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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2284, 19 October 1914, Page 8

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OVERSEA. LONDON, October 16. Sailed.—Hamari, for New Zealand. SYDNEY, October 17. Arrived (10 a.m.)—Riverina. from Auck■apd. COASTAL. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 17. '. AUCKLAND. Arrived—Kohu (2.30 p.m.), from Napier; Star of Scotland (11.50 p.m.), from New York, via Melbourne and Sydney. ' Sailed—Warrinioo (2.15 p.m.), for southern ports. NEW PLYMOUTH. Sailed.—Tainui (3.30 p.m.), for Wellington. FOXTON. Arrived.—Queen of tho South (9 a.m.), from Wellington, PfCTON. Arrived—Blenheim (5.45 a.m.), from Wellington; Patcena, (1.5 p.m.), from Nelson; Arahuro, (5.10 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Wainsen. (5 a.m.), from Weili,,St°n - WESTPORT. Sailed— Komata (8 p.m.), for Wellington. LVTTELTON. • Sailed.—Activ (barque), (3.30 p.m.), for Noumea. To Sail.—Breeze (11.20 p.m.). for Wellington. Arrived.—llanlcy (2 p.m.), from Newcastle; Woslralia (3.50 p.m.). from Wellington; Wootton (3.30 p.m.), from Wellington. Arrivod.—Jolin Anderson (4.20 p.m.), from Jiu>£<*\ Ouwaua 15.M Am J, ftw .WMtJWk.

TIMARU. Arrived.-Himitangi (9 a.m.), from Wellington. TARAKOHE. Arrived.—Stormbird (early), from Wellington. POUTU. Arrived—Wairuna (6.30 a.m.), from Wellington. PORT CHALMERS. Arrived—Phzso (10.45 a.m.), from Timaru; Verticil* (7.50 a.m.), from Bluff. Sailed.—Kotare (5.5 p.m.), for Bluff and In-' vcrcargill. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18. AUCKLAND. Arrived—Star of Scotland (12.5 a-.m.), from Sydney; Zealandic (8.35 a.m.), from Liverpool. Arrived— Mokoia (12.15 p.m.). from southern ports; Ror.a (barque), 12 days out from Newcastle reported in Hauraki Gulf at 8 a.m. Sailed, from Uokianga—Glenshee for Sydney. PATEA. Arrivcd.-Kapuni (8 a.m.), from Wellington; H«.wera (3 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Arahura (3.50 a.m.), from Picton; Nikau (2.30 a.m.). from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived—Phvso (10.45 a.m.l. from Timaru; Monowai (1.20 p.m.), from Wellington. Failed—Wcfllrdlla (9 p.m.). for Dimedm-; Ro;aninnd (9.20 p.m.). for Greymouth; Petono (1C.25 p.m.), for Westport. PORT CHALMERS. Arrived—Weetralia (4,30 p.m.), from Lyttelton. , „, _ Sa-iled.-Indraleuia (6 a.m.), for Bluff. ROTORUA DUE TO-DAY. The New Zealand Shipping Company's moil steamer Kotorua is expected to arrive from London, via Hobart, about 10 a.m. to-day. Contrary to the general rule the liner wiU ouly remain in port long enough to land paw-cngors and mails. She will then proceed to Auckland .to put put about 300!) toim of cargo. When tins has ben landed the Rotorua will return, to Wellington to discharge the local portion of her Homo cargo, and subsequently she will visit Lyttelton to discharge the remainder. It has been the mle for the diirect mail steamers to remein. at Wellington till oil the North Jri.ind cargo hoa hp-m taiid«l and then proceed to Lyttelton. The usual amount of cargo brought by thes". steamers for Auckland hos averaged about 2 c -0 Hoa. and it lies been sent forward liv coastal- steamers. In the Rotorua's cose, however, her cargo for Auckland is so lares thflt it has bem decided to send the veose! on to the northern port. IN PLACE OF THE MAHENO. . An the firemen on board the Union Company's Mahono refused to the veseel to sea from Sydney last Wednesday, no stoainer arrived at Auckland from the J>ew South Wales nort yesterday. There will be no pnss'Tie-cr steamer from Sydney to Auckland till Sund.-v. October 25, when the Riverina is duo. The Makuro will leave Auckland to-day for Sydney -in place of the Maheno. