The morning call., 1891-01-29
SEA AND SHORE.
Phenomenal Record of the Tea
Clipper ThermopyIa.
Change in Australian Steamship Time" Al u
White, the City Front Saloon Man
and Political Worker, Missing.

The fine British ship Thermopylae sailed
on Tuesday for Hong-Kong, from which
port she arrived December 24tb Though
her stay here was short, and this her first
appearance in this harbor, yet her reputa-
ton of being a remarkably handsome and
very speedy ship is we'll known to shipping
men, and she attracted well-merited atten-
tion while in berth at Green street.
She is the ideal of the celebrated Aber-
deem clippers, and with the Titania divides
the palm of being considered the fastest
ship now afloat. Her designs were prepared
by the late b. Weymouth, Secretary of
Lloyds, and she was built in Aberdeen,
Scotland, in 1868, by Walter Hood & Co.
Of but SAT tons, she is 210 feet long. and
only So feet beam by 81 feet depth She is
known us composite ship-iron frame,
wood planked
PHENOMENAL RECORD.
Her record from the start was phenomenal.
Under the command of Captain Kendall,
who formerly ran the Fairlight and the
Gnlha clipper aang-tsze, she started from
England on her first voyage tc Melbourne in
November, 1868, and made the unprece-
denied passage of sixty days. From New
castle, n. s. W., she made the quickest
known voyage to Shanghai, twenty-eigh
days returning to London from Foo-Chow-
Foo In ninety-one days, that being, with the
exception of the Sir Launcel0t's ninety day
trip, the fastest voyage of any English ship
on the China run. She then left again for
Melbourne, going down in sixty-one days,
returning from Foo-Chow-Foo in 106 days to
London. In 1871 and 1872 she made two
trips from Shanghai to England in LOG and
115 days respectively.
HER PRESENT VOYAGE.
No other memoranda of her performances
is at hand up to her present voyage when
she was seventy-two days from England to
Anger Head, and, although she spun out
hiteen knots on her trip from Hong-Kong,
yet the weather In general was such that
she could not distinguish herself by one of
her usually noteworthy runs She now has
full cargo, principally flour, aud is loaded
deep; but it is confidently expected that she
Will make good run out, equaling at least
the passages OF the Old-time American clip
pers departing at this season of the year.
Al oft the ThermOpyla has not the trim,
handy appearance she had before being
equpped with double topgall ant yards, but
she IS heavily spared and no doubt can
show more canvas than many ships of much
greater tonnage. Her model. however, is
beautiful-very fine entrance and clearance
lines, slightly convex, and light, hand
some stern In fact, she cannot but sail,
and will probably long hold the banner of
queen Of the fleet
CHANGE OF STEAMER TIME.
Since the Union and Oceanic Steamship
Companies settled upon a division of the
new timetable has been arranged, as fol-
lows, subject only to change by delayed
mails: Through steamers to the colonies
the Alameda, MaripOsa aud MOnowai-leave
here on February 9TH, March 9TH, April I'd,
April 30th. May 18th, June 18th, July 23d,
August goth, September 18th and October
18TH. and arrive here on February 10Th,
March 19.h, April 10th, May 18th, June
18th, July 9th, August 9th, September 3D.
October LIST, October 29th and November
10Th. Local steamers, TO Honolulu only
the Zealandia and AustTala-leave here
February 10th and oath, March 10th and
oath, April 9TH and 21st, May 9TH and 18Th,
June I'd, 10th and Both, July 14th aud 2Sth,
August 18th and 2Sth, September Sth and
22d and October 9th, and arrive here March
Sd, 18th and 3lst, April 18th and 18th, May
18th and Goth, June 9th and 23d, July 7th
and 21st. August 4th and 18th, September
1st 10Th and 10Th and October 18th aud 9th.
This table went into effect with the depart
ure OF the Alameda from Sydney.
AL WHITE MISSING.
Al White, the weil-known saloon man on
the city front, is reported missing, and his
wife, with her year-old baby, is anXiously
looking for some Information of her stall
wart husband. When the Australia left the
dock Oh Tuesday White was a stowaway.
Before the sailing of the steamer lie was
seen on board dressed as longShoreman.
He was pointed out to Purser KEEL and the
latter promised to see that he wal->sent
ashore before the vessel left. But White
has not since been seen ashore. Honolulu is
thought to have been his destination.
The British ship Dunfillan, previously re-
ported ashore at Sligo, has been assisted off.
The whaling bark w. Ii. Meyer, Captain
Hallett, has sailed on whaling cruise di-
rect to Okhotsk Sea. being tile first of the
fleet to leave this port for the north direct.