BY TELEGRAPH.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 48, 27 February 1911, Page 6

BY TELEGRAPH.

LIVERPOOL, 25th February. Sailed—Nerehana (Thursday), for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and JDunedin. SYDNEYt»2Sth February. Sailed—Moeraki (3.30 p.m.), tor Wellington. Arrived—Solgran, barque, from Whangaroa. MELBOURNE, 25th Febiuary. Arrived—Manuka, from Bluff and Hobart. NEWCASTLE, 25th February. Sailed—Aldebaran and Lindstol, barques, far Auckland; Kaitangata, for New Zealand ports. AUCKLAND, 26th February. Sailed—Clan Menzies (0.10 a.m.), for WelMiiigton. MANUKAU HEADS, 26th February. Rarawa crossed bar outwards at 4.35 p.m. NAPIER, 26th February. Arrived—Rimutaka (8.10 a.m.), from Welling■ton. Arrived—Ruru (6.30 p.m.), from Wellington. WANGANUI, 26th February. Arrived—Moa (8 n.m.), from Wellington. NEW I'LYMODTH, 27th February. Arrived—Rarawa (5 a.m.), from Onehunga. PUPONGA, 26th February. Arrived—Wairau (8 a.m.), from AVelhngton. GREYMOUTH, 27th February. Arrived—Eini (7.45 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Defender (0.43 p.m. Snnday), for Wellington. TEKOPURU, 26th February. Sailed—Holmdale (G a.m.), for Wellington. PICTON, 25th February. Arrived—Breeze (4.40 p.m.), from Wellington NELSOX, 26th February. Arrived— Njkau (5.30 a.m.), from Wellington; Arahura (1 p.m.), fiom Wellington and Picton. LYTTELTON, 27th February. To sail—Mararoa (5.20 p.tn ), for Wellington PORT CHALMERS, 26th February. Arrived—Victoria (3.10 p.m.), from Wellington. BLUFF, 25th February. Sailed—Koromiko, for Dunedm. 27th February. Arrived—Ulimaroa, from Port Chalmers. DIRECT FROM SYDNEY. The Moeraki sailed from Sydney afc 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, and should arrive afc Wellington early on Wednesday morning. WIRELESS. ' The Huddart-Parker steamers Wimmera, Westralia, and Vicoria are shortly to be fitted with wireless apparatus. The installation will be made by the Australian Wireless Company, which will also fit several vessels in the fleets of the A.U.S.N. Company. Howard Smith Company, and Northern Steamship Company. It is undprstood that work in connection with the fitting of the Union Company's passenger fleet will be commenced shortly. THE CLAN MENZIES.f A succession of strong southerly gales and very heavy seas characterised the early portion of the voyage of the Scales' steamer Clan Menzies from Bunbury to Auckland. Heavy seas frequently swept the deck and the officers' cabins were at times awash. No damage, however, resulted. Captain A. D. TurtoQ is in charge of the vessel, which is expected here to-morrow to discharge part of her cargo of jarrah. The other officers of tie vessel are:—Chief, Mr J. Robson; second, Mr J. B. Belfrage; third, Mr R. C. Craig. Mr J. Geddes is chief engineer, Sir W. Alexander second, Mr A. H. llacdougall third, Mr Cecil Roberts fourth, and the chief steward is Mr G. Wilkinson. STAR OF INDIA SAILS TUESDAY. Wet weather on Saturday hampered loading operations on the Tyser steamer Star of India. Consequently she will not now leave Wellington for London until to-morrow morning. KUMARA'S PROGRAMME. Homeward loading will be carried oa ab Timaru. Pieton, Lyttelton, and Wellington by the Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Kumara after she leaves Port Chalmers on the nth March. On the 25th March she will depart I from Wellington for London. Dunedin is to be the first port of call of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Rangatira, which left London on the 20th January. Due to arrive about the 10th March, she "will finally sail for England again about the middle of April. Advice has been" received that the Union Company's cargo steamei Waihora left Valparaiso on Thursday last for Newcastle direct, at which port she should arrive about the end of Majch. After discharging her oil cargo at Dunedin the steamer Strathendrick will call in at Westport for bunker coal. First calling ab Napier the Karamea will visit hi turn Bluff, Port Chalmers, Wellington, Gisbome, and Auckland. The vessel is due to leave Auckland on the 25th March for London. Mr. Hartley having been transferred to Sydney on relief duty, Mr Ealley, chief steward of tie Maori, has been appointed superintendent steward for the Union Company at Auckland. The position of chief steward of the Maori has been filled by the appointment of Mr. Flemming, late of the Mararoa. Something like 12,000 sheep have made the trip from the Sounds to Kaiapoi by the Kairaki during the past three weeks. Another f),000 have yet to be taken from the Sounds y the same boat. The Poherua adjusted compasses in the stream this morning preparatory to sailing for Greymouth this afternoon.