SHIPPING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1289, 12 November 1896, Page 37

SHIPPING.

arMvSi*. TireasfcAY, November 5. Tongarirxj, S»S., 2657 tons, Mayoss, from Lon- ' Son, via Plymouth, Teneriffe, Capetown and ■ Hobart. Passengers for Wellington—Saloon, Misses li. and M. Fry, H. Nathan, Mrs D. G. Nathan, Right Bev J. Gallagher; second cabin, Misses Colling §S), I Riley (2), Mesdames Collins, Dean, Masters Collins (5), Soper (2); steerage, Misses M. Dean, J. Elbish, Glanville (3), Lawosen, Meehbac'h, Vilhelmsen,<2), Mesdames Ashley, Glanville> Nilsson, Sorensen, Vilhelmsen, Messrs Glanville, Hodge, Hut'chjheon, Nilsson, Sorensen, Vilhelmsen (2), R. B, Walter, Masters Sorensen, Vilhelmseh (2). For Lyttelton— Saloon, Misses C. and B. Clifford, Gould, K. Spackman, Mesdames Van Clifford, Spackman, Messrs G. Van Asch, F. G. Behrend, W. L. Clifford, Samuda, J. Stoddart, Master P. Spackman; second cabin, Misses Allan (2), Gorton (2), Simr4o*st Stevenson and Whittington, Mesdames AUan, Gorton, Odell, Pearcey and Phillips, Messrs Allen, ■Gorton, Parish and Peareev, Masters Allen (2); steerage, Miss Perry, Messrs" Chillingworth, Fisher, Fleming, Treloar and Murphy. For AucklandSaloon, Mrs Stanley, Hon W. McCullough, Messrs Caughoy, Lawsen and Pountney, Master Caughey ; second cabin, Misses Carroll (2), Chapman, Cosslett and Page, Mrs Cosslett, Messrs Cosslett (4>> Ellis, Geoke, Pountney, Robins and steerage, Misses Frawley, King (2), Reidy, Tmlrrias sand Turner, Mesdames Barracleugh", Green, 'Thomas and Turner, Messrg Carter, Gardiner, (Green, Lyons, Major, Reidy (5), Thomas, Turner (2), Watson and Woodman, Masters Major, Reidy (4), Thomas (2) and Wilkens. For other ports—Saloon, Mrs G. G» Butler, Mr A. * G. Symons, Mr H. S. Fish, Mr C, R. Hdwdeh • second cabin, Misses M> Anderson, L. Mesdames S. Prebble, S. E. Orr, MeSsr° E. G. Bleakley, C. Collins, H. M. Davies, E-. Gardiner, A. Wmgate ; steerage, Misses ShaWv Cairnie, Curtiss, Stewart (2), Casey (4), Halden ©), Mesdames Johnstone, Halden, McLean, Casey, McCullough, Curtiss, Stewart, Cairnie, Lister, Shaw, Messrs Johnstone, Halden, Easton, Rich, McLean, McLaehlah, Gilham, Denty, Chamberlain, Casey, (2), Russell, Pedersen, Curtiss, Cairnie {2)-, Lister, Bedford, Farquharson, Ferguson, Forbes, Hamilton, Shaw, Thomson, Williams, Parkin, Masters Halden, Casey (3), McGullough, Curtiss (2), Shaw. s . a . ? 137 tons, Chambers, from Wanganui, Passengers—Cabin: Miss Irvine, Mrs Krour, Messrs MersOHj Mitchell, Cresswell, Cumberland, Brown, Scott, Krour, Box, Painter, Allen, Smiley, I Edger (4), Master Cumberland. " Rotomahana, s.s. 901 tons, Gibb, from South-. t Passengers Saloon: Misses Grey, Castle* Allah, jGtithrie, Dement (2), Milligan. Seaife, Forster, Mesdames Fairbairn and child, Bishop, Evenden and child, Monday, Tayler and family (3) and maid, Hay, Adams, McGregor and child, Forster, Whitehouse, Ballantyne, Manifold, Messrs Guthrie, Jones, Monday, Proctor, Adams, Murrell, Bishop, Batchelor, Caves, Norman, Craven, Forster; 22 steerage, Huia, s.s., 90 tons, Crawford, from Wanganui. —Cabin: Mr Peacock. Queen of the South, s.s., 121 tons, Manley, from Foxton. Passenger—Cabin : Mrs Cook. Takapuna, s.s., 369 tons. Grant, from Nelson, via Picton. Passengers— Saloon : Misses COndell, Cooke, Baird, Mesdames Jackson, Williams, Robertson, Renwick, Goulter, Ramsay, Harding, Rori, Chisholm, Esson, Tato, Messrs Rutherford, XJhisnall, Best, Field, Kidd, Malcolm, Hyland, -feevien, Waring, Wells, Liddie, Roce, Ogilvie, "~ Goulter, Brougham, Harding, Herd, Western, Cater, Elliott, Gillett, Esson, Borron, Chisholm, Duttott, Grubb, Edinger, Wallace, Glasson ;17 steerage. Friday, November 6. Ohau, s.s., 411 tons, Abrams, from Greymouth. "#'airoa, s.s., 48 tons, Westrup, from Patea. Flora, s.s., 838 tons, Bernech, from South. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Sandford, Wadswortn, Flannery, Mrs Barlow and infant, Messrs Turner, Evans, Master Akerman ; 8 steerage. Penguin, s.s., 517 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Perotti (2), Bell, Mesdames Stephens, Badger and 3 children, Shannon, Pcfcotti, Rev Patterson, Messrs Hughes, Stephens, Adams, McNeil, Common, Turner, Shannon, Ferguson ; 5 steerage. Clan McLeod, barque, 671 tons, Miller, rom New York. Grafton, s.s., 322 tons, Nordstrum, from West Coast. Passengers—Saloon: Miss Killen, Mesdames Wells, Whyte, Cooper, Messrs Davis, Ching, Fauvel, O'Connor, Curtis, Bradley, Blaxall (2); 4 steerage. Saturday, November 7. Orowaiti, s.s., 288 tons, Kerr, from Westnort. Aorere, s.s., 44 tons, Tinney, from Patea. Pas- . senger—Cabin: Mr Holt. J Waihi, s.s., 63 -tons, North, from Blenheim. r Passengers—Cabin : Misses Knight, Miller, Messrs I Mills, Normanby, Connolly, Cheeseman. Neptune, s.s., 44 tons, Clark, from Spring < Creek. ' Mahinapua, s.s., 205 tons, Robertson, from One--4 hunga ana New Plymouth. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Miller, Mesdames Pearce, O'Connor, Miller, ** McCurdy, Williams (2), Messrs Hocking, Packer, Postlethwaite, Akers, O'Connor, Vivian, Hoby, Hendrewer, McCurdy, Langridge, Mills, Bane, Williams ; 8 steerage. Mawhera, s.s., 340 tons, McLean, from West Coast and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Misses clntosh, Trask, Cook, Wells, Hastwell, Smith, Mesdames Shaw and 3 children, Suisted, Andrews, Messrs Nancarrow, Newman, Barker, Wallace, Masters Cook (2); 5 steerage. Te Anau, s.s., 1028 tons, Newton, from Auckland, via East Coast. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Jones, Irons, Mesdames Howie, Richards, Webb, Tilsey ; 3 steerage. Hesketh, s.s., 393 tons, Christian, from Greymouth.

