Shipping.

Otago Witness, Issue 1342, 18 August 1877, Page 11

Shipping.

POP.T CHALMERS. ARRIVALS.

Aug. 9— Maori, s.g., Bernech, from Timaru. Union Co.. agents. Passengers: Messrs Tail, bommervillo, and 2 steerage.

Harriett, ketch, 40 tons, Adair, fiom Catlin'a River. H. Guihrie, agent.

Shag, sa, 31 tons, Wing, from Moeraki. Martin and vvatson, agents.

Aug 10— Beautiful Star, as., Christian, from Bluff. H. Houghton *nd Co., agents. Passengers: Mrs Le Grovei, Messrs Menzie, M'Keuzie, M Gregor, M'Naughton ; and one steerage.

Tnruua, -s,s., 597 tons, Sinclair, from Melbourne, Autuat Ist, yia Hobart Town the 4th, and Bluff. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co., agents Passengers : From Melbourne— Mr and Mrs Cohen, Mrs and Miss Roberts, Muses Campbell, Muhler, Messrs Snu-'er, Benjamin ; and 6s^te-ra;,'e From Bluff— Alra Holmes a.;d servant, Mr Maitland.

Hope, ketch, "24 tons, Julifr, fr>m Waikouaiti. H. Guthrie, agent.

Franklin Belle, ketch, 30 tons, Bradshaw, from Oam*ru. H. Guthrie, a^ent. Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Andrews, from Akaroa and the .North. Union Company, agents. Passengers : Misies Ajlmer, Robin (2) .ile-sr^ Milman, Rice, Kwatd, Wiilunn, StOybcn&oi, Black, bmith, Weir; and fi ur Mternge.

Au o >. 11 — lialley Bailer, schouuer, 113 ton<, Crone, from Hobirt l'own, August 2 ,d. W. aud G. Turiibu.l, agents So pas-=eng«>rs.

Miggiu Pakrson, s :hooi er, 81 tons, Patorson, from the B.uff Keith Kaiu£»y, agent.

'uoii iiel c, .letch, 48 u>uß, IJanmng, frc-m Kakanui. GitJLS :m;i C nyt'in, Hgciiis Siv. Gull, bri,jntii,e, 122 tons, M«rks, from Kaipara. H. Guihiiu, iigeyt.

Kr»niidh lioe, schooner, 130 tons, White, from Hokungi. B.MUimn, :..a Mtnlrc.v, aiul i.'o., ayents. Jj se, ketch, 29 toni, Ljderc, from Wdikoiu ti. 11. Gutliue, a^eut. Waitiki, s.s., 223 touß, Edie, from Oamaru. Uni«n Company, agents. Passengers :Mr and Mrs Newey, Mr acd Mrs friagle, Mesdame3 Dodion, Heyden, Gardiuer, Cook, Mason, Messrs Cormack, Richards, Harper, Oliver, Johnston, Pcvrie, iieywsrd, Whie, M'Laren, Ruther, Allan, Logan, Maude, Reeved, Wurd, Miller, M/Millan, JDixon, M'Qavin, M'Gregor, and 9 steerage. Aug. 12.— Maori, s.s.. 118 tons, Bernech, from Timaru. Union Company, agents. Wanganui, s.s., 179 tons, Fraser, from the Bluff. EL U ought ou and Co., agents. Passengers : Mra and Miss Lind, Mr Barr, and 4 steerage. Garron, barquentine, 181 tons, Thomson, fr«m Kaipara. Guthrie and Larnach, agents. Kestrel, ketch, 52 tons, Berne, from Pc orus Sound. H. Guthrie, agent. Defiance, ketch, 25 tons, Burke, from Oamaru. Keith tcamsay, agent. Shag, s.s., 31 tons, Wing, from Shag Paint. Martin and Watson, agents.

Aug. 14— Samson, p.s., Jones, from Oamaru. Union Company, agents. Jane Anderson, schooner, 96 tons, Saundera, from Stewart's Island. Keith Ramsay, agent. Aug. 15— Franklin Belle, ketch, Bradshaw, from Waikouaiti. H. Gutbrie, agent. Glimpse, ketch, 38 tons, Foreman, from Timaru. H. Gutfcrie, agent. Shag, 8.H., 31 tons, Wing, from Shag Point. Martin and Wat Eon, agents. Waitaki, s.a,. 228 tons, Edie, from. Oamaru. Union Conipmy, agents. Passenger* — Mr and Mrs Murphy, Mesuames Josephine, Lind, 'tephenson, Miss Bruce, Messrs Smith, Ritchie, M'Kay, Meares, M'Alaater, Lindsay, Tennet, M'Donald t2), M'Kinnon, Master Bastings, and 6 steerage. DEPARTURES Aug. 9— Good Templar, ketch, Currie, for Catlin's River. 11. Guthrie, agent.

Isabella, ketch, 52 tons, Purdie, for Catlir's River. H. Gu brie, agentLloydV Herald, ketch, 48 tons, Kerns, for Catlin'a River. H. Gdthrie. agent. Aug. 10— WaiUki, a.s., Edie, for Oamarn. Union Company, agents

Martha Held, schooner, SO tons, Sundstrum, for Greymouih. Keith Ritnsay. agent. Jane, cutter, 25 tons, Keys, for Catlin's River, ittrtin and Watson, agenta. Janet Ratnsiy, schooner, 42 tons, Laing, for Catlin's River. H. Outh-ie, ajrent. Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Berntch, for Timaru. Union Compmy, agents.

