SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 867, 12 October 1888, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. Thursday. October 3. Old Jack, sebooner, 15 tons, Guard, from Queen Charlotte Sounds. Master, agent. Waiuui, s'.', 391 tons, Oliver, from Westport. Passengers —2 steerage. U.b.S. Co, agents. Friday, October o. Waihi, as, 60 tons, North, from Blen. heim. Passenger Cabin : Mr Brown. U.S.S. Co, agents. . „ f Maitai, ss, 162 tons, Dawson, from W estport. U.S.S. Co, agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, from Wanganui and Picton. Passenger—l steerage, turnbull and Co, agents. Munapouri, ss, 1020 tons, Logan, from Melbourne, via Hobart and South. Passen. gers—Saloon : Misses Cobb, O’Shea, Ramsay, Parsons, Farquliar, and Galbraith, Mesdames Darling, Williams, Galbraith, Danks andjfamily (3), Judge Broad, Captain Douglas, Messrs McClunan, Smillie, Danks, Thorn, Oallis, Redwood, Pritchard, Cruickshauks, Wiggins, Pancti, Godber, Souness, and Williams; 17 steerage. U.S.S. Go, agents. „ , , Waibora, ss, 1269 tons, Popham, from South. Passengers —Saloon : Messrs Brown, Smith, Baxter, Blythe, Hoy wood; and Montague; 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Koranui, ss, 301 tons, Ryan, from South Passengers—Saloon :' Miss Fyfe, Messrs Symons and Lusher; 1 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Saturday, October 6. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, from Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Rev W. Firth, Messrs Reeves, Hill, Hodgson and Kirkpatrick ; 3 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Arawata, ss, 623 tons, Crawsiiaw, from Fiji, via Auckland. U.S.S; Co, agents. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, from Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon : Messrs Willcooks, Molynoux, Halley and Stock ; 10 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Tongariro, R.M.S., 2654 tons, Bone, from London, via Teneriffe, Cape Town, and Hobart. Passengers First saloon : For Port Chalmers, Mißses Awdry, A. M. and B. Simmons ; for Lyttelton, Mr and Mrs Dearaer and infant, Mr and Mrs C. de V. Tesohemaker, Messrs C. and J. Teschemaker. Kettlewc-11, Beatey and Neish; for Aucltland, Mr Isaac ; for Bluff, Miss MacpborsoD, Mr and Mrs Kerr, Mr and Mrs Tozer, Misses Kerr and Tozar, Mr Short ; for Tauranga, Mr Veoy Stewart ; for Gisborne, Mr Sunderland; for Invercargill, Misses P. and J. Thomson. Second saloon : For Wellington, Mrs Purdie, Miss Purdie, Miss Edwards, Messrs Airey, Beck, Dutton, Winser ; for Auckland, Mr and Mrs Fogwilland infant, Misses L., M., E., R., M., and L. Fogvvill, Mr S. Fogwill, Masters A. and E., Fogwill, Misses Bates and Ellingham, Messrs Grant, Tonar ; for Lyttelton, Mr and Mrs Boocook, Misses E. (and A. Boocook, Master Boocock, Mr Rose; for Port Chalmers, Mrs Cleland. Misses Stenhouse, Milroy, and Rait ; for Hobart, Miss Fremiin, Mr Fuller; for Melbourne, Mr and Mrs J. Gilbert, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Russell, Misses R. and J. Russell, Messrs H. and S. Russell, and Turnbull ; for Sydney, Mr and. Mrs Stewart ; for Wanganui, Mrs Lambert; for Napier, Miss Williams. Steerage : For Wellington, Mrs Small, Mr and Mrs Morrow, Miss J and C. Morrow, Master Morrow, Messrs Eason, Jorgensen, Legarth, McAllister, Red, and Wilson ; , for Hobart, Mr Anderson; for Lyttelton, Mr and Mrs Schulz, Misses Galbraith and McCarthy Messrs Balnton, Cargill, Graham, McClay, Robb, and Smith : for Port Chalmers, Mr and Mrs Laley, Miss Tait, Messrs Black, laws, Hay, Low, Ridd, Tait; for Sydney, Misses M. and Mary Collins, Mr Collins ; for Auckland, Mr and Mrs Holland, MiBS Holland, Masters C. VV. and G. Holland, Mrs Sheffield, Messrs Cottle, Jaokman, Matthews ; for Melbourne, Mr and Messrs Taylor, Mr W. Taylor, Miss Green, Messrs Drago, Hargreaves, Marshall, Moor, and Pudney ; for Sydney, Messrs Dustow, Murphy; for New Plymouth, Mr and Mrs Mackie, Masters F. and E. Mackie, Miss Maokie ; for Tauranga, Mrs Stein and child. N.Z.S. Co, agents. Kamieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin: Messrs Gyles and Simpeon. U.S.S. Co, agents.

