ARRIVAL OF THE SCRADA.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 56, 3 September 1904, Page 4

ARRIVAL OF THE SCRADA.

Tha British-India Metntftr Siirncln arrtrtd from CtlotitU at 6.3 ft this morning after n pawqro of twenty-four day, and was berthed •t No. 1 North, QU6«H'« Wharf, after being inspected by tha Health Officer. Tho veisei left Calcutta on tlie 2nd Auguat, and onllnd at Singapore, which port was l*ft behind on the 11th. The rtin out was uneventful. One weather promtllng the whole way, Tho .Surnda hits it crew of 89 Aalntlea. She hai 2000 torn at o«rRo to land here, donslntlntf mo«tly of gunnlen, nil, and ten, and In expected to set «why for Brisbane tbout Thundny next. Captain QoM, R.N.R., )ft In charge of the steamer, And he bos the following officer* with him :— Ohlef, Sir. A. J, Evnm . second, Mr. D. Bmlthf.aw«on ; third, Mr. K. U. Hlleyj fotirtli, Mr. J. J. Uamllton, Mr. J. Taylor is ohlef engineor, Mr. J. Chew second, Mr. v(. J. M'Kurlnne third, Mr. 'A. O. Ointpbtll fourth, Mr. Q. P. noblnion fifth. Mr. 8. P. HarcurtKing ii pyrier. The Monowaij wliioh arrived from Dunedin

and LyUclUin this morning, in nnw in charge. of (.'a pt ii m t'niwslmw. Mr. Hurron, Into of Hip Tuliuie, is nnw second uillocr, and Mr. .Sipgul and lua nssmtiint, Mi. Emllc, me m cluuri> of the clerical di'p.irlmpnl, H|ioal(inpr at thr uiinuut moi'litif,' of I lie Wn. nganul Meat Fi cozing Company, the Ch.iinn.ui (.Mr.- K. A. Caninbrll) icnurlicd <m the ii 3k3 k nt having only ono lklitrr for trmltMing big liuem In the ronristciul, mid stulcd tlinl tha I'omixwy in luvlng nnolhor light w built on simitar lmra lo tbn prevent one. The veitnol 1« Qjtneatrd to bo ready iibont tho mil of linxl month. In wisen of emerßonov tlm ni>\v lighter can bo used as a Htoro for iibont 20,000 lro7.cn alircp. 1 A Hnkitihn Syndicate U negotiating in Sy[ nny for the purohnßP of Another itteniner for tbo Incfil trade, to run in conjunction with the Defender. Caplnin Done, Mmmc Superintendent of (he New Zealand Shipping Gompnny. iimvecl from the South tlm morning by Hie Monowai. Advloo recolvpd from W'nngtnul ntntc-s thnl tho wow Surprise, which went ushnre, on the Manmvntu bench, ntiU was nuoecsifnlly refloated, did not receive much dumngo. Her bteenng gear suffered tunst. Tha Now Zenlftiul Shipping Conipnny hna been advised lhat the Hnknin, leaving AuekInnd to-day, In to Mil nt Nil pier on hor way down the coast, and will not rciich Wellington until Tucndny. Onptain Oosi, "of thn nritish-Iliclia slemner Sniftchi, who belongs to Lyttelton, will Icuvo for tho South by the Mnpnuriku to-night, returning to Wellington on Tuesdny inoiuhig. Messrs. Levin nnd Co. oxpoet thoir now nnrBh«e, the linden lWoll, to leave Svtfncy nhnut Wodncsdny next. Bho la bringing v cargo 8( hardwood ncrons to Wellington. Tho New Zrulnnd Shipping Company hni neon advised that the etenmcr Waimato arrived nt Grnveseml mi Monday last, Tho Mourn, duo from Dunedin nnd Lyttelton to-morrow morning, Is bringing about 300 tons of _ cargo fat' Wellington. Cnpfiiin Nellson, who formerly bad charge of tho Mrltlah-lndla steamer Surndn, Is now ocouiwj'lf » shore position »t Bombay. The Corlnna lias hecn delayed at Port Clulmora through lmvtn X to go Into dock, nntl sho will not urrivo here until Friday nestone day lute.