■vug. 11 — Mia/, s.s , 31 t0..% Wing, for Shag Point. Martin and Watson, agenta. Uliza MThee. katch, 3D ton--, M'LeoJ, for Riverton. Keith lUnuuy, aguit

Taranaki, ship, 1150 tons, white, for Wellington. Russell, Ruchie, aud Co., a-.;eutj. Wakatipu, s.a., ll.vj tons, LVimoron, for Sydney, \\\ Coast port 1 .. Union Company, egents. Passengers: For Lyttelton— Mi-w Mee-m, Mr Tioonea. >or Wellington— AiU*s Gordon, Holmes, Berth, Mosara

Larnach, Hill, Pyke, Reed. For Nelson— Mr Harknes3. F»r hjdnev— Mes«rs Wright, Young. Bruce, J. Bruce, Cimpbell, Coot, and Vi steerage for all ports. Tararua, s.s., 598 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne via Coast ports. D-ilgety, Nichols, and Co , agents. P«ssengers : 2 steerage Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Andrews, fop Sydney. Union Company, agents. Passengers : Mrs and Misses (3) Fulton, Mr and Mrs Telford, Miss Blakely.

Beautiful Star, s.s., 146 tons, Christian, for Bluff. H. Houghton and Co.. agents.

Aug. Oamaru.

12. — Samson, p.s., 124 tons, Jones, for Union Company, ajents.

Mary Ellen, schooner, 29 tons, Smith, for Catlin's River. Keith Ramsay, agent.

Owake Belle, ketch, 33 tons, Philips, for Catlin'a River. H. Guthrie, agent. Aug. 13— Grace, ketch, Dixon, for Waikouaiti. Master, agent. Jessie, ketch, 29 tons, Lyders, for Catlin's River. H. Guthrie, a^ent. Elibantc Castle, schooner, 70 tons, Falconer, for Oamaru. Keith Ramsay, agent. Aug. 14— Franklin Belle, ketch, Bradshaw, for Waikouaiti. H. Guthrie, agent. Waitaki, s.s., 228 toiu, Edie, for Oamaru. Union Company, agents. Shag, s.s., 31 tons, Wing, for Shag Point. Martin and Wataon, agents. Hope, ketch, 24 tons, Julier, for "Waikouaiti. H. Guthrie, agent. Taupo, s.e., 401 torn, Evans, for Lyttelton and the North. Union Conipauy, agents. Passengers: For Lytteiton— Rev. Mr and Mrs Davis, Messrs Wyburd, Alexander. For Wellington — Mr Tramway. For Nelson -Mr Edwards tor Napier — Mr M'lntosh. For Poverty Bay— Mrs Brown. For Auckland— Messrs Price, Stoddart, Sution, and 10 steerage. M-tori, s.s., IIS tous, Bernech, for Timaru. Union Company, agents. Aug. 15— Catlm, ketch, Hannah, for Oamaru. H. Guthrie, agent. Wanganui, s.s., 179 tons, Fraser, for the Bluff. H. Eousfhton and Co., agents. Samson, p.s., 124 tons, Jones, for Oamaru. Union Company, agents Trial, ketch, 24 tons, Kelly, for Waikouaiti. H. Guthrie, agent.

LOSS OF THE GLOUCESTER.

Concerning the foundering of the above vessel, the following telegram from Sydney papen appears In the Melbourne Arena of the Ist iuat ;—"; — " Ihe barque Gluuce'iter, Captain Vincent, which left Newcastle with coal on the 26th met., bound to Japan, sprang a leik on tha 2Stn, 70 miles off Port hyphens, and foundered within 30 miles of Smoky Cape, after a strong S.E. gale. Two boats, contaii.iag 15 souls, left her. Captain Vincent, four coloured men, and a womin a-rived at C'a r ence Heads in one boat, and the other, containing the mate and some of the crew, subsequently reached Trial Bay safely.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Masters of vessels bound t j Nelson are warned that the Harbour Master there states that Captain Dillon, of the steamer Wallace, reports the buoy at French Pass now on the eastern shore, will be replaced in its proper position as soon, as the Stella returns from Cape Maria Van Dieman, where she v now delivering building materiil for a lighthouse.

NAUTICAL ITEMS.

We condense from Mitchell's Register :— The triil of % torpedo vessel, the Light ling, was made in Stokes Bay on May 24, and the mean Bpeed of her six runs was 18$ knots per hour. She is 84ft. long by 10ft. lOin. beam, and is to be armed with the Wlnteheid torpedo, which will be discharged from her forecastle. Thi3 torpedo travels at the rate of 20 knots at any depth from lft. t > 30ft , and can be set to explode either on striking an object or at any particular distance within 1000 jards

The death of Mr George Marshall, the well-known shipowner, is announced. He hsd be#n connected with the shipping interest for over half a century, and died on May 20th, at the age of 75. Mr Marshall was a member of Lloyd's Kegistry of British and Foreign Shipping-, and was Chairman of the General Shipowners' Society.

Two British steamers, the Karitana and Moldavia, bouud to Russian ports in the Black Sea with coal cargoes, have been stopped at Constantinople by the Tui kish authorities because their cargoes were deemed to be contraband of war. From the tenor of a leader upon the subject in the Register of May 25th, we infer that considerable haziness exists at home as to what is, ant what 13 not, contraband of war outside of curse absolute munitions of war. Our contemporary says— "lt is of course not forgotten, that within ihe past month the Under-Sccret->ry of Foreign Affair* stated dictinctly, that .Her Majesty's Government could not call upon either bellitrtrent to define what is, or what is not, contraband of war, and the Queen's proclamation is silent on the subject, and saye as regards supplies of men, munitions of war, and ships of war, or those that may be converted to warlike purpose. Turks and Russians are therefore alike at liberty to define the teim contraband of war, or rather to treat all articles, however innocent, as contraband, according to their destination, or really according to the caprice of nther belligerent, or of the court of prize which he may think proper to establish."