Sunday, October 7. Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Meades, from Onehunga and Taranaki. Passengers Saloon Mr and Mrs Stohr, Messrs Marshall, Russell and Keith ; 7 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Rotomahana, ss, 864 tons, Carey, from Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast. Passengers—Saloon : Rev J. and Mrs Pascoe, Mesdamea Morton, Pine, Thompson, Miss Secombe, Messrs Holmes .(2), Mitchell, Meyers, Fraser, McFarlane, Chamberlain, Hoffman, Tasker, Melluish; 16 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Kiwi, ss, 133 tons, Campbell, from Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Passengers —Cabin : Mr Brown; I steerage. Levin and Co, agents. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, from Picton, via The Grove. Passongers—l46 return excursionists. U.S.S. Co, agents. Monday, October 8. Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eokford, from Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Shag, ss, 46 tons, Plumley, from Foxton. Mohikinui Coal Co, agents. Tuesday, October 9.

Mahinapua, ss, 205 tons, Stott, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs Hinton and Mules ; 8 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Maitai, ss, 162 tons, Dswsod, from Westport. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Meades, from Lyttelton, Passengers —Saloon : Mesdames Kilwett and Bell, Mossrs Lovelock, Naisrnith, Nott, Rangi, Perston, Cuuard, Stanley, McLeod and Sparrow ; 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Hauroto, ss, 1276 tons, Kennedy, from Sydney. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Jervois and maid, Mr and Mrs Ho.vard, Mrs Williams, Messrs Robinson, Wilson, Turner, Langwell, Seed, Arindalo, Brown, U.S.S. Co, agents. Brunner, ss, 333 tons, Ewan, from Westport and Nelson. Passengers—2 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents.

Napier, ss, 48 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. Levin and Co, agents, Wednesday, October 10.

Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, from Wanganui. Turnbull and Co, agents. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, from Nelson, via Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Parmenter, Burnett and Hume, Mrs Abbott, Messrs Abbott, Wratt, Grace, Hawthorn, Thomas, Clark, Adams, McAlister, Ryan and Brown ; 28 steerage. U.o.S. Co, agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs Jenkins, Brown, and Downey. Turnbull and Co, agents. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Mesdames Cummings, Smart, and ,Coward, Messrs Coward, Tyler, Leek, Mills and Davis. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, North, flom Blenheim. U.S.S. Co, agents. Loch Naw, barque, 277 tons, Petersen, from Newcastle. Master, agent. Chili, barque, 682 tons, Herd, from New-' castle. N.Z.S. Co, agents. Takapuna, ss, 369 tons, Grant, from South. Passengers Saloon : Misses Croucher, Cornwell, McDowell, Mrs Brown, Mr and Mrs Taylor, Sir William Fox, Major Jackson, Messrs Fortesoue, Blake, Gardner, Harris, Mahoney, Tyre, McDougall, Kernot, Loasby, M acfarlane, Brophy, Marshall; 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, North, from Blenheim, U.S.S. Co, agents. SAILED. Thursday, October 4. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. Passongers—-Cabin : Messrs MoNicoll, GreeD, Barrow, and Paisley. U.S.S. Co, agents. Y Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eokford, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Friday, October 5. Kanieri, so, 115 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs McNiooll, Barrows, Green, Paisley, Reese; 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Manapouri, ss, 1020 tons, Logan, for Auckland, via East Coast. Passengers Saloon : Mr and Mrs Pinkerton, Mrs Piloher, Miss Harding, Messrs Pilcher, Edmunds, Cheal, and McPhee; 7 steerage. U.S.S. Co, ag6nts. Waihora, ss, 1269 tons, Popham, for Sydney. Passengers Saloon : Messrs Knight, Park, Fenton, Andrews, Benjamin, Rotheram, Finker, Smitton, and Chamberlain ; 13 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents.

