SHIPPING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1286, 22 October 1896, Page 28

SHIPPING.

ARRIVED. Monday, October 19. Gothic, s.s., 4975 tons, Kidley, from London via Plymouth, Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart. Passengers For Wellington Saloon : Misses S. Campbell, J. Cramond, Joseph, Spratt, Welsby, Mesdames Black, Joseph and maid, Captain Babot, Rev P. B. Paul, Messrs T. B. Black, jun., J. Currin, W. E. Dobson, Gardiner, W. Lowes, G. C: Turner, W. P. Kirkwood. Third saloon : Misses B. Anderson, E. Duff, L. Kestell, Mesdames Broderson, Benney, A. Kershaw, K. Wright, Messrs J. Boyd, Broderson, Benney, C. A. Kestell, R. B. Langworthy, H. Tatfcon, S. M. Wilkinson. For Auckland — Saloon : Miss Maxwell, Mesdames Flint, F. Paul, Stichbury, Judge O'Brien, Messrs Flint, A. Maxwell, F. Paul, Stichbury, H. C. Sacke. Third saloon : Misses S. Moore, R. McGluckey, E. M. Smith, Messrs T. Smith, E. Cowley, J. Greyson, A. Head, H. W. Smith. For Lyttelton Saloon : Misses M. Cholmondeley, M. D. Gossett, Hillborne, A. Little, E. and S. May, Griffiths, Small, Mesdames Gossett, Hawdon, Little, May, Harris, Dr Gossett, Ven Archdeacon Cholmondeley, Messrs G. D. Greenwood, Hawdon, Little, May (2), Small, Harris, Masters C. H. Gossett, L. A. May. Third saloon : Misses M. Andrews, A. Chinnery, M., E. and M. Terris, K. W. Jones, Hammett and E. Prentice, Mesdames Atkins, Colvillc, Terris, M. Jones, S. Paveley, Mole and Marshall, Messrs F. O. Andrews, Atkins, Colville, R. Fonlis, F. Terris, R. Forrester, H. Hammett, E. Kane, F. C. Parrott, W. Swaine, F. W. Sprott, J. Urquhart, N. Wulff, Mole and Marshall, Masters Terris (2) and Hammett (2). For Port Chalmers Saloon : Misses Fels (3), McNeil, Joachim, F. Mills and Patterson, Mesdames Dowsoh, W. Fels and O. Smith, Waddell, Raphael, Isles, Major Dowson, Messrs W. Fels, O. Smith, Master Fels. Third saloon : Misses M. and R. Raitt and Thompson, Mrs Raitt, Mr C. Robertson, Master P. Raitt. For Napier—Saloon : Miss M. T. Pickering, Messrs Dudley Hill, A. McVicar and Plowman. Third saloon : Mrs Neilson, Messrs J. C. Davidson, A. Mitchell, Neilson and G. F. Robinson. For Wanganui—Saloon ; Mrs Gatenby and Mr Thos. Thatcher. Third saloon : Misses J. M. and A. C. Ellett. For New Plymouth—Saloon :. Mr J. Gilmour. Third saloon : Miss Brinnard, Messrs G. Gudgeon and H. W. Ingram. For Nelson—Saloon :Mr S. Edelsten. Third saloon : Miss L. Broome, Messrs H. and W. Broome. For Westport—Saloon : Mr J. W. Cowx. For Gisborne —Third saloon : Mr R. Atkins. For Bluff : Miss N. O'Grady and Mr M. O'Grady,

The N.Z.S. Company's new steamer Mataura, now at Lyttelton, will leave there in about a fortnight for the Bluff and other Southern ports to load for London. Wellington has been fixed as her final port of departure. For the convenience of intending passengers, the Anglian and Tasmania, on their next trip South from Wellington, will leave here at 11 p.m. on Saturday, instead of Friday as hitherto. The Anglian leaves on Saturday, October 24th, and the Tasmania on November 7th, and after those dates the old running will be adhered to. The Union Company's new steamer Rakanoa, which arrived at Auckland from Fiji the other day, brought the largest cargo of sugar which has ever been carried to New Zealand in one vessel, viz., 3030 tons. Previous to this shipment the largest cargo was that brought to Auckland by the Taieri last December, which consisted of 2014 tons. The Rakanoa accomplished the journey from Sydney to Auckland, via the Islands, in 38 days, which is a record for the trade. In the list of vessels which have been added this season to the wool steamers leaving Australia appear some of the " Glen " line, a well-known line of steamers trading between London, the Straits Settlements, China and Japan. The Glenlochy, the first of