SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 692, 2 August 1870, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

WESTPOKT. man WATER. Thie Day ... 2.26 a.m., 1.48 p.m. To-morrow 2.5 p.m., 2.34 p.m. AHMVALS. July 31 —John Penn, s.s., 12C tons, Carey, from Manukau and Wangunui. D. R. Gellion, agent. Satellite, cutter, 21 tons, M'Donald, from Wangunui. Freeth and Greig, agents. August I—Charles Edward, p.s., 98 tons, Holmes, from Nelson. A. W. Bennett, agent. Murray, s.s., 56 tons, Palmer, from Nelson. J. Paul, agent. DEPABTTTBES. July 31 —John Penn, s.b., Carey, for Hokitika and Greymouth. August I—Charles Edward, s.s., Holmes, fjr Greymouth. PASSENGER IIST. Per John Penn, from Auckland—Saloon : Mr Pelling. Steerage—Messrs M'Mahon (2), Moore, Sully, Pliillipson, Madden, Farrell, Brown, Donnelly, and 29 for southern ports. Per John Penn, for Hokitika and Greymouth —29 original for southern ports. Per Murray, from Nelson—Messrs Smith, Sullivan, and 1 Maori. Per Charles Edward, from Nelson—Mr Sutton. imports. Per Satellite, from Wanganui—23B bags potatoes, 195 do bran, Freeth and Greig. Per Murray, shipped at Nelson —15 hhds ale, 20 bags bran, Falla; 11 bales chaff, Gallagher; 7 oars, Nicholas ; 1 coop fowls, order ; 1 piano, Came ; 2 hhds ale, Tonks and Hughes ; 1 bag potatoes, White. Shipped at Motueka —24 bags potatoes, Corr ; 12 do do, Powell and Co.; 13 do turnips, Munroj 2 kegs butter, Simon ; 2 cases eggs, 1 coop fowls, 1 keg butter, Falla ; 1 pkg bacon, Scott. Per Charles Edward, from Nelson—Transhipped ex Rangitoto, from Melbourne: 2 cases drapery, 1 truss do, Thomas and M'Beath ; I parcel, Denniston. Shipped at Nelson— 1 perambulator, Jones; 1 case oranges, Smyrk ; 2 do do, M'Kay ; 1 do do, King ; 3 do eggs, Falla ; 5 do iron, 1000 feet timber, Bull and Bond. EXPORTS. Per John Penn, short landed at Westport —ls bags oysters, 14 cases oranges, 34 head cattle, 300 sheep, 60 pigs, Dick and Seaton ; 8 kegs butter, Walters ; 5 cwt bacon, 20 kegs butter, order ; 8 eases wine, Cooke ; 5 horses, Dick asd Seaton. The s.s. John Penn left Auckland for Wanganui and the West Coast on Tuesday last, arrived at Westport on Sunday, and sailed at midnight for southern ports. The John Penn may be expected to arrive from the south on Wednesday, when she will leave for Nelson, Wanganui, and Manukau. The steamer Murray reached Nelson from the West Coast on Friday last, made quick despatch, leaving again for the Coast on Saturday morning. On her way down she called at Motueka, and reached the Buller on Monday morning. Sho is notified to sail from this port for Nelson on Wednesday afternoon, the 3rd inst.

