SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4011, 24 December 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POttT CHALMERS.

Bes. 23—Wind, N.E., light. Weather, fine, clear. 8 a.m.—Barometer, 29 98; thermometer, 57. 1 p.m. —Barometer, 29 Mi; thermometer, 65. 6 p.m.— Barometer, 20 94 ; thermometer, 60. Hijrh water on December 24—At the Heads, 3.10; at Port Chalmers, 3.50; Dune tin, 4.35.

PORT CHALMERS OBSERVATORY.

Latitude, 45.45.55 south; longitude, llh. 22m. S7s east. ■■'■..-. ."■ . , * Time ball drops daily (Sundays excepted), at Ip.m. Port Chalmers mean time, or lh. 37m. 235.; a.m. Greenwich mean time.

ARRIVALS.

"Eliza M'Phee, ketch, 39 tons, Peterson, from Catlin's River. G. F. Reid, agent. ' , . Lady of the Lake, s.s., 60 tons, Urquhart, from the Molyneux. G. F. Reid, agent. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Miller and child, Miss Shields, Messrs Hay and Hill. Mermaid, cutter, 12 tons, Brebner, from Waikouaiti. Vaster, agent. Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Malcolm, from Oatnaru. Harbour Steam Company, agents. Passengers: Mesdanies Morlin, Cooko, Williams, Miss Bradford, Messrs Hornsby, Finch, Street, Sherwood, Rcade, Booth, Prule, Dinnett, M'Lean, Austin, Thomson, Wallace, Mudie, Captain Hodder, Master Gordon. DEPARTURES. Comorang, p.s., 152 tons, Best, for the Bluff. G. S. Brodrick, agent. Maid of Otago, schooner, 56 tons, Bain, for Oamaru. Keith Ramsay, agent. Tararua, s.s;, 520 tons, for Melbourne via Bluff Harbour. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co., agents. Passengers: Miss Fitzgerald, Messrs Matthews, Richardson, and 20 Steerage. For Bluff—Messrs Beule, Mason, and one Bteerage. Samson, p.s., 124 tons, Edio, for Oamaru. Harbour Steam Company, agents. . ; Wanganui, s.s., 179 tons, Fraser, for Bluff Harbour. H. Houghtonand Co., agents. Passengers: Mrs Wilson and child, Mrs Mockley, Mrs Felger, Misses Bailey (2), Upton, Aylmer, Spalding, Messrs, lies, Lindsay, C. J. Webb, The Steele and Keogh Dramatic Company (16), and two steerage. .;■■.■■ EXPECTED ARRIVAIB. From London.—Araby Maid, September 7th; Florence, September 6th; Frederic Bassil, September 86th ; Janet Cowan, Oct. 6th; Margaret Galbraith, October 9th ; Sophie-Joachim, October 10th ; Wild Deer, Oct. 30th; Wellington, Warwick, Candidate, Gareloch, Rangitikei, City of Vienna. From G&as.'HW.—Nelson, Oct. 4; City of Dunedin, Oct. 30th. ; : From Liverpool.—Jeannie Louttit. : Fkom Pimet Sound —Wildwood. FROM N«w.Yn«.- SunK s lie: - From Foo Cuoo.—Medora, Amur. From Christiaxia.—lsabella Ridley. From Adelaide.—Waverley. From Lauxckston.—Cezurewitch. ritOJKCTBD DEPARTURES. For London.—Waikato, early; May Queen, early; Invercargill, early; Calypso, early. For New York and Boston.—Osseo, early. . For Melbourne — Otago, 81st inst. For Northern Ports.—Wellington, this day. For Southern Ports.—Wanganui, 30th inst.; Wallabi/early; Express, 26th inst ; Lady of the Lake, early; Comerang, early. For West Coast.—Maori, Ist January. For East Coast.—Anne, early; Margaret Scollay, «arly ; Defiance and Dagmar, early. For Oamaru.—Samson, 29th inst. For Lyttblton, &c— Bruce, early; Beautiful Star, 29th inst. Fob, Foxtown.— Egmont, early. For Napier.—Excelsior, early.

CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

inwards. • Lady of the Tiake, 60 tons, Urquhart, from Molyneux, with cargo. G. F. Reid, agent. Trial, 25 tons, Bradshaw, from Moeraki, with cargo. Master, agent.. Eliza M'Phee, 39 tons, Peterson, from Catlin'a River, with cargo. G. F. Reid, agent. Tararua, 523 tons, Clark, from Lyttelton, with cargo. Dalgety^Nichols, nnd Co., agents. , Woodville, 362 tons, Arnold, from Newcastle, with cargo. J. Mills, agent. India, 202 tons, Briggs, from Hobart Town, with cargo. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co., agents. j P.C.E., 291 tons, Law, from Newcastle, with cargo. H. Houghton and Co., agents. Duke of Edinburgh, 470 tons, Sampson, from Newcastle, with cargo. Master, agent. : OUTWARDS. Trial, 25 tons, Bradshaw, for Waikouaiti, with cargo. Master, agent. Tararua, 523 tons, Clark, for Bluff Harbour, with cargo. D Algety, Nichols, and Co., agents. Samson, 124 tons, Edie, for Oamaru, with cargo. J. Mills, agent. ■ , Wanganui, 179 tons, Fraser, for Bluff Harbour, with cargo. H. Houghton and Co., agents. • IMPORTS. Per Tararua, from Lyttelton: 4 empties,Copeland; 1 pkg, Choral Society. ■Per Trial, from Waikouaiti: 30 hags, Driver. Per Eliza M'Phee, from Catlin's River: 29,400ft timber, Guthrie and Larnach.

