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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7765, 11 October 1886, Page 12

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i ARRIVAL OF THE TAINUI. Pom Chalmers, September 25.—The Shaw, Savill Co.'a Tainui, Captain Barlow, from Plymouth, Cape of Good Hope, and Hobart. arrived at Dunedin on Saturday with 145 passengers, 18 bags mails, and 2500 tons of oargo, after an excellent passage of 41 days, 5 hours, and 86 minutes. The health of the passengers has been excellent, and Captain Barlow has been presented with a testimonial. The following is a list of her passengers for Auokland:—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Mullen. Second cabin ; Mrs. Guest, Mrs, Froude, Miss Frcude (2), Mr. Finlay, 51 steerage. ARRIVAL OF THE KAIKOURA. Pobt Chalmers, October 7.— s.s. Kalkoura, from Plymouth via Capetown, arrived to-day, after a splendid passage of 89 days 7 hours and 49 minutes, including a stoppage of 1 day 5 hours and 27 minutes, making the net steaming time 38 days 2 hours and 22 minuted. She brings 2500 tons of cargo for all ports, 274 bags of mail from Plymouth, 10 bags from Capetown, and 300 passengers, all of whom have enjoyed excellent health. The passengers presented Captain Orutchley and his officers and steward with testimonials. There was one death, a female, infant of Mrs. Phillips, a steerage passenger, whioh died on September 30. The Kaikoura left Plymouth at 2.15 p.m. on August 28, arrived at Capetown at 5.12 p.m. September 16; left again at 1.48 p.m. on the 17th. She had fine weather. Sighted the Snares at 3 p.m. yesterday, and reaohed here at 10.4 a.m. to-day. The Kaikoura's passengers are:—Saloon : Rev. and Mrs. Dalton, Rev. and Mrs. Demands, and Mr. Watson. Second saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Percival, Misses Hyatt and Bridgawater, Messrs. Smith, Walnott, and Bridgewater. Steerage : Mr. and Mrs. Cohn and family, Mr* and Mrs. Buck and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes and family, Mr. and Mrs. Stern and family, Miss Blyth, Messrs. Ooakley, Compton, Crowley, Davidson, Dawson, Dennin (2), Eriokion (2), Foggarty, Gilmer, Grant, Gray, Grimths, Hill, Ingram, Isaacs, Johnston, Joahaniea, Johnson, Linkguist, Mann, Neilson (2), Scott, Johnston, Stevenson, Stewart, Sundust, Swanson, Ward, Tozer, Troy, Twentyman, Wallace, Sykes, Wildman, Wilson. THE RIMUTAKA. Ltttelton, September 23.—Sailed : R.M.B.*. Rimutaka, for London. Passengers from Auckland : First saloon, Mesdames Grierson and Willie, Messrs. F. S. Bird, C. B. (3rierson, and J. McKenzie ; 3rd cabin, Mrs. and Miss Wilson, Messrs. R. Bird, J. MoLaughlan, G. F. Wilier, F. Wilson, and W. Wright. The Rimutaka took 89 passengers in all, besides a full oargo. FIRE AT SEA. Dunedin, Ootober 2.—During the passage of the Himalaya from Glasgow the ooals in the main hold spontaneously ignited, and it was found necessary to jettison some general cargo and 50 tons of ooal. The vessel was at the time 500 miles from land. There was no confusion among the passengers or crow. WRECK OF THE CLEOPATRA. Thames, Sept. 21.—The Cleopatra, wrecked at the Mahia. had 65,000 feet of kahikatea on board from Bagnall's Mill. The orew were— Oaptain Hellemeyer, J. Williams (mate), G. Smith, D. Barolay, G. Heywood, and G. Robinson. Napier, September News has been received from the scene of the wreok of the Cleopatra that the beach baa been searched, and settlements visited for miles, but no tidings were obtained of the orew. A dress and flannel petticoat, marked L.Z., were found amongst the wreckage. The Marine surveyor for the New Zealand Insurance reports the following: " Held survey ; hull partly broken up. Tongued and grooved timber more or less damaged is washing out of her. Napier, Sept. 30. — Captain Gleadow returned last night. He reports having sold, on behalf of the underwriters, the wreck of the Cleopatra for £20. He brings back the stem of a boat with Cleopatra" painted on it, and some clothing picked up on the beach. He is of opinion the sohooner oapsized out at sea, and drifted on to the rooks at Waikokopu. WREOK OF THE STEAMER LYTTELTON. Wellington, Oct. I.