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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5299, 21 September 1885, Page 2

The bis. Napier iWed at Nnlsoh on Saturday. r , , <. r _ .v". . ; . ..-,>/-:; The : s.s.;Pmape£e', which arrived here J on Saturday morning, was sent away by J the afternoon's tide with 565 tans of coal, j besides a quantity of other cargo. / The 8; s. Graf ton, after an absence of seven ■ months; arrived yesterday morning from Westport and her usual round of portsi; JSheJs to leave this evening. ; . ; The s.s. Murray arrived from Hokitika on Saturday, will leave for northern ports to-day ": " ' '_ The s.s. StTKilda sailed for Wellington on Saturday, and the Waipara, for Hoki- ; tika. ;;: ; / K •■■■/■ '. . ...• Probably the best day's record in ocean travelling has just been made by the Etnjna, on her passage from New York to Ojtieenstown, making . the trip in 6 days 12 hours 25 minutes. This is claimed to be the fastest passage by any steamer on her maiden trip. The daily runs, in sea miles,. Were 330, 426, 414, 443, 441, 445, and '3Bo, the first and last days being only part of the 24 hours. The greatest rnn, -445' iknots, was equal to 513 statute miles, making an average speed of 21.37 statute miles per hour for that one day, and an average speed through the entire passage of 18.4 statute miles.