THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15824, 24 July 1913, Page 6

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

AUCKLAND, July 23.—T0 arrive: Star of Australia, from Sydney.—Sailed: Otaki (8.5 a.m.), for Ix>ndon.

Th# K©t»rc sailed ltfflt evening for Inveroarglll and Waikawa.

The Invorcaigill sailed last evening for Inveroargill. Mr R, F, Chad wick rejoined the Pateona. at Wellington yesterday, relieving Mr C. Roberts, wlho camo ashore for instructions. Mr J. Lowrio, late chief officer of tho Haupiri, has been appointed to a similar position on tho Taluno, rflioving Mr Plowman, pro. tem. . Captain R. H. Neville, oommander of flio Willoehra, feas been granted holiday leave, tho vessel being at present laid up at Sydney. Mr A. Sutherland, chief officer of the Maori. !has bean grafted holiday leave, the vtff.ol bowg at present laid up at Port Chalmers.

The Corinna. is duo to arrive on Saturday morning from Onohunga. end New Plymouth, via way ports, and will sail the same day on her return trip. . " Tho Mokoia is duo to-day from Auckland, via East Ooost pirts, ami •will sail to-morrow afternoon for northern ports.^ The British Imperial Oil Company 6 steamer Havre sailed early yesterday morning for Lyttelton,' where she will put) out 10,000 ca9cs of benzine.

Tho Taviuni arrived yesterday morning from Westport, via Bluff. Her departure was delayed owing to tte rain last evening, and 6iio will leave to-day for Westleave to-day for Westport, via way ports. The Maunj, - anui Sailed from Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon for Sydney, via Lyttelton and Wellington. Tho Tyser liner Indrabarali was reported ti have left Wellington at 10 a.m. yesterday for Port Chalmers, wiiere she is due to-morrow. She will probably bo docked tomorrow, afternoon for survey and inspection.

Largo quantities of tallow, frozen melt, and other produce are awaiting shipmoat at Port Chalmers by tho Shaw, Savill liner Arawa. Tho vessel loft ■ Bluff yesterday afternoon, and is due this morning for Homeward loading. Tho Union Company's chartered stoamer "Willoehra is to bo laid up at Sydney until September 6, when s)ie will sail for San Francisco in the Aorangi's running, and tho latter vessel will be withdrawn from the 'Frisco servioe.

The' Waitomo .is due this morning from Oamaru, and will sail this afternoon for Newcastle, where die will- load a oargo of coal for Bluff, Bunedin, and Oamaru. The Waipori will leave Newcastle next .week for Melbourne, and is sdhedu'ed to sail from the Victorian port on August 12 for Hobart, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington, in order Lo piek up the cargo that would havo been shipped for those ports by the Willoehra,. which has now been withdrawn from the intercolonial service. Adiveos reoeived from Perth state that tho statement of revenue and e>cpcnditure in connection with tho State Bteamshi[» for the "financial year ended June 30 shows that in only one month did the receipts exceed the disbursements. For thfi year the revenue was £60,489, and the expenditure £66,445. No allowance wi3 mode for de-

preciation. Tho President of the Board of Trade has recently 'been giving consideration to the question whether the carrying of deck cargo on British steamers increases the risk to life and property. Tho board has accordinly circulated inquiries among steamship owners and clubs for the purpose of securing information on tho subject The report of the United States Shipping Commissioner for the Puget Sound district for tho month of May shows that a total of 4424 men were handled during the month, compared with a total of 3710 the simo month last year, an incrcase_ of 714. Tho mon handled included 60 foreign and 1259 coastwise shipped. 999 men reshipped, 20 men (foreign) discharged, and 2066 men coastwise discharged. In connection with the rumours concerning useful acts of damage committed on board the new leviathan steamer Imperator, both the Hamburg-America Line and the Vulcan works announced that in the interest of their workmen they desired the fact to be established- that nothing of the kind has taken place, and that the reports appearing in a certain section of the foreign press were a puro fabrication. A rather remarkable,, and certainly most ■unusual, scene was. witnessed in Sydney Harbour on the 9th inst, —i.e., the presence of 110 lesa than three five-masted schooners, each flying the " Stars and Stripes." The vessels were tile G.eorge E. Billings, which arrived on May .20 from Pugct Sound, lumber-laden, after a most sensational experience in Botany Bay; the Inca, which reached Svdney on the 2nd inst. from Columbia River, also lumber-laden; and tho Orescent, which had just arrived at Adelaide, after al3 days' run. Slio comcs here in ballast for docking.