BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, 14th August.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 39, 15 August 1905, Page 4

BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, 14th August.

Tho Miowera'9 passengers from Vancouver for New Zealand are; — Mr. and. Mr*. Darragh, Sir. and Mrs. Osborne, Major Winter, Messrs. Curnan, Kerahaw, Rouz, Brown. NEWCASTLE, 14th , August-. Arrived— Frankby, from Lyttelton. SUVA, 14tli August. Arrived— Taviuni, from Auckland; Aoraugi, from Sydney and Brisbane. . AUCKLAND, 14th' August. Safled— Zealandia' (5.30 p.m.), lor Sydney; Wanakn, for Bluff.

15th August. Arrived— Essex (7.3f a.m.), from Sydney. r NEW PLYMOUTH, Hih August. Sailed— Tarawa (6AS p.m.). for Onehunga. 15th August. Arrived — Takapuna (5 a.m.), from Onehunga. NAPIER,' 16th August. Arrired — Talune (8.45 v.m.), from Wellington. FOXTON, 15th August. Arrived — "Queen of the South (0.15 a.m.),' -from ■ Wellington. SIOTUEKA, 15th August: Arrived— Manaroa (8.40 a.m.)* from We^ngPORT ROBINSON, 15th August. ' Sailed— Wakntu (8 a.m.), for Wellington - via Kaikouia. .... , . - ' LYTTELTON, 14th August. Arrived— Toroa (11.20 p.m.), ■ from Chatham Islands. _ 15th August. Arrived — Rotomahana (8.20--a.Tn.J;-from Wellington." "'"»■*••-■» « •» * •> To sail — Rotomabana (b y.m.), for Wellington PORT CHALMERS, 15th August. Arrived — Orellana, barque (10 a.m.), from Wellington. ' BLUFF, 14th Augu3t. Arrived — Monowai (4.45 p.m.), from Mel- ' bourne via Hobart. Passengers for Wellington : Saloon — M 133 Lloyd, Sergt. ' Smith ; 2'<2 •trfrngc. Sailed— Waikare (5.15 p.m.), for Hobart and Melbourne. , 15th August. Arrived— Tongariro (8.20 a.m.), from Timaru. ATHENIC, FROM LONDON. The White SUr liner Athenlo arrived in the Btream at 7.50 this morning, nnd was bc,rtlie.d aftrr inspection by the Health Officer. The ve«el left Tilbury Docks on the 29th June, »nd sailed from Plymouth on the Ist July. L ! ght to moderate variable, winds, with clear weather and moderate «ea, waa the rule to Tcneriffe, where' the ship arrived on the 6th July. , Alter a Jew hours' • stay the vessel resumed her voyage, and encountered light to moderate N.E. and S.E. trades and moderate sea to Capetown, where she an-.-hored on the 21st July. After disembarking i5B pisscngera and embarking 42 passengers, a titart waa made for Hobart tlic same evening. Moderate to fresh N. to Jf.W. winds and Cue weather prevailed to the 76th meridian, when a Eirong S.S.K. gale, with high seas ilirl heavy Snow squalls, wag encountered. The ((ale lasted (or 24 liouri, and then moderated. Strong S. to S!*V. windn, with heavy S.E. nrell, set in and Continued to the 110 th meridian. Thence to Hobart, which was made on the 10th August, moderate to light vari«bif winds were experienced. The vojnge for WciKnctpn -wan resumed on the evening of the 10th inrt., and the vessel experienced tine wenther untd arrival at above. She was oft the Head] at 9 p.m. yesterday, and came in at 6.45 this morning. The vessel brought the following paa*cnftrt in addition to the list alrcadv published : — For Wellington : From Capetown — Messrs. Vf. 11. Ncwdick, C. Ciiegwiddcn, J. Hnckett, h. Vf. Warham, W. A. Rogers, J. Williams, Clark, W. Egglgton, O. Mitchell, C. Bcrnitein. ?. Kendall, W. Williama,- O. Milne, O. Rocd, E. Parkes, lleidatnefe Chegwiddcn, Hackftt, Warhajn, Kendall, ifissts Hackett, Kendall, Master "Kendali. .. .The ateartei' i»- rtlir in clMrge of Captain C. H. Kempson, R.N.R., . who has the followinir officers witli him :_a>i t f. Mr- v. w. Ilictoon, 8.X.J1. ; ' first, Mr. J. h. ' .Jones ; «e- . cond. Mr. .G. B. Alcocic, H.N.R. ; third, Mr. W. B. Starr; fourth, Mr. J. Alcock ;. chief engineer, Mr. J. M'Clowan, R.N.R.: second, «r. W. V. Browne, U.N.R.; third, Mr. A. 8. ■Jackson; fourth, Mr. H. Pnrrij; fifth, Mr. T. Kealc : sixth, Mr. L. K. Owens ; cler-trician, Mr. W. O. Prilchard; flrat refrigeratme en- ' pincer. Mr. J. S. Goulding; second, Mr. O Newtnn, tt.N.R. ;. purser, Mr. S. O. J. Freeman «atthetr»; surgeon, Dr. C. J.> Hint*; chler steward, Mr.,H. T. G. Harlc.

» F'l %?""'*!■ , wl1 "* h »« Ju«t come off the Pstenfr Slip, will not Imtc on her Southern HjEhthotuca inp until ,the beginning ol next ITCCK. . The Haupiri, due from Auckland via Eait Coa«t, on -Thursday,-;, ii expected to sail the i»rao day for Wescport. • Mr. Cameron has Joined the Eotuku mi tecond mate in pl»c« of Mr.' Flrtin, .who ii . OH eipK If five. Tlio U.S. and A. Company'i rieamer Breiz Hurt, from New York, reached Premantlo on - ¥t\d»? 'int. She is due hero in *bout •three Weeks time. The U.B. and A. iteamer.. Cape Breton was to learc New York on Thursday ln»t for-Au«-tralran: ,*nd New Zealand portu. fine 'will F'ft b "W.'« be ■'•"«»««• l?y 'ho Oakburn, which ?«Wtf il 1?a iMrly in 8e P t « mbe r- Auckland will tie thrfglrst port in Xew Zcalaiid for both ■ ' *^ niftn Company's AucVland built »tenm«r TfliUea lv« returned to Auckland from the Thamoi, where the went to have her machiu. ery'mitalled. Tlie trip from the Thames w« made in 44 honr«, thp vcjiel limn averaging « ipeed of about *9J knots per hour, which it considered- very «ati»factory for her flrit run. The fitting up of the vetiel will be

] completed abdtlt the end of Iho week,* and a trial trip Trill be held before she takes her departure for Gisborne, whero she will be ' dngageJT 'a« 'a tender to the- company's steamers arriving Oiere.. It is reported that the warship Prometheus is to leave Auckland for Raone Island in the Kerm^dep Group oi) Friday. She Trill then come ou to Wellington, being. due here about ■ the. 24th August. . It is stated that (be Shaw-Savill steamer Delphic, from London, i» coming direct; to Auckland, and is due there about the 20th September. A Southern exchange states that Mr. Denbiun, purser of the SJomroa, is to transfer to the Mokoia at Dunediu.