—lnformation has been received that the steamer Lyttelton, bound from Ferntown, Wellington, was wrecked on a reef near the Beef Barrels. The orew were picked up and taken to Nelson by the steamer Murray. The Lyttelton is a steamer of 86 tons, and was commanded by Captain Forbes. She is owned in Wellington. The Lyttelton was an iron paddle steamer, and was built at MiUwall, U.K., in 1859- Her owner is W. Turnbull, of Wellington, who has the vessel Insured in the Colonial Insuranoe Company for £2000. It was reinsured as follows:—£2so in the New Zealand; £250, Viotoria; £250, Australian Mutual Live Stock; £250, Standard ; and £500, Batavia. Where the vessel is wreoked is Blind Bay entrance to Frenoh Pass. ' Nelson, October I.— The Inquiry Into the wreok of the s.s. Lyttelton was held to-day before Mr. O. Curtis, R.M., and Oaptain Robinson Assessor. The Court found that the ' steamer was wrecked upon a sunken rook in Current Basin on 30th September last, but the ' evidence fails to fix the precise locality of the accident; that the disaster does not appear to ' be attributable to want of care or seamanship ' on the part of the master or the officers of the ' vessel. The certificates of Oaptain Forbes and the other officers were returned. In the evi- ' denoe it was stated that if a beacon weie erected 1 at the Beef Barrels there would be no danger of ■ vessels running on them, and the Court was ! asked to recommend the erection of such '■ beacon. The Collector of Customs undertook '• to represent the matter to the Government. ' _____ i WREOKB IN THE SOUTH. j Bluff, Sept. 24.—Two wrecks occurred here j last night—viz,, the topsail sohooner Maid of i Otago, and the Government schooner Kekeno. I The former vessel was bound to River ton, with ] general oargo, from Dunedin, and the Kekeno was returning to port after a three months' i cruise at the outlying islands. Shortly be- < fore midnight a strong easterly wind sprang ] up, which rapidly inoreased to a perfect ] gale, with an intensely dark night. The j Kekeno was the first to enter port, and ] reaohed the lower anchorage shortly after j midnight, but, owing to the gale, her < anchor chains were broton, and the vessel was i driven ashore. The Kekeno, now.at high water, is standing upripht, with a sea washing over < her, and bumping heavily, and will not last long j if the wind continues. The tug Awaroa went 1 to her assistance this morning, and the crew, < with their olothln; >vere taken on board the j steamer, and landti at the wharf. Oaptain ] Greiger, formerly Harbour Master here, was i master of the Kekeno, and was thoroughly ao- < quainted with the port. The Maid of Otago, < owing to a heavy gale, was running into port i for flholcer. As she aearad the red light at ]

the starting point, the captain was evidently deceived by the distance of the land, and hugged the point too closely, and in consequence is supposed to have struck on the remains of the s.s. Pelham. Blue lights were burnt by the orew, which the night watchman replied to. The pilot boat was launched immediately, and landed at the pilot station. The master and crew lost all their effects, and had it not been for the pilot boat, lives would in all probability have been lost. The schooner has since broken up, and at 8 a.m. no appearance was to be seen of the hull of the vessel. The Maid of Otago had no insurance on the hull, but on the cargo the Union had £240; Standard. £240; National. £224; Equitable, £110; Viotoria, £116; United, £65; New Zealand, £250: total, £1245. The Kekeno is cot known to have been insured.