Shipping Intelligence.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 1014, 20 December 1881, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF POVERTY BAY. AmitaES. —December. Ift—Rotomahana, s.s., Captain Underwood, from Melbourne via Southern Ports :—Mr and Mrs Hoey and two children, Mrs Adair, Miss Jenkins, Miss Clarke, Mrs Hilda, Miss Katene, Master Veale, Master Fearey, Messrs Brsssey, Hill, Browne, Walsh, Hubble, McLean, Te Paoa, 'and 11 Native children. Departures.—December. | 19 —Rotomahana, s.s., Captain Underwood, for Auckland. Passengers :—Miss Badfird, •Longdale, Miss Greene, Miss Fleming, Miss Rees, Mrs A. Somerville and child, Mr pnd Mrs Burnett and two children, Messrs Baw- , field, Smith, Finucane, and A. Cooper.

The Adamant, 814 tons, was loading at London for Auckland on October 31.

Messrs Stone Brothers’ barque Alcestis left Liverpool for Wellington and Auckland under Charter to the New Zealand Shipping -Company on November Ist.

The New Zealand Shipping Company’s barque Oromthorpe left London for Auckland on October 31et. The Pareora was expected to sail about the 18th November.

.International cede signals have been allotted to Auckland vessels as follows :—Brig Annabell, SLNC ; brigantine Lapwing SLND ketch Fanny Thornton, SLNF. The German barque A. T. Sallknecht, 540 tons, was on the berth at New York for Dunedin when the mail left, and wa® expected to clear about November 28th.

The Star mentions that the mail via the Orient line, which was delivered in Dunedin on the 13th inst., only occupied 38 days in coming from London. The Honolulu papers state that the Russian man-of-war. Africa, did her coaling by electric light. It was very hot during the day, and by the aid of this light the men were able to work with ease during the cool of the night.

The New Zealand Herald?s attention has been directed to an error in last summary with reference to the s.s. Penguin running on to the reef in the French Pass. It is there stated that the Court of Inquiry returned the certificate of Mr. Pophams, chief officer but considered him worthy of the gravest censure short of suspension. If Captian Malcolm’s name were substituted for Mr. Popham’s the paragraph would be quite correct. It was Mr. Popham’s promptitude, even though acting contrary to the captain’s orders, that saved the vessel from destruction. Captain Malcolm has resigned his command.