SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 281, 20 August 1908, Page 10

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. AUGUST. Day. lir. m. First quarter 5 9.10 p.m. Full moon ... — 12 i 29 p.m. Last quarter -. 10 5.55 a.m. N6w moon ■ „. „ 27 10.20 a.m. HIGH WATER. To-day, 11.12 a.m.; 11.42 p.m. To-morrow, noon; 0.3 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.35 a.m. i sets, 5.11 p.m. ARRIVALS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10. TAKAPUNA, s.s. (2.55 a.m.), 103S tons, Evans, from Onehunga and New Plymouth. Passengers: Saloon—Hisses Brown, . Rhodes, Messrs. Perry, Turner, Courtnay; 6 steerage. OPAWA, s.s. (5.25 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenheim. WAIPORI, s.s.- (5.25 a.m.), 1019 tons, Tate; from Timaru. MAORI, s.s. (6.50 a.m.), 3399 tons, Hunter, from Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Bowbn, Cottrell, Peterson, Pritchard, Birch, Stieller, Matheson, Taylor, Stafford, M'Carthy, Maher, King, Doubleday, M'Farlnne, Hoakmison, -Mesdames Cottrell, Allan and child, Parker, Tipler, Ellis, Julian, Cody, Cusaclc, Bradley,, Webster, Hay ward and child, Gibbons, Coltliart, Cook, Thompson, .Creely, Notman, Dickson, Pratt, Captain Stewart, Colonel Bauchop, Hon. Paul.'M.'L.C., Colonel Hume, Hon. Bowen, M.L.C.,. Hon. Barr, M.L.C., Messrs, Flatman, Paiata, • Allan, Witty, Sidey, Davy, M.P.'s, Chisliojtn, Morton. M'Kenzio, Cottrell, Hannah, Blair, .Quinn, Mullins, Thompson, Paterson, Maepherson,.- Kane,, Long, M'Guinness, Beetham, O'NeiO, Morgan, Howes, Montefiore,;. Christie, Sykes, Dimant, Murray, Tipler, Nelson, Meek, Thompson, Baron, Langford, Tate, Coffey, Bonnor, Munro, Bowling, M Kay, Cameron, Julian, Sutherland, M'Miken, Thomas, Mullin, Mackenzie, O'Neill, Faulkner, Thomas, Mullin, Grigg, Brndney, Hilmer,' Thompson, Quartermain, Bradley (2), Pearce, Uren : , Paton, Stevenson, Cambridge, Briggs, Dyechuin, White, Dickson (2), M'Cartney, Hay, Cable, Gibbons, Macfarlane, Coltliart, Gallagher, Rutherford, Cook, Talbot, Saunders, Proscott, Lowrie, Pratt, Waldren, Blennerliassett, Masters' Williamson; Dillner," Strachan; 95 steerage. . , SIANAROA, s.s. (9.45 a.m.), 122 tons, Allman, from Motueka and Sounds. WARRIMOO, s.s.: (11.30 a.m. in Stream)," 3529 tons, M'Beath, froms.Sydney. Passengers: Saloon—Misses R.. Gibbs, O'Brien,' M'Neill, Mesdames; Barker, J.E.' Congrur, K. Palmer-Jones, MJClyntock and. son, : Lyndon, Dr. K. Welch; Father Lee, Messrs; Barker, D. Maofarlane; Braid, J. Dnthie, J. M. Morris, S. Hobson, E. Ansell, M'Konzie, A. A. Russell, N. Flint, A. M'Arthur, Lyndon, J. B. Clarkson, J. E. Congreve, H. Palmer-Jones, C. C. Hopkins, W. 1 Mason, < Bayley,. N. Wright, ,P. Logan, A. Cromie,' and 72 steerage. ' KAMONA, s.s. (5;30 p.m.), 1425 tons, Lindsay,' from Westport. < WAKATU, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 157' tons, Wills, from KaikouTa. , r

DEPARTURES. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19.

