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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 69, 18 September 1914, Page 6

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MELBOUBNB, 17th September. , Sailed—Dredge 404, for New Zealand. AUCKLAND, 18th September, Sailed— Waitomo (1.30 a.m.). for Sydney. NAPIEft. 18th September. Sailed— Ngatoro (1.30 a.m.), for Wellington. PATEA, l'lli September. Sailed— Kapuni (7.40 p.m.), for Tarakohe and v W«Uiflgton. "" WANGANUI. 18th September. Arrived— Kapiti (7,35 a.m.), from, Wellington. POPONOA, 17th September. Sailed— Bakiura (7.30 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSOJT, 18th September. Arrived— Nikau (0 4G « m.) and Corinna (6.40 a.m.), from Wellington, WESTPOKT, 17th September. Arrived— Canopus, from Lyttelton. GllfiYAlOimi, 17tll September. Sailed— Kamo (8.80 p m ). for Wellington LYXTiaTON, 17th September. Sailed— John Anderson (2.40 p.m.), for Aliaro»; Verdala (4,20 p.m.), for Dunedin. 18th September. Arrived— Maori (0.50 a.m.), from Wellington. To sail— Maori (8,80 p.m.). for Wellington, POP.T CHALMEK3, 17th September Sailed— Rernuera (1.10 p.m ). for Napier DUNEJHN. 17th September. Arrived— Tarawera (noon), from .East Coast ports. MAITAI AT SAN FRANCISCO. (B/ Telegraph.— Preas Association.— Copyright.) LONDON, 17th September. The Union Steam Ship Company's steamer Msutai has arrived at San Francisco. WBSTRALIA KE-APPBARS. After an absence of several month": from Wellington, during which time she has becu engaged in the Australian inter-State trade, the Huddart-Parker Company's Westralia re-ap-peared to-day, arriving from Sydney, via northern ports. The vessel has come across to temporarily replace the Victoria in the East Coast service, and will sail this evening for Lyttelton and Dunedin. PERSONAL. , Captain H, Williams, who was in command of the Monowai during the voyage to Samoa, has gone to Auckland to take charge of the Navua. Captain A. M. Edwin, who has had temporary command of the Mokoiu, lias rejoined the Mono* wal as master. Captain J. M. Drewette has again taken charge of the Mokoia, Mr J. Scott, chief officer of the Monowai, ha» been granted holiday leave. Messrs. K. Gtinn and L. Drape, sixth and «e«nth engineers of tho JUoano. respectively, are proceeding to Sydney to-day to sit for their second engineer's certificate. Mr. Richardson, late of the Tahiti, has joined the Moanu is nfcth engineer, and Mr Ross as seventh. INOIIALEMA AT MELBOURNE. Bound from New York to %yelliugton, via wsy ports, the A. and A, Line's chartered steamer fndrakma ai rived at Melbourne on Tuesday last. The vessel's next ports of call will be Sydney and Auckland, subsequently coming on to Wellington, where she is ci' ; ggied.3t!Qut-tho4ith % Ui;tober, $fc-._ „ ..s-j^y

SURREY FROM LIVERPOOL. Continuing her voyage from Liverpool to Wellington the F. aud S. Line'ri steamer Surrey tailed from Newcastle last evening for Auckland. She is clue at ttie latter port on Tuesday and at Wellington a week later. ACTIV, FROM MADAGASCAR. An interesting arrival sub Lyttelton on Wednesday was the Norwegian barque Activ, G99 tons, from Uan-De-Nova, Madagascar. Captain Thargu&ea stated that the vetst'l origina.ll} left Norway on the 13th December tar German East Africa, proceeding thence t& I'au-De-Nova, where she loaded 1150 tons of euauo for Lyttelton, sailing' on the 13th July, ym Bass and Cook- Straitb. Captain THargusen knew notliing about the outbreak of war until being told of it by the pilot on arrival at the southern port, Like many other vessels Of her class she has sailed under more than one flag. She was- built in 1877 in the yards of Messrs. Birrell, Stenhouse. and Co., Dumbarton, and prior to passing- into tile hands at Messrs A. J. Freberg, Sandefjord, Norway, about ten years ago, was known as the Rothesay Bay. Advice has been received that the steamer Strathdee is at present loading at San Francisco on behalf of the Union Company for Australasian ports, including Wellington. The October loading at Vancouver and San Francisco will be taken by the Wyandotte. Next week's direct passenger boat from Sydney will be the Huddart-Parker Company's s.s, Ulimaroa, which was to have left the New South Wales port this afternoon. She is due to arrive here on Tuesday morning.