SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1698, 14 September 1904, Page 60

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVALS.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. Penguin,, s.s. (5 a.m.), 517 ton etrum and Chrisp, from Nelson and Pic ton. Passengers Saloon: Misses Kin&> Dolamore, Witney, Watson, Goote, Kerton, Hart, Scales, Gawte,. Bary, Mesdames McFerran, Kibblewhite, Biddle, Dolamore* ChalUs, Chrastsen, Hilton, Trent, Rollingshaw, Dr Edgelow, Colonel Wood, Hon McKenzie, Messrs Posher, 'Arthur, Carpenter; Hislop, Biddle, Godinagh Dixon, Hall, Jeffries, Mo Vicar, Mclntosh, Collins, Ross, Dick, Jacob, Erskine, Wood, Atkinson (2), Pettit, Hunt, Gardiner, Chrastsen, Hayward, Fennerty, Kearns, Bowron, Scales, McDonald, Boyd, Suckling, Bary, Mount, Dobson, Trent, Ross, McNabb, Symonds, Newman, Hatchett; 14 steerage. Tarawera, s.s. (7.5 a.m.), 1268 tons, Rolls, from Auckland, Gisborne and Napier. Passengers - Saloon : Miss Humphreys, Mesdames, Stagpoole and 2 children, Gill, Messrs. Stagpoole (2), Styles, Seccombe, Lawrence, Weston, Edmondston; 7 steerage. Mapourika, s.s. (12.40 p.m.), 717 tons, McArthur, from Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon: Misses Witford, Birch, King, Farrar, Stewart, Carmont, Bathgate, Maulkaid, Rose, Friedlander, Goss, Strange, Melhuish, Mesdames Wellsted, Melhuish, Poynton and child, Mander and child, Roberts and family, Morton, Fauil, (ioss, Rose, Whiteside, Cone, Captain (ioss, Messrs Cowan, Roulston, Melhuish, Lock, Russell, Gordon, Magee, O’Brien, Johnston, Moss, Dnncan, Fletcher, Dix, Taylor, Barr, Lewis, Witty, Lightband, Fraser, Jackson, Keane, Kemp, Butler, Higliet, Bock, Bulte, Shannon, Stott, Churton, Meikleham, Larkin, Scott, Maidment, Williams, MeAuley, Myhre, |}rown, Devereaux, Neaves, Collins, Goss (3), Faville, Tankard, ’Wells, Fisher, Reeves, Bethel, Edgar; 38 steerage. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7.

Rohoiti, s..s. (2.15 a.m.), 629 tons, Roberteon, from Onehunga. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Goldsworthy, Peacock, M osdame's Watt and child, Martin. Major Hay hurst,. Messrs Watt, Myers, Newman, Barclay, Woodside, Beattie, Otago Rugby football team (25);. 4 steerage. Warrimoo, s.s. (8:40 a.m.), 1892 tons, Neville, from Sydney. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Eider, Duprez, McCullough, Read, Stocks, Mesdames Brown, Schatz Porter, Ayers, Duprez,. McCullough, Jenkins, Park, Wright, Hon Bingham, Rev McCullough, Messrs Cranby,. Gurney Brown, Craike, Schatz, Cobbe, Aleon, Porter, Smith, Organ, Ayers, Dimock, Taylor, Bourke, Paterson; 55 steerage. Rotomahana, s.s. (9:5 a.m.), 864 tons, Manning,, from Lyttelton. Passengers— Saloon: Misses McKay, Jones, Sbactrack, Williams,, Reid, Mesdames Keith, Mills, Davis,. Gammack, Maxwell, VV right, Narbey and child, Durward and child, Wallis, Robson and child, Cothear, ’Major Barnard, Bishop Rev White. Messrs McAllister, Moore, Smith, Beauchamp, Keith, Waghom, Steele, Oxley Hallenstein, Cormack, Rawle, White. Head, Deacon, Maddison, Watson, Forbes, Moy, Gillespie, Manton, Robson Cothear, Baeyerts, Allen, Boag, Gunn, Munt, Wilson, Croll, Graham, Hamilton, Miteninson, Tnrner, Webb, Bromley, Bullock, Ross, Hubbard, Campbell, Goodman, Robertson, King, Whittaker, Oakden, Mercer, Thompson, Smyth©; 27 steerage. Penguin, s.s. (7.30 p.m.), 517 tons, Ncrdstruxn and Chrisp, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers Saloon: Misses Fraser, Rowe, Blennerhasset, Forbes, Dixon, Mesdames Traslc, Harvey, Bell, Rev Braddock, Messrs Drayton, Goodbehere, Hay, Hoby, Matthews, Hancock, McLaren, Pope, Monoghan, Otterson, Pilcher, Barlow, Powell, Shannon, Woods, McLaren, Mason, Barrington Hannah, Rogers, Brodie, Oram, Bell, Crawford, Fitzgerald, McLean, Trask, Watts, Steward, ' Howison, Gordon, Holcroft, Goodwill', Sharp, Young, Evens, Walker, Mead, Masters Trask (2); 6 steerage. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

