PERSONAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 34, 10 February 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Captain .1. Mann Hart, late of the Star of Canada, will probably take command of the new steamer Star of Victoria, 10,600 tons, which is now being completed at Belfast. Mr. T. Bowling, late of the Flora, has sue deeded Mr. F. Songster us third ofiicer ot the Muhuka. Captain W, J, Tuto, late of the PUkald, bag taken command of the Konmta in place of Captain 3. G. Watson, who has been granted holiday leave. As Captain 8. Holm remained at Wellington in connection with the enquiry into the recent mishap to the John, Captain J. Jamieson, late of the Defender, has taken temporary command of the John. Air. 8. Bernech has signed on the Kaltoa in place of Mr. H. 14. Ebon. Ml". George Watt, seventh engineer of the Maori, has left the Vessel. Mr, P. W. Bohm, chief officer of the Mapourika, hits signed off the vessel's articles. Mr. Thomas Murray, who has been on hoh> day. has rejoined the Maori as third engineer. Mr. IVelta, who has been acting third engineer of the Maori, had resumed his position as fifth. Mr. D, McAlpine, fourth engineer of the s.B. Maori, has come ashore for instructions, and Mr. F. Mowatt has rejoined the vessel as fourth. Mr. X. Chadwick, chief officer of the Pateena, Is ashore on sick leave. ' Mr. Sheath has rejoined the Arahura as assistant purser. Captain Hugh McLean, whd is now the owner of a sheep farm in Canterbury, and who was at one time master of the Mupourika and other Union Company's vessels, passed through Wel-> lingtort Ofl Friday on his way to London for a year's holiday. He is accompanied by his wife and daughter. Captain Warren is in command of the Westmeath, and has associated with him the follow' ing officers :— Chief , Mr F. BuUeid: second, Mr T. .Robertson ; third, Mr S. A. McCallum ; fourth, Mr T. P. Ryan. Mr S. G. Robertson Is chief engineer, Mr J. fiankin second, Mr K. W. Hugh third, Mr A. H. Fowler fourth, Mr H. C. Booth flftb, Mr T, J. Farquhar sixth. Mr A. 0. HaWkesford is chief refrigerating engineer, and Mr J. Ruthven second, while Mr G. Smith is chief steward, and Df. Kalentmrg ship's surgeon, MARAROA'S EXCURSION. At 8 o'clock to-morrow morning the ferry steamer Mararoa Wilt leave Wellington for Ship Cove. She is to sail from Ship fiove at S p.m. for Wellington again, and will leave for Lyttelton at 8 p.m. a? usual. EASTfife Rt)NSING. The Victoria will leave Wellington on the day after Good Friday ott her southern trip, and Will arrive at Duftedln on Blister Monday, instead of Sunday as usual, and is fixed to Sail on the following day for Sydney, via Bast Coast ports, the ulimarod will reach Dunedin oil the 18th March, her tisilat date, and sail the same day, instead of the day following, for 3yd< ney, via Cook Strait. IONIC AT PLYMotTH. Cabled advice has been received at tile local ageflcy of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, stating that the R.M.S. lonic, which salted from Wellington on the 2?th December for London, via MOttte Videoj Teflefiffe, and Plymouth, arrived at the latter pott on Friday morning last. TflE MtitßOtJfttfE. The Melbourne left Lyttelton on Thursday last fdr Greut Barrier and Opoua to load for Sydney and Melbourne. She will go from the latter pdrt in ail probability to Newcastle, where she Will ldad coal for Wellington. WANGANWS SMART TRIP. On her last trip from Newcastle to Wanganui the barquentthe Wanganui put up a really creditable performance. The vessel, with Captain White in charge, left the New South Wales port on the evening of the 23rd January, and, after a very fine voyage, sighted New Zealand ak Farewell Spit on the morning of the Ist Feb* ruary, eight and a half days out. She then beat Up tile coast and spoke the Patea-Welling-ton traders Mana and Kapuni off the Patea bar on the 2nd, coming to anchor outside the Wa< nganui heads on the evening of* the 3rd. Her cargo consisted of 436 tons of coal for the gasworks, in addition to a quantity of hardwood and oxide of iron. After discharging, the Wanganui takes on. another cargo ox pine for Australia, , . MORAfSHIftE AT AtJCKLAND. Running under the auspices of the New Zealand Shipping Company the Federal and Shire [Lite's steamer Morayshlre arrived at Auckland' 'from Liverpool, via way ports, at 1 p.m. on Saturdayi Her" arrival at this port shduld be made on Friday next, 14th February. CAPE FINISTERRE'S LARGE CARGO. Bound from New York with a large cargo of olio for various New Zealand ports, the Vacuum Oil Company's Cape Finisterre 13 now due in port on Saturday next. Over 1,500,000 gallons of highly inflammable oils were brought 110 m New York by the steamer, which arrived ab Auckland a. week ago. The vessel's cargo ittcliides tho largest quantity of cased benzine yet shipped by one steamer from the American port, and the freight {'Is Oid a case) was the highest yet paid for an oil freight. The Cape Fmisterfe'g cargo is consigned to Auckland. Napier. Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin, and the total of 1t500,000l t 500,000 gallons was carried in 165,000 cases. The consignment reached Auckland without accident, and, although the cargo shifted slightly as the result of the buftetiug Which the vessel received during a heavy gale crossing the Southern Ocean, It is In good condition. The 188,000 cases consist 6t 426,000 (tallodJ ni petroleum, 667,000 gallons of benzine, 042 gallons of naptha, and 14,000 gallons of turps, WITH A GRAIN Off SALT. "We ' talk about our shipping facilities in Auckland and Wellington for handling cargo," J3atd a resident of Napier, to a reporter, with much disdain. "Auckland, with its new wharves and up-to-date plant, especially is looked Upon by us with amazement, but when one sees the equipment in American ports, our own looks very small." ft was 0& record that, a boat COOft in length and with a tonnage of 12,000, took in 12,700 tons of iron ore in 21 minutes, and the same quantity was discharged at one of the ports in 2 hours 21 minutes. "I know this will be taken by many in local shipping circles with the proverbial grain of salt," he said, "but it is absolutely correct." Owing to two firemen absenting themselves from the Hurunui on Saturday her departure for London was delayed for some hours. Substitutes were subsequently secured, and the vessel Balled at 9,25 p.m. Having completed her Overhaul, the Greymouth Harbour Board's dredge Mawhera sailed from Wellington on Saturday, for the West Coast port. An arrival at Foxton on Friday was the auxiliary scow Echo, from Havelock. After discharge, she returns to Havelock to load for Gisborne, The Nlkau resumes running in the 1 Nelson, Mdtueka, and Wellington trade to-morrow. Ib is reported that the s.s. Perth, now unloading coal at this port, will leave for Kaipara and Melbourne on Thursday. The Tavitini, lately engaged In the transport of sheep from the Chatham Islands to Lyttelton, will shortly resume running in the West Coast-Dunedin cargo trade. At about o p.m. to-morrow the Government j steamer Minemoa will leave Wellington on a ! tour df the northern lighthouses, ! . The Maorllahd Company's s.s. Ennerdale was at Huon on Thursday loading timber for Melbourne. She returns to the Tasmanlan port, and loads hardwood for Lyttelton. The Waltemata arrived at Lytteltori on Friday morning with a cargo of coal from Newcastle. After putting out part of her cargo *t that port sfie will proceed to Tltnaru to complete discharge.