Shipping Intelligent.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1047, 11 March 1882, Page 2

Shipping Intelligent.

PORT OF POVERTY BAY. (Br Telegraph.) Auckland, March 9th. Arrived—•R.M.S. Australia, from ’Frisco, with English Mulls, at 5 p.m. Sailed—U.S.S. Co.’s s.s. Arawata, for Gisborne and Southern Ports, with inward mails via San Fiancisco, at 11 p.m.

The ketch Jessie left Lyttelton for Gisborne on Thursday, the 9th instant. The brigantine Defiance arrived from Oamaru on Wednesday last, Bth inst., with 50 tons produce for Messrs. Common, Shelton and Co., and 3 tons malt for Mr. Johnstone.

The Union Steamship Company’s Ringarooma, will arrive from Melbourne via Southern Ports early to-morrow morning, and will take her departure for Auckland shortly after arrival

The Union Steamship Company’s Arawata, Captain Sinclair, will leave early this morning for Melbourne via Napier and Southern Ports. She will take the following passengers : —Mrs. C. Webb, Mrs. Herman, Miss Norris. Miss Langley, Miss Sherwood, Miss Roe ; Messi’s. G. G. Smith, Carden, W. Hydes, M. G. Nasmith, Proffitt, Roe, and Lieut. Herman. During the recent passage of the s.s. Potosi from London to Melbourne, and while running -down the Indian Ocean, an explosion took place in one of her coal-bunkers, blowing off the iron lid, and doing some damage to the surrounding parts. Captain Darley at once took the necessary precautions to prevent disaster, but beyond a considerable commotion among the passengers no material injury was done.

On the passage from Sydney (says the New Zealand Times) Captain Wheeler, the recent popular commander of the Union Company’s a.s. Wakatipu, was presented by the officers of the ship with a handsomely framed photograph of the steamer, surrounded by photographs of the different officers of the vessel as they ranked a month or so ago, his own photograph being placed in the centre. The whole forms a very handsome photograph, and will, no doubt, be greatly appreciated by Captain "Wheeler, as showing the good feeling existing between himself and his officers.

Captain Tozer, of the s s. Rotorua, was presented with a purse of sovereigns on Sunday evening by his passengers as a mark of respect for the courtesy and attention ho displayed towards them during their recent trip from Melbourne, and particularly for affording them an opportunity of visiting the Sounds. The vessel was advertised at Melbourne to call at Milford Sound only, but on arriving there on Sunday morning it occurred to Captain Tozer that his passengers would be better pleased with a short stay there, and then proceed through as many of the other Sounds as might be convenient. Before she arrived at Milford the passengers were consulted on the matter, and were unanimous in their wish to ■ee as much of the beautiful scenery which marks this part of the coast as possible. The weather was very fine entering Milford, and as the Rotorua steamed up, the sun began to rise, displaying a magnificent sight. At Freshwater Basin she took Mr. Burton, the photographer, on board, and steamed out of the Sound, proceeding to Thompson and Doubtful founds, thence to Breaksea and Dusky, passing ■out of the latter at 6 p.m., the foliage in Break®ea and Dusky Sounds being much admired. During the evening several of the passengers xnet in the Captain’s cabin, where Mr. J. F. Calvert, of Sydney, and Mr. Passmore, of Christchurch, thanked Captain Tozer for his courtesy and kindness, presenting him at the 'same time with a purse of sovereigns. Capt. Tozer made an appropriate reply.—Otago JDaily Times.