Wainui, 6.8. (4 a.m.), 391 tons, Hull, from West Coast and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Noonan, Stewart, Kemple,. Ellis, Cochrane, Shealian, Mutch, Youngdal, Highet, Fulton, Marshall, Hurst, Eyerett, Mesdames Kortegast, Caldwell, Ellis, Mcßrearty., Bright, Suisted, Boswell, Russell, Puisell, Hamlin; Fowler, Marshall, Christensen and family, McCoig, Messrs- Rennert, Aimers, Warnes,. Ball, Taylor, Porter, Mutch, Spindler,. Houlahan, Lloyd, Watt, Suisted, Everight, Morris, Mercer, Allender, Honey, Buckeridge, Nunnelley, Milner, , Brown, Christensen, Graham, Fowler, Stead, Ellis; Fleming, Fauthorpe, Masters McLean; 25 steerage. Zealandia, s.s, (10.50 a.m.), 1736 tons, Wyllie, from Dunedin and Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Harding, Vale',, Morgan, Smellie, Cross, Tutty, Fulton, Murphy, Nurse Allan, Mesdames O’Reilly; Hastie, Smart, Pickering. Welsh, Lieutenant Pickering, Messrs Baffin, Peacock, Caffin, Fowell, Buddick, BursilL Stoddart, OTLeilly, Black, Bathgate, Young, Godfi/ey, Clarke, Kolkenbick, Reid, Moss, Gillespie, Russell, Jack, Byrne, Riddell, Fix, Campbell, Richards, Lawrence (2), Welsh, Grant, Ross, Dombrain; 34 steerage. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. Mararoa, s.s. (9.50 a.m.), 1381 tons, McBeth, from Sydney, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. Passengei-s—Saloon: Misses Croker, Webb, Mesdames Kemp, Croker, Messrs Derry,. Paterson, Miller, Propsting, Cornford, Price, Captain Pater-

son; 7 steerage. Rotomahana, s.s. (9.5 a.m.), 864 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers— Saloon-: Misses Gilbert, Harcourt, Stackleton, Turner, Baker, Delarale, Karauria, Pullan, Lauren son, Mesdames Turner and family, Dunn and 3 ehildreh, Pimm and child, Kelly; Anderson and 3 children, Blow and infant, Baker, Bonn, William-, son, Messrs Kirk, Turner, McNab, Allen, Mason, Frost, Sanderson, Henry, Fair, Bauckham, Hustwick, Millar, Richmond, Orton Stevens, Pimm, Tuane, France, Gould, McMahon, Edser, Jackson, Anderson, Baker, White, Wilson, Nelson, Gibson, McLelland, Wyatt, Evans, Wyeeks, Gilray, Hartman, Wood, Addington hookey team (14) ; 26 steerage.

