OUR SHIPPERS TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 March 1910, Page 2

OUR SHIPPERS TELEGRAMS.

WESTPORT, llii* Day.—Arrived 3.10 a.m., Katnona from Greymouth. WANGANUT, This Day.—Sailed, the Breeze at 6.50 a.m. for Grevmouth. WELLINGTON. This Day.— Arrived at 12.10 p.m., Ngakero from Greymouth STRATCARN TO GO TO WESTPORT. HUNKER ARRANGEMENTS. [BY TELEGRAPH —SPECIAL TO THE STAB.] WELLINGTON. This Day. The Now Zealand Shipping Company advise that the cargo steamer Strathcarn, which is on her way to New Zealand from Melbourne to load under charter to that company, is to call first at Westport to take in a. big supply of bunker co:>! ' ' vessel will be at Westport for twenty-four hours and will then eomo to Wellington. [PER PRE»S ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.] BACK TO THE OLD CHARGES. DUNEDIN, This Day. -The surcharges on intercolonial and island passenger and freight rates, occasioned by the Newcastle strike, ceased as from yesterday. NEWSPAPER AT SEA. Received this dav at 9.35 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day.—During the voyage of the Makura, a daily paper was published for a fortnight, giving wireless news from Vancouver. THE JAPANESE SQUADRON. SYDNEY, March 21.—Lord Dudley entertained the Japanese Admiral and officers at dinner. Largo parties of sailors were entertained at social functions. Crowds of visitors inspected the warships. INCREASED PASSENGER FARES. SYDNEY, This Day.—The question of reducing the passenger fares to pro-strike rates was not discussed bv the tnfer-State steam companies, when dealing with the reduction of freights; in fact, it is in contemplation to retain the present faws permanently.