THE DIRECT STEAMER ARAWA.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 202, 30 August 1887, Page 4

THE DIRECT STEAMER ARAWA.

Port Chalmeks, yesterdayAkrived : S.s. Arawa, from Plymouth, via Capetown and Hobart. She brings 2,500 tons of cargo, of which 1,000 tons are for Panedm and the rest for Northern Tforb?. She also brings 308 r p<*ssengers j mi whom 196 are nominated innhigrants, J jnder the charge of Dr. Husband, and Miss |! France, matron. The officers are the same . as on the last voyage, but have re- j ceived a step in promotion. Mr Salis- j bury is Chief Officer, Mr: Moffatt having taken command of the Company's ship Omapere. Mi6s Bates, a third-class passenger, died on July 30th. The Arawa left Plymouth at 3.50 p.ra on Juty 16th, arrived at Teneriffe at 7 a..m. on July 21 ; letb 8.45 p.m. same day » crossed the Equator July 27, in long. W % , and meridian Greenwich Aug. Ist, lat. 184. S.; arrived at Capetown at 8 a.m. on -August 6th, left at 1.25 p.m. the same O&j. She had fine weather, and reache-d Hobart at 7.35 p.m. on August 24th ; left 1 p.m. next day, arrived off He-ads 8.15 yesterday, and steamed into berthing at the wharf, at 11.30 a.m. to-day. • The steamer Arawa has on board the following passengers for Auckland :— Saloon: Mrs Bow and Messrs Hankey (2). Second Cabin :Mr and Mrs Lane, Mi'js Proudfoot, and Mr P. Edwards. Tly.rd Oia"ss : Mr and Mrs Whitelaw and child, Mr and Mrs Walton and child, Mr and Mrs Stenner, Miss Birch, Messrs R. Cooper, P. Dare, P. Gibson, Whale, J. Kin-imuns, E. Ottaway, and A. Porter. r