Saturday, October 6. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, for Taranaki and Onehunga. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs Turner, Hyde, Myers, Cruiokshank and Smythe. U.S.S. Co, agents.. Huia, ss, 90 t'onß, Fraser, for Wanganui. Turnbull and Co. agents. Waihi, as, 90 tons. North, for Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Mr and Mrs Richardson and 3 children, Miss Thomas. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wainui, ss, 391 tons, Ryan, for Westport. U.S.S. Co, agents. Maitai, sb, 162 tons, Dawson, for Greymouth. U.S.S. Co, agents. Koranui, ss, 301 tons, Ryan, for West Coast. Passenger— Cabin : Mr Hill. U.S.S. Co, agents. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, for Picton, via The Grove. Passengers—l 46 excursionists. U.S.S. Co, agents. . Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eckiord, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Sunday, October 7. Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Meades, for Lyttelton. Passenger—Saloon : Mr Perston. U.S.S. Co., agents. Monday, October 8.

• Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, for Nelson via Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses von. Finkelstein and Denny, Mr and Mrs Glover, Judge Broad, Messrs Pritohard, Marshall, Airey, Smythe, Melhuish, and Baxter ;33 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Rotomahana, ss, 864 tons, Carey, tor Melbourne, via South. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Wright, Mesdames Campbell, Glasgow, 2 children and servant, Mr and Mrs White, Mr and Mrs Stohr, Messrs Daroy, MaoDougall, Webster, Taylor, Jakes, Sheenan, Phillips, Miles, White, Welford, Kirkpatiiok, Thomson, Master Hill ; 23 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Isabella Anderson, sohooner, 78 tons, Laing, for Hokitika. Master, agent. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, for Blenheim- Passenger—Cabin : Mr McAllister. U.S.S. Co, agents. Tuesday, October 5.

Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Meades, for New Plymouth and Manukau. U.S.S. Co, agents. Arawata, ss, 625 tons, Crawshaw, for Auckland, Levuka and Suva. Passengers— Saloon : Miss Bates and 2 friends, Messrs Stuart, Dutton, Tonar and Isaacs ; 12 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Mahinapua, as, 205 tons, Stott, for Nelson and Westport. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Potter and Miss Nathan. U.S.S. Go, agents. Kiwi, es, 133 tons, Campbell, for East Coast. Levin and Co, agents. Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eokford, for Blenheim. Levin -and Co, agents. Shag, ss, 48 tons, Plumley, for Blenheim. Johnston and Co, agents. Wednesday, October 10. Tongariro, R.M.S., 2654 tons, Bone, for Lyttelton. N.Z.S. Co, agents. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, for South. Passengers—Saloon : Mr and Mrß Halley and Mr Sanson; 4 steerage, U.S.S. Co, agents. Maitai, ss, 162 tons, Dawson, for Auckland, via East Coast. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Williams; 2 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. • Hauroto, ss, 1276 tons, Kennedy, for South. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Martin and Rower (2), Bishop Harper, Messrs Blackistor. Booth, Brown, Kimball, Fisher, Smith, Smeaton, Jackman and Bower ; 5 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Leo, ontter, 40 tons, Wigg, for Gisborne. Master, agent. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Castle, Mrs Poratene, Mr Willis. Turnbull and Co, agents. Napier, ss, '4B tons, Harvey, for Kaikonra and Lyttelton. Levin and Co, agents. Brunner, ss, 333 tons, Ewan, for Picton, Nelson, and West Coast. Passengers—l2 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents.

Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, for Blen. heim. U.S.S. Go, agents. ' I.Ui'pß r.'. Ex Tongariro, from Lon-loa —152 oaseßy 250 bars, 13 .coils royo, 95 begs, 8 rolls, 50 boxes, 17 pkgs ateam-eraue, E. W. Mills and Co; 2 bales, Gear and Co ; 2 cases, 2 pkgs, S. and W. Maokay ; 3 cases, Mackay, Logan and Co; 9 cases, Hannah and Co ; 7 eases, 30 rolls, 13h7 plates, 43 bdls, 67 boxes, Thomas Balijnger : 8 cases, Kennedy Bros ; 29 cases, 11 b dua,- 20 pkgs, 13 boxes, James Smith ; ? ca«a, 2 qt-oasks, Murray, Roberts and Co ; 30 cases, Hay man and Co ; 131 caaes r < 5 drums, Levin and Co ; 38 cases, 5 casks, Kemptaorne and Co ; 7 pkgs, Campbell and Co ; '34 oases, 6 casks, 6 bales, 1 tank and 1 barrel, 1 box, Nathan and Co; ’ 140 bdls, 101 boxes, 192 pkgs lead, 4 kegs, 5 oases; 600 pkgs, 18 rolls, Dawson and Johnston and Co ; 4 cases;- Wilson and xtichardson ; 6 cases, 3 trunks, 1 tank, Turnbull and Co ; 5 cases, Kirkcaldioi 'and Stains ; 9 oases, 2 pkgs, Lyon and Blair ; 189 bdls, 597 tubes, 413 cases, 97 trunks, 412 drums, and a quantity of general merchandise variously consigned and to order. BY TELEGRAPH. (PER TRESS association. 1 f'YY"? - —-Lyttelton, October 4. Arrived—7.2o am, Takapuna, from Wellington ; 10.20 am,, Sybil, schooner, from Long Island. Sailed —3.30 pm, Koranui, for Wellington ; 2 pm, v Balmoral Castle, for Bluff; Waihora, for Wellington and Sydney. Passengers tor Wellington—Miss Carson, Mrs Alcorn, Messrs Dawson, Baker, Baxter, and Montague. , Manayohri, tor Northern ports. Passengers for Wellington—Miss. Parsons and Mr Dawler 1 'akauuua, for Dnnedin. Auckland, October 4. Arrived—Rebocca, barque, from Lyttelton. " . ’ : .■ ’ ■ ■ ■ _ Sailed—Rotomahana, for South. Passengers—Mesdames Thompson, Beltham and" sob, Bithatu, and .McFarlane, Misses Seccombe, Featon, Butler, Hayden, Rev W. J. Flabens, 'Messrs Campbell, M. Irvine, Armstrong, H. G. Valentine, Master Batham; 14 steerage. Wanganui, October 4. Arrived, 10.50 am—Maori, from Wellington. Port Chalmers, October 4. Arrived, 9.30 am —Three Cheers, soh.ooner, from Chesterfield Island. ’ Picton, October 4. Arrived, 12 10 pm—Oreti (put in through stress of weather). Westport, October 4. Sailed, 10.20 pm—Maitai, for Wellington. Lyttelton, October 5. Arrived, 5 am—Penguin, from Wellington. ■■ ', ;■ . Sailed—Norman McLeod, barque, for London ; Penguin; for Wellington. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Perrin, Messrs Halley and Johnston. „ Dunedin, October 5. A large steamer bound South passed this afternoon, probably the Balmoral Castle for the Bluff. The Orest of tho Wave, from Stewart’s Island for Lyttelton, put in here to-day. ■ Wanganui, October 5. Arrived, 8.40 am—Oreti, from Picton and Wellington. Nelson, October 5. Arrived, 8.15 am—Rotorua, from Picton. Blenheim, October 5. Arrived, 7 pm—Kanieri, from Wellington. Auckland, October 5. Arrived— Wairoa, ship, Captain Bnrgard, from Loudon, 94 days out, Port Chalmers, October 7. Arrived—Beautiful Star, from Oamarn ; Invercargill, from Invercargill. Sailed—Crest of tho Wave, for Lyttelton ; Progress, dredge, for Oamarn ; Doric, for Lyttelton, with 1100 bales of wool, skins and leather, and 12,141 carcases of frozen mutton j v Star of the East, barque, and Haveroc, for Auckland. Westport, October 8. Arrived, 3 am—Maitai, from Wellington. Sailed, 12.30 pm—Maitai, for Wellington. Lyttelton, October 8. Arrived, 5.45 am—Wanaka, from Wellington! , Sailed—2.lo pm, Mahinapua, for Wellington ; 9 pm, Wanaka, for Wellington. Greymoutb, October 8. Arrived, 9.45 am—Koranui, from Wellington. Picton, October 8. Arrived, 6.5 pm—Penguin, from Welling, ton. Dunedin, October 8. Sailed—Brigantine Enterprise, for Napier; Takapuna, for North. Passengers for Wellington—Miss Crouohet, Messrs Cioss and Loasby. Blufp, October 8. Arrived, 5 am—Wairarapa, with an English mail. She left Wiliiamstown on the 2nd instant, passed Wilson’s Promontory on 3rd, arrived Hobart on 4th, left same day, breasted Puysegur Point on 7th, and arrived as above. Experienced moderate winds and fine weather.' Passengers for Wellington—Misses Navin and Biscook, Mrs Saunders, Messrs Saunders, Edmunds, Hornand and Petty. Auckland, Octobers. Arrived —Alameda, from Sydney. Passengers—Messrs W. J. Weaver, Peroival, H. MoMurdy, J. H. Witheford, J. Dunn, T. J. Jackson, J. C. Mailer, J. Wright, Colonel Tompson, Mrs Lowry, maid and 2 children, Mr Laurence, wife and child, Mrs Aickin and child; and 92 in transit, including Miss Nellie Farreta, Mr F. Leslie, and the other members -of the London Gaiety Company. Sailed, 3 pm—Alameda, for San Francisco. Passengers—Mr J. W. Askew, wife and ohild, Mr J. B. Skelton and wife, Mrs Barber, Dr A. Fritchi,’Messrs BY H. Wall, A. Buckland, jun., and J. T. Campbell; 13 steerage and. through passengers from Sydney. Port Chalmers, October 9. Arrived—S.S. Lindas, Captain Thorpe. She left Melbourne 2nd inst., passed Bluff 12.30 pm Bth, arrived Dunedin 9.20 am. Had strong westerly gales with terrific squalls throughout the passage. She loads here and at the Bluff for the Union Company. Auckland, October 9. Sailed— Richmond, for Tahiti aud Tonga, i Mr Shirley Baker was a passenger.

