BY TELEGRAPH. MELBOURNE. 27th October.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 103, 28 October 1913, Page 6

BY TELEGRAPH. MELBOURNE. 27th October.

Arrived— Waiporl, from Greymouth. NEWCASTLE, 28th October. Sailed— Katoa, for Wellington. SYDNEy, 28th October. Arrived— Maunganui (8 a.m.), from Welling- ■ ,ton. MELBOURNE, 28th October. Arrived— Tokomaru. from Montreal. AUCKLAND, 27th October. Arrived— H.M.S. Pyramus (6.20 a.m.), from iWew Hebrides; Koromiko (8.30 a.m.), from ; Strathord (11.50 a.m.), from ValIparaisp,* South America j Victoria (12.40 p.m.), firom Sydney. Arrived— Canopus (8.30 p.m.). from Westport; iMlmiro (1.30 p.m.), from New' York, via Australian ports. NEW PLYMOUTH, 27th August. Sailed— Rarawa (8.25 p.m.) for Onehunga. PICTON, 27th October. Arrived— Mapourika (6.6 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed— Mapourika (6.40 p.m.), for Nelson. LYTTELTON, 27th October. Arrived— Kairaki (3.30 p.m.), from Greyjnouth; Cygnet, from Akaroa. . . . „ 28th October. Arrived— Wahmo (0.36 a.m.), from Wellington. To sail— Wahine (8,20 p.m.), for Wellington. DUNEDIN, 27th October. Arrived— Monowai (5.25 a.m.), from Lyttelton. BLUFF, 27th October. Arrived— Warrimoo (11.25 a.m.), from Melybourne and Hobarfc. Sailed— Manuka (6.25 p.m.), for Hobart and Melbourne. > PORT CHALMERS, 28th October. Sailed— Rachel Cohen, schooner (6.10 a.m.), for Macquarie Island. PERSONAL. Mr. fl. Gregson is now purser of the R.M.B. /Corinthic, having joined the vessel at London/ :ln succession to Mr. Harris, who has trans- , (ferred to the Teutonic. Captain James Burrows Cltft, a veteran 'American sailing ship master, died at Tacoma ion the 26th August, aged 68 years. He was - iborn in Mystic, Conn., and went to sea when 14 years old. He retired in 1889, after twentysix years at sea, with but three months' on shore. He made forty-nine voyages around Cape Horn in sailing vessels. * His largest command was in the ship William H. Starbuck. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. „ The following vessels will probably be within wireless range to-night :— Victoria, Westralia, Tofua, Nerchana, Riverina, Wahine, Tongagiro, Marere, TJlimaroa, Maital, and Manuka.

JJAftERE'S VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL. A violent galo from the eonth-west, lasting lor 24 hours, was experienced by the Tyser tine's steamer Marere, while the vessel was pn the passage from Liverpool to Auckland. The vessel left the Home port on 6th September, and wits favoured by moderate weather until the 14th October, being then within three days' stearu of Ilobart. Tho gale blew with terrific force, accompanied by dense snow squalls and a high following sea. When in latitude -SZdeg. south, longitude &2deg. east, which is the usual course followed by vessels coming through the Southern Ocean direct from a Home port, the officers of the Marere sighted four Targe iceberg* In us many days. This was father unusual, as bergs are seldom been in such a locality. Three of the bergs were seen afc-aJght, and although » long distance pg, were

estimated to be from 1} to 2 miles In length, and about 600 ft high. Unless the vessel is delayed on account of the waterside workers strike at this port, she Should arrive here about the end of the week. HARDWOOD FROM BUNBURY. Advice has been received to the oHect that the steamer Ilford, 4266 tons, owned by the British Steamship Company, has been chartered to load a cargo of hardwood at Bunbury next month fofythe four principal New Zealand portß. U.S. AND A. STEAMERS. Hitherto when vessels have ,been running under the auspices of the U.S. and A. Lines, they have hud the company's flag painted on their funnels. It now appears that the company has decided od a change of its funnel, for the prominent flag is to be no more. Instead, the U.S. and A. vessels will have a black funnel with a large red band, inside of the \ latter there being a blue, white, and blue lighter band. Some difficulty ii said to have been experienced by the Otago Harbour Board in getting an engineer to take Dredge 404 to Melbourne. Mr. C. McDonald, third engineer of dredge 222 has agreed to take 404 to her destination ilild to continue on her in the position of chief etigineer, m which capacity he will be the Otago Harbour Board's representative until such time as the charter expires. Pilot Duncan goes over for the run as master of 404.