INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 264, 31 July 1908, Page 10

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE.

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. MAITAI, s.s., loft Melbourno July 22-for Wellington, via Hobart and Southern ports. Duo Wellington July 31. Leaves samo day for Sydney direct. Duo Sydney August 3. WAftRIMOO, s.s„ left Melbourne July 29, Wellington,- via Hobart and 'Southern ports, pile Wellington August "7. Leaves samo day for Sydney direct. Duo Sydney, August 11. MOKOIA, s.s., left Sydney July 29, for" Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. Duo Wollington, August 7. Leaves same day for Lyttolton and Dunedin. WIMMERA, s.s., left Sydney, July 22, for Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, Napier. Due Wellington, July 31. Leaves' same day for Lyttolton and Dunedin. ULIMAROA, s.s., leaves Melbourne August 5, for Wellington via Hobart'and Southern ports. "Duo Wellington August 14. Leaves samo day for Sydney direct. Due Sydney August 18. VICTORIA, s.s., leaves Sydney August 5, for Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. Duo Wellington August U. Leaves Eamo day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. ■ MAHENO, s.s., leaves Sydney August 1, for Wellington direct. Due Wellington August 5. Leaves August G, for Melbourne, via Southern ports and Hobart. Duo Melbourne August 15. OVERSEA. SHIPPING. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE From London. TOKOMARU (due Wellington about August 5), sailed on June 5, via Auckland. (Shaw Savill, agents.) ■. MARERE (duo Wellington about August 25), sailed on Juno 18, via Australia, Auckland, and, Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.) MAMARI (due Wellington about August 11), sailed on June 25, Plymouth June 27, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw-Savill, agents.) ■ TONGARIRO (duo Wellington about August 20), sailed on July 9, Plymouth July 11, via Capetown and Hobart. (New Zealand "Shipping 'Co., agents.). lONIC (due Wollington about September 8), sailed on July 23, Plymouth July 25, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw-Savill, agents.) • WHAKARUA (duo Wellington, about. September 22), sailed on July 15, via Australia, Auckland, and Napior. (Tyser Line, agents.). From Manchester. OSWESTRY GRANGE (duo Wellington abont' September 4). Sailed on June.3o, via Australia and Auoklaud. (F.H.S. Line, agents.) From Liverpool. NORFOLK (due Wollington abont August 7), sailed on' May 30, via Australia and Auckland. (L'.H.S. Line, agonts.) . -v. CEVIC (due Wellington about-September, 1), sailed on Juno 20, via Australia and Auckland. (Shaw-Savill, agents.) ' HAWKE'S BAY (due Wellington about September 5), sailed-on July 11, -via Auckland' (Tyser Lino, agents.) From New York; ( INDRADEVI (duo Wellington- about-August 5), sailed on May 23, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agonts.) JANETA (due Wellington abont August 1), sailed on May 19, via Australia and Auckland. (N.-Z. Shipping Co., agents.) JEANARA (dut Wellington about . August 27), sailed on June 26, via Australia and Auckland. (A. and A. . Line, agonts.) ' INVERTAY (due Wellington about Septembor 10), sailed on Judo 26, via Australia and Auckland. (U.S. and" A. Line, agonts.) ,'BRIEZ HUEL (duo Wellington about September 18). sailed on July 1, via Australia and Auckland. (U.S. and A. Lino, agents.) INDRALEMA (duo Wellington about September 12), sailed on July 4, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser. Lino, agems.j SAILING VESSELS-EXPECTED. 'MARJORY GLEN, barque, left" Liverpool May 12, for Wellington.' CARACCIOLO, ship, left Marseilles, June 27, for Wollington. BX TELEGRAPH. ' ! . OVERSEA. • SYDNEY. July 30..; Arrived.—lnga, from Hokianga. Sailed.—Molcoia (Sa.m.), for-Auckland... . " Sailed.—Mavis, ;, for Now Zealand. ■ MELBOURNE.': , ; - ". ..July 30. '.. Arrived.—Melbourne, from Ilokianga. Arrived.—Ennerdale, from Ivaipara.. ( - ■ '' NEWCASTLE. July 30. Sailed.—Aldebaran!, for Auckland. , , COASTAL. THURSDAY. JULY 80. , : ; KAIPARA. * Sailed.—Laira, barque, for Adelaide. . Sailed.—Louisa Craig, barque! fbr Melbourne. AUCKLAND. .: Arrived.—Monowai, s.s., from South. s.s. (-t.lo p.m.), for London. Sailed. —Wairuna, s.s., . for Newcastle. ONEHUNGA. ' Arrived.—Rara-.va (8.15 a.m.), from New Plymouth. Sailod.—Rarawa, for New .' Plymouth. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Christie,. Browning, Wilson (2), Honan, -Mesdaines Dixon, Besant, Johns, Armstrong, Radford,- Messrs. Dixon, Hawthorne, - Peacock, Ward, Kerby, Williamson, Wyllie, Meddows, Tolno, 'Kersley, Harrold, Deaoon,\ Law, O'Laughlan, Morrin, Baknall, lvissling,'. Buchanan, ■ Lawson.

: NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Rotoiti (3.30 a.m.), from Onelinnga. Arrived. —Takapuna (8 ; a.m.), from Wellington. ' ■- . Sailed.—Rotoiti (noon), for" Oneliunga. PATEA. Arrived.—Aorero (9.45 a.m.), from 'Wellington. NAPIER. ■ • Sailed.—Wimmera (3.30 p.m.), for Dunedin, via ports. Passengers for Wellington—Messrs. Plowman, Mcßeath, O'Brien, Capt. Bower. ' BLENHEIM. Arrived—Waihi (8.50 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived.—Opawa (9 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. ■ Arrived.—Waverley (9.30 a.m.), from Wellington. KARAMEA. Sailed.—Ngunguru (1.30 p.m.), for Wellington. ■ MOTUEKA. Sailed.—Manaroa (10 a.m.), for Wellington." a =. GREYMOUTH. ■ • , Arrived.—Pnkaki (1. a.m;), '• from-Wellington, WESTI'ORT. Arrived—Kamona (10.15, a.m.), from Wellingtoil. k , •__ 1 Sailed.—Komata (11.15 a.m.), for Wellington. \. LYTTELTON. Arrivod—Storm (10.15 a.m.), from Wanganni. Arrived.—Maori (G. 55 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived.—Talune (9 a.m.), from Wellington. ■ Arrived.—Flora (11:55 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Maitai, s.s., for Sydney, via Wellington. Passengers—For .Wellington—Messrs. A. Whito and Parsons. For Sydney—Misses Instone and Corsbie, Mesdamos Bell, Lough, and Little, Messrs. Allan (2), Lewis, Ambler, Iluxham, Bell, and Little. Sailed—Flora, s.s., for Dunedin. Sailed.—Hui.l, schooner, for Ivaipara. Sailed.—Storm, s.s., for Timaru. Sailed.—Talune, s.s., for Melbourne, via Southern,-porte Sailed.—Maori, s.s., for Wellington', with SO passengers. : Sailed.—Cygnet, for Ivaikoura. TIMARU.' Arrived.—Arawa (7. a.m.), from Lyttelton. Arrived.—Navarino (7.45 a.m.), from Lyttelton. ■DUNEDIN. , Arrived.—Whangape (8.35 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived.—Renfield, barqucntiije, from Wellington. . Sailed.—Terje Yiken, for Bluff., 1 TEE KENNEDY DELAYED. According to ■ advice received by. tho local agdnts of'-the Anchor Line, the steamer Kennedy has broken her tail shaft, and-ivill not leave Nelson for Wellington until Sunday. She will leave Jiore for Nelson and the West Coast on Monday.

