SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11060, 11 May 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING.

WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday:— "Winds, south-west to south-east; weather colder." High Water at Auckland-7.52 a.m.; 8.16 p.m. „ „ Manukau— a.m.; 10.15 p.m. Sun-Rises. 6.40 a.m.; sets, 4.54 p.m. Moon—First quarter. 18th, 4.44 a.m. ARRIVALS. Ohinemnri, s.s., 70. T. Haultain, from llohoara and Waiharara.-Northern S.S. Co., agents. , „ n Chelmsford, s.s.. 70. J. Taw. from Wliangapoua.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Mariposa. R.M.s.. 3000, H. M. Hayward. for Svdnev. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Broad, Mr and Mrs. Danaher, Mr. and Mrs. Dufaui, Mrs P. A. Ectaitoon. Misses Horton, Mason, Courtavne, O'Kcefe, Grehan, R. Grace, Handcock & W. I. Wilson. A. G. Horton. R. Horton. J. C. Ilanna. C. E. S. Gillies, \]i inslow, W'yatt. Danlev. and original from ban Francisco.—Union S.S. Co.. agents. Ohinemuri. s.s., 70. 1. Hanltain, for the Great. Barrier.—Northern S.S. Co.. agents. , Chelmsford, s.s., 70, J. Taw, for Whangarei. Northern S.S. Co.. agents. , Waitansi. s.s., 197. P. A. Stein, foi Kuaotnnu. Mercury Kay. Tainia. Whangamaita, end Tiiurraiga.— b.s. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. , . Mildura, H.M. twin screw steel cruiser, for a cruise. „ , M ir!no c n. R.M.s.. for Sydney. W.iitangr, s.s.. for way ports and Tau-

Ta ohin->nrcri. s.s.. for the Great Barrier. Chelmsford, s.s., for Whangarei. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, DC Sta'?of Victoria, s.s., via Sydney, sailed DelJlhic. 17 5.5.. via Capetown and Hohart, sailed April 15. HAMBURG: , „ - Hille. barque, sailed May 2. KV.W YOIIK s.s., arrived at Wellington, May 7. Ribston. s.s., arrived at Wellington, May 7. 31-irv Ha'-brouak. barque, via Wellington, " sailed from Capetown February ». Queen Eleanor, s.s., arrived at Melbourne Ardande'arg. s.s., via Melbourne and Sydney. saled April 12. Li;more. s.s., via Melbourne and Sydney, to Hiram" ' Emery. barque, via Wellington, sailed February 11. Grace Ueering, barque, loading, SJ\~ FRAXHSCO: Moana. R.M.s., Juno 6. SAMOA: Manapouri. s.s.. early. Moana, K.M.s., June 6. FIJI: Upolu s.s., to-day. SYDNEY: „ , Alameda. R.M.s.. Sunday. Westralia. s.s.. Sunday. NEWCASTLE : , 0 Alcestis. barque, sailed April 29. Neptune, barquentine. sailed May 4.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. sr.w TOP.lt: Mary Hasbrnuck, barque, to arrive, SAN I'RANCISCO: Alameda, R.M.s., Monday. SYI'NKV : r.linjamite, s.s., Monday. FIJI: Upolu, s.s., early. SAMOA: ~ „ , Alameda, R.M.s., Monday. Manapouri, 6.5., early. TONGA: Manapouri, s.s., early. UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day: I'polu arrive? from Fiji; Takamina l°aves Onchunga for the South at 10 a.m. (8.55 a.m. passenger tram); Flora arlive* from Southern ports. Friday: I'polu leave; for Wellington direct; Pukaki arrives from Westport. Saturday: llotoitiim arrives from bourn; Flora leaves for Southern ports at noon.

Nut; 1 HERN S.S. C'O.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day Kanieri leaves for Waitara at 11 30 a.in. • ranora arrives from Wliangare'i; Oh'neimiri arrives from Great Barrier: Jluritai leaves for Tauranga. Opotilli. and Whakatane at 3 p.m.; Ngunguru leaves for Waipu at 9 p.m. Friday: Clansman arrives from Russell early, and leaves for Whangarei at 10.30 p.m.; Gairloch arriies from New Plymouth; Ohir.enmri leaves for Whangapoua at 9 p.m. Thames Service: Steamers leave for Thames daily. See advertisements daily papers.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR, Eoval Tar. barque, in dock. Vision, brig, in stream. Tho Northern Company's steamer Oliinemuri arrived from Hohotira and Waiharara yesterday, and left at night for the Great Barrier Yesterday morning the Northern ComDaily's steamer Chelmsford arrived from Whangr.tei. and left for the same place again in the'evening. The mail steamer Mariposa resumed hei Toyage to Sydney at 11.30 a.m. yesterday. Yesterday the barque Royal Tar was floated into the Auckland Dock for cleaning and painting. The Union Company's steamer Pukaki left Weslport for Auckland at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, and is due to-morrow On discharge the steamer returns to Westport to load coal again for Auckland. On Tuesday night (lie Union Company's Iteamer Rotokino left Timaru for Auckland, and is due on Saturday. The barquentine Margarita has completed her loading of timbe. at Kaipara for Sydney, and will probably sail to-day. Last night the Northern Company's steamer Waitangi left for Kuaotunu. Mercury Bav, Tairiia. Wliangainata and Tauranga. The barque Kathleen Hilda, which loads coal at Newcastle for Lyttelton, has been fixed by Mr. W. Niccpl to load grain at the latter port for Auckland. Yesterday tho barque Devonport arrived at Kainara from Dunedin to load timber for Melbourne. The brigantine Stanley arrived at Kaipara yesterday from Launreston to load timber for an Australian port.

