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Otago Daily Times, Issue 9311, 30 December 1891, Page 1

Shipping. TTNION STEAM SHIP ffvJ^T^ COMPANY :;|;V*s^^a OF NEW ZEALAND] ' .^va-^-___^ (LIMITED) :r? WiildespatchSteamei-sasunder: For LYTTELTON and WEI.LTNGTONWAKATII'U, s.s., THIS DAY (WEDNESDAY), JlOth December. Passengers from Dunedin Wharf at 3 p.m. For NELSON, via LYTTELTON and WELLINGTON.—ROTORUA, s.s., on MONDAY, 4th January. Passengers from Dunedin Wharf at 3 p.m. Cargo till noon. For AUCKLAND, via LYTTELTON, WELLINGTON, NAPIER, and GISBORNE.-AVAKA-TII'U, s.s.,THIS DAYCWEDNESDAYUO-h December. Passengers from Dunedin Wharf at 3 p.m. Cargo till noon. For SYDNEY, via LYTTELTON, WELLINGTON, and EAST COAST.-WAKATU'U.s.s., THIS DAY(\VI.DNESDAY),3Oth December. Passengers from Duuedin Wharf at 3 p.m. For SYDNEY, via LYTTELTON and WELLINGTON—MARAROA, s.s.,on TUESDAY, 12th January. For MELBOURNE, via BLUFF.-MARAROA, s.s., THIS DAY (WEDNESDAY), 30th December. Passengers by 5.15 p.m. train. For WESTPORT, via TIMARU, AKAROA, LYTTELTON,andWELLINGTON.-BRUN-NER, s.s., on 3rd January. Passengers from Dunediu Wharf at 7 p.m. Cargo at Wharf till 4 p.m. Thursday. For WESTPORT DIRECT.-PUKAKT, s.s., THIS DAY (WEDNESDAY), 30th December. Passengers by 12.10 train. For GREYMOUTH (taking Cargo for HOKITIKA). via OAMARU, TIMARU, LYTTELTON, and WELLINGTON.—A Steamer, early. For FIJI, from AUCKLAND.-OVALAU, s.s.. about FRIDAY, Ist January. For TONGA and SAMOA, from AUCKLAND — AVAINUI, s.s., on WEDNESDAY, 20th January. EXCURSION SEASON. During the Months of -DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, and MARCH RETURN TICKETS will be issued at EXCURSION RATES over -ill the Company's Lines, available for Three Months from date of issue. Note— Durins these months the TUESDAY Steamer for Wellington will leave Lyttelton at 0 p.m. instead of at 10 p.m. as formerly. OFFICES: Corner Vogel, Water, and Cumberland streets. ' -. PJV-^n TTNION STEAM SHIP A%VK\ U COMPANY OK NEW JSS__TW3NL Z|,;VLANIJ (LIMITED). EXCURSION TO WEST COAST SOUNDS. Fifteenth Season. The S.S. TARAWERA Will make TIIR E E EXCVR SIO N S To the WEST COAST SOUNDS OF THE MIDDLE ISLAND, The First Leaving Port Chalmers on MONDAY, 11th JANUARY 1892; ! The Second on THURSDAY, 21st JANUARY; And the Third on MONDAY, Ist FEBRUARY. Each trip will occupy about Ten Days from Port Chalmers, during which the most attractive of the , Sounds will bo visited, and special facilities will be given for FISHING and SKETCHING, ami for exploring those wonderful Fiords, where Nature is seen in her grandest aspects. ■ Opportunity will also be given for visiting THE SUTHERLAND FALLS-THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD. The Steamer remaining Two Days in Milford ' Sound for that purpose. THE SOCIAL ENJOYMENT OF PASSENGERS Is made a special feature of these Excursions, the whole trip taking the form of an extended picnic. In order to prevent overcrowding, only a limited number erf Passengers will be taken. The Tarawera will call at Bluff both ways en route. Fare—£l4 from Port Chalmers. 7d mOJSNGLAND IN THIRTY-ONE DAYS. - ROYAL MAIL EXPRESS SERVICE. TIIE PASSENGER ROUTE TO ENGLAND Is undoubtedly the OVERLAND ROUTE THROUGH AMERICA, , Avoiding alike the heat of tiie Red Sen and the cold of Cape Horn, and giving Passengers the opportunity of travelling in luxury and comfort through the most interesting country in the world. The Steamers of this Line are appointed to leave Sydney and Auckland for Honolulu and San Francisco every four weeks, sailing as under: 0.,,,,.,.,, -I-,,. Leave Leave Arrive bteameir,. 