SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5527, 13 December 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF -WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. December 12.-Manawatu, p.s.. 103 tons, Hamy. im Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Misses Watson, ~e n er and Caliban, Mesdamcs Duncan and 2 .*M-on and Brown, Messrs. Duncan. Bristondon, . Morrison, Warren, Hogg (2),1 native. Martin, jtormbird, s.s„ 60 tons, Dollo, from Wanganui 1,r l j Q g 3 S ,°6l' tong. Wills, from Kaikoura and Lytj4ton. Passengers—Cabin; Mesdames Melhulab and ;JlUo3, Messrs. Williamson, McKay, and Gunning. Ushop, agent. _ Napier, e.s.. Flak, from Blenheim. Passengers—,'abin: Messrs. Gordon Allan, Roper, and Smith. ,v. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. BAILED. December 12.—Manawatu. p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for -Wanganui. Passongers-Cabln: Messrs. Burgess, Blaxham, Treadwell, Clarke, Widdick, and Mclvor. M tons, Wills, for Foxton. Passenger— Cabin’: Mrs. Evans. Bishop, agent. Talaroa, s.s„ 228 tons. Peterson, for the Manukau. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. Sackett, Mr. and Mrs. Nowland. Mr. and Mrs. Bonner, Miss Paterson, Mr. Scrivenor, and Hon. Dr. Pollen. Levin and Co., “ S Zealandla, ship, 1115 tons, Sellars, for London. Passengers -Saloon: Mr. Llndarn. Second Cabin . Miss Anastasia Molloy, Messrs. S. Fisher and P. Boddy- IMPORTS. Napier, from Blenheim: 149 bales wool, Eakaia. Manawatu, Irom WangantU : 17 bales wool, Levin and Co; 1 portable engine, 125 pkge. Public Works D Tttl?“rom' Lyttelton: lelse. Bishop; 15 pkss. Order: 14 do, Atkinson; 1 box. Marquis Normanby, - 44 pkgs. Mills: Boases, Deacon ; 12 pkgs, W. and G. Turnbull and Co. From Kaikoural Jar, Porritt; 1 parcel, Lindsay: 1 do, Cheyne; IT bales, 3 pkgs. Levin and Co: 93 bales. Pearce. , Stormbtrd, from Wanganui: 105 bales wool, 4 casks tallow. Order. by telegraph. PORT CHALMERS, Thursday. ARRIVED: Helen A. Holmes, 102 days from Bpston, with 604 tons cargo for Dunedin, and 100 tons for Wellington.—Wnkatipn. from Lyttelton. AUCKLAND, Thursday. Arrived : Hinomoa, from Kawau, at four this afternoon. ~ ~, , The Famenoth takes a considerable quantity of copra to London. LYTTELTON, Thursday. Arrived : Oamarn, from the Thames. Sah.ed : Wallabi, for the South, at 3.30 p.m.— Arawata, for the North, at 5 p.m. Passengers for Wellington: Mr. and Mrs. Paterson. Mr. and Mrs. Luxton. Messrs. F. O. Graham, Webster, McLennan, Fitz Gerald, Perkins, Daniel, Donohue Hill, Eeston Frost. Frost, Gardiner, Clarke, and Cap.ain Holt. For iUckland: Messrs- Kilonally. Morrison, and H Caplaln J. W. Clarke, of the Eingarooma, has been appointed master of the Harbor Board's steam tug IMtelton, The tug went a trial spin over a measured mile to-day. The mean speed of tho two runs was at the rate of Hi knots per hour. Tho American barque Helen A, Holmes, with part cargo for here, arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday after a rather protracted of 102 days, occasioned by light and variable winds during the first part of her voyage. . . ,„ „„ t , The steamer Go-Ahead left Napier at 3.30 yesterday afternoon for Welliogton via Ohanga. She has a full cargo of wool, and will arrive hero to-day, sailing again the same evening for Wanganui. The Stormbird arrived In harbor at 11-30 a.m. yesterday. She left Wanganui at 11 o’clock On Wednesday night, and experienced fine weather np the coast. Sho returns this evening. ... mTho steamer Napier, from Blenheim, arrived in harbor at 2.30 yesterday afternoon after a passage of 7 hours. She retnrns'to-nlght. Tho Manawatu, from Wanganui, arrived in harbor early yesterday morning after a 12 hours’ passage. Shs returned during tho evening. The steamer Talaroa left yesterday afternoon for Manukan via Pioton, Nelson, and Taranaki. The steamer Wanaks, from Auckland via the East Coast, is dno hero to-day. She sails again for tho South daring tho afternoon. . ~ Tho steamer Arawata, from Melbourne via tho South, Is duo hero this morning. She leaves for Nelson during the night. Tho West Wanganui Coal Company’s steamer Samson arrived at tho Manukan yesterday morning from Waltara. Tho ship ouki commenced discharging yesterday, and is expected to have quick dispatch. The ship Zealandla. after being detained for several days through want of sufficient hands, got under ■way yesterday at midday. Captain Sellars, however, bad to pay £8 pet month for the run Homo. The ship left with a fine breeze, and at dusk was seen hull down from the land. Sha loaves in splendid trim, and should give a good account of herself oh arrival at Home. _ „ Tho steamer Tnl, from Lyttelton via Kaikoura and Capo Campbell, arrived here at 4.30 am. yesterday. She left Lyttelton last Tuesday at 6 p.m,, and arrived at Kaikoura the following morning at 6.30; }e£t at 12.45 p.m., and arrived at Flaxbourno at 7 p.m.; landed cargo and passengers, and left at 8.30 p.m.. Teaching the wreck ot the Southmln3terat9.3op.nl.: left an hour later, and arrived hero as above. Fine weather was experienced throughout the irip. Sho sailed forFoxton again during tho evening. The moralising ot “ Atlas’’ in the World leads to the following :—Here is a note for Icomparison of tho chief disasters of onr ships since the sinking of tho Royal George. Perished in tho Royal George. 29th August, 1782, more than GOO; in the Abergavenny, East Indiamau, on the Bill of Portland. 6th February, 1805, mote than 300; in the St. George, of 98 guns, in the Defence, of 74, and in tho Boro, all three stranded off the coast of Jutland, 24th December, 1811, over 2000 (that Is, the admiral and all the crew except 18 seamen}; in the Royal Adelaide, steamer, off Margate, 30 March, 1850, more than 400: in the Birkenhead, S3th February, 1852, in Simon’s Bay, South Africa, 454; in the Tayleur, emigrant ship, 20th January, 1854, on the Irish coast, 380 ; In tho Royal Charter, screw steamer, 25th October, 1859, on tho coast of Anglesea, 448: in tho Chptain, ironclad turret ship, 7th September, 1870, near Finnisterre. 472; in the Northfleet. 22nd January, 1873, off Dungoness, about 300. The loss of 2000 lives on the coast of Jutland seems to bo forgotten when we can hear the dreadful event of tho wreck of the Princess Alice described as the most destructive of life in tho present century. The accurate statement is, that on onr own shorea there has not occurred such a dreadful calamity since the Royal George went down in 1782—a1l but a century ago.