MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7927, 19 July 1887, Page 2

MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET.

MOXDAY, JUIY IS. Lyttelton-Mahinapua arrived 3 a.m. from-Wel-lington ; sailed 5 p.m. for Timaru. Wanaka arrive;! 0.30 p.m. from Wellington; returned S> p.m. QraCton sailed 2 p.m. for Wellington. _ Wellington—Hawea sailed noon for Neuon. 51awherasaileas p.m. for Port Chalmers. Tarawera sailed 5 p.m. for Eyttelton. Greymouth — Oinapere sailed 3 a.m. for Port AMcklarid-Waihora arrived 9.40 a.m. from Gisborne.

The barquentinc Yolande was towed to Dunediii yesterday forenoon by the s.s. Plucky. Tim German barqua Victoria was towed to Dnnedin yesterday forenoon by the tugs Plucky aud Koputai. : . The a.s. Wainui discharged cargo at the Boweu pier yesterday. She was docked for scraping and cleaning i'l tho afternoon. 1 The s.s. Jtotonsß left Bunssliu wharf yesterday | afternoon for Northern ports. •The s.s. li;vevca:!fill is to sail this afternoon for ltiverlon.vUi Invercargill. The s.s. Beautiful Star leaves the Ratlray street *The barque Lady dguiw was all clear <■■ her Bimedin cargo yesterday. She sails far LjJclton ivith the first'fair wind. Tlie barque Deva is making rapiu progress w>th the discharge of her cargo. .. ' ■ The barque C. P. Dixon will le clear of her 'tween deck cargo to-day. ■ ' Tlie brigantiue Myrtle is getting on well with the discharge of her cargo at the Jetty street wharf. The brig Restless commenced takiog in her ballast yesterday. . The s.s. Ohau was to take in transhipments yesterday afternoon from the German barque Victoria. The barque West Hiding will sail for Newcastle with the first fair wind. Slie was towed down fr.-.m Dunediii yesterday afternoon, and anchored in MamThe'a.3. Arawata, after two ana a-half yearn' constant service between Auckland aud tlie Fijian Islands, came back to headquarters yesterday afternoon, and is to be laid up for general overhaul. Her place meanwhile in the island trade will be t aken up by the s.s. Waiaui, Captain Cromarfcy,: his officers, and crew being transferred to her. We thank Mr A. C. Walker (tlie purser) for the following report:—The Arawata left Auckland at 5.10 p m. of the loth icst.; had light i.iuds.aud rounded the East Cape at 11.50 a.m. of the next day; passed Cape Palliser at 0.25 p.m. of the 17th inst.., and breasted Akaroa light at 3 a.m. of the ISth ; had northerly w-iuds aud dull weather down the coast; entered Otago Heads at 3.55 p.m yesterday, and was berthed at the'Boweu Pier at i 30 p.m. The Union Steam Ship Company's steamer Hauroto, Captain-A. Kennedy, from Sydney, via Cook Strait, arrived at Port Chalmers at 5 p.m. yesterday. Siio left the company's wharf, Sydney, at 730 p.m. of theSth inst.; had fine weather andlight westerly winds for the next two days; thence she had fresh S.W. winds, with a heavy southerly swell, and breasted Cape Farewell at 5.2J a.m. of the 13th'inst.; passed Stephens Island at 9.15 a.m., and made fast at Wellington wharf at i p m. of the same day; she left that port for the South at 2 p.m. of the 13th inst.; had line weather and light variable winds, and after calling at L>tteltonand Oamaru reached headquarters as above. We thank Mr Fenwielt (purser) for report and tiles. The~bri«autine Caniille was windbound at the heads yelterday afternoon. Captain Helgeson desired to be reported. The schooner Crest of the Wave, bound South, was still at anchor off the Maori Kaik yesterday afternoon. There were strong indications yesterday 01 a sudden change of weather for the worse. The barometer fell'rapidly, and at 5 p.m. registered 29-12. This is one. of the lowest indications v/e have had for some months past, and leads us to believe that h';avy H&st!.>iT is ijopeiiding. So extremely apprehensive are tlie ImiKlers aud owners o£ or:-...:!-: yachts lest any piriieiilar wrinkle that iiiny have occurred tn then; should I*, ilivulgwl in too untimely a manner to rival buililera find owners, that ixUYiiauner ot fw vices are resorted to to hide the particular dodge which liks Sfcst been reduced to practice. Thus-.to read of the ucn-iy- built ya»ht Thistle expiciisly aoiiitruoted at Glasgow to bear off tho American Challenge Cup. -.When launched none but a select few were admitted into the yard, and in order to baiHe curious inquirers, from a distance and with tisy assistants' ni telescopes and binoculars, from seeing her form, pieces of scantling were fastened Kthwartdiips to her keel aud over and under hey, aud about her sides canvas was stretched, making liti- look like a huge box, . Once in the water this was torn ;uray. except about tho water line, where she is still boxed in from stem to stern. It is utterly impossible' that any but those who could be trusted not to revcii what theysaw could gain any idea of her shape. It is said that the Thistle's body is as nearly that ol the Mayflower as the difference in toam will permit. Her draught of water amidships, from the rabbit line to the water line, is very nearly OJft. The rest of her draught is all keel, which at the rabbit line is lft 9in wide aud at the bottom llin. Her sternpoat has much lesa rake than that of the Galatea or tho Qenesta. Her greatest width is about 15ft. The midship section is built very light and buoyant, indicating tremendous sail-carrying power.