BY TELEGHAPH.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 108, 3 November 1900, Page 4

BY TELEGHAPH.

London, 2nd November Arrived— Star, of Victoria and Star of New Zealand, from New Zealand Melbourmh, 2nd-November An-ived— Brisbane, from Eaipaca; Haudu Isle, Welliiigteu Sydnet, 3rd November Arrived— HMS Pylndes, from the Isltuida Fjiemantle, Srd November ' Arrived — Austral, from London. Passengers for Now Zenlavd— Meadames Thompson, Weuley and family, Dr, Thompson, Messrs Wenley, Worap (2), GreeuiJade Gbeymouth, 2nd November Sailed, 6 am— Pelone, for Dunedin Uj.ufi/-, 2nd November Sailed— Wakanui, for Wellington Hivelock, 2nd November Arrived, 2.30 pm— Te Kapu, from Wellington "hXTxr.urou, 3rd November Arrived— Zenlandia tf.iiO am) and Rotoinahana (8.30 am), from Wellington (connected) Saited; 10.15 lust night— WaUatu, for Wellington via coast To sail— Monra (y.3opm) andßotoinabana (10.29 pm), fer Wellington Foxton, 3rd November Arrived, 6.l!0 am—Queen of the South, from "Wellington f h Nelson, 3rd Nqveinber Arrived, 7.35 ftin— Charles Edward, from Wellington To sail, 7 am Monday— Takapuna, for Pioton And Wellington ' WAjjaANti, 3rd November Sailed, 4.30 ain— llautfroa and Huia, for Wellington The Maim arrivod a£ Wnnganui from Westporj; early this morning, and will leave the former port for Wellington at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Captain Holm,, of (fhe barque G. M. Tucker, reports modeiatoly fine weather and strong westerlies on Ihe run from Newcastle to this port. On disoharge she proceeds to. iCaipara to load for Sydney. Neweotftla is likely to be her following 1 port to londjfcr Wellington. On her arrival at headquarters from the North the Flora will be replaced in her present trade by the Te Anau, wlilgh has undergone a thorough overhaul. Advices received by the local office intimate that the vv akauul left the Bluff at 0 am yesterday for Wellington to ship 1000 tons coal, alter which s>lie goes on to Nnpier and Auckland, the latter being her flnnl port on the 15th iust. Captain Bone is a passenger by Ihe vessel. The Paparoa, due here to-morrow from London, proceeds hence to Southern posts, Wn.itarn, and Waugauui, in tl»o order named, and eaila fr«m thiu port "on 6th Uecember for tho Old Country. The record was ieachud for tonnage berthed in Westport harbour on the fliet two flays of this week:, the gross amount of niuo vessels lying in the port benifj: 9603 tons.' ' Mr Tompkius, engineer 6f HMS Porpoise, is watchine- the Joadiui? of thel'ennrth at Westport on behau of Ihe Admiralty. The Fenorth's trip from Wellington to Hongkong occupied 30 days, but many night stoppages bad to up made in navigating the dangerous Torres Strait. She wad* eleven dayd discharging at Hongkong. Another li-finsport waa ready to sail from the Chinese port fnr WoKiport, when the Pepnrth. left for New Zealand. 'J he i'ltreara and Dingadee are bringing coal cargoes from Grey mouth for the, Wakanui and Waimnie. The Petone, which was barboundat Gre>nioulh for nine days, got away for Dunedin yesterday morning. 'Sunday last was the sixth anniversary of the wreck of the sleamcrr Wairarapa, nnd live sur«ivois now en)]>loyed on different vessels met in Westjioit— viz, Messrs Moyes, Dunlop. Kendall, Tnlloeh, and Gill. It is estimated that tho building cost of the vessels barbound in Westport harbour for the paat few days whs approximately £260,000. ■ It was intended that tho Moan a should make lier first trip in the intercolonial service by soiling from Sidney for Wellington this afternoon, but this arrangement has now been altered, as the erstwhile 'Frisco Inier is to undergo a week's overhaul in tbe New South Wales port, at the conclusion of which she will go on to Melbourne and pick np her running to New Zealand from that port. There will be no direct steamer from livdney until Saturday next. The Tutanokni leaves for Westport to-night for a load of coal for Wellington. She tf ill then return to W«stporti for a load of coal for the Southern railways. Those employed in the various grades of the •towards' departmentof the West Coast passenger Bteamsri axe t» have an iuoxeaae in their monthly wages*