SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 424, 5 February 1909, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

, PHASES OF THE MOON. PEBETJAET. V-.'v- '" v; ; :,v ■ „ Day. Hr. m. Pull moon ... ... . ... 5 : 755 p.m. ; Last quarter ... ... ' ... 14 ' . 017 a.m.. . New moon '~, 20 10 21 p.m., ; ',:• First quarter ... ... ... 27. 2'l9,p.ni. HIGH WATER. . To-day, 4.17 a.m. 4.43 .p.m. .To-morrow, 5.5, a.m.; 5.J5 1 p.m.. . : SCN. v . Sun rises to-day/ 5.0 a.m.'; sets, .7.8 p.m. ARRIVALS. ; ; THHEBDAY, FEBETJABt: 4. MANAROA, s.s. (1.15 a.m.), 122 tons, Hart, from Motuoka. _ , . • • WAIEAtr, s.B. (3.30 a.m.)i 93 tons; Vendore, from ""Nelson, .<• KOBA NITEN, 8.8.- (4.35 a.m.), 56 f tons, Brown,, .from trawling oruise. .. . ' ■■ ' : "■ KENNEDY, 5.6. (5.60 a.m.), 226 tone, Ticltorman, from Foxton. _• .. KOMATA, s.s. ,'(6.45 1994 tons, Drewette, from Wcstport. ■ ■ JIAEAEOA, B.s. (6.45 a.m.), M9B A>ns. Uwune. from.Lyttelton. :Passengers: Saloon-Misses Mldren Kinder. Allow&y. Hassell, Moore, GleQaill, Pindiay Sice y Hufelxes.. ITDonald. Bauires.-Mul-Hn, Irwin, Morris fa,' Mesdamej,Taylor,, Nairn, Gardner, Painter and i ohUd, Swallow and c| Id, Worsley, Meyers, Cook. Eoare and cnua, aim monds, Pardy and S children. Dreaver and cliild, Younff, Kanlsin, Sutherland and child, .wiUiams, Bv-m Riesrer. Dr. Bonh'am, Bevs. Bray, Kennedy, Messrs. Fowler,■ 'Taylor, Gardiner, Coop, t Kindor, Jones, Orbell. Emmeny, 'Blank, Hutolmson, Orchard, M'Gayin,; Swallow -J(2).' Ship ley, Meredith,. Worsley ■ •Wilson v (2),- -U-^yers, man, ■ Joiinston, Campbell, Hancock Suttierland, Giles, Orbell,: Captain Bone; .45: steerage. , VICTOMA, . s.s: .'(7.20 a.m.), 2969. tons, :Entwistle, from Dunedin and Lyttfllton. Pasßenprs:;..Saloon -Misses Turner, : Bannister, Sanester; Richards, Davidaon, Lord, MacKellar, MeafameV wilkle and injant Turner Da 7 jd ß on, : Jessop and child, Pope, \7aAkins, Messrs. H. N.. Anderson, Grey, Glasgow, Hiller, O. W. Jones, Ologgie, Paul, W. Batten, W. MacKellar, 6 Bt TOMOANA, s.s. (7.30 a.m.).' 5987. tons,: LinWater, from London,: via AustralioJi -ports, Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. ■' . . HUIA, s.s. (10.25 a.m.), 127 tons, Dowell, from Wanganm. . . . , , AOEEEE, s.B. (1 p;m.)r .77 tons, Liddiard, from Patea. - ' . ATTJA, s.B. (1.10 p.m.), 3444 tons,; Hutton, from Auckland. . .

