LATE SHIPPING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 44, 20 August 1908, Page 8

LATE SHIPPING.

ENTERED OUTWARIiS. August 20— Warrinioo, ».s. (5 p.m.), 8529 tons, for Lyttelton, DunediD, Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne. Pasbengers — Saloon : For Lyttelton — Mrs. Jordan, Messrs. Asher, Muskett. For Dunedin — Miss Johnson, Mrs. Eichardson and boy, Mr. Silvester. For Bluff —Miss Asher. For Hobart— Mrs. M'Connon. For Melbourne— Misses Schuttze, Whitehead, Buckman, Johnston (2), Mesdames Worthington and 3 children, Jordan, Mr. Carney. August 20 — Mararoa, s.s. (8 p.m.), 25i)p tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers : Saloon —Miss Mullins. Mesdames Hay and infant, ■Cowper, M'Lcod and infant, Rev. Isitt, Capt. Kirk, Messrs. Hay, Turner, Plant, Hoskins, Smitu, Blackwell, Webb, M'Leod. THE NEW TAINUI. HER COMMANDER. It is understood that the new passenger steamer Tainni (10,500 tons) will take up the mail running shortly, and that Captain Moffatt will be Tier commander. The Tainui is anticipated to start on her maiden * voyage from London on the 12th November (due Wellington 29th December), and thenceforward will replace the Mamari in tbe mail service, of which steamer Captain Mollatt has at present command. With the advent of the Tainui the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company will have a complete fleet of mail and passenger steamers of a very high class— viz., Athenie, Corinthic, lonic, Arava, and Tainui. The most recent addition it. said to be an even finer vessel than the new Arawa, being replete with every convenience and comfort for passengers that the latest innovations can supply. FROM LIVERPOOL TO WELLINGTON. BY THE OSWESTRY GRANGE. The Fedoral-Houlder-Shire steamer Oswestry ■Grange, which has reached Melbourne from Liverpool, is bringing the following passengers to Wellington :— First-class : Mi-, and Mrs. Murdoch. Third-class : Misses M. and S. Stevenbon, M. Riddell, N. Bolton, Wilson (2), M. M'Nairn. A. and N. Dunipace, Miller (3), M. Baylee, A. Moore, Mesdames N. Dick and child, L. Bolton, Dunipace, M. Milne and 2 children, Miller, M. Baylee, Wilson and child, Ewen, Messrs. A. dimming, W. G. Bennett, A. and W. Bagley, E. Hill, T. Spencer, J. Diggle, J. Metcalfe, J. M'Nair, G. Dick,. A. Murdoch, R. Dunipace, J. Graham, W. Scott, W. Milne, J. Stevenson, Wilson, W. Harwood, Miller (3), J. Baylee, G. Barnett, J. Jones, J. Wflkie, D. Miller, T. Homer, J. M'Mahon, C. Hunter, G. Kerr, J. Ewn; Masters A. Bolton, R. and J. Dunipace, Milne (3), G. and J. Baylee. SALVING THE STAR OF JAPAN. The prospects of salving the s.s. Star of Japan, ashore on the West Coast of Africa, are distinctly better. The last number of the Syren to hand mentions that since the s.s. Bertlulde arrived great progress has been .made with the discharge of cargo, and about £60,000 worth has already been landed at Las Paunas. The remainder is mostly heavy stuff — machinery, hardware, etc. ; but now ••that the s.s. Berger Wilhelm has joined the Berthilde the work will go on more rapidly, and there is a fair chance that the steamer herself maj be floated. In consequence of these more hopeful reports the rate has gone down to 00 guineas per cent, t.1.0. KARAMEA AT LONDON. The local agents have received information stating that the Sliaw, Savill, and Albion ■Company's steamer Karamea arrived at London yesterday afternoon from New Zealand. She set out from Auckland on the 27th June. IMPORTS FOR WELLINGTON. The Federal-Houlder-Shire steamer Oswestry -Grange, which is due to reach Wellington during the lirst week in September, has a total of 6620 tons of cargo for the Dominion from West of England ports. Of this quantity 1900 tons are consigned to this port. It is expected to despatch the Fifeehire from Wellington for Avonmouth on the 26th iiist. Captain Drewette is to rejoin the Eomata within a few days. Captain Stringer is at present in temporary command. Captain Douglas, late of the Earitane, has arrived from Sydney. He is on lm way ■to headquarters for instructions. BT TELEGRAPH. THE RUAPEHU. CURISTCnintCH, 20th August. The Jluapchu, which left Wellington on 30th July for London, sailed from Monte Video yesterday nt 6 a.m. in continuation of her voyage to London.

