SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12525, 8 April 1904, Page 4

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

WeQington, Appil 8 - Wai were, s.s., from Fort Chalmers, at midnight. ' WalHugtoit, April 6■■ Kdtoiti. bs., from New riymouth, at 5 45 am 'WelKngton, Aprfl 8-Buapehu, ss., from I^ttettoD, ata«ju. . > ' Port Charmer*. April , ScT^Dortet, * s., from fifnff, at 9 am VcSbounie, <ipiil $ Bdbbaae, b.»., from Kaipara. HobtK, April 8 -Devon, s.^, from WeiihuftOß.- ,: GiAbome, April 8-Himiro, »s., from Rapier, at 10.30 a.m. ; Unehoiig^v April 8 4T»kapima. ss.. from N«w Plymouth, M If 4o pjea.^^ward 'Priico HAIT.KD. lUlboucoe, 4pril 1 — Bfoeraki, %a , for Blvd. Tia Hobart .Sydney, April 7--ZeaUndia, s.s:, for WelOrejmoQth, April 7— Oreti, 5.8., for New Pljmauth, at 10.30 p.m. The, If oa Jeft, Weft^ort at U25 to-day for TheHiaemoft has alrriTed from the Pouthern Islands, where all the deoois are intact. There was no sign of wreck* Ja» A Wi&agt<nL wif» stales that work amongst tfcftthappitg wa«iafase«t? at a standstill 011 Thursday . A \Ag sea was winning in the liarbQipv &*d vessel* arriving report a moontainoos seu in tbe Straits apd on the coast. Thoßotomahanaand WcstraliarAched port. The JBotomabana lpft,for Port Chalmers, •■dat 11 jo> in: waV as^shoreofdown tfie harbour, at Woreer Bay. The Mok6ia, do^ •ariy in the moming from North, airivad on » Thnndaj night. This rlaupM left Picton for Wellington, but pot back through stress of weather. The Mour*. doi from Auckland about mid-day, was stiU out at time *f wiring (midnight). >'evera| recaela timed to leave wew stilly, their, berths Two yachts were Mown front their moorings- in the harboor, but bttle damage has occurred. TheAi^ldyi^Bt»jrgports'thatthe general smrey woAm connecfion wlfli the Waite-ißttta-Mairakan canal has been completed, aad to* process of tide readings is now proewtt^r Contracts have been let for sinking shafts to the fall depth of the proposed canal One shaft already completed rerealed a stratifled sandstone formation in layers of different wioknees and solidity, tfome of the strata bare all the appearance of being a durable ■tone^from which,, if qnajrried from an, open face m excavating thY canal, stones of v»nr nxge- dmienfeions might ' be obtained, tina would prove \alnable in f carrying 6vtf the work. : . • ' Begardhig the two new Cunarders to which, accordiog to a cable message, turbine enjnattr a;e to be fitted, enabling them to etots the Atlairtic tv font days, according to vhe ■gretment made iu l 1902 between the Onnajd C«a f any ani fhe Government, it wigjpnm'ded tbat the Cnoard Cjmpany should build two large steamerr of high •peed Ihe pj-pyMfui was inserted, according to a statement made by Hr Oerald Balfoor in tbe House of Oommoos, becanse the German companies ran vessels with a Bseed of 284 keots, whiefi exceeded tbe speed of a»y •hi» im tbe Britfeh wercantlle marine. This had been .regarded as a reproach to British •hipowcei-s, aqd a possible monQpoly of such a high *t etd «*wa* *a ntatte". which it was necessary to i ake- idt.j ac^oniit it was a •ituAtion thcGoTemmntfti had to deal with " It was pn.vi«ievl that tbe Government should lend the money required to buikl the two at fhe rate of 2f per cent, per annum From tketime the tw%> newresseis cdnimence to run, the Cnuard Company are to receire 4160 (K;0 pw«nnum from fcbe Government, instead of the Admiralty an>)vaDtion.-Tae company undertook to remain, dnrinff the currency of the figreammb, entirely British. mod to hold the w lofebt lts fleet, inclnding Ine two new vessel disposal of the Government. | "•£?(? • MATul^SatC^;. Melbotknß^^p^ B^c= W^^in, the Federal Premier; htw recfix «4t -A from the ImporlaT* Aa^prififtkV in^atinfe that arrangements have been made by tbt P. & O. Comvmny to carry on tbe present mail serrices for three years, accelerating iije gtainsit by 90 hooirs ' • _