■ PETONE, 5.5. (6.45 p.m.), 7C3 tons, Dillner, from Westport. : CLAN: MAOTjABEN, s.s. X 6.50 p.m.), • 2832 -tons, Shearer/ from Port Kerabla. PATEBNA,':, s.s.. (10, p.m.), 1212 tons, . Stewart, from Nelson and Picton;, 115 saloon .passengers. ;BLENHEIM,' (10.45 p.m.),-120 tonß,; Watson, from Bleniusim. ■ DEPARTURES. ■ THTJBSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. .' KOTOITI, 5.5.^(12.50 p.m.), 1159 tons, Aldwell.for :Pioton; ' Nelson, New Plymouth, and Onehunga. Passengers—Saloon: For Picton—Misses ' Bcott, Cox, (Hackett, Mrs. Symons, Messrs.. ,Myers (2), Gash,rWitherford, Headland. ' For Nelson—Misses Carmine, -M'l/ellan, Mesdames Thornly, Pitt,: Messrs.: Thornly, Pitt, Murray. For Onehunga— .Mrs... Maii;;, Messrs. 'Meighan,. Ritchie,. Mali. •.. ... . AORERE, 8.3. (3 p.m'.y, 77 tons, Fisk, for Patea. VICTORIA, s.s. (5.16 p.m.);' 296? tons, Entwistle, WAIKATT, s.s. (4.10 p.m.), 95 tons,' Vendore, for Nelson. • . ' * ' : QTJEEN'OF THE HOUTH, s.s.. (4.30 p.m.),' 198 tons, Harvey, for Foiton. for Napier, Gisborne, Auokland, and Sydney. ■ WAKATU, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills,, for Kailcoura. ■. , . MANAROA, s.s. (6.30 -p.m.), 122 tons," Hart, for' Havelock. • PENGTJIN, s.s.. (7 p.m.), 824 tons, Naylor, for Nelson. Passengers: . Saloon—Misses Fallen, Bonlt.' Poßte, Nalder, Greenslade, Mesdames Blincoe.;and' child, {Allison, Messrs. Dakin, Bush, Angus,' Fairbairn, Eades, Prestidge, Blincoe. J -MAKAEOA, ,s.s.' (8.25 p.m.), 2598 tons,. Manning, for Lyttelton; ICO saloon passengers;'.-'

KENNEDY,'s.s. (8.45 p;m;), 226' tons, Yickerman, for . Nelson and We3t Coast. ; ATUA; b.s. ' (9.15 y.p.m.);, 3444 tons, ■ Hutton, for Port Chalmers. .. - I EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mana, Patea, February 5. i Huia, Wanganai, February 5. ~ Waverley, Foxton,/February 5. !; \tfaori, Lyttelton, February 5. I " Stormbird,, Wanganui,, February . 5.' I, Kahu, .-';East>Coaßt',YFebruary 5. .' • • i Warnmoo; Sydney; via. Auckland;' February 5- . . uumaroa, Melbourne,;: via south, 'February, 5."1 Mokoia,-Sydney- direct; -February,'s., ; I Ppnguin, Nelsori/Picton, February 5. i Karaona, ; Greymouth, . February 6.- ■ , , Kiripaka, Jatea, • 1: iOlan M'Laren, Sydney, February 5.- . ' I, Mangapapa,Karamea, 'February' 5;.. • ;■ Hincmoa, southern cruise,.February 5. : Mararoa,. Lyttelton, February 6. Wairau, Nelson, Motueka,. February r 6. ; Aorere, Patea, February 6. . Bakanoa, Westport, : February 6. : : i Queen of the South, Foxton, February 6. Mapourika.West Coast and Nelson,-February 6. . " Mouowai, Dunedin, Lyttelton.'February 7 ; . Takapuna, Onehunga,: New Plymouth, Febru-ary-7. Koonya,: southern ports, February' 7. •"'/ . - , Manaroa, Havelock, February 7. > Wakatu, • Kaikoura,-Febniary 8. - .vPakeha, Oamaru, February 8. v Corinna,'Onehunga, New Plymouth, February 9. Waikare, northern porta, February 9. - ;; Rotoiti, Onehunga, New Plymouth, February 10. , Marama, Sydney direct, February 10. / - ' Moeraki, . Melbourne, via, Bouth, February 12.' ,? Wimmera, Sydney; via Auckland, February 42;\ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. .Mana,-Patea, February 5.V : : Blenheim, JBlenheiin, .February 5. •"'•••••v Waverley, Nelson and West Coast/ February 5; ■ Huia, wanganui, February 5. Maori, Lyttelton, February 5. V-iPatebna, Nelson; February 5; ' ; ' ■ Opawa," Blenheim; .February* 5. Stormbird, Wanganui, February 5. Arapawa, "Wanganui, February. 5. : •.. ICahu, East "Coast, February 5. • '■' 1 '; ,i - Warrimoo, Melbourne, via south, February Ulimaroa, Sydney: direct, February 5. Mokoia, Lyttelton, Dunedin, February 5. , Kiripaka, Patea, February 5. Petone, Greymouth, February 5. Komata, : Westport,- February 6. Karamea,' London, February 6. , • v;:-! • Wairau, Nelson;-Motueka,. Feijruarj l 6. : • . Mararoa,-Lyttelton, February 6.: ' ' Penguin, Picton,' February 6. v;; ,':V -V i Queen of the South, Foxtoni February 1 6. ,; . ; ' / ' Aorero, Patea, February-.6. ; Mangapapa, West' Coast," February.' 6.- . : ' "Otaki,-Lytteltori;,'February 6. ' i Arahura, Nelson-and. West .Coast,'- February 6 • -Monowai, Napier; Gisborne, • Auckland. Februl ary 8.-- . ;; Takapuna,. New Plymouth, Onehunga, February ..v.. -i. - ■ - Koonya, Nelson and-West Coast, February 8 . Manaroa, Motuekav February *B.' /'Pakcha- London,-.via' Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, .February 9.-,: 1 - u- ' Mapourika,.Nelson,'West Coast, February 9. • Waikare, Lyttelton, Dunedin, February- 9. c: WakatUi Kaikoura\ February 9. % •'- Rotoiti, Picton,! Nelson/-and West Coast, February.'ll. ■■ ■•••.■.. :r- ---.. Marama, Melbourne,- via south; February 11 •: Moeraki, Sydney directi',.February 12.,; . • . Wimmera, Lytteltoh' f Dunedin, February--12.

: BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA Sydney. -'K?:. Arrive'd.-Lord . Derby,. from v Wellington.— 4-i ; _The barque Hippolas, which, grounded in the Claranco Elver, has been refloated/ i ■: • COASTAL. THURSDAY. FEBEUAEY 4, LIMESTONE ISLAND. Sailed—Flora (8 p.m., Wednesday),, for East Coast bays. : .. • r i ■ '. AUCKLAND. -. ■ Arrived.-Waik'aro.(l2.4s p.m.). from the south, i ba s, q . u ,°„ (a from Antwerp. Sailed.—Wanaka (11.30 p.m.), for the. south. ONEHUNOA. ' " . ' ■ •• Arrived.—Barawa (8.40 a.m.), from New ; Plvmouth. , . ' _Sailed.-Earawa (4.50 p.m.), for New Plymouth. Passengers—Misses Williams, Gibson. Twohill P&y'y-©! Mesdames Twohill, Bayly, Powell lint,! ton, Whitehead and 2 children ,Messrs. ' Eva SKr ii Bayly, Keith, George, Colonel KQlnn, Masters Morrison, Palmer, ana Powell. NEW PLYMOUTH. " Arrived.—Taltapuna_ (4.45 a.m.), from Onehunga Sailed.—Takapuna (9 p.m.), for Onehunga. ■ • WANGANUI. . " . Arrived.-Stormbird (8.10 a.m!),. from Wellington. PATEA. ' , ' Arrive^— Kiripaka (8.45 a.m.), from Wellington, j ' NAPIEE, Sailed.-rNerehana (1.20 p.m.) 1 , for Wellington; :v PIOTON. °" m ' ) and *otoiti <«° To sail.—Eotoiti (9 p.m.),' for Nelson. i , ' FAItEWKI.L' SPIT. |. Hinemoa passed (4.50 p.m.), for Wellington. KAEAMEA. Sailed,-Mangapapa (9 a.m.), for Wellington. GUEYMOUTiI. Arrived.—Kamona (7.20 a.m.), from Wellington. .. WKSTI'OET. ■ . Sailed.—Kaituna (5,50 a.m;), for Timaru. : LYTTELTON., . , : \v; Sailed.—Ulimaroa • (6.30 p.m.), for Wellineton Passengers. for Wellington--Misses' Clater, Coll Uoi. Biadahaw. Oibbß. ilesdaaea Collior, Wright,

Ritchie, Loe, Ford, Messrs. L. Lob, L. Dudley, 0. Leslie, Ford, Irvine, Oampboll, .Hitehic, Cooper. For Sydney—Mißses Mullins, Marindin, 'Bowen, Lawrence, Murray (2), Smalley (2), Buck, : Cocks, Chapman (2), Newton, Hesdames Ourtis and child, Enders, Bruce, Allsopp and 2 children, Chapman, Burltitt, Lady Steward, Sir Wm. J, Steward, ; J)rß. A. R.' Paul arid Burkitt,- Messrs. F. y. Gill, A. Selwyn, Bruce, 0. D. Murray, 0. B. Pope, I. L. Pope, Enders, E. Buck, H.' A. Bruce, F. W. Maide.s, T. Brown, Thomas, E. Horath, Nelson, Hastings, Wright, Bilton, Reerte, Lake, W. lr. Zoucli; and 48 .steerage. ' Maori (8,20 p.m.), for Wellington, with 250 pas6ongcrs;Kaitangata,7for.. Westport: Wairuna, tor Timaru; Cygnet, for Kaikoura; Arrived.—Maori (6.55 a.m.), from Wellington; Ngahere, from Greymouth. , BLUFF. v: ■ - Arrived—Star of England, from Port Chalmers. Sailed.—Koonya,, for Dunedin. DUSEDIN. : -J , Arrived.—Koonya, from .West Coast! Monowai, from Auckland. ' \ . Sailed,—Storm,.for Lyttelton and Wanganui. , : Messrs. Bannatyne and Co., local agents of.'the Tys.er Line steamer. Nerehana have a. consignees' notico in about the Nerehana,.which is due from Loudon via ports to-day. By advertisement, the Karamea. Steamshipadvise that their steamer Mangapapa' is fixed to leave'here at 5 p.m. on Saturday for Westport and Karamea. :_■■■ ■ ' ' ' ' THE DARTFORD. About the middle of this month the Union Company's training ship Dartford is expected to leave Melbourne-lor-Newcastle, where she will load a cargo of coal for Wellington. HINEMOA DUE TO-DAY. j . At. midnight on Wednesday, the Government steamed Hinemoa passed Farewell Spit en route to Kahurangi Point. Weather reports from that place yesterday show that favourable conditions prevailed, and accordingly the Hinemoa should reach port to-day. ... ; STEAMERS FOR LONDON". . It is expected that the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Karamea will leave Wellington for London to-morrow, with a lull cargo of. Dominion exports. At noon next'. Thursday the New Zealand Shipping ' Company's steamer Kaikoura sails finally from /Wellington for London; . . STX STEAMERS BLOCKED. r At the present' timo' six' Wellington-owned steamers . of. the smaller' class are hung up at Westport, waiting for coal cargoes 1 .- Their porta of destination include Picton, Wellington, Wanganui,' and Foxton. FOR WANGANUI. Agents of the steamers Stormbird and Huia ■ notify by advertisement that the .' vessels will leave Wellington for Wanganui to-day and tomorrow 'respectively. It is, expected that' the steamers Moa and Putiki' will also be at lington, shortly to re-enter the'service.' ■'

