SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13938, 21 December 1908, Page 6

SHIPPING.

■taiga Water at Auckland—4.4s a.m.; 5.11 p.m. „ „ Manukau—6.44 a.m.; 7.10 p.m. Sun—Rises, 4.30 a.m.; sets, 7.8 pin. Moon— December 30. 5-10 p.m. PORT OF AUCKLAND. *"*"'- ARRIVALS. December 19. CHALLENGER, H.M.S., twin-screw, secondclass protected cruiser, 11 guns, 5880 tons, 12,500 horse-power, Captain Herbert, C. Do Costa, from Port Chalmers. CAMBRIAN. H.M.S. steel cruiser, from Sydney. KOROMIKO. s.s., 2479, A. D. Chrisp, from Westport.—Union S.S. Co., agents. TAIERI, s.s.. 1711, Holme, from Newcastle.Bond -and Bell, agents. . . CLANSMAN, s.s., 591, E. McLeod, from Russell, Whangaroa, and Mangomii. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Housley and two children, Mr. and Mrs. SMoppctt and two children, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. 'Darty and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Warm ana i child, Mr. and Mrs. Newcombe,- Mr. and Mrs. Edmonds. Mesdames Gorman, C. Shepherd, Berr>, tSwitxer, Panther. Misses E. Harrison, Berry, k. tWilkinson. Switzer, Merchant, D. England. M. B. Law, Lovatt, Andrews. Duthie (2), W. Sherman, (Hall, Nicholson, Florahcc, Brooktield. I " rllaI "- Berrvman. Collier. Messrs. A. W. Heath, Stoirar, H. Harrison, J. Nelson, G. F. Hill. H. Wallace, 11. White. J. Stewart, A. York. Wrathall. J. Daw•on, A Gibbons, A E. Dodd, W. C. Mountain, Meiklejohn. W. L. Hughes, Brookfield, Streem, Walker, W. C, Thompson, Connell, Upton, A. Morton, J. H. Harvey, R. Blundell, Moffatt, Mclntvre. Lc Marquan't, Hansen, Drs. Atkinson, Chesson, and 11 steerage.—Northern S.S. Co., •gents. NGAPUHI, s.s., 640, O. W. Cummings, from Whangarei. Passengers: Mr.. Mrs., and Master Grace. Mr. and Mrs. C'ardon, Misses Bryant. Jack. Cottingham, Bycroft, Ford ham, Reyburu, McKinSion, Hawkes, Evlrs, Teller, Matthews, Seal, Caldwell. Hall, Archibald, Harris, Patterson, Sister of 6t. Joseph. Mesdames McElwain, Boden. Slmp»on, -"digginson. Neal. Williams, Hall, Hand and child. ilessTS. Alison. RanVliffe, Cole. Grieg, Taylor, Brussell. Williams, Dver, Valentine, Cooper, Edmonds. Christie. Adams, Knight, Neal, Reynolds, Western. Higginson. Turbott. Mclndoe, Drake, 'Aldworth, Barrett, Aldworth. Cooke. Armstrong, Nearv. Kinnear. Lough, I'pcroft, Aldworth, Western. Bushell, Turnbull, Whiter, Edson, Cameron, ; Wiseman. Ellingham, the Rev. McWilliam. Masters' Simpson and Hocken, and 20 steerage.— ; 'Northern S.S. Co, agents. '• NGATIAWA, S.S., 463. V. A. Stein. Trom Opotiki and Ohiwa. Passengers: Misses Davis, Hop■uood, Whytc, Mclntyre. Rubery, Fairweather (3). Tabb. Power, Tarkinson. Sisters of Mercy (3). Mesdames Main, Ross, • Parkinson, Burnett and child, Anderson, Goldfinch. Patrick, Messrs. Goldfinch, Patrick, Keating. Rule. Erickson, Irwin, r.V-llij, Willmott. Atkinson, Frcdsberg, McCall, Short, Evkps, Kenny, Clawson, Anderson, Millar, Kelly. Monro. Ryan, Newton, Professor Adrain, •Master Hedley.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. AUPOURI, "s.s., 453. T. Haultain, from Tau«nga. Passengers: Misses Barlow, Bidgood, Murlay, Nicholson, Ferguson. Garrett, Messrs. Crump (2).' Longland, Mallett, Dromgool, Cooney, Buckinall, Holmes, rainier, Larson. Hazard, Mulgrew, ! Br«;nley (2), Moves, Moss (2), Irving (2), McGce.