Australian.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3173, 6 April 1889, Page 2

Australian.

Sydney, April sth, The question as to whethor nil the war vessels lwd steam up during the hurricane at Samoa in now net at rest, it. having been slated liy the oioem of the Calliope that gvery one of the vessels had steam up twelve hours Mora tlm hurricane uame on. When the hurricane broke upon them all the war vessels witli the exception of the Calliope was damaged aud unable to make any headway against the storm. The Chief Engineer of the Calliope says that not a single nmn left the engine-room, where all were on duty for 16 hourß. He attributed the suocess of the Calliopo in getting out of the reach of the hurricane to the quantity of steam power generated by the Wesport coal which, in his opinion, is the best to be obtained iu the colonies.

Lieutenant'Emsinnro, of the German man-of-war Olga was a passenger by the Calliope to Sydney, He says the Eber was smashed to atoms, and that nothing but her stem is now left on the beach. Deferring to the escape of the Calliope, Lieutenant Emsinam says that only a vessel of the most modern type, together with splendid seamanship could have accomplished the feat, Tho National ribipwreck Relief Socioty of New South Wales has requested tho British Counsul at Apia to inform tho Society of any great cases' of bravery during the recent hurricano at Samoa, as it is the intention of the Society to raise a fund for the purpose of specially recognising such casoa. Ex Gaoler Dick has been sentenced to death for tho attempted muider of a warder at Mudgoe, Two men named Arnold and Kelly wero killed in a lift accident • last night, A third lies in a critical condition. News from Fiji states that the hurricane did not visit that group, The tea crop is expeoted lo bo abundant this year.