SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 397, 5 January 1909, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

PEASES OF THE MOON. JANUAEY. Day Hr m Full moon . 7 143 a m Last quarter 15 5 41 ara New moon 22 11 42 a m First quarter 29 2 37 a.m HIGH WATER To-day, 3.2 a.m.; 3.36 p.m To morrow, 3 53 a m , 4 29 p ro SUN Sun rises to-day, 4.23 a.m.'; sets,' 7.27 p.m. ARRIVALS. HONDA IT, .JANUARY 4. PATEENV, ss (12 50 am), 1212 tons, Stewart, from Nelson. WAVERLLT, s s (3 10 a m), 157 tons, Wild■,man, from Nelson. EXjRU, ss (3 25 am), 65 tons, Nelson, frc Ei<,t Coast DALDORCH, s.e. (6.15 a.m.). 4662 tons, Pearson, from New York and Melbourne, Syuu.. and Auckland. NGAHERB, es (8 25 pm in stream), 1090 tons, Christian, from Newcastle. ARAPAWA, s s (8 55 am , in the stream), Dixon, from Glasgow, via Teneriffe, Capetown, Durban, and Albany. DEPARTURES. MONDAY, JANUARY 4 NOR 4. NIVEN, ss, 56 tons, Brown, i trawling cruise PATEENA, ss (12 50 pm), 1212 tons, Stewart, for Picton and Nelson MANAROA, be (3 40 pm), 122 tons, Hart, for Motueka WAIFARE, ss (4 35 pm), 3071 tons, Berncch, for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland

' EOSAMOND>.s.s. : (4.SS ; p.m:V72I. t6ns;-:Edwin, fpr Greymputh.'..- - -'■''■■.. ■': ■.■■ ' ■.•.::' ; TAPAPUNA, 5.6. (5.10 p.m.), .1036. tons, CraW-ford,-for-Newi Plymouth:'and Onehunga.v. ■:'■: . STORMBIED, g.s. (5.45 p.m.), 217 tons.-M/in-.tyre,::for'.Wanganui. -■;■■■•■ ■ ._: ■■■■'.;.••:.• ;: . (6.ls'p.tn.)i-157 tons, Wildman 1 , .-..for' Nelsori.-and Wesf.Coaistl-' •:■"■■ ' ■!;■ ■; KAHU,;s:s. (6.2Ji'p'mi), 182 tons, Carlson,' fpr -East-Coast'. , ' ''■"■'" ■" ■ .. .-. .. '.-.■ PPAWA, S.S. (8 p.m.), 110 tons, Eokford, for Blenheim. ■. ■' ' ' . ; ■ .■■■ . . \ ' HIMITANGI," s.s. (8.10 p.m.), 343. tons, Manley, for : West'Cotot.-.-'i ,-. : . ■:.■-■ ■' '■•. ''■ MAOftl, "s.s. : ; (8.15 ■p.m.),.; 3399 tons, Hunter, for.'Lytteltbn. ..*;■■■,:■".. .', ~:,.,' '. ■:.; . EUEU';,'s!s'.'{(l6.iS:p.m.);.-65.:tons; Nelson,-for Eas't:'Cpast; ; v ; ,' ; .:' ;:':'. :^;.>-;'..'-^;,''. :V .':■.':'". .'' ):.}■■ "■ :' ; : s.s;- Watsbri,: for.'Blenheim.v ■; , U'/; , --.i. , .-:-- : ' , ];.! , ."-;.';'.i-/.v. '> t/' ;•':.; '"■■'-^ : -' '■'Ex^dcjio^miyAi^i^r-: Kiripaka,;.Patea, -January 5.; >':, : : ' ; : v.-..-.' :; .■^Kapitij'Paitea,.'January 5.-; • -..' .: ■-, :',:,• '■''■ •'■'-. ; Pukiki,. souther'n pbrts'.-January/S;' -.'. .'■'"'.. Mararoa,, Lyttelton, 'Janjiary. 5. "\' '...,.-..: ■.: ~ '~., Wairau, Nelson,- January .5.'. •'.. ■''■'".:'. ' '"!'■. ' Mo'npwai, Auckland, Gisbprrie',' Napier, J.anu'ary. 5.--. -.'/:.'.- :■' :': ■■'■;■■"■ ; --.' '■. -:: : •■' ■.••• : Kamona,..Westpo.rt; : January;..6. : ':: Kennedy, Wanganui, January, 6.". ■": '■■ .' ; - ! --' ; ' ; Aorere,-.Pateaj January: 6. ; /,,..; : .'; .' ! ■ ■. ' •' Qiieen of- the Southi FoXton,' January 6. ' '■■ Huia; , WangahUi; ;January: 6. ; ." . . .. ... : Stprmbird,. Wanganui, January 6. ■ ••.■'■ ' Biiru,;'EastiCoast, January. 6.. ■'~,■ ■', Jfahu.-East Coast,- January.6. . "r-: v'.'' .