Auckland, October 10. Arrived, 3 am—lona, from Fiji. Nelson, October 10. Arrived, 9 am—Mahinapua, from Wellington. - Castle Point, Ootober 10. Arrived, 8.15 am—Kiwi, from Wellington. New Plymouth, October 10. Arrived, 10.45 am—Wanaka, from Wei- ® Lyttelton, October 10. Arrived, 12.30 pm-Janet Niooll, from Rockhampton. . Sailed, 5.15 pm—Doric, for Wellington. Dunedin, Ootober 10. Arrived—Rotomabana, from North. Sailed—Lindus, bb, for Melbourne, via Bluff; Wairarapa, for Sydney, via East Coast. Passengers —For Lyttelton—Misse3 Smith, Lanauze, Mrs Lanauze, Mr YV allaco ; for Wellington - Mrs Howden, Messrs Porotti and son; for Napier—Miss Clark, Captain Todd ; for Auckland—Mrs Bridgeman, nurse and child, Mr Bridgeman ; for Sydney Messrs Park, Blackmore, Allen, Hannay, J. F. Herbert and son. The sh Maitai, from Westpor.t, arrived here at 12.45 pm last Friday. She left Westport at 11 am on the 4th, and experienced strong north-westerly gales and heavy sea throughout, arriving as above; - -~ The U.S.S. Co’s ss Manapouri, from Melbourne, via Hobart and Southern ports, arrived here at 2.30 pm last Friday. She left Williamstown at 6 pm on the 25th, passed Swan Island on 26th, arriving at Hobart on the 27th; sailed again same day for Bluff, passed the Solanders at 6 pm on the 30tb, arriving at the Bluff at 5 am on the Ist; sailed from Bluff Ist, Dunedin 3rd, leaving Lyttelton at 9.30 pm on Thursday, and arrived as above. She experienced fane weather to Hobart, thence to Bluff strong NW winds with high sea, moderate weather from the Bluff to Lyttelton, thenoe to arrival strong NW gale. v . , , The U.S.S. Co’s ss Waihora arrived from the South at 2.5 pm last Friday. She left Dunedin at 1.10 pm on the 2nd, called at Oamaru and Lyttelton, and made fast to Queen’s Wharf as above. She experienced fine weather up the coast to Lyttelton with moderate head winds, and thence to arrival strong northerly winds and head seas. The U.S.S. Co.'s sa Koranui left Dunedin at .10 pm on the Ist and reached Oamaru at 6 am next day, sailed again at midnight on the 2ud and reached Timaru at 7 am on the 3rd, left Timaru at 5.15 pm on the same day and arrived at Lyttelton at S am on the 4th. She left Lyttelton at 2.30 pm on the 4th and arrived here last Friday night. She experienced fine weather to Lyttelton, thence strong NW winds and heavy sea to arrival, which caused her lengthened passage of over 30'hours. .\ , The U.S.S. Co’s ss Wanaka left Onebunga at 8.15 am on the sth instant, and arrived off New Plymouth at 8.30 am on the same day ; left again at 10.15 am on the 6th, and arrived here at 11 am on Sunday. She experienced westerly winds with beam sea to Cape Egmont, thence a Btrong sonth-east gale with head sea to arrival. She sailed for I Lyttelton on Sunday morning. , The U.S.S. Co’s ss Rotomahana left Sydney at 6 pm on the 27th ultimo, breasted the Three Kings at_2.ls pm on the lßt instant, rounded the North Cape at 7 pm on the same day, and arrived at Auckland at 11 am on the 2nd ; sailed again at noon on the 4th, called at Gisborne on the sth, Nanier next day, leaving at 3.40 pm the same day, and arriving here at 11 am on Sunday She experienced moderate and variable winds and fine weather throughout the passage. '