Huia, s.s., 90 tons, Crawford, from Wanganui. Wakatu, s.s., 95 tons, Wills, from Lyttelton, via Coast. Passenger—Cabin: Miss Herron. Tasmania, s.s., 1265 tons, MeGee, from Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Rains, Bamford, Hodge, Truscott, Meenan (2), Ferguson, Roderick, Macfarlane, Sugden (2), Hitchings, Bollington, Mesdames Sutton, Meehan, Nankeville, Rolleston, Hodge, Stewart, McVay, Coles, Philp, Millar, Gordon, Messrs Black, Meehan, Dobbie, Caffyn, Sanders, Horton, Duncan, Oliver, Pickard, Gordon, Espie, Hamon, Smith, Thomas; 21 steerage. Omapere, s.s., 352 tons, Fleming, from Westport.

Sunday, November 8.

Penguin, s.s. 517 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Von Haast, Thwaites, Mowat, Pollock, Lancester, Bishop, Fair, Mesdames Stanton, Cooper and child, Sharp, West and infant, Jones, Rev Haskett Smith, Messrs Kennedy, Christie, Coffee, Rniney, Cooper (2), Sharp, Langdown, Shorland, Atkinson, Ross, Croft, Stronts, Redpath, Willmott, Eiby, Quinn, Meikle, .Morris, Mclvor and boy, Scott, Luxton, Watts, .Tones, Usmar, Halley, Purdie, Lochley, Luckie, Young, Hulbert, Reid ; 10 steerage. Rakaia, s.s., 3660 tons, Sutcliffe, from London via Plymouth and Hobart. Corinna, s.s., 820 tons, Rolls, from Rarotonga via Auckland.

Stormbird, s.s., 137 tons, Chambers, from Wanga nui. Kahu, s.s., 99 tons, Romeril, from East Coast. Passengers—Mrs and Miss McAlister, Mr Weldon.

Wairoa, s.s., 48 tons, Westrup, from Patea. Herald, s.s., 356 tons, Jones, from South. Passengers—Saloon: Miss Fagan, Mr Park; 1 steerage. Neptune, s.s., 44 tons. Eckford, from Blenheim. Passengers—Miss Bartlett, Messrs Bartlett, Emeny, Nolan and Jones. Wainui, s.s., 391 tons, Lambert, from West Coast via Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Brown, Gascoigne, Green (2), Edwards and Atkinson, Mesdames Hargreaves, Dodson and O'Connell, Messrs Moss, ' Duncan, Cherchan, Chrisp, Hargreaves, Walker, Gray and Myers; 7 steerage. Queen of the South, s.s., 121 tons, Manley, from Foxton via Tekamaru. SAILED. Wednesday, October 4. Talune, s.s., 1303 tons, Phillips, for Melbourne, via South and Hobart. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Wallis, Mackellar, Craig and maid, Burfitt, Marriott Hurn, Sams, Scale, Sawtell, Brown, Renme, JVlcNiven, Arthur, Dolan, Coates, Andrews, EngleIbrecht (2), Hull, Batchelor, Mesdames Wallis Chapman, Ma ckerras, Holmes, Rudd, Snell and family, Harcourt, Turner, nurse and 2 children, Berry, Neal, King, Herbert, Mercy, Fielder, Karaitiana, Master Holmes, Dr Fenwick, Messrs Snell, Soften, Whittaker, Margery, Perry, Tyree, Boyd, Stephenson, Dickson, Russell, Black, Freeman, Tinlme, Bethune, Philip, Hume, Pike, Stringer, Turner, Strickland, Piper, Pollock, Dale, Drummona, King, Herbert, Mercy, Fielder, Hallamore, Ross, Gray, Barclay, Karaitiana, Watts, Sollitt, Maker, Poliicfc,

