SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8006, 10 February 1887, Page 2

SHIPPING.

H'gh Water at Wharf.- 5.37 a n ; 6,0 pm. Boa.— P.fses, 5.11 a.m ! 6M v -‘ u - MKrjEoaotoaiOAL—yestebday. Hood,— Barometer. 31.20; thermometer, 68. 6 D.m.— Barometer. 30.24 ; thermometer. 62. Midnight.—Barometer, 30.20; thermo., 60, Wind.—N.W., light. Weather.—Fine. ARRIVED. Wednesday, February 0. Koranui. «e. 301 tone, Oliver, from Nelson and Picton. Passenger)—Saloon: Misses West, Bees, Blundell, Arley, Stringer, Hargreaves Eden Scott and Carb, Mesdames Stevens, Green, Cook, Pope, Woods, Allen, Leo and family (8). Messrs Yarrall, Fond, McKay, Wall, Collins, Mills, Burridge, Alien, MoKel. vie Green, Stick, Stephens, Chisholm, Gully, Bur 'ess, Webb, Williams, Robb, Saunders,) Andrews, Gordon, Silverten, Langqmcfc, Mitchell, Richmond, Reed. Adamson, and Calder, Masters Green and Lorcib '(2); 6 Steer, age. TT.S.S. Co, agents. Grafton, ss, 297 tons, Nordstrom, from South. Passengers—Saloon; Misses Stone, MartelU, Hastings and Gaine, Mrs Best, Revs A. Black. J. McKee, Elinsley and Erwin, Messrs Winter, Smith, Easton, and Master Narby. U.S.S. Go, agents. Go-Ahead, ss, 129 tom, Plnmley, from Napier, via Castle Point. Johnston and Co, agents. Mata!, ss, 362 tons, Dawson, from westport. U.S.S. Co, agents. . Kiwi, ss, l y 3 ton*. Campbell, from Napier «nd Castle Point. Passengers—^Cabin : Misses Campbell, Ward, and Smith, Mesdames God* wm. Armstrong and family (5). Levin and Co, agents. Jane Douglas, ss, 75 tons, Eraser, from Foxton. Passeirgets—Cabin; Mrs Hassle and family, Messrs Smith, Hawk, and McMillan. Turnbull and Co, agents. , Waibi, bb, 63 tons, Manning, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin ; Misses Cruickshanlc and Redwood, Mesdames Smith and Hutchinson, Messrs Brandt, Osgood, Campbell, Knowles, Andrews, and Warren. XJ.S.tf. Co, agents. Rotorua, ss, 57C tons, Neville, hom Onehunga. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Sheppard and Evans, Messrs Temperman, fisher, Flyger, Schroder and 2 children; 7 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Manawatu, ss, 113 tons, Lambert, form Westport. SAILED. Wednesday, February 9, Waihl, ss, 63 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. XJ.S.S. Co, agents. Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Bckford, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Go-Ahead, ss, 129 tons, Plumley, for Wanganui. Johnston and Co, agents. Kiwi, ss 133 tons, Campbell, for East Coast. Levin and Co, azents. Grafton, sa, 297 tore, Nordstrom, for Nelson and West C>»asfc. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Renner and Mr Anyon; 7 steerage. X7.S.S. Co, agents. Kotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, for Nelson. U. 9.5. Co, agents. Maitai, ss, 162 tons, Dawson, for Westport and Hokitika. U.S.S. 00, agents. Koranui, «e, 301 tons, Oliver, for Greymouth and Hokitika. U.S.S. Co, agents. Maori, ss, 118 tons, Black, for Picton and Greymouth. Passengers Cabin ; Messrs Smith, Claricjge, Pearce, and Pringle ; 3 «teerage. Brunner Coal Co, agents. Huia, as, 90 tons, Fraser, for Wanganui. Passenger—Cabin : Mr Wakefield. Turnbull and Co, agents. IMPORTS. Ex Theodor, from New York—3Bo2 cases, 53 pkgs, 14 boxes, 2 casks, 3 hhds, 100 barrels, 1 piano, I organ, variously consigned and to older. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Liverpool.—Brier Holme, left 2nd December. London.—Western Monarch, left December 22nd. Plymouth.—Kaikonra. left 11th January, for Port Chalmers ; Taitmi, left Ist January, for Auckland; Doric, left 30th January, for Port Chalmers. New York.—H. J. Libby, left 16th October. Hamburg.—Bessel, left 19th November, for Wellington. South.—Hawea, this day. Blenheim.—Wailii, this day. vVesfcport.—Manawatu, this day. Wanganui.—Storrabird, this day. Patea.—Waverley, this day. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Westport-—Mnnawatu, this day. Blenheim.—Waihl, this day, South.—Penguin, this day. Foxton. —Jane .Douglas, this day. Onebunga.—Bawea, this day. London.—Rimutaka, R.M.S., this day. Patea.—Waveriey, this day. BY TELEGRAPH. (UNITED press ASSOCIATION. \ Auckland, February 9. Arrived, 11.40 pm—Alararoa, from Sydney with Brindisi mail). Gbeyaiodth, February 9. Arrived, 10.30 am—St. Kilda, from Wellington. To sail, 8 pm—St. Kilda, for Wellington. Lyttelton. February 9. To sail, 9 pm—Hawoa, for Wellington. Wanganui, February 9. To sail, 10 pm—Sfcorrnbird, for Wellington. Dunedin, February 9. Arrived—Te Anau and Wakat’pu, from Sydney, via Northern ports. Sailed—Tarawera. for Sydney, via North. Passengers for Wellington Mrs . Duder, Messrs Me Slash an and Somerville, Captain Williams, and Mr Stewart. Hinemoa, for West Coast Sounds. The ss Kiwi arrived from Napier and Castle Point at 7am yesterday. She returned last evening. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Maitai, from Westport? arrived at 2.15 pm yesterday. She returned last evening. The ss Go-Ahead, from Napier and Castle Point, arrived yesterday morning. She sailed foe Wanganui last night. The ss Waiht, from Blenheim, arrived here at 7 am yesterday. She returned yesterday afternoon. The U.S.S. Go’s bs Grafton left Dunedin on the 6th instant, called at Timaru, Akaroa, and Lyttelton, which latter port she left at 4.45 pm on Tuesday, arriving hero at mid-day yesterday. She sailed for Nelson and West Coast last evening. The U.S.S. Co’s sa Koranui, from Nelson and Picton, arrived her© at 11.30 am yesterday. She sailed for Greymouth last nighL The ss Jane Douglas, from Foxton, arrived here at 8.30 am yesterday. She took the schooner Clyde (bound for Dunedin) in tow out of Foxton. The Jane Douglas returns to day. » The U.S.S. Go’s Kotorua left Onehunga at 9.50 pin on the Bth, cleared Manukau Heads i At 11.36 am, passed Cape Egmont at 1.15 am yesterday morning, and arrived here at 10 o’clock lost night. She experienced strong south-east winds with heavy head sea throughout the passage, and sailed for Nelson last night after discharging her .mails into the ss Rimutaka.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT SEA. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). Auckland. February 9. _ The barquentine William Phillips, Captain Potter, arrived from New York, via Dunedin, to-day. Daring the passage from the latter port, a seaman named Fred. Barley was drowned. He was on the jibboom stowing the jib when three days out, and fell Into the sen. The high sea and wind prevented the launching of a boat, and nothing was seen of the unfortunate man after ha fell. DEPARTURE OF THE R.M.S. RIMUTAKA. The New Zealand Shipping Company's R.MS. Rimutaka leaves the Queen’s Wharf at 6 o’clock this morning, bound for London. Her berthing and freight lists are not yet com* pleted, and will consequently not appear till our next issue. We ore informed, however, that her passenger listis pretty full, and her cargo of general merchandise and frozen meat is a full one. In connection with her freight, it might be mentioned that she takes nearly 1090 kegs of butter to the English market. She is the first vessel which has taken sucb a quantity of butter, and the reason it is being sent home in such quantities now is no doubt owing to the fact that the Sydney market is overstocked in that particular line. Captain Turpin, who was transferred from the Aorangi, is in command of the Rimutaka. She is expected to reach England about the 20th of Match.