•■' : > ■'. Manarpa,, Motueka,.Janijary..6:' * : . ■'■••' ■'■ ■ : 'Blenheim, 'Blenheim,, January 6.. ..: \ '. v: i..: Opawa,.Napier,!.Januafy..6..-. ■; '■';■■ .■■'<. ...■■'■■'' :: southern. .ports, .'January''. 6. ■'.-- ,; . Rptoiti, ' Pnehunga, "• New ' Plyniputh, Jannary'B/....::•..'::. •'.-.•■.-■..■ ;^v : v... ; . : ,v;:' ; ■;- !,.;, ,',.Nav.ua, Fiji;.viaT Auckland,.^January..,6. y ': : '•WakatUj,-Kaikoura,;Januafy,6.V. : ■ - ,'...v; : ; : : 'Arahura,-West Coast,""Nelson;,'and Picton, January 6. ■''.":'■,: ,^ : .." v 'Maori,■Lyttelton,"January 6. "'.' : . ■ ■ Marania;, Sydney, '.January 6,: . . ■•'. • ~' 'Victoria, Duneqin,; Lyttelton, January; 7.- 1 . Arahura,. southern ports, January' 7.. .;A,rawa, ■; Lyttelton, .'Jahnary 8. ..'■"..- ' , '';■ ; Moeraki, Melbourne, Hobart,' Bluff, Dunedin, 'and Lyttelfon,.'January '. B:, '■' ,/ ■:-OV ift:. ■■■ Mokpia,, Sydney, Via Auckland, January 8. Mappurika, West Coast, Nelson, and Picton, January. 9.';'-. '' : .. ■:■ J-; .'■-'■ •■'-." ". Takapuna,. New Plymouth,' January , lo.'. -." . ' PRpjECfEDDEPARTURES.i ' ,:;.'Kapiti, : iPateav T Ja.nuhry''s.. >■•■■■..•.• ;• '.'.'■■'■■ ; :]jana, Patpai January 5. « -.'■ i ■ : ■;*,'■ ■•■:.'Aptea,-.London, • Janiiarv. 5i .: :."••.'•:.' ~-.i-'i: .. :Monbwai,' D'unedih;"via''"Lytteiltpn; January 5. •; Penguin, 'Picton;, January 5.. ,-v ...'-r.' , "■'■■ '■■■■:■ .*>: Rakanpa, : We.stpprt, January 5. . , .: . Wairaii,. Nelson and Motueka, January-.5, ! Mararoa, Lyttejtdn, January-5.'. ... : Mappurika,. Pioton, Nelson, and'West'Coast, January 5.. .:.'-■ '■ '•i ,, - ' "■■ ':Pukaki,■ West.Coast, . .; - .--. ■':• Queen .of .the. South, .Foxtbn, January 6. : Huia,'Wanganui, January 6;v,' ■'■■'• ■■: '."•!■ Aorere,,Patea,..January-.6. •,,:,■ ■ .. . ~ Stprmbird.'.'Wan'g'anuii.Jai.'uary-e; 7 : '"•'" •' 7.1 Kahu,'Bnet'Coasf. Jnniiary 6. . : . ;• .Ruru, East. Coast,. January' 6.'..'. '.'-'•••'•■ .: Blenheim; Bleniiam,. , Jaliu,u'y:. 6. "■'•' Manaroa, Havelock,'January .6.'*. ■: ~ Opawa,: Blenheim, January 6.. ' ; ':' " Kennedy,' Nelson and West Coast, January 6. Pateena, , Picton, Nelson, January' 6. ■• .■■',' ,; Maori,::Lyttelton;! January 6. ••/■■ ■> ■ ■:■ Sydney, ; yia Auckland, January .7. '- .... Wakatu; Kaikoura, Jamiary , .7 t :. •. • ■ :./ ■ i •Plymouth, .-January; 7. ~ '.r 1 Mararaa,'Melbourne, via south, January 7.,. Mararoa," Lyttelton, January 7. .'■.■■■ ) Eotoiti; Picton, Nelson, New Plyjnonth, and Onehunga, January 7. .'■.■':..■":': \ '■. • Mokbia; Lyttelton, vDunedin, January 8. '' i Moeraki;:. Sydney: direct, ..Jahuary-8. . ■''"-'■ . I Arahura, .Pioton, Nelson,-.-West Cpast, Janu-ary-9. .■ ■■■.. i,-v.- \., . :-■•: -'■~ . ..,■ \ : .■.. ; ;,-■ Waikare, Lyttejtoii.-D.unedin, January 11.: , I ' Takapuna; NewPlymputh, January. 11. •: ,'

V INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE, ' , •,„;' MOVEMENTS: OF, STEAMEES: ; . • MOERAKI, s;s., left Melbourne December 29, for Wellington,? via-Hobsrt and southern ports. Due' Wellington January 8. ;,-; 'Leaves same day for Sydney direct. Due 'Sydney' Janu< 'aryMis,-,.-.;;:.,: :;■.'. :.-. ; ■ : : ■:'. MOKOIA, 5.5.,: left Sydney December 30, for Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. Due Wellington January 8. Leaves same aay-for southern: ports. ... -.■■;. , .'..; -M ARAM A, s.s.,' left Sydney January. 2 for Wellington direct. Due Wellington January 6. Leaves January.7 for* via ; southern ports' arid Hobart. //••. -. -[■■'':' •' ','■ ' , ; VICTORIA, ?s.s.,' leaves, Dunedin January, 5 for Sydney, via northern" ports. Arrives -and leaves Wellington January 7. Due Sydney January; 16. . : : MANUKA; s.s.; leaves Sydney January. 13;-for 1 Wellington,-..'via-. Auckland; - Gistorne; ■ and Napier. JDue WellingtourJanuary 22; same day. for Lyttelton and Dunedin... ■ ■ WARRIMOO,.S.S., leavesMelbourne,.for Wellington,, via ilobart-and'sonthern ports. .Due ;Wfillington". January. 22;' .Leaves .•same, , dayifor Sydney ■direct.;: Due .Sydnef/January ; ; 26;,: ■;'. .' ] JliHI^NCi, , s.s:, leaves'. Melbourne : Jamiary ■ 6 for .JVellingtoni.via southern ports ahd-.Hobait. Due.'Wellington Januarj; : ',.lsr,-.--Leavesisamejday for Sydney-; direct,'.. DueV.Sydn'eyrJanuary:'l9/: "tTLIMAROA,. s.s.,- leaves -Sydney.,-January/ 9, : f6r,:\VeUington, direct.'? Due Wellington' January '13.. .- Leaves/.January li-.for's.outhern "poijts,' Hobart, , and■.■Melbburne.:-'-•■''■.■;:v , -- ■ ■ ■ : '■■'-' ' '7■■/; ;'. , OyERSEAySHII?PING. : '' ■■-' '. : : , '■;. tSTEAIIERS'; TO ; : ;,; \' - From London. ■ /; V , :'; .-■ -''■■.-... ' ~ -■;'■■ ■'•:': ;'•. WAKANIJI (due WelUngtop;about'January 6), .sailed on November-7, via Auckland; , ;<NeV Zealand' Shipping Company, agents.)- , TOMOANA (due, Wellington'about January 15), sailed- oh November- 3, via! Australia; Auckland, and .Napier. (Tyser Line; 'agents.)'- -■' ' MAMARI'(due Wellington about: January 24),. sailed on December 2,' via Auckland. .(Shaw, Savill, agents.) ■'''-.-.■-v ■;'■•.;-,■■,:'., ,-/. : -. . '' NEREHANA (due Wellington 'about Fetruary ,16), c sailed on December 2, via Australia, Auckland; -and, Napier. (Tyser.Line, agents.) -. ■.. lONIC .(due Wellington'about January' 26),, sailed on December 10, Plymouth December 12, via,' Capetown and.; Hoba'rtiv-' ,(Shaw, : .Savill,■ agents.)- . . / -.i.. ■.- ■; ,: ■',- ../. . : TURAKINA (due '.Wellington about, February 14),' sailed'.,on December 29, Plymouth Decenlber"3l',/via -Capetown- and''Hobart.: New Zealand Shipping. Company, 'agents.) ; />• ... Fropi .Liverpool.- '■•;•■■:■,. • v •/-. " : . \ .-• ' . ; PAEEHA (diie'Wellingtoi about January 10), sailed/on' November"'2, via/Auckland.'i (Shaw, Savill,'agents;) ; ' '' .' '•/."■:-■■/.:. ;■.-. iCORNWALL (due-Wellington abont January 6), r sailed..on-. November: U.. '.-P.-H.S. Line, agents:)-' / >'~'>■.-!:»■,.■'-"; ?-'. , ' , -,v.',-i ■ .!•: DRAXTONQRIiNGE (leaves Liverpool January .'9, '.for ;New'. Zealand ports).'.. Due "at .Weilini!ton:aboiitmiddlo l df Alaroli, after'oalliufr'at Auckland'and Napiai, (F.E.S. Line, 'ageate.).