Keighley, Murray, Gainsborough, Bailey, Tait, Murray ; 25 steerage. Ruahine, s.s., 3928 tons, Bone, for London via Monte Video and Teneriffe. Passengers : For London First saloon: Mr and Mrs Thomas Mackenzie and 2 children, Miss A. Pickersgill, Messrs W. H. Reynolds, R. M. Stewart; second saloon': Misses Potts (6), Mr. and Mrs A- E. Poti£> Master Potts, Sister Mary Vousden, Messrs L. J. A. Burkett, T. Cowan• third-class' : Misses A. Lyle, E. Eveleigh, Mrs J. Bain, Messrs H. Bai.i, J. G. Batemah, G. Cooke; J-= Gfaddbck, J. Eveleigh,. J. MacDougall, B. Oliver, G. Pigeon, D. Weyton. G. Patre.ti For Monte Video—First saloon: Dr Jfifc Browne, Captain O'Connor Henchy; third class: Mr M. Antonio. Thursday, November 5. Rotomahana, s.s., 901 tons, Gibbj., for via Auckland and East Coast:- PasSengers—Saloon : Misses Godfrey, Be£*y, Wilson, Moore, Howe, Mustim.MeMames Pough, Wyatt and boy, Brown t?.n,d 'child, Messrs Thompson, Noall, Clarke, Diilon, Wakelin, Malcolm, Wearelere, Brown, Feardon, Cootes, Moore ; 18 steerage. Dingadee, s.s., 393 tons, Adams, for Auckland via East Coast. Passengers—Three steerage. Huia, s.s., 90tons, Crawford, for Wanganui. Passengers Messrs Mcßae, Jenkins. Friday, November 6. Takapuna* s.s.-, 369 tons,.. Grant, idr NieW Plymouth ahd. Onehunga. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Kemp, Castie, Bell, Armstrong, Mesdames Badger and family, Gi'tiig, Buddie, Collins, Orr, Messrs Buddie, Cray (2), Badger, Davies, Bowers, Bleakley. Wright, Cave, Berry, Greig; 18 steerage. Floral s.s., 838 tons, Bernech, for South. Pa«sengera—Saloon: Misses Andersen, Wratt, Nutt, Jaggar, Riley (2), Hay, Spackman, JacksOn, Speed (2). Calling's, Mesdames Fish, Loughlin, Ridley- Wardrop, Goulter, Lisle, Bayley and son, Phillips and maid, Spackman and son, Allan and 4 children, Gorton and 2 children, Captain "Worcester, Messrs Allan, Gorton, Yuile, Broderick, Moorhouse, Baldwin, Kingan, McKee, Loughlin, Paterson, Brierly, Wood, Kidd., Malcolm, Gillespie, Twohill, Tamudf*, Cdiinon, Plimmer, Gore, Wilson, Proffltt, Ridley, Oliver, Leckie, Fish, Wingate, Caiiieron, Wratt, Tapper, Goulter, Mason, Fieldwick, Williams, Hawley, Ross, Flanigin, Ramsay, Broughan, Wardrop, Waring, Short, Higgins, Reid, Mcßain, McDermot, Aldred, Leek, Moore; 36 steerage. Penguin, s.s., 517 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Bigham, Richmond, Tait, Cassin, Condy, Maguire, Harding, Stevenson, Whittington, Ames. McGill, Simmons; Mesdames Phillips, Frost, Lamb,, Ryart, Pearcy, Odell, Lindsay, Van Asch, Bridge, McKerrow, Rothschild, Edniond, Major Dawson, Messrs Hone Heke, ChadWick, Liddie, Chisnall, Best, Waring, Field, Levien, Hyland, Rutherford, Lyndsay, Symons, Phillips, Anderson, Van Asch, Behrena, McLeary, Rastrick, Stoddart, Chadwick, Henry, Potaka, Borton, Allen, Aldred, Francis, Cater, Pearcy, Parish, Dunbar, Pask, Loughton, Short, Hutchinson, Peterson, Leach, Price, Lamb, Hoskings, Harding, Wi Pere, Bridge, McKerrow, Rothschild, Pike, Maguire, McKenzie, Edmond, Linden, Howieson; 35 steerage. Stormbird, s.s., 137 tonSj Chambers, for Wanganui*

Hinemoa, s.s.j 282 tons, Neale, for Westport Via Stephen island. Tongariro, s.s., 2657 tons, Mayoss, for Auckland. Queen of the South, s.s., 121 tons, Manley, for Foxton.