PATEA TRADE. . ; • NEW STEAM LINE -MOOTED.;,-' . ' is rumoured that an influential local syndicate intends shortly running ste'amerß regu-. larly from Wellington to I'atea. As the movement is only yet in the initial stages, further particulars are:not available. .tyseu'lixe. ' Early, .yesterday . morning theTyser tine steamer Tomoana,. from London via Australia and northern ports,' arrived in .the harbour. En routo from Auckland calls were; made: at Qis-. borne and Napier, where exports were loaded; The Company's steamer Noreliana is due from London via Australian and northern ports this morning. 1 : BLACKBALL COAL COMPANY.: . Last night the Blackball Ooal Oo>'s collier Petone arrived from'"Westport. She is eipected to get away early this morning for Qreymouth', and is timed to leave: there again at 6 p.m. on Saturday. for Wellington. Due in Lyttelton to-day, tho collier Ngahere, on completing discharge, proceeds to Greymouth to load for Wellington, where she is due about next Wednesday,l >: - NEW COASTAL STEAMEE. A new. coastal steamer for Kaiapoi is well under way at: the builders in Dublin.. The keel is laid and' the framework completed. She is to be twin-screw, with triple-expansion engines, developing a speed of 11 knots. Eer total carrying capacity will be SCO tons. She will carry 200 tons on a draught; of 6ft. Bin., and 450 on Bft. 10in„ and:sho will, says Captain Bindar, be one •of the finest steamers of her size on the New Zealand coast. She is in every way an up-to-date boat. The launching takes place early in Maroh, and the new steamer will then be towed over'to the Clyde to'have her . engines pnt.iri by. Messrs. Boss and Duncan, Ltd.; of Govan, Glasgow. She will have 700 horse-power-and ample boiler capacity.. Mr., and Miss Belcher, of '-Kaiapoi. .who are ■wintering at Brighton,.',will go, over, to Dublin for. I 'the launching of the" steamer. -

; " V passengers fqe' sydney. ■: :<.; Included in the 6aloon- passenger/ booking for Sydney by the Huddart-Parlser liner ■ Ulimaroa, which leaves aro .; the followingilea- - dames 'Milligari, Dillon, Bussel (Bichardson, ■Turner, Cohen, Asher,' Knight,'La Barte, Burltitt, Bannonj Britnell; Misses Jones, Enid .Hall, Bevan, Sladdcn, La Barte, Coiling, Moran, • Solomon, Major, Steward, iKnox. (3), Sweet, -Dr. E.- H. Burkett, Detective Bannaii,. Messrs. D. HUligan, F. N. Dillon, Bussel Bichardson, J. Thorpe,'. W.-'B.' H. Tronbridge, H. R. Tronbridge, B. S. Hamey, W. B. Mellon, C. Costlon, Cohen, B. H. D. Joncß, Newson, Greenwood, La Barte; Lawtou, B. and J. Johnston, Wilkinson, A; Thomas, Morath, W. B. Harran, N,. .'and H., . Garrett. - Hodson, K; White, L. Devine, M. G. Hodson, Butnoll, Bath, M'Craig, Wood, MastersYavasour (2),Asher.' -v.;;, .. ~. v V ; FIBEMEN AGAIN. , . '. Most oversea vessels manage,to have amongst their crew a number of .firemen who love terra flrma'so much that, when their leave'of absence is granted; and a promise of an early return to the vesßel is made, they seldom put in an appearance, and consequently delay the vessel. The —Otago Daily. Times" says:—After getting' away , from the, wharf on Monday: evening, the Cornwall had to anchor in the stream for about an hour to. await the return of four firemen who were' regaling themselves on shore. The