A CLIPPER STEAM YACHT.
One of the finest steam yachts ever seen in this part of thti world put in an appearance here this morning—-the steam yacht White j Heather, owned by Air It. (.'. Lei«n, an j j.Mjyiioii on aplua.-iiuetour rounu ; tho world. Tlio White Heather is a beiuifci- | fully-modelled yacht, 17- feet lori£, 28 feet j bea&i, anil drawing )6 tecfc of waier. Slie j was buitc by Rw), ol (Jhisgow, and is I cons-tvueted of i toe!, wiih ail tne ino'-O | mocicr.'i uppliunce.-. -Sl.o is baiTMiu-f and has auxiliary ou;.;iiun of 9J horse j power, capable <>i nfopciling , (lie vessel tic | a race of 8 knots per hour. Siio i* } beautifully fitted up, containing nil ihe comforts and luxuries of a gentleman's hoti!-e, i.nd is admirably mianiovi j for the requiromonbe of her otfnfi , . ! In addition to the owner t)ierc are «i«o on board Mw i{. C. lii.;it;h, lUt* .loncs, Mr | Moore, Ah , Fcatiierntoiie, MrEyro, and Dr. j Cross. The craft i.s under command of j Captain Cuine*. Hho mailed b' on I the present voyage from t.iiasaow, proceeded thence to Gibraltar, Nice, (.'arints, Malt.'i, j L'orb i-juid, B'ie/., Aden, Colombo, Si:ip ipore, ' Amoy, N;»<."»sj-.lii, throujrh the itiliind ma, .Jd;>:m, Kiobo, | Yokohama, Samoa, i'iji urn! Sydnoy. j She lt:i>. Sydney on thy 15th instant., ■ I.ad fine wcsirhcr fnr the iii>C day ar.d then prob n heavy a.il. fjalc, and came acros" under (io\ib!e i reefed «:)psatl.s to the North Cape. Thence | came o>! under *te;mi and sail, arrived oil I ilio |iorr hisfc niyht,, itsid oarno into pur., this morning. Tho Wisita tioaiher will, remain here for about it week or lon Jay:-, j and return to London via Tasmania. j
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 19, 23 January 1892, Page 5
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283A CLIPPER STEAM YACHT. Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 19, 23 January 1892, Page 5
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