SHIPPING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3946, 13 March 1884, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NAPIER ARRIVALS. Maroh. 12—Manaia, p.s., from Wairoa. Passengers —Misses Fraser and Maloncy, Messrs Steele and Maloney.'

DEPASTURES. Maroh. 12—Maori, s.s., forWairoa. PassengersMessrs Walker, TV. Light, two others, and three natives. 13—Bella, s.s., for Mohaka. 13—Sir Donald, s.s., for Waimarama. ■■'• Passengers—Mr and Mrs W. Kinross White.

Tho steamer Maori, Capt. Anderson, got away for Wairoti at 10 o'clock last night, talcing a full cargo and a number of passengers.. ■:■•.■• The p.s. Manaia, Captain Baxter, returned from Wairoa at about 4.30 p.m. yesterday, bringing , several passengers. Her next trip will bo to Poverty and Tologa Bays in the course of a day or so. ' The launch Bella got away during the night for Mohaka, with general cargo, and is to return with wool.

The Union Company's s.s. Waihora, from tho North, is advertised to steam for Southern ports at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Tho s.s. Sir Donald, Captain Quinlan, steamed for Waimarama at 11 o'clock this forenoon, taking a full cargo of sawn timber, fencing posts, and station stores. ' The steamer Woka, Captain John Campbell, took off some 600 more frozen sheep to the ship Turakina at mid-day to-day.

Bt Eleotbio Telegbapii.—Copyright. " fRETJTRB'e TeLEGEAMS.] (Received March 12, 7.50 p.m.) -• • • ' ■ ■'■ Melbotjbne, Wednesday. : 'Sailed, this afternoon, Union steamship Manapouri for the Bluff. : .: (Received March 13, 12.40 p.m.) •: Albany, This day. Arrived, at King George's Sound, last evening, P. and O. steamship Ballarat, wifh the English mails dated London, Bth February. : ■ ■ ■ ■

■• [by telegeaph.] ■ Wellington, This day. ' Arrived, at 7 a.m. to-day, N.Z. Shipping Company's steamship lonic. Sho left London on January 24, Plymouth on January 28, and Santa Cruz, Teneriffo, on February 3rd, making the voyage in 43 days 5 hours exclusive of stoppages. Tholongest day!B run. was 338 miles. She has 20 first, 39 second, 74 third cabin, and 238 steerage passengers, and 2147 tons cargo. No deaths occurred on tho voyage, and one birth. She experienced a, fierce gale, with heavy squalls of rain and wind and high head sea in the English Channel. Passed the Cape of Good Hope early on the morning of tho 20th February. Had moderate weather, with occasional squalls of_ wind and rain, and from tho Capo to Wellington a fresh breeze and overcast weather.

From tho Halcione's report it appoars that on the iltt February two seamen engaged on the jibbodm were carried overboard by a heavy soa. ' Ono seized a ropo and got aboard again. Tho other had a life-buoy thrown him, and supported himself until rescvied in a very exhausted state. On Tuesday, in tho Straits, while tacking off Wellington heads, with a fresh S.W. wind, it suddenly died away, and a flood tide was making very strong the vessel was nearly carried on to tho Brothers. Captain Parker prepared cablos, and had tho anchors ready, but fortunately a light breeze off the land came and carried the Halcione clear off tho island by about a cable's longth.