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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5411, 18 June 1879, Page 2

The Union Co.'s s.s. Hawea, Captain Kennedy, arrived in the Bay yesterday, at 12.30 p.m. : She left Port Chalmers on Friday last, at 1.40 p.m. ; arrived, at Lyttelton at 9 a-.ml. next day ; . sailed at 9.30 p.m; ; arrived ; at .Wellington , at. '2.30 p.m.. on Sunday, j. sailed again- at 2.80 p.m. on Monday, arriving here as above. fine weather from r j Port f Chalmers, to Lyttelton; from thence to Napier strong head winds with , heavy sea.,]! SPlie. Admiral virenfc the HaweaJ immediately the latter had anchored,,; but owing to the heavy sea running was com- 1 pelled^toi .cast. off. and return inside ,port, thereby compelling ,'jthe Hawea. to carry on her ; cargo. The Bella, with great difficulty, managed to land the passengers and .their luggage,' bHit "there was a great" deal of risk in getting r , from the steamer on board the launch.,,'' The Hawea left for the North last evening at 4 o'clock. ' ' . . The rTJnion Co.'s s.s. Rotorua, Captain Carey, is due here early this morning from Northern .ports, and , leaves again at 11 aim. for.th'eJJSquth. , Her cargo will^be landed by the' Three" Brothers if the weather moderates. We ,. (Australian Shipping News) under-, stand that the s.s. Rotomabana, the newest' addition to,, the Union Steam Shipping Company's fineileetof steamers, comes out to thp colonies under the flag of the Colonial Line, and is to leave London on August stlij taking targo. She was the other steamer of that line for Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney afterwards crossing . over to New Zealand. The Union Company will make the following changes in the officers of their fleet :— Captain Carey, of the Eotorua, will go home to bring out the Te Anau ; Captain Tozer, of the Albion, will take charge of the Rotorua' ; Mr G-unard, at present chief officer of the Ringaromma, will have the command of the Albion "j Mr Irvine, chief officer of the Ladybird, will take 1 command of the Claud Hamilton, Mr M'Gie, lately commanding the Wellington^ has gone as chief officer of the Ringaromma, to gain experience with Melbournetrade y Captain Carey will go home by the steamer which leaves Melbourne on the 12th. July. The Te Anau is expected to leave London on October 10.