Penguin Bjs. (9.30 p.m.), 517 tons, Nordstrum ana Chrisp, from Nelson anA Picton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Sladden, Simpleton, Fleming, Garrard, Greenwood, Coote, Dalrimple, Naylor, Rendrell, Holaaway, Hogg, Bary, Mesdames Satchel!, Brown, Pargiter and child, Sladden, Fleming, Ward, Winstanley, Hunter, Grabb, Gunuion, Rutherford and 2 children, Edwards, Bary, Shaw, Lucas, Howard, Williams, Captain Grubb, Messrs Young, Tomlinson, Keir, Turnbull, Paton, Steven, Singleton, Snoolc, Levien, Tennant, East, Will cocks, Walker, Gould, Sullivan, Harris, Brown, Currie, Drake Russell, Boxhall, Holmes, Leary, Rawson, Hunter, Jones, Cheek (2), Sim, Savill; 14 steerage.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. Mapourika, s.s. (4.10 a.m.), 717 tons, McArthur, from Onehunga and New Plymouth. Passengers Saloon: Misses White (2), Mesdames Sergeant and infant, Salmon, Caro, McKellar, Captain. Lavy, Messrs McKellar, Lees, Mcßeth, Oormack, Salmon, Barry, Andrear, Gray, Ross, Boyd, Barry; 7 steerage. Victoria, s.s. (5.15 a.m.), 3000 tons, Waller, from Melbourne, Hobart, and South. Passengers —Saloon: Misses Fagan (2), Dowding, Perry, Roy, Carston, Cox, Brown, Nicholls, Benson, Lewis, Menzies, Roberts, Kennedy, Abernethy, Brookcatt, Edmundson, Bates, Hill, Mesdames Wilcox, King, Bailey, Black, Bates, McKenzie, Bloxall, Bickerton, Stevenson, Cox, Carew, Russell, Collins, Messrs Collins, Cair, Russell, Biackie, Macassey, Jones, Carew, Lucas, Bickerton, Stevenson, Baxter, Gregson, Nesbitt, Bates, Styehe, Harrison, Newman, Russell, Morkane; 41 steerage. Haupiri, s.s. (9 p.m.), 411 tons, Backstrom, from West Coast. Passengers— Saloon: Misses Lamason, Doherty, Lampfert, Marris, Walker, Rankin, Gilbex. Atkinson, Simpson, Mesdames Burmiester and family, Lamason, Purrows, Campbell, Boyd and child, Mullan, Wilson, Jackson, Worsley, Lemmer, Rankin, Messrs Campbell, Pierard, Henny, Dykes, Scott, Symons, Boyd Dixon (2), Pirie, Emms, Jacobson, Fabian. McGovern Jackson, St John Worsley, Dickson, Herr-Lemmer, EAright, Gilfillan, Edgar, Melville, Wills, Jameson, Todd; 14 steerage. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. Rotomahana, s.e. (9.35 a.m.), 864 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers— Saloon: Misses Battchelor, Atkinson, Sinclair, Daniel, Gribble, Harris (2), Sutherland, Gilbert, Mylne, Bramley, Ecclesfield, Gifford, Nawn (2), Grimes, Gourlay, Morkane (2), Fairchild, Campbell, Coyne, Craven Hockey- team (12), Nixon, Miller. Sim, Mesdames Angel, Campbell, Morris, Porter, Corby, Parkinson, Spencer, White, Morkane, Beals, Daniel, Hislop, Bowker, Nawn, Hon. Pinkerton, Colonel Hume, Messrs Hislop, Laing-Meason, Watkin Mills, Parlovitz, Jones, Nawm, Nicholson, Meyer, Gough, Packer, Kierwan, Wheeler, Park, Tennent, Davidson, Cameron, He&sey, Mitchell, McLellan, Bradshaw, Porter and 2 sons, Nutts, Pullan, Greenshielde, Dawson, Beale, Darlon, Copping, Clark, Sneneer, Robertson, Kerr, Nelson, Cheshire, Simmons, Crawford, Nelson, Rollinson, Ellis, White, Wishart, Morling, Robottom, Southern (2), Alpers, Martin, Wilson, Begg, Young, Wellington Hockey team (11); 18 steerage. Surrey, s.s. (10 p.m.), 5455 tons, Aitchison, from Glasgow, Liverpool, Australian ports and Auckland.

