Shipping Intelligent.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1109, 29 July 1882, Page 2

Shipping Intelligent.

ARRIVALS. JULY. 28.— Ringarooma, from Auckland. Passengers : —Mis Fisher, Messrs Gray, P. Bond, Scarb, Gordon. DEP A R TURES. JULY. 28.— Ringarooma, for Southern Poi A. Passengers:—Miss CresweJl, Messrs Bourne and Chamberlain. Tne Union Company’s Ringarooma arrived in port yesterday afternoon, from Auckland, with 30 tons of cargo. She left for the south during the evening, with 65 bags grass seed. We have been requested to state that the last boat will leave the wharf for the Arawata, at 9.80 a.m. She will arrive early to-morrow morning. The schooner Atalanta, from Mercury Bay with timber, arrived early this morning. She is at present lying out in the Bay, but will come over the bar by next tide. The schooner Minnie Hare, loaded with a cargo of general stores, left this port to-day for Auckland via the Coast. The schooner Johns Vogel is lying alongside the wharf ready to discharge her cargo of timber. It is not definitely known when the Oreti will arrive here from Auckland, but she may be expected about Tuesday or Wednesday next.

Concerning the throwing of oil upon troubled waters, and “ Old Salt ” writes thus to the “ Otago Daily Times —Sir : Allow me to state that many years ago, when crossing the Banks of Newfoundland in a small brig in a fearful gale, our vessel running for bare life, it was proposed by our captain to try the effect of some seal oil we hud on board. The sea was mountains high, and breaking heavily, but with our two swabs soaked in oil, one over each quarter, it was surprising to see the change. The break was gone, and our panger past so long as our oil lasted. Now, Sir, what about our bar harbor P Would it not often save our coasting vessels in case of extremity, and boats making for our shores through the heavy surf would feel the benefit of a small keg of oil hung over their stern in case of shipwreck. Some of our oldest tars would be surprised at the effect it has on the water.”