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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 55, 6 March 1914, Page 6

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LONDON. Sth March. 'Arrived— Knipnra, from New. Zealand ; llford, from Dunedin. SUVA, Sth March. Sailed— Navua, for Auckland. NEWCASTLE. Oth March. Arrived — Waifcemata, irom Lyttelton. Sailed— Maroro, for Wanganui. MELBOURNE. Cth March. Arrived— Rakaia, irom London; InvcrKip. from New York. AUCKLAND. 3th March. Arrived— Terrier (0.40 a.m.), from Corral (South America). Arrived — Westralia (11.C0 a.m.), irom southern ports. Sailed— Waimana (5.15 a.m.) for Whangarei and Wellington. NAPIER, olh March. Arrived— Kini (11.30 a.m.), from Wellington. GISBOKNi;. Sth Muri-li. Arrived— lhumata (!).i>o a.m.). from Neweastl'. NEW PLYMOUTH, <stfi March. Arrived— Earawa (6.15 'a.m.), from Onchmign I'ATEA, flth March. Arrived— Aorere (2.40 p.m.), from Wellington via. Nelson. FOXTON, Jth March. Queen of the South unable to crosn the bar. I3LENIIEIM, Cth M.irrii. Arrived— Opawa (4 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived— Wairau (4 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Gill March. Arrived— Nikau (0.35 a.m.), from Pictou and Wellington. LYTTELTON, Gth Mnrch. Arrived— Rnkanoa (5.10 a.m.), from Napier; Breeze (10,30 a.m.), from Oamaru. r Sailed — Rakauo.i (11.30 a.m.). for Napier ; Arapawa, for Wellington ; Wnkatu, for Kaikoura. / Cth March. Arrived— Moeraki (G. 55 a.m.) arid Matatua (1 ajn.), from Wellington. Arrived— Maori (7.5 a.m.), from Wellington. To sail— -Maori (8.30 p.m.). for Wellington. KAIKOURA, Cth March. Sailed— Wakatu (8 a.m.), for Wellington. DUNEDIN. Gth March. Arrived— lnvercargill (2.30 a.m.), from lnver* eargilt; Maitai (" a.m.), (rom northern ports. Sailed— Ha^vkes Bay (f a.m.), for Wanganui; John (10.40 p.m.), for Wangiinui, via ports; Invercargill (12.45 p.m.). for lnvereargill. WESTPORT, Gth March. Arrived— -Mapourlka (10,40 a.m.), from Wellington. ' Arrived— Awnhou (8.20 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed— Mapourika (5 p.m.), for Wellington. Oth March. Arrived— Mangapapa (0 a.m.). from Wellington. GREYMOUTH, Cth, Mnrch. Sailed — Knitangata (U. 40 a.m.), for Melbourne PORT CHALMERS, Oth March, Arrived— Corinna (0 a.m.), from Wellington. STAR OF VICTORIA'S TRIALS. Messrs. Workman, Clark, and Co., Ltd., Belfast, sent on her trials on the J4th the twin-screw steamer Star of Victoria, built and engined by them for the Star Line of steamers owned by Messrs. J. P. Cori-y and Co., of London. The results were highly satisfactory, and the vessel afterwards left for London to take in cargo for the first voyage to Australia and New -fiea'atid. The Star ol Victoria is 51Ci't long and of 0150 tons gross. | She is ot the shelter-deck type, and has beeif built under special survey for the highest class in Lloyd's and to the Board of trade requirements for a first-class passenger and cargo steamer, being intended for general cargo trade between Great Britain and Australia and New Zealand. Accommodation for a number of saloon passengers is provided in large and corp fortably furnished staterooms in the 'midship deckhouse, with a commodious dining saloon decorated and furnished in oak. The upper 'tween deck spaces can be readily adapted for the accommodation of about 800 third-class passengers. As protection against lire an extensive installation of the Pvich system of fire detection and extinction has been fitted. Lifeboat accommodation is provided in excess of the Board of Trade requirements, and the vessel is equipped with an installation of wireless telegraphy mid submarine signalling. The cargo space is divided into six holds, four of these being insulated and prepared for carrying chilled und frozen meat cargoes, while a portion of the after main 'tween decks is insulated for the reception of perishable stores and dairy produce. In conjunction with the insulated holds an.d chambers an extensive plant of refrigerating machinery on the carbonic acid system, by Messrs. J. and E. Hall, has been installed. The