NORTHERN COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 22, 27 January 1897, Page 4

NORTHERN COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS.

Wedserdat. — lona leave* for the Great) Barrier at midnight; Waitangi leaves for Kuaotunu, Mercury Bay, Tairua and Whangomata ttb 9 p.m. ; Wellington leaves for Whangarei, Maradea Point, Whangaroi Heads and Mangapai at 8 p.m. ; Chelmaford arrival irom Tanrnrvga and Whakabano.

Thdesday.—Glenolg leavea for New Plymoutli at 1 p.m. ; Douglas leatea for Whangarei Town Wharf at o p.mj; lona arrives from the Great Barrier ; Kaaieri arrives from Raglan and Kawhia ; Gairloch leaves for Opunako and Wanuanui at 1 p.m. ; Chelraaford loaves for Tauranga and Whakatane ab 5 p.m. ; Clansman arrives from Euesoll at 6 a.m.

Fp.idat.—Wellington leates for Whangarei, Marsdeu Point, and Whangarei Feada :it 10.30 p.m. ; lona for Kennedy's Bay, Kuaofcana and Mercury Bay at 9 p.m. The p.s. W«katere leaves on an excursion to the Great Barrier at 9 a.m. The Clansman for Mahurangi Heads, and the Wellington for Waiwera at 10 a.m.

Thames Service,—Sfeaamers leavo for Thames daily, for Paeroa daily, and lav Coromaadel daily. See nd vertiaemonb daily yapors.

The 8.8. Anglian loft for Sydney last night. - Tho schooner Queen sailed laat evening for Hokianga. The brijjantin* Lady Mabel arrived at the Kaipara yesterday, trom Napier, to load timber for Sydney. . The barquentine River Hunter arrived Kb Sydney yesterday from the Kaipara, with a cargo of timber. The barque Empreza was berthed at the Railway Wharf this morning. She commences on Monday next to load sulphur ore for Sydney. During the voyage recently of the ship Firth of Clyde from Glasgow to Sydney, an apprentice named Andrews bad a providential escape from drowning. He was swept overboard, bub the next wave carried him back, and be caught in tb© rigging. Mr J. T. Arundol, of the wealthy London merchant linn of Arundol and Co., who have extensive interests in the South Sea Island trade, intends to re-visit New Zealand on important business. He leaves England about February 2Otb, and will travel via America and Sydney. There was a great display of bunting on the Northern Company'a eteamera and other vessele in port to-day, in honour of the marriage of Misa Macfarlane, daughter of Mr J. Macfarlane, a director of the Aqrthoru S.S. Company, to Mr A. P. GrifEtha, mining agent, of this city. The work of refitting and overhauling the new steamer Kia Ora h busily proceed log. To-day the false keel was removed And the tail shafts fitted into place. The

painting and cleaning are also well under way, and it ia expected that she will be ready by Friday nexc, A handsome model of tha steamer, the gilt of the bmldera, Messrs R. Duncan and Co., to Mr W. A. MtcGregfir, haa been on view this week in Messrs Reas and Ansenne'a window, attracting a good deal of attention.

The new gasoline launch built for Mr C. A. Harris by Messrs C. and W. Bailey waa successfully launched from the builders' yard, Customs-street West, this afternoon, in tha presence of a large number of spectators. The new boat, which haa been christened the Qaesn of Beauty, has the honour of being the largest oil launch in the colony, and will be a decided acquisition to our fleet of pleasure craft. She ii an exceedingly handsome little ressel, and trims beautifully in the water. Her fine lines betoken speed, whilß for cruising purposes 9he will be unrivalled. The trial trip will be made on Regatta Day. At present she ia fitted with a 15 h.p. oil engine, but this is only a temporary one, at a 40 h.p. engine has been ordered from San Francisco. Altogether she is a credit to both her builders and her owner.

An interesting feature of the voyage of the g.B. Damascus, which arrived at SydDey last; week from London, waa the great number and variety of icebergs seen between lat. 46-20 S., and lat. 50-30 S. On December 24th, 23 large bergs were passed, and 954 in the next two days, with innumerable smaller pieces. So close were they together in some places that somo difficulty was experienced in keeping clear of them. The average height of the icebergs waa estimated ab 180 ft, many of them being proved to exceed 400 ft high and half a mile Jong. On one occasion the epeed of the engines had to be reduced owing to the thick weather and the proximity of ice. From midnight (26th) till midnight (27ch), the icebergs were most numerous, 708 being passed in the 24 hours—236 from four till eight a.m. The weather being beautifully clear on that day, a most wonderful and imposing scene waa witnessed by these on board.