SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10761, 27 March 1897, Page 1

SHIPPING.

o PORK CHALMERS. THE WEATHER. March 26.-8 a.m.: Wind S.W; weather fine. Noon : Wind S.W. ; weather fine. 5 p.m.; "Wind S.W.; weather fine. R »n>. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 30 2 % 30 "22 iiO'26" Thermometer ,„ 50 58 6G HIGH WATifK. C ».ui t>.iu. Mar 97 -! At the He»ds ... .0.20 10.10 iiiar. -/ < At p ort Clia i merß 10 0 1Q 5() LAt.nuMfldin 10.45 11.35 fAt the Heads ... 11.0 11 43 Mar. 28 lAt Port Chalmers 11.40 0.23 lAtDunedin ... 0.25 ' 1.8 ARRIVALS. Marmion, schooner, 92 tons, Wood, from Napier. K. Ram»ay, agent. Zuleika, ship, 1017 tons, Brebner, from New York (December 17.) A. Briscoe and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Flora, s.s., S3S tons, Ecrnech, for Auckland, via the Kast Coast. J. Mills, ageut. Passengers : Misses Young, Bellin^bam, Pascoe, Taylor, Johnston, Cutteo, Smart, Meek, Mesdames Deakin, Kqbidson, Hutton, Koss, Meenun, Brown (and 3 children), Cuten, J. M. Bruwn, Smart, Cripps, Aitken, Captain Hutton, Messrs J. M. Browa, C. H. f^aville, Levinsohn, H. Meredith, F. Cutten, Ferguson, Gaacoyue, Cowie, Lorimer, C. Gray, A. Priugle; 18 stterage. • Whangaroa, sow, 134 tons, Olten, for Hokitika, Via Timaru. J. H. Stanley and Co., agents. Taupo, s.s., 411 tons, Lobb, for Westport. J. Mills, agent. EXe.KOTKD AK.KLVAL* Fkom London. — Matatua, s.s., 3322 tons. M'Dougall. Mataura, s s., 5765 tons. Waikato, as., 4767 tons. ' ■ Fkom Liverpool. — Dundale, barque, 1075 tons, Lanimont, KBQW (December 22). Northern Monarch, barque, 1318 tons, Nixon, PJFS. . From Glasgow—Hudson, barque, 797 tons, Gasson, WSFI) (January 3). Hawea, s.s., 1750 tons, Sinclair (January '28). From New York.—Firth of Tay, barque, 798 tons, Mathieson, QNDT. Obed Baxter, barque, 877 tons, Colby, JKQM (Januarsls). Victoria, ship, 742 tons, Wiese, NGBV. Ravenswood, barque, 1123 tons, Murrsti, KDHQ. Corauvia, barque, 7*o tons, Baker, WQMP. >'kosi Fremantle —Laira, barque, 492 tons. "From Edithbukgh.—Acacia, barque, 283 tons, Shimmins, W^NBV. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.' Napier, March 26.—Arrived: Gothic, from Port Chalmers. Wellington, March 26.—Arrived : Takapuna, from Picton and Nelson ; Tasmania, from Sydney, via Auckland; Penguin, fromLyttelion. Sailed: I'ichuiond, for Auckland; Charles Ejlwaid and Mawhera, for Nelson, and West Coast; Takapuua, forOnehuus*. .>ailed: Tasmania, for the south. Passengers : Misses Neill, Taylor, Collier, Surenson, M.'Kae. Ai'Dounell, Campbell, Lougden, Smith, Chappie, M'Cready, Coe, Mesdames Bellington, Horsley, Drummond, M'Lean, Jack, M'lieod, Gordon, Yates, Longden, Adams, M'Barlane, Shaw, Greig, Holmes (and infant), Taylor, Charltou, Drs Anderson, Greig, Messrs Coles, Moore, Murrell, Druminond, Cramp, Hills, Charlton, Chappie, M'Kenzie, Macandiew, Shaw, M'Llonnell, Coilett, Derrett, Adams, M'Farlane, Holmes, Clark, Millar, Low, Kerr, Burdett, Hall, Armstrong. To \ sail 11 p.m., with the San Francisco mail: Penguin, for Lyttelton. Passeugers: Dr Boor, Messrs Chamber!, Moore, Tapping, Handley, Craddock, Beaumont, Calvert, Thomas, Kidding. ' Lyttelton. March 26.—Sailed : Talune, for the south. Passengers : For Dunedin — Misses Remiett, Milne, Mesdames Wethrall, Muncur, Nairn, Captain Anderson, Messrs Goldsmith, Baker, Laurensun, Jiast, Thorn, Chapman, M'Gill, Stringer ; for the Bluff—Mr Forbes ; for «Hobart—Mrs Trindall, Messrs Cree, Geddes, M'R*e; for Melbourne—Miss Oldham, Mesdames Allwright, Stoddart, Field (and child). Cairns. Timaru, March 26—Arrived: Brunner, from Port Chalmers. Bluff, March 26.-Arrived : Rotokino, from Tort Chalmers; Wareatea, from Westport. Albany, March 26.—Arrived: Orotava, from Plymouth. She made a quick passage after her recent accident.

