EXPECTED ARRIVALS AT WELLINGTON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13371, 12 January 1907, Page 2

EXPECTED ARRIVALS AT WELLINGTON.

ted the mails and passengers' luggage. No alarm ,was felt aboard. NAPIER HARBOUR.— A RECORD. Napier, January 12.— The Harbour Board's annual returns will this year constitute a record in the history of the province. Almost, every head of revenue shows a substantial increase.

The Takapuna arrived at 4 ajn., and sails at 8.30 to-night for Onehunga.

Train* will leave the New Plymouth ttation for Breakwater as follows :- SATURDAY, JANUARY 12. 3.10 p.m.— -Takapuna, for Nortb. MONDAY, JANUARY 11. 5.50 a.m .--Rarawa, from North. 8.10 p.m.— Rarawa, for North.

OCEAN-GOCKG STEAMERS. Indraghiri (due about January 20th) sailed from Liverpool November 18th, via Auckland. (Tyser.) Irish Monarch (due about January 21st), sailed from New York November 7th, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. and A. Co.) Star of Australia (duo about January 30th) sailed from London November 14-th, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser.) Indralema (due about January 30th) sailed from New York November 12th, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser.) 'Queen Amielie (due about February 3rd), sailed from New York November 20th, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. and A.' Co.) SAILING VESSELS. Olivia (barque, 14 days out), sailed from Edithburg Ootobei 20th. (Fletcher and C 0,.) SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Onehunga, January 12 4— Corinna, from New Plymouth, at 11.30 a-m. Onehunga, January 12.r— Rarawa, from New Plymouth, at 10.45 a.m. SAILED. London, January 11.— Ionic, for Lyttelton. MAIL SERVICES. London, January 11.— A project is shortly to be submitted to Parliament involving an expenditure of a million and a quarter for the acceleration of all British mail rorates to the Far East, via the proposed new port ai Blacksod Bay, bringing Halifax within four days erf London and Vancouver within 188 hours otf London. THE MARITIME CONFERENCE. Wollington., January 11.— Referring to the Maritime Conference in London', the JPremier states that it would' not be possible to increase New Zealand's representation 00 the Coimmission. It was n<xt tihat the Government did not wish to see the oertdficated, branch of the' service directly represented by ond of themselves, bait the Cabinet had a duty tot perform, to the Home Government. The parties principally concerned in the deliberations of the Conference outside of the respective Governments were shipowners and seamen. The Shipmasters' Association! and the Marine Engineers' Institute consider they are eqtually entitled -to representation! wfrth the sea-

men. WRECK OF THE ELVEBDAND. Wellington, January 11.— The Marine Department has -appointed , ,Qaptaims Reed and Campbell, to ( , act as nautical assessors in connection with the magisterial incfuiry into the wreck of the bat'ejuentime Elverland.

FIRE ON THE MANUKA. Sydney, January ll.i-On Wednesday evening a fire was discovered in. No. 5 hold of ihe Manuka. The stewardess noticed heat oofming irom. «. ventilator, and- fire was found in tihe shipment of flax. Water was poured into the hold till the cargo was covered, and by six on Thursday morning the, fire was extinguished. Water found it6>way-/inta ? <th* mail room and wet-