SHIPPING.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3514, 10 July 1884, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP TIMAEU. The flagstaff of Timaru is situated in, 171 deg 17min. 20seo. _ East longitude, 14deg. 23min. South latitude. ABBIVID. Nil. SAILED. July 9—Onward, schooner, 63 tons, Moore, lor Napier. EXPECTED ABBIVALB. Spray, schooner, from Stewart's Island, daily The Mahinapua is expected to arrive ! tom Greymouth to-night. The Bio was at the wharf to-day discharging. She was not expected to finish to-day, Messrs Jones and Philp expect one or two vessels, from Kaipara, with timber for their contracts. It is thought one of them is on her way, The Annie Bow was brought inside the Breakwater and berthed _ astern of the barque Deva, this morning, She commenced discharging about 12.30. Shaw, Saviil’s new steamers are to he fitted with “ Glow” Swinburne incandescent lights by the Hammond Electric Light Company.

In 1881, 3748 men perished in the merchant service, and in 1882, 2832, but in 1383, the number rose to 8304. These latter figures are equal to one in 66 of the whole of the seamen employed. In the 12 years, 1871 to 1883, the total losses amounted to 36,000 men.

The suspension of Captain Lookyer, of the l.s. Adelaide, does not seem to have put a stop to racing in Hobson’s Bay. _ The Melbourne 11 Herald ’’ says“ A spin, or rather a trial of speed, took place down the West Channel, on Jnne 18, between four well-known favorite intercolonial steamers. They ware the Adelaide, for South Australia ; Te Anau, for New Zealand ports; Lyee-moon, for Sydney ; and the Southern Cross, for Hobart. All passed the Williamstown lighthouse within seven minutes of each other, the Adelaide being last. The Te Anau and Lyee-moon were leading, the litter having all sail set. They passed the lightship between eight and 15 minutes past two, and evidently all went full speed, as the telegrams from the Heads show that the Adelaide, which was last at the start, was the first to pass through. The times, as shown, are—Adelaide, 4.25 p.m. ; Te Anau, 4,35 ; Lyee-moon, 4.40 p.m. ; Southern Cross, 4.45. This shows that the Adelaide beat the others by over a quarter of an hour in the passage. It was thought in shipping circles that the Lyee-moon would have cleared the Heads first.”