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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2266, 28 September 1914, Page 8

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OVERSEA. LONDON, September 26. ■• Arrived—Otaki. SYDNEY, September 26. Bailed.—Sonoma (5 p.m.), for Eon Pran.cisco; Inga for Now Plymouth. MELBOURNE, September 26. Arrived.—Joan Craig, from Kainora; Knight of the Garter, from Montreal, via Cape Town and Adelaide. FREMANTLE, September 26. Arrived—P. and 0. steamer Moldavia, ' coastal; BATHED AY, SEPTEMBER 26.' AUCKLANT). Arrived—Oorinthic (5 p.m.), from Port Chalmers. ■ Sailed.—Marama (4 p.m.), for Sydney; Kurow (9 p.m.), for Fiji. NAPIER. . Arrived.—Kahu (3.20 p.m.), from Wellington. ■ PICTON. Arrived— PlikaM (1 p.m.); John (1.35 p.m.), and Arahura (5.10 p.m.), from Welvinrton. NELSON. Arrived.—Waimea. (7 a.m.), from Wellington, • . LYTTELTON. ■ ' . Arrived—Opawa (7.45 a.m.), from Port Chalmers; Moltoia (9.)fl a.m.), from Wellington. PORT CHALMERS. Arrived—Corinna (6.40 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Corinna (2 p.m.), for Nelson and New Plymouth. ■ SUNDAY,' SEPTEMBER 27. AUCKLAND. Arrived—Riverlna (12.20 p.m.), from Sydney; WcstMlia. (2 p.m.), from southern porta; Rosamond (3.15 p.m.), from Napier and Whangorei. NELSON. Arrived—Nikau (4 a.m.), from ■ Wellington; Arahura (5 a.m.), from Picton. WESTPORT. To Sail.—Mapourika (1 a.m.), for. Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Maori (11,5 a.m.), from Wellington. DUNEDItr. Arrived.—Moltoia (12.25 p.m.), from northern, ports. BLUFF. Arrived—Kaikoura (8 a.m.), from Port Chalmers.

WELLINGTON VIA. PANAMA. Messrs. Dalgcly and Co., local agents for the U.S. and A. Line, have been advised that a steamer named the Capo Corso, 3890 tone, has been chartered to load at New York for Now Zealand and Australian ports. The vessel will come out, via the Panama Canal instead of by the usual route, viz. the Cape of Good Hope. The Capo Corso will bo the first vessel to come to New Zealand ports via the. Panama Canal, and will diecharjeo cargo here beforo proceeding to Australian port*-

