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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 97, 24 April 1912, Page 6

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LONDON, 23rd April. Arrived— Star of Scotland, lrom Wellington. Sailed — Star of India, for New ZcaJand MKLBOORNU, 23rd April. Airived — Orontes, from London. Passengers Tor New Zealand : Mrs. Hampton. Misses Doe, Clay, and Kerswell, Messrs. Mackellop, Clay, and Stanley-, SYDNEY, 23id April. Arrived— Moana (3 p.m.), from Wellington; Hazel Craig, from New Zealand. NEWCASTLE, 23rd April. Sailed— Haltai, for New Zealand. FRBMASTLE, 23rd April. Arrived— China, from London. AUCKLAND. 23id April. Arrived— Fnun, barque, from Wakateit (KOeietj- Islands); Bauroto, from Suva. Sailed— Tarawera, for Southern ports.

SUVA, 23rd April. Arrived— Fiona, from Sydney. . ONEHUKGA, 23id April. Balled— Rarawa (4.20 p.m.), for New Plymouth. GISBOKNE, 23rd April. Sailed— H.M.B. Encounter (1 p.m.), for Waiwera and Auckland. NAPIER, S3rd AprlL Arrived— Mokoia. (3.35 p.m.), from Wellington, i FOXTON, 23rd April. Arrived— Queen of the South (2.15 p.m.), from Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH, 24th April. Arrived— Rarawa (4 a.m.), from Onehuoga. NELSON, 24th April. Arrived— Mapourika (3 a.m.), Nikau (8.20 a.m.), and Kennedy (9.10 ajn.), from Welling•ton. ,' LYTTELTON, 23rd April. Arrived— Remuera, from Timaru; Morning Light, schooner, from Waitapu; Woottoii, from Nydia Bay. Sailed— Karon (6.20 p.m.), for Sydney. 24th April. Arrived— Monowai (9.20 a.m.) and Mararoa (9.33 a.m.), from Wellington. DUNEDIN, 23rd April. Sailed— Victoria, for S>dney, via East Coast ports and Auckland. Passengers for Wellington: Saloon— Mesdames Templar and infant, Sorrell, Otempa, Murdoch, Misses Miehi±lli, Roach. Messrs. Saiasou, Roach. Kerslake, Sorrell, Otempa, Murdoeli. For Git, borne— Mrs. Drummond, Miss Ewart, Mebsrs. Druimnoud (2). For Auckland— Metdamet, McDonald, Thorn, Brcbner, Mesore, Day. For Sydney— Miss King, Mrs. King and child, Mr. King; 82st eer&ge for all ports, BLUFF, 24th ApriL Sailed— Kflttenturn (7.10 a.m.), for Newcastle WHEAT CARGO LOST. Further particulars are to band concerning the sinking while at anchor of the Norwegian barque Songvaar. The cable messages stated thai the vessel, -which arrived at Pork Victoria on the Bth March from Monte Video, via the (Semaphore, in ballast, bank in 28ft of water at the outer anchorage in two honrfe. The chip is lying on her' port &ide, and water covers the lower side of the deck. She in on a hard, rocky bottom. The Songvaar had completed loading wheat on account of Me&srt> Jae. Bell and Company, and was expected to sail for ttie Channel for orders at an early date. The cargo was worth £25,000, and it has been ruined. The ship 1b insured with a Norwegian company for £3000. She was purchased three years ago for £6000. Captain I&a&Ben, who was in command, is part owner. MATJNGAKUI, FROM SYDNEY. At a quarter past 8 o'clock this morning the Maunganul arrived here from Sydney direct, and berthed at No. 1 south, Queen's Wharf. After leaving Sydney at 12.30 p.m. on the 20th insfc., fine weather, with smooth seas, was experienced up till Monday, 22nd Jnst. Thenceforward the vassel encountered moderate to heavy beam seas and E.B.E. winds>. Before sailing for Melbourne, via Southern ports and Hobart this evening, the vessel will discharge the following imports: — 127 tag* manure, 200 bags rice, 521 pieces (timber, 120 bags rjeemeol, 40 bag« oilcake, 331 cases soap, 487 cases tea, 40 cages sugar, 510 flitches bacon, 64 bundles mats, 40 bags ginger, (18 cases condiments, 710 cases candle*, 31 bundles and 7c loose shafts, 8\ sacks spokes, 122 naveß, and quantity of tundriea; aleo transhipments ex Gxantala, Bombala, Uganda, Osterley, Mongolia, Gneisenau, Greifswald, Arawatta, Taiynan, Orama, Waerwyck, Orvieto, and Aorangi. TAHITI, FEOM SAN FRANCISCO. The Tahiti, which left San FrFancisco for Wellington, 36 hourß behind time, owing to tlie Continental mails being late in. arriving at the llrst-named