LATE SHIPPING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 219, 14 September 1892, Page 8

LATE SHIPPING.

THE STAR OF ENGLAND.

A PECULIAR EXPERIENCE.

Tho Tyser Company's chartered cargo Bteamer Star of England, 3,000 tons, Captain Simpson, was due thie afternoon from London via Melbourne and Sydney with a cargo consisting of somo 1,550 tons for New Zealand, 360 tons of which ■will bo landed bore. The Star of England is now paying her second visit to Auckland, the previous one boing last year, and eho is still in command of Captain Simpson, who haa with him Mr Woech as chief officer, and Mr McDonald as chief engineer. Of the trip out from London the captain reports thab tho steamer had a most eventful Toyage. She left London on July 9, and in crossing the Bay of Biscay a strong north-west galo set in. There was a heavy team sea with this storm, causing the vessel to roll tremendously, during which a prize blood mare for Australia was killed. On August 9th a terrific electric storm broke over tho ship, and accompanied her on her course for SCO miles. The lightning played up and down the atoel masts incessantly, and at last struck and shattered the pole of the mainmast. Another flash shivered the pole of the foremasb as well. Tho Star of England called ab Melbourne and landed a quantity of cargo, and then proceeded on to Sydney. After discharging there she left for this port on the 12th met.

Nelson, this day. - Arrived : Margaret Gaibraith, barque, Captain Garden, from London, 126 days out.

Messrs Holmee, Bruce, and E. M. Smith ca ve evidence before the Railway Routes Committee to-day. Mr Holmes evidence was considered the most favourable to the Stratford- route. While the British gunboat Sharpshooter wa s coming to Torbay from Holyhead on Aueust 17th, the boiler tubes began bo leak, Z dlit becameimposßible to keep the engines coin The boat leaked like a sieve, a,,3 the engineers etooa waut-lngh in i" tOT Members of the crew say that during heavy woathar the vessel Wed over and chipped seventy tnnfof water, .which extinguished the foe Te gunboat drifted within five S of the Scilly Islands when H.M.S. Thetis gob a hawsor to her and took her m tew for Plymouth.