THE WARSHIPS. 11.M.5. Mildura left yesterday morning for a cruise in the Gulf, during which big gun practice will be cone through. The warship is expected to return to port to-mor-row. H.M.s. P.intrdove, which left Lvtte'ton on Thursday Inst, arrived off the North Head yesterday morning, where she met the Mi'dura, and accompanied that vessel outside on her cruise. THE ALAMEDA. The American mail steamer Alameda left Sydney for Auckland yesterday afternoon, and is due 011 Sunday nest. She leaves for Apia. Honolulu, and San Francisco at noon on Monday. THE FLORA. The Union Company's steamer Flora left Gisborno for Auckland at 8 a.m. yesterday, and should arrive about 1C a.m. to-day. She leaves for East Coast and Southern ports at noon on Saturday. THE I'POLU. The Union Company's steamer Upolu is due from Fiii to-da.v, and on discharge of cargo proceeds to Wellington. THE AVESTIiALIA. The Hnddnrt-l'arker steamer Westralia left Sydney for Auckland last evening, and is expected to arrive on Sunday night next. THE NORTHERN COMPANY'S STEAMERS. The Muritai will leave at 3 p.m. to-day for Tauranpra. Onotiki, and Whakatane, in place of the M'aiotabi. The Ngungnru will leave for Waipu at 9 o'clock to-m?iit. The departure of the Ohinemuri for Wliangapoua is postponed until 9 p.m. to-mor-row. There will be no steamer for Kennedy's cay. Kuaotunu, and Mercury Bay to-morrow Hunt.

THE ALICE. Tile American barque Alice is now loadng at New York for Auckland, and is expected to sail in about 30 dais' time. Freight by the vessel is announced at 10 cents per cubic foot, by Messrs. Arnold, Cheney, and Co., agents for llie Alice. AX EVENTFUL VOYAGE. riie slur, Brilliant, which has arrived at Sydnev. after a somewhat protracted passago from London, encountered heavy weather after leaving, and also whilst crossing the Sonihern Ocean, but bevond the loss of a few sails, no damage resulted. When off Cape Leeuwin -n April 12 a seaman named » ?l ee!e a " atl "la'W. "as washed off the forecastle head. F.verv effort was made to save him. a boat being lowered and despatched in charge of the ihief officer but all to no avail. Mr. Palmer, the chief onicer, ana another seaman narrowly escaped Doing; swept overboard by the same ssa.

FAST SAILING PASSAGES. Sailing ships under the British (lag are still to the front, notwithstanding the inevitable encroachments of the marine engineer and his "black squad" upon their prerogative. Tile Montgomeryshire, Antwerp to Yokohama, lias just covered the distance in 126 days, round Australia. Captain 1!. Edwards was presented with a silk flag by the consignees, suitably inscribed, in recognition of this record passage. The Sntheriandshiri lias effected a rapid run of 36 days between EastLondon and New Caledonia. She ran 7400 miles, thus averaging 2C6 miles per day. Her nest da.v i : work was 318 miles, and for 15 ?'!>,-A CUt '. , . as 's s ' le kept up a daily average of 260 A big four-master, the Puritan, has recently crossed from New York to tile Butt of Lev. is in 15 days. This is good, although scarcely equal to the 12 days of the James Haines, the 14 days of the Lightning to Liverpool, or the 9 days 17 hours tc Queenstown of the Dreadnought, made between 1854 and 186' when wooden ships were in their prime The Annie Thomas has made tile passage from Santos to Taltal in 32 days, arriving last month. France last year registered four Illlgc sailors—the Quevilly, 3482: Ernest Seicfried, 3214. Europa, 2957; and Asia, 2954 tons, The QueviJl.v is a steel four-master and the largest " tank" oil sailei afloat, as she carries 1.090,000 gallons. About four months ago she left the Delaware on the same day as the eteainei Mexican Prince, and arrived at Rouen 17 days later. The steamer was 18 days to Dunkirk,