Wairoa, s.s., 48 tons, Westrup for Patea. . SAILED. Saturday, November 7. Tasmania, s.s., 1265 tons, McGee, for South; Passengers Saloon: Misses MaddisOn, Busche, Gethe, Ingden, Hutchings, Price, Keeper, Graham, Gould, Mesdames Watson, Duncan, Stewart, Miller, Cohen, Bell, Hawker, Pearce, Hevey, Day, Scanlon, Cole, Clifford and 2 children, Captains Preston and Feilden, Messrs Davis (2), Millar, Worthington, Lambert, Load, Ferguson, Duncan, Cohen, Ryan, Swan, McVay, Charton, Henry, Rule, Leighton, Gibbs, Hill, Masters Scanlan, Hevey (2); 160 excursionists and 25 steerage. Grafton, s.s., 322 tons, Nordstrum, for Picton, Nelson and West Coast. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Mountain, Truscott, Jones, Mesdames Morrison, Bright, Howie, Lambert, Butler, Stephens, Messrs Hughes, George, Gray, Gardener, Myers, Symons, Stephens, Bradock, Proctor, Black, Hosking, Caffyn, Hobb, Webster, Hansberry, Gilmer, Rash, Bellamy, Pinny; 11 steerage. Neptune, s.s., 44 tons, Olark, for Blenheim. Manaia, s.s., 62 tons, Simpson, for Waitara and Mokau. Terranora, p.s., 199 tons, Black, for Auckland. Ohau, s.s., 411 tons, Abrams, for Westport. Gartha, barque. 541 tons, Tengelsen, for Levuka. Orowaiti, s.s., 283 tons, Kerr, for Westport. Hesketh, s.s., 393 tons, Christian, for Greymouth. Sunday, November 8. Te Anau, s.s., 1028 tons, Newton, for South. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Miller, Baker (2), Hill, Lingard (2), Gellatly, Gillon, Mesdames Miller, Messiter, Godfrey, Black, Captain Coleman, Messrs Connelly, Carter, Crowther, Nicholson, Hove, Holloway, Laird, Bennett, Miller, Brown, Rawlins, Kosch, Emery, McArtney, Bigley, Watson, Rowe, Finn, McHardy, Gibson and friend, Watts, Izard, Wilson, Grey, Howden, Mills, Black, Godfrey, Williams, Beetham, Bovis (2), Bain, Lohr, Williams, Stephens; 29 steerage. Mahinapua, s.s., 205 tons, Robertson, for Nelson, New Plymouth and Onehunga. Passengers— Saloon : Miss Kemp, Mesdames Batchelor, Ott and 2 children and maid, Barrett, Messrs Eiby, Meikle, Quinn, Morris, Smith, Ching, Halley, Barrett, Stroats, Wood, Willmott, Luxton, Rainey ; 13 steerage. Penguin, s.s., 517 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Maynard, Mitchell, Blackler, Mesdames Maynard, Pritchard, Hannan, Ryan, Fitzgerald, Messrs Boys, Burridge, Gray. Martin, Simmons, Brown, Gibbes, Kember, Ritchie, Gilruth, Smith, Pike, Mac Neil, Gellatley, Ryan, Demuth, Fitzgerald, Gascoigne, Hill, Taylor, O'Connor, Gillman, Simpson, Grogan, Fernandez, Holliday ; 20 steerage. M. A. Doran, brigantine, 292 tons, Lloyd, for Clarence river. Aorere, s.s., 45 tons, Tinney, for Patea and Opunake. Wakatu, s.s., 95 tons, Wills, for Lyttelton via Coast. Passengers—Cabin : Mr and Mrs Earle, Misses Skelley and Cooper, Mrs Hamilton, Mr Lewis. Waihi, s.s., 63 tons, North, for Blenheim. Hobart, November 5. Arrived—Hauroto, from the Bluff. Sydney. November 5. Sailed—Star of England, for Auckland. Sydney, November 8. Arrived —Wakatipu, from Wellington. Albany, November 6.

Arrived—North German Lloyd steamer Gera, from London. Passengers for New Zealand —Mrs Abbett, Messrs Abbett,' B:irklie, Cute Hi. Auckland. November 5.

Arrived, 10 a.m. Mariposa, from Honolulu. Passengers—Misses Grothe (2), Mesdames Kennedy and daughter, Pettigrew, Walker, Chambers, Dr Friedlander, Messrs Byles, Camphins, Chambers, Crockett, Grothe, Harvey, Melville (2), Hoby, Kreogh, Postlethwaite,Stuart, Galien, Vivian, Australian cricketers (10).