the Company's vessels to visit Sydney, is the largest of the Company's fleet, with a tonnage of 6000 tons. These vessels are not of the ordinary " tramp " character, but are full-powered boats, fitted with electric light, having good accommodation for first and second-class passengers, and carry a surgeon and stewardess. Though mostly engaged in the Eastern trade in the carrying of tea, &c, to Europe, some of the vessels are coming down to load %vool. The Glenlochy is new, and besides being of large capacity, has all modern improvements, being built as recently as. 1896. She is a full-powered vessel of high speed, and is fitted with electric light, Ac The divers who have been endeavouring to reach the ill-fated Drummond Castle for the purpose of reporting on her position and condition have been so far unsuccessful, and an offer has been made to Sir Donald Currie by Andrew Cameron, of Glasgow, a diver of repute, to undertake the difficult and arduous task of reaching the vessel. The wreck, it is believed, lies at a depth of 180 ft, which is beyond the limit to which professional divers as a rule undertake to descend. Mr Cameron is said to be one of the very few professional divers who have ever reached and done practical service at a depth of 200 ft. At this remarkable depth he h%s remained for over 30 minutes. He holds a pension for distinguished service in the Koyal Navy—the cutting away of the torpedoes at the Alexandra forts being one of his achievements. The Board of Admiralty limit their seamen divers to the depth of 120 ft, while Messrs Siebe," Gisman and Co., of London, limit their divers as a rule to a depth of 140 ft. The amount of kerosene oil exported from the United States to New Zealand between January Ist and September 12th, 1896, was 142,725 cases, as against 162,508 cases for the same period last year. The Cunard liner Lucania recently arrived at Sandy Hook from Liverpool, after accomplishing the passage across the Atlantic in five days eight hours fifty-two minutes. She landed her passengers at four o'clock, which is earlier than any steamer arriving via Queenstown has yet done. Shipping property does not seem to improve in value, for at a sale held last month on the London Shipping Exchange a steel four-masted barque, built in 1890, and classed 100 Al at Lloyds, costing £23,000, was sold for £11,500 to foreigners; The Italian barque Norman MoLeod sailed from Newcastle on September 24th, and next day experienced a heavy southerly gale, which lasted a few days and then moderated, continuing light till Cape Egmont was passed. The barque was off the Heads on Tuesday evening last, but owing to the unfavourable wind had to stand out to sea under lower topsail and foresail. With the change of wind she came up again yesterday morning, and was towed in by the Duco, dropping anchor in the harbour at 9.30. Later in the day she was berthed at the Railway Wharf. The Korman McLsod, which brings 1291 tons of coal for Mr C. W. Turner, was formerly owned by that gentleman, but is. now the property of Italian owners. Captain Cafiero is in command and has an interest in the barque. The ship Forteriot, which arrived at Melbourne on September 29th, from New York, had on board the largest cargo of general merchandise that ever ' left the United States for Australia. It consisted of 42,000 cases of kerosene, 175,290 ft of timber, 1090 pkgs oil, 2750 cases turpentine, 470 barrels resin, 583 do plaster, 400 reels wire, 1154 rolls paper, 5750 pkgs London ore, 5340 do groceries, &c. —approximately 0500 tons. The Forteriot is a large fourmasted steel barque of 3145 tons register under the command of Captain Jackson. The ship Oamaru met with quick despatch, and on Saturday afternoon at 3.50 she was towed from

the wharf, and sailed away for Gisborne, where she loads for London.

