THE S.S. ARAWA. DEPARTURE FOR NEW ZEALAND (From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, October 16-.

Otago Witness, Issue 2855, 2 December 1908, Page 3

THE S.S. ARAWA. DEPARTURE FOR NEW ZEALAND (From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, October 16-.

With what must constitute a full coa*r plement of paesengers, the ShaSv, Saviil, &m 7( Albion Company's steamer Arawa has jued Bailed from London on her fifth voyage*' She will take her departure from Plymouth-to-morrow. Captain Clayden is in com- 1 mand, and Dr K. Mackenzie is the medical officer on board. In the saloon there are 41 passengers •who have booked to Wellington — viz. :i Mrs H. E. Moorhouee, Mr and Mrs C. Plinfmer and the Misses Plimmer (2), Mr. and Mm Alan Strang and Miss D. Stranr, Mrs Giimour, Miss R. Dalrymple, Mr 'P., ML. Eden, Mr and Mrs J. D. C. Crewe. Mr and Mrs- G. Day and- family (3), Mrs S. A. Gray and ialiss J. Gray, Mrs M. J., Hall and Miss A. Hall, Mies C. Hart, Missf B. Christie, Me and Mrs A. Hugging, Mrs and Mrs A. Miller and Miss M. Miller, Mrs and Mrs ,0. F. G. Musgrave, Mr and Mraj Owen Pleasants, Miss V. Pleasant*, Mr and| Mis W. H. Tongl the. Misses M. and R., Tuxford, Mr and Mrs J. Wolff, Mr C. T^ Wilson. « : « Auckland is to be the destination of 2(1 saloon passengers— namely, the "Venerable! Archdeacon W. Calder, Miss Gorrie, Mis« E. Hart, Mrs and Mies Seavill, Mr R. P| Wakh, Mr and Mrs F. Barbour and familw (3), Mr H. H. Barnett, Miss F. J CuUeril Mr J. -Greenhalgh, Miss R.L. Jenner. M^ A. E. -Loibl. Mies R. Pollai-d, Mr H. P$ Ritchie. Mr B. L. Ward, Miss E. Wilkint-W For Lyttelton there are 28 saloon travel-* lers — namely, Mr and Mrs F. R. Arniitagdl and family (4), Miss M. E. Bcnyon, Miss* A. M. Eacott, Mr J. E. Huree, Mr ands Mrs A. W. Lane, Mr H. W. Lane. Miss 14 Lane, Lieutenant-colonel Lyle, Mrs Lylet, and the Misses Lyle (2). Mrs Querec, Misal E. Baldwin, Miss A. M. Baldwin, Mr andj, Mrs J. Blyrli, Mr C. Carter, the Misse* Emciv, Mr T. Emery, and Master Emery^ Mrs P. Hepnorth. There arc eight pa.«sengors for Port Chall* rners:— Mr and Mrs B. P. Bidder. Mrs Riy S. Reynolds, and the Mksos R. P. and I*4 M. Reynolds Mrs J. A. Landek, Mr A.J Robb, and Mr H. H. Russp!). I Bluff will bo the destination of Mr and| Mrs W. Searle, Mr W. Toopood, and Mis^ L. Toogood. Altogether there are 121 passengers iim the fiist and second saloons, some of whom! ero only as far as Capetown, while othersf have booked to ports in Australia. In the third-class there are 219 passenn srers. Wellington claims 94, Auckland 49t( Lyttelton 15, Xew Plymouth 11, Port ChalJ mers eight : the remainder are bound foiif the Bluff, Weetport, papier, Picton, Gis-l borne, and Wantjanui.

Two specimens of what is surely one o9 he ugliest little creatures living, the moloclft izard, or wood devil, of Western AuetraiiaC liave been presented to the "Weilingtoi^ Mu6eum by Capt-ain Hennoh. One specie men is in spirits- and the other alive, butf probably not alive for long, since it musQ misß the extreme heat and droughts to* which it is accustomed. The live lizard in about 7in long, the normal 6ize, and its body is covered with knobs which 1 culminate in long spikes, giving it the ao« pearance of an animal cactue.