. . ' THE NEKEHANA. .TJio. Tyser Lirio stcamor Nerehana left Wellington for Gisljorno yesterday. While at Wellington' the vessel loaded 13,345 carcasses of mutton for London. Tho time occupied in loading them into only one hatch was one and a half days. "

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.S. CCk. •' Messrs. Johnston and Co., Ltd., agents for th« auove Company, aro advised that s.s. Moroa 1.1 0 ' e , ave Sydney on January 30 next and the Malwa on March' 27 for London. These two steamers are the latest additions to tho fleet, and are 1000 tons larger than any of tho other steamers of tho "M" class. THE FIFESHIRE. - > ' , ~a . ud African S.S. Co. advise that i lO ' lner Fifeshiro has had her date, of sailing for the United' Kingdom advanced. , !s now.filed to leave Wellington on Tuesday, August 11, instead of tho loth as pruviously announced. STEPHANOTIS FROM. NEW YORK. Yesterday afternoon thie A. and, A. Lina steamer Stephanotis, from New York, via Austraha and-Auckland, arrived in pert and wa& berthed at the Tarnnaki Street Wharf. -Tho vessel left Now York on April. 29. ■ After dis-. charging 950 tons of cargo here.she leaves for Lyttolton and Dunedin, probably on Saturday. THE INVERTAY. A Press Association message from Auckland 1 says that according to advices received by Messrs.: L. C. Gillespie and Sons, the local ' ag»nts„ tho steamer liivertay, -which, put into Durban recently on account of damage sustained by colliding with some wreckage whilst on the voyage from New York to New Zealand, has a large cargo of oil on board for the principal ports, approximately, about 160,000 ' cases.. It is : understood, that" tlie vessel is coming dir.ect "to-New Zealand, Auckland being \ her first port of-call. ....... A .' THE, CADET SHIP, MERSEY. News has been . received of the projected . departure of the White Star Co.'s fast Clyde- " ' built clipper ship Mersey, of 1713 tons register, from Liverpool for, Australia' on August 20 (says the "Melbourne Index"). The company recently purchased tho Mersey for tho purposa of training boys in order to fit them for tha positions of officers in its large steamers.* She ■ will carry fip cadets, and will trade to various parts of tho world as opportunities olfer. As ' the ship must of necessity be worked 'at a' loss, a premium will be charged, but this will V be modorate as compared - with, the cost of maintaining such. an educational institution. ; It is proposed to secure,a,commander and of- ' ; fleers of a superior a surgeon to instruct in ambulance work, a master for nauticaltuition, another for languages, etc., and selected petty officers will be carried to teach the cadets practical sailor's duties, while they acquire a knowledge of. the -higher arts of- navigation. The'apprenticeship will be for .four years,-or ' three years-in the case of cadets who hav» • satisfactorily served two years, on tho Conway ■ or - Worcester. -' HOMEWARD BOUND. ' •' ■' PASSENGERS BY THE RUAPEHU. . Shortly after, the arrival of. the New Zealand , Shipping Company's .. steamer- .liimutaka from London yestorday,. the same com- ( . pany's steamer "Ruapehu took , i her do-. . - parture' for t London- via Monte ■ Video and Teneriffe.'. Her passengers are as follow:— First saloon—From Wellington: Miss 'G. Morrison, -Mr. D. Black. - From Dunedin—Misses G. L.. Ponsonby, D. L. Ponsonby, T. Sl.'Wood, ' Mrs. Ponsonby,-Mr. John C.-Ponsonby, Master R. E. Pansonby; From Auckland—Mr. T. .' Ruddock. Second saloon—From; Wellington— Miss C. Mundy, Mrs. A. G. Hume,'Messrs.:: S. H. Williams, R. Essex, -Master G. Hume. From • Dunedin —Miss H. M. Mosley, Mrs. E. J. Mosley, Mr. ;M. Firilayson. From Christchurch— r Miss J. F. A. Hislop, Mesdames M. Hislop,,. E. Diaz, Master C. M. M. Hislop. From Invc.r- , cargill—Master M. Brooke. From Nelson—Dr. : Usher. Steerage:.. From Wellington—Messrs. J; G. Cuthbertson, J. Smith, Anderson, R. Williams, H., Gilbert, R. Wild. -From: Auckland—Mesdames West, C. Tomson, Whitiyorth* and 3 children, Messrs. T. Mullen, E. Barrack, i ■. From Christchurch—Misses; E., Adcook,, C.' Adcock, W. R. Lodge,' Mrs. F. Adcock. From Dunedin-rMessrs.. J. T. Gillies, H. S. iM'lfay. '' TTrom Napier—Mrs. Ryder, Mr. Ryder, Master Ryder.: : •: ; ARRIV.VL OF THE RIMUTAKA. At • three o'clock- yesterday afternoon the New' ,1Zoaland Shipping Company's liner Rimutaka, •. from. London, via Capetown and Hobart, dropped a!ichoj",iii'..l:he stream. .Pratiquo:was granted, and tile vessel berthed at'the Queen's 1 Wharf; , The Rimutaka left, London ■ oii June ,12 at , noon, and after experiencing a foggy run down tho Channel -arrived- tit" Plymouth the follow-.