SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 871, 9 November 1888, Page 23

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF WELLINGTON.

ARRIVED. Thursday, November 1. Kestrel, ketch 51 tons, Taylor, from Kaiapoi. Master, agent. Oreti, ss, 128 tons, Gilbertson, from Port Chalmers. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wakatu, ss, 110 tODS, Wills, fromKaikoura and Lyttelton. Levin and Co, agents. Friday. November 2. Rotomahana, as, 864 tons, Carey, from Melbourne, via Hobart and South. Passengers Saloon : Miss Phillips, Mesdames Higginbotham, Thompson, Haldane, Curtis, Ray Taylor and child, Parker, Stewart and child, Rev Dr West, Justice Williams, Messrs Sleigh, Underwood, Woodhouse, Prince, Thompson, Scoullar, Von Dadelzen, Holcroft, Haldane, Naylor, Adams, Moore, Bristoe, Parker (2), Crawford, Broadhurst, Crompton, Higginbotham, Cuddon, Beetham, Rotheram, and Lowe ; 21 steerage. • U.S.S. Co, agents. . Peru, barque, 683 tons, Orr, from Rockhampton. Turnbull and Co, agents. Ohau, ss, 411 tons, Bernech, from Westport. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs Nicholts and Howie; 1 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, North, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs Coburn, Hall, Watson, Fidler, Ward and Hays. U.S.S. Co, agents. Taiyuan, ss, 2269 tons, Vardm, from Hogg Kong, via Auckland. Johnston and Co, agents

Saturday, November 3. Takapuna, bs, 369 tons, Grant, from Nelson, via Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Smith and Card, Mesdames Taylor, Hodder, Rathbone, Jackson, Rutherford, Phillips, and Weeding, Rev Mr Murray, Messrs Taylor, Jackson, Hodder, Rutherford, Bisling, Curry, Cresswell, Hunter, Rose, Sharp, Martin, Brindley, Wildon, Clark, Marshall, Hamilton, Foy, Thompson, Card, Litchfield, Shipp, Dwyer, and Harris ; 15 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Napier, ss, 4S tons, Harvey, from Foxton. Levin and Co, agents. Arawata, ss, 622 tons, Crawshaw, from Fiji and Auckland. Passenger—Saloon : Mr Mace. U.S.S. Co, agents. Stella, ss, 156 tons, Fairchild, from Campbell, Auckland, Antipodes, and Bounty Islands. Passengers Saloon : Messrs Tucker and Fisher. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, from Lyttelton.^Passengers —Saloon : Judge and Mrs Ward, Sir Robert Stout, Messrs Carßon, Rosa, and Piper; 7 steerage. U.S.S; Co, agents. Taupo, ss, 411 tons, Johnson, from Greymonth. U.S.S. Co, agents. Banklands, barque, 1200 tons, Pierrepomt, from Melbourne. Levin and Co, agents. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, from Blenheim. Passengers - Cabin : Messrs W ilson, O’Dwyer (2), Taylor, and Redwood (2). U.SJS. Co, agents. Waitapj, ss, 40 tons, Westrup, from Havelock. Master, agent. i Sunday, November 4. Wairarapa, ss, .1023 tons, Chatfield, from Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast. Passengers —Saloon : Mesdames Tolhurst and family (4), Newman, Hanson, Jackman and family, Misses Jackman, Levi, Walters (2), and Greenwood, Messrs J aokman, H. Blundell, Hanna, Heeles, Trafford, Spicer, Rive, Wallace, Temple, Baillie, Morrisay, Nairn, and Mason, Master Blundell; 14 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Shag, ss, 46 tons, Plumley, from Blenheim. Master, agent. Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eckford, from Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Kahu, ss, 93 tons, Romeril, from East Coast. Johnston and Co, agents. Maitai, 55,162 tons, Dawson, from Auckland 1 and East Coast. U.S.S. Co, agents. Grafton, ss, 297 tons, Nordstrum, from Westport. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Scanlon and Brown, Miss Henderson, Messrs Roulaton and Fleming; 2 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. 'Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Meades, from Onehungaand New Plymouth. Passengers Saloon: Mrs Carrow, Messrs Christian, Pierson and Fraßer ; 3 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Mawhera, ss, 340 tODS, Hill, from. South. Tassengers—Saloon Mrs. Gordon, Misses Turnbull and Atchisop, Mr Oakley ; steer-, age. Rotorua, os, 57Q tons, Neville, from Picton. U.S.S. Co, agents. Monday, November 5. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, from Wanganui. Glonelg, BS, 156 tons, Rorbury, from Onebunga, New Plymouth, and Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Mr and Mrs Lemon and family (5). Levin and Co, agents^ Hnia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs Ke6sing, Wilkinson. Hatrick, and Mr Keesing. Turnbull and Co, agents. Brunner, ss, 333 tons, Ewan, from Grey, mouth, via Nelson. Passengers—Salmon' :. Mesdames Rooney, Pickard, a,nd 3 children, Dix, Usher and 2, children, Mias Scott. Messrs Earava,n; Bailey, Moss, Snodgrass, Holmes/' Mouhtiford, Roevea, W-*-’ Smith, Wheeler, White, Pa*'and Usher j and ? -*• --son Hope, agents. - peerage. U.b.S. Go,