— Northern S.S. Co., agents. , GLENEIXJ, s.s., 288, F. Jonas, from Whanga'tei—Janfts Smith and Co., agents. KANIERI. s.s.. 203, T. Myers, fsom Whangarei. '—Northern S.S. Co., agents. STELLA, s.s., 267, E. Sellars, from the coast.— lyiylar.d-O'Brien Timber Company, agents. HAND.*. ISLE, barquentine, 261, Dennison, from Newcastle.— Henderson, agent. ZIXGARA, auxiliary three-masted scow. 180. F. Jansen. from Tairua.—Jagger and Harvey, agents. PAEROA, » s.. 92, J. Wilson, from Whananaki, Tutukaka. and Wnangaruru. Passenger: Miss Itieiley.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. DKCESJBER 20. MANUKA, es. R. E. Smith, from Sydney. Passengers: Mesdames Anderson, Barnard and child, Bullot, Brinkman and maid. Busby. Chilcott, Clarke, Dick, Ferrier, two children and infant. Fortune, Gurner and son, Hill, Hayward and son, Jardine, Hettie, Loder, Leslie, Landless,' Lewes, Levick, McFarlane. MacKenzie, McLeaster, Miller, Meyer, Madigan, Nicholls, Ormiston and child. Parsons and infant. Potts, Farkes, R6*sevcar, Ross, Stiehbnrv. Stanby, Topham, Thomson, White, Wilson, Waugh, Wilson, Misses Arinfield (2), Boam, Bradley (2). Bergin, Busby (2), Craig. • Cameron, Donald, Eaton, Fitzgerald; Felloes, Godwin, Glasson, Hopkins, Harris, Hayward, Hay (2), Hooper, Jones, Jardine, Lenton, "Levi, Ludgate. : McGerney,. McPeake, Montgomery (2), Mannix, McCracken. McFarlane,, Mclieas'ter (2), Millar, . Mannsell, McMertne. Milne. Ormond (2). O'Neill. Tickmere, Prendvast. Querie, Stirling, Swallow, 'Scott, Stichbury,"Smith, Telfer, Taylor. Trimble ; Walker, White, Wyatt, Wilson, 11 Sisters of : Mercy. Messrs. Abbott, Adams (2), Ashton, Burns, Barras, "Bathurst, Beet-ham. Briggs, Balfour, Bayne, Behaw, Biundell, Ballot, Brown, Burton, ; Busby (2), Baker, Berne, Berry, Cummins, Chil- ■ cott, Cranwell, Carter, Coote, "Clarke and family (6). Carver. Cox' (2), 'Lade, Calleth. Creig, Camp- ] bell. Coward, Dick, Denton. Everard, • Ford (2), : Fisher, Fairweather, Ferrier, Gritlitbs, Horner, I Hainer, Hopewell, Hayward, Holdship, Hague, ; Hall, Ingameets, jeminey, Jardine, Kettie, King, : Loder, Leslie, Lessant, "Lawry, Landless. Levie, : Mclntyre (2). : Mccracken, McFarlane, Mackay. i Mackinpi, McLeaster, .. Miller, Munlord, Mack, i Moulton. Moutrie, Met'tan. Norman, Nixon (2t, • Nevill, O'Brien, Ormiston, O'Neill, Patching, Peek, Parsons, Parker, Pott». Parkes, Peacock. Ross, i Ruinpb, Rose (3), Rishworth (2), Stirling, Sherras, ■ 1 Sharpies, Saint, Stichburr, Sheahan. Scott, Steele i (2),= Stanbv, SHby, Sergeant, Samuel. Sylvester, i Topham, Thomson, Wilding, Woollcott. Wilkie. ! "Walker, Wilson (2), Williams. Watson. Wiseman, • Colonel Brinckman. the Riv. Father Ormojd, Dr.. i Powell, Captain Stenbeck, and 196 steerage.— ! Union S.S. Co., agents. | MOKOIA. s.s., 3502, ; Robertson, from Southern I and East Coast ports. Passengers: Misses Wil- \ son, Smart, Sutton, Milburn (2), Beehan, Milling- ; ton, Uaszard, Hay. Russell, Greig, Stuart, Ford, . ■j Cousins, Avers, Brennan, Molloumby, Faulkner, , Stewart, Ilonan,. Baker, Mulgan. Rivera, Pitt, i Morreli. Jones May, Greer, Mowbray (2), Sey- , mour, Cumming, Kere Kere, Wyllie, Lllley. Lang- • ■ford, Darrach, Coakley (4), Dufaur, Bartlemati, Swinburne. Grierson (2), Jloore, Rattray," Wild- .' ing, Kendersine (Z\ Harrison, Miller, Mesdames ! Hay, Phillips and two children, Neill, Ferris and 'two children. Brawn, Gaudin and two children, Rongomai and daughter, Kaniha, Sidney, Casey, Carroll, Douglas (2), Langford, Moore, " Coakley, Morlev, Carnie, Grierson, Dale, Den man, Harrison'.' 