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I'* SHIPPING.
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I ARTUVED -ï_phrnnrr2»
HMS Waterwitch Ol'! ton» (=uricv wup) i
Licutcnnnt and Comm ndcr Jnniis W Combe
from Pe-tsmouth, ria West Coast of Africa I
and Simon F Bil j
COASTERS.-* cbruary 20 I
1> Pour-May Queen Poi* 1-spcrancc
1 clllntcah Recherche Korunnnh En-t Const
faood Intent. Port Cj gnct Huon Pine bouth i
port Rose Garden Island Creek
SaIIFD-l-cbninry20 I
HMS Orlando win cicw cruisci (fir 11
clas ) J (J X) ton 1 car- Ydmirnl Cj priau Bridgi
for AucUnnd
HMS Goldfinch screw gunboat (ñtst clns-l
SOj tons Lieutenant and Commander Selb} H
B Ash for I-nuiiceston
HMS It mid tie« cruiser (third eins»)
1 lïutont. SlrHcni} V Ogle Bart. Commander
foi Port Lincoln
HMS Lirard screw gunboat (first cln»s> (15
lons Lieutenant and Commande I Lionel G
Hnneocl fir Launceston
W urn Minna - s Ut ton-, It A Hall for
I auticeston t in I eorfec s Ha} and Sw an Islnnd
Pati-uiRU - Mr J It. Alcech Agent»-J H
iTjcr&Co
February 21
W lid W ai t barque -'li tons Tolin \nclcrson
forLjttclton V Í Atcnt-s-Facy&.lieber
FVPOPTS^Februari- 2L
IA special charge Is made to consignees wish
in« to p-irboulariEO their imports or exports 1
Mild W nie bnique for Li Helton -10 OOOf t
timber -o DOO p clings and r-undrics
Tongnriro s -, (V ¿ S Co 1 from London
Capetown i» due heie today She sails for
New Zealand after landing passenger-, and
caigo
Austral s » (O S N Co ) from London to
Melbourne passed Cape Otwaj att Ho p in 5 e
terdaj
Hotomaliann s s left the Bluff for Hobart at
lpm on 1 uewlaj She i= due hore early to
morrow morning and sails for Melbourne at
10 n ni
V albora « s. cleared Port Phillip Hoods for
Hobartat - p ni J cstcrdai She IB due here to
morrow moi nmg and sails for Vc» Zealand a
few hour» after aim al
Oonah ss. Jeales Sydney for Hobart on
Sivturdnj nc\t- and ia due here on Mondai
lambo h « lefiSjducy for Hobart ouTues
daj last. She is due here to morro«
Pateena s s leni esLaunccstan for Melbourne
nt Spin today
Coogee fc s. cleared Low Head for Melbourne
at 5 21 p m lesteidaj
Warrentinna s s left here for Launceston
vio George = Bas und Swan Island at U 1(1 p m
j cstcrduy '
Koon}a s s. left Stanley after being wind
bound at fin.ni i cstcrda> for Strahan
Bellinger b s , from Dei onport to Melbourne
passed Queenscliff at 6 a«i vcsicrday
Mary W adlei barqutntmc left N ipier for
the Tharne V A jestcrdaj She loads there
for launceston
Wild W ni c barqne sailed for L} Holton this
morning nitli a cargo of ti nber mid palings
Waterwitch whaling barque is c\poetcd to
drop down the ril cr to day preparatory to re
suming hcrciulsc
Korunnah ketch leal c- hero for East Coast
ports to daj
lion p cutter isbelloicd tobo Identical « it li
the yacht which anchored in thcBaj of Fires
yctiterdny I ho Romp is bound f i ora Hobart to
Launceston
Victor} ketch left Swansea forHobnit at 0
p ni i esterday
THE. WARSHIPS
The m< n-of mir rcci nth in port weighed
anchor j cstcrdny at 10a.ni und steamed out to
heu H M S. Orlando left foi Auckland HMS
Rapid for Port Lincoln South Australia and
H M S S I i?ard and Goldfinch for Launceston
The ship» passed to the eastwnrd at noon
ARRIVAL O* HMS WATERWITCH
Tb*latest addition to Her Mnjest} s vessels
on the Australian station anchored in tho Coi e
at 4 30 p in j estordas Sho is from Portsmouth
via West Coast of Africa and Simon s Bay and
is commanded by Lieut, and Commander J W
Combo
The Water« itch loft Portsmouth on August
12 1891 and soiled for thi Grund Canary iihoie
she made a stas of ncaily a, «eels after
which she proceeded to Sierra Leone
where coal was taken on boatd After a
brief stav nt this possession she sailed
