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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14668, 30 October 1909, Page 6

Too New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised .that iho United States and Australasian S.S. Company has chartered tjlie steamer Star o( Australia to load at A'ex York for Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Lytiolton, and Dunodin, and tliq.t she -will take a borUi at Now York about November 25. 'llio Whakorua, via Australian and northern' ports, brings 900 tons of cargo To; this part. She i 8 expected here tomorrow, and aftor dischargo sho will go to Australia to load for London. Tho Drayton Grange, fcom Liverpool, via Sydney and wrthonr ports, duo horo on Thursday next, brings 1100 tons of cargo. Alter disdiiarge she will go to Btaff to fake m Homeward loading, and will then work up tire coast, sailing finally from \\c\- i linjfton about Kovembor 27. ~- The Rimutaka is expected to arrive here ; to-morrow from the Bluff Jor Homoward ! loading, and she will probably, leave for northern ports on Monday, Thebarquo Olma, having, completed hor .', berth at -i

Victoria wharf to-day and %o dowrr to Carey's Bay, whom she- will anchor to await orders. The Moeraki, from Sydney, via Wellington, is oipeotod about 5 a.m. to-day. She will caii at 4 p.m, to-morrow for Molbounio via Bluff and Hobart. The Waikaro is due it Dunedin about 6 a.m. to-morrow from Auckland, via lias; Coast ports. She will leave on the return trip at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. The Koonya, which arrived at, 11 a.m. yesterday, will leave at S a,m. to-day for Westport and Greyraoudh, via Oamani, Timara, Lyttdton, Wellington, and NewPlymouth. The Komata, from Newcastle, via Bluff arrived at Port at 6 a.m. yesterday, and' after discharging 150 tons of coal, came up to town in tho afternoon. She will sail a.t 4 p,m. to-day for Timaru to finish her discharge,, and will then g 0 to West-port Mio left Nowoastle on October 20, and when 150 miles from land a hurrioano wan oncountored, accompanied by mocntainoiw ems, on account of which tho ssteamor had to bo bore to for two days. The chief cook was caught m a laTgo sea that broke on board, and had his thumb smashed. After two days the wtsather moderated, and the trip \yas continued without further unusual experience. The Koromiko, from Newcastle, which arrived at Wellington yesterday moraine goes to Lyttelton and Timaru. The Kaituna left Kaipara at 1.15 p m yesterday for Sydney with a cargo of timber' flic Wanaka, which left Auckland on Jlhursday for Uftelton and the Bluff, will load next w<*k at Bluff, Oamaru, and J imam for Napier, Gisbornc, and Auckland. Tho Aautama will leave Calcutta about tho end of November for New Zealand. Inn Rakanotr,which is due here on Tuesday from Wc-sl.port, will take up the timetable of the Pnkaki, A number of wharf labourers (savs a contemporary) who wore employed by tho Railway Department to discharge etplosivci from a steamer at (Iroymouth last, week refused to do Ihe work nnl/w Ihcv were paid & 6d an hour, this amount beintr claimed because the, ;! !l„. A d ~] l(, worl . = dangerous. The feilway Deparlnmnt re'i fused their demands, and H,cv declined to do Ihe work. The department's permanent iliamls were consequently instructed to discharge the explosives, and no delay to tho steamer resulted. As there is an award in operation, at Grcynioirth in connection with the wharflahoiircrs, there, is a possibility of proceedings being taken against the men for committing a broach of its -provisions