SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9338, 1 February 1892, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS.

Phases c? the Moon. (Calculated for No? Zealand mean time.) DHL/ First Quurter ~. ... 5* 9* 9 p.m. Full Moon ... ... 13 7 8 am. Last Quarter ... ... 21 11 45 a.m. New Moon ... ... 28 3 17 p.m. The "Weather. January 30.—Wind S.W. Weather clear. _. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 29-94 300 3004 Thermometer ... 52 60 58 January 31.—Wind S.W. Weather dull. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 3016 30-20 30-22 Thermometer ... 54 .60 70 High Water. f a.m. p.m. Feb 1J At the Heads ... 4.30 4.53 J!eD- A 1 At Port Chalmers ... 5.10 5.33 \.At Dunedin ' ... 5.55 6.18

ARRIVALS.

January 30. Rotorun, s.s., 569 tons, Stott, from Nelson, via Akaroa and intermediate ports. J, Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses Weldon, Anderson, Burnett, Smith, Duncan, Gillanders, Philpott, Doyle, Tell, Burns, \Vhite, MesdamesDrewett, Inwood, White (and maid), Li^gens, Heath (and family), Messrs Smythe, Canning, Drewett, Costall, Pentlington, Ferguson, Cleghorn, Black, Dickson, M'Mulan, Liggens, Bird, Heath, Langbein, Captain TocW; and 14 in the steerage. Invercargill, s.s., 13G tons, Sundstrom, from Invercargill, via Waikawa. K. Ramsay, agent. Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Hansen, from Owake River. K. Ramsay, agent. Otarama, s.s., 2160 tons, Banks, R.N.R., from Lyttelton. New Zealand Shipping Company, agent.

January 31. Tarawera, s.s., 1860 tons, Sinclair, from the West Coast Sounds. J. Mills, agent. Passengers : Excursionists. Progress, dredge, 48 tons, Dick, from Oarnaru. DEPARTURES. January 30. Taieri, s.s., 1071 tons, Richardson, from Westport. J. Mills, agent. Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Hansen, for Fortrose. K. Ramsay, agent.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Prom London.—Opawa, ship, 1131 tons, Hamon, OKPJ. Nelson, ship, 1247 tons, Bannatyne, NKRG. Pakeha, s.s., 2512 tons, Scotland. Duke of Westminster, 3726 tons, Cox, WKQH, December 21. Kangatira, s.s., 2(542 tons, Burton, December 22. Tongariro, s.s., 4163 tons, Bone, VSMF. Duke of Sutherland, 3166 tons, Whymper, SIGPC, January 24. From London, via Santos.—Akaroa. barque, 1334 tons, WFKH. H ' From Liverpool.—Doon, barque, 859 tons, RGtLK. From Liverpool, vta Wellington.—Snowdrop, 609 tons, Foster, JPDL. From Glasgow.—Elizabeth, barque. From New York.—August Burchard, barque, 474 tons, Fretwurst, MDFK. J. H. Marsters, barque, 632 tons, October 30. Annie Reed, barque 719 tons, Warren, JRWQ, November 30. Motley brigantine, 591 tons, Harper, JSRF. Waaland, barque, 584 tons, HWPL, October 21. From Calcutta.—Fazilka, s.s., December 30 From Mauritius.—Alcestis, barque, 423 tons, Le Provost, HCMN, December 14. From Hamburg.—Hudson, barque, 797 tons, Kemp, WSFD. Marianna, barque, 1288 tons, RHWP, November 27.

IMPORTS. . [Special Notice.—Consignees desirous of having their names appear in this part of our columns, together with their consignments, may have the same inserted on payment of a small charge ] Per Invercargill, from I;he South: 14,000 ft timber, 55 sacks Jiour, 2 tons iron. Per Napier, from Owake River: 552 sacks oats, 20 hides, 1 bale 1 sack wool, 2 pcs fat. * . SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, January 31.—Arrived: Waireka schooner, from Queensland. Sailed": Mariposa, R.H.S., for San Francisco. Passengers : From Auckland—Messrs Gasford and Manson, Mr and Mrs Sainsbury, Messrs Simon and Wormington ; and 21 steerage. Wellington, January 30.—Sailed :Omapere, for the^south. Passengers—Misses Pearson (2), Messrs Becker, Taylor, Phillips, Parsons, Giffen, and Bayleis. Arrived : Lizzie Curry, barque, Captain Curry, from Auckland (at heads); W. C. Wentworth, barque, from Newcastle. The barque Inverune has been cleared by the health officer and was towed into the stream from the quarantine ground this morning. She sails for Napier in a day or two. » VISIT OF A STEAM YACHT. Wellington, January 30.—The St. George which arrived this morning is an auxiliary screw yacht of 1000 tons, and is on a trip round the ■ world with her owner, Mr E. J. Wythes, and a party of friends consisting of Dr Fyfe, Mrs W. P. Blendcpmbe, J. J. Walker, R. A. Londley, and Captain Smivke, of the British Army. She belongs to the Royal Yacht Squadron, is barquentine rigged, and carries a crew of 46 men. Captain Tutto'n is in command, and he has with him Mr G. Cobbey, chief officer, who has visited New Zealand on several occasions, the last tune in the barque Alastor; and Mr C. Rood, second officer; Mr C. Westwood is chief engineer, Mr W. Brazier being second. The St. George left Cowes on the 19th January of last year, stoppages being made at Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria, PortSaid, Suez, Malacca, Colombo, Calcutta, Singapore, Hongkong, and various places in Japan. One I month was spent in Colombo, three weeks in Singapore, and a lesser length of time at other places. From Yokohama the vessel sailed for Vancouver, making the trip in 26 days. She sailed 2500 miles, and steamed the rest. After remaining at San Francisco for three week:- she visited the South Sea Islands, Suva being her last port of i call. She left there eight days ago, and came ! straight onto Wellington. She will remain here about three weeks, and afterwards visit the chief portii of the colony. After leaving New Zealand she will go to Australia, and from thence will return to England.

