ARRIVAL OF THE RUAPEHU AT DUNEDIN. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Port Chalmers, Monday.

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ARRIVAL OF THE RUAPEHU AT DUNEDIN. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Port Cha lmers, Monday.

TltK ■Rnnouhu crowed tlip bnr at 1-40 p id , di awing 22 feet. She loft Plymouth :it 1 p.m., Febru.uy the 14th. Aimed .it Teneiiffe (! a.in. on th» 20tli ; loft the wmu day at 5 p.m. and had moderate weather to atiival .it Cape Town, at 7 p.m. on M.neh 7th. She embarked passengers and hfrnv, and left again at 2 a.m. on the Bth. She evpenenced fino wosteily winds until the 18th, when it fie-honed to a pile with heavy squalls, and tremendous seas which continued until 21st when it vecied toN. N. E. blowing hard with continuous bea. During tho gale several sails though furled were blown clean out of the bolt ropes and some of the boats were stove in. Unfortunately some 12 tons of caustic soda in drums which was stowed in her fore peak got adrift and floated about a steer ipe.'passengers' quarters doingconbiriwably damage to their effects. The Captain immediately had the passengers lemovod to the baloon where they remained until the tween decks were thoroughly clerued no one was injured. No births or deaths occurred, the health of all on board being excellent. While crossing the Bay of Biscay one of the seamen, while securing the iib, was. washed overboard. A boat was lowciod and the man ivscii'vl, but owing to the heavy sea running the boat was smashed alongside the ship. Slip brings 20 saloon, 30 second-clas-*, and 101 bteerage passengers for all port-.