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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 9, 10 July 1909, Page 4

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HOBART, 10th July. Sailed—Warrimoo (noon yesterday), for the Bluff. AUCKLAND, 10th July. Sailed—Monowai, for southern ports. Passengers for Wellington—Saloon : Mrs. Milllett and 2 children, Messrs. Somerville, Roberts. ONEHUNGA, 10th July. Arrived—Corinna (10.15 'a.m.), from New Plymouth. , Arrived—Rarawa (9. a.m.), from New Plymouth. Sailed—Hinemoa (9 n.m.), for New Plymouth. NEW PLYMOUTH, 9th July. Sailed—Corinna (7.50 p.m.) and Rarawa (9 p.m.), for Onehunga. 10th July. Arrived—Rosamond (11 a.m.), from WclliugPICTON, 9th July. Arrived—Takapuna (5 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Takapuna (6.20 p.m.), for Nelson. BLENHEIM, 10th July. Sailed—Waihi (11 a.m.), for Wellington. NELSON, 10th July. Arrived—Takapuna (1 a.m.), from Picton. Sailed—Takapuna (10 a.m.), for Picton and Wellington. Sailed—Mapourika (G. 30 a.m.), for Welllng- • ' LYTTELTON, 9th July. Sailed—Arapawa (0.5 p.m.), for Wellington. Sailed—Wootton, lor Nydia Bay; Ulimaroa, for Dunedin, Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne. 10th July. Arrived—Maoii (fi.35 a.m.) and Talune (8 8.m.), from Wellington. To sail—Maori (8.15 p.m.) and Tarawera (11.15 p.m.;, lor Wellington. WESTPORT, 9th July. Arrived—Gertie (3.10 p.m.), from Wellington 10th July. Arrived—Futiki (2.20 a.m.), from Wellington GREYMOUTH, 10th July. Arrived—Waverley (3.30 a.m.), from AVellington. DUNEDIN, 9th July. Sailed—Tarawcra, for Auckland, via East Coast ports. Passengers for AVellmgton—Mts Nicholson and child. For Auckland—Mr, and Mrs. Clark and 2 children. THE DARTFORD BOYS. A report from Captain Cooper, of the Union Company's training ship Dartford, is published by the Dunedin Star, and discloses a very s=atisfj.ctory condition on boaid the vessel. The Darti'oul left MelDO&rne on the 12th March, wheat-laden, on her first -voyage outbidc ol Australasia since she was made a training ship, her destination being East London, South Africa. She reached Eaht London on the 24th May, and after discharging her cargo sailed for Bunbuiy, Western Australia, which port she reacnea last Sat. arday, having made ai> excellent passage ot T2 days. At tho present time the Dartford is loading timber at Bunbury for New Zealand. The following extract from Captain Cooper's report will be of inteiest to those who have relatives on board:—"l am much pleased with the advance made by the cadets. Their behaviour has. been admirable, and I have not been called upon to deal with any cases of misconduct. Their work, too, has been entirely satisfactory. The ship has been fitted on all yards with new lifts and new biace runners, and tho cadets have done all the splicing, both wire and rope, under my supervision. -The weather having been fine, I have worked with them from 0 a.m. to 4.30 p.in They aie fairly advanced 'n the Morse code. I have notattempted to te.ich them much theoretical navigation, my •iesiro being to make them thoroughly practical, and I think I can safely say that in a lew months' time neither the Conway, the Woicester, the Mersey, or the Port Jacksou training ship boys will be able to beat them as sailors." The vessel, according to one ol the newspapers of Bast London, was a picture of neatness above and below. Outwardly she showed some signs of having met with rough weather, having encountered several gales on her way to Sooth Africa, drifting as far as 'Al?oa Bay before making port. As has been stated before, arrangements me being made for the enrolling of moie cpdets, but the number to be taken on will not be definitely decided until the ship arrives in New Zealand. There is accommodation, however, for many more than the twelve at present on board. LAU-DEEDAiK'S MOVEMENTS. On Wednesday next the Maoriland Steam Ship Company's e.s. I-auclerdalo (Captain Holm) is do& at Auckland with prodnce from tou2ira pgrts. After discharge she pro-

ceeds to Hoklanga and Greymouth to load timber for Launeeston, Adelaide, and Fremantle (Western Australia). On delivery of this freight, she goes to Bimbury to load jarrah timber for New Zealand. It is estimated that these commissions vwll detain her from New Zealand waters, till eaily ill September next. TALUNI3 AND HAUUOTO. The Union Compan>'s steamer Talune, which is at present running on the east coast between Dunedin and Auckland, will, on arrival at Auckland on tho Ist August next, withdraw from that trade, and take the Hnuroto'3 running to the Islands. After transhipping as usual to the Mokoia, she is to sail from Auckland on the 3id August for Karolongii. Tim vessel that is to take her place in tho East Coast trade is not yet auuounced. SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE. The directors of tho Howard Smith Company, Ltd., who control the San Francisco bervice known as the Australian Mail Line, have under conbidev.it ion n pioposal to extend the route to Vancouver. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, negotiations are proceeding between the Canadian Government and the San Francibco representative of the Howard-Smith Company, Ltd., with a view to a subsidy being granted ior the extension, and if a sufficient inducement is offered the company will inaugurate the line forthwith. The proposal is the outcome of the suspension of the Alley Line of steamers, which until recently traded between Vancouver and New Zealand, with occasional visits to Sydney. ~ Under the existing arrangements the Australian Mail Line steamers, after calling at San Francisco, proceed to Puget Sound ports., to load timber for Australia, but should a subsidy be granted by the Canadian Governiueni. Vancouver will be made the terminal port of the steamers on the other side ot ( tho Pacific. EXPORTED TO LONDON. This morning the New, Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Orari left for London, carrying a miscellaneous cargo of meat, grain, wool, tallow, and general merchandise. The piinoipal items were about 40,000 carcases of frozen meat, 40,080 sacks grain, and a large quantity of tallow and hemp. At various ports the following quantities of New Zealand produce were shipped :— Fiom Auckland— 32B bales wool, 2 bales hair, 2 bales skins, 2162 sacks gum, 38 bales flax-, 242 casks tallow, CO casks pelts, 11 casks casings, 9 bales leather, 732 pieces timber, 4693 sacks copra, 123 sacks shell, 178S boxes concentrates, 20 boxes honey, 39 boxes bullion, and 9 packages sundries. Fiom Gisborne— 1354 bales wool, 2 bales skins, 50 casks tallow, and 1 package sundries. From Napier— sl3 bales wool, 10 bales skins, 23 bales flax, 104 casks tallow, C 3 casks pelts, 23 casks casings, 90 casks prem-jus., 134 bales hides, 5549 carcases mutton, 009 carcases lamb, 29 carcases tegs, 5221 quarters beef, 790 packages frozen sundries. From Lyttclton — 15 casks tallow, 180 casks pelts, 8315 sacks oats, H544 sacks wheat, 409 sacks peas, aud ISO casks oleo. From Dunedin— 6B bales wool, 230 bales skins, 277 casks tallow, 52 casks pelts, 14 packages sundries,- 1047 carcases mutton, 4534 carcases lamb, 42 boxes kidneys, 500 sacks oats, and 224 sacks fescue. From Bluff— 453 bales wool, 1 bale hair, 7 bales skins, 14 bales rabbitskins, 41 bales flax, 57 bales tow, 56G casks tallow, 141 casts pelts, Hi casks casings, 4 packages sundries, 8777 carcases mutton, 17,540 carcases lamb, 51 boxes kidneys, 14 pieces mutton, 4S pieces lamb, 1413 cases preserved meats, 1000 crates rabbits, 17,309 sacks oats, 7G2 sacks ryecorn, and 495 sacks ryegrass. From Wellington— 680 bales wool, 936 bales hemp, 207 casks tallow, 1167 carcases lamb, 15 bales rabbitskins, and 23 packages sundries. H.M.S. Challenger will probably leave Auckland on Monday for Sydney, while the Encounter—which is to relieve the former vessel on the New Zealand station— will proceed south a few days laier. The Challenger will very likely convey His Excellency Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Poore on his proposed visit from Sydney to Fiji. This morning the collier Petone was brought from the Patent Slip to the Queen's Wharf, where she is to await for a few days till a new tail shaft can be manufactured. It was found yesterday, when a new propeller was being fitted, that the present shaft is too small, and the vessel will accordingly have to wait till another shaft is cast. Mr. B. Russo has accepted £180 from the New Zealand Insurance Company in full settlement of all claims in connection with the wreck of the scow Rona, which attempted to salvage the wrecked Ben Avon. A solatium ot £25 lifts also been paid him for the loss of the vessel, by the charterers. ' The 'Tvser steamer Star of Scotland arrived in the stream this morning from Wanganui roadstead, and was coaling to-day. She \sill sail for London this afternoon. A resident of Tologsv Bay recently picked up a bottle wlricli had been washed ashore on to the beach. The bottle was tightly corked, and contained the following wortls written on a leaf of paper apparently torn from a pockeb-book : "November, 1907. Have givero^all up for lost. s.s. Ngaparae, off Cape Kidnappers. S. Jonasson, master." The shipping register fails to show any vessel of the above name, and it is thought that the message is merely a hoax. The stiSftner Clan Mclnnes, running under the auspices of the Australian Mail Line, sailed from San Francisco on Monday last for Apia, Auckland, and Sydney. The vessel is due at Auckland about the sth August. At the Lyttelton Harbour Board meeting on Wednesday Mr. Cyrus Williams, the boaul's engineer, reported that during- the past month 86,440 tons of spoil had been dredged in Lytttltou. of which 45,000 had been carried out to sea and 41,000 tons had been dumped in Little Port Cooper. Specifications, plans, and other documents for the new Priestman hopper dredge had been forwarded to the High Commissioner, who wonld receive tenders for the vessel. Tenders had also been invited, in New Zealand. British tenders v\ould bo forwarded here for consideration when received by the High Commissioner. Two concrete piles are said to have been damaged at the Kailway Wharf, Auckland, by tlie Kaikoura on Saturday last. Some small flanks of are also reported to have been knocked off. The Kaikoura was berthing in a heavy sea and gale, while an ebb tide was running. The matter was leported to the Auckland Harbour Board by the harboui master. Experimental trials are being given the new light at Tuahine Point, East Cape, before it is available for shipping. The light is said to be the first acetlyne gas lighthouse in New Zealand, and will burn for forty days without recharging. A definite notice to manners on the subject will pnjbably appear at an early date. Satisfactory progress is reported in connection with the reconstruction and enlargement of No. 4 jetty at Lyttelton. The outer piles and caps are in place, and the piles forming the rounded corners are now being driven. This morning the Goverrment steamer Hinelnoa left Mamikau for Warkato. Given fine weather she should work tire latter place today, and will then proceed to New Plymouth. She theu goes to Farewell Spit, aud is expected to reach here on Monday nijrht. The vessel -will leave on Tuesday ov Wednesday next for the Brothers and Cape Campbell lighthouses. Later m the week she is to leave on her tour among the southern lightlsouses.