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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 416, 27 January 1909, Page 10

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OVERSEA. ■ ' SYDNEY. ;.. , '■ ■ '■. •. . . . January 26. -. : Arrive'di—Warrimoo' (10.30 a.m.), from* Wellington. COASTAL. ' ' TUESDAY, JANUARY 26. . , CAPE MARIA TAN DIEME.v . Waitemaia-passed east at 5.30 a.m., /and the Wimmera I 'passed west' at 8.30 - a.m. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Tomoana (8,45. a.m.), from' Sydney. .': Sailed—Victoria, for southern ports. _Passen;gers. for: -"Wellington—Misses Rees, Pomley, Browne,'Mackay, Mesdanies Sheard, Reed, Lux and child, 1 Messrs. Hannan, Reed, Lander, Keroy, -Beck, Hannan, Sheard. • , , \ ONEHUNGA. 'Arrived.—Rarawa (9 a.m.), from Plymouth. Sailed.—Rarawa (4.20 n;m.), for .New Plymouth. Passengers;" Saloon—Jfisses - Ramie, HnsoUlnn, Cocker; .Morrison,-'Mesdames Warren and 3 children, .Paul.--'Gordon, Messrs. Woodcock. Paul, Mnhon (3).- - Scott, Niven. Bullot, . Neligan, M'Guire, Berry, Dunlop, and Dr. Gordon. : ... v , ■ ■■ NEW, PLYMOUTH. . Arrived — (5.20 a.m.), jrnm Onehunga; Takapnna (10.30 a.m.), from Wellineton. .' Sailed.—Rotoiti (1.45 n.m.), ■ for WelUngto-n. To sail.—Takapuna (10.30 p.m.), for' Onelmnga. WANGANUI. ' Arrived. —Arapawa ,(10.40 a.m.),and Huia, (11.15 a.m.). from Wellington; , Sailed.—Stormbird (12.10-p.m.), for Wellington. o ■■' "■ '. ' FOXTON. ■ -;' ' ' ATrived-Queen' of the, South' (noon),' from-Wel-lington. V PATEA. Arrivofl.—Aorere (12.50 p.m.), Mana (1255 p.m.), froin Wellington.. ' , - To sail,—Moina (midnight), for -WelHngton.. "'/ ' . NAPIER. ; : . Arrived.—Moriowai f9.30 a.m.), from WelHngton. . Sailed—Monowai, for Gisborne. pictos. . :'Arrived—Manourikai (7 p.m.), from Wellington. To • sail—Mapoitrika (11.30 p.m.). for- Nelson;. Karamea.'. (4 . a.m., : Wednesday), for . Gisborne. ', t nelson. - Arrived.—Pateena (7.30 a.ni.), from. Picton; Ken.nedy (9 a.m.), .from Wellington.' ... .' Sailed.—Pateena : (3 p.m.-), for : Wellington.: - VMOTCEICA. • Arrived!—Manaroa ,(11.25 ; a.m.), from Wellington.. ' " .'; : ;. . V LYTTELTON. • (6.45. a.m.). from ' ,Wanaka. (7.35-::a'.m.),:.from.. Timaru; Orari (12.30 p.'m;).'.from-Wellingtot; ': . „" 1 . Sailed..-Eippl'e (10.35 a.m.), for Motonau;Maori • (8.10 :-.p.m.),, for Welliugtoh. 1 . .; -V' ■ ■ '■ : DUNEDIN. : ' . To. sail.—Monuka. (4 .nlm;), for northern ports. Passengers' ; for ' Wellington—Misses "Johnston, Watts, Bradford, Smyth,- Dreaver, Stevenson,. Cuhninghami Reid (2), M'Carthy, " Thomson, Svkes, -M'Ready,: Sweeney (2), Sligo. Mcsdames Willeby. Wood, Jacks,. Sligo, arid Riley,. Messrs. Grant (2), ; Cunningham, Jacks, Ctaughton, Sligo. Burgess,. MacNnil, Masters MacNeil. (2); and 350 :steerage for. all ports; . ; : 7,' ' ; . BIiUTF. : ■ . Sailed.—Wakanui,. for Lyttelton. '' cnAELES T. CROKER. ' The-,four-masted''bartfueiitine Ohas.'P. Oroker. left Timaru' for.-Wellington at 6.15 on Monday evening, :with the balance of .her .timber. .caTgo .from ;Puget: Sound.;;-. WHAKATANE AT DUNEDIN. ' . ■ The Whakatane, of ' the New .Zealand Shipping fleet; which, left London ,on September 5, reached Dnneilin at 7 p.m.; .on/Monday, 'two days ahead, of- schedule; time. ■ She has ;oii board : a-' large number oi. passengers for Dominion ports. ; ,' -' ' ?'■ : ' ..THE ARAHURA. , , . At -V" a.ml! ■ yesterday the ' Union ' Company's 'West Coast trader : 'Arahura arrived at Westport, and.atll a.in;wa3i to 'sailfdrGreymouth. Bhe .is timed. to leave the latter port at' 11 a.m. to-day, and is due-here'to-morrow..

