SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15706, 7 March 1913, Page 4

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

OMAPERE, March s.—Sailed: Hinemoa (7 p.m.), for Kaipara. AUCKLAND, March 6.-Arrivcd: Monowai (11.30 a.m.), from southern ports. Sailed: Rakanoa (8.25 p.m.), for Newcastle. WELLINGTON, March 6.-Sailed: Mararoa (8.5 p.m.), for Lyttelton. Passengers: Misses Willock, Miller, Harkness, Kcmble, Lane, Willis, Cooko, Maye, Wiseman, Mesdames Edgar, Dyer, Simpson, Holderness, Tyfc, Munn, Lieutenant Pennell, Colonel Smythe, Messrs St. Clair, Wiles, Gilbert, •Edgar, M'Crobie, Instone, Anderson, Harnett, Scott. Biown, Davis, M'Dougall, Baggctt, Kirk, Robinson, M'Dowell, Menzies, Lush, Smith, Howard, Mewton, Taylor, Parker (2), Watson, Handcox, Croft, Munn: and 40 in the steerage. LYTTELTON, March 6.-Arrived: Maunganui (6.10' a.m.), from Dunedin;' Karamu (6.30 a.m.), from Greymouth; Maori (6.50 a.m), from Wellington;, John (10 a.m.), from Nyriia B;fy> Cygnet, from Kaikoura. ;— Sailed: Star of Ireland (1.30 p.m.), for Dunedin; John (late), for Timaru; Maunganui, for Sydney, via Wellington; Maori, for Wellington. TIMARU. March 6.-Sailed: Corinna (4.15 p.m.), for Dunedin; Matatua (5.15 p.m.). for Port Chalmers. OAMARU, March 6.—Arrived: Petone (6.45' p.m.), from Port Chalmers. INVEKOARGILL, MarcJi 6.-Am'ved: Invercargill (11.20 a.m.), from Dunedin. Sailed: Invercargill (11 p.m.), for Dunedin, via Waikawa. BLUj.'E, March 6.—Arrived: Tyrone (7 a-m.). from Port Chalmers. SUVA, March 6— Sailed: Navua, for Auckland. MELBOURNE, March 6.-Arrived: Joan Craig, from New Zealand. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. AUCKLAND, March 6.-Arrived: Tokomaru (4.45 p.m.), from St, John (Canada), via Australian ports.-—Sailed: Clan Grant (6.45 a.m.), for London, via Newcastle. SYDNEY, March Hawke's Bav, for New Zealand. MELBOURNE, March 6.-Arrived: Barenfeis, from New York. . The local agents have received word that the Waiwew,-which left Wellington on January 18, arrived at London on. March 4.

The Comma arrived from, northern ports at 2 o'clock this morning. Mr F. A. Clark, acting second officer of the Koromiko, and Mr J. Stewart, acting seoond of tho IComata, have exchanged places. Mr E. T. Free, late second officer of tho Koromiko, has retired from the Union Company's service. Mr D. M'Murran has joined tho Koromiko as third engineer in place of Mr W. Sommerville, and Mr J. It. Lorraine has joined as fourth engineer in place of Mr G. M'Kay. Mr F. Sangster has joined the Mararoa as acting second officer, in place of Mr J. Romans. The Kowhai, which is due on Monday from tiho West Coast, will sail again the same day for Gisborne, via way ports. The Kotaro arrived at Invercargill about noon yesterday from Dunedin. Tho Storm arrived from Lyttelton at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, and was expected to sail again at 2 o'clock this morniing for Wanganui, via ports. Tho Mokoia, which was berthed here at 2.15 p.m. yesterday, will leave at 3 p.m. to-day for Auckland, via coastal ports. The Karori, which is undergoing her survey at Port Chalmers, will leave to-morrow for tho West Coast. Tho Wanaka w:H load at Oamaru on Monday, Bluff on Tuesday, and Timaru on Thursday, for Auckland. The Kaitangata is due hero to-day from Newcastle, with a cargo of coal for Dunedin and Oamaru. The Mocraki, which is due hero to-mor-row morning from oydnev, via Wellington and Lyttelton, will leave again on Sunday for Melbourne, via the BlufE and Hobart, The Waiwera, which left, Wellington on January 18. arrived in London on Tuesday last (the 4th inst.), malting tho journey in 45 days. Tho Tokomam arrived in Auckland from Sydney yesterday, and is expected to leavo again to-morrow for southern ports. The Es.=ex, which is due hero about March 30 from West of England ports, left Sydney on Wednesday morning for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin.

The Breezo is due here on Monday from Wanganui, arid will leavo again on the same dav on her return voyage. It was expected that ths Corinna would leave Timaru last evening for Dunedin,' .She will sail again on Saturday for (W hnnga, via the usual ports. The Star of New Zealand left New York on December 24 vrit-H cargo for Australian parts only. She arrived at Melbourne on February 24. and is loading in Australia for London. / Sho will not visit New Zealand thi=: trip.

The Taviuni arrived at Bluff at 1 p.m. yesterday, and was to leave for Dunedin .■it 1 a.m. to-day, being due about 5 p.m. She 'will leave here to-moriow for the West Coast via the usual ports, with the exception of Oamaru.

Captain Entwistle, of the Victoria, was transferred to the command of the Wimmera at Auckland on Tuesday. His sucon tho is not yet announced. The itatatua left Timaru lost, ovp.nmc for Port Chalmers, where she is due this mornin" to load Homeward cargo.

Tho Star of Ireland left Lyttelton at 1.30 .p.m. Yesterday, and should bo berthed at Uunrdin at S o'clock this moming. It is hoped that she will complDto discharge by to-morrow night, and drop down to Port Chalmers on Sunday. Sho will there load wool, find should be pot away for northern ports or. Monday night or Tuesday morning. After completing hetr loading sho will learo New Zoalojul for London oa March 30.

Tire Wimmera will arrive from Sydney on Sunday by way of Auckland and East Coast ports. The New Zealand- Shipping Company's steamship Tongariro, which is duo hero onMarch 26, has on board 275 'passengers— principally for North Island ports. Tho Matatua left Timaru last evening, and if the requisite taboAr is available she will be got away from fort Chalmers on Saturday for Wellington.) As eootl as shfe has completed loading shp will sa.il finally for London. ! A -Bill has been introduced into Congress by Mr Humphreys barring the Panama Canal to all American and foreign veeseJs in "oombincs and conferences," declaring that the cvidenco of the Congressional Shipping Inquiry fully demonstrated that foreign ships carrying American commeroe were Euiltv of every chargo mads against them. Tho evidence, Mr Humphreys alleged, also showed that the combines intended to monopolise and control the trade through tho Canal. It might be added truthfully, he said, that practically all the vessels in the Atlantio ooastwiso trade, which by law was limited to American bottoms, were shown by tho same investigation to be operating under an agreement regarding rates.