THE CHINESE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, The rapidly Increasing: passenger traffic between Australia and the colonies and China and Japan has caused the Chinese Steam Navigation Company of Melbourne to run a monthly service between Australia and China, A magnificent fleet of steamers combining the advantages of a high rat© of speed coupled with first-class berthing accommodation (which advantages have been looked upon in the past as peculiar to mail boats only) has been put on the trade. The steamship Changsha is the first of five vessels ordered by the Company to run in this service. She took up her running about a month ago, arriving m Melbourne from Hong Kong with a cargo of tea and mis* cellaneous Chinese produce. A abort description of the Changsha here will not be oat of place. She was builtby Messrs Scott and C>‘„ pf CarUdyke, Greenock, and her dimensions are as follow Length of keel and fore-rake, 314 ft; breadth of beam, 38ft; depth of bold/ 23ft 9ln, Her gress tonuoge is 2208 tons and her net register 1459 tons. s She is fitted with powerful engines on triple expansion principle, with cylinders of 25in, 40in ; and 60in respectively, with length of stroke 4Sin. Steam is supplied from two double-ended boilers 16ft long, each being fitted with six of Fox’s patent corrugated furnaces, the working pressure being 1501 b. The passenger accommodation is of the highest description, and she is capable of carrying 21 first, 30 second, and 40 third class passengers. The saloon is of polished hardwood, and is upholstered throughout in morocco, tho floor being laid with mosaic ceramic tiles. Adjoining the ladies’ bathroom is a boudoir, comfortably furnished with lounges and tables set apart for ladies. The second and third class accommodation is exceptionally good, the whole of the poop being set apart for these passengers. The Changsha is commanded by Captain J. G. Williams, and carries a dodfcor, that important post being filled by Dr J.

Laurie. Her other officers are Chief officer, Mr B. Nelson; second mate, Mr J. L. Gellatly ; third mate, Mr J. Sutherland f cbief engineer, Mr Geo. Brown; and second, third, and fourth engineers, Messrs J. Bilby, o. Ferguson,and T. Meehan. Messrs Johnston and Co. are the Wellington agents o£ tbelChinese Steam Navigation Company, from whom intending passengers by the Company’s boats and others will get all information sa to time of departure from Melbourne, &o.