DEPARTURES. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. Penguin, s.s. (1.5 p.m.), 517 tons, JSlordstruin and Chrisp, for Picton and N elson. Passengers Saloon: For Picton—Misses Hay, Osborn, Mentiplay, Fair, Sou ter, Hendy, Mrs Norton, Messrs Hay, Savill, Holmes, Steven, Saselberg, Turnbull, Paton. For Nelson Misses Ludford, Scott, Mitchell, Manoy, Mesdames Hobbs and 2 children, Andrews, Story, Messrs Hobbs, Buchanan, Cassin, Rogers, Veal, Ring, Mason, Rudder, Martin, Andrews, Uox, Story, Brown. .' Haupiri, s.s. (3.30 p.m.), 411 tons, Backstrom, for Nelson, Westport and Greymonth. Passengers—Saloon: For Nelson —Misses Ferran, Melhuish, Mesdames Mander, Melhuish, Messrs Melhuish, North, Boslock, Buchanan. For Westport Miss Gooding, Mrs Martin and 2 children, Messrs Warden Martin, Larkin, Wynne, Fairbairn, Captain Meikleham. For Greymouth—Miss Craig, Messrs Kinvig, Brown, Crole, Hobday, Heperman, Wright, Smith, Styles, Craig. Toroa, s.s. (5 p.m.), 174 tons, McAlister, for East Coast and Napier. Surada, s.s. (5.35 p.m.), 5236 tons, Goss, for Brisbane and Calcutta. Mapourika, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 717 tons, McArthur, for New Plymouth and Onehunga. Passengers—Saloon: For New Plymouth Miss Gordan, Mrs Gooder. For Onehunga —• Miss King, Mesdames McAuley and 2 children, Bell, Messrs Urquhart, Bell, Duncan. - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7.

Tarawera, s.s. (4 a.m.), 1268 tons, Rolls, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers— Saloon: For Lyttelton Misses Bhulf, Walker, Nathen, Mesdames Fenn, Dunne and child, Taylor and child, McFerran, Gutten, Uessem, Isdall, Tyers, Heinemann, Vickering and infant, Colonels Bauch op, Wood, Dr Heinemann, Messrs Uessems, Scott, Chemnete, Griffiths, Fenn, Clarke, Copping;, Evans, Fanhurst, Fenerty, Secoombe, Hoisted, Bauchop, Haddon, Newman, Davies, Masters Uessem (2). For Dunedin—Messrs Thompson, Cameron.

Rotomahana, s.s. (8.10 p.m.), 864 tons, Maiming, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Goss, Strange, Foot, James, Johnston, Dalrymple, Fraser, Bagnell, Snow, Tweed, Higginson, Foster, Cargill, Marton, Monckton, Crawford, Milne, Mosley, Hibbert, Mesdames Le Oren, Pringle and chdd, lies, McCrackett, Hayne, Goss, Barr, Jones, Bell, Travers, Henderson and 2 children, Rev McCrackett, Major Hayhurst Messrs Smith, Baxter, Jameson, Oakden, lies, Goss, Roberts, Roach, Henderson, Hicks, Woodside, Fox, Faorhurst, Adams, Manan, Bush, Frankish. Gibben, Turner, Reeves, Browne, Milne, Page, Brown, Namara, Alsop, Braddock, Hayne, Masters Goss (2). THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

Indradevi, s.s. (12.15 p.m.), 5683 tpns,

Trotter, for Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, and London. Penguin, s.s. (1.5 p.m.), 517 tons, Nordstrum and Chrisp, for Pioton and Nelson. Passengers —Saloon For Picton —Misses Noble, Fearman, Millen, Daly, Gallaher, Mesdames Tilley, Hall, Revs Foster, White, Messrs Mitchelson, Tilley, Stuart, Brown, Young. For Nelson —Messrs Joyce, Edgar, Easton, Dobson, Wilson.