RUAHINE AT HOBART. Official inforiuatiou has been received in Wellington, stating that tho Now Zealand shipping Company's R.M.S. Ruahino arrived at Hobart from London yesterday morning. The liner, which is duo at Wellington towards the end of the week, is bringing the following passengers:— First mIoMV-Dr. H. Adams and Mrs. Adams (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Andrac, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bruce and son, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Clifford, Mies Clifford. Masters Clifford (2), Dr. T. T. Thompson and Mrs. Thompson, Rev. A. 0. Williams, Mrs. and Miss Williams, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. W. Fete, Miss E. Fels, Mrs. E. A. Bough, Mrs. A. E. Kainsbury, Misses D. Baugh, K. Christian, K. Gould, B. Howell, Monro, M. Pcstlethwaite, O. Sussman, and 0. A. Sutherland, Mrs. B. Wostenra, Messrs. R, Wi Boustead, S. Boustead, E. V. Bristol, 11. Cullcn, and T. H. Moore, Master T. G.' Moore. Captain J. B. Robertson. Second saloon—Mr. and Mrs. H. Burr (Auckland). Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Butler, Mr. and Mrs, D. Cummins, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Gray and Master Gray. Mr. and Mts. .F. G.- Hoadley, Mr. and Mrs. J.•Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Marriner and Master Marriner, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. L. Nicholas and tho Misses Nicholas, Mr. and Mrs. H. Roberts, the Masters Roberts, Miss R.' M. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. A. South, the Miwes South (3), Master South, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Stevens, Miss W. Rtovens. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Weiss and Miss Weiss, Mrs. and Miss Benton, Mrs. S. Gates. Miss Weiss, Mrs. and Miss Benton. Mrs. S. Gotos, Mrs. 0. S. Hawkins. Mrs. A. Honey, Mrs. A. .)|ames, Mrs.- A. G. M'Culloch and Master M'Culloch, Misses J. E. Billing, E. Garden, C. Cofbcv. R. Cox, B Turtoys. E. D. Dauncey, C. M'P. Fcrsvth, K. M. L. Houghton. D. Martin, D. Mitchell. B. Monk, G. Pittman, F. Ryan, M. ■Scott, T. Simpson, and E. A. Woodhcad, Messrs. .1. n. Bennett. A. Christcnsen, T. Tt. A». Evans-Lombc, G. S. France, A. P. Cfci.rbanata, A. Lenton. A. S. Maidmcnt, F. Roy, T. B. Ryan. .T. H. Simpson. T>. Sutherland. J. P. Taylor, and T. R. Weir. In the third-class there arc about 340 passengers. PASSENGERS FROM LONDON". Due at Wellington on October 6, tlie Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's R.M.S. Taiimi is bringing the following passengers from London:—First saloon—Misses .A. Andrews, E. M. Barker, F. -M. Barker, J. M. Barker, C. M. Barker, W. Vylo. Mesdames Andrews, Barker, Tripe, Werner, Dr. A. Scheidcl, Messrs. N. Andrews, D. V. 1 Barker, W. G. 80-nurd, P. li. Brown, E. G. OouttwcU, J. Joseph, H. G. Smith, J. H. Stead, J. Tripe, W. H. Tripe, C. H. Werner, Mastors Tripe (2); Second saloon -Mis 633 S. Cross, L. Cross, G. Halite, W. Halite, E. Halke, E. Holden, H. Holdcn, 0. Nock, J. C. Portcous, B. Penny, A. Penny, H. Taylor, M. Tillman, M. H. Wyßie, Me*, damos F. Brooke, Creos, J. D. Evison, Nicholte, Paterson, Reichel, Unsted, E. L. ward, Warren, .E. Weston, ' Messrs. R. Brooke. F. J. Dunlcavy, E. A. Foster, C. J. Halke, J. Heasman,- J. L. Heckler, W. E. Holder, J. A. M'Kinnon, J. L. Lang, T. A. Maitland, 0; Morey, P. L. Nicholls, P. W. Paterson, A. C. Reid, L. T. Eeichol, J. J. Rothschild, M. Taylor, L. Tucker, C. F. Warren, Masters Cross. (5), Nicholle. There are also 244 third-class passengers on board.

• MESS TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. A. Robertson, third officer of the Karamu. left that vessel at Wellington on Saturday. ... Mr. W. Hyslop, fourth engineer .of the Uliniaroa, has come ashore, ami his place has been taken by Mr. A. Wishart. •• Mr. Campbell, who has been ashore- on sick leave, is nor/ purser of tho Warrimoo, in place of Mr.' W. G. Mandor, who left that -vessel at Auckland on. sick leave.