PUKAICI, s.s. (1 a.m.), 1141 tons, Harris, for Greymouth. '

PATEENA, s.s. (12.45 p.m.), 1212 tons, Stewart,' for Picton and Nelson. , Passengers—Saloon: For Picton—Nurse Scott, Misses'Gerard, Seymour, Corbett, '- Mesdaines. M'Kenzie, Seymour, ' Sowman, Messrs.. Sowman, Sandilands, Powell, Jaskin, Stratford, Speak, .Thompson,' Trapp, Fleming, Haines, MacFnrlane, Dwyer, Parson's, Hannah, M'Kay, Paterson, Connor., ..For. Nelson—Misses Eobin, Scaly; Reid, Piper,; ■ Jovdon, Piper, Clark, Mesdames Brittain. and 'child,, Benson. Quinn, Piper, Colonel Robin,; Messrs. Piper, Manoy, Hunter, Fell, Hill; Mordin; Tasker, Milne, Menzies, Phillips, Ryder;' WAIPORI, s.s. (12.35 p.m.), 1019 tons, Tatei for Greymouth. POHERUA, s.s. (3.35 p.m)., 1175 tons, Robertson, for Greymouth. ■. KOTUKU, s.s. (3.40 p.m;), 1051 tons, Harris,, for Westport. .. ' MANAROA,' s.s. (5 p.m.), 122 tons, 1 Hart, for; Havelock..■ • 1 ? ' •'

TAKAPUNA, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), 103G tons, Evans,, for New Plymouth and Onehunga. Passed-'; gers—Saloon: For Onehunga-.—Mrs. Muuro arid' 2 children. ■

• MAORI, s.s. (8.15 p.m.), >3399 tons, Hunter, for: Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Cart-, wright (?,), Cocks, Alcorn, Pearson, Chrystall; M'Carthy, Mesdames Brown, Anderson, Bridge and infant, M'Lauchlin, :Moorelicad, Burns,. Chrystall, Buxton, Forbes, Messrs. Brown, Spite, Keegan, Scott, MDonald, Horley, Jacobs, Hannah, Duncan, James, Nicholson, Marshall, Cross, Taylor, Stewart, Croft, College, Beattie, Johnston, Emerson, Gibbons, Clarkson, Young, Greene, Buxton, Forbes (3), M'Farlane, Cuddie, Isaacs, Hopkins, Bayfield, Greeii (2), Masters Anderson, lane, Grigg, Russell, Nicholls, MDonald. -

STOEMBTRD, s.s. (10 p.m.), 217 tons, M'lntyre, for Wanganui'

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Arahura, West Coast, Nelson, snd Pic ton, August, 20. . ■ . v Blonlieim, Blenheim, August 20. . Kennedy, Nelson, Augnst 20. Mararoa,' Lyttelton; August 20. ' Pateena, Nelson and Picton, August 20. Waverley, Nelson and Motueka, August 20. Corinna, Southern ports, August 20. Hauroto, Suva, via Auckland, August 20. Victoria, Lyttelton, Dunedin. August 20. Moana, Sydney, via Auckland, August 21, Moeraki, Dunedin, Lyttelton, August 21. Eotoiii, Onehunga, New Plymouth, August 21. Alexander, Greymouth, August 21. ICahu, Napier, August 21. Maori, Lyttelton, August '21. Talune, Molbourne, via South, August 21. Stormbird, AVanganui, August 21. Manaroa, Pelorus Sounds, Augnst 22. Mapourika, West Coast,' Nelson, August 22, Mouowai, Dunedin and Lyttelton, August 23. Koonya, Southern ports, August 25. AYaikaro, Northern ports, August 25. i'akapuna, Onehunga, Now Plymouth, August 26. ■ Ulimaroa, Sydney, August 26. Wimmera, Sydney, via Auckland, August, 28. Mahenoi Melbourne, via South, August 20.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. . Aorere, Patea, August 20. ' „ ■■ Queen of the South, ■ Fox.ton, August 20. ■ Manh, Patea, August 20. Huia, AVanganui, August 20. . Kennedy, West Coast, August 20. ' Blenheim, Blenheim, August 2G. ' Indradevi, Gisborne, August'2o. Waverley, Nelson and Motueka, August 20. ' Mararoa, Lyttelton, Augnst 20. . Waihi, Blenheim, August 20; . Opawa, Blenheim, August 20. : AVakatu, Kaikoura, August 20.. . Victoria, Sydney, via Auckland, August 20. Warrinioo, Melbourne, via South* August 20. Kotuku,' AVest Coast, August 20."■ ; Maori, Lyttelton,'August 'A. Penguin, Pieton', Nelson, August 21. 1 Stormbird, Wanganui, 1 August 21. Moann, Lyttelton and Dunedin, August 21. Moeraki, Sydney, August 21. ■ Corinna, Nelson and Now Plymouth, Augusl 21.