'Scott (21. Hammersley, Goodman and three children, Welsh, White, Stubbs and infant. Parkinson, Geddis, Clark. Beehan and son, Harley and three children, Wilson and child, Gittos, Calloway, ,-Caughley, Dean (2), Redwood and infant, Nurse Reid. Messrs. Hanna, Morrow, Butler, Gordon, "Brown. Cave, Leslie, Kretchmar. Lewis, Gardiner, Chambers, Friend, Foote, Oilman? Shepherd, McCullough, Caron, Gardiner, Bethune, Kelly. Suggate, Pemberton, Stuart, Wearne, Warbrick, Hallett. Dooley, Heron, Steele, Lewis, Mc- . Oregor, Wbakatere, Williamson, Oxenham, Reid, Sample, Wilson, Allan, McFarquhar, - Rowe. Knibbs, Scholes, Reid, Jones, Loombe, Douglas, Kiel an, George, Robertson. Loskie, Morrison, Moore (2), Coaklev (2), Barnett, Lush. Dale. Scott (2).. Palmer, Craighead (2), Donald. Scott, Welsh, . Dodds. Blackie. Whyte, Scott, Parkinson, Nudds, Morton, Geddis, Barson, Brown,, Harvey, Underwood, McMillan (2), Milburn (2). Smith, Hurley, Lusk. Clark Pear, Jamieson, Wilson, Captain SI evens. Dr. Hammersley, Masters Hay, Porter, and 125 steerage. S.S. Co., agents. FORERIC, s.s., 3987, D. A. Gardiner, from Pan Francisco and Apia. Passengers: From San Francisco Cossian, Jervis, Jay, Neumag in. From Apia—Mr. V. A. Sproul.—J. C. Spedding. agent. WAIOTAHI, s.s., 278. C. Hopkins, from Tairua and Mercurv Bay. Passengers: Mesdames J. Reid. Frith, 'Hoyle, Misses T. Bell. Findlay, Coghlan, Messrs. Hoyle, M. Stuart, Williams, Houghton. J. Miller, Phillips, Walker, Wallace, Clark, R. Whitehead, D. Thomas, J. L. Gollon, Hudson, Currie, Dennis, Lupton, Hannan, J. M. Wain, Clunt, Tierney. Brown. Wallace, Clark, Gordon, Donovan, Parkinson.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. RANGI, scow, 86, C. Holstrome, from Tairua.— Ford Shipping Line, agents. GANNET, scow, 78, L. Vasta, from the coast.— Ford Shipping Line, agents. HAVOC, scow, 69, from Kiripaka.—R. S. ReyHolds, agent. | .). DEPARTURES. . '. J.\ December 18. '• DEN OF RUTHVEN, s.s., 4937, T. Singer, for ' Honolulu and Vancouver. STAR OF NEW ZEALAND, is., 4417, E. D. Beck, for the South. MONOWAI, «.s., 3433, J. T. Rolls, for East Coast and Southern porta. Passengers: For Gisborne— Tit-tell Brune, Temple, King, Blackman, O'Meara. Kelly (2), Lewis, Judd, Willis, Lee, Gray (21, Mesdames Brough, Clayton, Williams (2), Jeune, Faulkner. Hirst, Langley. Gorman and infant, Bailey, Staveley, Messrs. Kingston, Fernie, Harris, Sweeney, Lloyd, Hardinge. Cambourne, McKeown, Noden, Harcourt, Lincoln, Bromley, I Solomon, McKeuna. Staveley, Espie, Miller, Carey, : Odell, Leopold, Bellew, Ovendale, Burke. Ballantyne, Large, Overton, Pittar, B"t«wart, Morrison, McNeahan, Willey, Bryant, Renwick, Masters .