Rakanoa, s.s. (4 p.m.), 1570 tons, Rutter, for Picton, Westport, and Sydney. Wariimpo, s.s. (4.20 p.m.), 1892 tons, Neville, for Melbourne, via Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Hobart. Passengers Saloon: For Lyfttelton—Misses Chattaway, Morris (2), Tobin, Fulton, Everett, Hodgson, Carr, Fisher Mesdames Tombs, Vincent, Havelin, Gray, Turnbull and 2 children, Messrs Burnett, Laidlaws, Schwartz, Harris, Read, McWhirter, Wilson, King, Ring, Brown, Whittaker, Tankard, Kirkland, Gray, Tombs, Turnbull, Fisher, Williams, Master Ckattaway, Captain Watson. For Dunedin —Misses Butcliart, Thomson (2). Mesdames Begg, Fraser, Park, Messrs Dalrymple, Thomson, Master Fraser. For Bluff —Mm Ross, Messrs Ross, Crowtlier. For Melbourne —Miss Hill, Mrs Gray and 2 children. Tasman, s.s. (4.50 p.m.), 87 tons, Waddilove, for Nelson and Motueka. Rotoiti, s.s. (6.30 p.m.), 629 tons, Robertson, for Nelson, New Plymouth, and Onehunga. Passengers —Saloon: For Nelson —Misses Coster, Mercer, Daniell, Johnson, Redgrave (2), Hall, Mesdames Powell, Barhann and 2 children, Hall, Messrs Tasker, Peacock, Lock, Kirkpatrick, Mercer, Field, Bourlre, Piikington. For New Plymouth—Mr Hawthorne. For Onehunga —M : ss Travers, Messrs Ferguson, Burke. Zealandia, s.s. (10.25 p.m.), 1738 tons, Wyllie, for Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, and Sydney. Passengers—Saloon: For Napier—Misses Steward, Johnston. lor Gisborne—Miss Johnston. For Auckland Messrs Croucher, McCallum; 10 steerage for all ports.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. Papanui, s.s. (12.20 p.m.), 6372 tons, Weston, for Lyttelton. Rotomahana, s.s. (7.40 p.m.), 86-1 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Royes, Starks, Harford, Hewitt, Thompson, Gamble, Mesdames Williams and 2 children, Holm, Aimers, Gale, Wilson, Mirams and 2 children, Gamble, Hon Twomey, Messrs Reid, .Lewis, Gerdy, Phillips, Holm, Gale. Starks, Gamble, Fix, Patterson, Preston, Campbell, Spiers, Smyth©, Davies (2), Pearson, Allan, Smith, Reid, Buddo, Brown. Hubbard, Brambley, Newton, Buckeridge, Ballantyne, Wilson, Dudley, Waite McLennan, Rutherford, Kirk, Croll, Woolcombe, Harman, Paterson, Erwin, Domhurn, Moss, Hale, Johnston, Wale, Ferguson, Saddington, Adams, Gibbs, Anderson, Godfrey, Rattray. Mararca, s.s. (9.10 p.m.), 1381 tons, McBsth, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers—Saloon: For Lyttelton Mesdames Rudkin, Powell, Messrs Taylor, Powell, Rudkin, Milne, Greenwood, Laurence (2), Richards, Master Rudkin. For Dunedin —Mrs Starlc, Mr Stark. Master Stark.

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. Wainui, s.s. (1.25 p.m.), 391 tons, Hull, for Picton, Nelson, Westport, and Greymouth. Passengers—Saloon: For Picton Misses Dickens, Reid, Trent, Armstrong, Messrs Chatfield, Trent, Mead. For Nelson —Messrs Hall, Newman, Chisholm, Finch, Clark, Whitehouse, For Westport—Miss Briffaulf, Messrs Fahy, Fair, Fitzgerald, Pankhurst. For Greymouth —Miss Stevens, Captain Patterson, Messrs Gilbert, Boyd, Cox, Hay. River Boyne, barquentine (1.30 p.m.), 466 tons, Elbe, for Greymouth and Sydney. Rakaia, s.s. (1.45 p.m.), 5660 tons, Smith for Newcastle. Victoria, s.s. (4.10 p.m.), 3000 tons, Waller, for Sydney. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Ayles, "Mills, Sister Mills, Mesdames Koftegast, Scott, Hugo, Cairns, Dr Putnam. Messrs Runnelly, Winton, Ellis, Nettleslupr Brown, Anderson, Copeland, O’Driscoll (2), Lippett, Scott, Kirkcaldie, Cairns, Cassidy, Marfleet, Scott, Godlonton, Dixon; 35 steerage. Talcapuna, s.s. (10.50 p.m.), 369 tons, Lambert, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Webster, Conwell, Champion, Baird, Henderson, Holt, Rivir, Campbell, Musgrove, Hamer, Mesdames Smith, O’Reilly, Wright, Stapleton, Perman, Sinton, Captain Lang, Messrs Draycott, Forde, Gilmore Jamieson, Mat thewson, Evans, Stewart, Wright, Sullivan, Harris, Rhodes, Lewis, Sinton, Stapleton, Vincent, Royle, Foster, Stewart, Halliday, Bayo, Connell, Callum, Fleming, Ward, Evans, Hill, Nathan. Reilly, Harman, Currie, Campbell, Cunningham, Patterson, Midget, Ross, Barry. Kirk, Jaques, Barr, Don, Wynks, McBeth, Rev Ward. SEND AY. SEPTEMBER 11.