Hauroto, SB, 1276 tons, from Sydney. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Harcourfc, Christie, Blundell, and Kemp, Sir James Hector. Messrs Moore, Levi, Connal, Coleman Phillips, and the Hicks. Sayer Minstrel Troupe (25 adults) ; 23 m steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Tuesday, November 6. Mahinapua, as, 205 tons, Stott, from South. Passengers Cabin : Mesdames Hatchpole, Wilson, Riley and family (6), Messrs Riley, Wilson, Kippenberger, Fisher and Young ; 8 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Kennedy, ss, 138 tons, Furneaux, from West Coast ports and Nelson. Passengers— Cabin : Dr Cressey, Messrs Williams, Shannon and Bently. Turnbull and Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 60tons, North, from. Blenheim. Passengers Cabin: Messrs Davis and Stevenson. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wanaka, eh, 278 tons, Meades, from Lyt. telton. Passengers ■— Saloon: Rev , r Wallace, Messrs Mennil, Dilberg, Coderholm, Izard, Harman, Bridges, Joynt, Hyman and Nicholls; 8 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents.

Wakatu, ss, 110 tons, Wills, from Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Passenger—Cabin : Mr Kirk. Levin and Co, agents, Napier, ss, 48 tons, Harvey, from Foxton, Levin and Co, agents. Rotorua, ss, 586 tons, Neville, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Brown, Missos Turner and Price, Cap. tain Lethwaite, Messrs Tripe, Irving, Hope, Pringle, Lockie ;10 steerage. U.S S. Co, agents. Wednesday, November 7. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons. Manning, from Blenheim. Passengers Cabin : Miss Corbett, Mrs Besley, Messrs Millar, McCallum, Sinclair, Ryan, Kellas, Piggott, and ‘Broderick. U.S.S. Co, agents.

Kawatiri, ss, 288 tons, Apstein, from Greymouth. Passengers Saloon : Messrs Thornton and Roberts. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wareatea, ss, 288 tons, Lambert, from Westport. U.S.S. Co, agents. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, from South, Passengers—Saloon : Misses Whitton, Kirk, Chambers, Howard, Skelton, Menhennett, Motoalf, Shury, Mesdames Kirk, Whilford, Marshall and child, Croll, Cook and family, Jackson, Messrs Coe, Holmes, Horne, Taylor, Arundell, Cook, Reid, Allwater, Jackson, Glassdine; 31 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, from Wanganui. Passengers Cabiu : Messrs Russell and McLennan. U.S.S. Co, agents. Arawa, as, 3268 tons, Stewart, from Port Chalmers. Turnbull and Co, agents. - Thursday, November 8. Oreti, ss, 138 tons, Gilbertson, from Westport. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, North, from Blenheim. U S.S. Co, agents. _, , . . Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eokford, from Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents.