• vOTAKI (due Wellington about''January 24), sailed on November 28, via Auckland.. .(Nsw Zealand Shipping Company, agents.).,'■' ' '. FIFESHIRI3 : (due' 'V llingt.on about'"February 12), sailed on D. v ..nber,ll, via Australia and Auckland (F.H;S. Line.'iagents.) tl ;..■... From New York. \ .■-.,.-■ ' -ABERLOUR (due 'UeHfng'tpn about January 30), sailed on November 11, via Sydney and Melbourne. (F.H.S. Line, agents.) ■ ' ■■'•'■ STAR OF AUSTRALIA (due Wellington .' about January 18), ; sailed :on..November :7,: via. Australia and Auckland.: (Tyser Line,.agents.) CAPE BRETON (due Wellington about February 15),' sailed onDecember;3,:'via"Melbpurne, Sy'dney, and Auckland. ' (New .Zealand .Ship-, ping Co., agents.) . ■■,-■.'■ ,■/•■'•„"■••'".' :-;' , SAILING VESSELS LADY WOLSLEY, . barque, "left Liverpool, November 11. (Johnston and .Co.,' agents.f .- CHABLES F. CEOKEB, .left':'Pueefc Sound October 24. ',■'..' .■.;,.. .. '■.'.' '■■'.'. ■ /BY TELEGRAPH. "■';■: ... ""' \ •"■ . "•■■;■';■"'"-■>' /'■;: ■ ■ SYDNEY.':; ■■\/~ r: 'J:'••'■■'■■■■ . ■'■ ", ' -.■'■;"■.■■■-.;■•■•'■/. January' 2/' ■ Arrived.—TJlimaroa.;,; '"_'■> ;.■.,_■ .' C.'-.j;. ;';^'^coastau''--- : '■',' : ,J\i. / - : : \ . ■ .-'■, MONDAY^JANpASY'i. h. 'i '■ -'■ •" ■■' /;-;,. : :,:"-"; AUCKLAND: ■';;;-■' •_ '■'■■•■:•■"'-' "Arrived.—Aparima.(io.3O:Sunday), from .Calcutta, .via; Java. : ,, ... ■._.;.-'.. '. • "Arrived.—Mokbia (1:30 ' ;, a:m.O, from Sydney/ Passengers.:for.. Wellington: Saloon—Mesdames Fp'rdham.'-Bullockj IMessrs. ■Fbrdham.'Bullock; .3'steerage:.- ■■:.::.,; ; ;'':.v,::,,.'^ : ,'\ ■•',:■'■"; "■,'.■'.: 'rArjived.—.Navua(s:-p.mo, : -from : Suva. -■■■''. ). Sailed.—Manukiv, (6r3^.-,p.m;) r -for; •';.-: ; ■■".':■ :•■'- -' • ; -;ONEHU'^GA^. : ';■■■' ■/' ■ Sailed.—Rotoiti>(3.4s,-p. , m.),:'for vNew 'Ply-' ■mouth. ■■■■;.■. Passengers i ■■•Saloon—Misses" "Beattie, .-Newman, :-.-Aber,crombie, ;Davis, ; Brown , , ,; Mes-. 'dames Champion::and'-2 'children,-'Dower.ahd'"2 tfajightera,'. l Messrs. -Gar.dner,', -Mahori;.: Hunt, Seamari.-'Murray;-. Simpson';; , Little;; Sannders,. iLepine, ; . Lewis; > Bierriecki, v-Harrisori,'. Davies, GUlett,: .tHardy,-;. -Thompson,;. George,^Redwood, Banderson,'. and .Captain 'Humphries, i' '-"•-; »'■ *■'■?> V , '.'-. ; ■'■'-NEWJ/PLYirpiTTH;;.; ,, '-. : : %';;,".'-. • Arrived^—Earawa;'(s.3o a.'m'.j, from Pnehunga'. : "AMokiira,prp£eeded'to, sea: for/ Wellington ■.at .11 , a.m.' -\ Sunday'.;^■--."'':*■/ . .-■ ■.' -.".' :, - v.";'V - "!'..l j Sailed,—Earawa(?'p.m.),, for/OneHuiigai ''''' '.' ■-. ' ;;; ;: : ; : FOXTON/t ,; ■■i'r^}::-^'-^ f Arrived.—Qugen of the'South--;(8.15:'. a.m.),. frqmSW ; , ' \- ; ■'■,■. v *>'■:;} ■ '•.'■.'Arrived.—Stariofi'SeV;Zealand (i;4s'.p.m.'.Sunday;..in.^the:.roadstead),''and : Aorere r (5;30 • p.pi. .Sunday),',from.;Wellington..-: ■ ■ ■ '-::■■■-■'-•■ -i /'Arrived;—Huia''(7.ip:a. in.),: from. Wellington.,.. .; : y ; !:' ; ;K;.;;;'/^^^ ' .Sailed.-:Monowai :r (3, p.m.), for> Weilingi^n:^ < '■' :'■ :: . '■:': ■'■'■ '■■' • : ?ICTON:'; •' : : ■: T ;V;,- : ~^ : ;i , ■' 'Arrived.—Pateena , U'M- p.m.); 'from Welling- ;!■';.';.■' ."■•■/.•,.:'., \,--'.V •;••;■;■ '■ ' " >■■'. • i'privedi—Ampkura ■ (6. p.m.),». from" New Ply■mbuth; - ■ j< ";.p : !'■',':'■ ~~.: •:.•'■':■:-. ; : ',i, ■:.'■' .-•"; •','■.■ •■ •;. ■$$M\f±pjiji^&(i6s^) i : ! t6T-Tke]^:■':■■•}?■ . Tp; sail.-^Penguin;,(lo ; pini.),;; for : WeUingtpn.-,.. ■: .:{■■!;: v,.Cvi.'•', : " : .v,NBLSON.'.-'-- : , '(•■ ..-' : .'■" Arrived.-P|nguiii.' (2.sO> Wellingtop.;-',; ■N^.='■■;■;:; ;:<>:;■ v.;i; .'.{■:.',-. ■:■ •;. ■■'Sailed.-rArahura'-'(8.lb :l -' a.m':''.:Sunday)> for Westpprt.-.- I ':.