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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2407, 12 March 1915, Page 8

BY TELEGRAPH.

OVERSEA. FORT NATAL, March 9. Arrived.—Eutherglcn, from Bunbury. VANCOUVER, March 9. Arrived.—Wyandotte, from Australia. BAHIA BLANCA, March 9. Arrived.—Alconda, from Newcastle. / NEWCASTLE. March 11. Arrived—Wairuua, from Auckland. SYDNFA', March 11. Sailed.—ltiverlna (1 p.m.), for Auckland, COASTAL. THURSDAY. MARCH 11. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Monowai (12.45 p.m.), from southern porta. Sailed— Mako (0.15 for East, Coast Bays and Gisborne; Waitoinn (5.20 p.m.), for Port Chalmers direct. MANUKAU HEADS. Earawa. passed outwards at 6.5 p.m. • ONEHUNOA. • M.14 ivhi.i. fir Ornnonii v BftMlKk.W jit Stiff. flgfflOtttt, ,

GIHBORNB. Hailed—Matatua (5.20 p.m.), for Wellinston. NAPIER. Arrived.—Ripple (7 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Tarawera (2.5 p.m.), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Mapourika (9.20 a.m.), from Wei- ' lington. • . Sailed. —Mapourika (5.15 p.m.), for Welling ton. WANQANUI. Arrived.—Kapunl (7.20. a.m.), from Wellington. FOXTOX-. Arrived.—Queen of the South (6 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Kennedy (1.20 p.m.), from Wellington. • ■ ■ • Sailed.—Pateena (8 p.m.), for Wellington; Kaitoa (1.20 p.m.),. for Motueka; Karamen (5.20 p.m.), for Waitara; Kennedy (i p.m.), for Westport Qnd Greymouth. TARAKOHE. Arrived—Hawera (early), from Wellington. Sailed.—Waimoa (4.15 p.m.), for Wellington. ■ MOTUEKA. To sail.—Kaitoa (5 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Klttawa (U.JO ft.m,), from Timaru; Ennerdale (4.50 p.m.), from Port Huon. Sailed.— Himitangi (11.55 a.m.), for Chatham To* sal!.—Wootton, for Forerth Island; Wakatu, for Kaikoura and Wellington. Balled.—Waliine (8.25 p.m.), for Wellington, -with 200 paasengere; TJliniaroa (! p.m.), for Wellington.

DUNEbm. Arrived.—Westralia (12.10 p.m.), from Auckland, via way-porta.: . Sailed. —Hesporos (6.30 a.m.), for Newcastle.

JJOTORUA LFjAVEp HOBART. AdTlee hae been received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Com-, pany stating that R.M.S.. Rotorua left Hohart at 6 a.m. yesterday in continuation of her journey from London to Auckland and Wellington. She is duo at the noTtllern ports on Tuesday morning.

MOKOU REPLACES MOEBAKI.' The TTnlon Company's which is well and favourably known in the Intercolonial service, is about to be withdrawn from the trade. She Is due at Wellington from Hobirt and Sydney on Tuesday.next, and will leave hcTe the following. day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. At the southern port the Moeraki will be subjected to a thoroueh overhaul.' , 'The Mokoia, which ha« had a new watertube boiler fitted, and hae also heen overhauled and surveyed, will be recpmmissioned at. Port Chalmers next week to, take up the Moerakl's running. . She will leave T.vttrttdn on Thursday. March 18. and Wei-. Ilnston on Friday, March 19. 'or Sydney and Hohart. ■DELPHIC REPORTED. According to advices received by the head office of the Shaw, Sanll. and Albion Company the Delphic, which left Auckland for London on February 10, continued-her Journey from Monte Video, on March 9. She is due at'her destination on or about March 29.

