WHITE STAR LINE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1687, 1 March 1913, Page 7

WHITE STAR LINE.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, agents for the White Star Line, have received advice that the new liner Ceramic, 18,000 tons, will sail from Liverpool for Australia about July 24, arriving in Sydney oil September 10. ' Tho Ceramic: will be by far the largest vessel that has ever corner to Australia, and sho will bo fitted with nil tho latest improvements in shipbuilding. No pamtf have been spared to make this great liner comforl-ablo for travellers, and • every means has been taken to provide her with latest safety appliances.

One feature about the passenger accommodation, v/hicli is for one class only, w that a largo proportion of the cabins are. on the upper deck, and it i& situated in the midships of the vessel; there will, therefore, be a minimum amount of vibration from the screws.

Tho vessel is timed to leavo Sydney on thic Homeward voyage on September 24, and arrive in London on November 13.

ioebeegs Lighted. Commander E. K. G. K. Evans, K.N.,,0f the British Antarctic Expedition H.Y ( S. Terra Nova, reports having passed _ tw> largo icebergs in positions as-/under, viz.:— ' Date: February 1, 19J3. Position: Mdeg. lOmin. S. 159d0;j. E. Length, of berg: Twenty-ono males. Date:-February 2, 1913. Position: 62dog. . 7 lOmin. ii. 158 dog. E. Length of berg: Five miles. Owing to the largo Bice of these bergo, it ■ may bo expected tliat they will roach fairly low latitudes beforo disappearing entirely.

- TJ.S.S. CO.'S EASTER SBHVIOE3. . The following alterations have boen made in the Union Company's time-table in connection with tho Easter services.

Mokoia, 8.5., on arrival at Lyttelton from northern porta oil March 19, will not proceed further south. She will leave Lyttelton on March 20 for Wellington, and returns - to tho southern port'on March 21. Tho Molioia remains at Lyttelton until Monday, March 2A, when sho will leayo for Auckland, via Wellington, Napier, Gieborne. Tho vessel leaver Welling* ton for Napier on Tuesday, March 25—one day behind schedule date. . Maori, 6.6., will be the only ferry boat from Lyttelton to Wellington on Saturday, March 22. Sho is scheduled to leuvo tho southern port after the arrival* of the second express from Dunedin. Mararoa, s.s., will Tun an excursion from Lyttelton to Akaroa on Easter Monday. She will leave Lyttelton for Wellington on arrival of the second express from the south on that date. On Thursday, March j SO, the Mararoa will run an excursion from Wellington to Picton and back. Arahura, s.s., leaver Wellington for Nelson on Thursday evening, March 20. She returns to this port, via Picton, on Good Friday. Pat.esna; b.s., on arrival at Wellington from Nelson and Picton on March 20, leaves again tho same evenintr for those ports, in-s-tend of " Friday at 12.45 p.m.—her usual mailing day. She leaves Nelson on Saturday, March 22, for Picton and Wellington. Kapourika, s>\, Is expected to arrive at Nelson from West Coast ports on March 22—schedule time. Ilor Dassengers for Wei-, lington will be transhipped to tho Poteena. The Mnpourika it? to regain _ at Nelson until Monday, March 2*l, which day she will be dispatched for Wellington, via Picton. On March 25, the Mnpourika yiM leave Wellington for Nelson end West Coast ports as usual. MESS-TA fILK GOSSIP. Dr. J. D- Stringer, surgeon on board JI.M.S. Moana, left that vessel at Wellington yesterday. Mr. 0. .1. Dickey, chief engineer of tho Moana, came ashore at- Wellington yesterday. Mr. F. C. .Ronalds hM filled the vacancy. Mr. U. .Robertson, who was fifth engineer of. the Moana, has been promoted to fourth, vice Mr. J,. Mane on, who has come ashore. Mr. C. Draper lias joined the Moana as seventh engineer. Mr. .!, M. Scott, mirror of the Tntcww, loft that ves3ol at Wellington yesterday. ILr, Bwtt ii to ho married to Miss Evft

[ Wallworth, of Prancisoo, ehortly. Mr. Spiers, late purso*' tho Arahura, is now pureor of the Ta.nuvera. Mr. H. Hamlin, fifth engineer of tho \ Aorangi, left tha» v . vessel at Wcliiiigton yesterday. Mr. A. Shearer V' flß I)ecn seventh engineer oV- the Aorangi. Mr. Chns. Trevatt, assistant wireless operator on the vessel, loft he\" at Wellington. Mr. 11. Clayden, sec oM officor of the Aorangi, has been gnuited holiday leave, and prcccoded to Sydnt'.J' lfvst ovening. Mr. Rodgers, late second offl u- 1 * of the Mararoa, t has joined tho Aorangi. Aorangi, K.M.8., left for Sydney late last evening. Shve is due at the Now South Wales port on .March 4. ihe Aorangi leaves Sydney .on 't l th o rclnrn trip to San Francisco on March and passes through Wellington on Marr.Si 27. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's Waimat'e is due in port from tomorrow morning. Sho sails on Wednesday next for Wait-am, Wanganui, Picton, returning to Wellington loading; for Home. Departure will bo taken for /jonaon ou • March 20. ' j The coastal etoamor Op<wva cante off the Patent Slip yesterday afternoon, and -us scheduled to sail for Blenheim tcv-aay. From Limestone Island th-o TJnicn Company's Pukaki proceeds to New Pl.vzuoutli and Wellington. She will go to Urey- * mouth from this port. ' The Marino Department have beqn advised that the- auxiliary bcow Magic is at Nor'-Weat Bay, Pelorus Sound. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's . Remuera arrived at Wellington from Lyt- . telton yesterday morning. She will lx> dispatched for London, via way ports, on Thursday, March 6. The Tyser liner Star of Ireland is ox-1 pccted to loavo Wellington for Lyttclton > oji Monday. 3?he coastal steamer Mengapiipa left Wellington for Wcstport and Karamea afternoon. The ve&sel loads timber at Karamea for Wellington. s.s.. left Wcetport for Nelson and' Wellington at 11 a.m. yesterday. . Slio should arrive here this afternoon. The Waipori left Greymouth for 3 Westport and Lyttolton yesterday.