SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1340, 9 August 1883, Page 2

SHIPPING.

The Southern Cross will arrive to-day from Napier and Wellington. She will then proceed on to Auckland, The Tarawera will not arrive till Saturday next from Auckland, and not to-morrow, as usual. The Manapouri, from Melbourne and Southern ports, may be looked for on Sunday next. The schooner Gisborne, Captain Skinner, is notified to leave Auckland for this port about the 17th instant. A phenomenon of a very unusual character occurred near Weymouth. The Channel steamer Aquila was prosecuting her voyage in a perfectly calm sea, when she was suddenly struck by two tremendous waves, which flooded the deck, destroying bulwarks aud fittings, and swept into the cabins, causing Severe personal injury in several cases. Ina >few moments after the waves struck the vess I the sea was perfectly calm. The New Zealand “ Herald ” of July 30th says :—The new schooner built by Messrs, Lane and Brown to the order of Captain J. H. Skinner, of the schooner Gisborne, to replace the Minnie Hare upon the East Coast trade, arrived in harbour yesterday morning, after a good passage down from Whangaroa. The new schooner is about 76 tons register, and has the appearance of being eminently suited for the requirements of the trade for which she is intended. Like all the vessels turned out by Messrs. Lane and Brown, this latest production is very faithfully put together, and will no doubt prove a most serviceable vessel. Her trip down has proved her sailing qualities, both in light and heavy weaather, as upon Saturday last she had to contend against a very strong gale, with heavy sea, and most creditably did she pass through the ordeal. In regard to the experiment made at the scene of the wreck of the ship George Roper, the “Argus” says: —“Some 60 drums of linseed oil were taken out on board the Fleetwing, and it was originally intended to send out an anchor from the stern of the ship, and attach a number of perforated oilbags, so that as the oil escaped it would drift around the wreck and maintain a smooth surface. The intention was not carried out for obvious reasons ; but as the steamer was tossing in the broken water of the rip, Mr. .Robison poured a quantity of oil over the side, and the face of the water became immediately smooth. A clear track of unbroken water was left behind the steamer as she proceeded slowly on her way, but the swell was in no way diminished. On her return trip the experiment was continued with fair success. A good deal of interest was taken in the novel proceedings, and the result was considered satisfactory.