assist-, ance of the. police was invoked, and although several expressed, a preference for the lockup as a probable'means of, evading the necessity to rejoin their vessel, the tact and resourcefulness of the police finally prevailed, and, yielding to their, persuasive arguments, the men realised the force of. circumstances, and rejoined the-Corn-' wall, which got away about dusk, and sailed for Waitara. . LIGHTHOUSES FOB UNINHABITED ' ISLANDS.' How to give warning to mariners, who, by some ..miohance, or error of judgment, are running into danger in the vicinity of some, uninhabited island; is a.problem the solving of which long occupied' the minds'of the shipping communities.' Soveral inventions, have been' patented, and some of these have been used with .'success in remote parts-of the world,. where, unattended, thoy throw the warning beams to the unwary shipmaster. For some months past Captain , Irvine, the' Chief Harbourmaster at Fremantle, has been testing one of these lights. On 1 Juhe 18 of last year it was lighted, and placed , near :the approach to the long jetty, and there it has remained alight ever- since, without the slightest attention being paid to it. It is a patent occulting, acetylene light, and was supplied by Messrs. Ohance Bros., I 'of Birmingham; agents for the manufacturers;; It'is expected that it will .remain alight until the end of the present'month. Tho. trial having'proved ..eminently sudcessful, the lamp- will' shortly. be placed on Bedout Island, a dangerous turning point in the track of steamers. between Broome and Port Hedland. • V THE TBADE. "Fair Play"December 24 Bays:—A shipbuilder was recently interviewed by some: members of the black squad who wanted an increase of pay on a job which was a duplicate of-one they had finished a - few weeks previously, and on which they had.',earned Is. IOJd. an hour. It was pointed out tO\ l them that the present was hardly the time, to ; ask for an increase in wages, as builders were 'accepting jobs simply to keep their establishments open. , The manager asked the men their idea of what employers. were making out of any of the..work they accepted. After a pause, one. of tho men stated that there was no 30b which any shipbuilder undertook on which he did .not,make 75 per cent, profit,-and when this statement created a laugh'the workman maintained in all seriousness that he knew as a fact-thdt-'this wao'-the profit thai was made. I am : afraid 'that there is builder in ; the. kingdom J .'who would ; not be glad if' he 1 seciired a profit of 5/por cent .on all work he , undertook at the present-time, but the above ■ incident shows the inflated ideas some of the 1 workment have'of the,, profits made by their employers.. v /:• ' • AN INGENIOUS -INVENTION. A few days ago an interesting demonstration of a new invention calculated to revolutionise the methods ' of controlling the. movements ; of 1 vessels in confined waters, was (says, a Melbourne exchange)' given at the office °f Burns, philp, and Co., Sydney, by MrJ ,W. 1. Biirns. The invention is as ingenious as jt. is simple, and- also as efficacious.- It consists of two rudders, whichrunder ordinary conditions, he parallel, , and act as. one. The man at tue helm,: by operating, a screw at the oxtremity .of the tiller, is ablo to put' one hard to port and tho other hard to starboard simultaneously,: and. thus arrest the progress of the vessel without , communicating with the engineroom, and while the engines continue to work full speed Then by altering tho leverngo by the ordinary; movements of the helm the vessermay be driven.astern, straight, in a,circular direction, or may even be made to turn in her own length, as though; on : a pivot. In fact, ono could not imagine a position from which a boat fitted with the appliance could not bo 6afely altered, provided she had enough water to float, her and her own length to turn in. . Any move-1 ment capable of performance by a motor car on land is now'possiblo by a vessel on the sea, ana wlien this r invention is applied to oceangoing steamers it'will doubtless prevent a number of. disastovs.' The invention was tested by a laimch in-a tank, and Mr. Bums stated that a '21ft. motor' launch, haa already • tho apparatus In Quconfllana, *nd haa glyea every satfifaction. i