The ss Kiwi left Lyttelton at 5.30 pm on Saturday, and arrived at Kaikoura at 5 am yesterday, sailed again at 7*40 am, called at Waipapa, and arrived here at 10 pm. She experienced fine weather throughout the passage. -The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's well-known ship Lady Jocelyn is again to be pressed into service. She has for some time past been used as a freezing ship at Lyttelton, but during the wool season she will again take up the running. She is at present being fitted np at Lyttelton, and is expeoted to leave there for this port, where she loads for England, about the 12th or 13th inst. ' r ' , ■ - s The as Kahu was expected to leave the Cbathams on Tuesday for Wellington, via Southern ports. .1 The steamer St. Kilda is being dismantled, and will be converted to a coal hulk for the use of the Union Company. The U.S.S Co's ss Wanaka left Lyttelton at 9.10 pm on the Bth, had fresh S.W. winds and fine weather throughout, and; reached here at 1.45 pm on Tuesday. She sailed same evening for New Plymouth -and Onehunga. The bs Maitai left Westport at 12.30 pm on the Bth, experienced fine weather throughout, and arrived here at 2.15 pm/on Tuesday. She sailed for Northern ports.next day. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Mahinapua left Dunedin at 6.30 pm on the 5 th inst., Lyttelon, where she arrived, via Timaru and Akaroa, at 2.30 pm on the Btb instant, and arrived here at 7.30 am on. Tuesday. She sailed for Nelson and Westport same evenIQ The U.S.S. Co’s ss Brunner, from West, port and Nelson, left the latter port at 9.45 am on Tuesday, had fine weather throughout, and arrived here at 9.30 pm The U.S.S. Co’s ss Hauroto left Sydney at 6.45 pm on the 4th instant, making the New Zealand.coast at 6 am on the 9th, the Spit light abeam at noon, Stephen Island at 4.15 pm, The Brothers at 7.45 pm, arriving here at 11.50 pm Tuesday night. She experienced squally weather with beam sea to making the coast, and to arrival fine weather. The barque Loch Naw, from Newcastle, loaded with hardwood, arrived here on Wednesday morning, and anchored in the stream. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Penguin left Nelson at 11 am on the 9th, and Picton at 1 am on Wednesday, arriving here at 5.30 am. She sailed Same afternoon for Southern ports. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Takapnna, from Southern ports, arrived here at 12.15 pm on Wednesday. She left Dunedin on the Bth, Lyttelton at 9 pm on the 9th, spoke the barqae Wave Queen * all well, off Cape Campbell Wednesday morning, ahd arrived here as above. She sailed next day for Northern ports* The barqae Chili arrived here on Wednesday morniDg from Newcastle. She has been

chartered by tho N.Z. Shipping Company to load wool. She anchored off the Heads on Wednesday and was towed in yesterday. The China Navigation Company s ss Taiyuan left Foochow for Auokland on the 9th inst, and is due there about tho 31st inst. She has 2475 tons of cargo for New Zealand, of which 300 tons is for Auckland, 700 tons for Wellington, 350 tons for Lyttelton, 1100 tons for Dunedin, and 25 tons for Greymouth.

DETAINED STEAMERS. The steamers Manapouri (which was to have sailed last Friday for Auckland, via East Coast) and the Waihora (for Sydney) were detained on account of rough weather.