>7 iug- day. - . She ' embarked 236 - passengers—ls : first saloon, .21} second saloon,'-' and 200 thirdclass—and resumed the voyage 'at- half-past eleven- the,, same . night.' ' Fine, wfcather prevailed on the run to Tencriffo, - which port ; was roached on' June 18. ~ She left early the next morning for Capetown, and arrived "there, on- July -5. The' tropics 'were s exceptionally . cool, ai)d: fresh : north-east and ■ south-east trades .were; experienced. Thsivoyage from- Capetown . to Hobartv was ;'accompanied . with -connnaouß - heavy weather., ' A few -seas came aboard, but r. did no damage. Frequent hail and snow, storms, .were. also met. wi th,, and -. that.. stage of . the jpiirney was; decidedly unpleasant. . The , Crozets : Islands wero sighted-on July,.ll, and ... tho. Kerguelen Islands ; three days later. -.The, vessel landed 570' tons of-cargo at Hobart, and- 1 commenced. the last-stage of the long voyago , on: Sunday. .The travelling conditions in crossing that Tasman. Sea: were, ordinary,' variable '». woathor being., experienced. ... ■ . :' .. Capt.. H. E. Greenstreet. is. still in command ■ of the Rimutaka,.and has with him.the fol- ?• lowing, officers':—Chief, Mr.. J. . H. Squires: second, Mr. S. .T;. Pluniyouare; third, Mr. .K. C, Paris; fourth,' Mr. W. T.'"Joint. Dr. ,J. Bryne is ship's surgeon, ■ and Mr. F. W. Harris is steward in charge.' - >, ' •- Tho Rimutaka has on board' 81G7 tons of >' cargo for New Zealaud, 5172 tons being for dis- ; charge at Wellington. It is expected that; the. vessel will »leave ,for 'Lyttelton on Monday to complete.'discharge.- .' Passengers who arrived by the Rimutaka aro . as follow:—First" Saloon: For Wellington—. Miss Morrison, Messrs. Berry,, Cunningham, ' ' For Lyttelton—Misses Gossett," Lan-,'-•jroh. Mesdamos Hall, Starky, Mr. Starky.- For' ,:' Auckland—Miss Craig,' Mesdames-Benecke, Rob- ■ ' orison, Messrs. Benecke, Craig,. E. and R. Rob- : orison.' Second.saloon—For Wellington:, Misses • . A. and D. Halfacre, Goodchild, Mesdames Fletcher, Halfacro, M'Naughton. Tctley, Messrs. Edwards, Gee, 'Halfaere, ; M'Naughton, Radcliffe, Tetloy, Woodward. Wallace. Allward, ' Aitken, Bates. Bnrgoss, Clark,. Chadwick, Mastors J.-nnd R. Fletcher, A. and 'R. Halfacro, : Totloy (2), Rev. Piatt. For. Lyttelton—Mr., 1 Mrs.; and Master Monroo. For Auckland—Mr. Green. For Port Chalmers—Miss Quinn. There .-. wore 223 'third-class passengers for all ports.

Advice has' been .received that the ketch , Lizzie Taylor left Timaru yesterday for Weilinglon. . It is reported that the' barque Don, 1070 tons, has been chartered to load a general cargo at London for Nelson. To-day tho Union'Company's'steamer Flora loaves Dunedin for Wellington,-via Lyttelton,. and is duo here on Tuesday, sailing tho samo ' day for Nelson and West Coast; .At 2 a.mi yesterday the Mapourika left . Westport for Greymoutli, tWiere she arrived at "• 8 a.m. She was fixed to sail on the return jouruoy .at 9 o'clock last night. , To-day tlie' Union Company's steamer Wanaka is expected'to arrive ill-Auckland from the South. She is fixed to leave Auckland on , .Tuesdav night'for Limestone. Island to load .for, Wellington. The Poherua- was oxpeeted to .leave Greymouth last night for Wellington, and the ' Pukaki loaves there-to-morrow-on a similar errand. The Kuniata on completing discharge at .Wellington- returns, to^, Westport.- , • The • refusal, of- James-: Gairiesford, special - watchman on hoard tho British steamer Suverie, Captain William Sliotten. loading lumber' at Tacoma for Manila, to allow the Chinese crew of 72 ;nien to. go ashore recently, so'mad- •. ■dened them that they attacked him-with hatchets, marlin spikes, hatch bars, and other weapons, breaking his. ribs and-otherwise injuring him (reports 'the "Melbourne "). But for tho timely' arrival of: the ship's first mate and others of the crew, the,, Chinese would have succeeded in lynching with a rope, whioli they, attempted to put around' his. neck. . The aged watchman fmHifc tlicm with-his revolver, and shot: one of his assailants in the wrist, inflicting only a flesh wonnd. Captain Shot-ten won world-wide famo for himself at the early nee of 17. when ns an apprpntice ho had to liavigato the shin TrnfalVnr much of tho passage to Melbourne from - ■ Batnvia after, tho mnster and ■' mate* ■ were stricken .down with fnver and died. For fhis i font he wns presented wiHi a Fold ..weteli •'nd chain by the Victorian Government. Ho has been in "the. Suveric since she wos new. ■