Lyttelton, November 5. Arrived —Talune (11 a.m.) and Penguin (11.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Maud Graham, schooner, for Auckland ; Talune, for Melbourne, via Southern ports ; Flora (4.55 p.m.), for Wellington. Passengers—Miss Flanncry, Mesdames Barslow, Sandford. Penguin (6.5 p.m.). for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Perotti (2), Bell, Mesdames Percy, Perotti, Badger and 3 children. Stephens, Shannon, Rev Mr Patterson, Messrs Stephens, Hughes, Ferguson, Common, Shannon, Adams and McNeil. Onehunga, November 5. Sailed, 1.10 p.m.—Mahinapua, for New Plymouth and Wellington, with Southern portion inward San Francisco mail. Passengers—Misses Miller, Campbell, Mesdames Miller, Parker, Chambers, O'Connor, Rualton, Boyes and family, Messrs P. Hoskin, Mason, Chambers, Potullo, Postlethwaite, Jeffares, G. Akers, Sheldon, Vivian, A. Hoby, Andrews, Habens, Matthews, Rev Boyes and 6 steerage. Sailed—Gairloch, for New Plymouth. Passen-

gers—Mesdames Skinner, Evans, Rev Evans', Messrs Skinner, J. Winks, Tobias, Clark, A. Thorn, Rosenburg ; Mariposa (5 p.m.), for Sydney ; Poherua, for Dunedin. Kaikotjea, November 5.

Arrived, 6.15 a.m.—Wakatu, from Lyttelton. She sailed two hours later for Wellington, via Port Robinson and Stonyhurst, Mr Murley has succeeded Mr Walker as purser of th«i TarawerS, the latter hftving been tranfifeiWd to the RotOniahana. Mr Sadier, l&i e df the Tekapdj is now purser of the Hauroto. New Plymouth, November 6.

Arrived—Mahinapua (4.30 a.m.), Gairloch (4.50 a.m.), from Onehunga; both connected with express. Port Chalmers,-November 8. . Arrived Flora (i. 30 a:m.h frdm Lyttelton ; Poherua (8.30 a.m.), from Aucklaildi Sailed—Flora, for Lyttelton ; Brunner, for Wellington via Coast. London, November 6. Arrived—Fifeshire, from Lyttelton.

The schooner Lily has arrived at Wanganui after a passage of 17 days—caused by adverse weather. She was off the Wanganui Heads over a week ago, but was blown off by a heavy gale, which sprang up aild carried aWav some of her soils. The barquantine Coquette, from Newcastle, sailed over the Wanganui Bar on Tuesday, but as there Was not sufficient depth df Water dn the fats she anchored near the Heads wharf. The barquentine —which is supposed to be the vessel recently aground in Colden Bay—has experienced very i ; pugh weather since leaving Newcastle about four weeks ago; During the past few months the Napier steamer Fanny, which has often visited this port, has been undergoing an extensive overhaul. Her old boiler has been removed and replaced by a new one built by Messrs Nived and Ct*., and slid has beeri fitted with new piping by Mr J. W. Seymour. A new propeller has also been supplied and sundry alterations made in her engine-room, all of which it is anticipated will add considerably to her speed and working ability. The ship Pleione, Captain Sargent, now at Nelson, from London, made the round voyage from Dunedin to London and out to Nelson in seven months six days. Messrs Scott, Slbbald and Co., of New South Wales, have purchased the New Zealand scow Eclipse for their coastal timber-carrying service She is a vessel of 95 tons register, capable of carrying 110,000 ft of kauri , pine, or from 70,000 ft to 80,000 ft of hard Wood. Built somewhat on the Westcoast American lumber schooners' lines, this cargo will be largely carried on deck, the- object being large carrying capacity on light draught. The loaded draught of the Eclipse is but sft Gin, so that she can not only cross the river bars when some vessels of less carrying capacity would be blocked, but can go up the rivers and load her hardwood in places that would be impossible for many of the regular traders. Her dimensions are 102 ft by 27ft by (sft. She is coppered and copper-fastened, and passed a first-class survey. The Eclipse will take a cargo of timber from Ka'para to Sydney. The P. and O. Company's new 8000-ton liner India niade her trial trip in September on the Firth of Clyde, and attained a highly satisfactory speed. The India, which was built by Messrs Caird and Co., of Greenock, measures 500 ft in length, by 54ft by 37Aft. She is fitted with triple expansion engines of 10,000 h.p., to drive the vessel at a speed of 19 to 20 knots an hour. She is built to accommodate 317 first and 152 second-class passengers, while in the Case of emergency she could accommodate 2500 soldiers.

It is many years since a fair-sized whale was towed into Sydney harbour as was done last week, when the steamer Mary, in charge of Captain C. E. Young, came in with a fairly large one. The Mary, which for some time has been employed in hunting porpoises along the coast, secured the whale off Kiama. The carcase was followed by thousands of sharks.

The officers associated with Captain Gibb on the Rotomahana are:—Chief, Mr Stott; second, Mr Stringer ; third, Mr Crawford; fourth, Mr Sinclair. Mr Walker is the steamer's purser, and Mr Dalrymple occupies his old position of chief engineer, with Mr Lewis second. The chief steward is Mr Watts (late of the Flora).

The local agents have been advised that the Pakeha left Plymouth for Auckland and Wellington on the 31st October, and calls at Hobart on the voyage. Her cargo consists of 3050 tons for Auckland, 2600 for Wellington, and 150 for Hobart. A serious outbreak of yellow fever has taken place at Rio de Janeiro. The Board of Trade cautions shipmasters against using the salt water from the bay for any purpose whatever, and it is suggested that masters of sailing vessels should sweep down decks every night and morning, and that bilges should be well cleaned and cement washed. Steamers should only use condensed water.

