EARLY SHIPPING DAYS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17189, 5 November 1923, Page 10

EARLY SHIPPING DAYS.

VOYAGES FROM THE OLD “ ~ s ' COUNTRY. TALES OF THE EMIGRANT SHIPS.

TJim romance and some of ♦he liardeijJrs of tho early shipping rteyn of 3Ma-rr Za»lan(T aro recallcit In the aeries of articles now belaf publlsl ed In the Star" relating to the early shipping - days. Many people are Interested in the subject, as there are ct-ill many old identities with iis, while thousand- of citizens of the Dominion are descended from the old stock which Waved the voyage* In the sailers of the 'fifties, 'ai-ttiea and 'seventies. Th» article printed to-day connlata of extracts from the early flies.

ARI* I V AI. or THE HARVEST HOME. 4 (From i ho *• Lyttelton Times,” .January 1. 1872.) Arrived. December 30 Harvest | iLovie. ship. J 7 lon*, Trcvvvn. Iro n l. ' .iloii Passengers Mrs Raven an l ■ il<Jn M ( i arl s Walkd ?n | nml.livi M s E. V'Liffcn. Mis» < I. WliifiVn. Ml V S ; ?ac!d. -Mr an I Mrs Howell. Mr .1. Smi-'.i. Mbs M. iV j Willsu-. Mr and Airs li.u ' iJn-.vi. Tho fine iron ship Ifurwat F!«.nv». | ■ ■ iiiniandcd by Captain Tr-wyn. ai i ived I rburoii «*ff the town at eleven o'clock., alter a rapid pawnee oi 70 days from '“tart lb.nit t«> am borage. The Har v Homo was cleared hv the her Ith hirer yesterday morning. She is a remarkably clean ship, and a capi- . ! >abni. very roomy ami lofty. She has i o immigrants on hoard, hut has a number ol passengers, amongst whom " • notice several old colonists. She •as on board some, splendid Lincolnshire sheep, and lias also four gigs for i lie Christchurch rowing clubs. She e i! the East India Docks. London, on Monday. October J?. the Downs on the • 1 tli and Land's End on the 13th: mo-rd the equator on November .*». t hirty-three days out. On November . D passed the meridian of the Cape of Mood Hone; sighted the Snares on De ARRIVAL OF THE CHARLOTTE GLADSTONE. (From tlm “ Lvttelton Times ” February 3. H 72.) Arrived. F. bi nary 2 Charlotte Gladstone. ship. 1302 tons, F<>x, from London. Passengers:— ( abin Mrs I’ox. Airs Saunders and live children. .Messrs Saunders (21. Sil v er. Kay. Mi *es Leach (3) Airs Young ami two children. Dr Semes. Second cabin Messrs Bills. AA'ads worthy Parker. Harding and Government immigrants. Ih" ( harlolte Gladstone. commanded °>* Captain J. Fox, arrived in harbour and anchored yesterday at 8 a.in., trom London, after an excellent passage of SO fav.. Dr* Donald. Rouse and AF Vlarch] proceeded on board and found the vessel everything was found to he remarkably clean, the ’tween decks espc ially so. The surgeon and matron aro t * be commended for the state of the single girls’ compartment. Tt being the last dav on board, thev had decorai"*! the walls with mottoes of good wishes for the captain and officers. The immigrants are certainly if a verv su nerior class, and the vovage has been, to use the captain's words, a most ?n joyable one. Mr Bdls. who went Home in the ves “'*N. has brought out a large number of Wrds for the Acclimatisation Societv. Although a number of the small birds have died during the passage, vet he nas brought out all the valuable birds m splendid condition. Mr Bills requests us to state that he attributes this entirely to the kindness and attention he has received from the captain and offi cars. Some birds presented bv the Zoological Society have also come out iu good condition, and some well-bred poultry We noticed on hoard two steam launches, one being consigned to Mr Latter. Akaroa. and named the Pioneer. There are also two racing gigs on hoard. The ship discharged the pilot and left Start Point on November 5. crossed the equator on December 3. and passed the meridian of the Cape on December 22. From thence to January 0 had thick, rainy weather. On January 29 was off the coast ot New Zealand, and at 8 am. sighted the Snares. On January 31 made Capo Saunders, spoke I rhe brigantine Stranger. bound for Dunedin, and asked to be reported : had light v inds up the coast. Testimonials were presented to Captain Fox and his officers. Dr Svmes. who was formerlv in H M.S. Galatea, is surgeon superintendent. THE BARQUE CYRENE. Arrived, February 2—Cvrene. barque. Wood, from London. Passengers—Mr Wood and child. The fine barque Cvrene, Captain Wood, arrived in harbour yesterday morning at ten o'clock, after a passage trom London of 107 days. Her cargo consists principally of timber. Hie Cvrene has on board a valuable entire, the prepettv of Air J. Cracroft Wilson, C B.