The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-12-18


sion principle, and have worked ad-
A sIXTEEN-KNoT SHIP,
At the trials they developed a speed OF
16 knots, but on the voyage out only
half-boiler power was used, and no
special effort was made to push ahead.
The electric light is in every part of the
ship, and during the voyage out 1t has
never given the slightest trouble. In
general design the Mararoa bears a re-
semblance to the Waihora and other
boats belonging to the company. Cap
tain James Eddie, who was formerly in
raroa, and her appearance inside and
out is in every way creditable. The Off
GERS are: Chief Officer, II. J. Richard
son Second, A Cameron Third, II. Nc
Lean; Fourth, E. Shot Purser, Mr.. c.
H. HUMPHREYS (late OF the Waihora) +;
Chief Engineer, c. McAllister; Second,
E. Council; Third, John I. Seed; Fourth,
Robert Stewart; Fifth, John Anderson;
Sixth, James Ferguson Chief Steward n.
McNichol.
SLIGHT ACCIDENT.
On the 10Th October, at II a. m, a
slight mishap occurred to the engines,
the high-pressure piston breaking, which
caused the engines to stop until 9 p. M.
On entering Table Bay, on the Both Ill
timo, Archibald Johnston, a second
saloon passenger, died from cOnsump-
ton, and was buried at Cape Town. The
Mararoa stayed six days at Cape Town,
ages and coaling ship. The weather
throughout the trip was not of a severe
character, moderate head winds and sea
being experienced across the Bay OF Bis
cay Light S. +. breezes and moderate
trades were met with to 10 deg. n. The
S. f. trades were picked up in 6 deg. N,
and carried to Cape Town; from Cape
Town to Hobart moderate to fresh west
erly winds were experienced, and from
Hobart till arrival strong nOtherly winds
and thick weather. The casting was run
down in 40 deg. S.
PARTICULARS OF THE VOYAGE.
The Mararoa left Glasgow at p. m.
on LIST October, anchored at Greenock for
the night, and embarked passengers at
p. M. on I'd; got under weigh at 8 p. M,
and at p. m. anchored in Rothsay Bay,
the weather being thick and blowing
hard. Left again at l p. m. on the
Sd, and landed pilot off Waterford at
a. m. on 4th October. Passed Madeira
! 8 a. m. on 9Th, and arrived at St. Vincent
| at p. IN. on 18th. Finished coaling
there, and proceeded on at IL a. M. Oh
the 18th, arriving at Cape Town at 4 &c
a. m. on the Both October. Left Cape
! Town at 8 80 a. IN. on the 5th instant
! and passed the bark Sussex of London
from Cardiff to Hongkong, 66 days out
| all well, on the 9Th instant. Sighted the
/ Tasmanian coast at t a. m. on the 23C
and reached Hobart at 3 p. IN. same date
Left again at 5 80 a. IN. on the 18th, anC
entered the Heads at II d. m. on the
9th, arriving at Fitzroy Dock at u 81
p. m.
DOCKED AND PREPARING FOR SERVICE.
The Morning Herald" of the LIST De
cember has the following in its shippin;
notes: ''The U. S. S. Company's r. NJ
S. Mararoa, which only arrived iron
Glasgow on Friday last, was taken int
Fitzroy Dock on Saturday morning 70
cleaning and painting. The work wa
completed yesterday, when the Mararo;
foated out again, and tOwed down to tn,
Orient Company's buoy in Neutral Bay
A portion of her machinery is in tn
hands of Morris Dock and Engineering
Company, being overhauled. 1t is eX
pected that the vessel will be in Thorough
order by Thursday, on which day sh
will be taken for a trial trip to test he
machinery"
TO SAIL on THE FOURTH DECEMBER.
The Union Company's Manager a
Sydney, +. w. Jackson, advertised tia
Mararoa to sail on the 4th for Auckland
arriving at San Francisco on the 28tl
instant This would make the sailin
date from Auckland on the 9th. TIL
contract date for beginning the servic
was the Sd December, but owing to tn
necessity for overhaulinS the machiner
and hull after the voyage from the Clyd
to Sydney, days detention appears t.
have been necessary. If the ship coul
have been communicated with on tn
outward voyage, no doubt she woul
have been sailed on faster time. AS it is
the time, steaming with half bOile
power, is reasonably fast. The Mararo
discharged her channel pilot at a. m
October 4th, and took the Sydney pile
on board at IL a. m. November 9th, be
ing 53 days 10 hours. The detentions O.
the voyage as reported We're At st. Viz
cent, l day Is hours; at Cape Town,
days % hours; at Hobart, day l
hours so minutes; delayed through acc
dent to machinery, 10 hours. TIL
makes total of days II hours 80 mil
utes, reducing the actual steaming tim
to 43 days 10 hours 80 minutes. Wit
ordinary good weather, and steaming u
to her capacity, the Mararoa should b
expected to make Honolulu on the 19tl
that is IL days from Auckland. She wi
not have long detention here, becaus
Manager jackson advertises in the Sy(
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