PORT OF OSNEHUNGA. ARRIVALS. „ . Takapuna, s.s., J. Grant, from Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Passengers: Misses McLeod, Jennings, Skcet, Burnard, Pearce, Dalrymple, Simmons, Lees, O'Brien, Lansdom, Cooke, llesdames McLeod, Burnard, Isherwood and three children, Collie, Noller, Evans, O'Sullivan, Lees, Qualmg, Messrs. Pope, Maddern, Reid, Shera, Hodge, Burnard, Aickin, Martin, Morgan, Evans, O'Sullivan, Thompson, Brien. Jeffreys, Wilcox, Toy (21, Pauling. Douglas, Totten, Hoiyoake. and 28 steerage.— S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Rotoiti, s.s., J. Robertson, for New Plymouth and Wellington. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. D. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Murray. llcsdaines Griffiths, Barber, Cromwall. Paynter, Pollen, Tuck, Martin, Misses Gribble, Abbott (2), Lusk, Pollen, ! Messrs. Griffiths. W. J. Potter, Hornsby, H. I F. Marshall, Powdrell, McCabe, Hall, G. Maci donald, Moore, Pollen, R. Brown, Masters ! Cromwall and Griffiths, and 15 steerageUnion S.S. Co., agents. Gairloch, s.s.. W. F. Norbury, for New Plymouth. Passengers: Misses Whitaker, Tibbetts (2). Mesdames Haslem. Darby. Saunders, Woods and family, Tattley and child, Messrs. Walker, Tibbett, Palmer, Houghton. Lancaster, Dignan, Woods, Henderson, Masters Tiboctt (4), and 12 steerage.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Glenelg, s.s., A. 11. Austin, for Opunake and Wanganui.— S.S. Co., agents. The Union Company's steamer Takapuna arrived yesterday morning from Wellington, Kelson, and New Plymouth. The s.s. Rotoiti, Captain Robertson, left yesterday morning with the Southern portion of the inward San Francisco mails. The Northern Company's steamer Gairlocn left yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth. Yesterday morning the s.s. Olenelg took her j departure for Opunake and Wanganui.

BY TELEGRAPH. CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN. May 10.—The s.s. Waimate passed south at noon to-day. KAIPARA HEADS. May 10.—Arrived: Tutanekai, Government s.s., from Auckland; Devonport, barque, from Dnnedin; Stanley, brigantine, from Launceston; Huia, schooner, from Lyttclton. MARSDEN POINT. May Arrived: Saucy Kate, schooner from Auckland. Sailed: Hikurangi and Talisman, ketches, Leo, cutter, Progress, scow, for Auckland.

WHANGAREI. May 10.—Arrived: Ttrranora, p.s., from Auckland. mTr NEW PLYMOUTH. Mav 10.—Arrived: Hotciti. s.s.. from Oneliungi. Sailed: Eotoiti, s.s.. for Wellington. WELLINGTON. May Arrived: Waiwera, s.s., from Narier; l'ohorna, s.s., Rotomahana. s.s., from Lyttelton. Sailed : To Anan, s.s., Rotomaliana, s.s., for Lyttelton. TIMARU. May Arrived: Star of England, s.s., from Wanganui. Sailed: Kotokino, s.s., for Auckland. WESTPORT. May Sailed: Pukaki. s.s., for Auckland. LYTTELTON. Way 10.Arrived: Elingamite, s.s., from Port Chalmers. Saile i: Elingamite, s.s., for North"!!) ports and Sydney. Passengers for Auckland: Captaii Hannah and Air. Dillon. Tolwaaru, s.s, for Gisborne. SYDNEY. May 10—Siile'l: Alameda, R.M.s., for Aucklalid and San Francisco: Westralia, s.s., for Auckland. NEWCASTLE. May Sailed: Lady Mabel, brigantine, for Napier. CLARENCE RIVER. May 10.—Sailed: Brasil, barque, for Napier. GISBORNE SHIPPING.

May 10.—Arrived: Mar.iroa. s.s., from Auckland. Sailed: Flora, s.s., for Auckland. Passengers: Mrs. Gordon, Messrs. Smith, Brown, Algie. Rev. Father Pnrton. Sailed: Mararoa, s.s., for tile South. The Coralie has sailed for Mnhia. An open boat named (he Violet, bound from Napier to Mangonui, arrived here at 1 o'clock to-day. The Mawliera. which takes up the running of the Oirc.pers is due here on Tuesday, and leaves for constal ports and Auckland. The schooner Gisborne is still in port, having been detained through a temporary obstruction in the channel. The Shaw. Savill, and Albion Company's steamei Tolyimara arrives hero on Friday to load mutton from the Gisborne Freezing Work l -.