Shipping.

Western Star, Issue 804, 26 December 1883, Page 2

Shipping.

tide table. High warer fi! - Riverton Jetty full and change 1 o’clock Nc-v Zealand mean time. High water on Riverton beach one hom favlier than at the jetty; and on the bar luilfan hour oirlier. | Dee. | B.m | p.m Wednesday I. 26 | 12.10 | 12.35 Thursday | 27 I 1.0 | 1.25 [Friday | 28 j 1.50 j 2.15 Poet op Bluff, aeeived Dec 24—Manapouri, ».s., 1020 tons, Logan, from Melbourne. Passengers Mesdatnes [Excel and Skene ; Misses Excel, Hood, Bedford, Bice, Skene, Stocks (2) ; Capt. Raymond Messrs Harper, Roddie, Lewis, Pratt, Fraser, Sharp, Gardiner, Murray, and Mitchell; Mr and Mrs Gloss. SAILED Dec 24—Manapouri, s.s., 1020 tons, Logan, for Port Chalmers. Passengers—Rev. and Mrs -Paterson and servant, Mrs Niven, and Mr Campbell. ♦ Erom the “ Southland Times” we learn that the s.s. Lillie Denham foundered in the fishing ground off Stewart Island on Wednesday morning. Captain Scollay reports having left Half-moon Bay at 8 a.m'. on Wednesday for the fishing ground, where they engaged in fishing until 12 30 p.m., when the boy noticed water in the stokehole. On examination it was found that the stokehole was full of water, and the fires going out, and it was evident the vessel had sprung a leak. Steam was at once got up to full pressure, and the vessel lan for Boat Harbor, Bunker’s Island, distant, about three miles from the fishing ground. She had not steamed far before the water gained so much that ■ team was lost,and although all sail was made and the boat sent out ahead to tow, when about one mile and a half from the island ihe flood tide caught her and drifted her about four miles off. All hands bailed and pumped, but all was of no avail, and it was resolved to abandon her. This was done about four miles from land, and the steamer sank about 10 minutes after being lefo. The crew succeeded in reaching Stewart Island by 8 o’clock that night, and were conveyed lo the Bluff on Friday afternoon in the cutter Rimu. From inquiries made, there is reason fo believe that the vessel was insured for £IOOO with the National Office, which had reinsured in other offices for £750, reliniug £250 risk. This arrangement is the latest that we can learn of, and may not he the existing ene. The Lillie Denham was a wooden vessel of 20-horse power. Her gross tonnage was 31 tons, and net 21 tons. She was built at Sydney in 1878, and was 64ft long, 13ft 6in broad, and 6ft lin deep. She was a very handy little vessel, and w-s for some time employed as a steam tug at Port Chalmers, her then owner being Mr T. H. Dodson, who afterwards sold her, and she was taken round to the Bluff. Two of the direct- steamers have arrived, the Victory (of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion line) at Port Chalmers, and the British King (New Zealand Shipping Company) at Wellington. Both bring Government immigrants, altogether about 650. The Victory bos one case of fever (of a mild type apparently) on board, and her passengers hare not yet been allowed to land. The actual steaming time of the Victory on the passage lias been 55 days 12 hours: of thfi British King, 44 days, two hours. The great savin?"of time effected in communication with England by the direct service is well exemplified by the fact that the round trip (from New Zealand to England and hack again) has been done by the British King in three months 22 days, or as short a time as many sailing vessels have taken fo make the trip one way.