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Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 15, 19 January 1910, Page 6

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LOJTDOX, 19th January. Arrived—lonic, from Wellington. AUCKLAND, 18th January. Sailed—Eamona, for Greymouth; Talune,"for Rarotonga; British Monarch, for Newcastle. ONEHUNGA, 18th January. Sailed—Rarawa (5.15 p.m.), lo- New Plymouth. PATEA, 18th January. Arrived—Kiripaka (2 p.m.), fpom Wellington. 19th January. Sailed—Ririnaka (3 a.m.). for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH, 19th January. Arrived—Rarawa (5.15 a.m.), from Onehunga. WAN3ANUI, 18th January. Arrived—Kapiti (12.25 p.m.), from AVellington. 19th January. Sailed-Huia (1.20 a.m.) and Kapiti (1.30 a.m.), for Wellington. PICTON, 19th January. Arrivedt-Kotuku (11 p.m. yesterday), from Wellington. Sailed—Kotuku (4.15 a.m.), for Nelson. LYTTBLTON, 18th January Arrived —Wakatu, from Kaikoura. Sailed—Defender, for Hokitika. 19th January. Arrived—Mararoa (9.20 a.m.), fiom Wellington. Arrived—lndraghiri (10.15 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON, 10th January. Arrived—Mapourika (5 a.m.) and Nikau (5.45 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Nikau (11.5 a.m.), for Motueka and Wellington. BLENHEIM, 19th January. Arrived—Opawa (2.20 a.m.), from Wellington DUNEDIN, 18th January. Arrived—Ulimaroa, from Bluff; Kaitangata, from Westport. Sailed—Wimmera, for northern ports and Sydney. Passengers for Wellington: SaloonMisses McFarlane, Gibson, Smith, McNickle, Holmes, Card, Galjey, Bond, Shearer, Keys, Mesdames Laurenson and 2 children, Card, Scandrett, Christie, Barker, Messrs. .Barker, McNickle, ScahdreU^Benham, Ward, and Rev. Hobbs. GREYMOUTH, 10th January. Arrived—Ngahere (5 a.m.) and Kittawa (7.45 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Poherua (4sa.m.), for Wellington. / CHESS BY WIRELESS. More than ordinary interest was lent to the present voyage of the P. and O. liner Mantua by the fast that she established "wireless" communication with several other liners ,• as well as warships on her way. Between Aden nnd Colombo, Marconi messages were exchanged with H.M.S. Niobe, whilst on the 29th December a similar exchange of courtesies was effected with H.M.S. Powerful. At other stages of the trip the German mail liner Friedrich der Grosse and the P. and O. liner Morea were also spoSsn, a game of cbess being carried on by "wireless" between the passengers on the Mantua and those on the Morea. It lasted for six hours, the Mantua's side winning in 21 moves. Tlie Mantua arrived at Port Melbourne on the morning of the 10th inst. A SHIPPING SEIZURE. Prior to the mails being despatched by the P. and 0. Company's Mantua, from London (says the Sydney Commercial News) a big shipping seizure took place. The vessels concerned are the barques Wynfoni (now at Melbourne) and Crown of Germany and ships Blackbraes and William Mitchell, and the seizures was made by order of the mortgagee, who decided to transfer the management of the vessels from Messrs. Potter Bros, to Messrs. J. Stewart and Co., of London. It is also reported that the mortgagees seized the barque Galgorm Castle (now at Newcastle) and have placed fter under Messrs. J. Stewart and Co.'s charge. She was hitherto controlled by Messrs. Potter Bros. DELAYED AT SYDNEY. The Tyser steamer Star of New Zealand, which is at present under a charter to the A. and A.. Line, is held up at Sydney through inability to obtain sufficient supply of bunker coal for the run to Auckland. She has on board a large cargo of American merchandise for the four principal New Zealand ports, and the date of her arrival in New Zealand is now indefinite. The New Zealand and African Steam Ship Company are local agents. AUCHENDALE, FOR AUSTRALIA. The statement published at Wellington that the tramp Auchendale has been fixed to load in New Zealand for London has proved to be incorrect. The vessel has just completed the discharge of her case oils cargo at Dunedin, and it is expected that she will leave to-day for Westport to rebunker. Thence