THE COLLESSIE IN A GALE. MarcY2s.— The barque Collessie onhev^w^ff ;-up: from! -Dunedin encountered a hurricane on Saturday last when off Akaroa, and •was thrown almost on her beam ends. The wind veered successively to the S.W. and W.S.W.-, and blew'frith hurricane force, aud great seas swept the. decks fore and aft, so that, there was imminent danger of tne vessel capsizing. The sheets and halyards were let go, bu,t before the sails could be secured they were all more or less blown to pieces, while the gear attached was also carried away.

. o 2I«iVEMENTS &F THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Fmday, March 26. Bluff—Rotokino arrived from Dunedin. Oaruaru—Bruncer arrived 5.30 a.m. from Dunedin ; sailed 1 p.m. for Timaru. Lyttelton Tarawera arrived 8 a.m. from Dunedin ; sailed 7 p.m. for Wellington. Talune arrived 7 a.m. from Wellington ; sailed 5 p.m. for Dunedin. - Wellington—Penguin arrived 1 p.m. from Lyttelton ; sails 11 p.m. for Lyttelton. Westport—Corinna sailed 3 a.m, for Wellington. Napier—Rotoniahana arrived 8 a.m, from Wellington ; sailed 7 p,m. for Gisborne. New Plymouth -Mahinapua arrived 4am from Oaehunga ; sailed 10.30 a.m. for Wellington. For Week Ending April 3. Monday—Talune sails for Melbourne, via Bluff and Hobart. Wednesday—Mararoa arrive 3 from Melbourne, via. Hobart and Bluff. Corinna arrives from Westport, via Coast. Thursday-Mararoa sails' for Sydney, via Cook Strait. Corinna sails for Greymouth, via coast. Te Anau arrives from Auckland, via East Coast. Friday—Te Anau sails for Wellington, via Lyttelton. Saturday—Manapouri arrives from Sydney, via Cook Strait.