-'/;'.'.;- , -' .vVv-.-'. ; ' ■: ;; ;^'.■■■ ■': 'V'- ! .Sailed:^Pen'gum'(2.3s : p;rn.),/fpr.Pictpn. ;; \ f -\■ ; ';'■'!:' ;{ : ''■'.",. ;j;,; ;;•■; 1 ;.Cl|n"; Sutherland.'parsed east fpr'Wellinkpn, 3.30.:p:m.;.;?.,-;'•; .-.:■ ■";■ ' ;,■:•/ '-.;■ ■. ;■. TJ' T~/X ; WESTPOET.7 , t ■/' '^Z' i ,(10 p:m. ■ Sundav), from. Nelson.','. .J' ; :. : •.-,■/. .■■.■■■„.'. ■'••-■ *;. .'■"■>:)•;. .'.'Amved.—PutikitS.SOa.mO.-.Jrpm. Wellington. .Sailed.—Arahura(s; a.m.), fpr Greympnth.' \.X'/:{";"' '.'.GREYMOUTH.V : '. ■•' ',' ■■■■ V. •: Ar'riyed.—Petone (8.80 a.m.),.and'Eb'tukn : (9. a.,m.), from Wellington. •■"■'. '~ 'i :, -,■';■ ■ Arrived:—Arahura (9.30. a.m.), from\Westport. ■ To (8 p.m.), for' Westpprt. . rV i ;:.;kaikouea. : ■■/■■■■'.■'..;. irrived.-^Wakatt-'(6;2o'-a:Wj),"fromrWelih '. ;-:■ *;- '•■' . ;";;. ';■■■ ' _ :. ■■;.; . -" : ■;;;' ■;;■'.'' ■ i LYTTELTpN. ; ..; ■■ \^-' r - : -:'^ ■ ' (8.35:?,m;)v.;fr0m Auckland;'. : ;;....;i'■-..■'■.-■■i > ' '.':.•,■'"•' ,•'"":. , : vr:'."i ■ - • Arrived.—Wakatui' , froin'.'Eaifcorifi?; 1 '" ; : :Sailed.--Pukaki■.«.«.■•■' (6.iO,p.mJ, for. Wellington, .witn"3so:pasesn'Eerß.- : ;,.■,:;.■:..'•.:;-,•; Jl'-'H ■.'■■^■■■ : ' : ;'4rriv.ed.-Victoria, :from. via': Auckland. "!.•.. ■'•' ,'■' "■ '■'■';■ ■", '.'■:"'■.>■■■': ■■." ' Sailed.—Cprinna, for New Plymouth'aad One- •'• >' ;}■<■■■■:.<, .' ,' ..: ~: w . :'.-.: :r' '. ■.'■■■ ' Sailed.—Eimutaka, ;for Lytteltoi and Wellington-.-. ''.-,: '■"■ : ■ • ■'.■-,■/■•■*;.-■■■..':i : ':".--"'' ; .'.: ; v , - : •'■' '..' Sailed.—Afawa; iOT.'.Timar.u.■';.:. ; ./;\r...^ ; ::.::-^i ; : , :■■:.'": '.'.;. ''-.^■■'BLBFF:-^"y;-''' < : : j'<r 'y.- ; from 'Dunedin;''■■• ■• ■ "I Sailea.7TH;M.S;'Piimeer : Ai.a-' r0a'..'. , ;;'..:..':;;..-''''. '[''"./ ,i.'-.' ': ';■■...'.-^.'•■'.';■-'.';-'• 1 Sa'iledir-Mo'eraki,"f6r'':puneairi. -\*'■'' . '. ; 'tv.-0:.. p.m'-i, ■fpr'Hobarf'an'd ilelbpurne.: •■■..,•..'>.,■/■. ' ~ '•■•' ;.. '' • ' ■: .. ■■■_:.■.■•-■. ■■■; ;.;.■'■ ; : - "'■■' ■■ -"';-. ••■.•■•■•■■■..'; -•'•■'■'•''.' ._ : r. NGAHI3RE,,:FEOM ■ '?' vAt;B.2s. : . : ,p.m.fyeeterday '.theV Blackbail' : Coar CompanyTß.collier 'Ngahere-arrived. : from Newcastle;: and ■ anchored. in : the 'stream; .Pratique will be r g^antedytp-day ) :.ana:the'.vessel-ber.tiji,ed.' j '; ;/KAPITi;-STEIPS/ ' it-is 'reported .that ■ the steamer Eapiti stripp'ed her' prppelle)-, while":entering.Patea last trip.: The damage:is attributed 'to- her: striking' a submerged; object—probably-■ a : snag. '■: ..'. , . ■ : /'' '•'.Advice.received'rby the Karam'ea Steamship Company repbrts that the auxiliary scow Echo is loaded at 'Karam'ea, : but'in consequence of the;heavy sea Tunning on the bar is unable to cross'putwards; z> , .; , •■.;■:.. ; ; ;, .. : ' "'.•"."" - >;;.';;■; ;,,,;,.;.tee : ;ae4wa^.:.'.;:,■'.:■':/ ; It;is the ■ Shaw-SavUl liner Arawa, ..which is at. present Hpmeward loadiDg, will return' to .Wellington on January 8 to : complete.". Four , days later-she-sails finally foriionaon, omitting her 'usual !call at Monte Video 'this":trip." '..• ' ■■".:•. "'■.■■'..•■'■• ". ■ •■ i ; .THe'-AR,AHUEA. : • Kγ.-: ,y;.; ; V;; ::Union. ■ Cpmpapy: advices :..receiyed-v-.report' that'tnß:West'.Goast.trader Arahura arrived'in Westport ;&t 10 p.m.' on'.Sunday,' and at 5 a.m." y.esterday.sailed.'.f.ur Greymoutti,.varriving'there at 9.3o:;a>rij. ■ She was'fised -tp , ' sail- on the return' journey;■ at B.p;clpck. last night..'....... . -,-STEAMER'S : -NASTY. 'E^EiESCE/^'--': Shipping Si^ipary^.'saySi-^Ap.ropos:t"he' ( ;"safe'ty. : .traQks".. wh'iph : :are:. fplloved; between N'e»f l 'Zealahd-' and Capei-Hpr'n- by •■the. vessels' of-'the New: Zealand. Shipping .' :tne ;. Shaw,'.' Savill,-, .and! Albion Opinp.any.'