ARRIVAL OF R.M.S. TONGARIRO, FROM LONDON.

The N.Z.S. Co’s R.M.S. Tongariro arrived in harbour at 11.20 pm on Saturday f om London, via Plymouth, Tenenffe, Cape town, and Hobart. She left with 141 passengers of all classes (37 of whom landed at Hobart), 213 sacks of mails and 2000 tons of cargo, 600 being for Wellington 500 for Lyttelton, 350 for Auokland, and 550 for Dunedin. The passage out has been a remarkably pleasant one. Amusements m the shape of athletic sports, concerts, ' dances, &c., had been got up, and passed off satisfactorily, and the passengers speak highly of the attention and kindnes3 shown them by Captain Bone and his officers. Of the paasagG, we learn that tho Tongariro left Plymouth, after embarking mails and passengers, at 2.6 pm on the 25th August; experienced light airs and thick weather across the Bay and to Teneriffe, arriving at 4.3 am .on 30th August ; after coaling left again at noon same day, experienced one day’s N.E. Trades, then S.W. monsoon, and rainy weather to the Equator, from thence fresh S.E. trades to Capetown, arriving at 11.26 am on 14th September. After coaling and provisioning ship left the Capo at 6.47 pm same day. Toward Hobart fell in with light easterly winds for three days, running the easting down In 48'00 S., with continuous S.W. winds and snow, arriving Hobart at 5.25 pm on the 2nd Ootober. After landing her passengers left again at 10.7 pm for Wellington, meeting a strong N. W. gale and heaving sea ; paßsed Cape Farewell at 12.5 pm on Saturday, and arrived here at 11.5 pm the same day. She came alongside .the Queen’s Wharf early on Sunday morning. Her total time from Plymouth was 41 days, 21 hours lomlns, and her actual steaming time 41 days 0 hours 3min. Average speed J 3.06. W® are indebted to MrN. W. Burlinson, the courteous purser, for the report and the latest English files. The RM. S. Tongariro got away for Lyttelton on Wednesday afternoon. She goes from Lyttelton to Dunedin-and from thero returns to Wellington, taking her departure finally for London from this, port on the Ist November. An affecting incident happened at her departure. A woman with her four children had taken passage by her, and by some mischance the mother was, left behind! Her Weeping and lamentations on the wharf were distressing to witness. ,

RAILWAY PASSENGERS. The following were through passengers yesterday week on the Wellington*Manawatu Railway North-Mias Smailes. Messrs Freeman, Smith,; Wilson, and Watson ; 10 second-class. South—Messrs Flyger, Rodwell, Mowatt, Bennie, Bruce, and Wollerman ; 20 second-class. The following were through passengers last Friday on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway : —North—Misses Crease and Gallagher, Mesdames Zohrab, Pritchard, Lomax, Messrs Hope, Pritchard; 20 second-class. South—Mesdames Brown, Williams, Messrs Tippler, Fitzherbert, Lomax, .Brown ; 10 second-class. The following were through passengers on Saturday on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway : _North—Mrs Chamberlain, Messrs Wylie, Barker, Thompson, McDonald, Tripe, Simpson, BrUce, Atkinßon, Campbell, Blythe, Brooks and Walsh ; 60 second class. South —Misses Binkermen, McKenzie, Von Finkelstein, Mrs Holt, Messrs Hunter, Wright, Whyte, Murphy, Hannah, Castendyke, Clifford, Smythe and Scott; oO second class. The following were through passengers on Tuesday by the Wellington-Manawatu Railway North—Messrs Dickerson, Bate, Batler, Riddiford, Van Staveren, Tippler, Evans, King, Kibble, Hutchinson, Maoklin, Morgan, Lewis and Kerr ; 30 second-class. South —Misses Cameron, Tripe, Wigley, Higgs, Mesdames Cameron, Tripe, Messrs Oliver, Tripe, Bell and Watson ; 100 secondclass. / . , The following were through passengers on Tuesday on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway :— — North Mioses Bower (2), Robinson, Messrs Cotterill, Houghton, McKenzie, Quinn, Bower, Blakinson, the Bishop of Christchurch, and 33 second class. The following were through passengers on Wednesday on the Wellington - Manawatu Bailway : North Mesdames Broidson, Cobb Mr Walkley; and 20 second-class. South— Miss Worgan, Messrs Smith, Watson ; and 16 second-class.