THE SHIP EVEREST ON FIRE. (Per United Press Association.) Lyttelton, January 30.—Shortly after midnight the fire alarm sounded, and it was found that the ship Everest, 1680 tons, which, when bound to Liverpool from Sydney with a cargo of shale, had put in here for repairs, was on fire in dock. The brigade was out promptly, but the fire had got a great hold aft when discovered, and it looked as if it were impossible to save the vessel. Two lengths of hose were put aboard from the high-pressure service, and the Harbour Board's tug Lyttelton was taken round to the dock, where her powerful pump got to work with two hoseholes cut in the deck of the ship. All the other apertures were closed, and a great body of water poured below. Two of the crew, who had been working in the lazaret the whole day, say they had not been smoking nor used matches. The fire seemed to have started there, and spread with great rapidity through the cabin lazaret and the after part of the ship. Notwithstanding that a large body of water was pouring in, the iire seemed to gain fast. The brigade and crew fought it stubbornly in spite of the dense, choking smoke and heat. Every effort was made to check it, and the precaution was taken to put holes in the bottom of the vessel as a last resource to let water into the dock and submerge the 350 tons of shale she had still on board, if it could not submerge the ship entirely. The fire raged till 4.30 a.m., by which time the flames were breaking through the after hatches, the sides, and by the rudder post, and hope of saving the vessel was almost given up. Shortly after this three plugs were taken out of the holes, water let into the dock, and the shale submerged. The brigade, working splendidly, poured tons of water into the ship, and by 5 o clock there were signs of the flames beinc; checked, and by 5.20 all danger was over. Captain Clark (harbourmaster), Captain Ticehurst (Lloyd's surveyor), and Superintendent Toomey (of the Fire Brigade) directed operations. The steamer Akaroa on the slip adjoining was lowered down out of harm's way. Mr J. J. Kinsey (agent of the vessel) and Mr F. Barns (of the Canterbury Underwriters' Association) came into port over the hills. The ship was very much damaged, the cabin being completely gutted fore and aft. The stern post and some of the beams right aft were badly burnt; and the rudder plate, sail-locker, two complete suits of sails, the store room, and all the stores were completely destroyed. Captain Hibbert and his wife, who lost all their personal effects, retired at 11.20 and got to sleep, but were awakened by the smell of smoke just in time to seize a chronometer and to escape. The cargo of shale, of which 2050 tons had previously been discharged, was insured in Sydney offices, while the hull and freight were insured in New York Lloyd's, but the amounts of the insurances are not known here.

The s.s. Invercargill, with cargo from the south, arrived at the Eattray street wharf at 2.30 a.m. of Saturday. She left Invercargill at noon on the 28th ult., and arrived at Waikawa at 9 p.m.; took in cargo and left again at 2 p.m. of the 29th, had fresh to moderate S. W. winds along the coast, and reached the wharf as above. The s.s. Napier, with general cargo from the coast, arrived at Dunedin on Saturday morning. She left O\yake river at 2 p.m. on the 29th ult., had S.W. winds along the coast, and. reached the wharf at 1 a.m. of Saturday. She left again in the afternoon for Fortrose. The Wakatipu landed cargo at the Tongue wharf on Saturday. The s.s. Taieri left the Kattray street wharf on Saturday afternoon for Westport direct. The nags at the harbour offices and of the vessels at the Dunedin wharves were half-masted-on Sunday as a mark of respect to the late Mr T. B. Greaves. A barque was reported off the heads yesterday afternoon, and at 5 p.m. she was standing in. She is supposed to be the Alcestis, from the . Mauritius. The Oamaru Harbour Board's dredge Progress arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday evening. She will be docked to-day for overhaul. • The s.s. Rotorua, Captain Stott, from Nelson, via Akaroa and intermediate ports, arrived alongside the George street pier at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Sire left Lyttelton at 1 p.m. on the 29th inst,, called at Akaroa, and arrived as above Sh» passed the barque Leucadia 12 miles north of tho heads. The New Zealand Shipping Company's cargo • steamer Otarama arrived at Port Chalmers at 2 p.m. of Saturday, and was berthed at the George street pier. She left Lyttelton at 4.30 p.m. on the 29th ult., and met fresh S.W. winds down the coast. Captain Cameron, the marine superintendent of the union Steam Ship Company, who was en rouie for Tasmania by the s.s. Mararoa, returned hero

yesterday by the s.s. Tarawera. That gentleman mfonnsour shipping reporter that the Rotomahana was successfully floated off tho bank in the river lanmr, and that both MrM'lntyre, the company's Launcestonrepresentativo, and Captain Sams, are ot opinion that the vessel has sustained no injury Welearn also that tho s.s. Tekapo has taf-n e ly passage to New Zealand". "" " ''""