BY TELEGRAPH. LONDON, 22nd May.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 122, 23 May 1908, Page 4

BY TELEGRAPH. LONDON, 22nd May.

Arrived— Orari, from Wellington. ONEHUNOA, 22nd May. Sailed— Penguin; (3.15 '.p.m.^ for New Ply* month. 23rd May. Arrived— Harawai (9.5 a.m.), from New Ply- *^ U U NEW PIiYMOOTH, 22nd May. Sailed— Rarawa (9 p.m.), for Onehiuigo. 23rd May. Arrived. — Penguin! (3 a..m.), from Oneliunga, , NAPIER, 22ndi May. fttiled— SToona, for Gisborne. FOXTON, 23rd May. Arrived Queen of the" South (4 a.m.), from steton> PIOTON, 22nd May, jLn-ived— Pateena (4.55 p.m.), from Wellington Ssi.'cd— Pateena (6 p.m.), lor Nelson. NELSON, 23rd May. (12.10 a.m.), from Picton. Sailed-Waverley (6.10 a.m.), for Wellington. 6-nled-Jrapouuka (10.10 a.m.), for Wellington BLENHEIM, 23rd May. arrived— WaM (2 a-in.^ («r/t V/elUnffton.

LYTTELTON, 22nd May. Sailed— Petone (4.35 p.m.), for Greymouth; Moeraki (4.55 p.m.), for Dunedin. 23rd May. Airived— Maori (7 a.m.) and. Kaituna (7.50 a.m.), from Wellington. To sail— Maori (8.30 p.m.) and Waikare (11.30 p.m.),;foi Wellington. DUNEDIN, 22nd May. Sailed — Waxatah, schooner, for KoApara ; Waihora, for Lyttelton; Koonya, for Oaniaru. WESTPOHT, 23rd May. Arrived— Den of Ogil (6.30 a.m.), from Oallao, via Napier. Arrived— Kamono. (1.5 a.m.), from Wellington. KAIiAMEA, 22nd May. Sailed— Ngunguru (2.40 p.m.), for Wellington. THE PAPAROA IN DOCK. j The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Paparoa •was dook«d at Lyttelton. on Wednesday. The Christchurch Press states that the vessel is | cne of the largest nnd he6>iest vessels «er d-jcVed at Lyttelton. She jh 6563 tons gross register, 430 ft in length, 54.2 ft in beam, and 3Cft depth of hold. Her tonungc is greater th.vi that of the Tomoana wlrieli was docked here some yearrf ago, and to Ecoommodalo which vessel some of the "nltar" fiteps had to be cut away. Tho Tomoana is 5987 tons gross register, but she la 10ft longer than Ihe Paparoa, her dimensions being — length 440 ft, beam 64.3 ft, depth of hold 29.6 ft.

THE ROTOMAHANA.

To the many rough experiences which the Rotomahana has undergone another was added on her passage «oros3 frotn- Wellington. For the greater portion of the trip ehe was buffeted by heavy westerly gales and^high seas . Captain Hunter, who wub in charge, states that despite the bad weather the worst day's steaming 'performance by the' vessel wa« 236 miles. She conducted herself admirably during her trial, and reached port bearing no more marked signs of her encounter than a thickly salt-stained funnel. -

THE DELPHIO. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer DeJphio has leifc Liverpool for Australian and Nfw Zealand ports. Auckland will bo the first port of call in New Zealand. She is due to arrive in Wellington about the 20th July-

On the eve of Oaptaia Robertson leaving- on, an extended holiday of six months, the officers of th© Rotoiti took the opportunity of showing their appreciation of their skipper by making him a presentation. The gift tooTc the form of a caser of pipes and a walking-stick.