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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 128, 1 June 1914, Page 6

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LONDON, 27th May. Sailed— Ara iva, for Wellington, via"ports. 31st May, Arrived — In flralema, from New Zealand. isYDNEY, 30th May. Arrived — K. imora. from Kaipara. Sailed— Ulirnaroa (2.30 p.m.). for Wellington; Tannenfels, fi>r Aue*Kland and Wellington. NEWCASTLE, 30th May. Arrived — A'^arima, Irom Dunediu. Sailed— Mel >)ouriie, for Lyttelton. AICKLAND, 30th May. Arrived— 'Bbsamond (4.45 p.,m.), from Gisborne. via W'liangarei; Squall (0.30 a.m.), from Gibborlie. Sailed— Kaitangata (2.5 p.m.), for West port; Warriinoo (5.15 p.m.), for southern por*s ; Kaloa (8.50 p.m.), lor Kaipara, Melbourne, and Sydney. 31st May. Arrivect'-Maiiuka (11.30 a.m.). from Sydney; Mouowai- (1.40 p.m.), from southern ports. ONEHUNGA, 30th May. Arrived— Karori (2.20 p.m.), from Picton. 31st May. Arrivied— Corlnua (1.50 p.m.), from New Plymouth. WANGANUI, 31st May. Arrived— Putlki (2.20 p.m.) and Kapiti (4.23 p.m.), from Wellington. BLENHEIM, 3lst May. Ai'rlved— Blenheim (10.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived— Opawa (10.80 a.m.), from Welling-, ton. NELSON, 31st May. Arrived— Nikau (5 a.m.), from Wellington; Arahura (8.30 a.m.), from Wellington, via Picton.. LYTTELTON, -31st May. Arrived— Borderer (0 a.m.), and Maori (10.45 a.m.), from ' Wellington. Ist June. Arrived— Kiinutaka (8.15 a.m.), from Wellington. To sail— Maori (8.30 p.m.), for Wellington. POUT CHALMEIIS, 30th May. Sailed— Henrik Ibsen (2.15 p.m.), for Newcastle. 31st May. Arrived— Maital (4.30 p.m.), from Wellington. DUNEDIN. 30th May. Arrived— Kqtare (7.25 a.m.), from Oamaru. Sailed— Waitomo (11.45 a.m.), for Oamaru and Newcastle. 31st May. Arrived— Victoria (8.30 a.m.), from Lyttelton Sailed— Taviuni (8.30 a.m.), for Oamaru. BLUFF, 31st May. Arrived— Rachel Cohen, schooner (10.30 a.m.) from Hobart. , , GREYMOUTH, 30th May. Arrived— Ngahere (0.5 p.m.), from Wellington. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following steamers should be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-nighl: — Awauui ; Manuka, Wain era, and Uli* mnroa. .Auckland: Manuka. Niagara, lndrabarah, and Navua. \\ ellington ' Wahine, Maori. Warrimoo, and Westraeatu. Awarua: Moerakl. NAVUA RUNNING LATE. Advice has been received .stating that the Union Company's Island steamer " Navua is l mining late. She was due at Auckland from Suva to-day, but did not leave the Island port until noon on Friday— one day late. She has a quantity of fruit for Wellington and other southern ports, and this will be transhipped at Auckland to-morrow. Owing to the fact that the Nayua is to undergo her annual overhaul, she will not come on to Wellington, as is usually the case. NIAGARA'S ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND. A wireless message received last evening from the R.M.S. Niagara, bound from Vancouver to Auckland, staled that tho vessel expected to arrive at the latter port at 5 p.m. to-day. ARAWA LEFT LONDON. Cable advice has been received locally stating that the Shaw-Snyill liner Arawa left London on Friday for Wellington, via Tenerifle, Capetown, and Honart. She is due here on the 14th July. The Arawa is the first vessel to omit the usual call at -Plymouth. From her last trip to New Zealand tho Arawa arrived at London on the 21st February, and during the three months prior to her departure on Friday last, the vessel traded between London and the River Plate. FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK. It has now been definitely decided that the F. and S.Line's steamer Kent will load at Auckland and Wellington for Boston and New York. She i* due at the northern port on the 23rd