SHIPPING THLEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8624, 14 October 1889, Page 1

SHIPPING THLEGRAMS

Auckland, October 13.—Soiled: Arawata, for Fiji. Wanaka, for the South, with the Southern Sortion of the San Francisco mail. Passengers— [isses Morrison, Kennedy, Parsons, Brazer, Mesdames Parsonß, Gard, Captain Brewer, Messrs Biley, Ouff, Gard, Craigmile, M'Govern, Snowball. LyrrELTON, October 12.—Arrived: Ship Marlborough, from London. . Sydney, October 12.—Arrived: Pendlehill, from Napier. MEtBOUBSE, Octoberll.—Arrived: TeAnau,from Bluff.

Bbisbane, October 12.—Arrived: Wokotlpu, from Auckland. THB DIREOT STEAMERS. WELLiJfOTOtf, October 13.—The R.M.S. Ruopehu arrived from London at 5.30 this morning. Sbe left London on August 23, Capetown on September 18, and Hobart on October 8. . She experienced rough weatber running down her easting, and shipped a good deal of water both fore and aft. Her mails include 256 bags. 6 packets, aud 18 boxes parcels post. The voyage occupied 43 days 23 hours, the actual steaming time being 42 days 20 hours. Passeugers: For Port Chalmers—Miss Bouehen; seoond saloonMiss Broadbent; steerage-Mr ond Mrs -W Grant, Mr ond Mrs L Ure, Misses White (2). Messrs J Dennison, O Craigh, W Henderson, J Matthews, J Massie, J M'Rae, J Morris, J Oliver, T Heid, E Rhodes, W Smith, and O White.

The Bhip Auckland was towed up to Dunedin on Saturday afternoon by fche tugs Koputai and Plucky. The s.s. Beautiful Star arrived at the Battray street pier ot 0,30 o.m yesterday. She leffc Oamaru breakwater at' 3 pm. of Saturday, and had strong to moderate southerly ond south-east winds with head seaß along the coOßt, arriving afc the wbarf os above. The U.a.S. Company's steamer Tekapo, Oaptain J. Anderson, with passengers and cargo from Sydney, via Cook Strait, arrived at the tongue wharf at 6.30 a.m. yesterday. She lelt Sydney at 7 p.m. ofthe 4th Inst., had a fine weather passage across and reached Wellington ot 6 p.m. of the Oth in»t„ discharged a large quanfcifcy.'of cargo, and left again afc 7p.mi^fthe llth insfc., had head winds .with flne weather-down the "eoastijjind reached headquarters as above. >We si'sJndeSi**!'to'-lier,obliging purser (Mr>HCO. ?e«V.S&(Sdge)iSP: forwarding our files and report. ■"--'—;i-'''""'"•-'' ' "' "'" '■ ■' The brigantine Sybil has ballasted, and isreceivlng cargo for Auckland. The schooner Cora (afc one time a constant trader here) has recently been wrecked afc Baratonga. The Cora was built at Auckland in 1886, and sold at Dunedin In 1871 to Captain John Russell, who soiled her for some years. She afterwards changed hands, and her porfc of registry was altered from Duuedin fco Auckland, her owner being Mr Martin Kennedy. The Cora was a vessel of 48 tons register, 68ft Inn lo;!g, 17ft brood, witb a depth of 7ft 7in. Her official number was 52,407.

The well-known barque Elizabeth Graham, owned and commanded by Captain Choi les Hodge, of Port Chalmers, which lelt Newcastle, N.S.W., on Augusfc 17 for Hongkong, made o fast passage to that port of 44 days. She went by way of Torres Strajfc.S The cost of erecting the new lighthouse onlCuvier Islaud, which is situated a little to the southward of the Great Barrier Island, was £2504 2s ld.

Oil to break tbe force of the Bea was used by the barque' Speculont, which finished a voyage to Adelaide from New York fche other day. Says her report:—The use ot oil was seldom better exemplified than in the case of this veisel. for o couple of stud-dingaoil-bonms were outrigged from fche topgallant fori.eastle during o heavy gale, and oil bags towod overboard from the boom ends, which at ence quelled the breaking seas.-and the vessel shipped no more heavy water. On September 14 another very heavy gale was experienced in 41: S„ 79-30 E., but the presence of fche oil bags, was a sufficient precaution, and fche vessel kepfc on her running without fear. Before the oil was uaed a lot of bulwark planking was washed away, but after fcho bags were put over no further damage wob sustained.