THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9888, 6 November 1893, Page 1

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

Wellington, November 4.—Tho Ruapehu, fro London, via way ports, arrived in Wellingtf shortly after midnight, with 164 passengers for s ports. Her dates are:—London, September 1 Plymouth, September 16; Teneriffe, Septemb 22; Capetown, October 9; Hobarfc, October 2 Very heavy weather was experienced during tl voyage, and on leaving Capetown a very hea1 southerly gale was met with, lasting six daj A week afterwards the vessel ran into a N. gale, lasting 24 hours. From Hobart stroi head .winds and sea were encountered, ai when nearing the New Zealand coast a very thii fog set in, continuing until the vessel was abrea of Stephens Island. Passengers : Saloon—Miss Ashton, Clarke (4), Seers, Misson, Reeves, Thorn son, Fulton, Tonking, Wilson, Dale, Disher ( Todd, Tims (4), Mesdames Clarke, Fulton, Walli Tonking, Wilson, Diaher, Johnson, Kent, Stei Mourant, Tims, Sir James Hector, Sir R. Rem (from Hobart), Hon. E. Lascelles (from the Cap Dr D. Johnston, Messrs Clarke, Glendinh Holmes, Hodge, Patterson, Savage, Smith, Bla Stewart, Fulton, Tonking, Walker, Dunsfoi Griffiths, Acocks, Bonham, Buxton, Bracl Crawley, Cripps, Goodwin, Heivlett, Hoa Hine, Knight, May, Mourant, Ogier, Roge Schatz, Smales, Stun, Styles, Taylor, Tonkii Tims, Winner, Gray, Smith, Stevenson, Vaughi and Lamprell, Masters Tonking, Johnston ( Kent, Stein; 90 in the steerage. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's R. steamer Coptic left Godley Heads, Lyttelton, N Zealand, at 5.30 p.m. on the 27th July wi 56 passengers, 2S bags mails, 31 boxes parcels po £6610 specie, and full cargo. On the passage Cape Horn vary stormy weather and high si were experienced. Strong S. to S.S.W. ga succeeding each other in rapid succession, times blowing to a hard gale. In the neighbo hood of Cape Horn the barometer fell veiy 1 (28.60), and at its rising a hard gale sprang up fn the southward and blew with great fo accompanied with snow squalls, the i running very high. Cape Horn was pasi on Friday, August 11, and thence strc to fresh N.W. _to northerly winds w encountered to Rio, which port was read at 9.30 p.m. on Wth August. After coaling, lai ing passengers ancl cargo, and receiving car mails, and specie to the amount of £2459, i ceeded on her voyage at 6.30 a.m. on 21st Augi Gentle, moderate easterly and south-easterly wii were met with, and the equator was crossed 27th August; then a day of variable winds, af which the N.E. trades were fallen in with, i proved only moderate to light till arrival at port of Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, at 5.25 p.m. on September. After a stay of seven hours for ci ing purposes the Coptic again proceeded her voyage at 0.40 a.m. on 4th Septeml Moderate to gentle variable winds i smooth seas and remarkably fine weather w experienced, and Plymouth Harbour was reac' at 1 a.m. on Sunday, September 10. The s.s Flora, Captain A. Kennedy, from north, arrived at the Rattray street wharf at! a.m. of Saturday. She left Wellington at ■ p.m, of the 2nd Inst., and passed Cape Camp at 7.30 p.m,; had variable winds wit{i fine weat and arrived a. . . 7 9fßt.. Pf t_m Jjjsjj.li 1 .ft km fo* .ha south at : ??>■ S3 6wXVv}. jusiisd As area ihm $$ iM MM .

moderate southerly winds with showery weather down the coast, entered Otago Heads at 5.55 a.m. of Saturday ancl arrived at headquarters as above. She left again on Saturday'afternoon for Wellington. The s.s. Waihora, Captain J. Anderson, with . passengers and cargo from Melbourne, via nf ?o_ >art and the Bluff • awived at Port Chalmers at -0I 7.30 a.m. of Saturday, and stoamed up to Dunedin at noon. She left Melbourne at 3.30 p.m. ofthe 28th ult., and cleared Port Phillip Heads at 7.30 P-m. same day; passed Swan Island at 0.5 a.m. of the 29th ult., and reached Hobart at 7.30 a.m. of the 30th; left again same day at 8.45 p.m., and m. breasted Puysegur Point at 1.15 a.m. of the 3rd m. mst., reaching the Bluff at 9 a.m.; left again for m. headquarters at 6 p.m. same day, and arrived as m. above. She experienced N.W. to S.W. winds m. from Melbourne to Hobart. After'leaving that port she had strong easterly winds with head seas to arrival at the Bluff, followed by strong easterly winds, head seas, and thick, rainy weather to :k, arrival. She left Dunedm yesterday afternoon for Sydney, via the East Coast ports. m. The Board of Trade has authorised New Zealand 18 to issue certificates of competency for masters and mates for foreign-going steamships, and examinations are now held in the colony for these )g certificates under regulations that have been made b ythe Minister for Marine. The value of the concession is that a candidate can now obtain a foreign-going certificate without being required *; to have any service in sailing vessels. f The barque Pendle Hill was shifted over to the | Jetty street wharf on Saturday to complete loadba ing for the We3t Coast. The s.B. Wakatipu left the tongue wharf yesterday afternoon for Sydney, via Cook Strait. The s.p. Morayshire has taken in a quantity of el- bales wool and leather, cases preserved meats, ls, and about 3000 sacks oats. >t. . . -, 0 :oe ad THE S.S. ONSLOW. The smart little.harbour steamer Onslow has on received a thorough overhaul at Dunedin prior to s : her commencing the summer season's running. :e, The whole of the hull, decks, &c. have been it, thoroughly attended to by Mr H. Armour, the deckshavingbeencaulked. andthecabinrepainted. New engines have been supplied by Messrs Postlethwaite and Stephenson, and a new boiler, tested to a pressure of 1151b, has been constructed by Mr n. J. Sparrow. Altogether no expense has been es spared by the owners to put the Onslow into perm f e et order, and on a trial run down the harbour it- on Friday afternoon she maintained a speed of 11 mues an hour. On Saturday afternoon about 60 of Mr Seaton's st- fnends availed themselves of his invitation to n- take a trip to the lower harbour in the Onslow, n-. Excellent cheerwas provided and thorough enrjoyi), ment experienced. A start was made at 2.30 and s. Portobello reached in an hour or so, after calls at rs one or two of the small wharves on the way. The ' P- returr trip from Port Chalmers was effected vi against a strong ebb tide in an hour and 10 ■'. mmuteß. It is intended to run the vessel regu- • ¥, larly between Dunedin and the lower harbour, . *•_ calling at the various inlets of the Peninsula by ': ie the way. To those residing there she should supply.a want that will be appreciated by those desirous of.reaching home in comfort andwith t- despatch. Mr Gourley, chairman of the Harbour d. Board and one of the guests, in a few well-chosen ' a, sentences, congratulated Mr Seaton on the energy c, displayed by him in promoting harbour traffic, c, and trusted every success would attend his yen- . ture. In response to the hearty congratulations t- showered upon him, Mr Seaton returned thanks ■ 3. amid cheers. Messrs Cutten and Sparrow, too, came in for flattering notice in the list of jolly s,^.. good fellows.