SHIPPING MEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2199, 23 April 1896, Page 36

SHIPPING MEWS.

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN. Arrivals. * April 14.— Herald,-s.s.. 356 tons, Jones, from the West Coast. April 15.— Flora, s.s., 830 tons, Bernech, from the north. Tekapo, s.s., 1591 tons Kobbs, from Lytteltou. April 16.— Omapore, 5.8., 352 -tons, Fleming, from Westport, via Oamaru and intermediate ports. Alcestis, barque, 306 tons,' Elbe, from "Newcastle. "Napier, s:b.. 48 tons, Matheson, trom TTortroee. ' April 17.— Rosamond, sss., -462 tons, Hyan, from j Qreymouth. Wenona, barque, 511 tono; Cozen*, j from Clarence river. April 19.— Corinna, s.s., 820 tons, Macbeth, .from the north. Titania, four-maated barqnen•ttne,.lo3l tons, Selley, from Glasgow (December 18). Manapouri, s.i., 1020 tons, Anderson, from Bydneyvvia East Ooast port*. Invercargill, b.b., 156 tons, Sundatrom, from the south. April w.— Corinna, s.'S., -820 -tons, Macbeth, for -lArttalton a»d TWellingtoa. Banffshtr«, 5.8., '6606 tons, Ooull, for' Lyttelton. Rosamond, b.-b., 5W tons, -Ryan, for Westport Departures. * April U— 'lnvercargiU, .-«.»., -136 tons, Sundrtrom, for Preaervation Inlet. via ; Invercarßill. April 15.-'Mar«roa, .e.n., 1381 tons, Obatfield, Jot Melbourne, via' the Bluff and Hobart. April 16.— Flora, *.*., 838 tons, Btraech, for the EasfOoast. AprU 17.— Omapere, s.s., 352 tons, Fleming, for 4i»' West Coast. • s'&ixmf, April 20.— Sailed.: Aateriori, barqne, : -^odterior .London, «ith a. cargo of 2395 -btAes ' WoolrllS^acka-oif'oaK 93 casks of tallow, spelts, -;AW -34 - ■ Ki^.:\ V THjV DIRECT STEAMERS. " the New Zealand "Shipping Company have teen idvised by cable that tbe Rimntnka sailed from jlonte Video on the 9th inst. In ■ coneequeace ot ~\ small Tbianap to her machinery -she proceeded finder a slightly reduced -speed. It is not untici.pated that she will be more than a day or two Behind her timt-t&ble date in reaching London. Lyttklton, April -16.— Sailed: Kuapehu, for "London, - -with 32,170 , carouses and 3000 legs mutton, 1642 cases meat, T666 bales wool, 3200 ca6e< and kegs butter, - 2459 oases cheese, 339 do apples i and. a large number of passengers. WHtLiNGTON, April 18.— The Aatea, Captain -Scotland, sailed "for London direct with a full cargo and a number of patseDgers. Her cargo from Wellington is as follows : 1095 bales wool and skins, IB do rabbitskins, 13 do leather, 41 do basils, £07 do flax, 780 sacks peas, 614 carcases lambs, 2260 cases cheese, 152 boxes butter, ."81 casks tallow and pelts, 100 casks and $ kegs entrails, 64 casks edible tallow, 4 do marrow, 50 do olive oil, 3 cases honey, 700 sacks blood manure, 1501 cases meats, 28 pkgs sundries. TJobart, April 17.— The Kaikoura arrived at noon, and sails at 5 p.m. for ' Wellington. She has 10 passengers for Australia and 60 for New Zealand. . •IHE STRANDED BARQUE COROMANDEL. Wkswort, April 17.— A1l the hands left tho Coromandel last aright. The barque to-day has>a great list towards .the channel, and the rail is under water, "the pressure of the heavy spars is Bligbtly opening the decks. The jibboom, which is extending towards the channel, is being taken in. Captain Bendall Is expected on Sunday. No information is obtainable here as to the , \ -Wbsieokt, April 20— Captain Bendall and staff anticipate no difficulty in floating the Coromandel. - The weather is beautifully fine. A v feautlcal -inquiry will be held -on Wednesday ibafore Mj afrlCarlaAe, S.M., and Captains Van ■Schoen andDawson, of "Wellington.