SAILED. Thursday, November 1. Oreti, ss, 128 tons, Gilbertson, for Wanganui and Westport. U.S.S. Co, agents. Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eckford, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Friday, November 2. Rotomahana, ss, 864 tons, Carey, for Auckland, via East Coast. Passengers— Saloon : Misses McGowan (2), Harding, Beilin (2), Mesdames Harding and Lawsou, Mr and Mrs Hart, Captain Robb, Messrs Copeland, Waymoutk, Kernber, Master Harding ; 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Rebecca Crowell, 557 tons, Bray, for Auckland. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Misses Hume and Corbett, Mr Kempthorne. U.S.S. Co., agents. Wakatu, ss, 110 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Passenger Cabin :Mr Kirk. Levin and Co, agents. Saturday, November 3. Takapuna, ss, 369 tons, Grant, for Onehungaand Taranaki. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs Grace, Parker, Buchanan, Ollinger, Ross, Fisher and Clark ; 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Shag, ss, 46 tons, Plumley, for Blenheim. Master, agent. Napier, ss, 48 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. Levin and Co, agents. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, for Pic* ton and The Grove. Passengers —30 excursionists. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wareatea, ss, 288 tons, Lambort, for Westport. Passenger—Saloon :Mr Russell. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, North, foi Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Murphy, Messrs Plumpton, Joe Young. U.S.S. Co, agents. Arawata, ss, 625 tons, Crawshaw,. for Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon : Misses Whitman, Bell, Mesdames Norton, Hodder, Oat way, Todd, Messrs Bennett, Rap: hall, Sheehan, Browett, Vickers, Thompson, Hessey, Mackay, Hunt, Curran (2), Sharp, Jackson, Friedlander, Weltman, Woods, Bell, Hodder, Nathan, Dasent, Shannon, Pro,use, Williams, Harrop, Clark, 'Rose, Oatway, Norton, Wood, Arthurson, Richardson, Atkinson, Beamish, Master Norton ; 10 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Sunday, November 4.

Grafton, ss, 297 tons, Nordstrum, for ; South. Passenger—Saloon: Mrs, Brown. ; U.S.S. Co, agents. ~ i Wanaka, ss, 27,8, tons, Meades, for Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon * Messrs Miller, Gough, Francis, Brindley, Reid (2), James qnd Metz. U.S.S, Co, agents, Monday, November 5. Wairarapa, ss, 1023 tons, Chatfield, for Melbourne, via Southern ports and Hobart. Passengers Saloon : Triggs, Maxwell, Turner,Lindsay and children, Todd, Carmen, McEvven, Bull, Beilby, Bright, Wiggins, Catteil, Roxburgh, and Hart, Misses Prouse, Anderson, Catteil, Wiggins, Roxburgh, and Hart, Sir William Jervois, Rev Mr Todd, Sergeant Murphy, Moas.rq i Forteseue, Wood, Hall, Crawford, Evett (2), ! Ryland, Willeston, Stoqe, Chandler, Tanner, ! Winter, Saunders, Bolton, Malcolm, Hum- j mond, Tucker, Redwood, Morrison,, j row, T irie > " Hauiiltou,' Ai\(k£V?9, Ha*" Ibgvflby, foug, sSr y ’Ca^ ' --oirne,' Malcolm, Sue —gelby, King, Ridings, If - _. AO ek, and Wiggins ; 60 steerage. Co, agents. T , Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, for Nelson, via Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Pierard, Gratton, and Garner, Messrs Turner and Nairn; 11 steerage. US.S.Co, Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eokford, for Elenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Mawhera, ss, 340 tons, Hill, for Nelson and West Coast ports. Passenger—Saloon :Mr Hunter. U.S.S. Co, agents. r Kanieri, ss, 115 tODS, Manning, for Blen. heim. Passengers Cabin : Mrs Henry, Miss Manning, Messrs Carroll, Bryan, Thornburn, Gathercombe, Russell, Poocock, Elkins, Gough, Smith, Harris, and Naylor. U.S.S. Co, agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, for Wanganui. Turnbull and Co, agents. Waitapu, ss, 40 tons, Whstrup, for Havelock and Nelson. Master, agent. Waverley, ss, 77 tons, Gibbons, for Patea, via Endeavour Inlet and Nelson. Turnbull and Co, agents. Taupo, ss, 411 tons, Johnston, for Greymouth. U.S.S. Co, agents. Tuesday, November 6. Stella, ss, 156 tons, Fairchild, for The Brothers, Fai o well Spit and Nelson. Maital, ss, 162 tons, Dawson, for Auckland. via East Coast. Passengers— Cabin : .Mr Roehfort. U.S.S. Co, agents.

Kahu, ss, 93 tons, Romeril, for East Coast. Passenger —Cabin : Mr Haines. Johnston and Co, agents.

