ARRIVAL OF THE ABEONA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6366, 7 July 1882, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE ABEONA.

The ship Abeona, under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, arrived at Port Chalmers at 0 p.m. yesterday. She was met off Deborah Bay by the Customs authorities, and all being well, was promptly cleared in. The representatives' of the Press were politely received by Captain Wilson, who in-' formed them the vossel brought 1800 tons of cargo, 10 passengers, and 12 prize cattle of tho polled Angus breed, she left Gravesend on March 26th, experienced westerly winds down the Channel, and pa-sed the Lizard on April Ist; had easterly winds across the Bay of Biscay, which carried her down on the African coast in sight of Tenerilie. She took the north-east trades in latitude 25 N. they were moderate, and gave out in latitude 5 N., th'.'iue :-he had variable winds for thiee days, and tojk the O.E. trades in latitude 1 N.; crossed the equator in longitude UC W., on May Ist; the S.E. trades were moderate, and carried down to longitude 29 W. on May 10th ; thence she met a strong E.S.E. gale on the verge vi the trades, attended by a very heavy sea ; the gale continued for 24 hours, and waa fol'owed by squally weather, with heavy staa and sti-ng variable winda, until she crossed the meridian of Greenwich, on May 24th, in lattitude 39 S., and thence she met strong variab'e winda from every point of the compass; )>asMed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope on June Ist in latitude 43 S., carried bimilar wind^ ncrosa tho Soiithc. n ocean, and crossed the meridian of Cape Leuwin on June 24th, in latitude 4(i 57 S.; met strong westerly galeß, and passed the island of Tasmania on Juno 29th, in latitude 49 S. ; thence she carried strong westerly winds with thick, r.iiny weather, and made the Snares at midnight on tho 3rd inst.; experienced variable winds and heavy n;iualls from N.W. to S.W.; passed the Nuggets on the eyenin.; of I he 4th Luat., and arrived off tne HeudVon the night of tho next day ; was towed aC'Oss the bar at 5 p.m. yesterday, ai.d came up as above, after a passage of 102 days (rom port to pork, and 96 daya from land to land.

The s.s. Maori arrived at Port Chalmers at 0.30 a.m, yesterday. She lult Oaruaru.mJUiu-"-"'—""-**-"<**

The s.s. Shag arrived at Dunedin from Catlin's River on the sth inst. She made a trip to Shag Point and back yesterday.

The s.s. Southern Cross left Port Chalmers at 1.30 a.m. yesterday for Oamaru

A large Bhip, bound North, passed the Heads }resterday forenoon.

The ship Timaru commenced discharping cargo yesterday at the Railway Pier.

The s.s. Aruvati ieit Port C'halmers yesterday even> ing for Melbou.\'i<;, via the Bluff.

The s.s. Beautiful Star sailed yesterday evening for Tin;»-u.

Tlfe s.s. Go-Ahead was to sail yesterday evening for Noithern ports. Tho ship City of Perth waa undocked and taken over to the George street Pier yesterday afternoon. Tho s.s. Maori sailed for Oamaru yesterday evening.

Measrs Gibbs, Bright, and Co. inform us that the Bowen, 5.8., from China, left Ljttelton for Port Chalmers at 5 p.m. yesterday. She brings the first cargo of the new season's teas. She leaves Dunedin again on Monday, proceeding via Lyttelton and Wellington direct to Hongkong, thus opening up direct trade communication with China.

Our Rivertcn correspondent writes on a recent date: —" The Edith Reid came alongside this afternoon. An accident occurred which might have turned out as bad as that of the Maid of Otago. When the Edith was coming up the Cygnet waa lying in mH-charinel ready for sea without, it seems; anybody on board. Being right jn tl)o tide-way with a good deal of cable out, she was first yawing one way and then the other. In passing the gdith cftmerigljt against her, making her part her chain. There was nothing left for it but for the bridge to bring her up, and as ft happened she came etern on to it. The force shot her aheftd, and before she could get broadside on, a line was got from her to the Edith Keid, which saved her. Had she got broadside on to the bridge, down she would have gone, in the same mannei aa tho Maid did. As it is, a few pounds will repair her. Those in charge of the CyjfneJ are of course to blame for leaving her in midchannol witbqut a, eoul on board." Tho Cliristc|)u»ch Press states that the mark "E. D." on the cauk of tallow washed ashore at Motonui is believed to be a Chatham Islajid brand ; if so, the wreckage would point to a disaster h/iving overtaken tho brigantine Omaha, daily expected from the isjand. Nothing beyotid conjecture is, however, yet possible.