Penguin, s.s. (9.5 p.m.), 517 tons, Nordstrum and Chrisp, for Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Rose, Gilbert, Messrs Young, Dodd, Nicholas, Alcolm, Hill.

KUMARA’S PASSENGERS. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Kumara, which sailed from Plymouth on July 30th, for Wellington, via Capetown and Hobart, is bringing the following passengers from England:—For Wellington—Miss M. J. Dickens, Mesdames M. Scotson, M. Sutherland, E. Whitworth, Messrs B. Bennett, A. Bisset, W. Chadwick, H. Cole, H. Colonna, D, Coutts, H. Gillard, J. T. Cole, C. E. Harris, G. Hast, S. Hibberd, F. Japp, A. Jones, J. Mackenzie, F. Marsh, A. Reid, M. Sedgwick, H. Severn, J. Smith, R. Swanwick, J. Thompson, R. White, Master Sutherland, For Lyttelton—Misses F. Ashman, Fitzsimons (2), Mayfield (2), Mesdames Fitzsimons, Mayfield, Messrs W. Abram, J. Crow, A. Dean, G. Fitzsimons, J. Hall, H. Harrow, Marshall, M. Power, P. Smith, R. Tinsley, E. A. Westerman, Master Fitzsimons, Mayfield (2). For Port Chalmers—Misses Maclatehie, Seymour, Mrs Seymour, Messrs J. Cullen, W. Ferguson, J. Goodwin, J. Maclatehie, H. Seymour. For Auckland—Misses M. Fulton, E. Grierson, Ramage (2), Mesdames Copping, S. Crawford, Evans, Matheson, K. M. Gzanne, Price, Rose, Ramage, Messrs M, Buckea, A* Copping,

S. Crawford, J. Evans, J. Findlay, W. H. Gillingham, W. Groves, F. Hall, T. Daily, W. Price, M. Lavelle, T. McDowell, E. Parker, J. Matheson, T. Middleman, I. Ramage, A. R. Robbins, R. Robson, F. E. Rose, S. Wills, H. Young, Masters Price (2). For New Plymouth—Miss C. Imlay, Messrs B. G. Ffinch, H. G. Horner, J. Matthews, G. Steel. For Wanganui—Mrs M. Hales, Messrs R. J. Cayter, H. Farrington. For Westport—Mrs A. Whyte, Messrs P. Allan. W. J. Hughes, E. S. Whyte. For Picfcon-Mr J. H. Hutchings. For Timaru —Misses Irving, Mrs H. Irving, Mr G. Hay, Master Irving. For Picton—Mr J. Lamare. For Nelson—Mr C. Elstow. For Napier—Miss James, Mrs James, Rev W. B. James, Mr C. James, Master James.

