SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2051, 15 June 1893, Page 36

SHIPPING NEWS.

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN. ARRIVALS. June 7.— Ornapere, s.s., 352 tons, Phillips, from the West Coast. Talune, s.s., 1303 tons, Kennedy, from Sydney, via the East Coast. June B.— Torea, schooner, 67 tons, Hooper, from Napier. June 9.— Rolorua, s.s., 576 tons, Cameron, from the north. June 13.— Herald, s.s., 356 tons, Jones, from Greyniouth. Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Hansen, from the south. DEPARTURES. June 7.— Rotomahana, s.s., 855 tons, Allman, for Sydney, via the East' Coast. June B.— Talune, s.s., 1303 tons, Kennedy, for Melbourne, via the Bluff. Postboy, schooner, 62 tons, M'Laughlan, for Adelaide. Kawatin, s.s., 2S7tons, Apstein, for Napier, via intermediate ports. June 9.— Omapere, s.s., 352 tons, Phillips, for the West Coast. Elderslie, s.s., 2761 tons, Olsen, for London. June 12.— Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, A. W, Cameron, R.N.R., for northern ports. June 13.— Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Hansen, for the south. SUPPOSED WRECK. Auckland, June 13.— News from Raratonga leports" that the schooner Goldfinch, owned by Donald and Edenbovough, Auckland, is long overdue, and supposed to be lost. The captain's name is George Short. The other Europeans were Miller, Washbourne, Cecil, and a cooper named "Harry." DAMAGE TO THE S.S. GLENELG. Auckland, June 13.— The steamer Glenelg, out ward bound from Onehunga to Raglan, sustained considerable damage on the Manukau bar on Sunday. She shipped several tremendous seas, which staved in the front of the saloon, flooding the cabin and engine room, and causing minor damage. The steward was nearly washed overboard, being carried under the steering gear, bruised all over, and badly cut on the knee joint. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Tongariro sailed from Wellington on Thursday afternoon for London, with the following passengers :— Saloon : Misses Humphries, Atkinson, Bay ley, Beaumont (2), Fitter, Shaen, and Young, Mesdames Beaumont, Macjoss, Titter, Lady Buckley, Rev. H. W. Ilorwill, Messrs B. Fitter, H. J. Papworth, J. Richards, and Master Beaumont. Second saloon : Misses Baxter, Hadfield (4), Jones (2), Maclaren, Shaw, Cross, Mesdames Beach, Potter, Bentley, Chamberlain, Davies, Hadfield, Jones, Messrs J. A. Beach, U Beutley, T. S. Cousins, G F. Fox, H. Dunlop, H. J. Stewart, Hadfield, F. H. Hoare, F. J. Jones, N. Stephenson, N. A. M'Laren, B. S. M Lareu, Masters Hadfield (4), Jones (2). Third saloon: Misses Black, Garnett (2), Hagfier, Parker (2), Speers, Thomson (3), Mesdames Butler, Garnett, Gibbs, Mullcr, Neilson, Parker, Thomson, Lev. A Thomson. Messrs Amner, Barnard, Baxter, Ootterell, Fulton, Garnott, Gibbs, Johnston, Langford, Ledger, M'Caw, Muller. Parker (2), Perry, Boffly, Theobald, Waring, Masters Garnett and Thomson. „ . -„ The Tongariro took the following cargo i-l'oi Rio : 12 carcases mutton, 9 cases game, 2 do butter, 6 do cheese, 50 sacks oat?, 60 do potatoes. For London: 470 casks tallow and pelts, 718 bales wool and skins, 17,371 carcases and legs mutton 84 do lambs, 115 bags ore, 78 cases kidneys, 59 bales leather and basils, 210 cases meat, 1 do game, 19 HOBART, ri June 10.-The s.s. Aoraugi, from Plymouth via Toneriffe and Cape Town, arrived at 7 o'clock this morning, and is to sail at 4 p.m. for Wellington. She brings two passengers for Austi alia and 48 for New Zealand. # Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. have received intimation that the Coptic from Plymouth (May 20) lef b Cape Town for New Zealand, via Hobart, on the evening of the 12th inst. Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited) R M S. Coptic left Godley Heads, Lyttelton, at 4 p.m. on the 2ud March with 71 passengers, 29 bags mails, 19 boxes parcels post, £47,818 specie, and a full rargo. For the first five days cross and coufused seas were experienced, the wind varying in force, after which moderate to gentle bieezes were met with and a continuance of smooth seas to Cape Horn, which was reached on the afternoon of the 17th March ; thence moderate, variable winds were met with until the port of Rio de Janeiro was reached at midnight of the 25th March. After < coaling and taking in 16 passengers, cargo, 10 bags mails, and specie to the amount of £GS4O, a start was made at 2.5 p in. of 27th March, and until the equator \Vci3 crossed on the 3rd April moderate breezes prevailed, accompanied with squally weather and