- Mauntell, White. Graham, Mossop. For Napier Misses Buddie. Ruddock, Best, Colquhoun, Hall, Sweeney, Wallace, Kayll, Mesdames Buddie, Shorland, Kayll, Messrs. Glover, Salmon, Pirie (2), Gihton. For Wellington— Pearson, Sanderson, Andrews, Griffiths,-Eyre, Mesdames Sanderson, Wiltshire. Griffiths, Ruth, Messrs. Murray, Young. Brown, Leicester, Mr. Justice Edwards, Master Newman. For Lyttelton—Misses Howell, Miller. Paton.'v'Brown, Rose (2), Mesdames Hamlin, Chambers, \Valsh, Messrs. Barber. Flavell. Edwards, McSween. For Dunedin— Lanson, Hart, Irwin, Lovell, Mesdames Lovell, Fleming and child, Morrison and child, Messrs. Duffy, Sehlondack, Irwin, Wright, Guthrie, Dr. McKay, Masters Mont-ray; and 26 steerage for all ports. SQUALL, s.s., 369, John Benton, for Tolago Bay and Gig borne. KANIERI, s.s., 203, T. Myers, for Whangarei. TASMAN, s.s., 169, C. Faulkner, for Whakatane. CHELMSFORD, s.s., 122, John. Taw, for Te Kao and Parengarenga. FAIRBTJRN, auxiliary schooner, 86, Fletcher, lor Wairoa (Hawke's Bay). December SO. AOTEA, s.s., 6369, Kirby, for Gieborne and the South. STELLA, s.s., 267, E. Sellars, for the coast. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Lovdov: Wakanui. s.s., sailed November 7, due about December 28. Waimate, a.a., to sail January 4, due about t eoruuxy 2a. Tomoana, a.a., via Australia, sailed Nov 21 due January 20. ' Whakarua, via Australia, to sail January Nerehana," via Australia, ailed December 9 due ■ January 25. - * "'' Mamari, ,».« sailed December 9 due about .•January 23.., ™ u ' Shields l„So^' il ' MUed Member 10. I>e M y i li. , '*" ** ** U Decen,ber 26. due Februmeha. ..... wiled November 2, due December '-: - gi»kl. 8... > (new), due about January 19 ' . »?I4S October ft

Filestore, $.s., via Wellington, tailed December 16. Drayton Orange, s.s., to tail January 9. Oswestry Grange, i.s., to sail February 6. New York: Cape Breton, i.s., via Australia, sailed December o. Rutherglen, s.s., to sail January 6. Indradevi, <.b., via Australia, to* sail December 19. Daldoricb, s.s., via Australia, tailed October 14, due December 27. Aberlour, e.g., via Australia, sailed, November 11, die middle of January. Star oi Australia, s.s.. via Australia, sailed November 8, due January 12. Mashona, s.s., to sail December 16. Antwerp: Nal, barque, sailed October 10. Sax Francisco: Lord Sefton, it., to sail December 18. Marseilles : Caraceiola, ship, via Wellington, sailed Jute 26, at Wellington Nov. 22. Calcutta: Aparimu, s.s., sailed December 4, due about January 4. Shirala, s.s., via the South, sailed December 5, due about January 10. Bun-bury (W.A.): Thyiti, s.s., to load in January. ' ' Qlhnt, baiquc, sailed. Stdxby: Victoria, s.s., Sunday. Newcastle: Joseph Craig, barque, to sail. Empreza. barque, to sail. Selwyn Craig, barquentine, sailed December 18. Louisa Craig, barque, to sail Maijorie Craig, barque, to sail. Jessie Craig, barque, to sail. MaLOBN Island: Alice, schooner, sailed. Fiji : Waihora, s.s., to sail December 23. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London : OjMwa. a,*., via the South. December 24. Kaikoura, s.s., via the South, early in January. San *'rangisco : Foreric, s.s., to-day. STDN'KY: Mokoin, s.s., to-day. VlJl ! Navua, s.s.. December 23. Cook Islands: llauroto, s.s., January 10. UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. East Coast. To-day: Mokoia sails for Sydney at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday: Wanaka arrives from the Bluff, Oania.ru, and Timaru; Manuka sails for Southern ports at 10 a.m. Wednesday: YVaipori arrives from Westport; Navua sails'fcr Fiji at 12 noon. Thursday: Waikare arrives from Southern ports; Squall arrives from Tolago Bay and Gisborne and sails for Tolago Bay and Gisborne at a in. " \ Saturday: Waikaro sails for Southern ports at 12 noon. West coast. To-day: Rotoiti sails for New Plymouth, Wellington," and Nelson at 3 p.m. (2.10 p.m. train). Wednesday: T-ikapuna arrives from New Plymouth and" Wellington and sails for New Plymouth only at 4 p.m. (train 3 p.m.). Friday: Takapuna arrives from New Plymouth and sails for Now Plymouth and Wellington at 3 p.m. (train 2.30 p.m.