for the Pot tugúele port of Benguclln On the
way thither bounding* w el e taken and a nuni
borof obscriationsmnde special attention being
paid to the unaer current* of the Guinea coast
and Equatorial stn ams the It ad bottoming to
200 fathoms It was found (hut.the currents «cie
gúliig in all directions "Vs mai be supposed
much valuable information n us obtained and
duly recorded Off Boi guella a complete sun el
was made miolvingiiRtai of ISdajb Grcatlish
Ba} another Portuguese sottlemert, nus also
sun e} ed and the Water» itch stayed there three
weoks Bcnguella is one of the most unhealth}
places on the WcBt Const but the health of tho
officers and crew was but little uffutcd On
shore feood koodoo and springbok shooting ii ab
obtained and some fine bags taken a short
distance inland Gioat Tish liuj is u barren
sandy wilderness inhabited onl} by a fow
Portuguese fishermen Here the W aterwitch
recoi ered on« of H M S Phrebc s lo»t torpedoes
Vi hieb w a« duly tnken possession of On Ï. o\ cm
ber Iii the ship s liled for Walfisch Bnj w hieb is
luiglish territory A stay of a fortnight nab
made here, as the place had to be sun cj ed
Tho onl} n lute residents wen Mr Clei orly the
English magistrate and a German Lutheran
missionary A course was then shaped for
Simon s Bay (tho Nai al Depot of South At neal
tile ship being stocrod toa position 800 miles to
the westward of the Cipe of Good Hope in
order to make comp isa ob en ations for i aria
bon and run a continuous line of deep sea
hounding» The Waterwitch icached Simons
Ba} just before Christmas mid lemained there
upwardb of three weeks Plcutj of louie was
gil cn the ships compaii} to ernoy the senbon s
festiiitic On Jnnuari- 12 the Water» iteli
stilled for Hobart, making the passage of oi cr
0 (KIOmiles m IS du} s chiefly under canvus In
17 dal s she loeged 1 400 miles, and sho» ed
herself an excellent sea boat in heinj weatlici
in the Southern Ocean Steam was used but
rarcl} Crossing the Indian Ocean n fen sound
Ings were taken the Bleutest depth iccorded
being 2 To fathoms
The Waterwitch will make a somewhat
loiifcthj stay here preparatory to sailing for
i-une} woik m i\n where according to
present nrinnc,cmcnts she is to commence her
suriojing duties on the Vustinhnn station
Orlglnull} the ship was know n ob the Lancashire
W itch anti in that name she was sailed and
on ned by I ord Scarborough bonic 1" ! eais ago
making maní «raises in the Meditciraiicau
and round the British coabt She passed
through the hands of iiirious owners until she
was bought by the Messrs .lames who sailed
her to the W est Co est of \fric i on n big g une
expedition Tho two brothels Mere hunting
elephants in the liitenoi whei one of them
was killed the sun ii or letuniing to r-ngland
in the Waterwitch 1 ho ship then passedinto the
liandsoftlie idmiiulty b} whom she »as pur
cbnsed l8 months since foi £10 ODO On Juno 12
1891 nftei imdeifcOini, a complet« outfit and mi
poi Uinl altetatioub she w as put into commission
at Poi teuiouth for the sun cj me, sen ia
Seen from the water the si îp makes a ior>
pntt} model She is rigged as a thi co masted
schooner and hci loft} spam combined w ith her
graceful lines com ci home ide i or bel fast and
paw el ful sailing qualities m wniui «eathers
qualities nhich sho was call d upon o exhibit
on sei oral occasions on the way out An n
matter of fact with a faiourabtc broe/e she
makes no difficult} in larung fiom 10 to 11
knots pet lioui Her nuximii} eugun s how
oipr uro capable of dniing her 7J knots per
hour casil}
bhewns built by Robert -jlede t to o'
Greenock and canns out, nc= of " 0 2 Ii p
capacity is ]4Jft Oin loi p md oft in beam
has a draught of 1-ft "in foi «ard and Hfl
lOln aft.