Taiyuan, ss, 2269 tons, Vardin, for Lyttelton. Johnston and Co, agents.

Glenelg, ss, 156 tons, Norbury, for Wanganui, New Plymouth, and Onehunga. Levin and Co, agenta. Hauroto, ss, 1276 tons, Kennedy, for South. Passengers—Saloon : Mr and Mrs Taylor, Mr aud Mrs Bruce Gardyne, Mr and Mrs Orange, Misses Bruce, Gardyne (2), Messrs Davis, Brown, Jones, Phillips; 7 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Meades, for New Plymouth and Manukau. Passengers Saloon : Miss Godden, Mr Broadhurst : ( 3 steerage. U.S.S. Go, agents. , Mahiuapua, ss, 205 tons, Stott, for | Nelson aud Westport. Passengers—Saloon : Lady Prendergast and ohild, Mr Jay ; 2 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waihi, ss, CO tons, North, for Blenheim. U.S.S. Co, agents. Shag, ss, 46 tons, Plumley, for Blenheim. Maater, agent. Wednesday, November 7. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, for South. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Falloon and Cuddon, Revs H. Dierks and H. H. Driver, Messrs Atkinson, Stout, Wardell, Leokie, Schwartz, Fox, Bell, Winkß, Cuddon, Mur. ray, Tark, Nathan, Peat, Falloon, Lysaght, Henderson, Jackson, and Ballinger ; 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Wessrs Mobs, Montague and Smith. U.S.S. Co, agents. Brunner, ss, 333 tons, Ewan, for Picton and West Coast. Passenger—Saloon: Mr Riley. U.S.S. Co, agents. Kawatiri, ss, 288 tons, Apstein, for Greymouth and Hokitika. U.S.S. Co, agents. Napier, ss, 48 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. Levin and Co, agents. Wakatu, ss, 110 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Levin and Co, agents. IMPORTS.

Per ss Rotomahana. transhipped ex P. and O. Company’s Ballarat, 320 cases Indian tea, A. Munro.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(per press association.) Lyttelton, November 1. Arrived, 6.30 am —Penguin, from Wellington. Sailed—2.4s pm, Selembria. for Port Chalmers ; Rotomahana, for the North. Passengers for Wellington—Mr and Mrs Parker, Mr and Mrs Cuddon, Mrs Ward, Judge Ward, Messrs Dunk, Beetham, Bristol, Eotheram, Fitzgibbon, Eaton, and Corbett. Penguin, for Port Chalmers ; Clara McLeod, barque, for London. Timaru, November 1. Arrived, 6 am—Omapere, from Wellington. Camana, barque, 503 tons, from Sydney, to load for London. She anchored in the offing at 3 am, five miles out, and when the tug went to fetch her in her anchors fouled, and it took all day to clear them, so that she was only got in at 7 pm. Auckland, November 1.

Arrived—Sybil, from Lyttelton. Sailed —Wairarapa, for South. Passengers for Wellington—Mr and Mrs Jackman and family, Miss Jackman, Mr and Master Blundell, Mr Hanna. Stavanger, barque, for London.

Castle Point, November 1. Arrived, 3 pm—Kiwi, from Wellington. . Blenheim, November 1. Arrived, 4 pm—Waihi, from Wellington. Picton, November 1. Arrived, 5.45 pm—Takapuna, from Wellington. Port Chalmers, November 1. Arrived—6.3o pm, Thurso (barque), front, Mauritius ; Mahinnpua, from Westport. Sailed—Tarawera, for Melbourne* Westport, November 1. Sailed, 7.50 pm—Oha,u, for Wellington. Westport, November 2. Sailed, 7.3$ am—Wareatea, for Wellington.

Greymouth, November 2. Sailed, 8,45 am—Taupo, for Wellington. Lyttelton, November 2. Arrived, 7 am —Rotorua, from Wellington (caught express). Sailed—Stella, for Wellington ; Vision, brig, for Kaipara ; Rotorua, for Wellington. Passengers—Mesdames Ward and Nightingale, Sir R. Stout, Justice Ward, Messrs Stubbs and Ross.