*); Comma arrives from the South. NORTHERy S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day: Ngnpuhi leaves for Whangarei at 9.30 p.m.: Clansman leaves lor Russell, Opua, Whangaroa, and Mangonui at 5 p.m. ; Apanui leaves for Awanui, Houhora. and Waiharara at 2 p.m.: Aupouri leaves for Tauranga at 5 p.m. ; Ngatiawa leaves for Opotiki anil Ohiwa direct, at 2 p.m.; Waiotabi leaves for Mercury Bay. Kuaotunu, Whangapoua, Whangamata, and Tairua. at 6 p.m.; Waitangi leaves Onebunga for Raglan, Kawlua, and Waitnra at 9 a.m. (train &20 a.m.); Kanieri arrives from Whangarei Town Wharf. Tuesday: Clavmore leaves Onehunga for Hokiaiiga at 2 p.m. (.Uain 1.10 p.m.); Rlmu reaves Onebunga for Raglan and Kawhia at 2 p.m. (train 1.10 p.m.); Kanieri leaves for Whangarei Town Wharf at 5 p.m.; Rarawa arrives at Onehunga from New Plymouth about 8 a.m. and leaves for the same port at 4 p.m. (train 3 p.m.); Ngapuhl arrives from Whangarei about 5 p.m. Coastal service Steamers leaves for Thames. Coromandei. Paeroa. Warkworth. Waiwera. Maburangi Heads Artie's Bay, Brown's Bay, Wade. Waipu, Matakanit, Puhoi." Kawau, Little Omaha. Big Omaha, Pakiri. and Mangawai daily. See advertisement daily papers.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR, Powerful, H.M.S., in stream. Pegasus, H.M.S.. in stream. Cambrian. 11.M.5., in stream. Challenger, H.M.S., in stream. Iris, lI.M. cable steamer, in stream. Foreric, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Mokoia, s.s., at Quay-street Jetty No. 2. Manuka, s.s., at Hobson-street Wharf. Opawa. s.s., at Railway Wharf. . Waitemata. s.s., at Chelsea, Southern Cross, s.s., in stream. Navua. s.s., at Hobson-street Wharf. Kaikoura, s.s.. in stream. Daniel, barque, in stream. Helen' Denny, barque, at Railway Wharf. Yaabel. schooner, in stream. lima, barquentine, at Chelsea. IMPORTS. Per Mokoia, from the South: 211 sacks and 252 bags flour. 434 sacks bran. 65 sacks oatmeal, 33 sacks pollard. 525 sacks wheat, 300 sacks malt, 167 sacks oats, 1505 sacks- chaff, 64 hogsheads ale, 159 boxes butter, 100 bags plaster, 100 cases jams, 60 cases ale, 115 cases soap, 117 Cases meats, 74 cases squash, 19 cases tobacco, and a quantity of sundries. Per Manuka, from Sydney: 1650 sacks manure, 481 sacks onions. 392 sacks coke. 500 bags rice, 167 bags wheat, 100 sacks flour, 99 sacks bottles, 467 cases fruit. 380 chests tea, 24 casks bottles, 866 felloes, 104 cases salmon, 101 bars lead. 111 shafts, 41 cases tobacco, and a quantity of sundries. , Per Koromiko, from Westport: 3400 tons coal Per Taieri, from Newcastle: 100 tons coal, 700 sleepers. Per Hands Isle, from Newcastle: 360 tons coal. Per Foreric. from San Francisco : 500 tons general cargo and a quantity of lumber. EXPORTS. Per Den of Ruthven, for Honolulu and Vancouver: 150 «heep, 17 bulls. AUSTRALIAN MAIL BOATS. The Orsova, one of the five steamships which the Orient Steam Navigation Company is building for the Commonwealth mail service has been launched. Some eight months ago orders were placed