1 ho interior fittings arc solid ..ml i eil com
fortublc Tho nccommod ilion foi ofilcei» mid
crew being far superior (o nianv largci lessels
ill ing the w Into ensign I he n ardroom ib n ide
loom} and well lonlilnted and about 8fL
high fitted with alarie bk}hell The oflicers
cibins are well lighted and spicious lim
flumps ai c chicfli of teal and pine \. 1 irge
\i ulnut bookcase and piano give the naidroom
a uri homcli appi«nance The captain s
cabin is bandbomel} fitted up aud i almost a«
large as the n ni drnoni
Lieut Tames W Combe who In piciiousli
lisited Hobart ih in comm md ana has with
him the following ofllcerb -Lieut.- Challes D
Johnson and Godfrc} Ï. Corbett Mib 1 iouu
William P 'lhorp and William 1 P Wilson
nssibUuil pal master in chaine 1 obéit R
Hustings buiccon 1 redk A Capp lion!
swain George H liobcit» Iheshu i imple
ment is "4 nil told ¡nchidiiif, oflicei
A SHIP SIGHILD
A large tim o masted ship na sifchrcd fiom
Mount Nelson } estéril» \ working oil Vdien
turo Bay At 110 pm the otningci who was
no1 made out passed to the co. twaid
Tut i89)Fitun sHirmrvrs
To morrow the s s Thi-mopi lu leal es
S}dues forHobirtnt 4 pm lud nextdni at
noon the Orient linoi Cu/.co ni o liai es Si une}
for this polt both lessels be ng timed to
arrii e beru on Monda} I hi Orient Co n ill
also lond their Rtcnmorb Austr li on Mm cb 11
Ophir March .o Oi i/uba April h and Oro} a
April 22 IhoP &. O line send foul stenmerb
from S}dm} loading mid sailing i follow -
Rome W I) Peacock 0 fid cases H Iones and
Co 2 IM) C I Knight and Co 1 " ti J Con
aclier mid Co 980 otal 11 t(U sails March
1 Panamatta W I) Peieocl 12 5W)
cases H Jones and Co 1214 C ¡<
Knight and Co 3 4"1 J Conaeher and
Co 1 to total li 200 Oee ma W D
Peacock 1110 H Jones aud Co 1 HU I le
Xiiiüit ami Co 1 Ibu J Conachi i anil Co
820 total 0 loO-sails Apnll Ann i alia W D
Poucock 4 770 eases H lone- md Co 1011
C E Knight and Co 1 J2.J J Conaeher and
Co, 7«> total 8 2ü()-sailb Apal ki It will bo
soon that the P und O line ml! <anj a total of
51200cases Tho number of casib to be carried
by the Orient Oo are not i ot in uilablc 1 he
CUERO is expected to tak« bel« ecu 10 (KKI mid
11000 and sail on Monda} next- It hould be
borne in mind that the abon ttgnrcs ure
approximitel} correct, but the} are subnet to
slight altération on the conclusit u of the loading
of tho ships
AN ARTIFICIAL HOIUZON >OP LSI
AT SEA.