The cargo brought from Sydney by the Tekapo was a large one, consisting of 1410 tons general and 800 tons coal. Of this amount there are, besides sundries, 4750 bags of sugar and 1799 cases of fruit for Wellington, 5118 bags of sugar and 917 cases of fruit for Lyttelton, 7647 bags sugar and 744 cases of fruit for Dunedin and 957 bags of sugar for Bluff. < The Tekapo arrived from Sydney at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. Of the passage, Mr Sadler, her purser, to whom We are indebted for late fliesreports as follows : —The steamer left the Margaret street wharf, Sydney, at 7 p.m., and cleared Port Jackson Heads at 8 p.m., on the 12th inst. Sighted Cape Farewell at 2 p.m., and passed Stephen's Island at 9.30 p.m. on the 17th, arriving as above. She met with bad weather coming across, having experienced strong northerly winds and heavy sea till 14th, followed by light north-west winds and heavy swell till 16th, and thence strong westerly winds and heavy sea till arrival. The Tekapo leaves for South at 3 p.m. to-day, and on arrival at Port Chalmers will undergo an extensive overhaul. The five battleships of the new programme will receive names that should make glad the hearts of those who objected to the Fannies and other pretty feminine appellations which many of our warships carry. The new ships have names associated with the naval history of the nation. They are to be entitled respectively the Canopus, Goliath, Ocean, Glory and Albion. In thus selecting names for the new vessels which commemorate notable achievements of the fighting wooden walls that gained for us our prestige on the seas a course is taken that will please the seamen who serve in them, and will satisfy the sticklers who raised an outcry in the press a few months ago. A decision not without interest to shipmasters was recently given by the British Admiralty Court. In the collision case of the ship Vandalia and the steamer Duke of Buccleuch, the Admiralty found the ship equally at fault with the steanier, oh the ground that her coloured lights were carried in the mizzen rigging. This decision from such an authority it is considered would have much weight in deciding a case adversely to the sailing vessel involved in a collision were it shown that the sailer carried her coloured lights aft. The steamer Enchantress, of Sunderland, when in the Mediterranean lately, sighted a man struggling in the water. A boat was lowered, and on his being rescued it was found that he had fallen overboard accidentally and unknown from the steamer B. T. Robinson, of which vessel he was a fireman. He was six hours in the water before being picked

An exciting incident recently occurred on board the Esperance and Albany mail packet Macgregor, which arrived at Esperance, Western Australia, on September 18. She was supposed to have left next day for Albany, but scarcity of water and low tides were given as an excuse for delaying, and up to the evening the vessel had made no attempt to start! At midday the chief officer was signed on the articles as master, and great excitement was dis : * played when it became known that Captain Sales had been deposed. The aid of the police was invoked, and shortly before 6 p.m. the steamer's agents ordered them to remove the captain. An exciting scene ensued, and one of the ship's company, after a tussle with the police, was put in irons. The fracas ended by Captain Sales, who declined to leave the vessel, going on by her as a passenger.

' News comes from Otaki that the framework of the ship City of Auckland is now plainly visible. The river is washing right through the wreck, and it is now possible to get some idea of the size of this vessel. No doubt many will remember when she went ashore on the Otaki beach, and the excitement that ensued. • A scandal has arisen m connection with the naval administration in France, which has for some time past been subjected to severe censure. It has been found that the new battleship Le Carnot, which was expected to prove a most formidable vessel, is a complete failure. Owing to serious miscalculations by the architects in fixing her proportions, she sinks so deep in the water as to he practically useless. The Carnot cost over a million sterling, and, with the exception of the Bouvet, is the largest vessel in the fleet. MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION COMPANY'S STEAMERS. With the advent of summer come the usual extensive alterations in the running of the Union Company's vessels, and nearly all those steamers which have been laid up for the winter will soon be in commission again. The following proposed itinerary has been published :—Towards the middle of November it is intended to commence the weekly running from Melbourne, and also from Sydney via Cook Strait. The running from Melbourne will be taken up by the following steamers : Mararoa, Manapouri, Talune, Wakatipu, Tarawera