BY TELEGRAPH. Svdnny, 10th December

Evening Post, Volume LVIII, Issue 140, 11 December 1899, Page 4

BY TELEGRAPH. Svdnny, 10th December

Sailed, yesterday— Zeolandia, with an English mail, for Wellington LYTTEMoy, 9th December Arrived, 6.30 pm— Hawea, from Newcastle 10th December ~>. Arrived— Kakaia (12.30 pm) nnd Mapourika (2.30 pm), from Wellington; Pnkaki, from Napier; Herald, from Greymouth ; Kini, from Picton Sailed— Pukaki, for Blutf llt,h December To sail, 10.20 pm— Mapourika, for Wellington Nelson, 10th December Arrived, 11.45 am — Haitoiri, from Picton 11th December To sail, 3 pm to-morrow— Eotorua, for Wellingtbu via Picton < , Wanganui, 10th December Arrived, 2 pin— Oreti, from Wellington Bleniuum, 10th December Arrived, 2 pm— Opawa, from Wellington Patea, 9th December Arrived— Aorere (1.30 pin) and Mana (1.50 pm), from Wellington Auckland, 9th December Sailed— Te Anau, for Dunedin via Gisbome, Napier, Wellington, and Lyttelton. Passengers — Misses Cbappcll, Prideaux, Watson, Fuller, whyte, Dickie, Mosdiimes Watson, Ron an avid 3 children, South, Prideuux, Pickle, Hallirlay and 2 children, Harris and " children, Glassford and child, Bey Chauvel, Captain 'Shcllwood, Messrs JOvfinß, Ziman, Gore, Roberts, Yon Dadelszon, Pascpe, Beole, Otley, Ashton, Ahlflold, Gamblo, Stewart,- Watson, M'Lean, Hadley, Scott, Kemp ; 15 steerage. Omapere, for East Coast ports and Wellington ■ .. 11th December Arrived, 3.30 am— ElingamHe, from Sydney Napiuk, 10th December Arrived, noon — Kahu, from Wellington llih December ■ To sail, 2 pm— Te Anau, for Wellington Nnw Plvjioutu, 11th December Arrived, 5.20 am— Gairloch, from Onehunga; connected Foxton, lObh December Arrived, 3 pm— Hula and Queon of the South, from Wellington Bluff, 9th December Sailed— Alexa barque, for Durban Picton, 11th December Arrived, 1 pm yesterday— Mamari, from Wellington To sail, 4 pm— Mamari, for Gishomfl THE MANAPOURI IN A GALE. Auckland, 10th December Further particulars as to the gale which the Mauapouri encountered- on tho voyage from Auckland to the South Sea Islands— the same in which the Eotokino had her rudder shaft broken— show tluit the wind and sea wrro terrific, and tho vossol rolled and pitched frightfully. She was on her beam ends, and the wbolo of her cargo of live slock, which consisted of 10 head of cattle, 4A fclioep, and a number of pigs, was killed. Tho vessel was constantly swept by heavy seas, and the fin loon aud cabins were flooded. So much did she roll that, it was feared she would turn turtle. But sbe i odo tho gale out without serious damage, and eventually proceeded on her voyage. The Munapouri was ati Apia op 20th November, and ia due at Sydney to-day. When the steamer Waikato was placed in Lyttelton dock it was found that her bottom, which had been partially cleaned at Fremontl^ was quite

(floan. Slio is to bo liltnl with n now mhaft, which i« coming out from Ei>ijlaii<l in tho Deljjluc. AVlulo on tho vojatfo from Ol,i<jo Heads to Lyllull'in tho ship Tho&salaua, which was under orders t > lo.ul at tho latter port under tho uuspici'.s of tlio NZS Co, was struck by a ho.ivy souih-wcst squall which cnriied away tho lower lurctop^allaut jiu\ls and sails. Olherwiso her paHsiu;<> from Cnpctown to Otago Heads was marked by lluo woollier but bead winds. Messrs* Urmitaus nwl Cunningham have securedtlio woodwork portion of tho contract for tlio construction of a dicd^o which Mesbra Luke & Sons avo to put together for uso near Westport. Owiiiir to the heavy northeast boh and wind thoiWiikatu hud to hcek shelter at Flaxboumo for about soven hours. The Zenlaudi.i left Sydney at half-past 3 last Saturday nfteinoon with 125 passeiigors and 7-5 tons of cargo, 450 tons of which aro for this port. Slio is duo hero on Wednesday evening next, and sails for Melbourne* via South and Hobart tho following day. 11. is understood that ns tho outcome of tho magisterial decision into tho grounding of tlio Stormbird at Tckamnru Bay, Captain Wood, of tLo Oreti, will tako charge of tho Stormbird temporarily, and that Mr Sawyer, nutto of the Oreti, will talco command of that vessel. Passengers by the Tuhino leaving tlio Blntf aro reminded that the vessel's departure* fovllobart and Melbourne- hns been defcircd from Tuesday, tlio 26th, to tlio following day. Tlio Mararoa ia to make a sricriiil tiip from Dunedin t<» Stewart Island on tbo 271 b iu«t, ami on her return 6(imo day Bails for Northern ports and Sidney. Tho To Anau, on her trip northwards from Wellington next week, will leave on Tuesday instead of Monday as time-tabled.