An lngcnlousartiflciul hoilzon foi use on ship
boord lins been doiised by Coom \miral
Fleurais of the French nail Hie design of
the instrument is based on the fad that tin
axis of a quietly spinning top «lc-cribc~ a small
cone about the icitical Hcuce if a line is
traced cn the circumference of the top und
obseried throuLh a tclcbcopc filtert nilli cross
hairs the position of thib lint will appear to
rlRe and fall If then the telescope isndjusuidni
tile right height, and pointed llrst nt the
highist position of the lim and thun nt
thclowi uitwillbe truly hou n til when m
n position midna! between the two le« dints
In its final form the instrument «onsUtiite» an
iiileigiul paitof the scxtunt lhi top is mad«
of aluminium so iib to bo len li0lit but as it,
tunis in ineuiim it mil pi i i lum, lime
indeed, for mer three quarto of an hour In
onlci that tlusiaouum should ne maint mied
the cop ispl iced lunn airtight cisi in the foi m
ofiiLjlassiilinder clobedtop md bottom On
1U> upper stiifnce tho top eames m n M ideal
position two piano eoiiie\ len e situai« d at
equal dibtnnees from the cciilu f i lUilinn and
sjparalcd b} n dlstuticc cqu ii t i then foe li
length A dirk line is «linn II on me plane sid«
of each lens and « li« n the top i' ml} iiitieal
thesclinc-would lie nlioll} in til buii/iiitul
piano of sight through n t\unt tilo
scope. As huweii» Um lot item does
spin trüb icitical Ino rcaduic,s lune to bo
taken to tot the height of a star-on« when tin
-lines engraied on tliu lens appear in the highest
position the other when Ihci appear in Uic J
lowest the mean of these is then the true I
height of the star The top is sot spinning in a {
very ingenious wai le is supported when in
uso bj u pn ot resting OH a cup of hard steel
By lniortlngthc instrument ho» el er it can
be made lo.ra-l on another .cup ot larger dimau
slons Immediately below the top is a heavy
fly w heel n hich ïs capable of sliding along
the pillar nt the upper end of nhich
, is the norking cup of the top A
spiral g-ooi c is cut in the boss of the 11} wheel
on nInch nins a fixed pointer Hence if the
flywheel slides on the central pillar it must
rotate Hi brusqucl} inicrting the instrument
this nheel slides on tbo central pillar and
whilst rapidl} rotating fallson the top carr}
ing the top round with it. On restoring the
instrument to its proper position the flywheel
f ills back into its original position leal ing the
top spinning which n III continue it is said for
three quarters of an hour -ingincci mi
MISHAP TO THE S S PUKAKI
(North West Post February 19)
A Court ot Marine Inquiry into the cause of
the mishap has commenced at the Courthouse
East Devonport on Monday afternnon before
Mr P C Maxwell PM und Captain W Holy-
man sen nautical assessor. The hon J H
McCall JP and Mr R C Oldham (Sub Col-
lector of Customs) occupied seats on the Bench
Mr G T Collins (Douglas &. Collins) appeared
for the Union Steamship Co and Mr G W
Murray attended with counsel. Mr C Holds-
worth manager of the Hobart branch of the
company was also present.
Mr Collins asked if the inquiry was to be
conducted under 33 Vic No 2 Inquiry Into
Wrecks Act. If so it should be held before a
police or stipendiary magistrate with a nautical
assesor or two justices of the peace and not
a mixed Bench.
Mr Maxwell said the proceedings were under
that Act.
Mr Collins merely mentioned the fact so that
if could not be said he did not point it out to
the Bench.
Mr Maxwell intimated that Mr McCall
although sitting on the bench was not taking
any part in the inquiry.
William Alfred Pearce master of the s s
Pukaki said he crossed the bar at 130 am on
Friday. As soon as he passed the bar buoy the  
engines were stopped they having previously  
been going slow. He then let the ship go with
the tide until approaching the Police Point.
Being only two hours flood the ship would not
steer at that point and he then ordered the
helm starboard engines slow ahead. She im-
mediately answered and as soon as she was in
the fairway he stopped the engines. The tide
then took the vessel towards the Torquay
jetty.
