LATE SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 12029, 29 October 1903, Page 5

LATE SHIPPING

SAlLED.—October 23. Victoria, s.s., 1.870 tons, Waller, for Sydney via Cook Strait Passengers. For Lytteiton —Misses Scoullar. Eva.ns (2), Mrs Evans, Mr Rankin. For Wellington— Mi.-'se'? Solomon, Dendy, Williams, Mesdames Thomson, Glasgow, Hmuljs, Messrs Chidgley, Wrisberg, Thomson, FotheringhaitL. For Sydney—Mrs Downie, Messrs M'Beath, Hopkius." Lintott; ten steerage.

The Victoria left the cross wharf this morning and steannd d.>wn to Port Chalmers. After taking in cargo and embarking passengers she sailed in the afternoon for Sydney via Cook Strait. At tliis aft-.moon's meeting of the Harbor Bu.ud a letter was received Irorn Mos-ts 'i urnbaii and Martin, ei\elo-<irg another from Captain J. R. Barter, of the s.s. Somerset, at the BhilT. in ivhich he pays spc. i:>l tribute to the skill with vyhieh Pi'u/t M'Donaid handled the ship under somewhat trying condition?. It was his (..pinion that in mo 4 parr- pitatiug w.ii largely a matter of [orrn. reijulring little spejial ability, but ili Dunedin it was quite the contrary, where the work was infinitely more diiiicu!t than in airy other port in the colony.

TELEGRAPH NOTICE. rfOAED. Departure.---October 29: Wellington. 4 a.m., Whangapc, for Sydney. AUSTRALIAN WEATHER REPORTS ALBANY. October 28. Wind. S.E. : bar.. 2?.9: >: : o-.v.-rv. HOBAUT. ''-v ; -• '■/>- Wind. N.F., ; bar.. o0.4; fiat, but cloudv. SYDNKV. U.:-v- a.-'sviwl. S.: bv.. 30.4; overcast. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. BLUFF. October 23.---Rimu, from Westport.