propelling machinery consists of two independent sets of triple-expan-sion engines, supplied with steam from three steel boilers working under forced draught. The Star of Victoria is duo here about the lGth April, THE CLAN LINERS. Cable advice has been received in Wellington to the efiect that the Scales liner Clan Maclaren arrived at Port Pirie on Wednesday from South Africa. From the Australian port she comes to New Zealand to load wool, and her first call will be made at the Bluft". Other loading ports have not yet been arranged. The Clan Macaulay, which left Wellington on the 6th January laden with wool for London, reached her destination on the 25th February. A Press Association cable records the arrival at Hamburg last Tuesday of the Clan Sutherland, which also loaded wool in New Zealand, aud sailed' finally from Auckland. RAKAIA TO LOAD. In The Post last Tuesday the arrival of the Rakaia at Adelaide was announced. The vessel is from London and has Australian cargo only. On completion of discharge at Sydney the ilakniit comes to New Zealand to load, being due at Auckland about the 2Gth inst. The ves>i,el will load at val'iou-, ports, and will take Until departure ior London about 7th April. CARGO OF EXPLOSIVES. The* local agents for the auxiliary schooner Huia have been advised that the vessel left Auckland on Monday for Wellington, Dunedin, Westport, and Greymouth. She carries v cargo of explosives ex the 3haw-Savill bteamer Matatutt. PERSONAL. | Messrs. E. J. Seaton and S. Batt, third and fourth officers respectively on the Komata, came ashore yesterday. Mr. F. Naismith, second engineer of the Kauri, has come ashore, and his place has been tnkenjjy Mr. Luke, of tho Mapourika. STAR OF SCOTLAND DELAYED. As lias been the case with other cargo steamers Ijolintl for Nt# Zealand, the Tiber liner Star of Scotland has suffered considerable delay iv Australia* She is bound from London to Wellington, via Australian ports and Auckland, and the local agents advise that she will not arrive here until about the 25th I March. KAIKOURA DUE WEDNESDAY. I En route from Londoon to Wellington, via way ports, the New Zealand Shipping Compnny's liner Kaikoin'a, which left the Home port on the 22ud January, arrived at Uobart jtt 8 a.m. yesterday. She leaves Hobart tonight, aud* should arrive here on Wednesday. KAIPARA AT AVONMOUTH. \ Advice received at the local olllce of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Kaipara, which left Wellington on lßtSh January, arrived at Avonmouth yesterday. Loading operations on the F. and S. Line's steamer Ayrshire will, be completed in time for her to sail for Avomnoutli, via. Las Palmas, early this evening. From Sydney, via northern ports, the Hud-dart-Parker liver Victoria arrived at Wellington at 8.25 o'clock this morning, and berthed at No. 0 (inner tee), Queen's "Wharf. She commenced discharge of 380 tons ofcargo, and is timed to sail at 5 p.m. for Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Government steamship Hinemoa, which arrived at Dunedin on Wednesday night, was to sail from that port this morning for southern lighthouses. She Is expected to reach Bluff on Tuesday or Wednesday. On Sunday last the Maoriland Steamship Company's steamer Ennerdale arrived at Hobart from Melbourne. She is to load a cargo of timber at Tasmania for New Zealand ports. The Katoa was to have left Kaipara yesterday for Melbourne with a full cargo ol sawn timber. The Anchor steamer Regnlus passed Wellington Head* yesterday morning hound from the West Coast to Glsborne. From the northern port she comes on to Wellington, being due here on Sunday next to load for Nelson and the Coast. The Liverpool Underwriters' Association, in itt aiitmul report, Ktatew that tin: maritime looses exceeding .€IO,OOO last year amounted to jC0,73«,00», ns compared with X 6.510.000 in 1011. £6,140,000 in 1911, £0.217,000 iv l!)l0, and JCG,745,000 in 1009. The principal losses liisb year occurred in values of between XJ60,000X J 60,000 and £100,000, which accounted for £2,010,000, values between £100,000 and £200,000 coming next with £1,045,000.