Mr Collins said he would like to point out the
Inquiry into Wrecks Act dealt with cases on or
near the coast of Tasmania, and under the Act
it was necessary for the officers of the ship to
hand up their certificates for the Bench to deal
with if found necessary. However the mishap
to the Pukaki occurred in a navigable river
under the jurisdiction of a Marine Board and
in that case the mode of procedure should have
been for the Harbourmaster to furnish a report
to the Marine Board and the Master Warden to
hold a preliminary inquiry. His report should
be submitted at the next meeting of the Board
and the Wardens at that meeting should decide if
a Court of Inquiry should be held and if so
communicate with the Governor-in-Council
who would then call in a police or stipendiary
magistrate and two nautical assessors to hold
the inquiry. Captain Pearce did not know
what he had to answer. However if the Bench          
asked for Captain Pearce's certificate he would
advise him not to hand it over as he would
contend that the Board had no power to deal
with it.
Mr Oldham stated that the Pukaki meeting
with a mishap on or near the coast of Tas-
mania he had asked the Police Magistrate to
hold the inquiry under 38 Vic No 2 Inquiry
into Wrecks Act. He had compiled with all
the conditions under that Act.
Mr Collins said Captain Pearce should know
precisely what he had to meet. He did not
know if he had to answer to a charge of
drunkenness or collision with another vessel.
Although he had the assumption of the charge
there was nothing in writing to show it. He
quoted other sections of the Marine Boards Act
in support of his contention that the mishap
occurring in a river under the jurisdiction
of a Marine Board a report of the Harbour
master should have been furnished. He
wished to be understood that he was not
antagonistic to the Bench as if he could
have chosen he would have allowed the
inquiry t ogo on and at the close raise the point.
It would have been preferable for all parties to
have allowed the proceedings to go on, as an
adjournment would mean double expense, but
the Bench could see the proceedings were in-
formal. He (Mr Collins) could not constitute a
court, and the only one to do that was the
Governor. He had had a great deal of experi-
ence in connection with marine inquiries and
was only too happy to place them right.
Mr Maxwell said he agreed with Mr Collins
that the procedings should be held under the
Marine Board Act. It meant now that all the
preliminaries would have to be gone through
Mr Collins pointed out that the master of
the vessel had to report any mishap when oc-
curring within the jurisdiction of a Marine
Board to the Board either verbally or other-
wise and then the proceeding as he before
stated would have to be gone through.
Mr Maxwell to Captain Pearce: We need
not detain you Captain Pearce. We are sorry  
you have had to come before us unecessarily
today.
The Court then rose.  
LAUNCESTON.
?WOU OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT )
_ W odnesdny
AKRIVKI»
Pateeua s s 1212 toiib H Sams from Mel
bourne 1 ussoiiucr«-Saloon Mesdames W es
loy M Scott. Bagshan Broim ogcrs Camp
bell mid child Walch mid infant Thouin on
Tiicks Tailor and child J Reddrop ï S
Purcell McMonnis Bln}c J Books Misses
Jenner Eduards(2) Danall (2) Drummond 1
Nye Brown Williams L-Mcad Tood Dan«
Stewart. O Kane Bottle C Jneobsen 8eott
White M Bov. Box Knight Wise Wutt
Reib R W Thompson E W Nie R. O
Cook H Gateway W L Blameies A I*
Willttid H I Coik W Williams H Green
wood Capt T H Feaion Messrs J Gibson
M Scott Fdwnrds Dudloj 1 Ma} Campbell
