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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2417, 24 March 1915, Page 8

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OVERSEA. LONDON, March 22. Arrived.—Whakatane, from Auckland. COASTAL. TUESDAY, MABCH. IS. AUCKLAND. 'Arrived—Hawke's Bay (9 p.m.), from London. via. Melbourne and Sydney. Sailed.— Squall (6 a.m.), for Tupa.roft Bay and Napier: Tarawera. (2 p.m.), for south. Passengers for Wellington: Saloon—Misses Hoc, Bead, Mr. Downing. ONEfItTNGA. Sailed—Walraea- (6.40 a.m.), for Wellington. NAPIER. ' Arrived.—Monowai (2.15 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed— Rotorua, (5.20 a.m.), for Wellington. • NEW PLYMOUTH.

- WANGANUI. Arrived.—Fawera (11.30 a.m.), John (U.SO a.m.), and Kepuni (1.30 p.m.), from Wei- ' Ilngtoii. , PICTON. i Sailed.—Mapourika (5.40 p.m.), for Wellmgi ton. I NELSON. Sailed.—Kaitoa (7 p.m.) and Pateena (8 p.m.), for Wellington. WESTPORT. Sailed.—Whangape (3 p.m.), for Wellington. GREYMOHTH. Arrived.—A wahou (7.30 p.m.), from Wellington. Soiled— Kini (2.30 a.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Kumara (12.15 p.m.), from Wellington ; Storm (2.50 p.m.), from Dunedin? Cygnet (3 p.m.), from Akaroa; Tutanckai (6.10 p.m.), from Wellington. # To sail.—Storin, for Wanganui; Opoun, for Greymouth; CVinopus. for Wellington. Sailed.—St. Ursula (6 p.m.), for Wellington; Wahine (8.15 p.m.), for Wellington, with 2CO passengers. PORT CHALMERS.' Sailed.—Flora. (6.20 p.m.), for Chatham Islands. DUNEDIN. Sailed.—PukakL (3.30 a.m.), for Oamarui. bailed.—Victoria (5.5 p.m.), for Auckland, via "way ports. Passengers: Saloon—For Wellington—Mioses Broad, Heinemann, Mesdames L. .1). Coombs, Broad, Mr. J. Palmer. For Gisborne—Meedames Walker, M'Mahon, Kwak'and 2 children, Mr. M. C. Kwak. For Auckland—Mrs. Fogerty and child, Messrs. Fogerty, F. J. Parker, W. A. Browne; 28 steerage for all ports. BLUFF. Arrived.—Paloona, (12.10 P»m.), from Melbourne, via Hobart. Sailed.—Matatua (7.20 p.m.), for Wellington.

E.M.S. NIAGARA'FOR VANCOUVER. Word has been, received in Wellington stating that R.M.S. Niagara, 13,415 tons, was docked at Auckland to .'have her propellers attended to yesterday morning. The liner is the largest vessel to be «docked in Now Zealand. The repairs ax© expected to occupy about 46 hours, and the Niagara will be dispatched for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu, at 10 a.m. on Friday of this week. FROM SYDNEY- DIRECT. Considerably behind time the Unioii Company' 6 Afonuka arrived at Wellington from Sydney direct at 6.45 p.m.- yesterday, and berthed at the Queen' 6 Wharf No. 1 north. Tho vessel had been delayed by bad weather. Sydney was left- at 2.30 p.m. on Friday last, and South Head cleared an hour later. A fresh south-east wind and heavy head seas were encountered till 4 a.m. on Monday, when the wealher changed to light northerly winds with smooth seas. On entering Cook Strait bad weather was again met with, and the Manuka was further delayed. The vessel's Wellington imports were as follow:—96 cages pines, 28 cases fruit, 1 <trate melons, 152 packages periodicals, 75 cases sardines, 50 bales gunnies, 324 packages tea, 159 boxes candies, 108 cases axle grease, 48 kegs rennet. 43. casee beer, 77 eases cherry brandy, 105 cases olive oil, 24 rases vermouth,. 105 caseß matches, 100 packages dairy preparations, 20ft:a6ks limeof sulphur, 170 ingots tin. 198 nara lead, 40 packages drugs,-200 bags rice, 450 sacks rice meal. 150 packages sewing macHnes, 54 roll? sheet lead, 100 pttfs lead, quantity of pig-iron, and quantity'of general cargo. Transhipments ex the following vessels also came to hand:—Sonoma, Levuka, Canberra, InnamJnea, MaJwa, Orsova, Mongolia, Tysla, Chindwara, Indien, Empire, Hitachi Mara. The Manuka. will leave Wellington for Sydney at 5 n.m to-morrow—one day ■earlier than usual.