Foxton, November 2, Sailed, 6 pm—Napier, for Wellington. Dunedin, November 2«, Arrived—Penguin, from North ; Belembria, from Lytteltqp. Sailed —.Rarq.uo Kassa, for Hobart ; Mahinapua, for West. Coast, BI.VPF, November 4. The Manapouri Arrived at 7 pm to-day. She (eft WilV.amstown on the 30th at 5 pm, passed Cached Hobart on the Ist; sailed the same day at 3 pm, and breasted Solmders at 1.45 J to-day. Experienced light variable winds with southerly swell and fine weather throughout. Passengers, for the Bluff—Miss McCallum (2). Mesdames Stanley, Tulloch, Messrs Baxter aud McCallum. For Dunedin— Mesdames Parker, Horn, Fergus Finlay, Chalmers, Wheeler, Tersday, McKeifch, Cleehorn, Dodgshun, Messrs Parker (2), Frank, Debeer, Allan, Arkle, Grindlay, Chalmers, Hankin, Berry, Dodgshun Misses Leitch, Parker (2), Richards, Mao Neil, Senor, Cowan, Newcome, Deboer, Rutheiiord (2), Findlay, Wood, Purchase, Cleghorn, Guthrie, Alexander, Powiek, Fowler, (2), Brown, Kirby, Dodgshun, Bacon, tor Lvttelton —Mesdames Murrell, Johnston, Misses Murrell (2), Robinson, Plaisted. For Wellington—Mesdames Davis, R. B. Smith, Owondale, Seantlebury, Misses Fergus, Dale (2) Bull, Messrs Bull, Fergus, parsons, Marton, Webster, Davis, Hunter, Grith, R. A. Smith, Tonnens, Maister, Dale, Davis, Seantlebury. For Napier—Messrs Aitken, Jamieson. For Auckland—Messrs Hewen, Webb and Ormond. Eigbty-five steerage for all ports. , . Port Chalmers, November 4. Arrived—(3rd) Invercargiil. from Bluff; Omapere, from Oamaru; (4tli) Beautiful Star, from Oamaru ; Kukanui. from Riverton. Sailed—Wakatipu, for Timaru. Lyttelton, November 5. Sailed—Wanaka, for Wellington. Passengers—Mrs Anyoroft, Miss Lunz, Messrs Nicholls, Bridges, Izard, Joynt, Harman

and Mennie. Mahinapua, for Wellington. Passengers —Messrs Fisher and Kippenerger. Wakatu, for Wellington, via Kaikoura; Arawata, for Auckland.