for five steamers, and the Orsova, which : haT been constructed by Messrs. John Brown and 1 Co., Clydebank, is the first of them to take the water. Anotner (the Otwav). which is being built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding Company, was : to be launched a fortnight afterwards and the rest at short intervals. Two of the boats are in the hands of Messrs. Workman, Clark, and Co., of Belfast, and the fifth is being built by the London and Glasgow Engineering Company. The new Commonwealth mail contract comes into operation in 1910, and as all the steamers are expected to be ready in the course of the spring next year they should be in ample time for the work demanded of them. At the first of the new steamers, the Orsova's i launch was anticipated-with interest. The ves- ! sels, judged by>her standard, will have a length I of some 535 ft, a breadth of 61ft, »nd a gross toni nage of about 12,000. They will have a working speed of 16J knots. Into "their design the most approved features of modern passenger-boats have been introduced. Thus the vessels will have an electric passenger lift running from the main deck to the promenade deck will boast an ; open lounge on the boat deck and will be fitted with laundries. Both first and second-class diningrooms run the full width of the ship, and , the tables are " arranged on the restaurant system. The first-class accommodation includes a divan, available for both sexes, as well as a musk-room and smokingroom. The second class is notable as scarcely inferior to the first. Cabins de luxe and other apartments en suite are, features of the new mail steamers. For individual travellers there are plenty of singleberth rooms, in addition to two-berth and a few three-berth.. In the second class nearly all the cabins are two or three berth, with a few fourberth for the use of families. Even In the thirdclass the majority of the cabins are two or four berth The old idea of herding people together In small dormitories has gone for ever. Nothing, indeed, is more remarkable in these days than the attention given to the third-class passenger, who in this case shares in the extensive deck promenades which the ship provides, and has his own diningroom. musicroom, and smokeroom. With this as the measure of the third-class accommodation the luxury of the first and second classes may be . inferred. NEW GERMAN LINER FOR THE ATLANTIC. The German company the Norddeutscher Lloyd is shortly putting a big new passenger steamship into the Atlantic service. This is the George Washington, o! 27,000 tons, which will be the largest line:- under the German flag, and will have a speed of some 18 knots. This huge vessel was to have been launched a few davs back and christened by the American Ambassador in Berlin, but unfortunately there wag an insufficiency of water at the time, and the event had to be postponed. The George Washington is scheduled to make her first voyage in June next. Her name exemplifies the current tendency of the German lines co go to America for the appellation of their shins Purely German names seem for the time being to have been wholly abandoned. One of the novel features about the George Washington is that she is to have four classes of passengeis instead of three, as has hitherto been the fashion on Norddeutscher-Lloyd liners The third