Per Lady of the Lake, fromMolyneux: 14 packages, Banks; 2 do, Henderson ; 77 do, Distillery Company; 12 do, Bridgman ; 1 do, Boult; 2 do, Maclean Bros ; 1 do, Robins and M'Leod ; 6 do, Cargills, Gibbs, and Co ; 239 do, Reid ; 6 do, Driver : 8 do, Manning. Per Mermaid, from Waikouaiti: 32 bales, Wright, Stevenson, and Co.

Per Pioneer, from Shag Point: 47 bales,Cargills, Gibbs, and Co; 18 tons coal, Martin and Watson.

EXPORTS.

Per Trial, for Waikouaiti: 430 feet timber, 14 packages, Clark; lot timber, Highet; 6 packages, Hills; 4 do, Malloch.

Per Tararua : For Bluff—l package, Victorian Insurance Co; 5 sheep, M. L and It. A Co; 2 packages, Matheson Bros. For Melbourne—l2 packages, Flexman ; 60 do, Turnbull and Co, 9 do, M'Donald ; 1 do, Gregg; 6 boxes gold (5770 ozs), Bunk New Zealand. Per Samson, for Oamaru : 5 packages, Jessep Bros; 17 do, Reid and Gray ; 2 do, Black, Thomson, and Co; i£lfl u^#l,«f^JSi^J 1i,,2-0-1Ii,,2-0---1 do, Herbert, Haynes, and Co; 2 do, Public Works Store : 12 do, Copeland ; 44 do, Hogg and Hutton ; 3 do, Findlay and Co ; 1 do, Lees ; 8. do, Brown, Ewing, and Co; 14 do, Thomas and Berryman ; 10 do, Lange •ndThoneman; 42 do, A C BeggJ 1 do, Seeger; 17 do, Esther and Low; 37 do, Neill and Boyd ; 6 do, Bing, Harris, and Co; 1 do, C Begg; 100 do, Turnbull and Co ; 1 do, Ross and Glendming; 60 do, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co; 1 do, Sargood, Son, and Ewen; 2 do, Inglis; 1 do, Burt,; 2 do, Chisholm. :

The steamer Lady of the Lake returned to port yesterday forenoon from one of her usual trips to the Molyneux. She had been absent since last Thursday night, and after arriving at the Molyneux and discharging inward freight, she was engaged on Saturday and Monday last conveying railway sleepers between Port Molyneux and Kaitangata. Shealso towed the ketch Edith Reid from that port to Kaitangata: On Tuesday she loaded up and at1 midnight left for. this port, arriving as above, and after discharging some «eck freight at the Old Jetty proceeded to Dnnedin. The cutter Mermaid came in yesterday morning from Waikouaiti with a cargo of wool for the ship Waikato.1 The transhipment wassoon effected. ; The schooner Pioneer ran her first cargo of wool this season from Shag Point yesterday. She arrived early in the afternoon and went alongside thelnvercargill to tranship. Besides the wool she brought 18 tons of coal for Dunedin. • . . ■ ■■■ .

The steamer Comerang tnok her departure for the Bluff and KivertOn at a late hour on Tuesday night. The cutter Nautilus was taken into Isbister's Slip yesterday afternoon to have her bottom looked to. The steamer Tararua, having the NewZeaUnd European mail via Suez on board, sailed for Melbourne yesterday afternoon.

The Wallabi is now in the Floating Dock, and is receiving ;a ; searching; overhaul this-time. : She has been scraped bright from keel to rail, and re-coated and re-painted. Eyery defect in her plating has been made good, a section of the bulwarks replaced by new work, and new combings are being fitted to her deckhouse. Herniachihery, especially, the boiler; is receiv-' ing a very close Inspection and repairs.' The decks are to be caulked fore and aft.: Wheri'tlie Wallabi comes out of dock, on Saturday she wilt be in tip-top condition—fit at all points to nip another twelvemonth. ; We observe that the New Zealand Steam Shipping Company has laid on the steamer Ladybird to run an excursion; trip 6h Bribing Day to the Heads arid Jfoeraki. We expect to see her largely patronised, for the opportunity of using so fine a vessel as the Ladybird for such a purpose does not often present itself at this port. ,•■;....• . ~ ■

The ketch Grace sailed for Catlin's River yesterday afternoon.

