The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-10-20
Fron 5 2. Alta, sept q.
The aCity OF Melbourne Makes a Quick Trip
from AustrsIIa--The Captain
ComPll me nted.


The C5g Of NsI50u-us. Captain J. W. Brown
which arrived yesterday FROM sydney. has had re-
markedly short through trip She LETT that port on
Saturday, the 2Sth Of August, and arrived here yes
tsrday SIX r., four days ahead Of her contract
tine, having avsraged daring the satire passage Of
72So miles. nearly eleven knots an hour. This is
probably the shortest passage made between the
tive ports, via Auckland which adds three days to its
length sad considering that il vas performed b.
vessel Of less than one thousand tons which had TO
coal at both Auckland and HOuolaIu /, speaks well
tor steamer which does not claim TO be anything
ucre than = tsn-kn0t boat.
This is the last trip Of this steamer to this port as
her return to Sydney she will be superseded By the
Ta,eo is Coma which leaves this pOrt October sth
70 take her place il the line. which will be COM
BsBeed November 2oth BY the latter vessel leaving
that port that date In this connection We insert
the folowiug Complimentary card fromths passsn gers
to Captain Brown. 10 hss become a favorits with
the trsyeIing puDe not only in the Colonies bat in
his Mail service
Ok B0ARD STEAMER " Crrr OF MELBoURVE," }
At sea. September IS, 1878.
t. Cap,aia ;. ". Broru. Commanding the Royol
Nail Steamship, Cry Of H,I5ourrs. '-Sr: Permit
Us passengers on board your ship, to tender to you
before parting, slight bat heartfelt expression Of
cur regard for you personally and Of your fitness for
the responsible post which you oseupy During the
voyage Of T2S0 miles from sydney via Auckland ard
Hououlu, to San Francisco. now closing. which has
been performed IN 3 days iucudiug 40 hours stop
pages Al Auckland and Honolulu. We hAvs expert
eneed nothing bat the most courteous and Kind aeu
tons both from yea and your Efficient officers, aud
Daugkt has occurred 10 disturb the quiet OF the ship
OF the pleasure q the trip We have found the
sr which you SO ably command, one Of the most
Portable it Is Of the fastest which it has been
car good fortune 10 travel while With the table ard
geseral management Of the ship. nothing more could
have been done for the comfort Of the passengers than
has been We think that these facts viii be As graft
Tying to you and to the Company which your
ship as It Is to Us.
In parting with yen. Captain Brown, We shall
probably DO o. the morrow lSuudayl. We beg you 70
cherish till death TIE memories Of Of the pleas
ATTEST voyages that We have ever had. And when
the long. rough voyage Of life Is ended may your
waters where the st0ru-t0sssd mariner encounters
reefs nor shoals, 10 storms nor wrecks; and when
yoE resign yoar last " watch on deck " 90 land on
the 5ther shore may yea hear the welcome voice Of
the Great Captain Of al true and gallant sailors
{" Wen done and faithful servant"
Anthony Troll0pe London. England W. Boyd
Dswkins, F. F. : Manchester, England JuO- s.
MeGrew, N. D., and wife. Honolulu J. NJ Browne
N. D., Z. s. Ship Pensacola James BlsekWood snd
New Zealand Il. ". Whitney. H2aolulu J. Scott
Pesbles sad wife. Ohio; Edwin Payne. New Yea
land John A. Burgh Carr; II. Lee JGlins Wit
tsEski, Sydney Louis Abe, San Francisco; II. NJ.
H0rnshsll. Stockton; K. England, New Zealand,
aud twelve others.