LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7723, 5 June 1903, Page 3

LYTTELTON.

ARRIVED. . . June s— -Mcnowai, 5.3., 2137 tons, M'Donald, from Sydney, via, Wellington. Union. Steamehip C.orcp"'ny> agents. . i'as-sengefs — Miases Pua:b!cir ; r., Q'Brien, Steep, Thomas, Russell, . Ilarnwoii, iChiibci- arc! jlanring, Mesdames iMvetsoiiVji two children, Chignin, Anderson, Jdeasics, jiccr,. Jones aud, child, Bickerton, Rusicil and .V/erd, Lieutenant-Coionel G-d----WorevH«v"J'. BrJfijjlnyetfn,. Hons C'Ci Bowen/ W. M. Bo!t ana J. Marshall, Messrs M'ticllan, Finlaysoa*, iL'ir.ioeh, Ewcnson, Miller, Cnignen, Chaclwick, Goldsteins Bowie, Everaid," Houghy, Roberts, Anderson, Cooper, Reynolds, Alle^by, Ermnsnuel, Baundprs,. Rudman, Sexion, Askdl, Atkinson, DlteJy, Cooper, 2v T oit, Lrofls, 'Hickß, Stark, Lamb, Grey, Flatman, M.H.R., Hanau, AI.H.R., Haig, Mackenzie, M.H.R., Thomeon. M.H.R., Allen. M.H.R., Arnold, M.H.R., Stewart, Pinkerton, M.H.R., 'iaennon, Baldey, Wilkiu, Thompson; Wi»---moi-e, M'Miilan, Perry, Ward, Wright, Murray,; . l:ussell aad Stephens and forty Bteerage. ! outio.s— Mosraki, s.b., 2714 tons. CJiatfield, frcm Melbourne,' via southern ports. Union Sieimsiip Company, agents. Passengers— Miss Sander?, Mesciemes Butt and infant, Davidson rnd r-iiid. Robinson arid Walters and child, Messrs Hawkins, Butt, Lawson (2) M'Kee Kunn, Stirling/ G. M/Intyre, H. J. Watson,' Robinson, Norton, Hcrriott and Hughes and ; twelve steerage.

The s.s. JfoiiDwa-i, from Sydney via Wellington, arrived at 7.45 a.m. tc-day. She left -Sydney oa May 30 at 7 p.m., passed Cape . Farewell ' cu June S at 10 a.nu, and arrived >t We.licgton the same. day at 7 p.m., leaving on Z;iK« 4, si 4 p.m., ior Ly-tteiton. , She experienced E.S.E. winds tu:d mederate sea ■uatil reacftiug vhc New Zt-ala.!:d coast, th<mce .yir-.ao'.e .i^ht windi aft i smooth, 's«t to Wd:ui^.f,:.. From the latter port sh« met \vit;h •» Jstrcng S.E. witd apd ■» moderate se» to ■*.*T.va:.

_ 'he.aeparture of the New Zculard Shippirg Co:i»Jtfcy s s.a. "Waimak for Wnitara has been ..:s.poned until To-morrow.

me ShaAv, SaviJ and Albion Company's s.s. •-J.-jcri, fro.-a London, now at -Wellington, -s txptctcd -lo arrive at LytieHon c::i Snndny. The s.s SJoeraki «r. : ivcd from M?:bouire, v:a Hobsrt, E.ufi and Port Chalmers, at 7.35 &.m. f.--iipv. . v ■ <

On Wtdr.osdaT xftcrnoou the s.s. Monowai T> ss:d lt as b.uoae Laira in Cook Strait, ■bound ;:p h Ldiuihurg to LTttelion. Toe s.-s. Huapeau, which arrived at Hofcart en Wednesday, is expected to readi TVellrac**%.**s&**? a! *%J « T »«4«y morning. T*z jVcttogtoD '-Post" states that" Captain C awshaw, w'co had command of the Mawm-' r.ki during her voyaga to the South Seas, wil eive for SydiH-y .by the Moeraki and will thi>-« rejoin ihe Wajkare. Cipialn M'iDonald, of tiio, s.s. Mqnowai, s.ates thai the gsie encountered by that vessel en:, hw last run -from Wc-::iugton to Sydney wts the worst ho wt-t »iruek The -vrnd rs the vessel left the New Zfealsnd coast," suddea.y .veered to the vcs'ir&rd, and irbreascd into « strong gale. A mountainous sea -was Soon, worked iij), «.ud. to n?«ko tie experience men bitter, 'binding iqxialls of iaia became .frequent. So strong riid tie gule "becwae that it wag found impossible to -niake ieadwy agaisßt it. A3 the steamer sank ia Mie ♦roiigh -or the iuee wavci s?as Tepeatrdlv broke on board, flooding the decks Whe-« tbe, gale, -wjth the w.'ni in the soutfc-wesi* tv»« at its height, it -was four.d n<>ces3arr to reduce the soeed of tho-cT3gir.es and to ktpp the-Meaai-er just -flead, to wind. She reinairtd no ior twe.ve houTB, axd then directed a course for Sydney. ■