NOTICE TO • TAINTJI'S PASSENGEKS. -At •3*'p.m. > ' to-morrow, the". Shaw.'Saviil, and Albion Company's liner leaves the Glasgow .Wharf •for"' London/ ' via' k ports.' In ' another column [Messrs. Levin and Company; by advertisement, notify passengers that all baggage musfc .be alongside, the vessel' by noon to-morrow* ; .. .THE,OTAKI.- v.. ' " .• It is-expected thaKthe" New' Zealan- Shipping. Company's new.',steamer .O.taki;->from Liverpool, !will resume' her voyage\' from • Aucklnad • for. •■Wellington torday.-' ;.She-.has*.about-. tons of 'cargo; for Wellington; •• andis:dtte'.f about the 'end of the week; <•. ✓ ~THE-PAPANDI.< •.On Monday "the 'New Zealand' Shipping.. Com* ' pany'sr steamer. Papanui loft. Port 'Chalmers for Oamaru, and after loading there will ; proceed' to the Bluff/ Timaru, and Lyttelton. • From the last-named port .she is: timed to sail 'for don-on. February 11. ;, " > ; .INADEQUATE. EOLLING BTOOK. i : 'At present ' several. colliers are -being. detained in ;port through, the. inability -of the Railway Department, to, place enough trucks at;thc dis--posal of "thel steamers for - the reception of their cargoes. •. Wellington. is ; becoming. • notorious 1 amongst shipping men for its scarcity of trucks, [ and one large coal merchant states that, there are' : several trucks, laden' with coal, standing in the railway yards. ... ,■ P. AND 0. LINE. 'THE -NEW- STEAMER MORE A. -i' rA -Sydney exchange, in describing the Morea, sayß:-r!The magnificeut new P. and 0. B.M.S. Morea .arrived at Sydney." oh January 14. ' The vessel, which ia.on her maiden voyage, embodies all ;the most -approved ideas, for passenger comfort. The Morqa is one of three vessels of-her and class specially, ordered by the P. and 0. Company for the trade-to - India and Australia. The-others are the ilalwa and Mantua, which will - follow in due course. As regards dimensions,'.speed,. and general equipment," the Morea surpasses all other vessels of the fleet, and' her graceful lineß are said to suggest. a large yacht rather than a ship of commerce. Her v gross burthen is 11,500 tons, her length being 560 ft.,. 'breadth Sljft., . and depth; 39ft. Driven by, quadruple expansion twin-scre-fr engines, the vessel can.attain-a.speed of 18' knots an hour "if required, her eight boilers working at a pressure' of 2151b. -per square- inch, .whilst there: are no,fewer, than; 36 furnaces .with-How-den's forced . draught, having: four large; elec-trically-driven ■•;£aha.' > .' Accommodation" is . provided .for '410 first and 2CO. second-class passengers. 1 , , The . third-class - voyagers are berthed amidships,, the sleeping cabins being placed on the main, sparj hurricane, and promenade decks. All the beds are metallic, with spring Vmattresses, . whilst chests . of drawers, couches, writing desks, and other conveniences are :sup-1 plied. The .dining saloon—a large and,beautiful I situated on. the spar deck at the i fore, end of the bridge space, and extends the i full, width ofitiie ship. A feature of this apartment is .'