LATE SHIPPING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 134, 7 June 1906, Page 6

LATE SHIPPING.

DEPARTURES. June 7— Kaituna, e», 1246 tons, Robinaon, for Ljttelton. Juno 7— Queen of the South, ss, 121 tons, Manlcv, for Foxton. ENTERED OUTWARDS. June 7— Monoirai, ea, 2137 tons, Momsby, fnr Lvttclton, Dunedin, Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne. Passengers— Saloon : For Lyttclton— Miss Wilson, Mcsdnmea Vaughan, UarrU ."in; child, iMeasre. Vauglinn, Little, Tomkins, O--wald. Baker, Mathiesou. For Dunedin— ftlis-c Koote, Millward, Mra. Burk. For Blnf:Miss Brown, Mis. Brown. For Hobart— Jjr . Smales. Tor Melbourne — Misses Eremball, Ta.. lor, Mrs. Asher. Juno 7— Manuka, «, 2784 tons, Phillips, f,,: Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, and Sydney. I'i>,Ecngers— Salqon : For {fapier — Miss Wright, Messrs. Rooney, Fraser. For G-isbonre — Mit&cvs Ratcliffc, Cuff, Mesdnmes Kitto and child, Cnloar, Messra. Uandeveli, Calsar. For Auckland— Misses Hildrcth, Murray, Kissling, Brown, Mesdames Acklaud, Garland. Hattrav, Messrs. Caldron, Hesketh, Sloman, Tiric, Garland. Rattray, Carlgm, Fmlay. For Sydney— Mesdames Bulkelcy, Stewart, Redwood, Captain Stewart, Mesets. Redwood, Bulkelcy. June 7— Rotomahaua, S3, 915 tons. Collins, for Lyttelton. Passengers : Saloon— Mesdamoa Price and infant, BarKtV, AHcrdice, Sydney Watson, Colonel Loveday, Messrs. Joliuston, Barker, Allerdice, Sydney Watson, Rawson, Palmer, Thcs. Howaen, Master Barker. PASSENGERS FOR SYDNEY. The following saloon passengers have booked for Sydney by the Union Company's steamet Waikare, which is to sail on Saturday afternoon :— Mio3ts Wolterff, Maunacll, Barnes, and Burgess, Mesdames Lind, M'Kce, Collins, Crabb and child. Rev. O'Brien, Meesrs. Miller, G. H. Lemare, Lind. O. Price, C. Smith, Delaney, A. Hirshcl, Collins, 'Stevenson and party, J. Gravestock, S. Reid, H., A. Tusti, J. Duff, Falconer, J. D/ M'Donald. The Union Company reoeived ■advice this afteinoon that there is still a heavy sea -on tho Westport bar, and there. is^Httle chance. of any vessels getting out to-dnyT The Kin: j Is outside the bar. BY TELEGRAPH. ONEHUXOA, ;th June. Sailed— Rarnwn, for New Plymouth. Passengers — Misses Bowman, Hoey, Mesdames Corney and child, Buckthotight, Sclmuckenberg and maid, Messrs. Sturmfels, Andrews, Coster, Jenkiiuon, Harbottle, Smith, Molesworth, Wafckins, Sheplev, Coofce, Sclinackeuberg, Benjamin.

A telegram was received this morning from Mr. Seddon stating that he was leaving Melbourne to-day for Sydney. In the course of his message he mentioned that "several important issues are yet unsettled," and that ''thtro is just a possibility of a reciprocal agreement" being arranged. "There will," he added, "be a, paragraph in the Commonwealth address to-day on the subject of a noncommittal character." ' i The Wellington Stock Exchange reports sales to-day as follows: — KuranuiCaledoniun, 3s ; " Motnroa Oils, £60 ; ditto, pref., £12; Donughy Rope nnd Twine, £7 5s ex. ; Hydraulic Hand Milker, £5 12s 6d, £5 15s. A seaman named' Alfred Burnett, employed as a boatswain on the NeiF Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tongariro, met with an accident this morning through falling a distance of between 30ft nnd 40ft from one ot tho upper decks of his vessel, and landing between the chip nnd the wharf. The injured man was removed to ths Hospital, where it was found that he had sustained a fracture of the right l«g and several bruises. Soma uncertainty appears to havo existed as to the intentions of the New York Life Insurance Company in regard to businers in this colony. At one stago it was understood that the company would withdnny from New Zealand &o far as new business was concerned, but it has now been made perfectly clear that the- company, which has large interests in ■ the colony, will continue hero «3 usual, Mr. Herman Dietz being resident secretary. •Yesterday Wellington .was bombarded, by a fierce wind from the north-west Between 9 a.m. andr 5 p.m. the average velocity was about 18 miles an hour, and then the pace* went up to 30 miles. For seven hours the speed did iot slacken below that figure, and occasionally there were exceedingly -vigorous gusts, culminating in a' blast at ,the rate of 43 , miles at midnight., , To-day the gale abated, but blew sometimes at 30 miles. Heavy rain fell last night and continued this morning. Jusb about 2 o'clock the wind veered to the sbuth, and' the changa was followed bjj a very heavy shower. A full rehearsal in connection with tb.G Wellington Choral Society's approaching performance of "Samson," will be held in !St. John's Schoolroom to-morrow (Friday) evening, when the members of the chorus are summoned for 7.30' p.m. and orchestra at 8. The box plup will open at the Dresden to-morrow. ' A- meeting of delegates to the Wellington Rugby Union is advertised for tomorrow night to consider the vexed question of the 'appointment, of referees. General business will also be taken The results of the Eastbourne borough elections aie advertised in this issue. Tho council holds, its first meeting to-morrow at 4 p.m. Wo understand that Profosaor Easterfield is engaged at the present time in analysing samples of Taranaki petroleum supplied to him, and his report is oxpocted to bo ready on Saturday next, after which date tho prospectus of tho Tarauaki Petroleum Company, Ltd., will be ready for circulation. Tho brokers report that a largo number of shares aro Ktill boing applied for, nnd they stato that they anticipate that tho list will bo subscribed before tho prospectus .is ready. Samples of tho oil can bo seen at tho office of either -of tho following brokers— viz., Mossrs. Barr, Loaryaud Co., East nnd East, and J. Martyn Hume. W. F. Shortt, Ltd., will hold a salo of boots and furniture at, thoir rooms, Wil-lis-street, to-morrow,' at 2 o'clock. Mossra. Lovion, Shallerass and Co. will sell bootß, shoos, oilskin coals, and sundries at thoir room) to-morrow afternoon. On Saturday they announce tho final ealo of uurcdecmod pledges on behalf of Mr. Smart.