SHIPS AND SHIPPING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 16, 31 December 1910, Page 4

SHIPS AND SHIPPING

LONG DISTANCE WIRELESS. i PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT. J London, Dec. 30. The White Star liner Cedric is fitted with the new Marconi w’ireless instruments, and is communicating with the European and American coasts daily, covering 1250 miles. STEAMER OVERDUE. (Received 31, 9.10 a.m.) London, Dec. 30. It is feared that the steamer Axim, bound from London to West Africa, has foundered with 32 hands. She is 20 days overdue. VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE. A NEW COMPANY’S OFFER. Sydney, Dec. 30. It appears that the overtures for reopening the Vancouver mail tenders came from the Merchants and Shipping Company, Limited, Sydney. They offer a 15 knot service from Melbourne via Sydney, Brisbane, Fiji and Hawaii to Vancouver.

SEAMEN’S WAGES. Melbourne, Dec. 30. As a result of the conference between the registrar of the Federal Arbitration Court and representatives of the Steamship Owners’ Federation and the Federation of Seamen’s Unions, a provisional agreement has been reached for continuing work until an award of the court or a new and final agreement between the owners and the seamen has been‘obtained. The two parties have agreed to recommend the aceptance of the provisional agreement, which operates from January Ist, to their respective organisations. It is understood that the agreement provides for a compromise both as regards rates of pay and conditions. Both the Shipowners’ Federation and Federated Seamen have notified the President of the Arbitration Court that they are agreeable to accept the provisional agreement. It grants an all round increase of 10/- a month in wages and fixes an overtime rate of 1/6 instead of 1/and 1/3 previously ruling. It concedes preference to unionists. The seamen asked 20/- a month increase. A conference will be held to endorse the provisional agreement. TIMAR UHARBOUR.

An important development in the shipping facilities at Timaru was marked to-day when the new wharf with a berthage capacity for four vessels and costing £21,000 was used for the first time. The harbour was gay with bunting, and the Chairman of the Harbour Board entertained all the captains in the port (seven) in honour of the occasion. PORT OF NAPIER. HIGH WATER TO-MORROW. Outer Harbour 6.20 a.m.. 6.38 p.m. ARRIVALS. December. 30. —Monowai, s.s., from Southern ports. Passengers :—Misses Hodges (2), Todd, Daniels, Marriot, Crowley, Gaudin, Norman; Mesdames Todd, Passmore, Jones, Pitt, Asher; Messrs Jones, Passmore (3), Lawler, Luttrell, Cookson and family, Nicholas, Retemeyer, Whitcombe, Moous, Pitt, Martin, Green, Captain King; Judge Jones; 9 steerage. 31.—Pakeha, s.s., from Auckland. 30—Weka, s.s., from Gisborne and Tologa Bay. DEPARTURES. December. 31.—Ripple, s.s., for Wellington. 30 —Monowai, s.s., for Gisborne and Auckland. Passengers.— For Gisborne: Misses Howard, Small, Ruddock, Hansard, Todd, McLean, Paisley, Pollen, Lynch. McLean, Russell, Morrisey ; Mesdames Parson and 3 children, Worthy, Gray, Glover and 3 children ; Messrs. Williams, Easton, Gardiner, McLean (3), M < kay, Malley, Richmond, Taurntt, Twisleton, Humphries, McLean, Stackey, Evans, Rodie, Gray, Bourke. For Auckland : Miss Woolcombc-Poyce; Mesdames Allon-Pitt, Shore and child, Blair ; Messrs. Allon-Pitt, Williams, Slatzer, Rodie, Coates, Mahler, Malley, Blair, and 25 steerage. 30.- —Ruru. s.s.. for Tokomaru Bay. VESSELS IN PORT. In Roadstead. Wakanui, s.s. Pakeha, s.s. At Breakwater. Whangape, s.s.