port, is nob expected to arrive here until late on Friday evening or early on Saturday morning. According to a wireless message received at 8 o'clock last night the Tahiti was then 900. miles from Wellington. NSW COASTER LAUNCHED. (PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, 23rd ApriL The Union Steam Ship Company has received advice of :the launching of a new steamer named the Karanul at Sunderland. She is a vessel of 800 tons, and will be ready to sail shortly for New Zealand, where the will be engaged in the coastal trade. OTAKI AT MONTE VIDEO. Cable advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Otaki, en route from Wellington to London, Arrived at Monte Video on. Friday hist. MAPOURIKA TO CALL AT BICTON. For the convenience of people desiring to attend the Marlborough ■ races on -the Ist and 2nd May, the Union Company's steamer Mapourika will make v. call at Pictou on her next trip to Nelson and Ihe West Coast. She is scheduled to leave here at 6 p.m. on Tuesday next. ARAHURA FOULS PROPELLER. When at We*tport yesterday the Arahura fouled one of the mooring ropes of the Harbour Board's dredge with her propeller, and the clearing delayed the vessel for .some time. She was to nave sailed at 1 o'clock to-day from Westpoi't for Nelson, and Pictan- She leaves the latter port at 2 a.m. to-morrow, end Pictoa at 9 a.m. for Wellington. She is due here at 1 pjn. to-morrow. GREAT SAVINGS. The Hamburgh shipowners, through their official organ, have publish e4 a statement showing the saving that will be effected by the Panama Canal. Here are Borne of tiffi principal figures : — Miles saved. Europe to San Francisco 6200 Montreal" to Sydney „ 2733 Europe to Valparaiso 2100 England to Australia 800 England to New Zealand 1600 New York to Shanghai „ 1000 New York to Au&traUa and N.Z, ... 2300 The Norwegian barque Don ie now due at Dunedin from Gefle, Sweden, with a. full cargo of Baltic pine for Dunedin and Lyttelton. The Tyser liner Indrabarah Is due back at Wellington from Napier on Sunday nest. She is to complete her Home loading here) and will sail for London on Wednesday next. The Union Company's steamer Karori left Lyttelton at 6.20 p.m. yesterday with a full cargo of gram for Sydney. The steamer Inga, 048 tons, lately chartered, is to bring a cargo of haidwood timber to New Zealand ports from Clarence River. The Union Company's collier Kurow it to k*ad coal at Westport this week for the naval depot at Sydney. On Monday next the Anchor Line's steamer Nikau wUI undergo her annual overhaul at Nelson. In the meantime, the Alexander will keep up her running between Wellington, Nelson, and Motueka. To-morrow Mr. Parke, Assistant purser of the Maunganui, signs off ttiafc vessel, and joins the Arahura as porter. At 4> p.m. yesterday the Chatham Island Fishing Company's steamer Himitangl left Wellington for Walking! and Owenga, Chatham Islands. She will be away about ten day», and will load flhh during that time for W'ellingtoa, unless there is other cargo offering, in which case *ho will go first to Lyttelton. The R.M.S. Remuera v, due back at Wellington from Lyttelton. on Friday next, and sails on the following Thursday (2nd May) for London, via way portß. Messrs. Dalgoty and Co., Ltd., who relinquished the agency of the Patea Shipping Company's steamers some little time ago, have, since tho reconstruction of that company, resumed their poaitiou, and from Ist May will act as joint agents in the Wanganui trade with the newly-formed South Taranaki Shipping Company, Limited. Exchanges to hand contain particulars of the sale of the s.s. Hawkes Bay, lately owned by the Tyeer Line, to the Casebill Steamship Company, London. The Hawkes Bay. a vessel of 4583 tons gross, was built in 1891 by Meesrß. Doxfoid, Sunderland, and at one time traded to New Zealand. The coastal steamer Defender is to load at tliis port on the sth May for Hokitika. The Federal-Houlder-Shire liner Surrey will not get away from Wellington for southern, porte until to-morrow. Yesterday's bad weather hampered her discharge.