THE TROOPSHIP DRAYTON GRANGE.

Evening Post, Volume LXIII, Issue 87, 12 April 1902, Page 4

THE TROOPSHIP DRAYTON GRANGE.

Tbo troop-carrier Drnyton Orange armed .from Sydney l»Bt evening. She Joffc tue New South Witios port on Monday nft«nrnoon at 1 o'clock, and met with strong soulli-eiut wind* and high seas until ofl Cape Fnrowell yesterday morning. Captain Bennett, formerly of the RippinffJmm Oranse, is in cfcmnuvid, wad with him are the following officer* :— Chief, Mr WiUon i eeoond, Mr Bhtyi third, Mr Hewett. Mr Palmer ia chief engineer, and Mr Bedford ii chief refrigerating engineer. Tfco Walnnl left yesterdny for Pioton on a •pecial trip to bnti* oter fodder for the troopthJp Drayton Orangn. She arrived back at Wellington at hnlf-paat 11 o'clock this morning after apanage which occupied about eight houxa owing to the j *e»y heavy Bean in the Ptrait, The Wurrimoo sailed for Sydney this afternoon witb about ifiO tons of cargo from New Zealnnd. The Charterhouse, an Admit alty-chartered collier, arrived at Weatport yesterday from fydney^ A quantity of coal for the warships on the China ittation will be shipped thorn, uuu the hnlnnce will h« taken on board nt VVnllin>(ton, at which port the nt«atnffr Is due on Tuosd'iy. On Thurßday morning the rlvor Htunnier Florence bioke aw»y*° from her ttiooriiipf) in th» Mnimwiuu Biver at Painka. Thu rircc was in heary flood, and after the •tenincr h»dt been earned down stream for some dlstiinco «(ifl mot With an obstruction and innk in uliout 12 fuel of water. There was no one on hoard nh the lime of ilie eoourreuae.