Bluff, November 5. The barquentine Buster, Captain Liljeblad, sailed for Melbourne yesterday with 196,000 ft of timber. The Manapouri sailed at 5.15 pm to-day. Passengers—Mrs Powell, Mr Tipping and son. Timaru, Novembers. Sailed —Inch Keith, barque, for the United Kingdom, with 16,300 sacks of wheat. Dunedin, November 5. Arrived —Koranui, from Greymouth. Sailed—Penguin, for North. Passengers for Wellington—Misses Chambers, Mewhemett, Metcalf and Howard, Mesdames Goll, Marshall and child, and Jackson. Auckland, November 5. Arrived—Rotomahana, from Sonth. Sailed—Mariposa, for San Francisco. Passengers—Mrs Tucker and 2 children, Messrs Parker, Grace, Buchanan, Commandant Booth and servant; 21 steerage. 60 through passengers from Sydney. Bluff, November 6. The Elizabeth Graham, barque, Captain Hodge, sails at daylight to-morrow for Melbourne, with 435,000 ft of timber. Auckland' November 6. Arrived —Three Cheers, schooner, from Dunedin. Sailed—Mariner, schooner, for Napier. Onehunga, November 6. Sailed, 10 am—Takapuna, for the Sonth. Passengers—Revs Spurgeon, Gilmore, Bray, Woolley, Major and Mrs Lovelock, Mesdames White, Woolley, Gilmore, Messrs Pollard, Armitage, Broughlin, Lloyd and son, Robertson, Bilgelow, Austin, Wilson, Brown, and 15 steerage. Kaipara, November 5. Arrived—Marmion, schooner, from Lyt. telton. Sailed—Maud Graham, schooner, for Dunedin. November 6. Arrived—Lindus, ss, from South. She has proceeded to Aratapu to load timber for Melbourne. Lyttelton, November 6. Arrived—2 am, Grafton, 8.30 am, Wairarapa, from Wellington. Sailed—Broderick Bay, for Queenstown ; Penguin, for Northern ports. Passengers— Miss Shury, Mrs and Miss Whitton, Mr Hoe. Kahu and Rosamond, for Dunedin ; Orowaiti, for Westport; Wairarapa, for South and Melbourne. Dunedin, November 6Arrived—Manapouri, from Bluff. Sailed—Okenbury and ss Selembria, for Bluff; Aorangi, for Lyttelton ; Arawa, for London, via Lyttelton. She takes a considerable quantity of butter, cheese, wool, and 8000 carcases of frozen sheep. Westport, November 6. Sailed, 10.30 am—Wareatea, for Wellington. Wanganui, November 6. Arrived, 10 am —Huia, from Wellington. Havelock, November 6. Arrived, 10.45 am—Waitapu, from Wellington. Castle Point, November 7Arrived, 9 am—Kiwi, from Wellington. Lyttelton, November 7. Arrived, 9 am—Taiyuan, from Wellington ; 11.50 pm—Hauroto, from Wellington $ Aorangi, from Port Chalmers. Sailed Wakatipu, for Wellington and Sydney. Passengers ion Wellington—Mr and Mrs Richardson, Messrs Jobberns, Carr, Grant, Bain (2), Barker, Dr Macgregor. Nelson, November 7. Arrived. 8 am—Mahinapua, from Wellington ; 7.30 am, Kennedy; from Wellington ; 8.30 am, Waverley, from Wellington. New Plymouth; November 7. Arrived, 10.30 am—Wanaka, from Wellington. Wanganui, November 7,. Arrived, 11 am—Glenelg, * from Wellington. Greymouth, November 7Arrived, 10.30 am—Taupo, from Wellington. Spit, October 7. Arrived, 3,40 pm—Maitai, from Wellington. Bluff, November 7. The Selembria arrived at 5.30 pm, and sails again on Saturday morning for Napier. Auckland, November 7. Arrived—Flying Scud, barquentine, from j Howlands Island, for repairs, having gone aground at that place recently. Sailed—Maile, for Samoa and Tonga. Kaipara, November 7. Arrived—Annie “Wilson, from Lyttelton. Sailed Parnell, brigantine, for Melbourne.

Dunedin, November 7. • Arrived —Wairarapa, from North ; Orowaiti, from West Coast. Sailed—Barque Loohnaw, for Bluff; ship Opawa, in tow of Koputai, for Oamaru ; Manapouri, for Sydney, via East Coast. Passengers : For Lyttelton—Miss Allan, Mrß Horn, Messrs Simmon (2) ; for Napier—Mr and Mrs Fisher ; for Auokland—Rev Mr and Mrs Wild; for Sydney—Mr and Mrs Brassey, Mr E. Cameron ; 12 steerage.

The U.S.S, Co’s ss Rotomahana, from Melbourne, via Southern ports, arrived hero at 10.2 Q on Friday morning. She left Melbourne on the 23rd October, Hobart 25th, Eluff 29th, Dunedin 31st, and Lyttelton at 9 pm next day. She sailed on Friday evening for Auckland, via East Coast. The barque Peru arrived from Rockhampton after a run of 14 days. She is under charter to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, and she will load here for England. The S.S. and A. Co’s chartered barque Banklands, from Melbourne, arrived here on Saturday afternoon, and went on the loading berth forthwith to take in cargo for London. The Qhina Navigation Co's ss Taiyuan left Hong Kong on October 9th, and passed New Ireland next day. Moderate southerly wind with heavy rain squalls were experienced from the 21st to the 26th, thence she had. high seas with variable and light airs until the 28th, after whioh she experienced moderate northerly winds and thick weather until arrival at Auckland on the 30th ult. After discharging part of her cargo she left for Wellington the next day, arriving here at 6.30 last Friday night. The Taiyuan, brought four passengers—Mr C. Webb, from Hong Kong to Dunedin, - aud three Chinese from Auckland, who are returning^

to China. Her cargo for this port is as follows 110 crates curios, 21 pkgs tea, 7320 bags rice, 831 half-cheats tea, 2355 boxes tea, 21,979 bags sugar, 131 pkgs merThe Government steamer Stella returned from her trip to the Southern lighthouses at 3.40 am on Saturday. While away the Stella visited the Snares, Auckland, Cam; bell, Antipodes and Bounty Islands, leaving Lyttelton at midday on the 2nd, and arriving as above.