A|new torpedo boat destroyer—the Desperate—was recently launched by Messrs Thorneycroft and Son, of Chiswick, and after undergoing her speed trials at the Masslin Sands was found to steam 30 knots an hour. She is to be attached to the Medway fleet reserve.

The Corinna, having been relieved in the island trade by the Taupo, returned to Wellington from Rarotonga via Auckland at 6.-Js>.m. yesterday, after a fine weather passage down the coast. She brought, in addition to about 200 tons general cargo, a quantity of sugar, and transhipments ex Mariposa. At Auckland Captain Mcßeth and the officers of the Corinna joined the Taupo, while Captain Rolls and the Taupo's officers were transferred to the Corinna. On Sunday Mr W. Morgan, chief officer of the Corinna, joined the Penguin as second officer, vice Mr Ward, who is acting mate. Mr Morgan will probably be succeeded by Mr Lundie. The Fanny made her trial trip after the recent extensive overhaul at Napier last week. She attained a speed of 10J knots —two knots faster than before —and it is thought that this will be increased to 11 knots. The cost of the overhaul and improvements amounted to £ISOO. Mr Fisk (son of Captain Fisk), one of the officers of the Rakaia on her last trip, is coming out to New Zealand as quartermaster on the Otarama. The Mawhera goes on the slip for cleaning and painting on her return to Wellington, and the Corinna will also be taken up shortly. On her last trip from Wellington to Foxton the Queen of the South called at Kapiti Island for about 20 bales of wool.

The American barque Alice, which has left Auckland for Wellington, has on board a consignment of flax, shipped at the Northern port for Boston, and, it is understood, completes her loading here for the American port.

The barque G. M. Tucker, on her trip from Lyttelton to Sydney, met with unfavourable weather going across, and this somewhat prolonged her passage. The following circular, dated New York, October 2nd, was received by the last San Francisco mail: — The Mary A. Troon sailed for Dunedin and Lyttelton on the 12th September. The Nellie Brett sailed on 24th September for Wellington and Auckland. These have been the only sailings during the month. The berth is at present covered by the Portland Lloyds, for Wellington and Auckland, expected to get away between the 15th and 20th October. The Charles G. Rice will follow, but it is uncertain at present whether she will load for Auckland director go via one of the Southern ports. The only other vessel on the berth at present is the Firth of Forth, for Dunedin and Lyttelton, and she ought to get away inside of a week. This covers all charters of the regular lines for New Zealand at present. The ship Auckland, which arrived at Dunedin from Glasgow last week, is still commanded by Captain James, who is accompanied by hi" wife. Mr O. J. R. Cooper is chief officer ; Mr L. T. James, second ; and Mr W. A. Hudson, third. She brought 2000 tons of cargo, about 1400 tons being for Dunedin and the balance for Wellington. On September 26th the ship Auckland, during her voyage from Glasgow to Dunedin, experienced a heavy gale from the N.E., with high sea, which carried away topgallant bulwarks, side-light screens and a portion of forecastle head-rails, the decks being constantly full of water to the rails. From October 1, in lat. 42 S, she met strong S.E. gales for four days, when the wind veered to the S.W. On October 11 the first iceberg was sighted in lat. 44 S., long. 52 E. It was 300 ft high and half a mile in length, with a strong southerly breeze blowing at the time. On the 13th passed 23 large icebergs, the barometer being down to 29, thermometer 40, and

