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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 150, 22 December 1914, Page 6

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LONDON. 21st December Arrived— Havvkesbury aud Tasrnanie NEWCASTLE, 21st December Arrived— Kauri, from Wellington AUCKLAND, 21st December Sailed— Victoria (6.10 p.m.), for Oibborne and southern Bast Coast ports, 2Znd December Arrived— Wyandotte (0.20 a m.), from San Francisco NEAV PLYMOUTH, 22nd December Arrived— Rarawa (8 a.m ), from Ouehunga NAPIER, 22nd December Arrived— Westralia (7 a.m.), from Wellington PICTON, 21st December Arrived— Petone (8.15 p.m.), from Wellington NELSON, 22nd December Arrived— Pateena (7.20 a.m.), from Wellington and Picton ', Eunnedy (8 50 a.m.), from .Wellington Sailed— Pateena (10.15 a.m.), lor Picton and Wellington LYTTELTON, 21st December Arrived— Kini, from Greymouth Sailed— Cy«net, for Akaroa; Wakatu, for Kaikoura and WellingtoD; Wairuna, for Westport 22nd December Arrived— Wahine (8 a.m.), from Wellington To sail— Wahine (8,10 p.m.), for Wellington DUNEDIN, 21st December Sailed— Paloona (5.30 p.m.), for Auckland, via East Coast ports. Passengers for Wellington — Misses Henry, Henriehs, Nelson, McKay, Austin. Campbell, Smith, Bremen, Tairou, Brown, McLean, Colhoun (2), Perry, Burnside, Watson. Hogan, Andrews, Bowling (2), Dixon (2), Christie, Spence, Hesdames Henry, Milne, Nelson. McKay. McLean. Smith aud 2 children, McCallum and child, Scott, Goodman, JDixon and 2 children, Shaw, Hunter, Jordan and infant, Whatnough, Messrs Hollius, Esther (2), Sawell, Keast, FoWell, Wilmot, McKay, Hunter, Arrnit, Massey, Adams. Penil. Cotter. Miller, Dixon, and 88 steerage Hailed— Breeze (10 p in.), for Oamarti, Timaru, Wellington, and Wangaimi PERSONAL Mr. Amies, who was recently relieving in | the local office of the Union Company, is now purser of the Pukaki Mr, J. P. Burns, second ennineer of the i Pukaki, has come ashore on holiday leave Mr. A. B. SUer, second officer of the Maori, has beett Wanted leave of absence in older to ! loin the Expeditionary Force Mr P. G. Baisent has been engaged ou the Wairuna m> second oliicur „ INDHAI'UKA'S PROGRAMME A xood deal earlier than was originally expected the Indrapura tailed this morning for Gisborue for Homeward loading. She afterwards visits Napier and Wanaanui, and is due back here on the 20th January to complete loading WHAKATANE AT AUCKLAND An ?rrival at Auckland on Sunday was the F. and S. 'Line's chartered steamer Whakatane, from Liverpool,' The vessel is e.\[iected to reach Wellington in time to commence discharge of the local portion of her cargo on Monday moruiiiK. She afterwards goes to Lyttelton and Duuedin to complete discharge HALLAMSHIIIE COMING The local agents for the A. and A. Line have been advised that the steamer Hallainnhire left New York on Saturday last for New Zealand ports. Should • she be coming via the Panama Canal the vessel is expected to arrive about th e 3rd February

NIAGARA AT VANCOUVER The Union Company has received advice of the arrival at Vancouver at midnight on Wednesday last of the R.M.S Niagara from Auckland ■<* MOERAKI FKOM SYDNEY Well up to time the Moeraki arrived in the stream at 6 o'clock this morning from Hobart and Sydney direct. When the Port Health Officer had made his, usuul examination the vessel berthed afc the Queen's Wharf (outer tee) shortly after S o'clock. Departure from the New South Wales port was taken at noon ou Friday, and generally line weather was experienced until yehterday, when the vessel encountered a strong south-westerly. The general cargo hiou»ht by the Moeraki included transhipments ex the following vessels : — Van tier Hagen, Opliir, Australic, and Hitachi Maru The vessel is to tail at 5 o'clock this evening for Lyttelton, and is due back here on j Thursday morning. She will sail for Sydney direct on Thursday evening SOMERSET AT AUCKLAND | Running in place of the Ruapehu the Soraer:>et arrived at Auckland yesterday from London, via Hobart. The vessel is expected here at the end of this week LORD ERNE FROM NEW YORK An interesting vi6itor to Lyttelton is the A. and A Line's chartered steamer Lord Erne, the first vessel to go direct to that port fiom New York, via the Panama Can.il. The Lord Erne left New York ou the 3rd November, aud reached Panama eight days later. Here a stop was made for two days to take in coal, and then the Lord Erne entered the Canal. Like the steamer Caldergrove, at present at Wellington, she encountered trouble in the Culebra Cut, and as the result of the landslides Mas delayed for three daje, and even when a channel was cleared the steamer ran aground for a short time, fortunately sustaining no damage. Heavy south-west and north-west gales during the last twelve days of the voyage across the Pacific further retarded the vessel's progress, compelling her to heave-to more than once. The Lord Erne is commanded by Captain Unwan, who has the following officers :— Chief , Mr R McMurty: second, Mr R. Lockhart; third, slr N W.Hamilton. Engineers: Chief, Mr James Hudson; second, Mr G. B. Lindrum; third, Mr J. Spiller; fourth. Mr C. Gresby THE QUEEN MARGARET Advice from Sydney states that the Queen Margaret left Newcastle at 5 p.m. on Friday for Auckland to commence Homeward loading on behalf of the New Zealand Shipping Company. From Auckland the vessel goes to other New Zealand ports, and then comes to Wellington to complete loading From Lyttelton the Wairuna is proceeding to Westport to load coal for Wellington. The vessel aferwards returns to Newcastle The Bipple, which has been engaged in shipping wool on the coast, is due here %ith a load op Thursday next. She is to sail on the following Tuesday for Napier and Gisborne in her usual running Sailing for Nelson and the West Coast on Saturday next the Arnhura will omit the usual call at Picton