and Te Anau. The Tarawera will initiate the weekly service, leaving Melbourne on Wednesday, 11th November, and proceeds through to Sydney via Cook Strait. The other steamers will then follow each Wednesday, and proceed alternately via Bluff to Auckland, and to Sydney via Cook Strait, the only exception being the Mararoa, which will always make the run via Cook Strait and back to Melbourne. The steamer proceeding through to Auckland returns from Auckland to Dunedin, and thence to Sydney, via Lyttelton and Wellington,.or it may be necessary for this same steamer to make a second run from Dunedin to Auckland and back. The Tarawera, leaving Sydney on Wednesday, 21st October, continues through to Melbourne to take up the above running. The Hauroto on arrival at Melbourne on Wednesday, 4th November, will probably relieve the Oonah in the running be--tween Hobart and Sydney during the latter's.overhaul at Port Chalmers, and will not be required i again in the New Zealand trade until the withdrawal of the Tarawera for the Sounds excursions. The Tarawera will make the first trip to the Sounds about the 13th January, and will be specially announced in advertisements. The Waihora and Rotomahana will take up the running between Dunedin and Sydney in conjunction with the Tasmania and Anglian. Daily communication between Lyttelton and Wellington will be provided as nearly as it is possible. The Penguin will be exclusively engaged to run between the two ports, leaving Wellington on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and Lyttelton on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, connecting with the Dunedin-Christchurch express train. The Takapuna will be stopped at Wellington each Wednesday, and make a special trip to Picton and Nelson, returning on Friday to leave on her nsna! run for New Plymouth and Onehunga. On the San Francisco mail week, however, she will probably proceed as far as Lyttelton for the mails and passengers, on which occasion the Flora, leaving Dunedin on Monday, continues through to Nelson, returning to leave Wellington for the South on Friday instead of Thursday. The steamers from Sydney via Auckland, as well as the special East Coast steamer, will leave Auckland on Wednesday and Nap:er o-i Friday so as to provide a good passenger steamer from Wellington on Saturday for Southern passengers. The East Csast steamer, other than the Rotomahana or Waihora, will pass through Napier on Sunday from the South, and cannot therefore take any cargo from Dunedin, Lyttelton or Wellington for Napier. To improve the Nelson and West Coast passenger service the Corinna will be placed on a weekly run between Lyttelton and Westport, calling at Wellington and Nelson each way. She will be taken off the Island running on her return to Auckland. For the Christchurch show and races the Te Anau will be despatched a day earlier than time tabled. THE M. A. DORAN IN HEAVY WEATHER. The brigantine M. A. Doran, which arrived off the heads on Wednesday, was towed into port by the Duco on Thursday, and dropped anchor at 12.15 p.m. Captain Lloyd reports leaving the Clarence River on September 19th, and had N.E. winds for 24 hours, when the wind shifted to the S.W., and continued from that quarter till September 25th. On that day, a heavy S.S. W. gale was encountered, but though there was a terrible sea running, and huge seas broke on board, the vessel behaved admirably and sustained no damage. This stormy weather lasted some days, and prevented the vessel getting south of Cape Egmont. On Saturday last a westerly breeze sprang up, accompanied by thick, hazy weather. The Brothers were passed on Tuesday evening, and the brigantine was hove-to under Port Underwood for the night. She made the Heads on Wednesday morning, and was beating about throughout the whole of that day and night. The full force of the N.W. gale was encountered, and early on Thursday morning the vessel was struck by some terrific squalls. The Royal Tar, which was also outside, went on a different tack to the brigantine, and was blown off. The M. A. Doran was taken in tow at 8

a.m. Thursday, and arrived as above. She is a most serviceable, staunch-looking craft, and has not visited this port for many years. Her cargo consists of nearly 500,000 ft of timber, including 46,682 ft of tallow wood, the remainder being ironbark. The vessel, whose future movements are not yet fixed, is now berthed at the Bailway Wharf. THE TONGABIRO'S PASSENGERS. The following is a list of passengers booked up to the sth September by the New Zealand Shipping Company's R.M.S. Tongariro, which sailed from Plymouth 19th September, and is due in Wellington 2nd November:—Saloon—For Wellington : Miss L. Fry, Miss M; Fry, Misses Riley (2), Miss A. Collins, Miss M-. Collins, Miss E. Collins, Mrs Collins, Mrs Dean, Mr W. J. Collins, Mr F. C. Collins, Master H. Collins, Master E. Collins, Master