-an'd .tKe AVh'ite: S.tar' Libe,- referehbei niay.be, made: to thpuppleasant experiehces: which i.befet , a-..cargo- stea'nior regularly e'taployed.'in the.fcolbnial trade,--swhilst'.'on',the Hpme,w ; ard. passage from .'New .Zealand to; the United'Kin^dbftl;,•.■This:yessel,.'.which' does' ndt follow the 'roWe;:adhered 'to' by?th'e,;thr'eS cpni-panies-.'mentioned,' makes the', passage: to- Cape florii ! 6n % .a:, track : 'considerably..-, more '• to the southward,'and ■'thus:,is'far more likely,to encounter ice:and heavy.Vweath^r.;. On.her latest' passage;•:whetl;s'he.'was.'abbut.mid-way betiyeWNew, Zealand^afidfCape. Horn;'and nearly 60 south, she broke down. Her intermediate valve was disabled, and. had' to. ba unshipped. From tbat-ipositJQft',tp the-,Falklarids she 'was onljwprking wjtli?twb;cylindersi''-' Thpcompoundiiig of. the engines-in this .manner occupied about 30 Ihours.. V Al.niosfcVammediately-'.'after'. these repairs:'.were made:the vessel/encountered a ; violent)gale.from the northward. Tfie vessel which,was.Hoye-.tp deadlpn-tpUhe sea, -shipped a-sea-pver the , :stern, carrying".away heri'wheel-box-and'gratings. ■ Another heavy-sea, ■ which struck, the ;p'or't':sidf, ; resulted-,- in her shelter and boat'liecks being started; ■ ■' "••■'" : VVhen. the. vessel-got to;the northward of the. Falkland Islands she lay-tofor.l6 hours whilst the valve whiph .had been damaged -'.was'.-'re-placed,.and Working with her!;three .cylinders.-: 1 :" Dania'ges. to the engines werp overhauled.and repaired at acoaliiig ppr.t off -the A'frican'.coast,. but when 'in•'■■the Bay of-Biscay-the intermediate-'valW again carried away, and she finished' her voyage' With- only;two of'her; cylinderl ;ih- working order.,: , ; This vessel .ls-a". single-screw steSmer ;and one wonders what would-be'.her fate if she were;to lose 1 her .propeller: when' away' down to 60 'south on the lonely run'frpnv.Ne'w Zealand tp the H0rn;'........ . '. .■ :>, ..., , :■-.- ;..... .;. -~;

■ ..No',doubt-to .go.aiyay toithe southward ; its thiii steamer does;meanaa shortening of the passage. But'the , saying of a dayj.or , ttyo'inayihe deatlV b.6ngbt if lit results .'in a.;vesselige'ttiflg; badly, disabled.: 'A-definite 'agreement.-asVito -.tracks, batween. all the-, steamship companies -would' in-deod-'ba -a'.boda.'to' ftU"'eoiicetaod.- ' ';•.■■•'■ ■■

V AOTEA, FOR LONDON. : ' ;'• • : The local agents of the Shaw-Savill steamer Aptea advise that the departure of the;, vessel for London ie postponed till to-day. ■ ■ THE SYDNEY BOAT.. At 2 o'clock on Saturday / afternoon the Uuion Company's steamer Marania left Sydney for .Wellington direct, and is due to-morrow morning. She lias on board 143, saloon and. 222 steerage passengers, of whom-80 saloon and 160 [steerage, are booked -for Wellington.' -.. •., ;:' :,/ '.:■.: •; .. THE'.m6rAYSHIB3,' : ,-, ■ ■:.<■[) !''Yesterday-'the F.H.S.Mine steamer Morayshire arrived, at Lytteltbn from. : Auoklanu. Sne :proceeds. to' Dunedin-to complete /discharge, after which she.goes on- the loading.berth, ani; is expected to sail' finally from. Wellington on January 23 for West Coast;. United .Kingdom •ports. . ■"■'.-.' ■; ■ ;'' ■ '■■'■■. ';. ' THE MAORI TO DOCK. The.Union Company advise,thaithe turbine isteamor,Maori is to be docked at'liytteiton next •Saturday, consequence will-be,dispatched-•from here at 5 p.m. on Friday. .To meet the •requirements of,, those ; arriving by 'ttie -trains, the .'departure of": the";llpkoia .'for 'Lyttelton.' next Friday'; has. beenjppstponed:ti.U--.Bp.m. • •"' ■■ 'v j.'".. •■'• .;.