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Evening Post, Volume LIX, Issue 3, 4 January 1900, Page 4

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Sydney, 3rd January Arrived—Menja, from Kaipara; Pendle Hill, from Napier Sailed—Elingamite, for Auckland, with an English mail Melbourne, 4th January Sailed, yesterday—Tolune, for the Bluff Picton, 3rd January Arrived, 5.15 pm—Botorua, from Wellington 4th January Arrived, 8 am—Haupiri, from Nelson Sailed—Botorua (midnight), for Nelson j Haunri (8 am), for Wellington Wanoahui, 3rd January Sailed, 10 last night—Manaroa, for Wellington Bi.dff, 3rd January Sailed, 4 pm—Monowai, for Hobart and Melbourne; Zealandia, for Dunedin Auckland, 3rd January Sailed, 5.15 pin—Taviuni, for Snva 4th January Arrived, 6.45 am—Star of Victoria, from Sydney Onehunga, 3rd January Sailed—Gairloch, for New Plymouth Castlepoint, 4th January Arrived, 5.30 am—Himitangi, from Wellington Lyttelton, 4th January Arrived, 11 am—Botomahana, from Wellington (missed express) New Pltmouth, 4th January Arrived, 5.50 am—Gairloch, from Onehunga (connected) Arrived, 6.50 am—Tutanekai, from Wellington Waitapu, 3rd January Arrived, 10 pm, at wharf—Wairoa, from Havelock Havelock, 4th January Arrived, 8.40 am—Te Kapu, from Wellington Sailed, 10 am—Te Kapu, for Wellington via bays ' Nelson, 4th January Arrived—Botorua (8 am), from Picton ; Botorua (10.10 am), for Pictow and Wellington _ , Foxton, 4th January Sailed, 10.25 am—Queen of the South, for Wellington PBOPOSED NEW LINE OF SAILERS TO NEW ZEALAND. Messrs Funoh, Edge & Co, agents of the Tyser Line, Limited, says a New York exchange, will place the British barque Pomona on the berth to load for Australia in addition to their own steam line. The Pomona will clear from New York on Slflt December, aud will be followed by other Bailing vessels as promptly as the offerings will allow. It is the intention of the Tyser Company to establish a similar service for New Zealand in the near future. AN IMPOBTANT JUDGMENT. In March last the Tyser steamer Star of New Zealand, on her way to Wellington via Australia and Auckland, collided in a tbiok fog in the Eng. Jish Channel with the cattle steamer Pontoß. ?° j vc. BBelß wero damaged, and the New Zealand trader had to put back for repairs. The English mail to hand this morning states that the owners of cargo by the Pontos brought nn action to recover damages from the Tyser Co. Mr Justice Barues, in giving judgment, after stating the cases of the two vessels, said that it woh admitted that the Pontos was to blame for not stopping on hearing a whistle apparently forward of her beam, in accordance with Article 16 of the regulations. It had been urged on behalf of the Suir of New Zealand that Article 16 only contemplated cases where there was danger of collision, and thnt here the roaster of the Star of New Zealand was justified in assuming that there was no danger of collision, and consequently that he was not called upon to stop his engines. But the Trinity Masters wore of opinion that there was danger of collision from the first in this case, and he could not agree with the suggested construction of the rule. It was an endeavour 'to introduce a dangerous refinement, and to justify the wauter of a vessel in speculating as to whether there was danger or not, and acting, in fact, as if there was no such article at iill. He did not think that prior to the collision the Star of New Zealand was going at tiu immodolate speed, but she ought to have stopped her engines, which mitfht have prevented tau diaii*

trous collision, and both vessels must be pronounced to blame. The Walkavo left Svduey at 8 pni on Saturday, ftud arrived at 4 this morning, having met with light easterly winds and fine weather to Monday, thence raodorato SW winds to arrival. As Somes Island could not be picked up, Captain Richardeon decided to slow down off tho Heads at midnight l«st night. Her cargo of, 171 tons for Wellington includes 1000 cases fruit. At 7 pun ou Monday she passed tlio Mokoia, bouud from Wellington to Sydney. *rhe produce by tiro Eotoltl consisted of 486 cases cheese for transhipment to the Delphic. At 6 lust night the New Zealand Shipping Co's steamer Bakaia got under way for London via Moute Video, Teneriffe, aud Plymouth. The following were saloon passengers by the vessel :— Baron Yon Swaiuo, Messrs Waddell, Bedford, White, and Behrend. Arrangements have been made for tho Omapere ta proceed from Napier to Westport direot on Saturday, consequently she will not visit Wellington this tvip. A vessel well known to this port, the barquo Sllverhow, Captain Marshall, has beon chartered to load at Liverpool for Wellington nud Dnnediu. The Pnporoa, which sails about Saturday, will proceed hence to Lyttelton aud Duuediu, culling again at the former port before returning to Wellington, and Bailing finally for London on the 25th inßiaut. Captain Shaw, formerly of the Union Cob service, leaves this evening for Blenheim, where he assumes coin maud of the Kiripaka. Evidently tho Kotomahnn felt tho full effects of Inst night's southerly blow, for she did uot arrive in Lyttolton uutil 11 this morning, which caused her to miss the expresu. Captain Giant, of the Kotoiti, reports a lively time from New Plymouth to Wellington, the wind veering from SW to SE, with a nasty Bea. Tho Aorero made a, start for Putua yesterday v but on reaching Worser Buy Captain Tinuoy decided tojjut back to the wharf.