. Kaliu, Napier, August' 22. Araliura,' Picton, N claon, and West Coast, 'August 22. Rotoiti, Nelson, New Plymouth, and Onehunga, August' 23. Monowai, Napier, Gisbome, and Auckland, August 24. Mariaroa, Motueka, August 21. Koonyo, Nelson and West Coast/ August -25. Waikare. Lyttelton and Dunedin, August 25. Mapourika, Nelson and West Coast, August 25. Takapuna, Now Plymouth, August 2G. Ulimaroa, via South, August 27. Wimtuera, Lyttelton, Dunedin, August 28. ■ Maheno, Sydney direct, August 28.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. MOANA, s.s., loft Sydney August 12, for Wellington, via Auckland, Gisbome, and' Napier. Due Wellington August 21. Leaves same day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. ■ TALUNE, s.s., left Melbourne August 12 for Dunedin, via Hobart, Bluff. Tranships to Moeraki, which is due hero on August 21, and leaves for Sydnoy direct tho samo day. Due Sydney, August 25. WIMMERA, s.s., left Sydney,. August : 19, for Wellington, via Auckland, Gisboriie, and Napior. Due Wellington August 28, and leaves samo day far Lyttolton and Dunedin. MAHENO, s.s., left Melbourne, August. 19, for Wellington, via Hobart and Southern ports. Due Wellington August 28. Leaves same day for Sydney direct. Duo. Sydney September- ;1.. • WARRIMOO, s.s., loft Sydney August 15. for Wellington direct. Arrived Wellington August 19. Leaves August 20, for Melbourne, via Southern''ports, and Hobart. Duo Alelbourno August-

ULTMAROA, s.s., leaves Sydney August 22 for Wellington direct. Duo Wellington August 2G. Leaves August 27 for Melbourne, via Southern ports and Ilobart. Duo Melbourne September 5. VICTORIA, s.s., left liuncdin August 18 for Sydney, via Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. Arrives and loaves Wellington August 20. Duo Sydney August 28. , MOKOIA, s.s., leaves Sydney August 2G for Auckland, whero she tranships to the Taluno, which arrives and leaves Wellington for Lyttelton and Dunedin, September i. MAITAI, s.s., leave's Melbourne August 28 for Wellington, via Southern ports and Ilobart. Arrives and leaves Wellington for Sydney direct, September 4. OVERSEA SHIPPING. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. From London. : MARERE (due Wellington about August 25), sailed on June 18, via Australia, Auckland, and Napior. (Tyser Line, agents.) TONGARIRO (duo Wellington about August 26), sailed on July 9, Plymouth-July 11, via Capetown and Hobart. (New Zealand Shipping Co.,' agents.) , lONIC (due Wellington about September 8), sailed on .Tuly 23, Plymouth July 25, via Capetown and Hobart. . (Shaw, Savill, agents.) WHAICARUA (due Wellington about September. 10), sailed on July 15, via Australia. Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.) TURAICINA (due Wellington about September 24), sailed on August 7, Plymouth August 9, via Capetown and Hobart. (New Zealand Shipping Company, agents.) lilA ORA (due Wellington about October 5), sailed on August 10, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill, agents.) From Manchester. OSWESTRY GRANGE (due Wellington about September 4). Sailed on June 30, via AusIniliu anil Auckland. (I\U.S. Line, ngonts.) From Liverpool. CEVIC (duo Wellington about September 1), sailed on June 20, via Australia ana Auckland. (Shaw, Savill, agents.) HAWKE'S BAY (due Wellington about September 11), sailed on • July 11, via Auckland (Tyser Lino, agents.) RIPPINGHAM GRANGE (due Wellington' about September 26), sailed on July 25, via Auckland. (F.H.S. Line, agents.) From Now York. JEANARA (due Wellington about August 27), sailed on June 26, via Australia and Auckland, (A. and A. Line, agents.) • IN VERT AY (duo Wellington about September 30), sailed on Juno 26, via Australia and Auckland. (U.S. and A. Lino, agents.) BRIEZ HUEL (dun Wellington about September 18), sailed on July 1, via Australia and Auckland. (U.S. and A. Line, agents.) INDIiALEMA (due Wellington about September, 8), sailed on July' 4, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents.) s CLAN MATHESON (due Wellington about October 20), sailed on July 25,' via Australia and Auckland. (A. and A. Line, agents.) ENGLISH " MONARCH (due Wellington about October 23), sailed on August 12, via Auckland. \

KAZEMBE (due Wellington about October 28), sailed on August 13, via Australia * and Auckland. (A. and A. Line, agents.)

