BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, 2nd November.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1904, Page 4

BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, 2nd November.

Arrived — River .Boyue, from Groymouth. NEWCAfItLE, 2nd November. Bailed— Elverland, for Auckland. ' MELBOURNE, 2nd November. Arrived— County of Ayr, from Hokianga. AUCKLAND, 2nd November. Arrived— Rotokino (0.30 a.m.), from Rarotonga ONEHUNpA, Ist November. Sailed— Bnrawa, ss, for New Plymouth. Passengers—Misses RenMel (2), Bairon (2), Crook, llpsdtimea Barrin, Frethewjy, .Smith, Kennedy, Doull arid child, Mesfers. Fly, Kennfcdy, Welch, O'Kane, Green, Moses, M.irfay, Freth'ewey, Hill, Judge Smith, Rev. Bro. Stanislaus, Rev. Doull, »nd 20 steerage. i NEW PLYMOUTH, Ist October. Sailed — T.ikapuna (10 p.m.), for Onehunga. 2nd November. Arrived— Uarawa (7 a.m.), from Onehunga. NAPIER, Ist November. Arrived— Kahu (6 -p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed — Talune, lor Gisbofne and Auckland. . PIOTON, Ist November. Arrived — Mapourika (5.30 p.m.),- and Penguin (6.30 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed— Mapourika (6.30 p.m.), for .Nelson. TIMARU, Ist November. Bailed— Petone (5.10 p.m.), for. Wellington. BLUFF, Ist November, flailed— Moeraki (5 p.m.), for Duriedin. 2nd November. Arrived— Mimiro (9 a.m.), from Port Chalmers Oailed— Tongariro (8.30 a.m.), for Lyttelton. MOTUEKA, 2nd November. Arrived— Manaroa (3.15, a.m.), from Wellington NELSON, 2nd November. Arrived— Mapourika (3 a.m.), from Picton ; (Charles Edward (7.15 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived— T.i3man (noon), from Wellington. WESTPORT, 2nd November. Arrived— Koonya (3.15 a.m.), from Wellington , KAI'KOURA, 2nd November. Arrived— Wakatu (8.30 a.m.), from Wellington EAST CAPE, 2nd November. Manuka passed south at 8.30 a.m. BLENHEIM, 2nd November. Arrived— Nambucca (3.15 a.m.) and Opawa i' 3.20 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON, 2nd November., Arrived — Taraweia (11.40 a.m.), from WelHnston. • FAREWELL SPIT, 2nd November. Waikare, bound from Sydney to Wellington, pasted at 6.40 a.m. THE MABABOA. The Union Company's steamer Mararoa, urhlch has just undergone an overhaul, »rrlved from the South thi« morning on her flrst trip in the ferry service. The veslel is now in charge of Captain W. Manning, who has the following deck office™ wtyll him:.Chief. Mr. W. J, M. Tnte ; Second, Mr. K. Morrison; third, Mr. R. W. Bohm. Mr. W O'Callaghan it now purser of the veseel, arid he is aisisted by Mr. F. S. Brent. Thq, engines are in cVge of Mr. J. Banre, Mr. W. \. M'lntyre being second engineer, Mr. H. B. Baldwin third, Mr. G. Pine fourth, and Mr. V Davidson fifth. ARRIVAL OF THE FORMOSA. "* The barque Formosa, which left Liverpool on the 10th August, arrived in the stream £( » o'clock last night, after i very tatrt xwssage out, occupying only m a»n.

Captain H. Frctwurst, who is in cliaige of the vessel, states that he had a good passage varied by occasional gales, which were sailed through without minlinp. The New Zealand coait was llrst sighted on Monday night when Farewell Spit was picked up. The Formosa is an iron harque of 1651 tons gross and 1474 net, and was built in ICB3 by Messrs. Rusael and Co., of Glasgow. Her dimensions are : — Length, 256.4 f t: depth, 22.7 ft; be,ani, 38.1 ft. The vessel has 1686 tons of cargo for Wellington, and 1039 tons for Dunedin. She berthed at No. 3, Queen's Wharf at midday. OSWESTRT GRANGE, FROM LIVERPOOL. The New Zealand and Afrioan steamer Oswestry Grange, Which is due on Saturday evening from Liverpool via Australian ports and Auckland, is under the command of Captain Robert Taylor, the other deck officers being Messrs M. J. Pearson, F. J. Stubbs, W. J. M'Cabe, and R. B- Wye. Mr. E. B. Denbigh is in^ charge of the engines, and Mr. L. W.. Biggs' \i purser. The vessel has about 2000 tona of cargo to put out here, on the discharge of which, nnd after taking in cargo for Mouth Africa and Weßt of England ports, she will proceed South. Tho Iluddart-Parker stenmer Zenlandia, from Dunedin and Lyttelton, is to leave Lyttelton for Wellington at 8.30 to-night. The vessel has 160 tons of cargo to land here, and she will continue her voyage to Sydney via East Coast ports and Auckland to-morrow afternoon. The Blackball ateamer Petone, due from Timaru late to-night, is to sail for Kaipnra to load timber for Sydney as goon as she has taken in stores and cbal. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Paparoa will probably get away for Lyttelton on Friday next to discharge the balance of her cargo from London. ,