COAL FROM NEWCASTLE.. The Union Company's turret collier K°romiko left Newcastle for Wellington direct at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. She should 6how up here about Monday y e *t. The came company's Kanoa cleared the INew South Wales port at 7 P-m. °n TuMday for New Plymouth, Picton.and Wellington. MESS-TABLE : GOSSIP. Captain -Hay has rejoined .the steamer TClkau, Captain Wildman, sen... h«*ine had to so oshoro on account of llMiealtn. Captain M'Quoen, late chief officer of the. Star of India, has been appointed master of- the CY and D. liner Port HuliteT. Mr. 0. Brows, mate of the Blenheim, has come ashore. Mr. J. Oliver has signed OD • fi6 mate. . • , . i Captain D. M'Leod, /formerly of the Melbourne arid Brisbane. is - in. command of the same' company's Hobart now at kytteiton, and has with .him the following officors:—Chief. Mr. B. Wishart; second, Mr. G. M'Donald (late of the Melbourne): third, Mr. J. Hudson; ohkf engineer, llr. L. Jones: second, Mr. K. Mitchell; third, Mr. J. .l'olloCß.

On account of the Easter-holidays ths Manuka, due at Wellington on March 23 from Sydney, wi-H proceed on to Lyttelton tho same day, and arrive back here on Thursday, March 25. -She will ne dispatched at 5 p.m. on March £5 for Sydney—one day early. A charter 'has been arranged by which the Weet Australian State Government ftte>anier Kwiuana. (recently at Wellington) ■will load timber at Auckland and Opua for Sydney and Fremaatle. < The Melanesian Mission steamer Southern Cro« is having alteration* carried out* at Auckland, and a new cable chain isbeins fitted. The cable, which arrived recently from England, was subscribed for, various people undertaking to pay for one or . more links. ,

It is reported that two first-class ships— the Thurineen and Lotheringen—taken from the North German Lloyd Line at the outbreak, of war, have been acquired by the well-known Australian shipping firm of Burns, Philp, and Co., who will employ them in the Calcutta trade.

For the convenience of the travelling public during the 'Easter holidays the Northern Company's Rarawo will leave Onetninera on Wednesday, March 31 instead of April 1 for New Plymouth. Bhe will leave the latter port on the return trip on April 1 instead of Friday. April 1.

Two of the Wostpor.fi drodgee are' due at Wellington shortly for'overhaul. The Eileen Ward is expected here on Tuesday next, and she will be • followed by the Rubi Sedtton.

The Maoriland Steamship Company's iauderdale Is at present loading- cement at Tarakohe for Brisbane. This is the second occasion on which a 6teamer has loaded there for Australia, the first being the same company's Ennerdale. a

With a mixed cargo of scrap-iron and timber the Karamu has been fixed to leave Onehunga for Dunedin to-day.

Heavy rain having delayed R.M.S. Ruetine at Wellington ehe will not leave heTe for London till 6 a.m. to-day.

A net profit of £9087 was earned by the Melbourne Steamship Company during the half-year ended December 31, or '£13 in exee«s of that for the previous term, but £3778 less than for the corresponding portion of 1913. There was a balance of £95°0 brought into the accounts, so that, with She profits earned, the amount available was £18,677. The return to ordinary shareholders, which for the preceding halfyear had teen reduced 1 pst cent., liaa Wn again fixed at 8 per cent.,- which was the rate paid throughout 1913.

Timber-laden the Union. steamer Kaitangftta will leave Greymouth for Melbourne and Adelaide to-morrow.

''Before proceeding on to southern ports this afternoon the TaTawera will land 280 tons' of northern cargo at Wellington.

On account of having .been delayed down south the departure of tho Flora from Wellington for New Plymouth and West Coast has been postponed till this morulas-

It is expected that the 0. and D. liner Star of Australia will not arrive at Wellington from London, via way portl, till Tuesday of next 1 wee*.

For the'purpose of landing .London cargo at Wellington the Shaw-Savill Matatualeft Gisborne at 5.20 a.m. yesterday. She Is due In port this morning, and will probably sail for the south to-morrovr. .