From Calcutta. ITATTRA (duo Wellington about August 29), sailed on .Ttily 2fi. (Union S.S. Co., agents.) APARIMA (due Wellington about September 9), sailed on July 31, via Auckland. (Union S.S. Co., agents.) SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED. ' MARJORY GLEN, barque, left. Liverpool May 10, for Wellington. (Levin and Co., agents.) • . . CARACCIOLO, ship, left Marseilles, .Tune 27, for Wellington. (Briscoe and Co., agents.) GLADYS, .barque,. left Liverpool August 8, for Wellington. (Johnston and Co., agents.) HELEN DENNY, barque, left Newcastle August 12,, for Wellington. (S. Brown, Ltd., agents.) BY TELEGRAPH. i siuLf. ,I,'HVIO .KfliU t .'ijiU I 'OVERSEA.LONDON. August 18. Sailed.—Niwaru, for Wellington;- ; . • CLARENCE RIVER. 'August 19. Sailed.-Rio, for New Zealand. . NEWCASTLE.' August 19. Arrived.'—Delpmc, from Dunedin. ■' : SUVA. . . . Arrived.—South Australian, from Sydney: Sailed.—Suva, for Sydney. . • ' * COASTAL, . WEDNESDAY, AUGUST : 19.' ; CAPE MARIA.; Mokoia, from, east, passed west at 5.15 .p.m; ye'sterday. A barque, from west, passed east at 8.30 this morning. KAPIfiEA. • Arrived.—Waratah, schooner, from Dunedin. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Koromiko, s.s., from Newcastle. ' Sailed.—H.M.S. Pioneers for Sydney. ' ' ONEHUNGA. ' Arrived.'—Eotoiti (10.15 a.m.), from New Plymouth. Sailed.—Rotoiti, s.s., (3.50 p.m.), for New Plymouth. Passengers—Misses Grant, Avery, Grant, Ettrell, Oram, Stephenson, Ogilvie, Cathro, Thomas, London, Collins, Gilmour, Mesdamea Parkinson, Eraser, child, and infant, Cathro and infant, Marcole, Prowse, Butler and 2 children, Rearey, Moller and infant, Stoddart, Buttress and 3 children, M'Gregor, Tressider,' Buchanan, Allen, Breen, M'Kenzie, Coiilfiell, Messrs.. Glynn, Fieldes, Allen,, Girling, Harri-' son, Breen, Walsh, Paterson, Parkinson, Willis, Kenney,'Allan, Rossiter, Dodd, Wedderspoon, Coupe, Lovell, Parkinson, Kepstick, M'Farlane, Dick, M'Cormick (2), Gray, Henderson, Goff, Kinsey, Weill, Brown, Armitage, Watson, Sommerhayes, M'Gaw, Foreman, Pickford, Kline, Frost,. Moller, Coulsell, Miles, Young, Fraser, Master Cathro. , Sailed.—Amokura, Government training shjp, for Wellington. , _ Sailed.—Atua, 6.5., for the Islands. Sailed.—Moana, s.s.; .for the South. Passengers—24o excursionists.

NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Rarawa. (4 a.m.), from Onehunga. .< Sailed.—Rarawa (9 p.m.), for Onehunga. - WANGANUI. . Sailed.—Huia (2.lff p.m.), Putiki (2.25 p.m.), for Wellington. EAST CAPE. Hauroto passed south 2.10 p.m; BLENHEIM. Arrived.—Blenheim (1 a.m.), from Wellington. ' , PICTON. Arrived.—Pateena (4.40 p.m.), from Welling'"sailed—Pateena (6.50 p.m.),- for Nelson. NELSON. Arrived.— Mapourika - (6.30 a.m.), and Waverl&v t'7.23 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.— Waverley (9.15 a.m;), for Wellington, ™To sail—Kennedy (8 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.— Morning.Liglit, schooner, from WaiMouowai (7.15 a.m.), and Mararoa (7.55 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived.—Mamari (8.20 a.m.), from WcllingSailed.—Pifeshire (midnight Tuesday), for WnilaTa. Sailed—Glimt (3.40 p.m.), for Bunbury. Sailed.—Corinna (4.40 p.m.), for Wellington. Sailed.—Mararoa (G. 20 p.m.;, for Wellington. Passengers—Miss Meadows, Mcsdames Marnier, Dell, Gordon, Goss, Fraser, and Fitzpatrick, Rev. H. Bull, Hon. J. Anstey, Rev. J. O'Brien, Capt. Kirk, Messrs. Bell, Mander, Milne, Nixon, James D. Reid, M.P., C., J. Cooper, J. A. Hanan, M.P., D. Bnddo, M.P., De fieere, Best. Whittaker, Scott,M'Hale, Charlton, Fitzpatrick (2), Battwall. Borstock,' Acourt, M'Suley, C. W. Tanner, Gcss, and Fraser, and 13 6teerage. • Sailed.—Monowai (2.45 p.m.), for Dunedin.. Passengers—Messrs. Shaw, Underdown. Sailed—TCini, for Greymouth. DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Norfolk, from Northern ports. Arrived.—Rimutaka, from Bluff. . Railed.-—Storm, for Lyttelton arid Wanganui, Sailed.—Victoria, for Sydney, via Auckland. . Sailed.—Taluofr, £ot .Wellington

Sailed.—Moorakif for Sydney, via Wellington ; Passengers: For Wellington—Miss \ Swanger and infant. For Sydney—Misses Say. well (2), Menlove, Mrs. Cayzer and infant, Mr. A. Ewing, Rev. Scorgie, and 30 steerage. PORT CHALMERS! i Arrived.—Norfolk: (8.25 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Arrived.—Rimutaka (9 a.m.), from the Bluff. Victoria returned to port at 8 a.m. BLUFF. Sailed.—Wanaka, for Oamaru. THE GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. . The Government'steamer Tutanfckai was el- '■ pected to leave Auckland yosterdny for Wei- . lington, and is due here on Friday. - THE AMOKURA. • Yesterday the Government Training' Ship Amokura was expected to leave Auckland for , • Wellington. The vessel will practice in the Hauraki Gulf and afterwards come on to Wellington, whore she is expected to arrive next Tuesday. The Amokura. had the distinction of • firing the first salute to welcome tho : American " Fleet to the Dominion. VICTORIA DELAYED. The Huddart-Parker liner Victoria, which, left Dunedin on. Tuesday evening, returned to Port Chalmers early "yesterday morning," owing to a slight accident to her machinery., Tha vessel left Port Chalmers again at 3-o'clock yesterday afternoon, and is due here on Friday morning. She.is timed to sail for East Coast ports and Sydney at 2 p.m. on that day, and it is expected that she wilt work both Napier and Gisborne on Saturday, thus enabling her. to take up her. time-table. ~ ARRIVAL OF THE WARRIMOO. . . Shortly after eleven yesterday morning, tha Union' Company's steamer Warrimoo arrived from Sydney direct Pratique was granted, and tho vessel berthed at the Queen's Wharf. . The voyage across the Tasraan Sea, which occupied' 3 days 17 hours,'was accompanied with fino i weather. . ... The Warrimoo is advertised to leave Wellington at 4 p.m.. to-day for southern ports; ! Hobart, and Melbourne. • WARNING TO STOWAWAYS. ; Henry M'Cawell, 22, a clerk, was presented . 1 at the Water Police Court, Sydney, last week, to answer a charge of travelling by the steamer Moana, from Auckland, New Zealand, ; to Sydney, without paying his faro of £i, when demanded, and with intent to evado payment.- It was stated that accused was discovered:. on board when the vessel was. a. day out at sea, without a ticket or money; He informed tho 1 purser that he. had been seeing a friend off at Auckland, and fallen under the influence of drink while on the ship. Accused pleaded , guilty, and was fined .£5, with the alternative of one month's imprisonment. A NOVEL CRAFT.' ; • A'good deal'of interest was manifested along; the waterside at Sydney last week in tha manoeuvres of a strange-looking craft, built upon linos hitherto unknown, in Maine architecture, and called by M. De Sers, her de- • signer and owner,-' a "water' velocipede," saye the "Herald." The craft was making a trial trip preparatory to an application .being mado to the. authorities for a passenger certificate, and she cruised around,from.Rushcutter Bay to Farm Cove. ' The structure floatß on two ■- cylinders 34ft in length, and. no fewer than ' nine bulkheads are provided. The King Ed- ' ward VII,. as she is called,'is fitted with an oil engine, but can be propelled by means of treadles connected With the paddle wheeL ' ' Briefly described, this remarkable craft- is a huge floating bicycle, covered with an awning.

