LATE SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 54, 1 September 1913, Page 8

LATE SHIPPING

FROM SYDNEY DIRECT. The Union Company's steamer Manuka sailed from Sydney direct for Wellington at 1 p.m. on Saturday, tuid has on board 63 saloon and 64 steerago passengers. Her cargo Includes 2025 packages of fruit. Tho vessel should mnke port early on Wednesday morning. THE AI'ARIMA., An arrival at Auckland this morning was the Union Company's training steamer Aparlmn, from Calcutta, via ports. She is due hero next Thursday, and after putting out a part cargo of merchandise, proceeds to other Now Zealand ports for a similar purpose.' The vessel > to leave Port Chalmers about tho middle of September for Newcastle to load coal for Java or Singapore. Thence sho proceeds to Calcutta, and commences loading again for New Zealand, coming to Wellington via Singapore! Samarang, and Auckland. Tito signal station {outer) reports that a large steamer with a black funnel passed the Heads bound cast at 1 o'clock this afternoon. It is expected that the Vacuum Oil Company's chartered steamer Cape Breton will reach Auckland from New York any time now. The vessel, which left the latter port on the 21st July, with a full cargo of caso oil, will discharge 43,000 cases at Auckland, after which she pro* ceeds to southern ports to put out the remainder of her cargo. The Rlmutaka, which sailed from London on Thursday last for Wellington, via way ports, is due here about the 16th October. At the next meeting of the Crcymouth Harbour Board the question of lightlng\ the Groy> mouth wharf with electricity will bo considered. Tho estimated cost of the work Is £3000. Captain Charleston, of the Liverpool ship Harold, 1200 tons, has Just accomplished tho ex* traordinary feat of sailing IS, OOO miles without tho aid of a Blngle oulcor. She left Decrca Bay (Australia), and arrived safely at Queenstown on the evening of ,10th July, after a voyage of 108 days. Captain Charleston endeavoured to get officers at Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, but at length was compelled to set on his voyage with no one on board, except himself, who had any knowledge of navigation. For stretches of six weeks at a tlmo he was unable to change Ills clothes, und ho had to Bleep on the poop of the ship in a cabin chair for most of the 10S days. lie was much exhausted by his long vigil. With two exceptions al» tho crew were foreigners.

The Nelson livening Mail states that Messrs. Kirkpatriok and Co., Ltd., have pUrohased tho plant of tho Frimloy canning works at Hastings. Extensive additions are to bo mado to tho "X" Factory at Nelson in ordor to uooommodeto tho additional plant, sus well ac tho mow labour-saving machinery .just imported from Avißlralia and America. Commencing at 1.30 o'olook to-tnorrow, Meoers. 15. Johnston and Co. will hold % eitlo of furniture *t tho residence, No. 59, Kintoul-otrepty on account o£ Mx. Polk