SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 139, 5 June 1880, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

V >RT OP APIA. Ahiut.au.—May 31. | n.1.0.M.5. Hyena, 480 tons, 4 guns, '. v^vr.-Lieut, von Gloeden, from Tahiti. i's-inonia, schooner, 197 tons, Kostel, from San r'raneisoo. Sophie, barque, 482 tons, Buttschau, from Kings-mill Group. Juiiel. _ Vrnrl, sohoonor, 30 tons, Kostol, from San Francisco. Juno 2. H.B.M.S. Cormorant, 1127 tons, 6 guns, Capt. Bruce, from a cruise. June 3. Fakaofo, schooner, 30 tons, nufnagol, from Quiros Islaud. Pussonger—ilr. Eli Jennings. DEr-AirruiiEs.—May 30. Fogoloa, schoonsry 30 tons, Ta'dt, for Tutnila. v May 31. n.B.M.S. Cormorant, H27 tons, G guns, Captain Bruce, fox a cruiso. .•June 2. I'annonia, schooner, 197 tons, Kostol, for Fiji. Juno 3. Matautu, brigantine, 120toas, Hassenbcrg, for Funafuti. Passenger—Mr. Williams. Vessels is Habbooe. H.B.M.S. Cormorant H.I.G.M.S. Hyena La Rocholle, ship Tollus, barque Sophie, barque Tongatabu, schooner Laetitia, schooner . Pearl, schooner Exr-ECTED Abbtvais. n.T.G.M.S. Nautilus, from Auckland, early. Sudseo, steamor, from Sydney, early. Agnes Edgell, schooner, from Solomon Islands, early. Mathildo, three-masted schooner, from Lino Islands, early. Rod Coat, three-masted schooner, from Liverpool, early.

On Sunday last the schooner Fagaloa took her departure from this port for Tutnila. H.U.M.S. Cormorant steamed out of harbour on Monday last on a cruise, returning aguiu on Wodnosday. On Monday last, early, a stoamer was observed making for our .harbour. On arrival fli« proved to be H.T.G.M.S. Hyonn, from Callao, via Tahiti, from whence she has been expected for some time. The following is a list of the officers on board the Hyena: Captain Lieutenant von Olooden, First Lieuteuant von Eickstadt, Lieutenants Wnllraann, Rotztaff, and Lilion; Surgeon, Dr. Friedrich.

An American schoonor, the Pannonia, en route to Fiji, touched here on Monday for the purpose of landing a mail. The barquo Sophie from the Kingsmill Group entered our harbour on Monday last. The Sophie, in addition to a quantity of island produce, brings 105 labourers for tho Deutsche Uandels nnd Plautagcn Gosellschoft. On Tuesday the schooner Pearl from San Francisco ontered this port. The Pearl is on her way to the Carolines to look after the American schooner Undine, which is report (id to have got on tho reef at Ponapio, one of tho Islands in the Group just named. It will be remembered that tho Undino was iu this port about'iw»en months ago. On Thursday tho hrigantino Matantu took her departure from this port for Funof uti via Wallis Island.

The schooner Fiikaofo, fromQuiros Island, entered harbour on Thursday niorniug. Korly yesterday morning tho two war vessels, C'ormoraut and Hyena, at prosent in these waters, left our harbour and proceeded to windward, returning tho same evening.

Yesterday, tho German sailors in the Nautilus's steam-launch had (heir tempers severely tried. As the barge had reached fhr> steps she did not stop there, but ran undir the bridge. Tier ehininoy-stnek was a bar to progress; but there was no such word as fuil, and, as something had to give way to the power of steam, the chimney did. A few moments afterwards considerably activity was displayed in effecting temporary repairs.—N. Z. Herald (Auckland) May 3.

Yo itcrday a new schooner was launched from Messrs, Lane and Brown's shipbuilding yards. As tho schooner jrlidcd down the ways to her future element, her fine lines and general symmetry found favour in the eyes of the spectators. This last specimen of Messrs. Lane and Brown, as builders and marine draughtsmen, will bear favourable comparison with uny of the numerous craft turned out of their yards lately—viz., the Active, Energy, Minnie Hare, Alert, and others. I may mention the Alert has taken first prize atthoLyttelton regatta for two years running. Tho new .schooner is built to the order of Captain Cooper, of Levuka, and is to trade to tho Islands, for which sho is well ndaptod. having good sailing and carrying qualities combined. Her dimensions are: Length of keel, 52ft.; width of beam, 1.1 ft.; depth of hold, f.ft. She is built of the best of timber, and planked with the heart of kauri oopper fastened and sheathed with copper, and fitted up with a neat and well ventilated cabin. Messrs. Lane and Brown's vessels are built under a largo roofed building 100 ft by 70ft. thus giving them a higher class at Lloyds.' This enterprising firm has made extensivo addition! to their shipbuilding plant by the erection of a steam uw-mili tor cutting the timber required by thorn, and can now cut timber SOft. long. I'hcy hiveiilso marhiiieryil'm'dressing ships "• •Vers. &c. There is also on i. fui" draughting loft, and a hull, 27ft. by by. 16ft.,'for the.um of thnir men and ap. with n good library and the latest 'nglish «nd American magazines relating to '"• "ir trade or art.—>*. Z, Herald Auckland ■tfiiv;;.