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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 197, 9 August 1875, Page 2

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August 8, Bteai.er Charles Edward, 89, Whitwell, from Weat Const— Passengers : Miis Vernazoni, Mra Curtain and 3 children, Messrs Brown (2), Byrne, M'Doush, M'PherBonTMister Vem>,zani. -1 steamer Hswei, 461. Wheeler, from Pictoa nnd South-Passengers : Urtams Webster an iF.Ur, Messrs She «rer, W.lkie, Cooper, Jay, Stanton Buddh Kiclmdeon, Allau* Rozers, Finn, Marten (2). _ steamer Wellington, 262, Carey, from Taranaki RndMauttkau-Paeßeaßer* : Misses Wood (2), Mia. Gritfen, Messrs Barley, Conway, Holmes, and 16 for South. -Cutter Southern Cross, Harvey, [from Trench Pa&s. sailed. Augmt 9, steamer Wellington, 262, Carey, for Picton and South. IMPOSTS. Southern Crofs, from French Pass— looo hop poles, Hooper & Dodson. Wellington, from Taranaki and Manukau— 2 bolg hags, Harley: 1 pel. Cohen. Charles Kdward, from West Coast— l case, mV.soq & Cos 70 tons coal, Edwards & Io; 1 tale eesds, Patterson. Hawea, from Sooth- 5 sacks oatmaal, Staoton v | set rims, Gorrie; «O b»g« flour. TO »acK» oatmeal; $nx'.on & Co} 1 tase, W«f--man; 2 pkk», Wymond; 5 s*cks and 24 bags flour, Scianders & Co; i pkgs, Lightband; I cas,e, Hea'.y; 1 case. Luckie & Collins; 1000 railway joints, Public Works Department; 4 boxei, 10 bils arms, Telegraph Department.

The Wellington arrived from the Mannknu eatly. this morning, and sailed for the South At % p.m.' The Wallace lor the West Coast, and the Charks Edward for Wanganui, which were to hare sailed to-day, have been detained on account of the weather until to-morrow. The Murray is unfortunate again this trip, being bur-bound at Hokitika. The Hawea arrived at the outer anchorage yesterday evening, and will fail for She North to-morrow, at 2 p.m. During the passage from We lington to Nelson, on Saturday and yesterday, advantage was taken of the presence on beard of the Inspector of steamers (Mr Nancarrow) and a representative ol ttie press to make an independent trial of her speed under various conditions. She left Wellington wharf at 12-15 p.m. precisely, and arrived at the Picton wharf at 4 34, matiDg ihe rua from wharf to whan in 4 hows 19 minutee, against the tide the whole way, and with a head wind. This gives an average spesd of a fraction over twelve' knots per faour against the tide. It ■was intended to try her with the tide from Ficton to Nthon to see the shortest period the run poaßibly could ba made in, Cnptain Wjbeeleir fceug sanguine of doing it in 6J liourß,and the steamer did not etart urn it 6' 1 5 am: from Picton wharf. Unfortunately t just as she. started a dense fog came over, and for five hours it was too thick to see the length of. the vessel in any direction. As it was dangerous either to go on or to turn back, the engines were Btopped, and the steamer was unable to proceed until 11 o'clock., when she made another start, but an it w«s too lute for the tide at the Trench Pass," she had to go round Stephen's Island. A speed of over thirteen knots was maintained in the Sound, tha engines making from eighty to eighty-four revolutions per minute, and for a short distance she was going fully fourteen knota Her run from Jacks ma Head to Stephen's Island was most carefully timed, and prove! to accuy 1 hour 52 mins,, giving a mean speed of 13J knots. Oa rounding {Stephen's Island the wind, which had been N.W., suddenly shifted to S.E, which continued up the Bay with N.W. swell. Fore and alt canvas was set, and the run from Stepheo's Island to Nelson Lighthouse was made in 3 h urs 67 mins, or very neatly 14 knots per hour, wilh le .ding wind, but against the tide, the actual travelling time from Picton to Nelson, g ing round the Island, being 7$ hours. At this rate ahe would have made the journey through the Pa,«s, and with the tide, easily in 5£ hours. This trial oonclnsively proves the great power Ot the Union Company's tine steamers. The followieg abridged a ouht of one of the losses occasioned by a destructive typhoon at Macan, is from the Hong Kong Daily Press :— The steamer Poyang left Bong Kong for Macao on May 31, and hud arrived in eight of Macao when the typhooa commenced in full force. Fiuding the violence of the wind too strong to turn back, site brougut up off the Nine Island?, about six miles from the harbor, »nd there experienced the full force of the typhoon. The sea rapidly increased, sweeping the decks. A huge sea was breaking over her and she foundered about eleven o'clock that night. There wes about; 100 passengers on board, also the capain, officers, and crew of the Portugise vessel Santa Sancha, soM at Manilla. Cap- .in Carroll, the chief mute and purser, along with nearly all the passengers, have been lost. The chief engineer, Mr Murphy, was savcl by clinging to the walking beam, from which he was picked up and was taken on to Macao, where he lounu the harbor covered with wreckage.