WELLINGTON. April 17.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8163, 18 April 1895, Page 2

WELLINGTON. April 17.

The Aorangi had a stormy passage of 112 hours from l\maru. A tremendous sea was running at Capa Ctrapbell, and the steamer took refuge under the land, whore eho anchored at noon o,i Saturday, \r-tiling for tho galo to clear. The storm increased, and at midnight both of tho anchors weroput out. Ono cable parted, mid the otlior failing to hold the vessel kept away through the otraitp, and brought up under Dv ville Island at 1 p.m. on Sunday. She lift for Wellington at 5 p.m., but off Stephens' Inland tho sen? wero running bo high trut it waa decided to anchor in Cro'aello's Harbor. Another attempt was nvide to reach Wellington, but given up, and thosteimor anchsred in Waitui Bay, finally resuming her voy-tge at midnight. Tho first bind of co-op3ra:ivo men sont out since the formulation of tho Now Government scheme have now started work on tho northern end of the Alfred-ton-Weber road, an I will work lo meet tho parly now engaged at the southern end. Tho gap still remaining is some 12 miles. The men are reported a 9 tho boat gang of co-opcratho workmen yet sent out. Twenty-one woio from Wellington, four trom Paltuerston, eight from Palliatua and Woodyille, and ono or two local men. Two-thirds of them are deemed to bo bona fide settlers anxious to make homes for themselves. George Waddington, formerly a hotelkeepcr at Ngahauranga, was thrown from his horse on tho 4'h inst., and died at the hospital, lockjiw hiving sot in. At a meeting of delegates of tho New Zealand Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association, it was decided to secure two Melbourne judges, ono for poultry, and one for pigeons, and have no NowZea* l,iml judges at next champion show htro, if p issible. News has hecn received that tho ketch Kestnl, belonging to Kmpoi, and bound from Cook Straits Sounds to Ktipnra with timber, is ashore on tho Boulder Baach at Oroisellos. The tosbol wag sheltering from the heavy storm when her anchors parted, and aho drifted on to tho boach. Captain Tailor states that tho veHsel is in a dangerous place, and little hopes nro onterttined of flouting her. Tho Kestrel is owned by tho K»la« poi Milling and Froduco Company.