THE MISSING- SCHOONER SATAUA.. According to the "Sydney Morning Heraldi" the steamer South Australian, oil her return to Levuka, Fiji, from Wallis'and-Rotuma, re?orted that. on arrival at- Matautu, .Wallissla'ud, a 6mall schooner was observed lying at anchor. The Resident informed the captain that the vessel, had arrived at Wallis -somel short time before with four Wallis Islanders on board as crew. Their statement to the Resi-' dent was that the vessel, named .the Sataua, had parted her cable at'Apia,'Samoa, and had been blown out to sea. As they were unable to "beat back to Samoa'they came on with the wind in the hope of picking up Wallis Island,, which they'did. The Resident was somewhat doubtful of their story, the crew being Wallis Islanderß/iiandohp.ihadijiU jtW.sails and. ropes takeiin,o,'utiof o the;'schflonerj„and r she was then: taken in cliarge. The Resident has written to the Governor of. Samoa full particulars, and will hold the vessel' 'pending advices from Samoa. ' ' " "

TRIAL TRIP OP THE ASTRAL. • The steamer Astral was taken on her trial trip at Sydney last week, and proved herself capable of doing over 9J knots per hour. The. Astral is a'scow-lrailt vessel, constructed specially by Messrs. Miles Bros., of Forster, fortho timber trade. She will carry about 50,000 ft. of hardwood on a draught of 6ft.' The machinery, which was-made by' Messrs. Aitchisonv' Blair, and Co M Ltd., of Clydebank Works, Glasgow, and installed by Messrs. Begg and Greig, of Erskine Street, consists r of two sets_ of compound surface condensing engines, with, cylinders 9in. and lSih. in diameter, and a. strokb of 12in. There are a separate circulating, pump and condenser, and one single-ended boiler, measuring 9ft. 3in.' x 9ft. 3in.y tested for : -a working pressure of 1301b. ■ ■ '

On arrival at Dunedin, from Westjiort, thj Union Company's Eteamer Kaituna will with, draw for 6urvey.

Captain Dougles, late v of the Union Com? pany 6 steamer ICaritane, arrived from Sydney by the Warrimoo yesterday.

On Tuesday the barquentine Renfield-left Dunedin for Newcastle, where she is to load for a port not yet disclosed.

Yesterday's report from Greymouth was ta the effect that the sea on the bar was decreasing, and that the Arahura was time to leave at 2 p.m.

By the Warrimoo yesterday ten Chinese passengers arrived. They were all newcomers,and of the ten five at least were under 6eventeea years of age. ■ It is expected': that the Waitemata, on completing discharge at Auckland,-will go into dock there before proceeding to Newcastle to load for Wellington and Southern ports. ■ Yesterday' the Huddart-Parker ' .Company's steamer Wimmera was fixed to leave Sydney for Wellington, via Auckland and 'East Coast ports. The vessel■ is■ due-liere on.Friday week.

A shortage of railway trucks wa£ responsible for the Kotuku's long stay in port. Her cargo of coal- occupied three days for discharge, aa no rolling stock was available for its reception.

Yesterday the Moeraki resumed running the intercolonial service, and left Dunedm for Sydney, via Lyttelton and Wellington. She arrives and leaves Wellington to-morrow, and u duo in Sydney nest Tuesday. ;

The Union Company's' tiirbine steamer Maheno was expected to leave Melbourne yesterday for Wellington, via Hobart and Southern ports. ' Sh'o is due on Friday, August 28, and leaves for Sydney direct the sarno day.

The New- Zealand. Shipping Company s steamer Bimutaka, now loading in the boutk, is expected to arrive at Lyttelton on burn, day next.: After a couple of days in port.there,' the vessel will comeito Wellington to oomplets her loading, and will sail finally, from this port on August 27. , . • ■ Work in connection with' the Federal trawler, being built at Fitzroy dock, Sydney, is in such a fonvard state that it is proposed to launch the vessel during the stay of the United States Fleet in: Sydney,harbour (says, the Sydney Morning Herald"). Invitations will be issued to a large number of the visitors' to attend the' cercmony, and it is prebable that thfl christening will be performed by Mrs. Chap, man, wife of the Minister for Trade and Customs'. The name to be bestowed upon tha trawler has not yet been selected. .