C. Collins. For other ports : Miss L. Prebble. Miss Stevenson, Miss E. W. Cosslett, Miss M. A. Page, Miss Whittington, Miss Carroll, Miss F. Carroll, Mrs Van Asoh, Mrs Spackman and 2 children, Mrs Pearcy, M"iss J. Simmonds, Mrs Prebble, Miss Stevenson, Mrs Odell, Mrs R. Cosslett, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Allan and 4 children, Mr Allan, Mr Bloakey, Mr E. Gardner, Mr J. Parish, Mr A. Wingate, Mt R. Cosslett, Mr R. W. Cosslett, Mr A.W. Cosslett,Mr A.M. Cosslett, Mr A. G. Symons, Mr Van Asch, Mr Samudd, Mr W. O. Campbell, Hon McCullough, Mr E. Pountney, Mr Whittaker,Mr Pearcy,Mr W. J.Robins, Mr Davies. Steerage: For Wellington—Miss Meshback, Miss Elbish, Miss E. Dean, Mrs Nilsson, Mr Nilsson, Mr P. Pedersen, Mr P. C. Hodge ; for other ports—Miss E. Turner, Miss H. Perry, Miss T. Fisher, Mrs Turner, Mrs Halden and 4 children, Mrs Stewart and 4 children, Mrs Shaw and 2 children, Mrs Barraclough, Mrs Casey and 7 children, Mr H. M. Buller, Mr D. Hamilton, Mr W. Turner, Mr T. Gardner, Mr Halden, Mr Steward, Mr F. Williams, Mr C. W. Turner, Mr T. Woodman, Mr Shaw, Mr F. E. Russell, Mr T. Ferguson, Mr A. Lyons, Mr T. Rich, Mr Casey, Mr T. Farquarson, Mr T. Forbes, Mr Gilham. The Tongariro only calls here to land passengers, after which she proceeds direct to Auckland. A BARQUENTINE AGROUND IN GOLDEN BAY. The lighthousekeeper at Farewell Spit telegraphed to the Marine Department on Tuesday the information that a barquentine painted white was aground on the mud flat in Golden Bay, about a mile and a half south of the lighthouse. As the wind is at present the vessel is not in any danger, and may float off with the next tide. The department telegraphed to the lighthousekeeper for the name of the vessel, and received a reply stating that the weather was too thick to enable him to see the signals. The barquentine aground would be the same vessel which was hove-to off Cape Farewell when the Taupo passed on Sunday night. ARRIVAL OF THE GOTHIC. Soon after 5 o'clock on Monday morning the handsome White Star liner Gothic entered the harbour and dropped anchor in the stream. The Health Officer went out to the vessel a couple of hours later, and his inspection proving satisfactory the steamer was Drought alongside the Queen's Wharf by the harbour pilot at 8.15. Of the voyage just ended Mr W. S. Inman, purser (whom we have to thank for late Home and Cape papers), reports as follows : —The R.M.S. Gothic, in command of Captain W. H. Kidley, R.N.R., left the Royal Albert Docks September 4th at 9 a m., and made a fine run down the Channel. The southerly wind blowing was accompanied by fain showers, and Plymouth was reached at 9.16 a.m. on Saturday, September sth. After embarking remainder of passengers and mails, left at 4.22 p.m. for Teneriffe. Met with moderate winds and fine weather all the way, and anchored off Santa Cruz at 6.16 a.m. September lOtb. Coaled ship and left at 5.40 p.m. for Capetown, the weather to the Equator (which was crossed at 7 p.m. on September 16th) being very fine. Thence to arrival at Capetown on September 25th at 7.45 a.m., fine clear weather with light trades were experienced. After landing 22 saloon and 189 third-class passengers, the Gothic coaled, and left again for Hobart at 7.8 a.m. next day. For the first three days strong N.E. winds prevailed, thence until arrival off Tasmania fresh to strong variable westerly winds and rough sea. On .Friday, October 2nd, inlat. 44deg 57min S., long. 53deg 16min E., passed the first iceberg ; thence until October 4th, in lat. 45deg 48min, long. 7deg E., many large bergs and numerous small ones were passed. The ship arrived at Hobart at 6.57 p.m. on October 14th, and, after landing passengers and 400 tons of cargo, took in coals, and left for Wellington at 6.8 a.m. on the following day. Encountered fresh westerly breezes and fine clear weather coming across, passed Cape Farewell at 7 p.m. on Sunday, and anchored in the harbour at 5.15 a.m. yesterday. Particulars of the steamer's cargo (of which about 4800 tons are for this port) have already appeared. Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co. are her local agents. The Gothic leaves for South on Saturday or early next week, and subsequently returns to Wellington, leaving here on her homeward voyage on November 24th. The officers associated with Captain Kidley, R.N.R., this voyage, are as follow: —Chief. Mr W. Sowden; first, Mr J. Breen ; second, Mr J. Thornton ; third, Mr D. S. Jones-Evans : fourth, Mr D. M. Gunn. Mr R. Reid is chief engineer, his staff consisting of Messrs G. McLiellan, J. Armstrong, G. Burnett, W. Macfarlane, C. Newton, respectively second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth engineers. Mr Walter S. Inman is the ship's purser, Dr H. W. A. Cowan, surgeon, and Mr C. E. Fraser chief steward. The boilermaker is Mr J. H. Tucker, and the electrician Mr P. C. Wright.