ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. RICHMOND.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 156, 3 July 1888, Page 4

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. RICHMOND.

The island trading steamer Richmond returned from her monthly cruise this morning, arriving alongside the Railway Wharf shortly after 7 o'clock. Captain Hutton reports of tho round trip:— Left Auckland May 22nd, at 1 p.m., with fine weather, which we carried until arri- . val at Tonga on the 27th June, discharged cargo and left next day for Samoa, H. M. 8. Egeria, which was awaiting our arrival in Tonga, left the same day as ourselves, bound for Auckland. We arrived at Apia, Samoa, on 2nd June. The German gun boats Adele and Eva, and the U.S.S. Mohican, were at anchor in Apia when we arrived, and the U.S.S. Adams arrived the next day from Honolulu. Discharged cargo and landed passengers and left on the 4th for Papeete, arriving at same on the 10th June, after a fine weather passage. Discharged cargo and left on the 14th for Tautira, where we loaded a fine cargo Of pearl shells, cocoanuts and oranges, leaving for Auckland via Rarotonga and Tonga on the 18th June We called at Rarotonga on the 21st, and took on board part cargo of pineapples. We left Rarotonga same evening and reached Tonga on Tuesday morning, 26th June,where we finished our loading, taking in 2,000 bunches bananas, and took our final departure for Auckland the next day, arriving at Auckland as above after a very fine passage of six days. She brings a large cargo and the following passengers: — Madame Lascacades, Mdl. Elise Lascacades, Mdl. Lawrence Lascacades, Mdl. Lucie Lascacades, Mdl. Valentine Lascacades, Mdl. Suzanne Lascacades, Master Pierre Lascacades, Master Theodore Lascacades, (wife and family of His Excellency the Governor of Tahiti), Mdls. Amelia Coralie, Bienseant (servants of His Excellency), Bertha de Brun, Mons. de Rays Candau, Commander da Arbillerie la Marines; Mons. Marchal, Commissary .de la Marines ; Tournois, Lieutenant de lnfanteri la Marines, and Aide de Camp to the Governor ; Mons. Gardet, Chief Clerk, Office Directeur de Interieur, Mr C, A. Eden borough. Miss

Edenborough, Captain Thos. Mitchell (ship Shannon), Messrs O. Latchmore, P. H. Mason, Captain Clarke(schoonerJuliaPn'ce), Burrell, O. Hanstensen, J. Doyle, J. Gray, A. Larson, L. English, H. Burns, C. Williamson, A. Packe. J. Dietrich, Geo. Tweede, F. Tyser, T. Holmgreen, G. Espic, Jas. Pringle, L. Williamson, Jas. Henry, Jas. Adams, J. Polbachbach, Masters A. Donald, H. Hemus.