The U.S.S. Co’s ss Arawata arrived here at 3.30 am on Saturday, from Fiji, via Auckland. She sailed for Lyttelton on Saturday evening. The U.S.S. Co’s ssTakapuna, from Nelson and Picton, arrived here after a fine weather passage at 7-30 am on Saturday. She sailed the same day for New Plymouth and Onehunga, with the outward mail via San Francisco. . , , The U.S.S. Co.’s ss Grafton arrived here from Westport at 11.40 am on Sunday, having left there on the 3rd inst. at 10 am. She experienced strong south-westerly breeze 'and heavy sea from Westport until abreast of the Spit, from thence to arrival moderate The "u.S.S. Co.’s ss Wairarapa arrived here from Sydney, via Auckland and Fast Coast, on Sunday at 10 am. She left Sydney at 2.30 pm on 26th ultimo, had strong head wind and sea to 29th, thence fine weather to arrival in Auokland on 31st ; left again at 12.30 pm on Ist, called at Gisborne and Napier, and arrived here as above, having had light variable winds down the coast. She sailed for Melbourne via Southern ports on Monday. . The barque Clairmont was taken in tow tor Picton by the ss Rotorua last Saturday night. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Wanaka left Onehunga at 5.30 pm on the 2nd instant; crossed Manukau bar at 6 am next day, having been detained inside all night owing to bad ■weather; reached New Plymouth at 9 pm on the 3rd, and left again at 10.30 pm, arriving here at 5.30 pm on Sunday. She experienced strong S.W. winds and heavy sea from the Manukau until early on Sunday morning, thence'to arrival strong southerly wind and head sea. The Wanaka sailed on Sunday night for Lyttelton. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Mawhera left Dunedin at 10 pm on the 31st ultimo ; called at Oamaru and Timaru, and arrived at Ly ttelton at 6 am on the 3rd instaut ; left again at 4.30 am on Sunday, and arrived here at 10.30 pm. She experienced fresh S. . seas and winds throughout. The Mawhera sailed on Monday for Greymouth. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Hauroto, from Sydney, arrived here at 5 pm Monday. She left Sydney at 2,15 pm on the 31st October, had the Spit light a beam at 6 am on Monday, Stephen Island abeam at 10.35, The Brothers at 1.45 pm, arriving here as above. Experienced variable winds and fine weather. The ss Waihi arrived here early on Tuesday morning from Spring Creek, she having left there at 5.45 pm on the sbh inst. She returned same evening. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Wanaka, from Lyttelton, arrived here at 1.30 pm on Tuesday, having experienced fine weather throughout. She sailed same evening for New Plymouth and Onehunga. . , _ The U.S.S. Co’s ss Mahmapua left Dunedin on the 2nd inst, called at Timaru, Akaroa, and Lyttelton, leaving the latter port at 1 pm on the sth, and arriving here at 7.30 am on Tuesday. The Mahinapua sailed same afternoon for Nelson and Westport. , ~ The ship Pleione, for London, should get away to-morrow. The steamers Kawatiri from Greymouth, and Wareatea from Westport arrived here on Wednesday, the former at 7 am, and the latter at 2.30 pm. The Kawatiri returned same night. The U.S.S. Co’s saPenguin, from Southern ports, arrivedhereatl.so pm on vVednesday. She left Dunedin on the sth inst, and Lyttelton at 9 pm on the 6th, experienced fine weather throughout, and arrived as above. She sailed yesterday for Picton, Nelson, and Northern ports. The S.S, and A. Co’a as Arawa left Dunedin at 4.30 pm on the 6th inst, experienced fresh northerly winds throughout, and arrived here at 5.15 on Wednesday. The Arawa sails from here finally for London on the 15th inßt. ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. AORANGI. (pee. press association.) Port Chalmers, November 3. Arrived—fo.S. Aorsngi, Captain Sutcliffe. She brings 1455 "ons of cargo, 158 passengers and 300 bags of .mads. -Th o Aorangi left Plymouth at 1.25 pm .on September 22 and arrived off Teneriffe at 5 am on the 26. h ; left at noon the earns day, and had light N.E. Trades to lat. Bdeg Is., then S.W. to lat. 7deg S. Took the S.E. Trades moderate to 26deg S., and arrived at Capetown at 2.25 am on October 12. She left Capetown at 1 pm, had S.W. wind and heavy sea, and arrived at Hobart at 3 am on the 30th ; left at 6 pm, arrived off the Heads at 2.30 am, and came into port at 2 pm. Time—41d lh 30min; steaming time, 39d lbh 50min. Passengers—Saloon : Mr and Mrs Jackson, Rev J. Paterson, Messrs Glascodine and Nathan ; second saloon —Mesdames Metcalfe and Caroll, Misses Alexander, Skelton, Cook (2) and Chalmers, Mrs Menhennet, Captain and Mrs Cook ; steerage— Mr and Mrs McLean, Mrs Oldham, Mr and Mrs Whiting, Mesdames Coombe3 and Col. lins, Misses Hagger, Dow and McLean (2), Messrs Edward, Tansley, Sullivan and Warne. , _ THE OCEAN CURRENTS. It will bo in the recollection of our readers that we published in June the contents of a marine card cast into tho Indian Ocean in lat. 41deg 17min, long, llldeg sGminsosec, at 12 o’clock noon, on the 15th February, 18S6, from His Imperial Majesty’s ship Bismarck upon her voyage to Sydney upon that date. The bottle containing the card was discovered in an unfrequented part of the Seventy Mile Beach by a Maori of To Kao, and fortunately brought to Mr A. G. Allan, •who forwarded it, a 3 directed, to the Im» perial German Beard of Admiralty, with a letter and map showing the ox ot position found, viz., lat. 31deg 33min S., long.