It B W îlhanis Box C í ly H C Rose Dr S
I Williams F Danes ashcroft I Hughes
I Hughes Dr Webster C 1 Robinson I
Cottle H N Harslett Johnson W White J
Reddrop In«k6 E Salmon II Salmon A I
Brown % Willi uns E S Pundi McMonnis
W}se Pat ker P Hawson W Cronin C Lee
T tim tie
Pateena s s left Molbourne at Top m on
l*)tb denied lort Phillip Heads at D10 pm
and entcied Low He id nt 1140 am today
Experienced btrolig W and W b \\ n iuds anil
heal} gale
SAILED
Coogee s h 1000 tons 1 Cairlin-ton for
Melbourne Passengers-Saloon Mesdames
Litllciohn A J i a} lor H Burkei Duffy
Trooi J I Martin Patter Chirnside Birtlelt
Rodscis Jacobs »nth Smith Pile Sllllnell
Lawthci Belhiine Joui Ins, Mills Pull oi aid
child Misses O Brien M Reynolds is. Smith
Butter In} Pittoel Aston Paiker Birthtt
I obmson lacobs Smith Pile Tonkin W ailaud
lucas Bowen b Abrahams Hoskin Dean
Jones Hains Manan Whiti Good F Knight
Captain Chirnside Messrs Littloiohn A J
Ta}loi C J Due} I rani lin W Gutti
Stiath Smith C J Polam Potter J J Murun
W Hocking G Pinkei J G Edwards G
Patterson Ti non J B Coulson C J L}ne
Langford (!) Bibloii 1 iaulkem Hippersbi
C J Strickland Kilfaj Whitelaw Arohei li
H Adams B P Cuslun 1 Hughes II Bom le
Pail er Ircdawa} Duff} G Horne Mont
gomeri Roi s H Bnrkoi 'V Hunt. H Hobin
sou H Robinson um M Lan thor Hiigh
Robertiou J Pittoek and 11 m the steoiate
INTERCOLONIAL SHÍPPINU
ABKII ED -Molboui ne February l8-1 unai u
fioin London Umbum and Liudisf irne fiom
Kio Janeiro Sidnc} tebrlinr} l8-Pol} ncsien
from ¿Noumea Rome bom London Adelaide
1 obiunrvli-Hilston fiom Rio Janeiro Mid
dlesex fiom Amsterdam Tobruar} l8-On iwa}
fiom JNcn íork
SAILED -Geelong Tebiuary l8-Buntaiee
for London S}dnc} íobruiiri l8-Valottu foi
Loudon Miowera RMS for ^ anconi el
Aluna RMS foi S m I mncisco Adelaide
J? eui uni i l8-t luabcth for South Africu
READING OP BAROMETER lESHSIlDAY
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WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.
WEDNESDAY-, FEBBUAKV 20.
SouTnr-oitT, B a.m.- Bar. 29'53. Thor. 57.
Wind, S.W., fresh; weather, fine, cloudy;
rain '10.
MOUNT NELSON. B a.m.-Wind, N.W*. frosh ;
weather, fine, cloudy.
HoiiAltT, fl a.m.-Bar. 20'57. Thor. 3!) : max.
(H. min. 51. Wind, N" light; weather, fine,
cloudy ; rain, V>.
OATLANDS, B a.m. - Bar. 2D'02. Ther. KI.
Wind, VV., fresh; weather, cloudy, fine.
FAiJäOUTH, t) a.m. - Bar. 2H1Í1. Thor. C1.
Wind, W., light ; weather. Ano ; sea, calm ;
ruin, -fl.
LAUNCESTON, 0 a.m. - Bar. 29-67. Ther. fil.
Wind, N.. moderate; weather, line ; rain, -IB.
Low HEAD, !) n.m. - Bar. 2972. Ther. 60.
Wind, W., moderate; weather, fine; sea,
rather rough.
OIROULAH HEAD, 9a.m.-Bar. 29-75. Ther. 51.
Wind, S.W., fresh; weather, squally; sea.
moderate.
KDDYSTONE, 9 a.m.-Wind, W., strong ; wea-
ther, fine ; sea. slight.
WARATAH, S a.m. - Bar. 29-70. Ther. 52.
Wind, N., light; weathor, showery; rain, -11.
Prevailing weather on the coast of
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.-Bar. 30-20. Wind.
E" light -, weather, cloudy.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. - Bar. 30-20. Wind
S.8.W.. light ; weather, overcast
VICTORIA.-Bar. 291«. Wind, W.. strong;
weather, showery, squally ; sea, rough.
NEW SOUTH WALES AND QUEENSLAND.
Bar 29-90. Wind, W., light; weather, fine,
clear.
Forecast ot weather expected on Northern
Coast of Tasmania, Bass Straits, and Strathorn
Coast of Victoria, for February 21, 1895 :
Moderately fine, colder, cloudy, aud showery
in Straits and Tasmania ; squally and rough
sen in Straits
Victoria,-Ther.. max. 70 ; min. 52.
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