PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7636, 8 January 1887, Page 2

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

:^SW^vf i!i??Wairardpa/'B.s.Vfor Sydnoy via Poverty Bay. •■;??*■.-••■••• and Auokland, Bth"inst. ' . : .-. :'«^Hauroto; s.s,, for Molbourno via Southern :'*,y,*-.--,POTte,9thJtast. •- . . -, .. jivt.X,:»."•''■ ;:'■'-;-." ". *: ; —r— 1 — " ■■"':" •■ "'z'^^Vhat-mlghf have boon,' and vory nearly ''>'•¥' was, a sorioua accident was narrowly escaped r'4;7bn> We'dncsday 'night, whon tho lonio':was ;V"-]eaving tho bay. It appears that as soon as :"fi". tho anchor, was at tho hawso tlio captain wont &>'' v ahead at such speed that tho pilot boat- that was vorynoarly towed'under 4:.^and: capsized:- It'shoiild bo romemborcd by : "'.those whoso lucky star has guided them to -■: '-• comniand big steam ships, that there aro such 'i':, •■. things as;boatß and small vessols.. An acci-.\'vf-aoni of this kmdi; rosulting in tho loss of four :--.i'of tho pilot boat's crow, happened at'Nolson .-V ".somo ten yonrs sinco. • Ono person got into '■"•-,' trouble over Hio affair.and no.doubt it is not :'..'Tlforgottenby.him. .. . " ;.. ' /. . :vt: c ;--':Mv' Smitii," Btovpdoro,--narrowly -oscapod ; -r' 'dro-\vning"in tho bay on=Thursday ovoning. ;'VT'-Golnß on board sailing vessols.and-Bteamors. roadstead in rough weather isanything -; -■--but pleasant. In fact,.it is.a groat wonder vV-V thatmpro accidents do not occur,'and it speaks f¥»' .%yell for tho care, displayed by. tho masters of ip'Mightors' and :Btoamors engaged' in -lightering vP-'^and passdnger work that acoidbnts aro tho ;'?;~.'"o3£oopUonJ'-" '• ■' '.■.'■■> ■ .• r' ;%>.-V-Tho roport'of tho passago of tho Asterion ■-S 'from' London' to this port/doosnot really con- ■:'-- tniri any items of intoresrt to our reodoiM-. - Tho->V*';.W.cll-knqwn yarn about light airs, calms, and 'ii-yibad .winds of such long and dreary. passages .-jMaro thoroughly well known. ■ ■'■ ; ; . :'ii-:_Tlio s.s.r Wnirarapa loft Wolluigton at:s ■•'■''"'!. o'clockyestbrday afternoon. "• Sho should bo in &~* bay at 10 o'clock this morning. Sho brings ■■£>.-, Bomb 80 tons cargo and a number'Of paßsen- :; ";.Bers.';Sho loaves again at 6 p.m. for, Sydnoy ■' •",", via "Auckland. •■-•:•-, - •"' ■- ? 'Tho s.s. Kiwi will be horo on Monday morn- -/.-. iinsr.-- ■-,-: , ' . , ■-. ;-. •';:; t ■•The s.s. Go-ahead is pxpeoted to arrivo hero ■-'," this ovoning. • ••■,'. " '. ■ . ,;> • ■ iTho Union ' Steamship.' Company's s.s. :■'■■'" Southern Cross,Capt. Spuiks, arrived in tho ■'■;■}■- roadstead at 4.30 v-v-'yesterday. Left Auok- & land on tho dth inst, calling at the usual coast ••»;•? ports,' and leaving Gisborno at 3.30 a.m. yesterVi.\; say morning-, arriving as above.. ---•■-.