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Southland Times, Volume VII, Issue 7, 9 July 1866, Page 2

LATEST DATES.

From Great Britain and Europe ... 26th April „ America... ... ... ... 26th „ „ Melbourne ... ... ... 14th June „ Sydney ... ... ... ... 15th „ „ Dunedin... ... ... ... sth July „ Canterbury ... ... ... 4th July „ Nelson .. ... ... ... 26th June „ West Coast 23rd „ „ Wellington 29th „ ■„Taranaki 21st „ „ Hawke's Bay 25th „ '„ Marlborough 27th „ „ Auckland 26th „ The Three Sisters is alongside the -wharf, loading contractor's railway plant for Dunedin. The Panama, jffew Zealand and Australian Eoyal Mail Company's steamship Airedale, W. H. Meikleham, commander, left Manukau on the 25th June, Sew Plymouth on the 26th, kelson on the 28th, Picton on the 29th, Wellington on the 30th ; and arriyed at Lyttelton on the 4th July. Experienced strong northerly gales to Wellington; from thence first part of passage strong N.W. -wind, latter variable ; left Lyttelton on the 2nd at 3 p.m. ; had a strong southerly wind and heavy sea, arriving at Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. on the 3rd ; left again at 4.30 p.m. on the sth, and arrived at the BluJf on the 6th at 11 a.m., discharged her cargo, and sailed for Hokitika at 2 p.m. The Airedale landed a large number of passengers in Wellington, amongst them MajorGeneral Chute, Sir David and Lady Monro and family, Colonel Gamble, Mrs Gamble and family, Lieut-General Pitt, 12 members of General Assembly, and 48 others. The Airedale proceeds on to Hokitika and Greymouth, thence to If elson and South, leaving Dunedin again for Bluff, Hokitika, and Greymouth about 21st inst. The largest of the Transatlantic packet boats built in France was launched on Thursday last at the Chantier de Penhouet, St. Nazaire. This vessel is named the St. Laurent, and having been originally intended for a paddlewheel steamer, has been lengthened, to provide space in the stern for a screw propeller. She is the largest craft of her class ever built in Erance, and will compare favorably with any of the finest Transatlantic or any other Company's fleet. Her length is 356 ft .; breadth, 43ft. 6in. ; depth, 30ft. Sin. She is fitted with a four-bladed screw propeller of 19ft. diameter and 23ft. pitch. The spar deck, which occupies her whole length, gives her an appearance of great height in the water, while it increases the internal accommodations. The latter are calculated for a company of 300 passengers. Since the establishment of the Transatlantic Company's agency at St. Jfazaire, and of the ship-building yard of Mr John Scott nearly four years ago, the population of that town has increased from 3000 to 20,000 inhabitants. — London Times. The s.s. Keeba. — Yesterday this steamerhauled alongside Peacock's wharf ha order to discharge part of her cargo. We are glad to say that it is possible to repair her damages in this port. Mr Anderson, of Chrisichurch, has undertaken to repair her broken shaft. Immediate steps will bo taken to get the steamer ready for sea. The detention will not occupy more than a few days. — Lyttelton Times, 3rd July.