THE HAWKE'S BAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 86, 13 April 1899, Page 4

THE HAWKE'S BAY.

«7*y ~,ylTr'stlram,er HaWke's Bay arrlv- ■ - w^h^T T2F k and Australian ports »n January. 31, ana called at st! Vincent

on February 12 for a supply of bunker coal, leaving agaiir on the 13th. Fine weather was experienced to the equator, which was passed on the 18th. Passed the meridian of the Cape on March Ist. The easting was made over the -15th parallel, and with the exception of two days, during which boisterous weather prevailed, the conditions proved normal until arrival at Melbourne on the 25th. During the voyage a fireman named George Headman, aged 21 years, a native of Sweden, died from natural causes, and was buried at sea On discharge of cargo, left for Sydney on the 27th, reaching that port on the 29th. Resumed the voyage to Auckland on the 7th inst., and had light northwest winds and head swell, and light variable winds to sighting the Three Kings, followed by thick, foggy weather to Cape Maria Van Diemen, which was passed at 11.45 p.m. on the 11th. Passed Cape Brett at 9.30 a.m. yesterday, and arrived at 8 p.m., light winds down the coast. Associated with Capt. Fishwick are the following officers - Chief, Mr Lidstone; second, Mr Hollis, third, Mr Klernander. Mr Bargery is In don.

POUT /OP ONEHUNGA.

DEPARTURES.

Takapuna, s.s., J. Grant, for New Plymouth.- Passengers: Misses Kenderdine, Cooper, A. Sutton, Folly, Jennings, Mesdames Gould, Cattle, Biggs, Kerr and child, O'Connor, ,™cLeod. Messrs Theo. Cooper, Lamb, Gould, Taylor, Cowen. Jourdain, De Beer, Tolhurst, Gourley. Willnams, Houghton, Major Elliott, and 15 steerage.