The steamer Charles Edward having completed her repairs, left Nelson on Sunday, and arrived at Westport yesterday morning. Preparatory to receiving cargo, she took a short trip down the Bay at Nelson on Friday, when her machinery was found to be in first-class order, and she made an average speed of ten and a half knots an hour. The cutter Satellite, M'Donald, master, left Wanganui on Thursday, arriving at Westport on Sunday, with a cargo consisting chiefly ol potatoes, consigned to Messrs Freeth and Greig. She will be despatched to West Wanganui at an early date for a cargo of coal for Westport. The s.s. Storm Bird is expected to arrive in Westport on Sunday next. The steamer Alhambra is announced as leaving Melbourne for the Fiji Islands on the 20th of this month. The command of the largo steamship" Wonga Wonga, now running from Sydney to Honolulu, has been given to Captain John Steuart, of Melbourne. Capt. Steuart is well known as having long held command of the s.s. Aldinga, and there is no doubt that ho will be equally popular in his new charge. Considerable anxiety prevailed in Melbourne and Sydney respecting the Harleaeh Castle, an iron clipper ship of 1112 tons, whic'i left Melbourne for Newcastle, in ballast, on the 26th of June, and hud not been heard of up to the 21st of July. The Dunkeld, a barque of 300 tons, laden ■with coal, left Newcastle on the 6th of June, and was last seen on the 27th, about forty miles to the eastward of Wilson's Promontory, since when nothing has been heard of her. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. AHRIVALS. Hokittka. —July 30—Kennedy, from Westport. August I—John Penn, from Westport. Nelson.—July 30—Bangitoto, from Greymouth. July 31 —Storm Bird, from Westport ; Lyttelton, from Greymouth. Grey/mouth.—July 30 —Omeo, from Wellington. Wellington.—July 31 —Bangitoto, from Nelson. BEPAItTTJItES. Wellington.—July 30 —Omeo, for Greymouth. Gbetmouth.—July 31 —Omeo, for Hokitika. Nelson.—July 31 —Bangitoto, for Wellington. Bluff.—July 31—Airedale, for "Dunedin. Hokitika. —August 1 Omeo, for Melbourne. Poet Chalmers. —August I —Airedale, for Lyttelton.

Bar Dangerous—Three balls horizontal on yard, two on one side of mast and one on the other. Put to Sea—Two balls horizontal on yard on either side of mast. Note—Semaphore Arms are to be used for piloting vessels over all bars where a pilot establishment is maintained, when pilots are not pu. on board, and the vessel being piloted by the Semaphore is to be steered in the direction towards which the Semaphore arm is pointed. When the arm is dropped the vessel is to be kept as she goes. Manukau Harbor having several channels, special regulations will be issued by the local authorities for the guidance of vessels frequenting that port, and strangers are cautioned against attempting to enter without a knowledge of these local regulations. C — Signals to be made from Vessels entering or in Harbor, as required. Exempt from Pilotage -White flag at the main. Pilot Wanted.—Union Jack at the fnre. Steum Tug required—Telegraph flag at the peak. Mails on Board—Marryatt's telegraph flag at the main. Health or Boarding Officer war.t-.d—No. 8 of Marryatt's Code at th« main. Gunpowder on Board —Bed flag at the main. Government Emigrants on Board—Ensign at the niizen Medical Assistance wanted—Union Jack over Ensign at the peak: Customs Boat wanted—Union Jack at the peak. Police wanted— By day : Ensign at the main ;by night : Two white lights vertical at the peak, or at the same height, where they can be best seen, four feet apart. D— Night Signals for open JRoadsteads, cfv. from Shore. A Boat will come off— (as to a steamer coming in) Two white lights vertical. Boat cannot put off—Two lights vertical ; upper, red ; lower, white. Wait till Daylight: Boat will then put off weather permitting —Two lights vertical ; upper, white ; lower, red. Keep to Sea ; put to sea—Two white, lights horizontal, with red light between them. E— Night Signals for Open Roadsteads, §c. from Vessels. Will wait till Daylight—Two lights vert , cal ; upper, white ; lower, red. Cannot wait —Two lights vertical ; upper red ; lower, white. Cannot keep to Sea ; cannot put to Sea— Two white lights horizontal, with a green light between them. F— Watermail's Signals. A ball will be exhibited on a staff i\ some conspicuous place near the usual landing, to signify when bad weather fares may be charged as per local regulations. N:B.—Everj' Pilot Station is to be provided with a set of Marryatt's Signal Flags, which are to be used as required.