OVERSEAS SHIPPING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11806, 16 December 1912, Page 3

OVERSEAS SHIPPING.

fßr Electric Telegraph—CoptbightJ (Pee Press Association.) Received December 15, at 5.5 p.m. Sydney, December 14. Sailed (1.30 p.m.)—Ulimaroa; 4 p.m., jiii-.va. Her New Zealand passengers jclude Lord and Lady Liverpool, Lady gtouu and daughter, and Captain Gi!:es. Newcastle, December 14. Arrived —Whangape, from New ZeaJ Sailed—Myra Fell, for New Zealand. Beceived December 16, at 8.10 a.m. London, December 15. Sailed —s-s.- Matatua, for Auckland. EcCvived December 16, at 9.25 a.m. Melbourno, December 16. Arrived —Hurunui, from Livierpool; Harpagus and Ketemfels, from New Jerk. BACK FROM THE ANTARCTIC. Hobarfc, December 16. Arrived —Aurora, from a cruise. She raited the Macquaries on_ November «nd. The Mawson expedition then reported all well. Captain Davis will gail pr Antarctica on the 26th, and expects to return in April. ARRIVAL OF THE RUAPEHU. Wellington, December 15. Tiio Ruapehu arrived last night from tendon with just on 400 passengers, ,E whom 206 in the third-class are lmukrants, SO being assisted by the government. These included 20 fanners or farm laborers, 12 domestic servants, ,nd five wives rejoining their husbands dreadv settled in the Dominion. Tie fcapehu brought the household staff, itout 40 in all, and two polo ponies, jgf Lord Liverpool. NAIRNSHIRE'S ROUGH EXPERIENCE. Auckland, December 15. The Nairnshire, which arrived here on Sjturday afternoon from Liverpool, experienced a severe hurricane on Novemk IPth and 20th, a week after leaving Capetown. Huge seas hroke on board ad Hooded a great part of the ship, aecinllv the steerage quarters. There we 49 "passengers in the steerage, and jesa lost most of their effects. The ramen and children were moved to the v c -or.. Considerable damage was done 3 the vessel's fittings, and temporary «\iirs were effected at sea. A seait (Stuart) had his thigh broken, the irpenter was severely bruised by a fa II;/derrick, whilst a greaser had his Ess crushed.