Francisco, Honolulu, and Apia, with the Euglish and American mails. She had on board the largest cargo ever brought to the colonies from the Californian pore. The steamer did not make her usual good time on the run across the Pacific, having boeu delayed at Honolulu and Apia. On the 4th the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's ship Crusader sailed for Loudon with a full cargo of wool, kauri gum, timber, etc. The barquentine Adelaide arrived from Newcastle on the 6cli with a cargo of coal for the Dcvonport Steam Ferry Company, which she has since discharged, and is now awaiting charter. On the 7th the New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered ship Borrowdale sailed for Loudon with a full cargo of wool, kauri gum, timber, etc., valued at about £60,000. The Tysor Company's steamer Star of Victoi'ia'arrived from London and Australian ports on the Bth with general merchandise, and left for the South on the I lth to complete her loading for London. On the Bth the biii-qufc William Mansou, vhich .was recently pmchased by Captain Tnomas A. Fry, of tnis city, for the intercolonial'; trade, arrived '"rep 'Newcastle with coal, she Jims' since discharged, ami is now loading timber'at Whangarei for Sydney. The Union Com-

pany's .steamer Ovalau arrived from Sydney on .the 9th, and left ! for' Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, and Sydney on the 15th with the usual miscellaneous cargo. On the 11th the Union " Company's steamer Poherua arrived from Fiji with a cargo of raw sugar, and has proceeded to Port Chalmers for general overhaul. The barque Devonport arrived from Newcastle with coal the same date, and left for the Thames on the 22nd to load white pine timber for Melbourne. On the 11th the American barque Alice sailed for New York with a full cargo of kauri gum and 'flax. The barque Bells, which has been '• purohased by Mr. Thomas Carlaw and others of this city for the intercolonial trade, arrived from Newcastle on the 13th, and sails shortly for Kaipara to load timber for Sydney. On the 14th the barquentine Silver Cloud arrived from Newcastle .with coal and sails to-morrow for Whangaroa to load timber for Sydney. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's cargo steamer Rangatira arrived from Loudon direct on , the 20th with a large cargo of general merchandise, which she is now discharging. She will proceed South about Tuesday next to complete her loading for London. On the 23rd the barque Asia arrived from Newcastle with a cargo of coal. . The American barque Tillie Baker has arrived at Wellington from New York after a rather long passage of 126 days. She has a part oargo for this port, on discharge of which she loads with kauri gum and flax for New York.

TONGAN SHIPPING. Nukualofa, January Besides the calls of the various steamers, the following aro the shipping items for the month The barque H. C. Richards, with copra, sailed for the Azores for orders on December 12th. The American cutter Levuka arrived from Samoa on December 13th. ft is reported that this cutter will shortly be changed to the British register. The Woosung, German barque, arrived from Capetown on December 14, and sailed the next day for Haapai to load copra. The schooner Ysabel arrived from Auckland ou December 17th, and sailed for the Ellice Group on 20th. The Danish barque Lenita arrived from Samoa on December 25th, and remains in port loadiug copra. The Meg Morriles, brjgantina, sailed for Sydney yesterday

The barque Allonby sailed for Liverpool on January 2. In addition to the carpo of the ship Wolverene the barque takes a large shipment of kauri timber from the Kauri Timber Company. The barque Eiusiva sailed from the Kaipara for Algoa Bay on January 3 with 95,840 feet dressed and 297,650 feet rough sawn timber, and a number of packages of joinery shipped by the Kauri Timber Company. On Sunday, Jan. 12, the Tyser Company's steamer .Star of New Zealand left Wellington for Loudon with a cargo consisting of 53,000 carcases of frozen mutton, 6500 bales of wool, and sundries. Her instalment from Wellington consists of 8000 carcases of meat. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's ship Crusader was towed to sea by the Eagle on Saturday, Jan. 4, and sailed for London, being favoured with a splendid westerly breeze, which would take the ship clear of the land before nightfall, The ship Borrowdale was towed outside harbour by the Eagle on . Tuesday, Jan. 7, and sailed for London, being favoured with a splendid fair wind. Captain Bolderston has his ship in fine order, and she should make a good passage. A considerable amount of interest is attached to the voyage of tho Borrowdale, as the ship Crusader sailed for LondononSaturdayafternoon last, audakeen race home between the two ships is anticipated. •