The scow Whangaros left the Jetty street wharf on Thursday with cargo for Hokitika, via Timuru. • The schooner Marmion, with a cargo of scrap iron from Napier, arrived at Dunedin on Thursday evening, and was berthedat the Jetty street wharf. The s.s. Flora left the Rattray Btreet wharf at 2 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, via the East Coast ports. The s.s. Talune, from Sydney, via Cook Strait, will arrive at Dunediu thi3 forenoon. The Norwegian barque Liv has still a little cargo to put out. She landed a heavy piece of machinery on Thursday, which, like the rest of her cargo, has turned out well. The Huddart-Parker Company's Tasmania, from Sydney and the Kast Coast ports, wili itrive et the cross wharf on Sunday forenoon. The/ s.s. Taupo left ""ort Chalmer3 at 6 p.m. yesterday for Wesiporc. The Russian Government are laying down a new cruiser of 14,000 tons displacement in a Baltic yard. The cruisers Pallada and Daiana and an ironclad of 3200 tons for coast defence are to be built in the new Admiralty Yaid, an ironclad of 8800 tons at Nicolaieff, and several transports and torpedo boats at St. Petersburg, Nicolaieff, and Abo. During the 16 months ending December 31 1895, fc'6Bß candidates for certificates of competency as mariners were examined by the Board of Trade officers, and of these 101 failed as colour blind. Of those who failed 21 availed themselves of the right to appeal, and eight passed on appeal. The Imperial Government do not consider any case'for revising the tests hts been made out. The barque Dundale, which left Liverpool on December 26 for this port, via Wellington, Bhould soon put in an appearance at the latter port. She is now 93 oays out. Messrs Thorneycroft and Co. launched at their yards at Chii-wick on February 3 a torpedo boat destroyer named the Angler, which eteatns 30 knots an hour. The departure of the s.s. Hera'd, for Greymouth, has been delayed until Wednesday next, 31st instJ The s.g. Hauroto was floated into the graving dork yesterday morning for cleaning and painting. A harque was reported to the southward of Cape launders standing north yesterday morn<ng lhe barque Estrella has betn chartered by Me«sr« J. H. Stanley and Co. to load coal at Newcastle for the Bluff, thence to South Africa with produce. ARRIVAL OF THE ZULEIKA.. A ship was reported standing into Otago Heads yesterday afternoon, and on showing her numbers him proved to be the Zuli-ika, one of the expected arrivals from New York. She was tendered by the ss. Plucky, and brought up to an anchorage m the powder ground by Senior Pilot M'Donald at 5 p.m. There she was met by the health and customs • fficers, and, a!l being well, was granted pratique and promptly cleated in. The Zuleika is a handsome iron ship, of 1017 tons net reeitter built in 1875 by Aitken and Manuel, of GlaWow' under special survey, and is claused 100 Al at Lloyds Her owners are Messrs T. Law and Co., of Leith. The Zuleika brings 2068 tons of general cargo, half of which is for Duo.din and the remainder for Wellington, and she comes consigned to Messrs A Bri-coe and Co., of this city. She has made an excellent pas S a K e of 99 days from port to port, and with the exception of a few days has had exceedingly fine weather throughout • mile.d, so fine was it in part of the great Southern Ocean that her people were able to go over the ides and chip the hull ready for painting A Kreat deal of ice was Been, and at times she was in close proximity to it but luckily sustained no damage. Captain Brebner inform* us he left New York on December 17 with strong N.W. winds, which carried the ship down tola . 30 N, long. 43 W., on the eleventh nay out, when she at once entered the north-eaet trades' They were fresh, but ranged well to the eastward' and she ran into the south-fast tra.les without any appreciable difference ou January 11 in lat. 1 N and the equator was crossed on the tame day in long. 32 W., 25 days ont The SE. trades were good, hanging well to the eastward, and sb« passed Sac Island of Fernando da Noronha on January

}:?n c trades were lost on January 27 in : la,. .|0 S., loug. 27 W.; thence she had light variable winds with fine weather until February 1. when she took the first of the brave westerlies, i lassed well to the southward of the Island of ; Instan dAcunhaon February 3, and crossed the meridian of Greenwich on February 7 in lat 40 S. I 51 flays out. Bounded the Cape of Good Hope on j : February Win lat. 42 S., 58 days out. After pass- ■ ing «jb cape light winds and fine weather were ; experienced and continued until she reached lat. ■;4i &., long. 44 IS., when she sighted three 1 ranging from 150 ft tn 300 ft high. I ? n nwl • "ary J 2l two more ber Ss. estimated to be : DOOft hign and a mile ie length, were seen • while ; on the morning of February 22, in lat: 44deg S., > long. sideg E.. she passed two large bergs, and in I t eVZ\ as w, as clos" tn three more her £s ranging from 100 ft to 300 ft high The last ice seen was on ieoru*ry 23, when no less than seven ber»s were passed so close that a stnue could have heen thrown on to them. Tbes« bergs were beginning to break up, and showed signs of crumbling to Pieces. During the time the ship was amongst tne ice sail had to be shortened from sunrise until noon every day, the sun being ahead of the ship. After thai sail was mule ag*iu. This naturally retarded the vessel's progress. She ran down her easting between the parellels of lat. 44deg and !?dee.S-crossed the meridian of Cape Lsiiwin on March 12 in Int.. 481-g S., aud encountered a succession of hard gales, which commenced at N. and veered to S.W., the baromater standing }' & In" weather continued for 10 days, but mod-rated on March 22 in long. 159deg'E. l hence she had fine weather with light winds from N.W to S.W., r=cd passed close in to the Snares on March 24, but,sew no signs of life lnence she had lieht S.W. wiuds with flue weather up the coast, passed the Nuggets at 9 pm. of the 2otli in t., and arrived as above. Only tour ships were sighted during the pasa»g~, and sue was uuable to exchange communications with any of them.