Miles of Ice.

the Himalaya had another eventful voyage in 1894-5. She left Liverpool in command of Captain Hill on the 9th November, 1894, and experienced a succession of heavy S.W. gales until passing the Canary Islands, when she met the N.E. trades. She rounded the Cape on January 18th, passing several icebergs. Fresh westerly winds then favoured the ship until January 24, when the ship was off the Crozets. Captain Hill stated on arrival that from the Cape, to the Crozets was a most trying time, as icebergs were in sight for a distance of two thousand miles. the Himalaya made the first landfall off Cape Farewell on February 15th, but was detained in the Straits, and did not reach Wellington until ten days later. After discharging her cargo the ship sailed for. Dunedin to load on March 13th, and when off Banks Peninsula the following day a southerly came up, which increased to a severe gale, during which the ship was hove to again for 16 hours under her topsails.

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Here follows the record passages to New Zealand ports:—

A small barque named Himalaya, a vessel of 477 tons, arrived at New Plymouth, and then proceeded to Nelson, arriving there on January 10, 1844. Captain Burns was in command.