"Napoleon" is the title of a lecture to be delivered by Rev. J. Crookstoon, M.A., 8.D., in St. John's Hall, to-morrow evon■ing. Mr. Crookstoon comes to New ZeaI'land with a good reputation as a. lecturer.

A man whose- name had not bean as- ■ certained up to the time The Post vrent, to press, was badly injured in Custom-<h»use-quay this afternoon. fie was' driving a 'horse^ attached to*a cart laden,, with fire-wood. A passing tractkm en— i gine startled the animal, wiiich slipped' on th© wood blocking of the street andfell. The firewood in the- -cart tumbled out- and foil on the top of the driver, , injurying him severely- about -the' body_ Mr. J. M.'Lachlan, MJ»* for -Ashburton, is still confined in a pri-vate hospital at Auckland suffering from a, serious attack of pneumonia. Latest xeports as to his condition arosmore.re-i assuring. From the North and from -the Soutfai Wellington has received much rain during the past few hours. Last night torrents clattered on the roofs and se-, venely scoured steep roads on hill-aides. It was th© heaviest downpour experienced here for many a month; the fall amounted to more than l£in for the twenty-four hours 'which preceded 9 a.m. -to-day. This afternoon showers -were plentiful, and a sullen sky promised, much more moisture. An outcry by cabmen resulted in> th© City Council refusing, some time ago, to agree to a proposed by-law requiring t cabmen to have their registered numbers printed or otherwise marked on the faces of their lamps. Under the present system a cab has its number painted in a place that is obscured, when the lamp is in position, and any person who wishes to ascertain it has to take the cabman's word or make a search for the number in the -dark. Yesvterdayj a trustful legislator went byScab to a certain street in the city anAj was charged what proved to be thej proper fare. In the evening he procured another cab and. returned by it-, over the same track that he had coma, by, but he was charged more tbamdouble the legitimate fare. He felt that he was being "had," and as he-t ! could not see the number of the cab he' demanded to be given it. It is stated that a number was given, but enquiries^ subsequently set on foot by the complainant have shown that there is no licensed cab bearing such figures. Had there been a number on the face of the lamps such misrepresentation could not •have been resorted to. The gentle hawker and his ways^ares still the subject of stories, and thej ■ ''latest one has a touch of humour in &. i A housewife who had been made warjr by previous experiences with the bad. members of a calling which has many honest men in its ranks, insisted upon her purchase of potatoes being weighed in her presence, and she found they were full weight and a bit over. Some w.eeks afterwards in the bottom of the potato sack, the housewife discovered a heavy leaden weight which had formerly been used as a means of making her front gate self-closing, but which had been missing for a month or so from its proper place. The sale of building material, iron, totara, etc., which was advertised by T. Kennedy Macdonald, Ltd., to be held today on the ground, late Occidental Hotel, Lambton-quay, has been postponed until to-morrow, at 2 o'clock. The Wellington Savage Club will hold its next korero on Saturday next, when a special entertainment of a novel description will be given under the direction of Mr. E. J. Hill. Messrs. Townsend and, Eaul, Ltd., will sell at auction, next Monday, a consignment of nursery stock. Particulars are advertised in this issue. The Langham Private Hotel, at tho corner of Riddiford and JRintoul Btreets, has been taken over by Mr. J. Russell, late of Taranaki. The hotel has been refamished and every convenience -added for the comfort of boarders.