EXPECTED ARRIVALS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11953, 23 May 1903, Page 4

EXPECTED ARRIVALS

At Wellington.

Monowaa, from Melbourne, via Hobart and South, Saturday. ' ,■,,■'■ f Indradevi, leffe London March 13. Rapailo, left New York 19bh March via Australian ports and Auckland; due about 30th May. Louise Roth, left New York Bth April via Auckland!; due about 12th June. Kumara, left London Bth April via Capetown and Hobarfc; due about 31st otay. Waimate, left London Bth April, via Lvttelton. Colbert, left London 10th April, via Dunedin. ' Maori, left Plymouth 11th April via Capetown and Hobart; due about May 31. Indralema^ left London 17th April via Australian ports, Auckland, and East Coast; due about 18th June. Ruapehu, Jcft London 28th April via Capetown and Hobarfc; due about 13th June. ' Omba, leffi New York 30th April, via Auckland. Pakeha, left London sfch May. via Lvttelton. Whakatane. left London sht May. via Auckland.V Tokomaru, left London Bth May, via Lvttelton. . Sailing Ships— Kildaton, left Glasgow January 31. King George, left New York February 1. via FremantFe. Europa, left Liverpool April 4. Colvert, left Glasgow April 10. Northern Monarch, left Liverpool May 5. TO DEPART FOR HOME. Perthshire, from the Bluff, 19th insfc. Gothic, from Wellington, May 28. Wakanui, from Port Chalmers, May 28. Papanui, froija Wellington, May 30. HOMEWARD BOUND. ictterewe, barque, from Wellington, February 11. Lutterworth, from Auckland, February 21). • . . '■" Cunica, from Lyttelton, February 23. Machrihanisb, from Wellington, February 25. Gladys. from Auckland. February. 26. TFinsbury, from Wellington (for New York), March 8. Don, barque, from Lvttelton, March 9. Akaroa, from Port Chalmers, March 11. Aotea, from Wellington, April 3. Taranaki, ship, from Oamaru. April 9. Marere, from Wellington, April 15. lonic, from Wellington, April 16. Tongariro, from Wellington, April 25Banff shire, from Bluff, April 29. Silverstream, from Port Chalmers, April U9. Karamea, from Wellington, May 1. Tomoana. from Wellincton, May 6. Turakina) from Wellington, May 9. . Ai;henic, from Wfillincrton, Ma^ 14. Star of Australia, from Bluff, May 16. It ia stated that it is now .practically a certainty .that a flying cruiser squadron •will be constituted to undertake a two years' voyage round tiie wprld. If rumour is to be trusted it -will consist Jof eight vessels, -with' the Leviathan; as flagship, and will be quite distinct from th© present cruiser squadron. Its functions ■will be of an organising, nature, in pursuance of a eohemie Tritihv wnich Sir John Fisher is credited, for doing away with, the present weak squadrons of inemciemt ships which show tha flag in South American waters, the Pacific, and elsewhere, and establishing an Imperial line of communications all over the world. The present cruise is, of course, experimental; but if it /works out .satisfactorily we may look to see the establishment of at least three new cruiser squadrons, based on Simonstown. Esquimault, and Sydney; possibly a fourth on Trinconaalee —and the complete disappearance of th 6 ideal of local defence.—"St. James's Gazette."

The Gertie' "was expected at the Heads ■wharf from Westjporti last rojjht. with a cargo of coal for fch« Castlechff Freezing Works. She will sail again for Westport from the above -wharf to-night. Captain Oiura(a,;reoeiufcly master of the Mokau, left Wellington a few days ago for

the Arlt'unga' gold! rush in Central Australia,

The Monowai sails for Sydney from Wellington to-day. The Jesseric, from Auckland, airived at Newcastle on- Monday. The Moura, •sailed from Auckland for Fiji on Wednesday. The barquemtine Hamda Isle arrived from Newcastle.

The Kumara, which arrived at Auckland from London on Tuesday, left London on. April 3. She made a fast .passage of 44 •days, maintaining an average speed of 12£ knotg per hour over the long distance1 of 13,259 miles traversed during the; voyage. The Kumara brought 200 tons of explo sives.

A sensational passage was that of the new four-masted barque Saragassa from Liverpool to Sydney, at which .port she arrived on May 6. The vessel encountered bad •weather from the commencement of the passage, and about a fortnight after crossing the equator a fire broke out in a quantity of felt. The hatches, were removed and a numebr of holes bored in the deck in order to get at the seat of the fire. The members of the crew, who worked hard to extinguish, the1 fire, were several times overcome by the heavy volumes of smoke which arose. After some houns their efforts were crowned with success and the fire extinguished, the damaged portion of the cargo being thrown overboard. Some daye laiter a second fire broke oiit amongst th« felt, and oni being brought up on deck it again took fire, and wias eventually thrown overboard. During one of the gales a sailor named Plant was washed from the wjheel, and received injuries which/ caused his death. It has beeri decided that the famous ship Samuel Plimsoll, lately in Port Chalmers, shall do duty as a coal huk at Port Ade-i aids. She was to be towed round; to that port by the s.s. Duckenfied. the '.powerful steamer which successfully took her from Otago to Sydney.