class is to be an inferior sort of second and is to b» located Tight aft. Forward of the third class comes the .second class, while the fourth class, or steerage, will be in the forward part of the ship THE FORERIC. The Australian mail liner Foreric, Captain D A. Gardiner, arrived from San Francisco end Apia at 1 p.m. yesterday, and after inspection berthed at the eastern end of Queen-street Wharf The Foreric. sailed from San Francisco on November 20 and arrived at Apia on December 10. She left again on the following day and arrived as above. Strong north-east trade winds were met with until leaving Apia, thence strong south-west winds and high head seas until a few hours before reaching port. The vessel brought a cargo of canned fish and fruit, also about 1000 cases of apples and oranges and a quantity of lumber She is timed to sail for Sydney this afternoon. THE HANDA ISLE. The barquentine Handa Isle, Captain Dennison, which was reported in the, gulf on Friday afternoon from Newcastle, took up an anchorage off North Head on Saturday evening. The " windjammer," which sailed from Newcastle on November 30, met with contrary winds on the voyage. THE KOROMIKO. The Union Company's turret steamer Koromiko, Captain A. D Chnsp, arrived from Westport on Saturday morning after a fair weather passage. The Koromiko berthed at Queen-street Wharf on tier arrival, but went into the stream yesterday ? %£? £. n< L m . 00d 2 10n 5» rd « H.M.S. Powerful .in order to coal the flagship.

THE WARSHIPS. The warships Cambrian and Challenger arrived in port on Saturday morning, the former from Svdney and the latter from Port Chalmers. Both vessels took up an anchorage in the maii-o -war ground and will remain in port until after the holidays. . " THE MOKOIA. The Union Company's steamer Mokoia, Captain Robertson, arrived from Southern and East Coast ports at 9.45 a.m. yesterday and berthed at Quaystreet Jetty No. 2. The steamer left Dunedm on Tuesday last and called at the usual way ports, leaving Gisborne for Auckland at 11.15 a.m. on Saturday and arriving as above. line weather was experienced throughout the voyage. The Mokoia leaves for Sydney nt 5.30 p.m. to-day. THE MANUKA. The Union Company's flue steamer Manuka, Captain 11. E. Smith, arrived from Sydney at 6 a.m. yesterday and after inspection berthed at iiobson-street Wharf. The Manuka took her departure from Sydney at 4 p.m. on Wednesday last and met with fine weather throughout the passage. The steamer sails for East Coast and Southern ports at 10 a.m. tomorrow. THE TAIERI. The Maoriland Steamship Company's steamer Taieri, Captain Holme, arrived Ironi Newcastle on Saturday morning with a cargo of coal and sleepers and berthed at the Railway Wharf to discharge. The steamer left Newcastle on the 11th Inst, ami experienced rough and squally weather until passing the Three Kings on Friday, thence flue weather to arrival as above. PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVALS. December 19. RARAWA, s.s., 1072. E. Stephenson, from New Plymouth. Passengers: Misses Atkinson, Townsend, Wilson, (J Fowlds, Edmonds, Moore, Grant. Wickstced, Robertson, Tilly, Evans, Thomas, Tyrrell, Bint. Taylor. Barton." Mctiarry, Billing. Mestlsmes Muir, Gasson, Atkinson, Campbell, Uault, Bell, Wilkin, Burton, Wilson. Poole, Whitehead, Messrs. Crow. Horrocks, Leslie,■ lfwerson, Mowbray, Davis, Hunt, Smith, Harris, Hunter, Jack, J. Rae, McGrath, Hume, Napier. Jackson, Hunter, Seabrooke, Wilkin, Price, Poole, Cole. Livingstone, Muir, the Hon. G. Fowlds, and 20 steerage.