LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5567, 16 May 1896, Page 4

LYTTELTON.

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Fsmtr, Iffrr 15. 9 ajst. 5 p.m. Bftnmeter ... ... 30-09 30-11 TkfliiiMunafew Ma 53 49 AUKIVJU). May 15 — Ccrnrna, sja. 820 ions, Rolls from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agqarfa- Passengers —Misses Brown and Tfrrflrng, Mesdames Roberts, Manghan, Heyes, Banks and Sadler, Messrs Roberts, Cooke, Lamb, Dallaston, White, "Brown, Cavxnagh, M'Gowan.Heyes, Howden, TossirilLDemiiston, Higgins and Savffle ; and teiLsteexage. SAILED. 3ffiay 16— Flora, sjb., 838 tons, Bemech, far northern ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers — Misses Weld, ConneD; Mesdames Fraser, M'Grath, Nell, Connell, Eeid and three children, Rev MTB^enzie, Messrs Wright, Eobertson, Stabbs; for Napier — Misses Hntchinson, BosaeD, Sawteß, Benson, CTShea, Watson (3), ■ two Sisters of Missions, Mrs Backhoose; . for AncUand — Miss Hampson, Mendaiuee Gsseman and nurse, Craig and mxrse, Mr Sobinson. May 15 —^BnTrnmbeet, sa, 1560 tons, Hood, for Sydney, via northern ports. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. Pas--Bengers: For Wellington — Mesdames Bm-nett, Parker, Martin, Lisle, Crichton, Dsvidaan, Misses O'Brien, Martin, Balph, ffieeara Htake, Coles, Scott, M*Clinton, Eer f Fati>er Met", SJL, Iff«rahaTl; for Napier — Mrs Batchelor Misses Burridge, Cbrmack, Barker; for Gisborne — Mrs MTtfasters, Miss Hornxman, Mr Priston ; for Auckland— Mrs ForsKaw, Miss Craig, Mbbbts Cbaag, Locke; for Sydney— Mr and •MVg Priedlaaider. Messrs Harinier and ' KXPOBTS. Bnmrmbeet: For .Wellington— 22o sacks potatoes, 90 sacks flour, 40 cases tea, 8 hhds ale, H) cases bacon, 26 chests tea, 1 case iron, 12 trolly wheels, 2 pairs wheels and axles, 20 bales bacon, 4 sacks oatina, 15 sacks onions, 50 sacks barley ; for Napier — 5& sacks, pollard, 93 sacks tran 20 sacks peas, 350 sacks oats, 24 bales bacon, 4 cases bacon, 40 sacks oatmeal, 5 sacks oatina, 42 sacks potatoes, 26 cases tea, 3 cases TinpMfra, 87 sacks sharps, 20 sacks flour, 30 drums oil, 6 "cases sundries, 17 crates brooms, 1 bicycle; for Gisborne — r-13 cases Irish moss, 34 cases tea, 165 sacks potatoes, 2 sacks oatina; for ftiyHgWl — 50 sacks malt, 9 cases bacon, 60 cases meats, 20 bales bacon, 50 cases tea, 10 cases pickles, 30 cases ale, 20 sacks peas, 3900 sacks potatoes,: 100 sacks beans' 50 sacks wheat, 264 bales straw, 176 sacks oate, 45 acid cases, 560 sacks chaff, 35 crates biscuits; for Sydney — 5300 sacks chaff, 989 bales straw, 3 cases bacon, 12 cases machinery, 10 sacks peas, 10 sacks beans, 35 bales hay, 480 sacks wheat, 154 sacks onions, 246 sacks bran, 120 sacks barley, 20 sacks flour. HJtf.B. Bapid leaves Port to-day for Auckland. Messrs Huddart, Parker and Co.'s steamer Bmrumbeet left yesterday evening for Sydney, via northern ports. She took a large cargo of produce. The steamer Flora arrived from Dtmedin yesterday morning, and left again last mgfafcfor K-nrMoniij via way ports. The following paragraph appears in Fairjofatf: — People along the river saw a strange sight on the Delaware recently, when the Italian barque Salvatore Accame came up the river from the north-west coast of Africa with every sail cut through by numerous circular holes. There were conjectures as to what had happened to the vessel, until it became known that it was a plan to make the vessel sail faster, which had proved successful. There were circular holes about a foot in diameter in both the square and fore-and-aft sails, presenting a strange sight to the passengers on vessels when all the canvas was spread to the breeze. It is claimed by Captain Asdrena, the master — and he said it was proved on the passage:— that the holes allow the dead air, which always accumulates in the sails, to escape and admit a fresh supply, which gives a renewed impetus to the .vessel, and drives her along at a speed which, she.could not reach or maintain with the old-fashioned sail. The passage of the Salvatore Accame from Oraa in forty-seven days was ' an unusually good one, considering the season of the year, and the. fact that the vessel was deep-laden with a full cargo. Experts believe that yachts and other craft with the new sail can be made to travel through the water at a much faster rate than with the-old rig. -

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