LATE SHIPPING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 149, 20 December 1907, Page 8

LATE SHIPPING.

N ARRIVALS. December 20— Moura, s.p. (2 p.m.), 2027 tons, M'Lcan, from V.'eslrioit. DEPARTURES. December 30 — To Anau, s.s. (1 p.m.), 1652 toa«, Stewart, for Picton and. >'clcon. Paseci:sei6 — 113 ca.cursion.ste. December 20— Koituna, e.s. (2 p.m.), 1977 tons, n\ane, £ur Lyitelton. ENTERED OUTWARDS. December 20— Moeraki, e.s. (5 p.m.), 4382 tons, Wnrrall. for Sydney. PAssengcre : Saloon— M'focs Laing-Mr'ason, Rowley, Joiinsson, Tnlbot, Adams, Dercrell, Jli».vJanif« Tnrgliaii, Smith, 3jwan, Hughe?, Barker, Civcll, Lains-Hcison, Al'Leod and 2 children, Wise, llopg, Quinn, Mc«si-e. Gris;?. Tt ing-ham, Smith, Cooke, Dwan, Ulakcncv, i'oittz, Trowcr, Russell, ftlundell, Willis Temple, James, Barker, Rowley, Russell, Howies, niynnt, Abrahams, C'atpll, M'Leod, Niven, Chapman, Temple, Staples, Wright, Robe.'tson, Styles, Evans, Reilly, Ashley, Jnclc, Xicholfr, Wright, Cohen. .Ashley, Elliott, Tinner, Beauchamn, Bethnno, Barber, Crabb, Robinson, | liindfcr, Hughes. December 20— Victoria, •e.s. (6 p.m.), 2369 ions, Waller, for L>ttclion and Dunedin. Paescngsrs— Salor.n : " For Ljttcltton— Misses Biaclwell Christopher, Hutton, MMdaiafe Biid .-,nd child, ] Hutlon, Trice, Captain Price, Messrs. Burnurd, Long, Keciey, StwnKs. For Dunedin— MCfsis Macdonald, Wallace, Jliller, . Hutton, Maichbanlis, Lip Son, De Renzic. Reifi, ilesdames Mallard, Mai chbanks, He Renzie, Messrs' Stevens, Mallard, Jacobs; 22 steerage fur all ports. December 20— Miori, s.s. (8.15 p.m.), 3000 tons Manning, for L> Helton. Passengers— 34B excursionists. TALUJTE LEFT SYDNEY. The Union Company's steamer Talnne, which left Sydney at 5 "r.r.i. on Wednesday for Wellington direct, is bring-ing 29 saloon and 73 Bteerago passengers to the Dominion. She should arrive hero on Sunday nigh tor lionday morning. Captains Stetrarfc and Lindsay, of the Patccna and To Anau respectively, exchanged positions to-day. . Advirea to hand state that the barque Laira i<? loading a cargo oi hardwood at Port Ksperance (Tasmaiva) for Suncdin. The barque Formosa, now in Dunedin, is ready for sea. She h>9 been fixed to load wheat at South Australia for the United Kingdom. Tho local agents for tho Shaw-SiivUl line advise that the Waiwera is timed to sail from Wellington at daylight of Sunday for London. En lonte she will pijt into Monte Vklco for coal, and will also call at Tenwiitc. The Matstu% ie expected to pet away from here at daylight to-morrow for tho Bluff to complete her discharge. The Delphic is timed to leave Wcllinctfon at noon <o-niorro\v for Port Chalmers. A Trow Association cable states that the ShawSavill steamer Tokomarn left London, last Sunda v for Auckland, Wellington, aiul Timani, Tfir. Ile-aley, who was chief engineer of ttihe. turbine stea'mci- Maori on her initial run out to New Zealand, ie. reported to have rejoinedthe vcSicl during the illness of Mr. Dunlop. BY TELEGRAPH. CAPE MARIA VAN DIFMEN, 20th Dec. Kaikoura passed east at 1.15 p.m. AUCKLAND, 20th December. Arrhctl — Pohrrua, from Wcetport ; H.M.S. Prometheus, from Sydney ; Monowai, , from southern noits. ONEHUSGA, 20th December. Sailed — Takapuna, for Sew Plymouth. Passengers : Saloon— M.eses Anderson (2), Ray, Power, Woollans, Hosk'njr, B.nr, Iliimpson, Bain, Tipler, Haxney, Grace, Hull, Souter, Hill, Abbott, Cooper (2), Bland, Oliphant (2), Mrsdamee Woollam?, Houston and ch'ld, Dee, Andie\vs, Dee, Haseler, Ho-kiivg, Abbott, Hil 1 , Orceu, Cooper, Holroyd, Beeic, Heynolds, Bland Mcsn-^. Tufty, Hayes, Burg-ess, Soutrr, Hampton, Walker, Stewart, Green, Bruce, Boxliam, Stuckey, Gimhle-, Isaacs, Harner. Blown, Dland, Grindrod, Clarke, Dixon, Haseltr (J), Smith, Turner, Bryson, Murdoch, M'Gregor, Colonel Webb, Colonel Collins, Mn^te^s Andrews, Dec, Scddon, Hill, M'Masfer (2). Scott. DUXEDIN, 20th December. To sail — Waikare C 4 p.m.), for northern ports. Pnajengere for Wellington: S.iloon — Misses Anflei.^oii, Brersy, Wikon, Alten, Sliand, Lusk, White, Oashman, Mrs. Cunningham, Mcesrs. Brewer, Martin, Cunningham, Schlaadt, and M'Dougall. GREYMOUTH, 19th December. Sailed— Mapourilca (10 p.m.), for Westport. WESTPORT, 20th December." Arrived — Mapouriita (7 a.m.), from Greymouth Sailed 1 — Mapottrika (8 a.m.), for Kelson.