We cannot commend the' Port signalmen either for the smart look-out kept or for the exactitude of the signals made. On Tuesday evening no notice whatever was taken of the approach of the mail steamer Tararua, the first intimation received about her being herownumoke rising above the North Head. That smoke must have been within sight of the Head's signal station an hour or an hour and a-half earlier, and if only the simple signal of a steamer to the northwards had been made it would have saved many people at the Port a great deal of unnecessary worry "and anxiety. When the steamer hovein sight between the Heads we were in the act of communicating with Timaru and Oamaru-for tidings about her, she being so much behind time.. Then yesterday evening a ■wrong signal Was hoisted, the Lady Bird's number being made instead of that of the Maori* ; The mistake occasioned no little confusion; Truly if is high time that the uncertain flag signalling system were done away with, and the sure telegraph wire substituted in its steswl to the Heads. ; : '

The Harbour Steam Company's steamer Maori, Captain Malcolm, returned from her Oamaru trip'yestei;day evening, bi inging: 560 biles; of wool for the ship Waikato. She left Oamaru atll p.m.:yesterday, and made the run in five hours. We observe that the Maori is to sail on.her second trip round the Island on the Ist January.: ■: ~.;.• i ,>■■;: * »:. !;. -• ■ ■ ■'.

The steamer Samson sailed yesterday evening on another trip to Oamnru, .: ~■ .. !-i i~■ ': ; ~:■;■ j

The departure of the Luna has been postponed until to-day. ... ... . , ... , . • The various Dunedin wharves have not been'so bare of shippingior a long time as they wereyesterdsy. At the Rattray street whiirf there were the schooners George Noble, Je?sle Niccol, arid steamer Lady of the Lake. At the Jetty street jetty there was the schooner Excelsior. The Stuart street'jetty was the most patronised, ther^ being alongside it the '.r steamers' Shag'a'nd Eginont, /schooner' Pioneer, and and several of the mosquito fleet. : Jl. ; The captain of tt1 smalll vessel called the Catherine, bound from Cork>to Portsmouth with a cargo 'of butter, has.just met with a singular adventure at sea. Tlie crew consisted of biit three persons-^the captain, whose name is PhrkinSi-arid two seamen—one nanied Finch, belonging'to Plymouth", iand'the. other called " Paddy," a native of- Cork:' The Catherine had left Cork, and when about 26 miles from Queenstown, the two men were engagedin shifting the.jib; when a sea struck thetn; carried'them away, and no more was seen of them. The same wave swept the captain off the vessel, which was thus leftwithout a hand.J Fortunately, however, another wave washed him into the rigging, and he succeeded in regaining the deck. Throughout the very heavy weather which prevailed during the last few days, the capjain stuck singlehanded to his post, and brought his vessel safely into Portsmouth harbour.*-Glasgow Herald, Oct 17. ;.<ri!A.: terrible collision, occurred near the Lizard, by which eleven Jives were in a moment lost. The Candahar, an iron ship of 1418 touß (Captain Jougbin), belonging to Messrs G. Crawshaw, of London, for Melbourne, laden with a. Colonial cargo, left London for Melbourne, and the Kingsl ridge, also an iroD ship, of 1497 tens (Captain Symonds), belonging to Messrs Brocklebank; London, left London for Sydney. They both had a good passage down channel, with a light wind from-the southward. About half-past seven in the eraiingj when they were about 14 miles south of the Lizard, the Candahar was seen bearing down on the Kingsbridge on the port tack. The chief mate (Mr M'Donald) was on the fore poop, and when he saw that a collision was inevitable, ho called out to the man at the wheel to port the helm, but before the ehip answered the Candahar was down upon herj striking- her amidships. At the time of the collision

many of the crew were in the rigging. One of the topmasts'aune down, and in no small measure added to the confusion. The crew of the Candahar did all they could to save the struggling crew. Unfortunately some of the ropes were not long enough, having been broken in the collision.' After a Ume, longor ones were obtained, and by this means some of the crew and others were enabled to effect a rescue. The chief mate saved himself by one of the sails.-At the time of the collision, the captain's daughter was playing the piano in the chief cabin. With her mother, she was immediately called'on "dock. "; The "mother made an attempt to get over to* board the Candahar; but the daughter, as the captain was getting out a boat, prevented her. In three minutes the ship went down, and the captain,- his wife, and daughter were drowned; and also eight of the crew, out of a tctal of thirty-one. The crew of the Caudah&r ttato that the weather was fine but hazy, with a moderate breeze from the south-west, The vessel was under topgallant sails and main-royalon the port tack ( heading W.N. W. by W., the Lizard bearing E.S.E. Nothing was seen of the Kingsbridge until, immediately, before the. collision, when a light was observed and the helm put down. Before, however, the vessel could answer her helm, she ran into the Kingsbridge just abaft the mainmast. Immediately after the collision, the carpenter was directed to examine the Candahar, and reported her forward compartment was full of water, and that she couldn't carry sail. Falmouth was then made for. The stem of the Candahar is crushed in, ±nd nothing but her forward bulkhead saved her.— Glasgow Herald, October 17th.