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heavy showers of rain, after which she experienced a continuance of very fine weather and smooth seas until arrival at St. Cruz, Tenenffe, April 12, at 445 a.m. After coaling and taking on board 37 passengers the Coptic proceeded at 2 50 p.m. for Plymouth; light airs and calms being experienced till the entrance to the Bay of Biscay, when a S.K breeze sprang up and continued moderate till in the Channel. Plymouth was reached at 12 20 p.m. on the }Bth April. The voyage throughout was a most pleasant one, and as there was a large contingent of passangers deck sports and entertainments of all kinds were freely indulged in. On April 8 a fancy dress ball was held on board, which proved to be the success of the voyage, every passenger appearing in fancy costume. Cricket was played, ladies taking part in some of the matches.

During the week ending lOtb. June five vessels, with a total of 3381 tons register, arrived at the Dunedin wharves ; while nine vessels, representing 3559 tons, left them. In the quarter ending March 31, 1893, there were 493 vosaels placed on Lloyd s Registry, ut these 356 were steam and 137 sailing vessels, with a total of 843,078 tons register. . The s.s. Elderslie left the George street pier at 8.30 a.m. yesterday for London with the folio wing cargo :— 536 bales wool, 59 casks pelts, 357 cases meats, 2142 sacks wheat, 11 pkgs sundries, and 29,730 carcases mutton. Of this she took on board at Oamaru-232 bales wool, 59 casks pelts, 160 cases meats, 2142 sacks wheat, 1 package and 20,851 Carcases mutton ; at Timaru— l7o bales wool and 8819 carcases mutton; at Port Ctialmerß-134 biles wool, 197 cases meats, and 10 packages It would take a big book to hold all the theories advanced for the fate of a missing vessel. It seems to be forgotben by many, otherwise sensible people, that the unsinkable, uncapsized vessel is not yet in practical use, and that there yet remain"perils of the seas. Navigation is not yet cleared" of all risks, and it is no proof of bad seamanship or faulty construction if even the best vessels are sometimes lost. „..,.,, .t. According to the American Shipbuilder the Newport News Shipbuilding Company have been ordered by the Crescent City and Liverpool line to build two 10,000 ton steamers to run between New Orleans and Liverpool. They are to form the nucleus of a fleet of American ocean sbeamers, and will be over 500f b in lengbh. Furbher particulars as to the loss of the ship Templemore state that she was crushed between two icebergs north of the Falkland Islands on March 3. Part of the crew were drowned, and the rest (including the captain and his wife) were picked up by the ship Dundoyan after being an an open boat for five days. . „ According to recent advices from the Brazils, the state of things at Santos appears as bad as ever. The Germania, a paper published at San Paolo, statC3 that 376 persons died at Santos (of whom 15 were British subjects) between the Ist and 21st February. Mr Lyall, her Majesty s omsul at Santos, has reported to the Foreign Office that everything in Santos is in a state of deadlock. Shipmasters are all away at ban Paalo. Those at Santos are unwilling to attend the consulate, aud nearly all the business men only visit Santos in the morning, returning to San Paolo in the evening for fear of infection. The master of the Cutty Sark, from Sydney to London, reports that whilst running down the easting he passed a great number of icebergs, some veryilarge. "There was one continuous line on either side from 60 S. and 156 W. to 61 S. and 132 W. Passed one with a great number of dark streaks in it, about 2ft apart ; they appeared to go right through from side to side. After rounding the Cape in lat. 50 S., long. 47 W., bad thick weather. It cleared up and we found ourselves Burrounded with icebergs, and could see nothing but ice. It came on thick again, and at noon found a large iceberg close ahead. After groping our way through them we at last saw a small passage, not more than 1000 ft wide. As we cleared the passage the fog lifted again, and from cross bearings and distance run found that the east side of one berg was 19 miles long. Just after clearing the passage saw a streak of yellow or sandy-looking stuff like pumice atone or tallow. After this saw four or five more icebergs on the next morning, February 9." The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company s barque Lindfield arrived at Melbourne from London on May 23 after a good passage of 82 1 days, bhe is comparatively a new vessel, and is built of steel, and is fitted with some of the most modern improvements for facilitating the navigating of bhe ship and the hauling of the cargo. Her carrying capacity is equal to 3600 tons of deadweight on a draught of 22ft 3in affc, and 21ft 10m forward. Her best day's record on the passage was 300 miles ia 24 hours. During the voyage of the vessel a strong gale, lasting for 24 hours, was experienced, and during the disturbance the sky presented a most remarkable appearance. Between _ the fiercest gusts of wind the clouds glowed with a brilliant phosphorescent light. The mastheads aud yardarms were illuminated by balls or St. Elmo's fire, giving a weird aspect to a most remarkable scene. The waves made clean breaches over the vessel and swept her fore and aft. „ , , , . A fleet of 17 sailing ships from Australasian ports arrived at London on May 23. Almost all parts of the colonies were represented in the fleet. Three vessels were from New South Wales, three fiom Victoria, four from South Australia, one from Tasmania, and six from New Zealand. Only four ships of the 17 were Home in less than 100 days. One was 140 days from Porb Augusta, another 136 days from Sydney. The third longest voyage was 121 daya from Port Pine, one from Kingston, South Australia, was 120 days, and so on down to 101 days from Port Chalmers. The best trip of the lot was made from Sydney by the Trafalgar, loaded with wool, and despatched by Messrs Montefiore, Joseph, and Co. She appears in bhe list as doing the trip in 90 days. There was nothing in the eighties, and the others m the nineties were the Loch Vennacher, from Melbourne; the Lufra, from Hobarb ; and the Aldergrove, from Lyttelton. The limits of the Australian station are pioposed to be altered by the Admiralty, so as to include the Cook group and several other islands, which are British possessions or under British protection. A despatch has been received by the administrator to that effect, and arrangements will also be made for Her Majesty's ships on the station to vi3it these islands and deal with questions affecting them. By the new arrangements Tahiti will be common to both the racific aud Australian stations, the dividing line passmg through that island. Fanning and Christmas islands have been left on the Pacific station, it being easier to visit them from the Sandwich Islands than, from the Australian station. When all the colonies agree to this change the Impsnal Defence Act will be albered accordingly, if the legal authorities hold that course to be requisite. The Administration of the Bureau Veritas has vist published tho list of maritime disasters reported during the month of February 1893 concerning all flags. We remark in this publication the following statistical returns :— Sailing vessels reported lost— l 4 American, 1] Austrian, 28 British, 4 Danish, 1 Dutch, 6 French, 1 German, 1 Hawaiian, 1 Italian, 8 Norwegian, 4 Swedish ; total, 69. In this number are included two vessels reported missing. Steamers reported lost— B British, 1 Chilian, 1 Danish, 2 GermaD, 1 Japanese, 1 Norwegian ; total, 14. Inthis number is included one sbeamer reported missing. Causes of losses : Sailing vessels-Stranding 41, collision 5 fire 2 foundered 5, abandoned 11, condemned 3', missing 2 ; total, 69. Steamers-Stranding 5, collision 7, abandoned 1, missing 1 ; total, 14. The steamer Tenterden experienced a fearfully rough passage on her last trip from Newcastle with a coal cargo for Port Pirie. She was passing Montague Island, when a heavy sea broke aboard, sweeping over an able seaman named 1< ; leterson. The accident happened at 8 o'clock at night. Ihe lifebuoy, with a light attached, was thrown overboard, but the sea was too high to allow of a boat being lowered. No sign was obtained of i.he deceased, although the vessel steamed round the spot for two hours. Pefccr3on came to the forecastle to take his watch, when he was stnick by the sea and driven against the hatchway. Before the oflicei 1 reached tho deck he was swept overboard, and, it is supposed, in a stunned state. The deceased was unmarried, and was 30 years of age. With reference to the startling incident near Port Phillip Heads (says the Sydney Herald), when a Sydney passenger on board the steamer E'inganite sprang overboard, an account of the affair to hand says :— "His name is J. Brown, but

little else is known about him, and though he was from Sydney there is reason to believe from certain nsrs found on him that he is a Victorian, and been in Melbourne quite recently. During the voyage rounl he had stated, in conversation with one of the passengers that he had lost all his money at the races in Sydney. He was abstemious, quiet of manner, and amongst nis fellow-passengers was considered to be one who, though not plentifully blessed with money, was nevertheless not so hard up or friendless as to be likely to attempt suicide. When the vessel was neanng the heads he was observed by one of the lady passengers to jump off the stern without any warning or cry. The alarm of 'man overboard was raised and responded to quickly by the crew, who in seven minutes had picked the man up and replaced him on the deck. The man died almost immediately after reaching the deck. He was a man of about 45 or 50 years of age, 5f fc 8m in height, of medium build, sandy beard, whiskers, moustache, and hair turning grey, and dressed in a dark tweed sac suit, almost new, and a large soft felt hat. There was nothing found whereby to identify him loyond the fact that he had booked in the name of J. Brown.