LATE SHIPPING.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 108, 3 November 1900, Page 6

LATE SHIPPING.

BNTEItED OUTWARDS November 3— Tartfwera, ss, 1268 tons, Watson, for Lyttelton. Passengers : Cabin— lso excursionists ; ■& steerages THE WELLINGTONS YTTELTO N SERVICE. The announcement by the Uuion Co of a daily sorvico between Lyttelton and Wellington each way during tlie summer months innrks a great advauce in the facilities eujoyed by the travelling public, and is another instance of this enterprising couipany's policy of not merely keeping abreast 6r the times, but of anticipating the requirements of the future. During the summer season the Turawera will run in conjunction with the Rotonmhaaa, and thus give a daily service from each port. The Tarawera will leave J.yttelton on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and the Botoninhana on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, immediately on the arrival of the express from Duuedin, and corresponding daily departures will bo made from Wellington, the steamers connecting with the morning's express from Chrislchurch. to the south. Thus on every day of the week exenpt Sunday a passenger can leave Dunedin and be in Wellington by noon next dny, and similarly he can leave Wellington on any week day and he in Dunedin the following day, Sundays excepted. This should bring Dunedin and Wellington into very close touch with eacli other, to the advantage of both. A NARROW ESCAPE. During the heavy gale oif Westporl on Wednesday the Herald had a close shave from disaster. The red funnel boat, in chnrgeof Captain Brophy, put in an appearance off the breakwater at 2 pm, flying urgent signals of distress, which" read that ail her coal was exhausted and that two of her anchors were gone. There was a nasty south-west gale with mountainous seas running- at the time, aud the signals could only be observed from the shore through intermittent; squalls of raiu. By good luck the Tnieri was waiting outside at the time, and Captain Lobb immediately bore down on the distressed vessel, and after a lot of trouble the big collier got the smaller boab in tow and took her under the Steeples. There the Taien dropped anchor, and the Herald remained astern throughout the night, surging about by the tow-line which had done such good sorvico. When the coal ran out recourse was made to the lining of the vessel for fuel. The Herald is to pome to Wellington, where she will bo supplied with whatever gear is necessary, A start has been made to replace the liniug-. Shipping matters are again incouvienced on the West Coast by a threatened repetition of the recent abominable weather. The Union Co is advised that at Westport the weather is thick, wifch heavy rain and a rising river. The vessels cannot awing, and work is suspended. Whuther any of Ihe'boat3 will be able to get out this eveningis a doubtful point. As the Patea bar is still unworkable, the Man a Las gone to AVanganui to discharge her coal from Weßtport. The Kiripaka will leave Wanganui ns soon as possible>for Patea. The Aorere has been in Wellington for the past nine days, waiting for an improvement in the Patea bar. BY TELEGRAPH. Port CuAiMEBs, 3rd November Arrived— Mamari, from London