SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1717, 25 January 1905, Page 49

SHIPPING NEWS

ARRIVALS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13. Warrimoo, s.s. (8.40 a.m.), 1892 tons, Macbeth, from Sydney. Passengers —Saloon: Misses Rogers, Smith, Young Prentice, Epps, White, Bay ley White, Benjamin. Rainbow, Butler, Mesdames Smith, Hoop, Hoy, Euwell, Flatness and child, Rainbow, Griffiths and 2 children. Weoug Chung, Messrs Hurl, McDonald. Bragge, Smith, Wise and child, London, Wocng Chung, Howie, Hoop, Ivey. Snowden, Winchester, Davonpoit, Charlesworth, Bauer, Wester land, Berry. Garnhara, Pridham, Fitness, Borcliand, Robertson, Wifi'en, Smith, Rickard, Williams, Callaghan, Ilarcourt, Hay, Smith. Molloy, Gillanders, Davie. Payne, Griffiths, Redgrave, Simmons, Garlick, Master Epps, and Dr Cahill; 114 steerage. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20. Zealandia, s.s. (8 a.m.), 1735 tons, Wyllie, from Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Smulstrum, Mesdames Jackson, Earnshaw, Cox, Spiers and child, McLean and maid, Rev Watt, Messrs McLean and son, McIndoe, Jackson, Shirtcliffe, Mcßeath, Campbell, Wallace, Findlayeon, Cox, Johnstone, Amess, Master Sampson; 10 steerage. Wasdale, ship (11.45 a.m.), 1824 tons, Hammond, from Fremantle. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21. Monowai, s.s. (5.50 a.m.), 2137 tons, Worrall, from Melbourne, Hobart and South. Passengers—7s saloon and 71 steerage. DEPARTURES. THURSDAY. JANUARY 19. Warrimoo, s.s. (4.30 pin.), 7892 ions, Macbeth, for Lyttelton. Dunedin. Bluff. Hobart, and Melbourne. Pnssengp- s - Saloon: For Lyttelton —Misses MeViears.

Kerr, Hewitson, Handley, Mensem (2), Mesdames Macdonald, Kerr. Cox, Jennings, Manson, Parkes, Messrs Kerwin, Hill, Manson, Lightband, Gunson. Jennings, Ridley, Parkes, Brickett, Master Anderson. For Dunedin —Alisses Anderson. Garrett, Holmes, Owen. Smith, Turton, Hosking (2), Barclay (2), Mesdames Beacon, Anderson and child, Sutherland. Elliott and child, Hosking and child, Bot ham ley, Ramsay. Home and 2 children, Levington, Stewart, Kemp, Barclay. Livingstone, Fitcliett, Stewart and 2 children. Messrs Elliott, Horne. Scott, Greaves, Baj-lis. Rankin. Horne, Davidson, Masters Ale Vicars. Livingstone. Hosking. For Bluff —Aliss Reith, Airs Afasters and infant. Alessrs Kingsland, Salenger, Afasters. For Hobart—Rev Carroll, Air Johnston. For Alelbourne —Airs Sheridan, Alessrs Sheridan, Hill, and Gale. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21. Alonowai, s.s. (3.35 p.m.), 2137 tons, Worrall, for Sydney. Passengers—Saloon: Alisses Read (3), Broughton, Haynes, Dreyer, Fenerherdt, Outram, M eon, Russell. Mesdames Read, Bayley, Lennox, Andrews and 2 children, Alitcbell and boy, Alessrs Read, Wilcox, AicNaught, Numessett, Bayley, Broughton (2), Lennox, Andrews, Mitchell, Wimsett, Drew, Smith, Hickey, Nolan, Smeath, AlcClellaiui, Stopford, Wilcox, A. F. Greenwood, Alyers, Alasters Mason, Browning. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A startling experience befell the new Tyse-r steamer Star of Scotland at Alelbourne shortly before 6 p.m; on the 12th instant, when she was struck by lightning, a wooden pole about Bft high, carried on top of her foremast, being competely shattered. She was on her way from Melbourne to Sydney, and just off the Quarantine Station at Portsea when the incident occurred. Pilot W. T. Lilly was in charge, and Captain Hart and his chief officer were also on the bridge at the time. The flash -which struck the foremast was accompanied by a terrific thunderclap, which seemed to shake the vessel, and caused the pilot, captain, and chief officer, to involuntarily crouch down on the bridge. Beyond the shattering of the pole on the masthead no damage resulted. Portion of the destroyed pole fell to the deck, but although in some cases the pieces were splintered into- very small fragments, no traces of burning were observable on. them. The pole, which was probably used for displaying signals, was of pitch pine, and was affixed to the foremast, which was constructed of steel. It is a singular coincidence that an almost precisely similar adventure was passed through by the steamer Star of England, also of the Tyser line, when she was on a voyage to Alelbourne some time ago. a flash of lightning doing some injury to her foremast. PAPANUI, FROAI LONDON. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Papanui. from London via Capetown and Hobart, arrived unexpectedly on Saturday afternoon from the lastnamed port, after having broken all previous records of that vessel b}* several hours. The. Papanui dropped anchor at 4.50 p.m., and after pratique was granted berthed at No. 1, South. Queen’s Wharf, the same evening. The vessel sailed from Plymouth at midday on December 4 h and -xperieneed strong south-westerly breezes with high seas until 100 miles north of Teneriffe. The Papanui arrived at Teneriffe at 8 p.m. on December 9th. After bunkering, the vessel resumed her voyage, and met with light north-easter-ly (o south-easterly winds uniil after passing the Equator on December 16th. Light to fresh south-easterly and southerly winds continued till arriving at Capetown at 2.30 p.m. on December 28th. Tho vessel sailed again at 5 a.m. on th© 27 th, and experienced fresh to strong westerly winds, with rough 6eas for a few days, but generally fine weather till reaching Hobart at 5.45 a.m. on Atonday, last. About 500 tons of cargo was discharged and 170 cases of fruit were shipped for Wellington. The last stag© of the voyage was commenced at 8.12 a.m. on Tuesday last. Light north-easterly, changing to strong easterly winds, with fine weather, prevailed to arrival. Captain T. S. Weston has with him the following officers Chief, Mr H. C Barnes; second, Air R. R. Neale; third, Mr G. Worthington; fourth, Air S. J. V rmr: surgem. Dr J. H. Wright; chief engineer, Air F. Corbet; steward-in-charge, Air W. J. Janes.