( ■ AitIUVAX OF THE/HTANIA. ■The Titania, .which arrived on .Sunday,, is «mrite a new, departure in Bailing vessels. She was built by M«sars Runsell and Co., Vitert • Glasgow, towards the end . of last year; to the order of Captain James Fairlie, of Glasgow, and is somewhat of a novelty in sailing' • vessels. Her dimensions are : Length 210 ft, beam 56ft 6in, depth of hold 19ft 6in, her net register being 1031 tons, and dead weight carrying ,o»pacity about l§oo tons. The rig is that of a . four-masted .barquentine, with modifications, and the vessel might be called a barquette. On tho •foremast she carries a full spread of square .janvas, while on the other three masts .-the principal sails- are fore-and.after. From experience it has been found on a vessel of this si s« the -tt«ual Btyle of fore-and-after— that is, with g*ffs tpreading the head* of the lower sails— caused a large amount of wear and tear,' as ia a seaway it 'was impossible to .control tho Kffs and prevent them from swinging about, ereby bringing « great .strain on the after leeches of the sails. To obviate this Gaptaia Fairlichas patented this new'styie of rig. On the imam and mizen masts the lower fore-and-afts, . instead of having the usual heavy gaffs, .are ialmost jib-headed, having only short spreaders on the head. These sails hoistto the crosstrees, and are fitted with patent -roller hanks. Above these • a gaff topsail is -set .extending 'from the topmast lead and spread to a boom fixed on. the lower, masthead. To make-up for, the- shortage of can eras cauied.by.tbe gaffs baing done away with, there is a ack yard slung under the crosstrees on tbe mizzen «nd jigger ma^ts. On each- of these are eet'two triangular sails. The inner leech of the. lower one travels up and down a wire backstay on the J f ore part .of the mast, the outer clew being attached fry, ■•* •»peciaUy>'fitted. swivel hank to a 'wire "jackstry ' atretched frpm yardarm to yardiarm. The upper sail travels oh a wire jack JBtay from the crosstrees to the masthead, and-. * also hauls out to which may happen to be 'the weather yardarm. The Titania is also 'fitted with a ballast 'tank umidships capable of holding 500 tons of water, with which, amount she can e« anywhere under sail. This compartment is so rconstructed as to be suitable for carrying any ikind of cargo. The vessel hats also on board a donkey engine, by which the ballast tank can be either filled or emptied, and which is alto available for lifting the anchor, 'discharging cargo, hoisting sails, &c The advantages claimed by this class of vessel tare the great economy with which they may be sailed, as^they require fewer hands, are independent of ballast, -which means not only a consider.'able saving of money but a very great, saving of time and the usual wear and tear is reduced to % [•minimum. The Titania, which is on 'her maiden voyage, brings 1501 tons of cargo, about two;thirds of which is for Dunedin And the remainder for 'Wellington, and comes consigned to the .National Mortgage and Agency Company (Limited). Her passage from Gl**gow has been rather a, lonx , one, haviDg occupied 120 days, the -lenfftk of which is attributed to meeting adverse winds ,at .the outtet, and a *ucces«ion of winds until rounding the Capo of ' Good Hope.

During the month of January .99 'sailing and 15 steam vessels "were reported -to the.Board^of Trade as lost, together <with 286 lives. The Union Steam Ship Company have received* a cablegram from Yokohama, advising the arrival there (all well) of their steamer Moreton on Friday last, 17th inst. She Bailed from Sydney on the 19th March. The Morflton was sold some ime ago -to a Japanese Arm. During the week, which ended April 19, eight vessels, with a total of 2983 tons, arrived at .the Dunedin whavvee, -while 10 vessels, representing 6288 tons, left them. H. M.S. Royalist, Goldfinch, and Penguin -were paid off at Sydney on .March 31, and were at once recommisßioned for another three years' servica. Thess. Banffshire which left the George street pier on Monday evening for Lyttelton, has taken 309 bales wool, 301 casks tallow, 12 casks runners, 50 sacks oats, 1335-iailway tyres, 30 crates rabbits, 23,071 c»rca*es and 5620 legs mutton, and a number of sacks of grass .seed. Thetwell'knownTasnaaniaß wialerWaterwitcn, which w«6 recently-offered for soleJ»tfHobart*nu withdrawn. 4is only-490was offered for her, w a historical vessel, and is 90 years old. The Waterwitch waß' launched at Pembroke in 1820, -^nen - George IV, was on the -throne, and -was commissioned as .a !gu»-brig, and named the Jfaicon. In 1860 she wm »Kcbaaed for £1300 by Captain

John.M'Arthnr,Juid left for her first cruise from Tasmania an March 17 of that year, Captain William M'Arthur, who was "then a lad.teccompanying hie father. The first flight out the ship commenced leaking badly, but the hardy master would not put baok, but made for Norfolk Island. Here repairs w*r» effected, but the ship leaked again, and put into St. Jago, Espiritu, Santo, New Hebrides, where she was again put into seaworthy condition. Thirty tuns of .oil were taken on this first voyage, and at '£90 a tun was considered a .good eaten. The following cruise lasted five months, and sS"tuns were takeu. From J. 861 to 1878 she was sailed by Captain Harrison, who ia at present jpilot for the Derwent. Messrs .M'Gregor and Co., her present owners, .purchased her in 1878, and, taken on the whole, have h»d no reason to regret the step, forshe has been singularly successful in pursuit of the whale.