THE TARAWERA'S EXCURSION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2241, 11 February 1897, Page 38

THE TARAWERA'S EXCURSION.

The 8.8. Tarawera return*', to the Bluff i an Tuesday. 2nd, at 10 a.m. from her second excursion trip of the season to the West Coatt Sounds. She left the tongue wharf, Dunedin, at 7 p.m. on the 25th January amidst the visual amount of cheerintr, skyrockets, firing of guns, 4c, and arrived at tbe Bluff at 7.45 , next morning. After embarking excursionists 1 she left again for Preservation Inlet, arriving there at 4pm. on the same day. bhe then proceeded to the head of Long Sountl, and returned > to Revolver Bay for the night, icmaiuing there ] till the following wiieu ii Btart was i Inade for Dusky Sound, but owing to j k heavy gale blowing outside she anchoied ; Jn Cuttle Cove for the night. L-aving again the following morning at 4 o'clock for Dusky Found, she arrived there at 8 a.m. on the 29th. ■ She proceeded to the head of the sound, turniog ' at Supper Cove, and passed through Acheron } Passage, and then proceeded to the head of Wet ■ Jacket Arm. Returning, she made for Doubtful i Sound, fine weather continuing, and arrived at 5 ] p.m. after visiting Hall's Arm. The sceaery was j Universally pronounced by the passengers to be of j uirpassing grandeur. Returning through Smith's ' lound she auchoreu fur the night in Gaer Sound, j [he left aram at 4 a.m. on the 30ch, and proceeded : jhrougb. Thompson Sound to the head cf Gdorga i Jouna, arriving at 8 am. The day there was «pentr very pleasantly, Ihu regatta b ing held in" the morning and exciting much interest, especially Ail regard to the Ladies' Race. In the afternoon ehort excursions were made to the numerous ipicturfEque spots in the neighbourhood. The ; following are the result* of the races :—: — j Sailors v. Firemln.— Won by fir«men. Passes GEiis.— Won by Messrs Hodgkin, Thoru4c«, Stewart, M'Noil, and Oiborne (cox). . , Cooks v. Stewards. — Won by stewards. Ladies' Race. — "Won by Midaea Gibson, Brown, IfNeil, Brown, and Mr l»it (cox). Offick»B v. Passehgers.— Won by officers. Consolation. — Woa by »ailors. ( lv the evesing the regatta ball was held, which ; proved a great success. It was followed by a ' jsumptuous supper, artistically laid out by the '■ Steward, tho saloon being decorated with flags, festoons of evergreens, <Src, &c. j On the morning of the 31st, at 8 o'clock, theTara- j 1»ir» entered Milford Sound. All tho passengeri Ve.^e on deck »mi v-«r; deertly impiesEed by the tiob^e And maji.s'io I'l.ru'ittr oi the sceneiy. "Whi)« proceeding up »L'- Round cauuons were iired, causing repe*teJ echoes among the lofty r.ragi. This sound was viewed under the most Ifavouuable conditions, and the glaciers on Mount (Pembroke added greatly to the fine effect. puring the day passengers vi?ited tbe various Korges, Mao Arth-ir Kiver, Lake Ada. and Sutber- j land Falls. In tbe evening a sicred concert was ) held. The following day a large party visited ! llanisou Cove, Bowcn Falls, Ac, and at 4 p.m. j ihe anclror was hove up and a reluctant farewell > -Tvas made to scenery which is considered the , rfrundest in the world.

The s.s. Ihsmanialeft the cross wharf on the 2nd Sydney, via t:ie East Coast ports, with pus- ( eengere and rargo. lie barque Regent Murray left the export pier , T>n Tuesday afternoon, and was towed clear of the heads by the tue Plucky, and sailed for London with the following cargo :— 4117 bales wool, 2 do Sheepskins, and 6 pkg« sundries. The next cargo boat of tbe Shaw, Savill, and Albion. Shipping Company due here is the e.s. Ma»ri. The London Dally News of December 7 says :—: — "The Australian steamer Warrimoo, on arrival 1 •Rt Victoria, British Columbia, on Saturday, re- i ported having picked up a bottle at sea containing an \instaled message, yellow with age, and saying the chip Mohawk had sprung a leak and the crew were taking to the boats. The message concluded : ' God help üb.— John Franklin.' The Mohawk was last 10 year* ago, and wu never heard of. She belonged to Troon, Ayrshire, and Franklin was the came of the mate. This message is the first indication of the vessel's fate." The s.s. Talune, from Melbourne, via Hobart »nd Bluff Harbour, arrived at the tocgue wharf At 6 a.m. on the 3rd. The sinking of the Orotava in the Tilbury docks has given an opportunity for pumpiflg on a large scale. After several ineffectual attempts to taise the ihip, the assistance of the Pulsometer Engineering Company (Limited) was requisitioned, and two No. 10 pulsometers, each, with a capacity of 62,000 gal per hour, and a No. 11J, of BO.OOOgaI, were despatched to the scene of operations. These proved so effective that only two out Of the three were kept going. Ths rapidity, with which the water waa ejected from the hold '

