Arrival of the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamer lonic.

Evening Post, Volume XXVI, Issue 112, 8 November 1883, Page 3

Arrival of the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamer lonic.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's fine chartered steamer lonic arrived from London this afternoon, shortly before the Post went to press, too lato for us to give a fall report. The eteamer ia reported as having left Plymouth on the 22nd September, which will give her a passage of 47 days, including the detention at the Cape. Captain Hallott, who brought hor out on her maiden voyage, is not in her this trip, having received command of the New Zealand Shipping Company's now steamer Tongariro. The lonio bnogs over 600 passengers and a fall cargo, and proceods to Lyttelton after discharging the Wellington portion. The health officers wont off to her immediately she came round. A signal from the steamer reports " All well on board. She has the following passongors :— Saloon —Mr. Browning, Mrs. M'Dongall, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Eeia, Mr. Andrews, Dr. Cook, Mias and Mr. Harland, Mr. and Mrs. Scaly, Hisies Taylor (2), Mr. and Mrs. C. Warboys and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. Gardner and family, Mrs. Bnshton, Miss £. J. Kushton, Mr. and Mrs. W. Nuttall and family, Mr. >.Mt. and Mrs. H. B. Scaly and son, Mr. and - Mrs. P. Frioke, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Tetley and child, Mi. and Mrs. J. M. Wilkinson And son, Mr. and Mrs. B. Brooke, Misses Heotor. B. M' Donald, E. yon Londerfeld, Annie Browning, Helen Browning, Harriet H. Hubert, N. yon Wilier, Mr. and Mrs. M'Leod and family, Mrs. C. Culliford, Professor and Mrs. \V. S. Aldis and family, Messrs. Pitts, Taylor, Barden Smith, L. Abraham, Sniest B. Smith, Wm. Edmett, Basil N. Lane, John Leitoh, Robert Silk, B. D. Atkinson, James N. Insull, B. H. Leary, Frederick Carr, Frank Hyams, Ernest Ponsford. Second Saloon— Misses Pearson, St«Ten, Drowo, Jeffries, S. A. Jeffries, M. Quinn, A. Qninn, T. Cambridge, E. Watson, M. A. Campbell, M. Paul and infant, C. M'Neil, A. Dawson, Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. Cheek, Mrs. E. Pillar, Mrs. Sainsbnry and family, Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Loooh and child, Mr. and Mrs. A Hird, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Joffory, Mr. and Mrs. M'Neish and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Triggs and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hatchwofl, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Gough, Mr. and Mrs. Mnllin and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. Kent and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. Hind, Mr. and Mrs. T. Quinn and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. Powell and family, Messrs. G. Mullin, W. Mullin, Edgar Baker, John Tombleson, Thos. Harland, W. Short, F. Parkinson, G. Smith. J. Wood, C. Shoosmith, A. M'Gilvray, Wm. Lidstone, W. H. Stretton, T. G. Welch, Geo. Harrison, Jno. Harrison, E. Shakespoar, H. E. Kent, B. M'Lonnan, J. D. C. Sutherland, J. L. Shadwell, W. F. Eobinson, W. J. Eiohardson, A. Sl'Noil, D. M'Neil, J. Graham, E. S. Baker. John Thorpe, Wm. Eobinson, Thoß. J. Staples, H. Leary, John Turner, L. Stiokney, W. C. S. Gray, J. Barlow, J. Harrison, G. Harrison, C. Birkett, C. J. Groves, G. Ager, n. Cooko. Mrs. Buth and infant. Sho also brings be- . tween 450 and 500 steerage passengers.

Wo aro requested to stato that the Merry Thoughts and Happy Moments Company will conolndo tbeir soason on Saturday night. At Messrs. T. Kennedy Maodonald and Co 's sale this afternoon, the family residence oooupied by Mr. Amelias Smith was withdrawn from sale, the reserve price not being reaohed. The Newtown proportios were sold at from 20s to 253 per foot, Mr. W. M'Lean and Mr. A. i]. King being tho purchasers.

it would now bo possiblo to put away the moat undor a false name, but it would go direofc to local stores from the ship s charabors. It is quite on tho cards that the miners may contract with tsomo New Zealand jjnn for regular consignments. At tBo break-up of the Middle Park stud on tn*lßth September, Mr. W. A. Long puroba««d^3sßs worth of thoroughbred stock for tiw colonies. There are 17 animals in all, the cbi«f being half brother to Boauclerc, 560tfn£n«w; Handicraft, 450 guineas; Pinnacle, 500 guineas. Altogether tho lot is the best ieletetion. that ooulu have been made, and should pooduce some raro strains of racing blood.