■■." .-.v-. ..:■/'. :\ ..'.'.•■ .'■■-■. ■ : ■■ THE ; ~■'.' [ . The ■ following.' exports were taken -by, the ;Tyser Line steamer Star of Englancl, which' left .Wellington, on' Saturday .for-.. Xoudbri: "From Wellington— 393' bales-'wool;-215 hales .'flax,"!3 : bales rags,'Bm..carcasses-lamb;'lo,qDli-legs.mut-. ton,:-1433 ; quarters 7 .beef. ■' From'' Auckland—l 79 bales , .wool, : 162. cases ,■>. kauri , 'gum, , ■ 6": cases 'chloride, Lease: paper', tags.;. From. Wapganni— ■128; bales wool;. 29 bales skins, 228 casks' taliqw, ■casks.-.pe,1b,..10M , quarters crates ewe:legs;: 10 crates wether .legs, '35. crate's ■ shoulders, ;19 grates , loins, 2 ,b,ags.°kid,rieys, 5918 carcasses','lamb,. 2743 ;cafoasses;mut--toni ■ 6 cases merchandise.- , / i ;"From'"Gisborne— 526.bales .From' Napier—2677; tales-.wool, .28,664 carcasses' lamb; , 25- cases ; mutton,' ; 100.cases ox .tongues,.: 5731:.';carcasses;' l muttoli.-.v ■:From : Greymouth— wool; ■■.;.•, ;\. ;l >; t /'..y,^-.. '-■■;. WAIWBEA.: ;. .: • On', board ■ 'the Shaw,-Savi\l '■ steamer..;,\v'aiV.era, iwhich. sailed-..jfor London last ; ;)yeek, .'were:' the following: exports: .From .•Wellington—l66/bales ■.vPool,' 9-bales!skins, 3'bales-leather, :10i7;bales' hemp,' 82 bales tow,. 3000 carcasses lamb,. 11,297 carcasses Jamb, 333 casks tallow,.'f casks.casings. 17; casks lard, .23 -packages 11,439 boxes' , butter, .3900: -.crates, .cheese.-.. From JPatea—29ol boxes,butter, 7177' crates', cheese. tFrom.New■piymouthT-13,069 boxes Gutter,"2sßs .orates cheese.- '. • From: -boxes .biittef,:-516 crates -dheese. :' ;, F : rom ';Pictpn-^-. , 1554;bales',woplj 24 bales;skins,-;26 bales hemp, , . 8' bales-' tow, 66. sacks.,;pea's,: : 3Bo3 carcas'sef. la.mb,' • 1214 carcasses •mutton,' : : 29 : A casks '.tallow.. From- Lyttelton—34s3 .-bales'■ wool,:; 96 tales-skins,- 436 sack's:'-:peas;■'.■ iW.' carcasses lamb; 3436 carcasses mutton,- 223 casks' tallow, 4602 boxes butter,' 603"orates-cheese..: From boxes butter,! 1273 crates cheese. From Bluff—3l26 crates: cheese. .1011 .bales wool, 1' bale' skins, .4985 .carcasses 'mutton, '73: casks - tallow, I2i . casks - : pelts,'3B tasks'pasings, "62' bales.-liem'p,-.l'. 'HrieS. '• ■■:■' '■ ■ "-:■). ■'••...'■ ■ •■' . ■- '.''v-

;,'WELLINGTqN-TAHITI-'PEISCO., SERVICE. ; ■; ',! : THE:.I*EW;SERVICE STARTED: p[.\.~, '<• Last' Sunday the. '-Union-'! Mariapouri. left Wellington',' on. the. pioneer.'trip, •in the ■ new direof service •■; to' the-'South'.. Sea Islands.'. She is -to connect at Tahiti-.with. .Messrs. Spreokels' Bros.' and ,Co.'s'- steamer.' :ilarjposa, which" proceeds throtighj-tq.-San .Fran-, .cisco, the communication - between- ..Wellington; dnd-TTrisco .only, ''occupying.—twenty-one- : or, Iwehty-twb days:'. The Union Company' and aiessrs. Spreckels .Bros- and ; Co. -'are.'r.urining 'their steamers; under, subsidy - from the, ; New 'Zealand Government; . The time-table, arrangements show that'tihe'.Mariapouri on her outward ;run: will, reach' Barotonga on January 9, and leffve" the ■ same ■ day, 'arriving' ■' at Papeete (Tahiti) .three: days'.later. , . On January .13;-the connecting steamer Mariposa', leaves ■ for. San 'Francisco; , arriving there on January 25. Both vessels tranship mails,.passengers, and cargo, etc., at Papeete, and the Manapouri leaves tor Rarotohga, and Wellington, on January 13, bedue here on Uanuary 24 making'exactly •three* : T^eTcs-7or-the"' : rouna ;:: ffipr ; ■"■'■/■'.