SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1798, 25 November 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OB' LYTTELTON. Weather Report—Nov. 25. 9 a.m.—'Weather, clear bine sky. Wind, 3.E., light. Barometer, 29 50 i thermometer. 58. Hiirh Water—To-merrow. Morning, 1.20; evening, 1.45. 1 Arrived— November 25. i» Ein-aroonm, s.s., 623 tons, Chntfleld, from Wellington, R. Pnflott, agent. Passengers—Mrs and Miss Filler, Mrs Bnokley and family and two servants, Messrs C. E. Briggs, Sherlock, Marshall, Preston, Liggins, Milos: steerage, sixteen. Sailed— November 25. Sea Shell, barqne. 219 tons. Johnson, for Newcastle. P. Cunningham and Co., agents. Tasso, barque, 261 tons, Mathews, (or Newcastle. Master, agent. Empress of China, barqnentmo, 35a tons, Griggs, tor Sonthpoit, Tasmania. W. Montgomery and Co., agents, , _, . Jessie, schooner, 53 tons, Bnsholl, for Uokianga. Cuff and Graham, agents. Isabella, brigantine, 82 tons, Abrams, tor Nelson. Cull and Graham, agents. The Sea Shell and Tasso, for Newcastle, Empress of China, for Sonthport. Tasmania. Jessie. tor Hokiauga, and the Isabella, for Nelson, sailed this morning. The s.s. Kiugarooma arrived from Wellington this morning. She loaves again this afternoon, for Melbourne, via Hobart Town, Dunedin, and Bluff. THE ROTO MAH ANA IN A GALE. [By Tkleouapic.] Auckland. November 21. The s.s. Rotomahana. with sixty saloon, eighty steerage passengers, and 315 tons ofcargo lorall porta, arrived at Bnasell at 1 p.m. on the 21th. after a disastrous passage. She left Sydney at 9.15 a.m. on the *2oth instant, starting with a light southwest wind, which increased to a gale towards noon, with a high sea. After that the wind increased to hurricane force, with tremendous sea. At 5.30 p.m. a heavy sea was shipped, smashing one boat, skylights. &c., and washing a sailor named Alexander McLellau overboard. The unfortunate man joined the ship at Port Chalmers on thoGth of this month. The chief officer, Mr Parsons, had a miraculous escape from the same sea. Again, at 11.30 p.m., another heavy sea was shipped,smashing in the after skylight, and washing a quantity of fruit overboard. The vessel behaved admirably throughout. The weather continued with unabated fury until the morning or the 22nd instant, when it moderated to a sonti - west gale, which lasted twenty-four hours. Since then there has been light south-west winds and line weather until arrival. During the heaviest of the storm the ship was kept before the wind and sea, and ran 125 miles out of her course. At 11.10 p.m. on the 20th passed a ship supposed to bo showing signals of distress, but, owing to the severe weather, could not render any assistance. Saloon passengers for Lyttelton—Messrs John Dayman, Shakier. Poach, Mr and Mrs Kemp, Mr and Mrs P, Cunningham, Mrs Wood, Miss Warrington. SHIPPING TJBIiEGBAMsI Hokitika# November 25. Arrived, Eliza Firth, brigantine, from Melbourne. _________