-its height and a large, open "well" overhead, which extends through threo decks to a. large dome of stained glass on the boat deck. ; ; Electric fans and light are provided here, as elsewhere'throughout the vessel. .A handsome double .stairway leads from the dining saloon-to the entrance-hall, on the . hurricane deck,* on which are [situated' the divan and;music-room.' At the after end of the promenade deck is placed the smoking-room, a spacious, well-appointed apartment, surmounted' by a large lighting' "well;"- All? the-panelling of the public rooms :is •In fumed oak, with" -fibrous plaster' Ceilings; -The sanitary accommodation consists ofnumerous small "blocks," each complete in itself, and placed : at different points throughout-the passenger soace. Baths, with hot and cold showers and all other necessaries, are provided" in' excess of the \usual complex merit.-/-" The second-class -passengers are accommodated towards the after end: of the ".vessel. .The aconly slightly: inefrior to .that of the-first-class, everything.. being arranged with the greatest regard l for comfort. , .Due' attention, ha 3 been given; to ithe- stewards' apartment, one of the most important'adjuncts on a passenger steamer. Large storerooms are provided for. preserving perishable produce;, also an- ice-raaking room; the temperature' of • these places being, kept:; ati any desired point. The culinary arrangements, are completeness itself even to the extent of-carving-tables heated by steam. Another interesting innovation ' about - the \o3sel is the post office, a large-apartment replete with sorting tables and other sarics.for the.expeditious handling of mails A commodious steam laundry," capable of meetine , the most pressing demands made upon it rs likewise .a welcome -adjunct, and should ?be greatly appreciated. The ventilation v of the ship is unusually; complete for hot >temperavure electric fans, m addition to/the usual methods being: abundantly' installed- throughout the ves- _ sel. for loading and" discharging cargo are on .the njost-.approved'nlan. ' -Eicht hatchways, are served ..by-.10 powerful hydraulic cranes, ana: a. complete absence of noise'will be appreciated by;, passengers. ■In the: construction- and. equipment/of ihe ■ Morea great attention'was devoted to tlia im. portant-questloii; of 1 safety. The hull is divided into separate water-tight compartmonts,' a' complete innor bottom ■ to • the 'vessel riirht fore and aft, whilst. numerous ' water-tight ' bulkheads divide the. hull-transversely. The lifeboats mimbormg 22, are r.built.of- mahogany, .with double sKins,, and there is also a launch;-capable of •very' fast steaming. •. \ .. .The ..Morea; was T bui!t' - byMessrs.'. Barclay, Curie.-•-anil.. C0., ; .Zta.,. -of..-■ 01osk<>w; who .constructed .tUe P. and O. liner: Sicilla 36 years aso. : ■ another.. P.- ; and; ,O.;, vessel-tho Zambesi-in 1898,. Meanwhile, the 'firm -have executed more Important -orders Jor - the. P.. and O. Liue. CnptMn Wi L. Broun, formerly of the HimaI liiya, ia in charge of the Morea*

• -THE ENIH3EDALE.;- - According to tlie "Sydney Commercial New a* the Maoriland Company's steamer Ennerdale, which recently struck a submerged obstruction in Bass Straits whilst-on-a trip to Melbourne.' from New Zealand, was floated into Duke's • Dock for'examination oq Saturday, January 16. It' was found that - the damage > was extensive.' Beginning about ~4oft. from her stem on the • ; poi't side, the vessel's bottom plates are broken, : buckled,' or bent .along, a distance 0f,;30ft., to- ; • ward3-'the stern. In one portion of the bot* torn there is a large hole.. This showß the . force with which the vessel came down- upon tlis obstrution. Her - plates in this particular spot have been completely ripped off, exposing .. tae water: ballast. .tanks, which,. being builb into the ship, constitute \ a false bottom, • and : no doubt served her in good stead. It is: stated / that about forty plates will have .to be removed# " ' MORATSHIRE'S OTJTYTAHD. CAEGO. 