THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2308, 26 May 1898, Page 38

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

JEhe Kaikoura, from London, reached Wellington on Thursday morning with 65 passengers. Bluff, May 20.— Sailed: Waimale, steamer for London. Her cargo from here comprises 1578 bale 3 woo), skins, and hair, 300 cases meats, 188 casks tallow, pelts, and casings, 4243 carcases lamb and mutton, 5912 crates rabbits. and U legs mutton. Sailed: Hesketb, for* Grejrnouth. •Bluff, , May 23.— Sailed t Star of England,' Caotain Wcech, for London. Her cargo comprises 216 bales wool and skins, 189 casks -tallow and pelts. 1310 cases preserved meat, 5358 crates frozen rabbits.

- The s.s. Tarawera left the tongue whaif on the 17th inst. t called at Port Chalmers, and after embarking passengers and mails left the wharf for Sydney,' via the East Coast ports. .Great quantities of ice have been seen this season in the Southern Ocean, t -The North German Lloyd's new steamer Kaiser JMedrieh is now.joeariag completion. She will be provided with two quadruple expansion engines, each with five cylinders, with a total of 26,000 horse-power". The shafting of each engine is composed of one crank shaft, one thrust Bhaft, five tunnel shafts, one steam tube shaft, and one_ propeller shaft. The total weight of the shafting is 905,2091b. The shafts have been constructed by Krupp of the finest nickel steel. The s.s. Talune, from Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff, arrived early ou the 18th inst. Af ier discharging her cargo at the George street pier she was floated into the graving dock for cleaning and painting. She left Melbourne at 5.15 p.m. on the lltb. inst. The s.s. Wanaka steamed up from • Port Chalmers on the evening of the IBtb, and after taking in cargo at the cross wharf left Dunedin for Sydney direct. The s,s. Te Anau, from Wellington, via Lyttelton, arrived alongside the Bowen Pier at 11 a in. on Thursday. She left Wellington at midnight oa the 17th inst. The s.s. Monowai left the Kattray street wharf 'on Friday afternoon with passengers and cargo for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart. The Huddart, Parker, asd Co.'s s.s. Westralia, from Sydney and the East Coast ports, arrived at Dunedin. on Sunday. She left Sydney on the 13th inst., arriving at Auckland on the 16th. The barque Silverhow was towed to soa on Saturday forenoon, and sailed for Wellington to complete loading for London. During the week ending May 22 the following vessels have been at the Dunedin wharves :— Arrivals : Napier, s.s., 48 tons (twice) ; Herald, S.s., 356 tons ; Wanaka, s.s., 1572 tons ; Ta Auau, S.s., 1028 tons ( Monowai, s.s., 2157 tons ; Kini, ss.,' 702 tons j Invercargill, s.s., 123 tous ; Westralia, s.s , 1819 tons ; — total, 7833 tons. Departures : Tarawera, s.s., 1269 tons ; Invercargill, s.s., 123 tons (twice) ; Napier, e.s.. 48 tons (twice) ; Golden Gate, barque, 899 tons ; Wanaka, s.s.-, 1572 tons; Herald, s.s., 356 tons; Monowai, fe.B., 2137 tons; Te Anau, ss., 1028 tons; Silverhow, barque, 1177 tons ; Kini, s.s., 702 tons ; — total, 9482 tons.