DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11181, 1 February 1897, Page 4

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

A number of distinguished visitors at ■present in Christchurch are unanimous in their opinion regarding the importance our woollen industry lias attained. Iho thousands of pure wool garments turned out of the New Zealand Clothing Factory every week find ready purchasers in all parts of the -colony, and surpass in every yay the productions ■ of tho old.country. 68

Saturday afternoon, for London vi& Las Palmas,, with a full cargo of meat and other produce. Captain Stephenson, who brought the steamer into Lyttelton, has remained ashore for medical treatment, and the late chief officer. Captain Willis, has taken command of the ship. The past week has been a fairly busy one in shipping matters, the Port having been visited by a very large number of steamers. On Saturday there were eleven steamers, including three direct liners, in Port, and the aggregate gross tonnage of this fleet was 22,700 tons. Lord Brassey’s handsome yacht Sunbeam steamed out of the harbour on Saturday forenoon at nine o’clock, her destination being Wellington. She was favoured during the day with a fresh south-west breeze. The departure of the steamer Wakatipu for Melbourne, via southern ports, was postponed at a late hour on Friday evening. She sailed on Saturday afternoon. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. Arrivals. —Jan. 31: Wellington, 5.15 a.m,, yacht Sunbeam, from Lyttelton; Wellington, 12.15 p.m., Tekapo, from Lyttelton; Wellington, 2.45 p.m.. Penguin, from Lyttelton; Port Chalmers, 1 p.m., Tasmania, from Lyttelton; Port Chalmers, : 10 aim., .Wakatipu, from Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, Jan. 30. Arrived —Corinna, from Nelson. Jan, 31. | U Arrived—Warships Eingarooma and Katoomho from Sydney. Sunbeam (with . Lord Brassey on board). [Pen-, gain and Tekapo, from Lyttelton. s Jan. 31. The-Omapere and Corinna were to have sailed for Lyttelton last night, but ©wing to the. heavy gale could not get away. Dunedin, Jan. 30. Sailed— Flora, for Auckland, via. east; ..coast. Post Chalmers, , Jan_3l, , Arrived —Taupo, from Westport. Tas4 mania, .from Lyttelton. Wakatipu, from. Timaru. , AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. Sydney, Jan. 30. Arrived —Ensenada, from Lyttelton. Jan. 31. Arrived —Anglian,-from Auckland. Sailed —Indraghiri, for Auckland.. Mararoa, for Auckland. w " Maryborough, Jan. 30. Sailed—Perthshire, for New Zealand.