BY TELEGRAPH, SYDNEY, 23rd March.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 70, 24 March 1914, Page 6

BY TELEGRAPH, SYDNEY, 23rd March.

Arrived — Kittawa, from Oreymouth. Sailed— Star of Victoria, for Auckland. 24th March. Arrived— Wflloclirn (2 a.m.), from Wellington AUCKLAND, 2:ifd Mu-ch. Arrived— Laiuilinlm (11.30 a.tn.), from Napier. Sailed— H.M.s. i'.vramtis (7.J5 a.m.), for Wellington; Mnh'Tin (Ci.ln ji.m.). lor Sydney; Wanuka (10.30 p.m.). for N..pioi' and Lyttelton; Orcti 1 . (schooner, for Gisnorne. . 24th March. Arrived— JJ.ii.uiH (" a.m.;. from Sydney. JMtfCKAI/ HEADS, 23rd March, ftnrjiua (<s.io v.m.) ciosFtd liar outwards. NAPIEU. a3rd March. Suited— Weitriill'i (5 p.m.), for Wellington. IMMi March. Arrived— Jtiiitai (VAZ a.m.). from Wellington, flfiW PLYMOUTH. 24tli March. Arrivcd-JUiMwa (fi.io a.m.). from Onchunga. WANOANUI, 24th March. Arrived -Hutu (7 20 a.m.) and liupiti (8.10 a.m.), irom Wellington