Continuing her journey from Melbourne, the Union Company's steamer Meoraki left Sydney for Wellington at 4 p.m. on Friday last. Sho has £9 saloon and £8 steerage passengers, as well ns 390 'tons oi cargo, on board for this port. -Included in the latter arc ' 1168 packages of fruit. The Moerald should arrive at' Wellington to-morrow morning. . ■ Present indications point to. the F. and S. Line's Surrey being dispatched from Auckland for Wellington to-morrow. The .vessel will land Liverpool cargo hero next Friday. An, arrival at Melbourne from Montreal on Saturday was tho Now Zealand Shipping Company's chartered steamer Knight of the Garter. Before she reaches' Wellington calls will bo'made at Sydney and .Auckland. When the mall steamer Corinthic has completed the Auckland portion of her homeward loading she will leave tho northern port of Wellington on October' 2, being due here on October 4. Departure will bo token from this port for Loudon on Thursday, October 8. . • , Advice lias been received that the new steamer Mnko,' which 'was' built at the Clyde for Messrs. Richardson and Co.; of Napier, for the East Coast Bnys-Gisborne-Napier. service, has been detained at Homo on account of the war. . Full preparations for tho departure of the vessel .had been completed a day after.-war broke out between Britain and Germany, but owing to - the hoavy v war risk, her departure was postponed indefinitely., i Laden with transhipments, ex tho Ra* .ngntua. from Liverpool, the Union Com'pany'scargo -carrier Waitemata is due at Auckland from Sydney to-day. Beforo coming south the vessel .will land 20C0 tons of cargo at the' northern port. - After Wellington, the Waitemata will visit Lyttelton and Dunedin. -The Waitonio is now loading transhipments from several oversea steamer? at Sydney for Auckland, Nanior,. and Wellington, principally from the Star of Victoria, from London. Tho Woitomo should arrive here about the end of next week. . ITaving completed her overhaul at Port Chalmers, the Union Company's training-- ! steamer Aparima was to hflve left tho .southern port for Newcastle yesterday morning. Attempts have heen made during tho past' week to. mako the new cut in the Wairan bar navigable. It is anticipated that when heavy rain has fallen the channel will be open for traffic. . - It is exoected that the Monowai will leave Wellington for Lyttelton to-do.y, where sho will bo docked to-morrow. On Wednesday the Monowai will tako up tho Maori's running in the Wcllington-Lyttel-ton ferry service. Tho latter vessel will leave Lyttelton for Port Chalmers . on Thursday for overhaul. - ' The Union Company's Flora will bo dispatched from Wellington for Picton and West Coast ports to-day. . The schooner Eliza Firth and the brigantine Aratapu have been ongaeed for many years pn-st in the Lyttelton-Kaipara trade, and during their.career several interesting contest? have ensued. Some six years ago the Aratapu was credited with having sailed the distance of 578 miles in the -smart time, of forty-eight hours, whilst the Elka Firth has been credited with fifty-two hours. Another interesting race commenced at; 12.30 p.m. on September 18, when both craft, after being bDr. bound for about a fortnight, crossed tho bar together on the run pouth. Variable winds were encountered. The honours on this. occasion fell to the lot of tho Eliza Firth, which passed through Lyttelton -Heads at 7.55 p.m. on Wednesday,- the Aratamt not arriving until 2.25 a.m. oni Thursday. '' i A projected departure from London for Australian and New Zealand ports on Saturday was 'the 0. and D. liner Whakarua. Weather reports received from porta situated on the .West Coast of the South Island on Saturday morning were anything but favourable. It was reported that the weather at Greymouth was still very bud, and also th-it the bar was unworkable. The Kamo and ICarori wore dotflinel outside the. port. A westerly gale was blowing at Westport, anrt sntppmg movements were said to be doubtful. Cable advice has been received by the local office of the F. and S. Line, stating that the steamer Kent had arrived at Boston on Tuesday, Sentembcr 22. Tho steamer loaded at Auckland and Wellington, and took her departure- from the latter port on .Inly 22. Hor next port of call is Now York. . Adverse weather condition? delayed the/ Warrimoo on her run np from Dunedin to Lyttelton. in consetraence of which the vessel (lid nst arrive at the latter port till late on Saturday .afternoon. She was to have sailed for Wellington the same, evening, but owing to the amount of cargo which had to be hondled. siio w«{> provented from doing so. It is hopeft to dispatch her tor Wellington at 4 p.m. today, and arrival should be made here tomorrow morning. On account of- tho delay, tho Wiiirrinioo will not leave Wellington for northern ports till 5 p.m. to-mor-tow—c-ne day late. It was originally intended that when the Shaw. Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Pnkcha had completed discharge of Home cargo in Now Zealand, that she would go across to Australia to .load. These arrangements havo now -been changed, and tho vesesl will load in New Zealand waters. It has been arranged that the Pakoha should leave Auckland for Wellington on Friday, October 2. She is due hero on Sunday, October 4, and will continue her journey to Timant on October 8. Subsequently, visits will be paid to Bluff and Dunedin. She will loave the last-mentioned port for, Wellington on Thursday. October 22. arriving hero on Friday. October 23. Departure will be taken from this port for London on Friday, October 30.