SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8145, 31 March 1888, Page 1

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

(Per Uxitkd Press Association.) Lytiei-tox, March 30. Arrived: Haweaand Ruapehu, from Wellington. Sailed : Rotomahana, for Wellington ; Hawea, tor Duuedin. „ , ~, Melboukse. March 23. The Waihora left for the Bluff yesterday. SYUSIiV, March 30. Sailed: Tarawera, for Auckland. Kkwcastlk, March 29. Sailed: Barque Nok-ro, for Lyttelton. Adklaidk, M.'.rch 23. Arrived: Cnzco, from London. ■ Lon'Do:;, March 23. Sailed : Ship Hermione, for Wellington. THE S.S. BAYLEY IN A GALE. (Pkr United Pbesu Association..) Wki.i.l-nqtox, March 30. Arrived: Colonial Uni;,n Company's steamer Bayloy, from Napier. She experienced very boisterous weather on thu passage, ana owiug to tlie heavy sea had two or three boats carried away. As showing the force of the gale, it is stated that lbs irou stanchions of the davits were snapped clean away, THE DIRECT STEAMERS. Rio Janeiho, Maxell 27. The lonic left here last night for London. Her passengers are all well, and'her frowii meat is in good condition. The torque Kingdom of Sweden blocked off her hatches on Thursday evening. She is expected to go The ship Euterp'a has now some 2300 bales woot on board besides other cargo. The 5.3. Mararoa left tne Victoria wharf yesterda.? afternoou for Melbourne via the Bluff. The s.s. Grafton left the Hattrav street wharf yeiterday afternoon for the West Coast, via Timaru. Tim s.s. Beautiful Star sailed yesterday evening for Oamaru. The schooner Lizzie Guy has agftin been compelled to put bick to the heads, mid during the recent gale split her topsiil aud lost an anchor. The schooner Cora dropped down to the heads yesterday morning aud anchored off the Maori Kaik. The ketch Reliance, from Lyttelton for Hurseehee Biv, Stewart Island, is anchored inside Otago Heads. The cutter Lizzie, which put into the headj for shelter some 10 days ago, is eLlll lying at tho Maori Knik. According to advices from the Mauritius, under date of February 25, the barque 'J'hurso was to load there for Dunediu, Lytleltou, aud Nelson. ■Statistics have recently beeu published showing that the number of lives saved by various means from shipwreck on the coasts of the United Kingdom in the course of the last 30 years is 117,000. The number for last vtar was 23:9. whi-'i is more than 1000 under the average. T!»- 2316 are divided as to the means of sulvago .-.3 !■ ••>■ •» • -.' \Ao..^. Mi; rocket apparatus and the ; o .'..•. -» . ropes from shore, 230; luggers, euadi^uard boats, and sm»Jl I craft, 159; ships and steamboats, Boti; lifebuovi, 1; I individual exertion, 4 ; by tho shipwrecked vessels' own boatn, 1512; aud 73 by other means.