LATE SHIPPING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 141, 15 June 1906, Page 6

LATE SHIPPING.

ENTERED OUTWARDS. June 15— Mokoia, 63, 3502 tons, Smith, for Ij>ttelton and Dunedin. Passengers — Saloon : For Lyttelton— Mis* Grant, Jl-eadames Blown, Gonlter, Messrs. White, Baiburg, M'Urrtfoi, JenU'nsun, Pngne, Brown. For Dunedin— Miss Matheson, Mrs. Bothumly Juno 15— Murarou, ss, 2598 toiw, Manning;, for Lvttclton. Passengers : Saloon— M is Hickmann, Mesdames Colemun, Page. Webb, Mesers X.itton, M'Lean, Burrell, Wearing, Colenian, Stubbs, Maddison, Mirams. The tug Togo went ashore at Woraer Ballast, irght. The vessel was floated off tins moin.ngr, and was towed into the UarUour bieakuater by the Duco. The Warrimoo, duo from Melbourne, Hobart, and the South tfailv to-morrow morning, lus 750 tons of cargo to land here, and is expected to sjil for S}dne> at 4 p.m. It i» underwood that Cnptain Kcville will join tho Molcou at Lyttelton to-monow, relieving Oaptain Smith, who will go on hoJiday. BY TELKRRAPH OKEHUNOA, 15th June. Sailed— Takapuna, for New Plymouth. Pasaengcre—JHssea Pnrren, Hall, Mesdame* HnU, Jfaitin, Mesere. Sim, M'Alieter, Williams (2), Ivernot, Cnrncross, Jlai-tin, Kiddell, Currie, Kuwlnnd. Furness, Byres, Dolierty, Rule, Kidd, Baume. EAST CAPE, 15th June. Wanaka passed south at 12.<0 p.m. IjYTTELTOJT, 16th June. To sail— VTurrimoo (5 p.m.), for Wellington. DU>'EDIN, 15th June. Sailed— Tnhinc, for Wellington. Passenger for Wellington— Jlr. Stewart.

