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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 150, 26 June 1915, Page 6

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RIO DE JANEIRO, 24th Juno .. gatled—TuTakina (Wednesday), for London SUVA, 20th June Sailed—City of Madrid, for Townsvillo; 'Ganges, for Newcastle SYDNEY, 25th June Sailed—Moeraki (3.30 p.m.), for Wellington MANUKAU HEADS, 25th June Sailed--Ngatoro, for Greymouth NEW PLYMOUTH, 20th June Arrived^—Corinna (3 p.m.), from Wellington PATEA, 20th June Sailed—Hawera (8 p.m.), for Puponga, WANGANUI, 26th June Arrived—Stormbird (6.30 a.m.) and Kapiti (&50 a.m.), from Wellington NAPIER, 25th June •Arrived—Ripple (8.45 p.m. Thursday), from .Wellington Arrived—Tarawera (6.15 pjn,), from Wellington PICTON, 25th June Arrfred—Pateena (4.40 p.m.), - from Wellington BLENHEIM, 25th June lathed—Opawa (4.30 p.m.), from Wellington NYDIA BAY, 26th June 'Arrived—Wootton (5 a.m.), from Wellington WESTPORT, 25th June Sailed—-Kurow (7.30 p.m. Thursday), for Suva 20th June Sailed—Komata (8.80 a.m.), for Wellington GREYMOUTH, 26th June Arrived—Karamu (10 p.m.), from Wellington Sailed—Poherua (8.10 p.m. Thursday), for Duoedin; Kitfcawa (0 p.m. Thursday), for Dunedin LYTTELTON, 25th June Arrived—Himitangi (1 p.m.), and Paparoa |(2.20 p.m.), from Wellington 26th June Arrived—Wahine (6.35 a.m.), from Wellington To sail—Wtthlne (8 p.m.), for Wellington io sail—Monowai (11.15 p.m.), for Wellington BLUFF, 20th June Sailed—Petone (3.45 a.m.), for Wellington DUNEDIN, 25th June Salted—Monowai (3 p.m.), for Auckland, via I Bast Const ports. Passengers for Wellington: Saloon—Misses Mills and Curline, Mesdames Fsußoourt, Cox and child, Mr Nicholson THE NIAGARA (W TBLEORAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) SUVA, 26th Jun» ■ The Niagara arrived from Vancouver on Thursday, and left for Auckland on Friday, WMMERA'S DEPARTURE POSTPONED The departure of the Wimmera. for Melbourne, via, southern ports, has been postponed until Monday next, at 5 p.m, j ATHBNIO DUE AT AUCKLAND TODAY The Athenic, from London, ria Teperiffe and Capetown, was due at Auckland to-day i.ith a record shipment of explosives, amounting to 11,000 packages, for discharge at the northern port. The Auckland portion of her cargo also inciudea several thousand tons of general merchandise. After loading some frozen meat and general cargo ab Auckland, tho Athenic will come on to Wellington, being due here about Tuesday week. She subsequently visits Lyttelton and Dunodm SCHOONER STRATHCOWA OVERDUE Some anxiety has been caused in AuckUnd by the non-arrival at Suva of the Pacific Citble Board's new auxiliary schooner Strathcon*. g^^g^y^feja^aartjjgn^atfeoaTjhgfejma&fati

en voyage to the Islands on the 4th June, ami is thus 22 days out. Under favourable conditions she was expected to make thte passage in about ten days under sail NEW STEAMER OMANA IN PORT On her flrst visit to this port the new•steamer Otnana arrived here yesterday from Bunbury, via Port Chalmers, with a load of jarrah to the order of MHlar'o Wesfy Australian Hardwoods, Ltd. She is a fine, faerviceable looking vessel with ample cargo accommodation, und excited much favourable comment on the waterfront. The Omana is htted with all the latest improvements, including up-to-date equipment for tho rapid handling of cargo Leaving Loudon on the 10th March, tho Omana had si somewhat exciting trip to Premanlle. When oil Start Point, a French steamer some miles ahead of the Omaua was torpedoed., but the crew had been taken off and landed at Falmouth before the Omana arrived on the spot. Captain Carse states that during the run down from Sunderland till well out of the Channel his vessel flew the Swedish flag as a safeguard against submarines. When south-west of Ltebouvthe officers of the Omana discovered three British monitors with an escort proceeding eust, probably bound for the Dardanelles. Having been delayed by bead winds the Omana had to call in at St Helena to replenish bunkers. From St. Helena the vessel went on to Capetown, arriving there about the 19th April, after experiencing strong south-easterly gales for ten days. From that tune onwards the journey was uneventful. Tlie Omana arrived at Bunbury after calling at Fremantte, and discharged her London cargo, taking in a load of jarrah. At one portion of the voyage the vessel had on board a cargo of dynamite, and during a storm one of the containing cases burst open, and the contents were washed overboard. It is probable that the Omana will sail for Auckland to load for Australia about Tuesday night, and thereafter will be- regularly engaged in the Intercolonial cargo trade Captain J. Carse, formerly of the Andrew Weir Line, who brought the vessel out from Sunu*eiland, has visited these waters several times, but has latterly been engaged in the Home and Mediterranean trade. Associated with Captain Carse are the following officers: —Chief officer, Mr W. L. Tracy; second, Mr A. Mackenzie; third, Mr Thos. Bell; chief en- j gineer, Mr G. fiosson; second, Blr J. Rotlger- I son; third, Mr A. Taylor; fourth, Mr R. j Wright. Mr G. Rosson, the chief engineer, superintended the building of the vessel at the builders yards. The Omana, utiich is i the latest addition to the fleet of steamers controlled by R. S. Lamb and Co., of Sydney, | is a vessel of 1690 tons net register, having a length of 230 ft with a beam of 46ft, and Is specially con6tructed for the coal and timber trade, being capable of carrying 4000 tons of cargo BAROTSE FOR BUNICER COAL En route from New York to Melbourne and Sydney the cargo steamer Barotee, 4118 tons, Captain Honeychurcb, is expected here at any time now, in order to replenish her bunkers. | PERSONAL Mr. E. Nicholas, late chief officer oi the Pateena, has been promoted to the rank of ; captain, relieving Captain Hender as maefcer of the Kowhai. Captain Hender has joined the Poherua in place of Captain Scott, who has come ashore for orders j Mr Dalling, third engineer of the Pateena, I ha.v4ng rejoined the vessel, Mr W. Larkins, acting third, has come ashore Additional passengers by the R.M.S. Marama, wheh left Wellimgton on Thursday, for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete, included —First saloon: Misses Moore, Peebles (3), and Young (2), Mesdames Allen, Staley, Sweets Turnbull, Thorn, Young, Messrs. Allen, Donald, Fletcher, Thornean, Staley, Turnbull, and Young. Second saloon : Misses Hollingate, Young, Mesdames Harvey, Perry, Richardson, Radd, Mesa's Banks, Biggs, Gibson, Keith, Lawrence, Lerfcch, Perry, Porter, Houghton,. Rudd, Shaw, Walpole, Wells, and Woods Having experienced heavy weather at Kaikoura the Cygnet, which was expected here last evening from Banks Peninsula, Lyttelton, and .Kaikoura, will not be here until this evening. She will leave here, probably for tho last time for some months, on Monday Masters of vessels leaving for tho West Coast are being advised of the fact that the Kamo lost an anchor and cable about one and a hah* miles outside the entrance to Westporfc. The position of the cable and anchor is hi lino ■vuth the Buller beacon and Cape Foulwind, bearing south-west. The locality lias been buoyed with two hatches and an oil drum