Four fathoms deep fn Fitzroy Bay, somo nino miles from Wellington, lies the wreck of the Halcione, a wool ship that traded out of Wellington to London for many years. When she was wrecked, on her inward journey to Wellington fourteen years ago she had on board of her a quantity of railway iron and lead. The iron has lost its valuo through action of tho salt water, but the lend is not likely to be depreciated, and as there aro fourteen or fifteen tons weight of it an attempt to recover it is being made this week by Mr. A. M. Gow, of this city, assisted by Diver Dixon and his assistant, Mr. P. Ross. For three successive days this week attempts have been made to reach the wreck, but rough weather and breaking seas have frustrated the endeavours. Tho expedition returned to the city this morning, but it is intended to make yet another attempt when tho conditions become moro favourable. In the recent State examination of nurses, Miss Eva Brooke is bracketted equal with Miss Edna Pengelly— eighth in order of merit. The Rev. Father O'Meara, formerly of Wellington and now of Foilding, has just returned to New Zealand, after an eight months' visit to England and Europe. ■Mr. W. Norrie was this morning presented with a travelling bag by the staff of the South British Insurance Company, on tho evo of his departure to tho company's branch at Capetown. So far as official intelligence goes, thero has been no decided evidence of potato blight in Marlborough as yot this season, says the Express. The dreadeel fruit-fly, also, has been watched for without result, up till now. Tho train arrangements for the Palmerston races are advertised in this issue. A notice in reference to the Christinas holidays^ to be observed by the warehouses, is published in our advertising columns. Tho directors of tha National Bank have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum for tho half year ended 30th September. This will be» paid to shareholders on application at any of tho branches in the^Domiuion, fan ana after 3rd January, 1908. A. Lindsay, Limited, advertise partioulava of a boot fair and^-discounl Bale to be held at the linn's shops in Cuba aud Riddiford streets, and on Lambton-quay. Special attraction? /in Christmas footwear aro adverticed by Messrs. R. Hannah aud Co. For his sale to-morrow Mr. Joh. "E. Lindberg, draper, Cuba-street, advertises special prices. Messrs. Dwan Bros., land and estate agents, advertise in this issue a fresh list of properties for sale. Mr. S. Salok advertises that he will be on the Evans Bay Estate to-morrow afternoon to show intending purchasers over tho ground. Nos'u Tuesday, at 2.30 p.m., Messrs. Thomson and Brown will offer by public auction at their rooms, Huntcr-blreet, four six-roomed villa residences, situate Wash-ington-avenue, creeled on sections Nos. 170 and 171 ; also a building site, being section No. 133 and parL 134, having a froutfigc of 101 ft Sin to Washington-avenue and 156 ft to Jackson-street Particulars aro advertised. It is notified in our advertising columns that tho meeting of St. Mark's choir, which was to have been hold to-morrow, has been postponed. In connection with tho dedication festival at St. Thomas's Church, Wellington South, a choral evensong will be given this ovening, when the Rev. G. Woodward, A r icar of l''oxton, will doli\cr a sermon. alutnmium m iimiiiiii i iiiwi nwmwniaii.i.i. » »■■■!■