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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 50, 7 March 1879, Page 2

The 88 Jane Douglas, Captaiu Fraser, has • beon doing good work th's week. She left Wellington ut 5 p in. on 3rd, experienced N. W. breeze throughout, and arrived at Foxton at 6 a.m. next day. Discharged cargo and got away for Wellington at 3 p.ra Siune day, arriving thero that night. Loaded up a full cargo on Weduesday and left at 6 p.m. and arrived at Foxton shortly after 6 o'eiook following morning. The Douglas ■was to leave at 7 this morning for ttangitikci. The Tui is expected to arrive this morn* ing from Wellington. . The ship Warwick, which arrived at Nel- • Bon on. Saturday, bring* passengers for all ports, including 1 1 in the saloon for Weilington as well as a full general cargo for i i that port. Dr Gillon (brother of Mr E. T. Cfi.uGillon, the well-known journalist) is the 8>; ieurgeon on board the ship. AH tho pugO.^Wgers have arrived in good health. y-.i."; December 12th a full rigged ship, the vt/jlipah^Long, dipt. Boldchild, from Calcutta, i;*aw?fyfch Arrived in London Dosks on tho Bth di.ijjjeeieinbeiywith a gsneral cargo, was disvftavging^at the east quay when, without £f ,*6y preYfcSuV Karm'ng, she canted over outV.,'>siiirds, na£*jthjg,a«vay the rings on tho quay Oi;.tJf» whicb sht» was fastened. The whole of U;,.4she crew!,fesc.ep,tiug the captain were on - board*. - -Fortunately her keel caught the

foundation of -llie» I <piay, wh : ch prevented

her from entirely capsizing. In addition vi <.t<j:&er;csew' there wore two females and eqveral merchants on board. One of tho men ' ■."J^Uampbell. who was seeking t(: as; an engineer, iri : tr'yiug. t^.twoapo, fell first (jown tho side,' a^d| jnj.tbjs po.si■waa'j'a'mmcd bbtweeti tiru tho '_ ; :j(ti»n.e w^nbfstho je"tty,'^u4^ai^i»"g;<i»juries V p • Of jtlta Kli/ifl. The' 'persons on , b'pa id were '-' J Mc7ri)h4ke,n, nnd Braised' V, ■