SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2680, 8 September 1870, Page 2

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)

Wellington, September 7th. Sailed.—Lord Ashley, s.s., for Lyttelton, 2.5 p.m. j Gothenburg, s.s., for Nelson, 2-10 p.m. ; Raagatira, g.s., for Napier, 3.10 p.m.

Greymouth, September 7th. Arrived.—Wild Wave, from Lyttelton; Jane Ann, from Kaiapoi. Hokitika, September 7fch. Sailed.-Bansb.ee, for Dunedin, and Fiery Cross, ior Oamara —both at 8 a.m. Lvttelton, September 7th. Arrived.—Monarch, ship, from Londonj Clara Hargreaves, barque, and Williams, bri&antine, f'om Newcastle; Phoebe, s.s., from Port Chalmers, 10.30 a.m. ; Taranaki, a.s., from Port Chalmers, 11.15 a.m. Bluff, September 7th. Sailed.—Daphne, schooner, for Melbourne, with flax, 2 p.m.

The passengers by the ship William Davie were brought to Ddnedin yesterday forenoon by the Harbour Company's steamer Golden Age. On leaving the vessel's side at the Port they gave hearty cheers for the ship, Captain, and Mrs Henehy, which were lustily responded to by the crew. After calling at. the Port for her usual passengers, she proceeded to town, stopping for a short time at Burkes Brewery. On arrival at the old jetty, there was such a dense crowd that it was difficult to get through. Amongst the passengers are some thirty five single females. The schooner Alice sailed up yesterday from Waikouaiti with a cargo of produce. The p.s. Wallace, after being thoroughly overhauled, resumed her Oamaru trade yesterday, and sailed from Dunedin wharf at 12.30 yesterday morning, arriving at Oamaru at 8 o'clock. After landing cargo and receiving on board some 50 of the townspeople of Oamaru, steamed away at 12 o'clock as far as Waitaki Point and back; During the trip the excursionists sat down to a luncheon provided by the owners. The eatables and drinkables were done full justice to, and many speeches were made complimentary to the Harbour Sfceam Company and to the captain and officers of the Wallace. Af *er a very pleasant cruise of 4 hours, the Wallace returned to Oamaru, landed the excursionists, and having received her Dunedin passengers, left for Dunedin, and arrive! at the wharf at 11.30 last evening

Ships' Manifests.—We have for some time been in the custom of complying with made by importers of goods to give

in the publication of the ships' manifests fuller particulars than appear in the documents furnished by the Custom House. This has generally been on the plea of supplying omissions and rectifying errors. The concession once made, has been allowed to so grow in practice that we sometimes give offence if we refuse to publish a full detail of the contents of every package, none being more anxious to avail themselves of this cheap mode of advertising their wares " just received," than some who affect to despise legitimate advertising. Apart altogether from our objection to making our shipping news encroach on our advertising columns, the castom of departing from the wording of the manifest is the cause of so much inconvenience to ourselves, and not unfrequently of dissatisfaction to others, that for the future we must decline to allow any alterations being made in the ship's manifest entered at the Custom House. Oar shipping report will contain the information furnished by that document and nothing more. —Hobart Town Mercury.