THE ’FRISCO HAIL STEAMER.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 4, 5 January 1901, Page 1

THE ’FRISCO HAIL STEAMER.

ARRIVAL IN AUCKLAND.

DELAYED BY HEAVY GALE,

[By Telegraph—Press Association.] Auckland,- last night.

The New ’Frisco mail steamer Sierra arrived at G. 45 this morning, after a passage of 517 hours, or actual steaming time 496 hours. She met with a heavy gale on the run to Honolulu, which took seven days. The low-pressure piston broke on the 24th near Tago-pago. The engineers removed the broken piston, and reduced the revolutions of both engines. A quantity of water was shipped near Honolulu, and the woodwork in front of the bridge was broken. The Sierra proved herself a splendid sea-boat. Her passengers for New Zealand are : Mesdames Grave (3), Goodman, Jacobsen, Taykr, Wright (2), Messrs Graus (3), It. K. Morton, J, H. Brown, Goodman, G. Lambson, H. Mever, McCurdie, Whelan, Hawkin, E. Jones, Christenson, It. Jones, J. Anderson, J. Workman, W. Jacobson, G. Brown, S. Wright, J. Anderson, Peterson ; and six steerage. The mail agent reports that the best time the Sierra made was 16 knots an hour for 24 hours. A few days before its arrival at ’Frisco a railroad accident delayed the final portion of the mail for 12 hours, and a further delay of 7 hours was caused through G - bags of letters and 11 of newspapers from New York for New Zealand and Australia being left behind at Ogdens. Owing to a gale between ’Frisco and Honolulu " the Sierra had to go half-speed most of tho time. She was delayed 2l hours at Honolulu owing to the vessel not having appliances for handling cargo smartly. The steamer has accommodation for 23S first-class SO second, and 84 steerage, and four cold storage rooms with a capacity of 3GO tons. Half a million salmon ova were shipped at ’Frisco for New Zealand, and the.., consignment arrived in excellent condition. San Francisco, Deo. 12. Delegates to the number of one thousand, representing County Councils, branches, of the United Irish League, and kindred bodies, met for a National Convention s.t Dublin Rotunda, to “ re-create the Irish party.” Mr John Redmond, who presided, said it was a “ Parliament of the Irish people.” Seventyfive members of the House of Commons were present, and several priests were on the platform. Mr John Dillon, amid cheers,, proposed a resolution to the effect that the South African war was entered upon in pursuance of a conspiracy to deprive two free nations of liberty in the interests of capitalists and mine-owners. The resolution was adopted with great enthusiasm. Sir Arthur Sullivan left an estate valued at £50,000. Nearly all goes to his nephew, H. Sullivan. Advices from Manila report that there is no prospect of an early termination of the war, It is reported that ten thousand, rifles for rebels were smuggled into Manila in the month of November.

In the course of a debate on the charges against Mr Chamberlain in connection with companies holding contracts from the Government, the Colonial Secretary stated that his relatives intended to take legal proceedings, and the public would see how these abominable charges were dealt with by the Courts.

Oscar Wilde died from an abscess in tho. ear at a small hotel in the Latin Quarter, Paris. A number of his friends were present.

Rudyard Kipling left London for the Cape on December 9th, under medical orders, his lungs having recovered soundness since his illness in New York. He may extend the voyage to Australia and New Zealand. A conspicuous interchange of courtesies between Er&land and Portugal took place in conneetion|jWith the visit of the Channel Squadron to Lisbon. Speeches of the King and British Minister referred to the strengthened alliance between the tv^vountries. Reports from The, Hague jQ../e that apprehensions are felt ..lest an Anglo.German-Por-tuguese alliance', "may menace the Dutch possessions in Java.