TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 68, 16 February 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

(beuteb’s telegrams.) London, Feb. 12. The ships Scottish Admiral, from Lyttelton (Oct. 2), and Dunedin, from Lyttelton (Nov. 8), have arrived. Stoney, Feb. 15. The Manapouri sailed for Auckland yesterday afternoon.

Ter Press Association.} Bluff, Feb. 15. . The Waihora, on steaming out of the harbor, bound for Melbourne, at 3 o’clock, was Rted by the action of the flood-tide on w from steering at the turn round the light-ship, and before she could be stopped she took ground on Jervois Point, and listed Considerably. On going full speed astern her bow canted* up the harbor, and she now lies between Jervois Point and the red buoy, close to the latter. She is fast at present. Her engines are going astern, and, as the tide is Still at flood, she may come off all right. The circumstances are similar to when the Rotomahana grounded here, excepting tha 4 it is the other side of the channel, and the tide is at flood. Auckland, Feb. 15. Sailed — Takapuna, for South. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Messrs. Battley, Bainsburv, Jackson, Euko, Southerland, J. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey and child, W. Griffin. . Botomahana, for Melbourne via South. Passengers for Gisborne—Messrs. Maxwell and Fraser, Napier—Misses Turner, Keith, Brown, McKay (2), Messrs. Johnstone, Rhodes, Isaacs, Brown, Phillips, Watt, Leckie, and Jones. Wellington— Misses McKenny and Edwards, Mesdames Edwards and Monlon, Rev. Kinney, Messrs. Morgan, Somerville, McKenzie, Monroe, Killian, Jones. Lyttelton—Mrs. Leary and three children, Messrs. Townsends, Richardson, and Thompson, Aslon, Speed, Tyke, Martin, and Dargaville. Dunedin—Mrs. Pinion,Messrs. Wales, Seager, Bougan, Fielder, Mrs. Skinner. Melbourne— Mrs. Dill, Misses Dill and Smith, Messrs. Smith, Hales, Harris, Wheeler, Dill, Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Skentin. The American Consul departed on a visit to the South Island. His business is chiefly On matters connected with the sealing-vessel Sarah W. Hunt, at Lyttelton; but he also proceeds to Dunedin on Consular business. The Stella arrived to-day, and starts laying the Tiritiri cable on Monday next. Wellington, Feb. 15. Capt. Robb, of the Alexa, just arrived from Mauritius, reports:—On the 14th and 15th January we were in company with a large French transport-ship. We tried to exchange signals, but the transport being to leeward, and her flags being end on, they could not be distinguished. We endeavored to get nearer, but as we kept off so did she also. I think from her appearance she had convicts on board, as great displays of rags of clothing were strung all over her rigging. She looked to be a vessel of 2,000 tons, painted black, With red bottom. She looked a splendid vessel. Her rig was that of a man-of-war, full rig ; only she had a double topsail-yard. She was steering E. by S. when last seen.” It is conjectured that the vessel was bound for New Caledonia.