Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1566, 10 April 1874, Page 178

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT AHURIRI. ARRIVALS. APRIL, , 7—Columbia, schooner, 46 tons, Conway, from Kennedy's Bay 7—Effie Meikle, schooner. 40 tons, Shulze, from Mercury Bay 9—Kangatira, s.s., 185 tons, Griffiths, from Wellington DEPARTURES. APRIL. 7—Pretty Jane, s.s.. 101 tons, Palmer, for Poverty Bay and Auckland 9 Eangatira, s.s,, 185 tons, Griffiths, for Wellington PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS* In the Rangatira—Rev. Mr and Mrs Smalley, Mr and Mrs M'Donogh, Mrs Cartwright, Bicknell, Oashion, Cullen, Duffey, Farrcll, Hammond, Huntley, Lucas, M'Grath, Rasmos, Swanson, and another OUTWARDS. In the Rangatira—Mrs Wallace and child, Mrs Cameron and two children, Mrs M'Lean, Mrs Thurston, Mr M'Xoan and child, Messrs Carter, Cox, Dowling, M'Kay, Humphrey, Rogers, and Willis EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Augusta, brigantine, from Auckland Aurora, schooner, from Havelock Forest Queen, ketch, from Manga'iti Lajtitia, schooner, from Mercury Bay Mary Melville, schooner, from Mercury Bay Mongol, s.s.. from the South Pacific, schooner, from Mercury Bay Eangatira, ss., from Wellington Saucy Lass, schooner, from Mercury Bay Schiehallion, ship, from London W<iugarei, cutter, from Mercury Bay VESSELS IN HARBOR. Bella, s.s., from Arapawanui Columbia, schooner, from Kennedy's Bay Effie Meikle. schooner, from Tairoa Eliza Mary, brigantine, from Newcastle Fairy, s.s., from ToDgoio Fanny, brigantije, from Newcastle Invererne, ship, from London Isabella, brigantine, from Moeraki Kobinoor, barque, from Newcastle via Dunediu Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Opotiki, schooner, from Povei ty Bay Queen of the North, barque, from Loudon Three Brothers, ketch, from Moeangiangi Una, s.s., from Mohaka Hero, schooner (laid up) Greenwich, cutter PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Auckland, Kandavau, and San Francisco—Mongol, at 2 p.m. to-day For Kennedy's Bay—Columbia, this morning For Poverty Bay—Opotiki, to-day; and Eangatira, on Monday For Wairoa—Fairy, as soon as weather permits For London—Queen of the North, early next week The schooner Columbia, Capt. Conway, arrived from Mercury Bay, on Tuesday morning, with 40,000 feet timber. The schooner Effie Meiklo, Captain O. Shulze, arrived from Mercury Bay on Tuesday, with a full cargo of timber. She is now open for freight or charter. The s.s. Rangatira, Capt. J. Griffiths, left Wellington at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and arrived here early yesterday morning. Discharged cargo and returned to Wellington at G o'clock last evening. The S.s. Mongol was to leave Wellington for this port during last night, and is expected to arrive this afternoon, when she will have prompt dispatch for Auckland and San Francisco. The s.s. Pretty Jane steamed for Poverty Bay on Tuesday evening, with a cargo of sheep. The schooner Mary Melville was loading timber at Mercury Bay for Napier, when the Effie Meikle left. A Stormy Season .—.Striking Suecess of Storm Signalling.—The New York Herald, Dec, 23 reports :•—The current weather review, just out, reveals one of the stormiest Novembers on record, and the severiest continental cyclone ever reported by the Signal Office. The equinoctial gallon the Atlantic coast this y u ar were apparejtly postponed till November, on the 17th of which month appeared the storm in question, having probably originated in Ootheru Georgia. As it advanced the cyclone centre tenaciously moved along the inshore margin of the gulf stream, the barometer falling at Boston and Portland to 28.H0 and 28.49 respectively—the lowest readings ever made since these places became signal stations. The wind attained the terrificvelocity of sixty-four miles an hour on thi New England coast and along the wreckstrewn coasts of Nova Scotia, while thi cyclone in-draught was felt from the Atlantic to the lakes and the Mississippi Valley. Tbt, study oE this and similar storms seems to justify a new and important deduction never, we believe, before pointed out, that as the winter gales of the Carolina and Virginia coasts approached Nova Scotia their centres experience increased barometric depression, with increasing rainfall and increasingly dangerous winds. It is noteworthy that out of seventy-seven storm warning signals displayed in United States ports last month sixtytwo are known to have been actually justified by the storm following. This gives the gratifying percentage of success as 80.51. General Sabine, in a letter to the English Board of Trade, a few years ago, stated that his exmanation of the warnings given on the British coasts for two years showed that "inthe first year fifty per cent and in the second year seventy-three per cent were right." The English weather office was then under the able and sagacious mangement of Admiral Fitzory ; but his high average of verified signals does not equal that of the Washington Signal Office. There can be little doubt that but fore the many failures of the telegraph lines to transmit the weather reports promptly the success would be still greater. •

SHIPPING TBLISGRAMS TAURANGA. 9ih April. The p.s. Paterson arrived from Napier at 3 o'clock this morning. WELLINGTON. 7th April. The Mikado.—The diver of H.M.S. Tenedos, Thomas Hardman, has inspected the bottom of the Mikado, and certified that he found no damage whatever, more than the paint scratched, and was of opinion there was no harm done to the ship. The agents at Honolulu have written that the Mikado proceeded on her voyage at the hour originally fixed. She grounded on a sandbank to leeward of the entrance to the ' harbor. Bth April. The Late Gale.—The vessels Malay, Camille, and Alert, which were driven ashore in the recent irale, are still-aground. They are now being lightened. No damage has accrued to them It is expected they will be got off, if the weather continues fine. 9ih April. The Stranded Vessels.—The birque Malay and the ketch Alert are again afloat. Late.—The three vessels which dragged ashore arc all afloat again, undamaged. The s.s. Mongol sails for Napier at 10 o'clock to-night. NELsON. Bih April The S.B. Alhambra arrived from Melbourne at 11.80 am . having leEi on Tu sd»y evening, the 3lst Mnrc-h. She arrived sit Hokitikaou Monday, bu the bar lioiug to i rough to communicate with the port, she sailed about until yesterday morniny. and then proceeded to Nelson, arriving as above. She brings 24 saloon aud 13 steerage passengers, and 300 tons cargo for all ports, MELBOURNE. 31st Mar h. H.M.S. Challenger leaves for Sydney to-day. Arrivals.—The Zephyr arrived at Melbourne from Hokitika on the 29'h The Brenta from Dunedin, and the Forfarshire from Auckland, arrived at Newcastle on the 25th. Departures.—Emperor,for Lyttdton on the 26th : Gazelle, for Nelson : and t e Wild Wav. for Auckland, on the 28th, The Suez Mail Stiamer Baroda having left Galle punctually, will probably arrive here about Monday or Tuesday next (April 6th or 7th.) The German war steamer Arcona leaves to-morrow en route for the Fijis. LONDON. 2 th March. New Shipping Company.—An Australian and American Steam Ship company has been registered, with a' capital of £600,000 to take over the new line of steamers between Sau Francisco aud Sydn y.