the Auchendale will sail for Australia to load for the United Kingdom. Captain T. M. Hunter, of the Maori, Informed a Post representative that he will enter upon his new duties as jjilot to the Lyttelton Harbour Board as soon as he has been relieved of the command of the Maori. The question of his successor will, therefore, probably be settled at the headquarters of the Union Company at any moment. It is reported that Captain Newton, late of the Waikare, is an applicant for the position of harbourmaster at New Plymouth. The salary is £250 per annum, with house rent free. The appointment will be made about the end of the month. Local experience and knowledge will no doubt weight in the final selection, and Captain Newton should be well equipped in this respect. For some time ho had command of the Mahinapua when that vessel was trading between Wellington, New Plymouth, and Onehunga. The Aparima proceeded from Dnnedin to Port Chalmers at 11 a.m. on Monday, and berthed at the George-street pier, where she loaded 400 empty drums. She will probably remain at Port Chalmers for a fortnight (says the Otago Daily Tiriles), but meanwhile awaits oiders. ' Mr. J. M. Shields, one vof the three general directors of the P. and»O. Company, who has been on a visit to New' Zealand, left Auckland by the Maheno for Sydney on Monday evening, en route to China and India. The Union Steam Ship Company was desirous of making a presentation of a gold watch to Captain Blunt, of H.M.S. Pioneer, for his promptness in getting the Waikare's passengers off Stop Island, but it was found that the Admiralty \regulations prevented it. On Sunday next the cargo steamer Rakaia is due at Wellington from Napier for the purpose of completing Homeward loading and to rebunker. She will sail for London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe, on Monday. Reports from Foxton state that the West Coast Steamship and Trading Company has secured a site on Mie east bank of the Manawutu river, and intends building a wharf close to the present railway -wharf. Captain Morton, pilot at Suva, was a passenger for Dunedin by the Tarawera yesterday. He is on holiday leave. In about a fortnight the Tyser steamer Star of Canada, which left here yesterday for Gisborne and other North Island ports, will return to Wellington to complete loading for London. To-night the Lauderdale Is to leave Westport with a shipment of coal for Lyttelton and Timaru. Mr. G. G. Moss, an A.B. In the Union Company's service, has passed the examination for competency its second mate of a for-elan-going ship. At the special renuest of banana-shippers, the Manapouri called at Sydney on her present voyage from Suva to Melbourne. She is due at tho latter port to-morrow with 12,000' bunches (half cargo) of bananas. Captain Clifford, of the New Zealand Shippine Company's Paparoa, has changed places with Captain Smith, of the Rimutakn. Captain J. M. Etlleridpre,- late chief officer of, the Wootton, is acting master of the Kennedy during the indisposition of Captain Wildman, jun. The latter went ashore at Nelson., Mr. McDonald, second ofllrer of the Rarawa, is nrfcincf? first during the temporary absence of Mr. S. Mclndoe bn holiday leave. Tha Shaw-Savill cargo steamer Mamari, ■which arrived at Auckland from London on Monday, will, after discharge at Auckland, continue to Wellington and Timarn to complete. Her subsequent movements have not yet been announced. News hfls been receiv-ed In Melbourne to the effect that the patent course and distance recorder, for \ise on steamers arid other vessels, patented by Captain Forbes, of Melbourne, and improved by him to meet the requirements of the Director, of Naval Ordnance, after acceptance hy the Admiralty, has been fitted, or is being fitted, to nine" warships. Three of these are Dreadnouehts—namely, St Vincent, Collingwood, and Vanguard. Tlip other ships to which the log lms been fitted are:—Revenge, Natal, Shannon, Hindustan, Black Prince, and Haughty. Captain Forbes's invention registers the speed of the ship ftt any moment, as well as tbo mileage travelled on -too oceaSf