PICTON. 24th March. Arrived— Mapourika (5.5 a.m.), fiom Wellington. NELSON, 24th March. Arrived— Knitoa (1.20 a.m.) and Pateena (5.15 a.m.). from Wellington. To sail— Pateena (8 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON, 23rd March. Arrived— Opouri (8.50 a.m.), from Oreymouth ; Cygnet, from Kaikoura. Sailed— John Anderson (3.35 p.m.), for Akiiror.. 24th March. Ai rived— Wahine (6 Alt a.m.). from Wellington. To still— Wnlrine (8.30 p.m.). for Wellington. DUNfiDIN, 23rd March. Aii'iveil— Flora (1 p.m.). from Westport. .Sailed— Storm (4 p.m.), for Wanpaiuii, vui \,:y ports. BLUFF, 23rd Maivh. Sailed— Mautiganui (6.15 p.m.), for Hobart and Melbourne, 24th March. Sailed— Amokura (7.10 a.m.), for Campbell Islands. BY WIRELESS. 23rd March. Tahiti will arrive at Wellington at 3 a.m. on 'liiursilay. PERSONAL. Mr. J. Mclntyre, late of the Makurn, who had lately been fifth officer of the Malta!, came ashore at Wellington yesterday, and Mr. J. Bruce, late of the Taviuui. signed on as extra officer for the run to AucUuii'l. CABLE STB.UIKII PATROL. A Press Association cable message received yesterday recorded the arrival in Sydney of the rable-rupniring stPitmer Patrol, 'ihu Patrol arlived in Wellington on the 2nd February last, coming here to replenish her bunkers and take in fresh supplies. She remained in the stream until the 12th February, on which date she again left for the Tahitian Sea to continue her cable Work. Consequently, she has been at «.c.i considerably over n month. Providing her work is finished, the Patrol will leave Sydney shortly for Slngi'pore, the headquarters In the EastiM seas of the Eattein Extension Telegraph Company. MATATUA DELAYED. Heavy rain at Napier has delayed the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Mutatua. It was anticipated that she would leave the northern poft to-day for Picton and Wellington to complete Homeward loading. She is due here on Friday, and will be despatched for London early next week. THE LAST OF THE TBITON. The recent bad weather at the Islands evidently played huvou with the barque Triton, which ran on n reef at Aarotoiign in December and was subsequently abandoned. According to latest advice, the hull of the vessel went to pieces in a gale early last month. It will be remembered that after nil attempts had failed to save the Triton, she was sold to some natives for the sum of .Cl4O. The eircum■«ta,nces of the wreck were reported in The Post on the arrival of the crew at Wellington. AORANOI LATE AT SAN FRANCISCO. According to advice received by the postal authorities the San Francisco liner Aorallgi did not arrive at San Francisco until Saturday labt— two days late. The vessel left Wellington on the 27th February. She remains in the American port until the Ist April, when she will sail again for Wellington. The Aorallgi Is due back on the 28th April. NAVUA AT SUVA. On Sunday the Union Company's Islands steamer Navtia arrived at Suva from Wellington and Auckland, She was to have sailed yesterday for Levuka. Nukualofa, Haapai, Vuvua. Apia (Samoa), and will return to Fiji on the 51st. She is fixed lo sail on tile 2nd April for Auckland and Wellington, and ib due here a week later. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following steamei'3 should be within range of the undermentioned wireless stationi) to-night :— Awanui : Star of Victoria, Ulimaroa, Maheno, Tahiti, and Moana, Auckland Maheno, Eangatira, and Ulimaroa. Wellington : Victoria, Westralia. Ulimaroa, Maitai, Maori. Wahine, Athetiic, Moana. and Tahiti. Awarua : Mautiganui and Argenfels. CLAN MATHESON DUE THURSDAY. In continuation of her voyage from Bunbury to Wellington and Lyttelton, the Clan Miithesoti was expected to sail from Auckland to-day. She should arrive here on Thursday. Captain W. Harris is in command, and has ivith him the following officers: — Messrs J., E. Coppin (chief officer), fl. Hocking (second), F. Hay.ell (third). A. Lynch (fourth). R. Roberts and N. Neale (midshipmen), and Mr. Little (chief engineer). THE INTERCOLONIAL SERVICES. The Otago Daily Times in its periodical European summary, makea some important references to the intercolonial steamer bervices. It Hays ;— The usual time-table routes have been maintained without interruption or alteration, ulthoush there ure rumours of a prob"blo change in the near future. The Melbourne-Hobai't-Bluft' connection 11113 long been a bugbear to the Union Company and Huddart-Parker Proprietary, the reason vouchsafed being the alleged unprofitableness of that run. Whether the loss is an actual cath deficit or merely an unprofitable one by comparison with other routes remains, to be seen, but there are statements to the effect that a Wellington-Melbourne direct service is liKely to come into operation before very long. This matter has* been quite freely discussed for a long time past, and one of the biggest factors 111 the question is said to be the large proportion of bad weather experienced by steamers between Tasmania and Bluff, which causes that route to be regarded with very mixed feelings by the travelling public. STAR, OF VICTORIA LEFT SYDNEY. ' En route from London to Wellington the Tysef Line's steamer Star of Victoria, sailed from Sydney yesterday for Auckland. She is due here about the sth April, aud on completion of discharge will load in New Zealand, TAHITI. FROM SYDNEY. The Union Company's Pacific liner Tahiti left Sydney on Saturday last for Wellington, en route to San Francisco. The vessel has advised by wireless that she expects to make port at 3 a.m. on Thursday. She will anchor in the stream on arrival, and will not berth until about 8.30 o'clock. The Tahiti will ship a fairly big quantity of cargo before resuming her voyage at 6 p.m. on Friday. A large number of passengers have booked by the VSs'-el this trip. TON'GARIRO COMING. The New Zealand 'Shipping Company's s.s. Tongariro left London on the 18th March last for Wellington, via Durban nnd Auckland. She is due here about the second week in May. The Kauri will leave Westport at 10 p.m. to-morrow with a full cargo of coaf for Wellington. It Is hoped to despatch the Clan Maelaren from Wellington to-morrow for the United Kingdom and Continent. While bound from Napier to Ljttelton on Friday the 'Arapawa passed the bnrquentino Titullia, bound from the Clarence River (New South Wale?) to Lyttelton, with a cargo of coal, The sailer is now 20 days out from Clarence River. The Polaris, which Sir Ernest Shackleton is understood to have acquired for his Antarctic Expedition, is 11 new ancillary vessel, built at Sfindefjord, Norway, last year as an Ice cruising yacht, for a syndicate of sportsmen. She is 600 toni. and is fitted with engines 11, 18, and 2(1 by 24in stroke. Her dimensions tivi 144 ft by 25ft by 15ft Uin, and she Is equippjed with a motor-boat 22ft long and three whalers.