Telegraphic.
A Press Puff Auckland, Wednesday. Captain Kaue, of the Calliope, in his report to Admiral Fairfax of the Samoan disaster, and his own escape from shipwreck states when steaming out of Apia in the teeth of the storm the indicated.horse-powerjwas greater, though the engines were " racing," titan at tbe Calliope's trial at full speed in smooth water. This was attributable •to the coal used. When the fleet- was .in Wellington various ships took in a quantity of Westport coal, and the Herald also brought to Auckland 500 tons of it which, were distributed to tha ships of the fleet in port. The Calliope had some of this coal on board, which the engineer of H.M.S.- Nelson regarded as the best coal in the world having 25 per cent more steaming power than Newcastle. Warships exclusively use it when they can get Westport.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3170, 3 April 1889, Page 2
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143Telegraphic. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3170, 3 April 1889, Page 2
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