WIRELESS AT SEA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1881, 15 October 1913, Page 9

WIRELESS AT SEA.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright 'London, October 13. Three thousand vessels of all nationalities are now fitted with wireless telegraphic apparatus. 1 MOERAKI ARRIVES AT NOON. Captain Collins, of the Union steamor Moeraki, advised by wireless yesterday that ho expected to arrive in the stream at Wellington from Sydney at noon to-day. Tho vessel will berth at the Queen's Wharf. ' RIMUTAKA DUE SATURDAY. Continuing her journey from London, the Now Zealand Shipping Company's Rimutali a left Hobart for Wellington at 5 a.m. yesterday. She is due in port on Saturday afternoon. ARAWA LEAVES HOME. The local agents f<Y the Sh'aw J Savil Line have been advised that R.M.S. Arawa sailed from Plymouth for New Zealand on Saturday afternoon. November 25 is the date on which she is expected to arrive at Wellington. THE NORTHERN. An arrival at Auckland from New York, via way ports, at 3 p.m. yesterday, was tho A. and A. Line's chartered 6teamer Northern. Tho local agents for tho company expect her to reach Weiington about October 20. MOKOIA REPLACES PALOONA An important decision in regard to tlio service between Sydney and Hobart, conducted by the Union B.S. Co., Ltd., has been, arrived at. It 13 that the Palooua shall bo withdrawn, and her running taken up by tho Moltola. For eomo timo oast the Mokoia has been laid up at Port Chalmers. She withdrew from tho East Coast service when the Huddart-Parker stel.mer Westralia entered the New Zealand cwihtal trade. THE OPAWA. After landing machinery •at Suva, tho. New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Opav.-a will return to New. Zealand to load for Home. Auckland, Toltomaru Bay, Gisborne, and Wellington will bo visited in,turn. Departure for London will bo taken from tho last-mentioned port on November 20. SHIP LOOH GARVE. On Saturday night the big Italian ship Loch Garve anchored in Auckland Harbour, after an uneventful passage of 144 days from Marseilles. The vessel was sighted by the signalman on Tlritirl Island early on Saturday morning, and was taken in tow Into in the afternoon by the Harbour Board'a tup To Awhina. The Loch Garvo loft Marseilles on May 19, and cleared the Straits of Gibraltar three weeks later, moderate to fine weather being experienced throughout tho long voyage to arrival. She brought close upon ono million roofing and ridirlng tiles, half of h»ir cargo being for Auckland, and tho remainder for Wellington. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Captain P» S. Walton, late of tho Kamo, has joined the Waijori. Captain F. W. Barron has been granted holiday leave. It is understood that Captain E. MatheBon, chief officer of the steamer Joan Craig, has been appointed to the command of tlie Craig steamer Ihumata, in, place of Captain J. Benton, who has just been appointed harbourmaster at Gisborne. Captain Matheson is well known in Auckland, having traded botween that port and Australia for a number of years as master of the barque Jessio Craig, and then tho old barque Aldebaran, which was converted into a coal hulk somo time ago. Mr. 11. Ilatchwell, eon of Captain R. Hatchwell, of Lyttelton, has been successful in obtaining lii 3 extra master* certificate. Captain T. W. Sharp, who has been on ten months' holiday leave in England, is oxpected to arrive in Auckland next Monday, and will resume command of the cable steamer Iris. Mr. T. Fitzgibbon joined the Riverina as sccond engineer at Sydney this trip, in place of Mr. Cumberland, who has joined the Nyor.a as chief engineer. Mr. F. A. 0. Hoslop, late second officer of the Komata, went south for orders by the Jfaitai last evening. Mr. J. M'Lean, who' has been on holiday, has joined the Komata as second. i Oantain W. M'lntosh has returned from a. holiday, and has rejoined the Kapuni. Captain A. P. Gibson, who liac been actingmaster of tlie vessel, will take charge, of the Mana when she resumes running.

It is probable that tho cargo-carrier Taviuni wi' ( l bo lo.tc' in arriving at Wellington from tho south this trip. At present Alio is scheduled to sail form here for New Plymouth and West Coast ports next Turedny. The Araliura left Westport for Neslon, Pieton, opd Wellington, at 10 a.m. yesterday. She Is duo in port at her usual ti:nc this evening. Oabtc advice has been received stating that the Shaw. Savill and Albion Co.'s Waiwera has saiiod from London for Auckland. Wellington, and the Bluff. She is due at tho northern port on or about. November 25. Dispatch of the collier Kurow from Wellington. for Newcastle takes placo tomorrow. The Government steamer ninemoa waa engaged in landing stores at Chicken Island lighthouse yesterday. She will be at Russell to-day. Messrs. Dalget-y and Co. advise that tho Mangapapa will load nt "Wellington tomorrow for I'icton, Foxton, and West Coast ports. Tlio Ot-ago Harbour Board's dredge. 404, which has been chartered by the Melbourne Ilarlimr Trust, was to havo been docked at Port Chalmers yesterday, and prepared for her voyage to the other side. The Melbourne representative is due this week, and it is anticipated that the drergc will sflil within ten days. Captain Duncan (the Otigo Board's chief pilot) will take her over. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's Waimate, which arrived at Auckland from Montreal early yesterday morning, is due at Wellington on Friday. Dlschargo of the Wellington portion of the Morayshire's Liverpool cargo will ho finished in timo for her to leave for the south this afternoon. Tho Government training ship Amokurr. Is due at Port Chalmers from Pieton today. / The latest lists of charters include tho Union Company's steamer Wailomo. She Is to take coal from Newcastle to Java. The freight steamer Twickenham, 4868 tons, which was recently at Wellington with hardwood from Bunbttry, hos been chartered to load coal at Newcastle for Java. The Maori, which has been undergoing an extensive overhaul at Port Chalmers, Is expected to leave there for Lyttelton on Octoer 23, to resume running in tile ferry service. Repairs to the schooner Rachel Colion are completed. After taking in stot'es, the sailer leaves Port Chalmers for tho Ifucquario Islands.