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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 79, 4 April 1887, Page 2

Captain Edwin reported at 1240 pm.:-"Bad ■weather approaching, between north-west and west and south. Glass will rise within 12 hours, and heavy gale, with much colder weather," The Kennedy sails at 4 p.m. to-morrow for Wellington direot. The Waverley is detained at Wanganui by a very heavy westerly gale. The Charles Edward arrived at 2 p.m. to-day from West Coast ports. She reports a heavy westerly gale outside, and is consequently unable to proceed to Wellington this afternoon. The Waitapu s»ils for Motneka at 4 p.m. to-morrow. and returns here at 7 a m. on Wednesday. The Aorere sailed for Golden Bay this morning, and returns here to-morrow afternoon. The Lady Barkly sails for Golden Bay at 10 pm. to-morrow. The Penguin, with the San Fnncisoo mail, arrived at Wellington at 9 o'clock last night: The Hawea left Wellington this afternoon, will arrive here to-morrow morning, and s ail at 6 p.m. for Pioton. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dnnedin. The Botomahana arrived at the Bluff from Melbourne at 8-30 last night, bringing an English mail. The Wainni arrived at Greymouth yesterday afternoon from this port. She reports a heavy flood in the river to-day, and will therefore not he able to get ont until to-morrow afternoon. The Wait >pu sailed on an excursion trip to Croixelles on Saturday night, but has not yet returned. Probably she is detained there by the westerly weather. The Orient Company have added the Ormuz and Oroya to their Australian fortnightly service. The latter was formerly built and engined by the Barrow BhipbnUding Company for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, and is 475 feet long. The saloon itself ia 40 feet long, taking in the whole breadth of the vessel, and containing tables sufficient to seat at tho same time 130 passengers. Throughout the vessel there are 550 electric lights, those in the public rooms having 16-candle power each, and the rest 8-eandle. Throughout the vessel, too, there is a complete water service, and stewards will no longer carry chamber jags. Both luxurious and utilitarian principles are severely regarded throughout the vessel. The galleys, pantries, and steam cooking installations, says a special account of the Oroya, whioh the Orient ..imagers have put out, are all in keeping with the reet of the equipment of this fine vessel . The bakeries supply the passengers with fresh bread every day, even' the biscuits are made on board. There is no cow carried, but instead there are numerous tins of frozen new milk from whioh it is thawed as required for for daily use, and is not distinguishable when liquid from "this morning's milk." Boulders — like gold, bat not nuggets — of frozen fresh butter are oarried for the whole voyage. Iv warm weather the passengers are supplied with ice as much as they like to use, and there are steam pipes all through tho ship to heat the cabins in cold weather. Snch are some of the modern necessities of this floating hotel In addition to other particulars, we learn that the provision chambers of the vessel are cabable of containing supplies for 1 000 people from England to Australia ; that the speed of the vessel on her trial trip averaged over 16 knots an hour; and she is commanded by Captain Studdeit, who is well known in the Australian line.