A NEW STEAMER.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 242, 10 December 1903, Page 2

A NEW STEAMER.

f&BSOAL. OF TEE iIiEXANDBB.

\io^ . .'■ ,'v. '■■ Tlioiißteaniqr «^le±anae>r arrived from Glasgow- this after^bonj and after boine '■''■'. itiapeoted by jblio Health Officer :CDi? Hnd'- ■ soul, Bhp was: berthed at the Albion ;wjiarf.,.-. Tko ilexanaor «raa builfcby Me3raMactie and Thomson; of Glasgow, for the Anchor Company, and : launched on AUKustiOth;: \ she is a. ' taiiwiorew ; : steel stumer of the foUowinitdtaffltfQiK*^ PW^d vrarface condensin^lif. ■^^SKW^lw veaset at^ltj^eMr;. Si'^^.Tbe jessel hafbeM' ' / g«oiaJiy::.aeßienod and constructeAior - : the bar -harbours now worked; lay the l v; Company sßteameri and^lleariy aboufc " fS^ tons on.:a ; ltght:dtaufirnt; While the h till has 'boeii Btrengihenod to allow her to lie aground fully loaded ii^necessary, i She has .acepmmodationri for abputiap -. pateogeip bolo#^ -^ hiiCL^ i deck # Vhlto V-i thg 6fß.eers } ate|aisQ quartbrod. '■:". ffl&l - salcpnis «b the foro :«nd of theAbrid^ - and, the ladies' cabinafc tha ßafter^ end: ".' ; Hie |tee|in^ gear on the bridgp,atid ia Btoain and haiid cpnibincd. Thiaeleciricr - lighjt-is installei. throughout the vessel. -' TBcroiaretfour. y?atb?tigh| buliieads, and. wat<Bt ballast; is carried in both pbaks, and! ina deop taiik aoiidships.' She has tow® ?hatcKw>^ ptts& [fitted with, ap^Uineaa [:. fdrtbe"rffipid~: discharge of cargo. ."Hkß . : AleMadejria i named^ after '"Mr Alexander "' i ßr6^,;jfche| welfil&pwtf; manager' Sf the) f Ancfip^^ptmdr^/-Mi>J; ?■' of^tho Foundry manager, superintended T tl»e eonstructionof the ypssolvaJttdciaknQ > ?H! ; ??t^p^i^ chief engineer. . is a spjPvjo<Mblc-lpoking\es-et and should i'; prove wrfiiv adapted- for the West Cpas^' - traded ,;-^--:- V: : ..- •■";■•■ :^--:- v ! < .-^.-■• : ~ -~ : -: : ■ -■■ blSugfit Vfofc^ifei Oapta^ :<^o^ge; *:tTOlt^known r ; !W>ntraetpr^^tor^erßri&UKaad^Keswgn f (Jcrdramenfe, : whp roports Hating'lSffe r GibMil^ Malta; I ;:fgald;i : Ad^" Oolembo^^nd Albany, reaching^ iiie lattei-r portf<«t!N<^^2b^;:lof€ wilhe"i34th,iig-^ £ flawed Wils<ffl's;^Proiff6htPry,ibn il^o. 2^ paraed the Spit;at 6,so~tliia moriiing, anC' r arrived as above. The TO^g^' fas Att;? v* nueventful one. ' The following are he#/~ officore : -lab mate, Mr Diivey ; 2nd, Mr . Mills ; cluef engineer, Mr J. Brown 1 2nd, ; iMrMnrray ; 3rd, Mr -y^aters.' Captaiui ; Thomas will return " to England in a f^w . i&te^J' when ipOinUpsoff^ ; the^Sandspit.shepassed several^pieces qt. p^B k^j(ife4^P^jattin^^^ . . TE^ptain;'*W'iK£Mah>*|^L6.^ chai^ao? ih&ph^^\Mv^id ■■s&&)&** - .yearsr will haVA-= frnrnmp^^af- '/i I^y~ .Captain . VickeSman ha& tsikea :«harg&pf the Charle^iMwardirand^apL iGrabani the Waverloy. Tlie Eenhedy IVellingtoh/ ; ; CheViot^y tfeHaniiiy rLTi^.v^ trarK.^^|yp^f fo -fn\ShaiC^^iSi^o|*he H»Hp;vka^ r:.^■ ; M:^.^• : '/^^^%^#^■'•• ''^lv hbnour "of. th a arrival br^e TJVxandor, the barque LuttocwxjrtljL* fan'd ofchfer. nsssel^w^j gaily do^rated :withJiiMtuigto^jt^ ■--;,-■■■■ ■"''--' ■-•^s;-j>«-:*T : - - ■■ ; v?' ■ :