[ quickly told upon the submerged vessel, and by their aid it was ultimately raised to the surface. The success of the pulsometers is the more satisfactory to the firm because thay w«re fcug^ested immediately after the «hip sank, though the offor was not accepted until other means bud vroved UUfiUCCKEIfui. 'i he s?. Taupo ib being scrape J, cleaned, and rep»rofc»d in the Port Chalmo/r graving dock. '•he J.a. Wakitipu, from the Bluff, arriTH eavlv on Thur.ids-y morning, aud stesjuecS alongside the Goer-ft! street pier to Uuu?hip 1(55 tons cargo *.o tho Talon". Ihe Taupo was fl<>ated or.* of t : -e graving dock on Friday ruo:niGjr, ana her pluce taLeu by the "v.'qlratipu. From Inrthev info; r^stioo to hand concerning h«» accident to Iho Kuahine (mij'k *„-.« Nev. Ze^la;-, ■> Timis) it appears tlut the Btenuif v v*. ; .n'o DakaT_ n-'ar Cape t'er<3e. aboi. • ■-'.>•' 22nd ulr., with her shaft an>l 'rorr iher* >-he has lil-<;u taken ti - '-^estowr., f>'erru Leure. tiome^OG iuiUs bouth; of Cip« Verde. Thfta sin! will remaiu until thr avrivAl of ths Tongariru with a new piece of sbsif ting. Jji consequence o" this iniehap, the c-lhf;i vesels of tbe fl-et v,V,I rcQ'iirp to /oako tl.-eir pas.'aged ■with us Mtcie dolay a* possible, and tho arrkugemen;; lua.ie f r .=onie r i tht- Btea> ers to call at Hiu de J<.nfi:c ns well a? Monte Vi leo h»s bom CRnceiieH, and they will c-all at t.he latter iilatv, though. wine of them go Home through the fttraits oi J[..Kellar.. 'lht. fii--!; s.'icua! upoit of " Lifeboat Satu day" in London has jii&t been is-ucd. The collection tcok place ou May 10 The net proct »><ls h=-'i'!ecl to th-i g.ntial fund amount to los. JXpensro ;.s agait!Bt the above receipts me put d< \\n at £'5S V . Ssfid. The h.r. Aruraio.;, fiom Sr^ncv', via Wellington and I.yttelion, arrived alonpskls tho Lowen pier ut y.iO a.m. on Sunday. She left Syuuty at 2 p.m. on the 30th ult. Tbe s."^. Waihora, from Sidney, via Auckland and East Coast ports, arrived alongside the George street pier at 11 a in. on Sunda3\ She left the company's wharf, Sydney, at 6 30 a.m. on January 2S. Saturday's Southland Times reports tbat the Schooner Lizzie Ellen, which was built on the Mataura some years ago aud is owned by Timpany Bros., is now 34 days out from Timaru to Blutf, nnd has sot been seen on the coast during that period. The vessel was comiapr RoTith to load tim-.er and' •wae ballasted with Timaru shingle, which is about as safe as a cargo of loose marbles, and should only be carried as ballast in sacks. Her crew are Daniel Keys (master), J. Cunningham, H. Burgess, and William Mills (a boy, son of ihe late Captain Mil s, of Timaru). (taptain Hduniag wus in charge of the craft, but recently V ft her. The e.s. Marar-a went down to Port Chalmers on Monday morning, and left in the afternoon for 31 el bourne, via the Blnff and Hobart. A day or two more will ccc the barque Normania clear of her cargo of coal. During the week ending February 7 12 vessels with a total of 6051 tone arrived at the Dunedin wharves, and 10 vessels legistering 7078 tons left them.