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. C. S. Robertson, of the poeeenger department of the local office of the UnionCompany, has been promoted to be chief passenger clerk at the Dnnedin offico in succession to Mr. Chapman. Mr. G. M'Don.ald, second officer of the Arahura,-left that vessel at Wellington on | Saturday. , . „ ' Messrs. P. Petersen and A. RuroeU, mate ■ and second mate of the Terawhiti respectively, signed olf yesterday. Mr. M. dc. Abitua. second engineer, and Mr. J. Jeifries, third engineer, also left the vessel on Saturday. . . Cantata n. C. Norris is in command of the "Union Company's chartered steamer Strathdee. and has the following officer* associated with him:-Chief, Mr. .G. Thamnsou; sei-and, Mr. J. Allan; third. Mr. J. Henderson. Mr. J. Watson is chief engineer; Mr. J. Burrell, second: Mr. J. Emerson, third: and Mr. A. Collins, fourth. Mr. A. J. Simpson, late of the Niagara, is purser, and Mr. R, C. Noble in chief steward. The ves;el carries a large number of Chinese as port o£ hor crew. \ cablegram his be?n received stating that the'Huddnrt-Pnrker cargo carrier M-wraboel left Newcastle for Auckland on Friday. It presumed that she is bringing transhipments ct steamers which havo b->°n detoined at Sydney. This is the Moorabool's firrt visit to New Zealand. She is a vessel of 2996 tons, and was built in 1899- . , ~ . , The mail steamer Makura is due at Auckland from Vancouver, via Honolulu, and Suva, . to-day. Departure will be taken for Sydney this evening. It is understood that the New Zealand Shipping Company has chartered the 1. nhd S. Lino's Somerset to temporarily replace the Huapehu in the London-Welling-ton mail service. The Somerset is a twinscrew, four-masted 6teamer of 7272 tons, commanded by Captain J. T. B. Hunter. Repairs to the disabled steamer Kini are expected to be completed in time for lid to be taken oft' the slip this evening. Th 9 Rogulus. and then the Ngatoro, will bo the next vessels to occupy tho cradle. . This week's direct boat from Sydney to Wc!lin<2ton-thc Moeraki-cleaTed -the New South Wales port at 5 p.m. on Friday last. She is due at Wellington to-morrow afternoon and has 60 first-and 110 second-clasJ passengers on board for this port. Her cargo for Wellington amounts to 499 tons included in which is 1483 cases- of fruit. Cargo for Lyttelton amounts to 365 tons, Dnnedin 502 tons, the Bluff, ;26 tons. Some 69 tons of ce.rgo will be transhipped to northern ports. Messrs. Hatriclt and Co. advise that the coastal steamer Tainui will load Waitara vorgo at Wellington to-day. As the Blenheim bar has improved oon=id»rably during the past few days, Messrs. Johnston and 00. will dispatch the Blenheim from Wellington for Blenheim at 6 p.m. to-day. For some months the vessel has been running to Picton and her freight has been railed to Blenheim. ' Tho Union Company's chartered steamer Strathdee- has brought 2124 tons of Vancouver and S.in Francisco cargo for Wellington, and 4446 tons for Sydney. Included in tho Wellington freight are several lines of nitrate of soda, lubricating oils, benaine. electrical machinery, distillate, dried fruits, paints, onions, soaps. snndrii?s, ond 996 pieces of redwood timber. The Strathdee. will sail for Sydney on Wednesday. Laden with transhipments ex tho 0. and D. liner Star of Victoria, at Sydney, the Union Company's Waitomo has arrived at Auckland. She is expected to continue her journev to Gisborne, Napier, and WeUing. ton to-morrow, and is due hero about Friday or Saturday. The Kittawa will return from Greymouth to Wellington, proceeding thence to Picton this week to load for Onehunga. The locally-owned scow Echo has been laid up at Wellington and her crew has been paid off. After visiting Cook Strait lichts next R-cel; tho Ilincmoa will Icavo Wellington, on her periodical inspection of--southern lighthouses. The F. and S. Line' 6 chartered steamer Rakaia is duo at Auckland from Liverpool, via Hobart, on Wednesday. She is duo here on October 27.-