June, and sails finally from here about the 7th July. PERSONAL. S Mr. J. Cable has rejoined the Arahura as chief engineer, and Mr. M. McConville, who has been acting third engineer, has come ashore. Messi'3. .1. Hooke and S. C. Fcwke, wireless operators on the Maori and Maitai respectively, exchanged positions on Saturday. Mr. M. Hill lias been appointed chief officer of the Wailiora. iv place of Mr." J. Barnett, who is leaving on a holiday visit to England. Mr. H. Rutter, late acting second oliicer. of the Wahine, is relieving Mr. McPhee, of the Wailiora, during the hitter's absence on holiday. AMERICAN LUMBER CARGOES. An arrival at -Auckland on Friday ■Has the steamer V#verre, a vessel which brought two special loads of coal to Wellington during the strike period. She brought to the northern port soni'j 1.400,000 ft of Oiegon pine load ed Under the auspices of Hind, Ralph and Co., for Thomas Brown. Ltd. The Sverre has a part cargo for Sydney. Further fixtures of Oregon piiiu loadings for Thomas Brown, Ltd., ate;— One galling vessel now loading, olio to load during August, -and a, third during October, all for New Zealand. NGAHERE'S NARROW ESCAPE. - In connection with the Ngahere's delay at Gisborne recently, 'it appears that the Vessel had a miraculous escape Irom disaster. At the time there was a high Hood, and extra precautions were taken to make the vissel secure alongside the town wharf? Several heavy ropes were run out from fore and aft of the vessel, and springs xo ea.*e the strain on the stern lopes were made fast. Sj iivere was the frush that with v rebounding nuck the top of the pile to which her stern cables were attached suddenly cairied away. The bow lines were unable to sustiiin the sudden strain, and almost immediately lite blnp was adrift hi the swollen river. The captain and chief olficer were left on the wharf, atid it was considered that there was practically no hope for the vessel. (illicitly />he travelled with the current down stream, and just as the bend of the wharf was reached, with admirable presence of mind, one anchor was let go, and fortunately found good bottom. This caused the steamer to swing towards the wharf for a few moments, and the, chief officer managed to get on Loard. As Hie vessel swung out agjiin a. second anchor was let go, and this caused her to veer across the channel until a friendly eddy on the Kaili side took a hand, and, with the aid of the anchors, brought the helpless ship gently alongside some lighters fortunately without any damage. No lime was lost in getting cables ashore and making all snug in the vcsoi-l's ne* -found berth. Neit morning the vessel was found to be Uogged, being embedded in silt brought down by the fresh. Where there was originally 17ft of water, there was about 3ft after the flood. Before the Ae«nel could be moved about 8000 tons of mud had to be cleared uwuy by the dredge-i. It is fortunate that the Ngulieri! managed to bring up w litre she did, for had she gone* a little further down the river she would probably have cni'-hed against a dredge with serious results to both vee»eU. There was a possibility, too, that she may have gone ashore on the rocks at the entrance. The R.M.S. Mamma, which left Auckland for Vancouver at 11 p.m. on Friday, &th May, arrived at her destination -A 7 p.m. last "Wednesday. From New York, via ports, the A. and A. Line's chartered steamer Whakarua itrrhed in port yesterday with about 1200 tons of cargo for this port. She will probably proceed South on Thursday. The F. and S. Line's steamer Durham sailed from Brisbane on' Friday for Tiinaru. where, she is due on Thursday to load for West of England ports. She alterwards goes to Lyttelton, and It scheduled to sail linally from there on the 13lh Juue for Avouniouth, \h\ hus Puimas, '