172 deg 48minE., one mile beyond the islet of Motu Pea, also two copies of .the New Zealand Times. By the last mail Mr Allan received from tho Imperial German Consul, Mr Herman Brown, the following acknowledgment : “ICais urlich Deutsches Consulat. “ Auckland, 11th October, 1888. “Mr A. G. Allan, “ Te Kao, North Cape. “ Sir, —I have received by to-day’s mail a letter from the Imperial German Foreign Office, in which they acknowledge the receipt of your communication respeatiug the paper which wa3 found iu the bottle from H.M.S. Bismarck and also the New Zealand newspapers with report. I aui authorised on behalf of the Imperial Admiralty to thank yon very much for the trouble you have taken in aiding soienoe, and for your kind attention to the Government. I have the honour to represent. “Yours respectfully, “ Herman Brown, "Imperial German Consul.” RAILWAY PASSENGERS. Tho following were through passengers yesterday week on the Wcllington-M!auawatu Railway : North —Misses Shannon and Hornbly, Mesdames Mcßeth and Lockie, Messrs Me Beth, Hack, Munro, Percy, Smith, and 10 second-class. South—Mrs Cole, Messrs McLean, Lewis, Cooper, and 6 second class. The following were through passengers last Friday on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway :—North —Mrs Jamieson, Messrs Pirie, Millar, McDonald, Rodwell ; 26 second-class. South—Miss Kebbell, Mrs McNish, Mr Beamish ; 50 second-class. The followiug were through passengers on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway on Saturday :—North—Misses Palmer and Thompson, Mr West; 50 second clas3. South —Aliases Kelly and Knight, Lady Prendergast, Mrs Bilby, Sir James Prendergast, Messrs Bilby, Brown, Billows, Sew Hoy, Solmes, Montague and others ; 80 second class.

The fallowing were through passengers on Tuesday on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway : - North —Misses Boyce, Williams, Mesdames Stewart, Kemp, Messrs Beale, Clifton, Lewis, McLean, and 30 second class. South—Mesda.nes Peat (2), Cheevor, Messrs Lysaghf, York, Coligroas, Joel, Hamley, Stevens, Lynn, Jackson, Lyon, Cornforth, Luckie, Peat (2), Coates, and 27 second class. The following.wore through passengers on Wednesday on the Wellington-Manawatu Rai'way: North—Miss Archibald, Mesdames Waterhouse, Clapham, Cattell,* AVilson, Messrs Blake, Marchant, Archibald, 'Waterhouse, Moore, Cromptou, Levi, Wiisou, and 30 second-class. South—Mrs Newman, Messrs Wilson. Smith, Riddiford, Newman, Treadwell (2), Staples, and 10 second class.