MAPOURIKA'S RUNNING CHANGED. Instead of leaving Wellington to-day for New Plymouth and Westport, the Map«Jrika will only go as far as New Plymouth this trip. She will proceed thence to Picton, leaving the latter • port for Wellington direct on Friday evening. WAIMATE LEAVEB MONTE VIDEO. Belated news has been received stating that the New Zealand Shipping Company's Waimate, bound from New Zealand ports to . London, continued her journey from Monto Video on March 8. THE STAR OF INDIA. It is expected that the 0. and D. liner Star of India will arrive at Auckland from New York, via Panama Canal, on Friday nest. The vessel cleared the American port ,on February 18, and is the first steamer owned by the above line to pass through the Canal. RENAMING THE BIRKENFELS. The Gorman steamer Birkenfels, which was detained at Cape Tbwn when en route to Australian and New Zealand ports has been renamed the Tanden. The vessel continued her voyage on Mvch 7, and consignees are urged to attend to their Insurances, as unless war risks were originally covered, it is more than probable (00 cording to the Sydney "Shipping List") that the original Insurance covers lapsej with the departuro of the 6teamer from Cape Town, if not earlier. Consignees should, therefore, confer with their underwriters, and at once take out—if they have not already done so—insurance cover from Cape Town, via, ports, to. destination of. cargo. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. W. Graham has been engaged as engineer on the Blenheim. Mr. W. Young, second officer of the Breeze, has signed on that ve6Bel's articles. Mr. T. BraidwoOd has filled the vacancy. Captain R. 0. Dunn, who is in command of the Union Company's chartered steamer Hexham, previously visited New Zealand tn the steamer Prophet. He has with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. T. Sutolifle; second. Mr. J. Brewster; third, Mr. W. J. Davidson; chief engineer, Mr. A. Bowie; second, Mr. W. Biddle; third, Mr. A. Murisou; fourth, Mr. A. Vintemer.

Messrs. Bannatvne and Co., local agents for the Oceanic Steamship Company, have been advised that A.M.S. Ventura left San Francisco on Tuesday, March 16, for Sydney. She is due at her destination on April 5. and sails on the return journey on April 10. / After she has been docked at Sydney the New Zealand-owned steamer Ihumata will proceed to Newcastle to load for Gisborne, thence Hokianga to load timber for Sydney. The Craig Line's steamer Joan Craig has left Port Stephens for Suva, via Newcastle. From Suva she will go on to Kaipara, to loa4 timber for 1 Melbourne.

The ruling rates of freight from Now caetle to foreign ports ars as follow:— San Francisco, 205.; Honolulu, 195.; Acapulco, 245.; Callao, 255.; Valparaiso, Pisagua Range, 18s.; Manila, 18s.; Singapore, 585.; Java; 18s. Intercolonial freights are— Auokland. lis.: Gi6borne, 155.; Wellington, lis.; Wanganui, 14e. 6d.; Lyttelton, 125.; Mmaru, 12a. fid.; Dunedin, 12s. 6d.; Bluff, 12s. 6d.; Napier, 12s. From Wanganui the' steamer Inga has gone to Kainara and Hokianga to load timber for Sydney. An arrival in port from New York, via Panama Canal. Dunedin, and Lyttelton today will be the A. and A. Lino's chartered 6teamer St. Ursula. She cleared Lyttelt.on at. 6 p.m. yesterday. A cablegram has. been received statins that the Union, steamer Wyandotte will leave Ran Francisco to-morrow-for Auckland, Melbourne, and Sydney, On Easter Monday the C. and D. steamer Muritai is expected to show up at Wellington from London. She loft the Home port on February 19, and is coming out in ballast. As sooji as the vessel arrives she will commence taking in Home cargo. Never In the history of the port of London has there been so much merchandise stored and waiting to be Btored in the dock warehouses, says an exchange. A leading official of the Port of London Authority informed "The Times" on January 27 that every berth was occupied, and that 28 liners were anchored off Gravcsend, waiting for berths to bo found for them. The chief difficulty of the Port Authority lies In the lack of labour, and, although it has been employing on en average 6500 men, in the place of a normal average of 6000 men during the last thrco months, at least 500 more are needed. In the warehouses the Port of London Authority alone there were stored 650,000 tons of foods, and an enormous quantity of food stores. Theso food stores mainiy consist of tea, grain, frozen meat, canned goods of all 6orts. and wine. It 1« stated that a well-known London shipping paner has made an offer that it wIH pay £500 to the skipper and crow of tho first, merchant ship, other than a merchant cruiser, which 6inks a German submarine.

