SHIPPING.

New Zealand Mail, 20 April 1894, Page 30

SHIPPING.

ARRIVED. Thursday, April 12. Coptic, ss, 2857 tons, Lindsay, from London via Toneriffo, Capo and Hobart. Passengers : First-class —Mrs E. Johns, Messrs P. Holder, S. Stewart, J. Timbors. Second-class Misses Parsons (2), Schut, Mesdames Win. Leslie, Parsons, Schut, Messrs F. Cooper, J. Durant, H. Forsyth, J. Halliday, L. Paice, F. and W. Parsons, D. Waddell, E. Schut. Third-class —Miss J. Stevens, Mrs Harris, Messrs T. Dron, A. Mactier, D. Williams ; 8 for other ports. The Coptic reports passing, 658 miles west of Cape Farewell, in lat. 41deg. 42min. S., and long. 158 deg. 14min. E., tho ship Opawa, bound from Liverpool to Wellington. She reported w all well.” The steamer Moa, which recently stranded at Gisborne, will be ready for sea again about tho end of the week. On her hull being examined at the patent slip it was found that she was severely strained, and that several plates were dented. Messrs W. Cable and Co. are carrying out the repairs. The local agents for the Gothic have received news that that vessel arrived at Plymouth on Saturday morning with her cargo of frozen meat in good condition. ARRIVAL OF THE COPTIC. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s ss Coptic arrived here from London via Plymouth, Toneriffo, Capetown and Hobart at 6 am on the 12th. She left Plymouth on February 24th, and arrived at Teneriffe at 1 o’clock on Ist March, the passengers having a delightful run ashore for seven hours. Coaling being finished at about 8 o’clock in the morning, a start was made for the Cape. The weather from tho Canary Islands downwards was for the most part everything that could be wished. The SE trades were very high, with the exception of two or three days. Squalls were Srevalent also for a day or so, but the rest of ic run was comfortably warm and enjoyable. The passengers had the opportunity of seeing Capetown for some hours, but as it was Sund iv, ISth March, unfortunately their sightseeing warlimited. The Cape was left in the afternoon, and from there to Hobart the weather, on tho whole, was fine. Hobart was reached at daybreak on Saturday week, and the vessel left again at 5 same evening, arriving here as stated. The Coptic left on Tuesday for Napier, where she takes in about 20,000 carcases of frozen meat. She afterwards proceeds to Lyttelton, making that her final port of departure for Homo. Messrs Levin and Co. are the local agents. ARRIVAL OF THE OPAWA. The Now Zealand Shipping Company’s ship Opawa, from Liverpool, arrived here on Monday after a passage cf 110 days. She left LiverSool on December 27th, and called in at ladeira on tho Bth January to land a seaman who had broken his leg. She proceeded on tho same day. Crossed the Line in longitude 23 W. on the 25fch January. Spoke the ss Rangatira on 27th January in 1.30 south. Passed Tristan D’Acnnha on the 17th February, and the Capo of Good Hope' on 26th > February. Passed Crozets on 6th March. On the Bth passed a vessel’s spars with rigging attaehod, evidently not long in the water. A heavy gale waa experienced on March 12th

from tho westward, in lattitudo 44, longitudo 72 E. Passed the Leu win on 22nd March. Eastorly winds were fallen in with in longitude 138 E., on March 28th, and continued until-April 30th. Tasmaia was rounded on the 4th April, and on tho same day she spoke the ship Ems of London from Calcutta to Fiji, 47 days out, and also tho ship Timandra of Glasgow from Calcutta. Light winds and calms were experienced between Tasmania and New Zealand. She passed Capo Farewell at 6 a.m. on Saturday. At 5 p.m. same day, when rounding Brothers Island, sho was caught in a southerly gale and a few sails were split. At 6 a.m. on Monday wind sprung up from tho NE and gradually hauled to the NW. She arrived off tho heads at 5 p.m., and later on she was taken in tow by the Duco and anchored in tho harbour at 9 p.m John B. Martin is master of the vessel, and associated with him aro Mr Slickland, mate ; Mr Maunsell, second ; Mr Cory, third ; and Mr Greenland, engineer. THE INDRAMAYO AT AUCKLAND. Auckland, April 12. The Tyser Company’s cargo steamer Indramayo arrived last night in the Rangitoto channel, where she anchored, coming in to-day, from London, via Melbourne and Sydney. The usual run of weather was met with on the trip out from Home. The Indramayo left Sydney early on Saturday for this port. There are 700 tons of cargo for Auckland, 40 tons for Gisborne, 169 tons for Napier, 256 tons for Wellington, and 60 tons for the Bluff. After discharge of her Auckland cargo, the Indramayo will probably leave for Napier on Saturday noxt.