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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7687, 23 April 1903, Page 3

* . ARRIVED. ' April 22-rCoroa, s.s., 174 -tons, M'Alistsr, from the Chatham Islands. Kinsey, Barns end Co., agent 3. Passengers— Mrs Rangihauhoe. Messrs Shand and Rangihsuhoe. April 23— Rotomahana, s.s., 911. ions, Manning,- from Wellington. Union Steamship Coninany, agents. Bassenger3 — Mis3es • Jen* kins,* Muirhesd (2), Pidgeon, ■ Boot, Livingstons, 7i*rcy, Grant, PeaTson, Hawkins, Rcnsyne Whitham. Crawford and M'Lean, Mesaaaies Todd r White, Boot, Pidgeon, Ailen, Morn, Begg, Bowie, Hnlmc, Moyea, Higgins, Rutherford, Berry, Kerr, Trewin, ' Manley, >awford, Attwood, Arne3, Minifie and infant, i Beamisl and infant and Heweston, Rev J. White, Me3srsßlyih, Van Asch. Beaver, Raypent, ferray, Goyer, yßoot, Morn, Bethune, S'Pherson. Huime, Talbot, Attwood, Kuni, Julherford, Carman, Cooper, Sewell, Rapson, Berry, Kerr, Stephen, Mark, Sutherland, Campbell, Peters, Lauray, Hall, Wynne, Stephens, Gibbons, Alley, Grcenshield3, Minifie, Baamiftt, Fletcher. Toner, Buchanan, Nordon, O'DonnelJ, Sinclair and Heweßtoa and ihiitylight steerase. April 23— 2ior, schooner, 63 tons, Anderson, *rom, Hokitika. Pitcaithly and Co., agents. SAILED. • - " 'f-. April 23— Wild \Vave, barque, 223 tons, Bhimmons, for Kaipsra. Kaye and- Carter, . agents.' April 23—Karamea, b.s., 54C4 tons, Burton, ' lor Wellington. Dalgety and Co., agents. April 23— Norfolk, s.s., 3105 tons, Hunter, tor Picton. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents.

T3is schooner Zior &rrived from Hokitika at o\cn (o-day. ' ; ' ■ The Shaw, Savill ar.d Albion- Company's e.i. Kasamea left at 12.-20 p.m. to-day fpr "Wellington. Tte s.s. Toroa. arrived from the Chaiham Islands at 11 p.m. yesterday. She brought 740 sheep, 12 pigs, 5 horses, a foal ar,d ■?. ccw. Th'SjS.s. Rolcmuhana- arrived from Y» re'.lir.glon at 9.5 a.m. to-day.

The 'barque "Wi'd- Wave sailed at 620 a.m. ito-day in ballast for Kaipara, whc-;e she is io load timber lor Australia.

It is announced that the New Zealand Shipping Company is so well satisfied' witfo fche Turakita- that it has decided to. add two more steamers of the same class to itsHleek. An order for 'i'he construction oi tie vessels ha« 'been placed with Brown, and Co., of Clyde Bank, Scotland. The n«w steamers, -which wi'.l.be of 10,000 tons burthen gross, are to be ready hy the end of the year. They are • to 'bo able 1o steam thirteen knots an. 'hour, and hoih will be fitted up fox the accommodation of twenty-five aalcon passengers. Each.- of the boats will be driven ty twin screws-. ' . , The Wellington " Post " states that the s.s. Takapuna, which arrived' at Wellington from Onehunga- and Netf Plymouth on W-ednEsday, had a. very rouglh passage between- the Auckland and Tac-anaki ports. The ran for the Takapuna, occupies, usually about eight or r.me hours, -but this, time she -was about fourteen houre on tie way. A 'heavy south-wzs'fc gale was 'blowing, and: a tremendous «ea- iu~nfng. On© -wave -smashed ihe glass on the bridgeIhouse window, and C*ptaitt GAnb and a seaman were both cut about the face.