BY TELEGRAPH. SUVA, 18th December.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 147, 19 December 1905, Page 6

BY TELEGRAPH. SUVA, 18th December.

AUCKLAND, 18th December. Arrived— Pendle Hill, barquentine, from New.tastle. Sailed— Victoria (1.16 p.m.), for Sydney. ' KAIPAKA, 18tb December. Arrived — Brisbane, from Lyttelton. NEW PLYMOUTH, 18th December. Sailed— Rtrawa (8.46 p.m.), for Onetumga. ISth December. Arrived — Takapuna (4.30 a.m.), from OneOABTLEPOINT, 18th December. Arrived — Kahu (8 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed— Kahu (9.20 a.m.), for North. PICTON, 18th December. Arrived— Patceaa (4.25 p.m.), from Wcllicjton. Sailed— Fateena (5.30 p.m.), for NcUon. BLENHEIM, 19th December. Arrived— Opiwa (2 &.m.), from Wellington. NELSON, 19th December. Arrived — Pateena (1 a.m.); from Picton ; Kennedy (9.35 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived at outer anohorage— Westland, barque 110.50 a.m.), from London. FAREWELL SPIT, 19th December. Fareora passed for Wellington at 10.30 a.m. GBEX MOUTH, 18th December. Soiled- -Pareora (4.45 p.m.), for Wellington. KAIKOURA, 18th December. » Arrived— Walcatu (7.15 a.m.), from WellingLYTTELTON, 19th December. Arrived— Mararo* (8.20 a.m.), from Wellington. To eall— Uararoft (6 p.m.), tor Wellington. TfMARIJ, 18£h I)e*B.Tiber. Arrived— Rangatira (7 p.m.), /ruiu Wellington. " BLI/FF, 18th December. Ai rived— Warrimoo (7.5 p.m.), from Melbourne and. Hobart. Paatengero for Wellington— MiMe* Murray, Raiibcok, Martin, Moraii, Powdrell. Brereten (2), Meadamcs Maaon, fcx, O'Connor, Meisrs. Japger (2;, O'Connor, Dumaresf], Watson. Sailed — Koonya, for Dunedln ; Monowal (4.55 p.m.), for Hobart and Melbourne. The Mararaa, leafing LytUUon on Saturday, 23rd, and Saturday. 30th hut., will tail at 6 o'clock instead of 6 p.m. aa usual. The, •Iteration bu been made to emble pwtzgtr*

to connect with the train leaving Wellington on Sunday morning at the usual mail time. The Union Company has been advised that the Arahurn left Ureymouth at midnight, and arrived at Westport at 7 a.m. She is to sail for Kebon at 1 p.m., and is due hero about 10 o'clock to-morrow night. The Hawea is not expected to sail for Westport until noon to-morrow. She is due back hero on Saturday next. The Tutanokni took out her cable apparatus to-day. Nothing has been decided as to the immediate future movements of the vessel. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tonga.'iro is expected to sail for | Lyttelton on Thursday, Captain Bollons. of the Hincmoj, will pass [ through Wellington to-night on his vcay to ; the Bluff on holiday leave. The new steamer Ruru, built by Messrs. Lune ami Sons, of Wh.r.igarou, for Messrs. Richardson and Co., Napier, averaged 9J knots on her run irom the Vhiimea to Auckland, after having her engines fitted by Messrs Prico and Co. The vessel is having the finishing work done .it Auckland this week. The Auckland Star fa;.s it is the intention o' the vessel's owners to employ her in the Wellington-Gisborno coastal trade- and also in lightering frozen meat ut Napier. Tho vessel has a carrying capacity of 120 tons, and ia under tho command of Captain v Peterson, formerly of the Kahu. Tho Blackball collier Petone is expected to leave Newcastle for Lyttelton about Tbursdav next. • It seems to be as dilnculfc h matter to get outward cargoes for sailing ships at San Fiancisco (says au exchange) as it is nt New Zealand ports. After lying at San Francisco for two years the GrecnocU-owned Euphroync has been fixed home from Portland, but apparently the half-dozen other ships whioh have kept her company during the post couplo of years aro destined to pass another winter within the Golden Gate. The following paragraph is taken from the Baltimore Sun of the Bth October :— Captain Matthew Irvine, last here in command of the turret steamer Turrctt Court, when that type of vessel was a curiosity, is in charge of "tho fine new steamer Dunkeld, whioh arrived yesterday with a cargo of manganese JVom 'Rio de Janeiro. The Dunkeld is the latest addition to tho fleet of the Kilgour Steamship Company, of London. She wna built by Sir Jamea Laing and Sons, of Sunderknd, England, who built the majority of tho Neptune liners oc the Baltimore-Rotterdam route.. She was launched this year, and ia 319 ft Sin long, 46ft beam, and 21ft 2in depth of hold, 2764 tons gross register, and 1786 net, upon whioh she carries about 4700 tons dead weight.