The Anchor Line steamer Nikau met very heavy weather in. Cook Strait on Monday night whilst crossing, from Nelson to Wellington. Sho was six hours late in making port. Messrs. Bannatyne and Co., local agents for the 0. and D. Line l , have been advised that the Hawke's Bay, en route from London, which left Sydney on Friday last for Auckland, Napier, and Wellington, arrived at Auckland at 9 p.m. yesterday. This port should be reached about April 1, and on completion of discharge here the vessel will load in New Zealand for Home.

Bad weather at Wellington Hcnds has prevented, soveral stea.mers leaving port The Koraata lias been anchored in Worser Bay for several hours. On account of yesterday's bad weather the work of discharging the Japanese steamer Koisliin Maru was hampered.'Several of the smaller vessels were also delayed. The Keishin Maru has been fixed to sail for Sydney this evening. Heavy southerly weather was responsible for delaying the ferry steamer TCVihine on the ruD down, from Wellington to Lyttelton on Monday night. The vessel did not arrive at the latter port till 8.25 a.m. yesterday, thus missing the connection with tli"! first exnress for tho south. Tt is prohahle that the Union steamer Wha.nga.pe, .which is, due at Wellington from Westport this morning, will subsequently proceed to Nf-aior to load Etisen' fc>i J ■ • >

TJp till an early hour this morning there was no sign of the Corinna. at Wellington. The vessel, which is laden with a. large consignment of dairy produce for transhipment to the Tainui for London, left New Plymouth at 8.35 p.m. on Monday. The opinion is held that on account of bad weather in Cook Strait the Corinna, has made tor Guards Bank, and has been sheltering there. The Mapourika left Picton for Wellington at 5.40 p.m. yesterday, and up tall 1 e.m. she had not. lieen sighted at the Heads. It is probable that she hoe been at anchor for the night in Tory Channel. From London, Tia way ports, the liew Zealand Shipping Company's liner Rotonio, is due at Wellington early this morning. On completion of discharge of the local portion of her cargo she will proceed to Lyttclton to-morrow. New Plymouth and We6t Coast cargo will be taken in at Wellington by the steamer Pultaki on Friday of this week. The ferry steamer Maori will be docked for cleaning and painting at Lyttelton nest Monday. Consequently no cargo will he shipped by her from Wellington to the southern port on Saturday, March 27. Telegraphic advice has been received from the Bluff stating that the Paloona, arrived there from Melbourne, vie, Hobart, at noon yesterday. She left for Dunedin at S n.m„ and is due at Wellington on Saturday morning next. Before Failing at 5 p.m. on that day the Paloona will land 268 tons of Australian and Tosmonian cargo at Wellington. Continuing her J our no v from Greymouth the Union steamer Arahnra left We6tport for Nelson, Picton, and Wellington at noon yesterda.y. She is duo hero at the usual time thin evening Tho Flora was dispatched from Dunedin last evening for the Chatham t Islands to loan sheen for Lyttelton. She is duo back about Friday evening next. An expected arrival at Wellington from the Bluff to-morrow is the filiaw-Savill steamer Matatua. She will fill up hor« and leave for London early next week. A« the Government training ship Amokuro. will not arrive at the Bluff before tomorrow, her departure for the outlying southern islands of New Zealand ha 6 been fixed for Friday of thU week. From Wanganui the 0. and D. liner Star of Australia will proceed to the Bhill this week. After loading at other coastal ports the vessel will finish at Wellington, and will sail finally from this port for Home. Overhaul to the coastal steamer Huia, is expected to be completed at Wellington in time for the vessel to Fail for Havolock and the Sounds this evening.