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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1521, 17 August 1912, Page 7

PAPAEOA AT MONTE VIDEO. A cablegram received from Monte Video last evening stated that tho New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Paporoa, which is en route from' the Bluff to London, arrived on August 15. WIMMERA ARRIVES AT : AUCKLAND. By wireless last evening tho' HuddavtParker. steamer Wimmera advised that she was expected to arrive at Auckland from Sydney at 6 p.m. to-morrow. RAKAIA LEAVES MONTREAL. Cable advice received hy the local ofilce of the New Zealand Shipping Company intimated that the E-ikaio, had sailed from Montreal for Australian and New Zealand poTts on August 16. She is due at Wellington about October 18.

NEW SLIP AT SUVA. Reports to hand from Suva state that the Fiji Government Ib.constructing a new patent slip there, which is to be completed by the end of the present month. It will be able to accommodate ships up to SCO tons, and will do away with the necessity of small vessels coming to Auckland for survey and repairs. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Messrs. J. Cannon and Alexander, rhief and second engineers of the Kini. have been granted holiday leave, and have been relieved by Messrs. Macdonal and Macrae. Messrs. Sadler and Ozamis have joined the Kaianoi as chief and second engineers respectively. Mr. Carrick, late ohief officer of the Union Company's Kotuku, has taken over a business at Bunnythorpc. Captain Stephenson, of the Northern B.S. Company's steamer Ngapuhi, arrived from Auckland last evening to take chargo of the Manaia (late Hotoiti). Mr. Cuinmings is chief officer of the vessel, and Mr. Tizard is chief engineer. Mr. V. Johansen, mate of the Hawera, came ashore ot Wellington yesterday, his place having been token by Mr. A. J. Holm. ' ' Mr. W. If. Diell Is at present fourth officer of the Moana. Messrs. Norton and Slllett, purser and assistant purser respectively, of tho Moana, will transfer to the Mamita this trip n-t Sydney. Captain Neville, also of the Moana., takes chargo of the- Manuka. ■ The South Taranakl Steamship Company's steamer Kapiti will be taken off the Patent Slip to-day. Nine days were occupied by the schooner Amelia Simms on the run from Gisborno to Wellington. The little sailer experienced head winds and squally weather generally all the way down the coast. She has a quantity of grass seed to discharge here. A request from the Federated Seamen's Union to erect a waiting-room on tho wharves for the v.se of seamen was received by the Auckland Harbour Board on Wednesday. It was decided to refer tho matter to a committee. Tho Warilda, tho first of tho three new passenger and cargo ver- e els specially built for the Australian inter-State trade, to the order of the Adelaide S.S. Company, was to have left Glasgow laiH Thursday. She is bringing out a number of passengers, and will most likely como via tho Capo route. After having been located for many years in the Lyttelton Post Office building, the office of the loi*al marine superintendent, (Cantain J. A. 11. Marciel) was transferred to the ground tloor of t.bc recontlv-erectcd Seamen's Institute in Norwich Quay on Wednesday. , . Wainura, s.s.. is now loading at. Newcastle for the Bluff, Dunedin, and Oamaru. Tuesday next is the dav appointed for the Government slcainer Wiremoa W take her departure from Wellington on her periodical visit to the Cook Strait lighthouses. On arrival at Sydnay this trip the Moana withdraws from the intercolonial sovvico, and relievos the Vannlsa in the San Francisco running. The Moana is due at Wellington on September 12. and is scheduled to leave for Ran Francisco, via. Wav ports, during the following dav. The Manuka leaves Rydnev for Wellington and Lyttelton on August 24. The Poll?rua i? due at-Wellington (for annual overhaul) from Lyttelton to-morrow. After part discharge of her cargo of Westport coal at Wellington, the liakanoa proceeds to Lyttelton. .Bound from Greymouth to Wellington, the Mapourika continued her journey to Nelson at 2 p.m. yesterday. Tho vosfel Is expected to wrlve hare bc-twocn 4 ud 5 1 o'clock this afternoon,