■ ■ ■ '■ ■;.:" 'The new direct-service'"will"fill a ,long:'felt want.as regards the , importations of fruit'; for Wellington, > quick "delivery: '■■. In,; addition;, the ■ c'otinactipn • with,-, the - Maripos'a,- at Papeete;'enables passengers;to reach'America'in : quicK. time,-..whereas.by '.the'.Ajipklarid..route;the cpnriepf;;'-''.TheVißSidfnts in''the Gook'.Group. are elated: at the,,prospept.:pf -direct .communication ..with'lyeUin^onj^andVas-there is an : abundance.'.o£;:fruit. on'.the-.islands.-.it-is expected; , that'large: supplies J will VcpmeWforw'ard 'by the Manapouri, in} addition 16 'Anieficarf imports.'.l ; .The-:expprts''.takenvbj''th , e':Manapouri ,on Sunday^were;varied, .and; totalled .abqtt',2oo tons.■ Also;.someMive■ stock—five';.heifers 'and .10 sheep—were' Consigned •t'ovTahiti. ;-.'.■.■::.. ■•

, i Tester.dayYmpriiing'the .^ajea-'Stopping. C.ojn'r pany'sYsteamerYArapawa W maiden , voyage; from thev.Clyde,"iand' arrived •.in:■ port looking little .the , --'worse'."-'.for -the■.trip.r The: ■vessel,.••urhich'-has.' Been-especially;.'.built , .for cbastijl,work,-, left Iryinerpn. the. Clyde,- on' September; 21. ; ; She,: obpupied'.ten:,day,s' ftti ; .:theYruh to' Teneriffe', 'bad Yweatnef. ,being. encountered off / ;the;ScUly.lsles.'/,-'A"ftei;':taking..'ih , . coal,''the vessel • again -'jrat-^toVsea." ( ori : 'October "4;',-', Tine weather prevailed up ''to''the^eg l uatqr',.,then heavy .sbu'th-easp. , gaxs set .in <and."impeded progress. The Arapawa put. into l: Wajfish;;Bay- for. .more. inade ■apqt^eJ--start/ : .. , 'Slie\. : days. later.' While, there .she. haS.a Targe.quantity' of 'marine'' growth''removed 'from ;her hiill: - ■jOn-November' for' Durban,.; pcoupying'abputweight- days'!bn> the'trip: Purine,.. this ; .;stage of" "the..journey'-.anVeicep-i tionally heavy' .gale.<;was ! -. experienced,: \ which necessita ted .ter'being, hove. to. for '24. hours, ;till; the conditions improved". Two days' 'stay., was made at Durban,, and on "November'2s. she '"lelV for Albany, at which port she/arrived on December ,"19.-.': 'After- , , takihg'vin" "coal 'she' bbmmeuced',the final stage: ofvherjdur'ney.. TJiitil passing Wilson's :Prom6ritorj.on : .'December 28, the vessel 'was .put to : a.s.evere■\test;..by;heayy weather,'and cime'througKthe prdeal.well.. The ■remainder, of the voyage .'was"conducted'under m.ore." .favourable conditions, and. was-'without incident.; , ...'Y?' '.:_ ■.•;- ;';■',-"■■';<■; <■■ J' .;%'•'■;";.';"' i; -'«■'■} . ,[The_. distance; covered -by., the Arapawa 'for- 89 steaming. days.was ! l4jßoo miles,.at an>averag3 speed of.seven knots. . The-.'enginesj,'whioh are ;of the triple expansion type, of , Messrs.■Eenfrew Bros, design,Yworked splendidly thToughoiit the long, voyage. ■. The ;sfeam«r; has reserve power,- -the, boiler -haying'a pressure 'of ■2051b. per square' 'inch.". Pitted throughout witl "elec.trio, - and. a, refrigerating plant; .-the '• Arapawa has ■ three, ha.tches,.one :af t: and .'tiro for'ard.' -A condenser, fitted on , deck- supplied, the vessel with, fresh' water .on':the,voyage out.'' Captain Dixqn is 'in command, and' has a crew of 16 all .told.-the officers Mr.. E. Gard; second,. -Mrc■"■L.'Aus.tinl-'chief ; erigiheerV' Mr;-Bennett;-second, Mr. H. Owen; third,-Mr. D.,-Eoss.-' , •- -■ ■-'•■•■. .■■-,-■!.•: , • ..--. .-. -. ■■■*■

To-day the Union Company's* steamer Kiamona is expeoted to leave Westport for Wellington. Captain W Mmr, late of the Jlaoriland Company s service, has joined the harbour tug Kiwaka as master. An exchange reports that the British Indie Company's steamer Sharala, from Calcutta, will be due at the Bluff any time after last Saturday From the Bluff she will go to Lyttolto'n and Auckland.