Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1536, 23 December 1873, Page 58

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT AHURIRI. AKBIVALS. DECEMBER. 18—Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland 19—Wild Wave, schooner, from Lyttelton 22—Columbia, schooner, from Mercury Bay 22—Kangatira, s.s., from Wellington DEPARTURES. DECEMBER. 19—Clematis, ketch, for Waugaehu 19—Star of the South, s.s., for Auckland 19—Hovding, ship, for Guam 21—Colonist, schooner, for Auckland 21—Opotiki, schooner, for Poverty Bay 21—Merlin, schooner, for Poverty Bay 22—Rangatira, s.s., for Poverty Bay PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS. In the Rangatira—Rev. Mr St. Hill, Capt. Boing, Dr. Jackson, Mrs Gibson and family (6), Mrs Whitmorc, Mrs Neal, Miss Greenwood, Messrs Baker, Bannett, Beck, Brown, Harrison, Mason, Ross,, Solder, and four others OUTWARDS. In the Star of the South—Mrs, Miss, and Master Duncan, Mr and Mrs Gow, and several others In the Rangatira—Capt. Trimmer, Mrs Hamilton and two children, Master Greene, Messrs Davis, Howell, Nas.mi.th, Parker (2), and others EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Atalanta. schoouer, from Mercury Bay Clematis, ketch, from the coast Dunediu, schooner, from Dunedin Fairy, s.s., from Porangahau Forest Queen, ketch, from Wangapoa Inverary, ship, from Londou Lretitia, schooner, from Mercury Bay Luna, p.s., from the North Mercury, cutter, from Mercury Bay Opotiki, schooner, from Poverty Bay Queen of the North, ship, from London Rangatira, s.s., from Poverty Bay Wave Queen, ship, from London via Wellington VESSELS IN HARBOR. Bella, s.s., from Arapawanui Columbia, schooner, from Mercury Bay Excelsior, ship, from Wellington Fiery Cross, schooner, from Auckland Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Queen Bee, ship, irom London via Wellington Saucy Lass, schooner, from Mercury Bay Three Brothers, ketch (lightering) Una, s.s. (lightering) Wild Wave, schooner, from Lyfctclton Hero, schooner (laid up) Greenwich, cutter

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Rangatira, s.s., for Wellington, to-morrow Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, for Wairoai to-day Saucy Lass, schooner, for Auckland, to-day Excelsior, ship, for London, early ♦ The schooner Sauoy Lass, Captain E. M'Gregor, arrived from Mercury Bay on Thursday night, with 10,000 shingles and U 4,000 feet timber. The schooner Wild Wave, C'apt. D. Eae, from Lytteltou, with general produce; arrived on Friday morning. The schooner Columbia, Captain G. W. Conway, arrived in port from Auckland yesterday morning, with 30,000 feet timber, 55,000 shingles, and 105 pair shafts. The s.s. Rangatira, Captain C. Lloyd, left Wellington at 6.45 p.m. on Saturday. In consequence of heavy sea was unable to land at Castle Point; arrived here about 5 a,m. yesterday.—She steamed for Poverty Bay shortly after 6 p.m.

The s.s. Star of the South steamed for Auckland at 4.30 p.m. on Friday with 20 head cattle, aud 600 sheep.

The schooners Opotild and Merlin sailed for Poverty Bay on Sunday cveoiuo;.

The p.S. Luna arrived at Tauranga from Auckland at G p.m. on Sunday evening.

A singular Launch.—An amusing incident, occurring in connection with the launch of the St Kiidaat Auckland recently, is given in an exchange. The steamer appeared loth to leave the slip, and two or three screw-jacks were brought into requisition for the purpose of giving her an impetus. Just at this moment a pelting shower of rain came down, which drove the workmen away to seek shelter. A few minutes after the vessel began to move of her own accord. This was observed by a little lad, about ten years of age, and lie at once commenced to shove her off. His efforts were successful, and) single-handed, he avis enabled to send the vessel into the water. The sight of so small a boy pushing the ponderous iron vessel down the ways was ludicrous in the extreme.

A Whale caught by a Telegraph Cable.—"An Eye-witness" writes thus to the Times of India :—" On the 7th July the Gwardur-Kurrachcc section of the Persian Gulf cable was suddenly interrupted. H.M. steamer Amberwitch left for the fault in the course of the following day, and arrived a* the position indicated by the test forty hour 8 after the occurrence of the interruption' After grappling the cable, and picking up a thort length towards the fault, it became evident from the increased strain that the cab!?, had fouled something on the bottom,

■).:• the deck engine, unassisted, was qn'te unable i: the cable ia. but after hauling it f v:u all points of the compass the obstruction appeared to suddenly give way, and the body of an immense whale was brought to the surface, firmly secured by two and a half turns of the cable round its tail. Many of the outer wires of the cable were broken and twisted, the gutta percha badly torn, and the conductor of the cable broken. The cable had evidently been hanging for some distance in a bight over a sudden depression in the bottom, and the only explanation that can be offered is, that the whale, while rubbing itself to get rid of the parasites which attach themselves to these animals, had turned suddenly while passing through the bight, and thus twisted the cable round its body."

A Ship burned at Sea.—The South Australian Register of the 30th October, gives the following account of a ship burnt at sea —" There comes a strange tale of the ocean by the ship Aliquis, which arrived from the Baltic on the night of the 20th October. It

is known that some ship has been burned at sea, and the crew were rescued, but what was the vessel or what were the incidents of 'the catastrophe are particulars that have not come, though it is certain that she must have been of considerable size, as her company number thirty-six. The details given by Capt. Marshall are as full as he can furnish. Towards sundown on Sept. 22, the Aliquis was bowling along at a rapid rate; the mid-day observation had given 39.3 S., long. 10 E., or a position not a great distance from the Cape, say. five hundred miles. An American vessel was sighted, having her ensign set with the union down, as a signal of distress, and the Aliquis at ouce hove-to. Upon the craft reaching within hailing distance, she proved to be the Maria Tobin, bound to Mauritius, and she reported having rescued thirty-six hands from a burning ship a day or two previously. The object of the American was to induce Captain Marshall to accept the charge of the whole or part of the crew, but the weather was so boisterous that it was impossible to communicate further before next morning, and both vessels meanwhile hove-to. The Aliquis being, bound for Australia, and having merely her own supply of water, declined to accept the responsibility, which would have obliged Captain Marshall to put into the Cape, aud as that was not far out of the American's course, he was advised to go there. Whether owing to the boisterous weather or some other reasons, the name o'f the ill-fated vessel did not transpire. All her crew were rescued, and it was supposed that the American would call at the Cape to land them."