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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 144, 15 December 1909, Page 6

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PLYMOUTH. 14th December. Arrived— Tainui, fiom Wellington. SYDNEY, 14th December. Sailed — Via, for Auckland; Kaitangata, for Newcastle and Westport. LAUNCESTON, 14th December. Arrived— Papauui (at Beauty Point), from Wellington. CAPE MARIA, 14th December. Victoria passed west at 10.30 a.m. Auchendale passed east for Auckland at 1 o'clock this afternoon. ONEHUXGA, 14th December. Arrived— Himitangi (12.30 p.m.), from New Plymouth. GISBORNE. 14th December. Arrived — "Waimea, from We.stport. NEW PLYMOUTH, 15th December. Arrived— Rarawa (8.30 a.m.), from Wellington WANGANUI, loth December. Arrivpd — Arapawa (8.20 a.m.) and Euia (8.25 a.m.), from Wellington. PICTON, 14th December. Arrived— Kotuku (10 p.m.), from Wellington. Arrived— Wairau (9 p.m.), from Wellington. BLENHEIM, 15th December. Arrived— Blenheim (8.10 a.m.) and Opawa (8.25 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON, 15th December. • Arrived— Mapourika (5.50 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived— Pateena (4.45 a.m.), from Picton. Arrived— Nikau (8.50 a.m.), from Wellington. STEPHENS ISLAND, loth December Warrimoo, from Sydney, passed for Wellington at 7 a.m. MOTUEKA, 15th December/ Arrived— Manaroa (9 p.m. yesterday) from Wellington. LYTTELTON, 14th December. Sailed — Kini, for Greymouth. loth December. Arrived— Mararoa (8.25 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed— Athenic (4.13 a.m.), for Napier. To sail— Mararoa (6.20 p.m.), for "Wellington WESTPORT, 14th December. • The Wairuna and Rakanoa are expected to leave about the end of the week for Wellington. 15th December. Arrived — Kamona (2.5 a.m.-), from Wellington. Arrived— Kennedy (1 a.m.), from Wellington. I GREYMOUTH, loth December. ! Arrived— Ngahere (0.15 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived— Petone (8.45 a.m.), from Wellington. BLUFF, 14th December. Sailed— Hinemoa (12.30 p.m.), for Campbell Islands. 15th December. Sailed— Koonya, for Dunedin and northern ports; Wanaka, for Oamaru. y THE DELPHIC. On her run down from Napier. •to Port Chalmers a day or two ago the Shaw-Savill steamer Delphic averaged a speed of over 12 knots an hour. This smart performance is attributed to the covering of white lead and tallow with which her hull was coated when the vessel was in Otago Dock a few weeks ago. The Delphic remains at Port Chalmers till the 24th inst., and is due at Timaru on Christmas Day. She arrives at Lyttelton on the 31st inst., and completes loading there. Thence the vessel comes to 'Wellington to rebunker, and will sail for London on the 7th January, in time for the March sales. TAINUI 1 S SMART RUN. The local agents for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company have been advised of the arrival of R.M.S. Tainui at Plymouth on Monday .last, the 13th inst. The liner sailed from Wellington on the 4th November, and has thus effected a smart passage of 39 days— two days ahead of schedule time. Captain W. Waller rejoined the Wimmera at Auckland on Monday after holiday leave, and Captain AY. Foulis, who had been temporarily in command of the Victoria, returned by the latter vessel to Sjdney for orders. Mr. Broughton, late purser of the Monowai, lias joined the Waitemata. Mr. Graham, formerly of the Tasnianian service, has signed on the Monowai as purser. Captain J. A. Suteliffe, of the direct liner Tongariro, has associated with him tjie following officers : — Chief, Mr. F. Bevis (late of the Rakaia); second, Mr A. Rivers; third, Mr J. Moffatt; fourth, Mr P. Ballard (late of the Shire Line); fifth, Mr R. Wright; surgeon, Dr. Haslewood ; iteward-in-charge, Mr P. J. Comfort; chief engineer, Mr \Y. Brown; second, Mr W. Thomson; third, Mr G. James; fourth, Mr E. Nibbs; fifth, Mr Lewis; sixth, Mr P. Posgate (late of the Canadian-Pacific Line); first refrigerating ei)£jneer, Mr Collinge; second, Mr Graham; electrician, Mr Bisset. In addition to the passengers whose names were published on the 7th inst., the following arrived by the Tongariro yesterday afternoon : —From London : For Wellington— First saloon : Mr A. Butt. From Capetown — First saloon : Venerable Archdeacon Foster, Mr G. Turnbull. From Hobart— For Picton : First saloon— Miss Western. For Wellington : Second saloonMisses R. Ctiugg, E. Hills, Gray, Mrs. Gray, Messrs. Gordon, Webb. On Monday next the Federal-Houlder-Shire st-eamer Sussex is due at Wellington from Waitara to complete Homewai'd loading. She sails on the 23rd inst. for Avonmouth. Mr. P. Haugh, late of the Atua, has passed the examination test for mate of a coastal steamer. Messrs. Tapley and Co., of Dunedin, received cabled advice that the Glasgow-owned tramp Kish, 4703 tons, en route from Monte Video (whence she sailed on the Bth November) to Newcastle, will call off the Otago Heads for orders. This course is presumably owing to -the coal miners' strike. At the annual meeting of the Union Steam Ship Company the shaieholders approved of the superannuation scheme for officers and engineers. The superannuation scheme for the benefit of the company's clerical staff has been in operation since 1005. Yesterday the Tyser liner Tomoana was to sail .from London for Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand po?ts. The Nerehana, which arrived at Auckland yesterday morning from London via Australian ports, \h due to arrive here on the morning of the 23rd iust., via Napier, and after discharge will remove to the Glasgow Wharf for Homeward loading. She will sail for London early in January. It appears that the new Tyser liner Star of Canada arrived at Melbourne from London on Saturday last, and, as the local agents have been advised by cable, the passage was thus effected in 38 days— a highly creditable performance. Some time to-day the Tyser steamer I 'Indradevi is to leave Dunedin for Wellington to rebunker, preparatory to sailing for BrisTAne and other Australian ports, where 6ho loads for London.