1 By., the FederaUHouler-Shiro/Line .. steamef ' I Morayshire, which' left Wellington on- Sunday for. Avoniqouth, the following; cargo was. ex-'-ported from the Dominion:— ' , •- - ; , From Auckland—loß quarters beef, • 1115 boxes butter, 6127 . Backs copra, 1000 sand ; 254 bales flax, 17 tons bark. 37 casks tallow. Prom. Dunedin—loß quarters beef, 2000 ; carcasses lamb, 100 crates cheese,- 4 bales raes, 37 bales 'wool, 65 dumps tow, 9 packages casings. • . ?rom' Lyttel- > 235 carcasses mutton, 7939 carcasses lamb, • 101 boxes .butter, 4 casks oil.'l2'bales rags, 100' cases meats,. 5 packages, casings. >• From *.Bluff 1 - v; 10,893 Backs oats, 976, crates cheese, 138 dumpa tow. From Waitara—l36s quarters beef,'6s car* casseß mutton, 4172 carcasses, lamb; 81 casks tal-. Fr om Wellington—lo,o3o lamb, 2000 cases .meats, 2427 crates cheese,. 1404 boxcj butter, 860 bales tow. : ; . • lOKIO, FUOM LONDON. ;- J'. ' ; _As was ''expected the . Shaw/Savill, . aid, Albion - : Company s- liner lonic. .arrived in port shortly after noon yesterday.. .Pratique was granted, and the .'vessel berthed at. Ko; 1 south, Queen'g ■ 'V Wharf. The voyage of the lonic was uneten£ ful,• the.ordinary calls being made at Terieriffe, • Capetown, and Hobart en route, and. the. onlyweather encountered worth mention was experienced on December 14, .when, a'.'nasty, beam sea made things unpleasant for passengers: -v - - Captain S. A. Aiming (late .of'the Gothic' andV Euniclris'in command, and has v.-ith him th# following officers:—Chief,. J. . Hughes; first, ,W. ', Weston; second, J.; Holland; third):. W. Paul; fourth, J. Bowles; .chief engineer, "O.'vW; M"L'el- v • lan; second'■ engineer, O. W. M'Kinnon; 'third- • engineer,- E. Butler; fourth engineer, ,G. K.' Butledge; fifth engineer, ,T.- H. Hopkins;,sixth en- ; gineer, H. W. Sheehy; first refrigerating-, en- V . gineer, W. H; Stableford; -'second'.refrigeratine, engineer, J. H. Kingston; electrician,, J; Burrage; boilermak'er, D. T. ; Watson; purser; Ji'T. Cummins; ship's.surgeon, Dr.'A. V. Elder; -chief steward, A. L;: Gosling (late Oceanic).- .... On Completing' discharge', of the' Wellington' . portion of her cargo,.- the: lonic ■ leaves'.for. lyttelton..- She-is timed .to sail again for -London. . on' February. 25. ■- " .'7..: " : Captain ; .Hutchings,' iate of the Talun'e,'' is . going Home- by the Tainui to-morrow' to ,br,mg' ,i----out a new steamer for . the Union ' It is.reported that Captain Lacey, the popiilai commander 'of. the. Union Company's eteainef." Navua, has-' received' ■an" appointment '..to • pilot staff of the Auckland .. Harbour/ Board.-kC- : ; -; ■ A southern exchange -renorts that. Mr.' O.'-.T; ' Thomas, late second officer of the; Mararoa, ?ia' 1 about to .retire, from: the Union Company's ser-" vice, , and will go to England "shortly. • Mr. A*. . B.' Powell has.been appointed second officer''of'the ; ' Mararoa. ■' . - - ■ . ..»