THE WAIRARAPA OVERDUE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10194, 31 October 1894, Page 2

THE WAIRARAPA OVERDUE.

(JPfin United Press Association.) AncKLAND, October 30. Some anxiety is Mfc regarding tho Wairataps, now overdue from Sydney. She left Sydney on Wednesday last at 6 p.m., and was therefore, due at this port early yesterday morning, The Rotoraahana, which left 24- hours after theWairarapa, arrived at daylight to-day, and reports having seen no sign of the Wsirarapa; fior has , any word been received of the overdue steamer being on the coaet this morniDg. It in considered that some accident mußt have happened to the machinery of the Wairarapa. The wiud on the first day after'the Kotomahana, left was strong from the north, but afterwards fine with light ocas. It is considered probable that w« shall £cst hear of the Wa:rarapa being sighted somewhere in the vicinity of C*pe Howe. Tiie stsamer leaving here to-morrow for Sydney is to keop.a sharp look-oat. y The following is the full passenger list of the Wairarapa,, from Bydaey:—Mr and Mrs W. Ferguson, Mr and Mrs. Skews (and three children), Mr and Mrs Went (a&J two children), Mr and.Mrs HiU, Mesdames Rayward (and two infA»t«), W»terho-iae (and child),. Stewart, M«ndersoD, ■ M,. Smith, Khodeo. Brown (and two children), Scoullar, Smicb, Ryan,'J?yfe. R. Hollis, ■Ifiwua Williamn (2), M'Xellar, Bartoa, Svioullar, Bowbottoui, Bullock,'Reid, Arkle, Paul, Sullivaa, Aikeu, Fiavall, Buekleton, Cole, Glen, -Knight, Revs T. Doc^u, sW. Te'-ira, S, Bipttim, Messrs Chftdwick, M'Kinn'on, Spencer, Bretn, Warry, Hobarts, Eantia, Bunting, SreilUr, Smifb, .Guliiigcord, G^orgehum, White.-tJliick, White,"Leigb.^q' I 'l?. W. Varley, Stalfaehe, Challenge, Willis. Horde, M'Kivor, Braoiwell, Bray, Dunkley,-Whaley, D. Doysborough, H. H. Pounds, Chamberlain, J. Bower, G. Lar.gley,; F. L, Gruszai&g, A Kelly, J. Pip, and 4-3 iv the steerage.

No anxiety is fell;, at the head office of the Union Steam Ship, Company about the Wairar&pa. The captuia of the Manapauri reports from Sydney that he passed tile Wairarap* at 6 p.m. on Friday last, when the vessel w»s under fall oteqin for New , fih« would then be nearly, hallway a?rps3 the Tasrnan Sea.1! A' the weather hae bjsenfine :inee then—Captain Allman, of the .Rqto.M&h»aa, / w!w*u left 24----hours, after the Waiiarapa, advising to that effect,—it is siirjaißed thct so we acoidenfc has happened to the' Wairarapa's machinery which would delay her for probably 24; horn's. ■ Ifcis, therefore, expected »nc will' pat in an appearance at Auckland to-day.. The masters of the Waihora, leaviag Auckland to-day, and the Wakatipu, leaving Wellington,- both fer Sydney, h&ve been instructed to keep a bright Jook-out for the 'VVair«rapa on the w.y aorosg.