SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8610, 27 September 1889, Page 1

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, September 26.—Arrived: Soukar, ship, Captain Oroker, from London, 103 dayß out; Crusader, from Lyttelton. Sailed: Te Anau, for the South. Passengers ; For Hapier —Mr and Mrs Martin Smith, Miss Johnson, two sisters of the mission, Rev. Mr Spence, Captain Kerr, Mr F J Chamberlain. For Wellington — Miss Tracy, Mrs Titoheuer, Hon. Mr Holmes. For Lyttelton—Mrs Bradley and F H Williams. For Dunedin—Miises Button and Hine, Mrs J A Sutton.Mr C Moore; and 10 steerage. , ~ . Wellington, September S6.—The Hula, which went aground at Mouth Mauawatu, arrived to-night. The pumps were kept going all the way, as Bhe was making water freely. The extent of the damage is not ascertainable at present. Lyttklton, September 26.—Sailed: Penguin, for Dunedin, via Akaroa j Waihora, for Northern ports and Sydney. MOVEMENTS OB THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEBT. tfkuBSDAY, SIPTKMBKR 26. Oamaru-Herald arrived early from Dnnedin; sailed 5 p.m. for Timaru, Lyttelton—Penguin arrived 11 a.m. from Wellington ; sailed 4 p.m. for Dunedin, via Akaroa. Waihora arrived 11 a.m. from Dunedin j sails 11 p.m. for Wellington. Wellington—Kotoroa sailed 1 p.m. for Pioton. Napier—Australia arrived midnight from Wellington ; sailed 3 a.m. for Glsborne. Nelson—Takapuna arrived 9 p.m. Wednesday from New Plymouth; sailed 10 a.m. for Picton. Westport—Grafton arrived early from Nelson. Manawatu arrived early from Wauganul; returning to-night. ManukßU-Wanaka sailed 7.30 a.m. for NewFlyEussell—Wainui arrived 6 a.m. from Auckland; ■ailed i p.m. for Tonga, Haabal, and Samoa. in* ' ' The s.s. Herald left the Battray street wharf at 10 p.m. of Wednesday with cargo and passengers for the West Coast, via Oamaru. The ship Margaret Galbraith has put out about 300 tons of her cargo at the cross wharf. It it turning out in excellent order. The schooner Isnbella Anderson is filling up with cargo for the West Coast at the Jetty street wharf. The good ship Waitangi is rapidly getting olear of her dead weight cargo. She will load at a Northern port for London. The barquentlne Sybil and eohooner Oamaru are to load guano at the Chesterfield group for Dunedin. The Union Steam Ship Company's steamer Botomahana, Captain M. Carey, left the tongue wharf yesterday afternoon with paisengers and cargo for the Bluff and Melbourne. The s.s. Mahinapua took in cargo at the Battray itreet wharf yesterday for West Uoast ports. She sal's at 6 p.m. to-day for Timaru. . The barque Brier Holme is all olear of her inward cargo, and ballasting preparatory to sailing for Wellington. The s.i. Hangohow, from China, via Northern ports. Is expected to reach Duuedla this morning. She brings a large quantity of the new season's teas from Foochow, and sugar from Hongkong; in all she has 800 tons of cargo for this port. The tender of Mr Chester, a well-known stevedore at Sydney, has been accepted by the underwriters for raising the s s. Centennial. The s.s. Beautiful Star, Captain Brewer, from Oamaru, with cargo and 7 passengers, arrived at 8.E5 p.m. on Wednesday. She left Oamaru at 3 p.m. of that day, had light easterly winds with smooth sea and ha«y weather down the coaet. The s.s. Wakatipu, Captain Wheeler, left the George street pier yesterday evening for Brisbane, via Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Auckland. The B.M.S. lonic, in addition to a quantity of wool, took on board about 5600 caroaaes frozen mutton yesterday. She leaves to-day for London, via Lyttelton and Wellington.

A TALE OF THE SEA, TTRSCES AND LOSS Or LITE.

By the last Home mall (says the Timaru Herald), Mr J. G. Cowan, of this town, received a very interesting letter from Captain Lawrence, who spent a few weeks at Timaru with his barque W. H. Wation a year or two ago. Oaptnin Lawrence is now in command of a splendid new four-masted ship named the Klnkora, of 2000 tons, and his letter is dated San Francisco, August 21, 1889. Previous to being in command of this vessel he bad the barque Ctlenmore, and the particulars referring to her loss are of deep interest. It was his first voyage, and he was bound to Monte Video with a cargo of railt from Maryport, Cumberland. He arrived there all well, discharged, took in ballast, and proceeded to Talcahuano, on the west coast of South America. When off Cape St. Vincent, close to the Straits of Le Maire, the Bhlp encountered a Budden and severe easterly gale, accompanied by a blinding snowstorm and a heavy sea, the weather altogether being fearfully cold. The Glenmore, being la ballast, worked very badly, at last missed stays, and getting in a heavy tide trip, with the weather as " thick as a hedge," she at length drifted stern on to the reef whioh extends off Cape Vincent. In a brief quarter of an hour the decks were breaking up, sides smashing in, masts and yards crashing on deck and falling overboard, and the orew running about in great confusion, finding it almost impossible to hold on. At last, with great exertions, one of the boats was cleared away, and into this all hands got with just what they stood up in. For four days and nights they were knocking about on the ocean without food or water, when they were fortunate enough to make Staten Island, tit. John's, a distance of over 60 miles from where they lost their vessel. The time spent in the boat was distressing and anxious, for the ■weather wbb so bad that the boat narrowly eßcapel foundering. The people on the island received the shipwrecked party with great kindnesß.andtold them that a relief steamer would soon call for them. However, their misfortunes were to be still further added to, for this steamer was lost on her way down to Staten from Buenos Ayrea, at Sandy Point, Straits of Magellan. Two months paßßed away, during which the men had chiefly to live on biscuits and muaaele, when the monotony of life on the island waß broken by the arrival of another shipwrecked crew, that of the barque Cordova, lost on her way from Cardiff to Iquique, Peru. Provisions had then to be doled out with great care until at the end of fire months, whioh to Captain Lawrence and his crew seemed more like five years, the relief steamer arrived arid took all safely to Buenos Ayre«, and from that port the men left for " dear Old Bnaland." But the saddest part of the affair is the conclusion of the letter. Whilst at Staten lolßnd a boat's crew (eight men and two apprentices) went outside the harbour one day during Captain Lawrence's brief absence and against his orders, and all went well until the boat was making the port again, when she was lost with all hands.

UVKRLAND PABSBNGERb Yesterday's Trains.

Fbom Duhkdih fob thb South.—Mr B A Harris, Mr A Tapper, Mrs M'Qaw and child, Mr A Sturm, Mrs Macpiiersou, Miss K Kane. Fob Dukibik from the South.—Mr J Marsh, I Mr J Hislop, Mrs Hancock, Mr H S Valentine, M.H.8., Miss Stumbury, Mr G B Dalgarno, Mias Weston. Fbom Dottoin tob thk Nobth.— For Chriatohurch: Mr Eden George, Mr M G Heeles, Miss Duggan, Mr E Wilson. ForTimaru: Mr GH Johnston, Mrs Jackson, Miss Price, Miss Grant, Mr and Mrs Marclel. Mr 0 A M'Dowell. Fob MinifiDlN PROM th» N«HTH.-Mr E 0 Mathsson, Mr F Graham, Mr F J LeCren, Miss Alton, Miss M A Allen, Mr J Murray, Mr K Howcridge, Mr H Blair, Mr Galloway, Mrs Young, Mr J Hatch.