The Marine Underwriters’ Association of Victoria have published a return showing the number of vessels totally lost in the trade to and from Australasia, United Kingdom. Continent of Europe, and America for the year 1903. During that period 355 steamer voyages were made to Australasia, and one steamer was totaliy lost; 309 steamer voyages were made from. Australasia, and there were no total losses. The return for sailing vessels shows a larger percentage of total losses. There were 42S vessels pound inwards, comprising 181 to New South Wales. 127 to Victoria, 58 to South Australia. 24 to Queensland, 53 to Western Australia, 21 to Tasmania, and 34 to New Zealand. Of this number 6 were totally lest, 1 each to New South Wales and South Australia, and 2 each to Western Australia and New Zealand. Of the 513 sailing vessels outward bound, 399 were from New South Wales, 18 from Victoria, 24 from South Australia. 2 from Queensland, 31 from Western Australia, 9 from Tasmania, and 30 from New Zealand. There were 19 total losses—9 from New South wales and 1 from South Australia.

According to advices received from. Tasmania recently, the Union Company’s well-known 'steamer Makinapua had a sensational experience during the heavy gales lately. Upon her arrival at Strahan the master reported that he had twice during the trip run into Port Davey for shelter. Mountainous seas were running, and, to the dismay of all on board, the water found its way into the engine-room. A huge sea which broke over the vessel reduced one of the boats to atoms.

The British barque Dumfriesshire, a recent visitor to Wellington, which came to grief off the coast of New. Caledonia at the beginning of last month arrived in Sydney last iveek, to be docked for examination, and, if necessary, repairs. The mishap to the vessel furnishes material for one of the most remarkable marine stories ou record. It appears that the Dumfriesshire, while on her way from New Zealand to the port of Nekoue, in New Caledonia, to load a cargo of ore for the Continent, struck one of the numerous submerged reefs which abound on that dangerous coast. The ship was under full sail at the time, and the position was regarded by Captain Taylor and his crew as such a serious one that it wa3 resolved to abandon the vessel before she sank. The following morning the Dumfriesshire had completely disappeared from view, and the conclusion was at once arrived at; that the vessel had foundered during the course of the night. Subsequently the castaways were rescued by a steamer, the master of which was informed that the Dumfriesshire had gone down. Having no cause to doubt the total loss of the vessel, the steamer steered a course for Noumea. What actually occurred, however, was that the Dumfriesshire, without any assistance beyond that afforded by the rising tide, floated off the reef upon which she had stranded, and instead of foundering, gracefully sailed away round the island for a distance of 25 to 30 miles, eventually coming to a safe anchorage near Pourn, where she was se>cured by a couple of lucky settlers. The vessel, it was found from a hurried examination, had escaped serious damage, and the voyage to Sydney was an uneventful one.

.The '‘Sydney Morning Herald’s" correspondent writes from Fiji:—ll.M.S. Torch has visited Tonga and is now lying in the harbour with H.M.S. Mutine. The latter arrived from New Hebrides on August 7th, with Captain Rason, the British Resident Commissioner, on board. The flagship arrived early on August 9th, and coaled next day. A record was set up for Suva. The ship took in 888 tons in 10 hours, but the best hour’s work was 129 tons. The Union S.S. Company of N.Z. supplied the coal from the Wanaka and two hulks. The long overdue coolie ship Bms arrived on July 30th, 121 days out from Calcutta. ‘The longest previous voyage was 93 days, and previous to that 87 days. Captain Littledale explained that light winds had prevailed in the Bay of Bengal, the voyage to the equator taking 55 days in place of about 10, as usual. The Pericles came from Calcutta to Suva in 53 days. Thei;e were no deaths, on board, but a birth allowed one more to be landed than embarked. The ship sailed again for Calcutta on the 19th August, with 367 return coolies. Dr Woodward, the surgeon superintendent of the bms, was in bad health on arrival, and was taken to the hospital, but he gradually sank and passed away on August 20th. Dr Maguire, one of the local Government staff, proceeded with the ship to Calcutta. The Manuka arrived to time, and sailed for Vancouver with 500 tons of sugar, the first shipment. Unfortunately, through rough weather one lighter intended for the Manuka struck the bank of the channel and sprank a leak. The sugar was badly damaged, incurring a loss of over <£4oo. During the stay of the Manuka in Suva Captain Phillips entertained his Excellency the Administrator and Mrs Major, with most of our leading officials and merchants. The magnificent vessel was greatly admired by all.