UNION COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. :• Yesterday afternoon the Union Company's Island trader Atua arrived from Auckland,-and was to leave last night for: Port Ohalmers for overhaul. The Komata is expected to leave Wellington on Saturday for Westport. Yesterday morning the ICaituna left Westport for Timaru, and the Kaitaugata is expected to leave Westport to-morrow for Auckland. The'Rakanoa. ,w' expeoted to leave Westport to-night for Wellington, and was fixed to leave Greymouth last night for Wellington. Union Company advices report that ' the steamer Waihora iB fixed to load at Newcastle for Wellington. ' . The Mapourika arrived :at 10.30 yesterday morning, and was-to leave on the return run to' Wellington at 8 last night. ; It to reported that the 6teamet Elsa, 5581 tons lias been chartered to load lnmbsr : at Columbia River (Oregon) for three New Zealand ports. V To-morrow the New Zealand Shippini Com. pany s steamer Otaki leaves for Lyttelton and Dunedin; in continuance oi-her discharging one,ratii>ns.\ ■ ' Having completed discharge at Lyttelton,: the. Maoriiand m S,S.. Company's steamer Lauderdale sailed on . Tuesday evening for Newcastle. , where she.will again load coal for New Zealand ports. ; VAt il on Wednosday night the Maoriland SteamBhip Company s Holmdalo (late. Torgauten) left Westport with a shipment of coal for Onehunga. On discharge at .the latter port she is to load timber and return to Wellington. afternoon the crew of the dredge Mawhera, with- the exception of the engineers, were paid off at Lyttelton. Captain Wayman about >r t < end of T th^weekV 1^11111 '® c otland' No name lias yet been selected for the neiv cargo steamer now nearmg completion (n Messrs. Doiford and Sons shipbuilding yards at SunderiSJS„ for the Union Company's fleet.: The new steamer will be an ordinary cargo, vessel of the company s well-known " K class, about 4500 tons, and- is expected- to be,ready for delivery early in April, next,. J ' .In order to prevent any possibility " of the wrecked .steamer Hawea ' endangering the engreymouth Harbour, the union ComHS to blow the vessel hliiV kJi°? lves ' § charges will be ÜBed wui P p ' an j* a start. in that direotioh will probably be made m a few days. \ re P<>rts that the largo" tug w recently purchased - by tt" ? Harbour. Board from the: South Afrii? a J n 1 * * an< * left Durban on November i £?! S? 1 ? 110 ' Pii fc mt ?Mauritius on Decern-:' 'S5. •■After obtaining a supply she «+ r mi? ya^e fiTe d& ys later, and is expected at. Island any day.! Captain 0, M'Donald, who brought the. Mailai ir S? from Port Chalmers, returned vto Duneam on Wednesday to resume his. duties 'as assistant superintendent", for the 'TJnmn Mr. Smart, superintending engineer ior tne company,-who came up in the .vessel to supervise the docking of. the Itaitai, also returned to Port Chalmers. Interested persons'(says the "Lyttelton Times")' are on the wateh for the barque Ophelia, which nas now been long enough out from Sundswall, having'left September 50, to reach New, Zoaland. • She had a-cargo of timber for Dunedin ana Lyttelton,. but it is. quite that, coming_: south about," "she will come straight oh to Lyttelton. . • . • \ -.