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. WAITANGI, s.s., 171, W. Bark, from Raglan and Kawhia.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. CLAYMORE, s.s, 198, E. Boiling, from Uokianga.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. December -"0. ROTOITI. s.s., 1159, Aldwell, from Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Passengers: Misses llaxlett. Phillips, Stallard, Hall, Clutten, Redgrave, Miller. Clutten, McLean, Alexander, Austin, O'Shea, Clarke, . lanuigan, Mackay, Foote, Stewart, Mesdames Bond and two children, Dixon, Carroll, Gould, Cullen, Austin, Brook, Barry, Collins, Gray, Jefferson, Hill, Mihoka, McKinley, Shakespeare, Messrs. Walker, Seaman, Webster, Weston, George, Charlton, Barry, Bedford, Bell, Stewart. Prentice, Raylist, Colbeck, Wardsworth. Ivory, Blackmore, Lipscombe, Skelton, Watt, Leslie," Smith, Finn, Headlcy, M. McLean, Keane, Mould, Milne, J. Prosser, E. Gallichan, East, Johnston, Patterson. Buxton, Harding. Burrcll. Johnston, McLean, Hansen, Graham, (Jong, PeacocHe, Kirkcaldie, Buddie, Jefferson, Patterson, Atkinson, Melunley, Lauder, Sanders, Bigelow, Foote. Plummer, Gray, Pattillo, Northeast, Dr. H, H. MaUgill, Major G. W. S. Patterson, Sir Joseph Ward, Messrs. Hislop, Matthew*, the Scarlet Troubadour Company (10), and 26 steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents". DEPARTURES. December ?0. RARAWA. s.s., 1072, E. Stephenson, for NewPlymouth. Passengers: Misses Gorton, Hyndman. Mcllhoue. Webb, Astoii. Sadler, F. Duthie, (i. Duthie. Mackenzie. Watson, Hardley, 11. Scott, I. Hardlev, Power. Burrell, Mesdames Flavell, Anderson. Lawless, O'Connor, Smale, Hammond and boy. Messrs Farmer, Sadler, Ceilings. Malcolm, Laughlan, Griffiths. Kilvlngton, Bellnnger, S. 11. Matthews, Duffy, Bramburv, Flavell, J. B. Black, J. B. Hunter, W. Mcßae, Rogers. Anderson. Redstone, R. A. Wilson, Bennett, Bayertz, Hadley, Mackay, -Norris, Oliver. Issue, 0. T. Bayly, Hallett, (iritlin, C. B. Rogers, W. Ryan. Dr. Chesson, Judge Sim, Masters Gilbert, O'Connor (3), and 20 steerage. BY TELEGRAPH. XAIPARA HEADS. December 19—Arrived to-day: Inga, i.s., fro?;: Auckland. KIRIPAKA. December Arrived : Bee. scow, from Auckland. Loading: Alma, scow, lor Auckland. AWANUI. December 19.—T0 sail on Monday : Greyhound, auxiliary schooner, for Auckland. GISBORNE. December 19.—Sailed: Haere, scow, for Auckland, via Mercury Bay. TORT CHALMERS. December 19.—Arrived Mocraki, s.s., from Sydney, via Cook Strait; Pukaki, s.s., from Timaru; Matariki. ferry steamer, from Auckland; Gowanburn, s.s., from Fiji. December 20.—Arrived Waitangi, steam trawler, from Kaiparo. Sailed: Pukaki, .8.8., for Westport; Corinna. s.s., for Northern ports; Moeraki, s.s., for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart. .' U;<> J I'* '-' ■ BLUFF. December Sailed : Devon, s.s., for Waitara. SYDNEY. December 19.—Arrived : Houto. schooner, from New. Zealand Sailed at 2 p.m. : Maheno, s.s., lor Wellington; Dunloe, for New Zealand. MELBOURNE. December * 19. —Arrived: Ulimaroa, s.s., from New Zealand and Hobart. FREMANTLK. December 20.—Sailed: Arapawa, s.s., for Wellington.