1n» Syclney . Auckland. 'Frisco. 1891. 18:12. 18JI2. Alameda.. 3000 Dee. 2S Jan. 2 Jan. 21 1802. Mariposa 3000 Jan. 25 Jan. 30 Feb. 18 Monowai . JMOoI Feb. 22 Feb. 27 Mar. 17 Tickets are available for 12 months, and Saloon Passengers can break their journey at Auckland, Honolulu, Sau Francisco, or any place of call en route to New York, and have also the privilege of travelling across either Canada or the United States. SPECIAL REDUCED RATES. ; Through Fares, Sydney or Auckland, to London : Saloon ... ... £«' 8s to £07 Ss. Steerage ... ... £3018 sod. For all information apply at any of the Oliiccs of UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (LIMITEU). /"W R I B N T LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. The following Royal Mail Steamships belonging to the ORIENT and PACIFIC COMPANIES will leave SYDNEY and MELBOURNE on the undermentioned dates for PLYMOUTH and LONDON, via ADELAIDE, ALBANY, COLOMBO, SUEZ, NAPLES, and GIBRALTAR :- From From Sydney. Melbourne. OPHIR ... ... Jan. 4 Jan. <) ORUBA ... ... Jan. 18 .lan. 23 AUSTRAL ... Feb. 1 Feb. (i CUZCO ... ... Feb. 15 Feb. 20 Through Fares to London, £21 to £70 (Canal dues included). Passengers to connect with tho Ophir leave Dunedin by s.s. MARAROA on WEDNESDAY, 30th December. Passengers by 5.15 p.m. train. REDUCTION OF THIRD CLASS and STffiEß- ■ AGE FARES from LONDON. Special facilities are now offered for bringing out friends and relatives by the prepayment of the Passage Money here at the following Reduced Rates, Steamer providing bedding :— Open Berths, £17 17s each adult. Four-berth Cabins, £20 encli adult. Two-berth Cabins, £22 each adult. SPECIAL RETURN TICKETS are issued at the following rates :— First Saloon, available for !) months ... £105 12 115 Second Saloon „ 12 „ ... 05 PARCELS BOOKED THROUGH TO LONDON at Reduced Rates. SPECIAL NOTICE. SECOND CLASS PASSAGE MONEY REDUCED to £'.17 and .£4O. THIRD CLASS, £21, £23, anil £25. First and Second Class Passengers secure special ad van tngesbv booking thronr-h from New Zealand, being provided witli Saloon Passages to Australia, which are included in the above fares. Fur further particulars apply to UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED), Agents in New Zealand. , Jfe-Vrv. milE EASTERN AND j%/S&<SV A AUSTRALIAN STEAMJggglr^i§^SUlP COMPANY LIMITED. REGULAR STEAM LINE FROM AUSTRALIA TO CHINA AND .I.VI'AN. The following Steamships will lie despatched at regular intervals from Australian ports to the East :— StCT'»CT- j lZ'- C"n»naua<!r- I Sallfi* C.vrn-:irnur.N ..J 2179 J. W. B. Drake Jan. 4 Mi'.-oiiiß ... I'.HD I. T. Helms — Aiki.ie ...! 2:13S : W. Ellis - (IrriiiiiF. ...! 233*! ! — — NewSteamersJ _3000_ ' — IJhiilding These Steamers sail from ADELAIDE, MEL . BOURNE, ami SYDNEY for CHINA and JAPAN, calling en. mule at QUEENSLAND PORTS and I'URT DARWIN. SPLENDID PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION. SALOONPASSENGERSROOKEDTII ROUGH TO ALL POUTS IN CHINA AND JAPAN; also, to SAN FRANCISCO, LIVERPOOL, LON- • DON, and Til E CONTINENT OF EUROPE, i For Freight and passage apply to BATES, SISE, ,t CO., : llf __ Bond street, Dunedin. - PW^j. tCi OOK' S TOU R S ' Mnr?Jk>. V (ali. Rot-i-Es)TO EUROPE. fsJ-rg^W' Interpreters en mute ; trouble rfisSS_BS*-^*s:aved; no extra charge r Drafts and Circular Notes issued and cashed. ' !C Princes street. ISn . /-CIRCULATION. 7900 Each Issue—The - \j Otngo Witness has the Largest Circulation of any weekly paper in the Colony.