temperature of water 40. Owing to strong southerly gales the ship was obliged to be brought to the wind under the three lower topsails for the night, there being so HJtrch ice about. On the 14th the ship was kept away agai£ and passed some dozens of bergs of considerable size" others almost level with the water, and on the' Meowing day passed 19 large bergs, and on the 16th four r>Kjre enormous bergs and a regular barrier of ice soifio miifis in length in lat. 45.30 S., long. 77.37 8., having sailed 1100 miles in the five days.- It was fortunate M-fer": were' good moonlight nights, as the ship had id be kept off her' course to clear the bergs. No wreckage was seen; ar*d the only vessel spoken was on November 1,- 90 mile's VT.IjAY. <?f the Snares, a four-masted ship steering W.N.W' ARRIVAL. OP THE CLAN MACLEOD 1 . This barque, which arrived off the Heads on Thursday evening, was taken in tow by the Duco on Friday and "brouglrt into harbour, dropping anchor at 3.45 p.m. Of the voyage, .Captain Miller reports as follows:—Left New York en July Bth, and had an uneventful run to the Equator, firhioh was crossed on August 15th in longitude 2Sdeg'. 40min W. The S.E. trades kept well to the South, I and the meridian of Greenwich was crossed on , September 13th. The Easting was run down \ between 41 and 43deg., S.E. winds, and at times heavy rain, being encountered. The barnue was in Cook Strait, off Terawhiti, on the afternoon of the 3rd, but a strong southerly wind sprang up, and the vessel had to stand away. The cargo brought by the Clan MacLeod consists of 1250 tons, of which 850 tons (including 3000 cases of kerosene) are for Wellington, the remainder being for Auckland. DEPARTURE OP THE RUAHINE. Between 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday week the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruahine left the wharf and came to an anchorage in the stream. She completed coaling, and everything being ready, the vessel started on her Homeward voyage at midnight last night. In addition to a fairly large number of passengers, the steamer has on board a very large and valuable cargo of frozen meat, wool, dairy produce, etc., of which she shipped at Wellington : For London — 1659 bales and 1 bap; wool, 123 bales sheepskins, 20 da rabbitskins, 22 do basils, 3 do leather, 1 do hair, 237 carcases frozen sheep, 365 do lamb, 54 cases suet and kidneys, 2 pieces beef, 4 eases preserved meats, 5761 boxes and 14 kegs butter, 59 sacks seed, 21 packages sundries. For Monte Video—4o live sheep. ARRIVAL OP THE TONGARIRO. At 6.15 on Thursday morning the N.Z.S. Co.'s steamer Tongariro, from London via Plymouth, Teneriife, Capetown and Hobart, dropped anchor in the harbour. She left Plymouth at 2.10 p.m. on 18th September, arrived at Teneriffe on the 24th, coaled, and left for Capetown at 7 p.m. same day. Crossed the equator Ist October in S.W. longitude, and reached Capetown at daylight 11th October. After landing and embarking passengers and mails, she sailed for Hobart at 2 p.m. Experienced very fine weather in crossing the Southern Ocean, and arrived at the Tasmanian port at 6 p.m. on the 30th October. There the Tongariro landed 22 passengers for Australian ports, and left for Wellington at noon next day. Fine weather was encountered coming across from Hobart, and she arrived as above, after an uneventful voyage. Her cargo consists of 2100 tons—all for Auckland. The steamer landed her passengers and mails on Thursday, and afterwards commenced to take in about 250 tons of coal. At noon on Friday she loft for Auckland, and her future movements from that port have already been published. Mr Turner, late second officer of the Ruapehu, is now chief officer of the Tongariro, vice Mr Clifford, promoted' to the Otarama; and Messrs Maxwell and Gibson, late of the Otarama, are third and fourth officers respectively. Mr Budd, formerly of the Aorangi, is now the Tongariro's chief steward. THE INDRANI. Following are some interesting particulars concerning the movements of the cargo steamer Indrani, which passed the Heads on the 29th ult., and signalled " All well." The steamer had on board 6400 tons of nickel ore and cobalt, shipped at Tchio, New Caledonia, and consigned to Glasgow. After loading this cargo, the Indrani proceeded from Tchio to Port Kembla, New South Wales, to load 12C0 tons of bunker coal. When the vessel last visited Port Kembla—l2 months ago—she was commanded by Captain Burkill, who has been succeeded by Captain Trotter. Captain Burkill is to have command of the new vessel, Indrapah, which is to be launched in January. This vessel will carry 2000 tons more than the Indrani. Captain Trotter was formerly captain of the sister steamer Indra, which left Port Kembla about nine months ago with bunker coal supplied by the Southern Coal Company, which he declares acted admirably, and proved equal to the best Welsh coal. The Indrani loaded the 1200 tons of coal at Port Kembla, and afterwards left for Glasgow direct, via Cape Horn, on the morning of October 24th, being signalled from Wellington Heads as previously reported. THE BRITISH NAVY. Another immense warship, the Cassar, was launched at Portsmouth on September 2, and named by Lady Salmoin, wife of the commander-in-chief at that port. The Ciesar is one of the last of the modern warships launched, and is an immense vessel. Her length between the perpendiculars is 390 ft ; extreme breadth, 75ft ; mean draught of water, 27ft 6in ; and displacement, when fully equipped, about 15,000 tons. She will be fitted with twin screws, each driven by a set of vertical triple expansion engines, capable of working up to 6000 indicated horse-power, or a total of 12,000 for the two sets of engines, with a working pressure in the boilers of 1501 b to the square inch, and an air pressure in the stokeholds equal to lin of water. With this horse-power a speed of 18 knots will be attained. The normal amount of coal to be carried is 900 tons, but provision is made for stowing 2250 tons. The machinery for the Ctesar will be supplied byMaudslay, Sons and Field. Including four steam boats, the Ctesar will carry no fewer than 18 small craft, three of the steam boats being capable of acting independently of the ship for the purpose of torpedo attack, and fitted for discharging 14in Whitehead torpedoes, One of the boats will also be fitted for carrying the spar torpedo. Four of the light boats will be carried in