The Hon. J. Carroll returned from Auckland last night. l A slight shook of earthquake was felt in Wellington aboub ten minutes to three o'clock yesterday afternoon. A Newtown correspondent writes pointing out the necessity of fixing a trough of clear running water in a rear corner of the lion's den in the Park. The attendant, says "Phra," seems to "be very kind to the animal, and apparently confidence is springing a:p between them already ; but presuming that the cage is closed between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., he thinks provision should be made for a constant supply of water. Additional ventilation holes should also, the writer tliinks, be bored in tibe walls of the cage, which otherwise is admirably suited for its purpose. If these matters are attended to, this fine animal will doubtless be comfortable and healthy, and long prove an attraction to visitors. A challenge to fight) the world was made by a young man named Henry Bailey last ni'^ht whilst standing intoxicated, with his coat off, in Taranokistreet. The police this morning brought him before Dr. A. M'Artihur, S.M., charged with having, been drunk and dhoiderly, and explained that when they searched him he had £42 in his posses sion. The defendant entered a plea of guilty, and was fined 206, in default 48 uours' imprisonment. Andrew James Duncan, keeptr of a boot shop, was fined 5s and 7s costs on each of three informations for having stamped an adveitisement on some of the city footpaths. The police stattd that a constable found the defendant stamping the advertisements at 2.30 in the morning. In conversation with the constable the defendant said he knew he wan acting contrary to tiie bylaws, but explained luiat tne advertisement Mould bs of uuio v.iiue to him than the amount of fine he wcuud have to pay in the event of a conviction. *■ "Ihc season has been bad for potutow?,' 6utd the Government- Biologist (Jlr. Kuk) 10 (i iij,oiii.-i- this aiternoon Ihe uujja wuulu »lu/W a considerable slioitj.-.e. he wbnl vii. They had sufleied very &f«.jc!y, and in some districts the damage nad been probably as gie.it utr Ui.t jeai's hdvuu -Many people v.ho had s^4*eiiuUicjily hadwiitten to the devilment, fct.uing that they I had bi.cu jjuiitciiy buUbiied with the icsult* ot this, saving opeittcion. la e\cry cujjb wheie persona claimed to have spiujed in vain, he had found that they had made mistakes, , either in the mixing or application ol th j . spray,. The chiei mibiakt. * wax that, the" did not 1 oliow the instruction to spiuy on the under bide oi the leaf. Theie wass no doubt the dii'Cciie attacked tha under side, not the top ot the leaf. 'lhere was no difficulty abuut sending the spray underneath, for a bpecial uoz^e wot, made for the purpobti, at a cost of only 2s 6d. Anioug potutoe-i imported fiom New South W'dtis and Victoria, dunng the last lew weeks theie had been some conMgnments veiy badiy infested with the potuto motb. Out of one sack sent to mm, 40 per cent, had been attested. A procluuitiiivu had been prepared to pionibit the nnpoitation ot morh-iniesled potatoes, and this document was now hi the hands of tlie Minister. According to one of the' local papers the painting trade is 4.0 busy in Invtrcargni'ihat some contracts are "'nung up" for some months. The .New Zealand Mines Record states j thu-fc an application has been received from the agent 111 this colony for the ttceiver uppoimed in London in connection witn ihe Uitiyii^uch-l'oint Elizabeth Railway and Coal Coiupany, lei^uistin^ the'wUb.Mituiion ol royalty for dead leutrd upon the future output of the Brunner Mino, as piovided for in the lease to the Giey Valldy Company. Mr. Pilcher has buen informed that, after careiul consideration of his rsquest, the Minister of Mines is at present unable to as&ent to any modification of the conditions of lease in the direction asked for. Tho. course of lectures to bo given to Sundayschool teachers by Sir. 0111 commences this evening, in Wesloy Institute. Tho Sundayschool Union, under who&e auspices the lecturer aro hold, aro anxious that members of Bible classes should attend theso lectures, so that they will bocomo qualified to tako a class on emergency. In tho present cold damp weather it's very necessary to warm our bedrooms at night. Tho best and most economical way of doing so is by purchasing an oil heater, which can be carried from room to room arid thus warm up where you lequire. George Winder, ironmonger, corner of Cuba and Mauner» streets, is now showing a, large variety suitable for office, shop, or domestic use, at very low prices. — Aclvt. Uokkloin's mercery talc is still on. Patrons aro reminded that there is only one address,— l 6, Cuba-street. Mra&rs. Sidcy, Mccch and Co. call attention to their talo of household furnituro and effects, boot* and shoes, piano, bikes, drapery, door sashe?, clothing, clc. : alno, by order of Public Trustee, pcrbonal effects, in then rooms, Mannerß-slreot. MeshM. Macdouald, Wilson and Co. insert the advertisement of the bale, by order of the liquidator 1n tho ostalo of tho Gilbert Machinery Company, to be held on Thursday, 28lh June, at tho premises, Cuba-street Extension. Montr*. K. Hannah and Co. draw attention to throe bpecial lines of ladies winter boots ab advertised Mr. Joh. E. Lindberg, "tho Cheap Draper," Cuba-elreot, announces special prices for his sale 10-morrow. Messrs. Dnnenn and Mncintosb, of tho Hat and Clolhiug Arcade, Manners-street, havo a special advertieemont elsewhere concerning winter goods and tailor-made Euits to measuic. Mcssnt. Lovii'ii, Shallrtasa nnd Co will hold thoir usual palo of meat to-morrow at 9.30 a.m. Tn tho afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock, they will sell unredeemed pledgee on account of Mr. W. Smart. Then' arc 11 largo number of lines to be' disposed of without reserve. Tho sixteenth half-yearly sale which started at The New House yoslcrday, is •tatod to havo atlractod largo crowds of : buyen Some tpeoial prices wo ndvertited for to-morrow by Meurt. Jumei Smith and. Sew j

"A Shop Assistant" asks the aid of our columns to -convey to Mrs. Seddon and her family the sympathy of drapery assistants. Shop assistants all over the colony, he says, are not likely to forget the strenuous efforts of the late statesman to improve their condition. The Navy League Journal for Maycontains upon its first page a reproduction of a photogiaph of a group of tho members of the Wellington College subbranch of the league, taken on board H.M.S. Powerful. George Louden, Adelaide-road, tramway employee, filed his schedule in bankruptcy this afternoon. It is Councillor Hindmarsh's intention to move, at the next meeting of the City Council, the following items: — "That the City Engineer be asked to furnish to the council an estimate of the cost of a system of 'slop' drainage for Island Bay. "That the cars to Island Bay be at once provided with glass shelter fronts to protect the motormen." "That a shelter box be forthwith erected near the Government Railway Station, Thorndon, for the pointsman." "That sufficient land fee purchased or taken under the Public Works Act at the tram terminus, Island Bay, on which to erect a suitable shelter shed and convenience." The Star of Wellington" Lodge of Good Templars held its weekly session last ovening in Richards's Hall, Cubastreet. Bro -Goodger, C.T. presided. There was a large attendance of members and visitors. Three new members were initiated. The lods;e passed a motion of condolence on the death of the Promiei. Messrs. J. H. Bethune and Co. advertise a Bale of furniture to bo held at their rooms, Featherston-street, on Monday next, commencing at 2 p.m.