davits, to enable them to be rapidly lowered when ieriuir'ed to act as lifeboats. The main armamen a of the Cresar will consist of four 12iu 46 ton breec h loading Wire grins, 12 6in quick-firing guns, and 16 12-pounder 12cwt ouiek-firing guns, bix seareulight projectors, worked by three dynamos, each of 600 amperes, will be carried, and to complete the protection against torpedo attack the vessel will be tf tted with the latest system of net defence. Pro-->Wcm Will be made for lighting the ship throughout by eleetrimtv, but as an alternative in case ot breakdown &t the electrical apparatus, Colomb s lamps will be fitted throughout the ship. Ten steam fans will provide VohMlation for the working and living space, two being need for the ventilation of the engine rooms and eigbfc for furnishing the forced draught for the boilers. A complete system of voice pipes will be fitted throughout the ship so that all orders may be transmitted from the protected look-out positions to the various lighting stations. On completion the Cresar Will be commissioned vKtb a complement of 753 officers and men, ARRIVAL OF THE RAKAIA. At daylight on Sunday morning the New Zealand Sii.'iJphig Company's large cargo-carrier Rakaia, from" London, put in an appearance, and at ',>.*;■> dropped anchor in the harbour. Five hours later, the steamer having been granted pratique, was berthed at the Quern - .--: Wharf by Captain JohnsonThe voyage just ended has been uneventful so far as weather was concerned, but there was one startling incident—a death, which is- referred to elsewhere. Like the Tongariro and other steamers which have recently arrived in New Zealand or Australia from England, the Rakaia sighted a considerable amount of ice in the Southern Ocean. We are indebted to the steamer's officers for the following report of the voyage : Left London on Friday, 18th September, haa moderate W. and N.W, winds down Channel, arriving at Plvmouth at 6.30 p.m. on September 19th. Left at midnight samtf day, and met with light N.W. and S.W. winds to TcTveriffe, which was passed at 6 a.m. on the 25th September. Thence, the usual trade winds with line weather till passing Cape Verde at 6 a.m. three days later. From there, till the Cape of Good Hope was passed at 2.10 p.m. on October 12th, the steamer encountered moderate, to strong S.E. winds, and considerable head sea. Thence, she met with light NAV. to moderate an<3 strong westerly winds, and a northerly gale in lat. 47 S., 102 E. Numerous large icebergs were passed in lat. 44 : ( ' S. s long. 49 E., the weather then being misty. The wind was moderate to strong from the N.W., and rose to a gale with a high sea. The last of the »ce was seen in lat. 46 S., long. 79 E. Altogether, 60 large bergs—varying in size from a quarter of a mile in length and 200 ft in height to 200 ft by 40ft—ana many smaller pieces were sighted. Hobart was* reached at 1.45 p.m. on Monday, and the steamer resumed her voyage to Wellington at (5.15 next morning. Experienced light westerly winds and fine weather coming across, passed Cape Farewell at 5.45 p.m. on Saturday, and arrived in port as above. The steamer brings a large cargo, particulars of which have already been published, and from this port proceeds South. Captain Sutcliffc (formerly of the Aorangi), who is now in command of the Rakaia, has associated with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr N. E. Bower (late of the Otarama); second, Mr Barthorp ; third, Mr Turnbull ; fourth, Mr Acton ; chief steward, Mr Chas. Elithorn. Mr F. E. Greenstreet (late in charge of the Otarama's engine room) is now chief engineer of the Rakr-.ia, and under him are Messrs J. G. Mew, Corbett, Scott and 31cLellan. Mr E. Bell is chief refrigerating engineer, and Mr E. Tucker second. A PERILOUS EXPERIENCE. Further particulars are to hand with reference to the dismasting of Messrs Burns, Phiip and Co.'s schooner Ivanhoe. The vessel left Woodlark Island for Cooktown via Samarai, on the sth ult., and all went well until 5 o'clock on the morning of the following day, when the wind freshened from the south-south-east, the weather being cloudy and gusty, with a nasty sea and heavy tide rips. The foremast, mainmast and jibboom went clean by the board, leaving the Ivanhoe unmanageable. The vessel rolled heavily, and was in great danger from the wreckage under her bottom. The captain got what sail was possible set, and ran before the wind to the northward, the vessel being unmanageable under any other conditions. ' During the same night the island of Vakuta, in the Trobriand Group, suddenly showed right ahead, but the vessel managed to clear the most eastern point'by twenty yards. Had she touched there, nothing could have saved her. On the following Monday morning the vessel passed the island of Kitovi, but could not reach it. After great difficulty she was got under the lee of Bomagi Island, in the Northern Trobriands, where at latest advices the vessel was at anchor. Subsequently the captain and crew of

the Ivanhoe were taken to Cooktown by H.M.S. PJyaaes. The gale in which the Ivanhoe was caught is Scnown in New Guinea waters as a "guba," an atmospheric disturbance similar to the American tornado. The " guba "is peculiar, however, to the tropical seas about New Guinea, and usually appears when least expected, namely, in a dead calm. The barometer is said to give no warning of its apj'roach. Of comparatively narrow diameter, its irack when it strikes the shore is very easily recognised, vegetation of all kinds, including gigantic trees, being swept away, leaving the forest as clean cut through as if a road had been made by human agency. The Ivanhoe was in the track of one of these gubas, and her decks were left as bare of masts and rigging as the deck oE a punt. Every vestige of masts and sails disappeared in a moment. Steps have been taken to take the schooner to Sydney for repairs.

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Nelson, November 6. Owing to the heavy westerly winds round Cape several vessels have ptifc Into Tocaranui, iinciuding- the barquentine -S& Silda, 21 days out ;ciom Wanganui to Greymoiith. About a week ago this vessel was under the shelter of the Spit, and was beached for the purpose of scraping, and this possibly gave rise to the report that a vessel was ashore. The schooner Jessie Niccoll, from ijyt» telton to Greymouth, is awaiting favourable winds at and a barquentine, believed to be the Rio, put in. late to-day.