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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2373, 1 February 1915, Page 8

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OVERSEA. LONDON, January 29. Arrived.—Turakina (at Plymouth), from Wellington. SAN FRANCISCO, January 29. Arrived.—Marama, from ■Wellington. SYDNEY, January 30. Arrived.—Daldorch. from Jlontreal. SYDNEY, January 31.Sailed—Maitai (yesterday, at 2 p.m.), for Wellington and San Francisco. MELBOURNE, January 31. Arrived.—Paloona, from New Zealand. HOBART, January 31. Sailed—Westmc.ith, for Auckland. COASTAL. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30. AUCKLAND. Arrived—Maui dredge (7.15 p.m.), from Gieborno. Failed.— Physa (7.20 a.m.), for Napior and Wellington; Rosamond (1.10 p.m.), for Clisborno. Sailed—Jtonowfli. (12.50 p.m.), for southern ports. Passengers for Wellington: Snloon -Sir Robert and Lady BcgU Captain Brown and Master Brown. TOKOMARU BAT. AfA'lvc4,-tt , ai»4ts (7 <t,lfl,)i (rota WcUlny. l 4ttk

NAPIER. Armed.-LandcrdoJo (0.15 a,m.), txom Newcastle. ■™ nw *' myr PLYMOUTH. Arrived.-Flora (3.30 p.m.), from WelllnKton. PICTON. Arrived.—Arahura (4.60 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived—Alexander (6.30 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. \rrivcd.-Cvgnct. (3 a.m.), from Akaron,: Tarawcra (noon), from Wellington; Woolton (5.30 p.m.), from. Kaikoura; KlltoWM'' p.m.), from Oreymoiith. Sailed.—Hazel Cro.ig, harniiA (7 a.m.), If.r Bay of Islands; Anglo-Brazilian (b.Vi n.m.), for HlulT; Tarawcra (5.20 p.m.), for Dunedin; Cygnet (6.50 p.m.), for Kaikoura; Wootton (7.10 p.m.). for Kallioura; Walrnna (8.45 p.m.), for Newcastle; Opurl (1146 p.m.). for Greymouth; Storm (11.40 p.m.), for Dunedin. To snil.-Oygnct (midnight January 3D. for Kaikoura. DUNEDIN. Arrivcd.-OoTinna (4.30 a.m.). from Wellington; Mimlro (noon), from Lyttelton. SUNDAY. JANUARY 31. AUCKLAND. Arrived.-Wann,kn( 8.40 a.m.), from Napier; Victoria (10.20 a.m.), from southern East Coast ports. PATEA. Arrived.-Kapiini (9.20 a.m.), Aororo (9.25 a.m.), Hawcra (9.30 a.m.), and Mana (9.40 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrivcd.-Amhura (4.30 a.m.). from Picton; Nikau (6.30 a.m.), from WcUliiKjOti. To sail.-Waimea (7 p.m.), lor WoLiDKlon. LYTTELTON. Arrived.-Patccna, (1.30 p.m.), from WUm^ttL ~ DUNEDIN. Arrivod.-Tarawcra (11.30 a.m.), fTom L>k telton. _ ; _ THIS WEEK'S SYDNEY STEAMER. According to information received by tho local office of tho Union o°™» any '., """ Moeraki left Sydney for Wellington direct <Lt>l p.m. on Saturday. She » hnnglng 133 saloon and 77 stoerago paoscngerß for nil portfl. Included in the vcf-scl'* 445 tons of cargo are 444 objcs of fruit. The Moc-mki-should arrive in port to-morrow morntat, CHANGES IN RUNNING. Consequent upon the Maori I>elng held up at Lvttelton on account of having nod trouble with her firemen, the Patocna, was sent from Wellington to Lyttelton on Saturday night. She will return from tho southern port to-morrow. . It has been decided to dlspatoh the M«pourika from Wellington, for Picton and Nelson at 5 p.m. to-day in place of tho Patecna. MOANA FROM SAN FRANCISCO. From San Francisco, via Papeete and Rarotonga, the Union Company s Moana. arrived in the stream at Wellington early y«terday' morning. After having been granted pratique T>y the Port cer the vessel berthed at the Queens Wharf No. 6. According to an offlcjall report of the journey, the Moana was kept waiting for the mails to arrive at Frisco, for three days, and did not clear the. Golden Gate till 10 a.m. on January 9. Hio arrived at Papeete at 5 a.m. •on January 21, and sailed again for Rarotonga at 6 a.in. on January 22. The Cook Islands port was made at 6 a.m. on January 24. and departure ta.kcn for Wellington; at 4 p.m. the mmc day. the vesscV arriving 03 above. '' After leaving San Francisco, the Moana experienced moderote varianie • winds and sea for the first two days out, thenco fresh north-east trades and modcrate sea with fine clca.r weather to Papeete. From the latter port to Rarotonga the vessel encountered strong following winds and sea; On the nm down to New Zealand the same conditions prevailed, except that tho weather was very fine nod clear. . „ . ~ Imports by the Moana were as follow;— 254 barrels oil. 26 cases oil. 80 kegs white lead, 10 cases dry 1 colours, 4 cases brushes. 46 packages tyres, and rubber goods, 1050 boxes prunes, 350 boxes dried- apples, 70 boxes dried peaches, <3150 boxes raisins. 625 boxes dried apricots. 3312 coses canned fruits, • 150 eases canned tomatoes, 34 boxes figs, 20 cases canned corn, 4 cases olives, 6 c?«es asparagus. 10 cases, canned pineapple. % cases canned salmon, 47 packages periodicals, 6 cases shoos, 72 sacks beans, 11 barrels printing ink, 47 sacks Earden seed, 1 case corsets. 959 cafes Californian oranges, 370 cases Californian lemons, 1566 sacks copra, and «, quantity of bananas from Rarotonga, and sundries. Moana will leave Wellington for Sydney direct at 4 p.m. to-tfay.

NF/W HUBDART-PARKER STEAMERS. Nairana (the Tasmanian aboriginal name for "eagle") is the name selected for the new Huddart-Parker liner building, in Scotland. - i The "new vessel is being constructed at Denny and Brothers' yard, Dumbarton. She will be a f a6t passenger boat,' and has been designed to run in conjunction with the steamer Loonganov in the Melbourne-Ta-sraanian trade, ia terms of the new contract entered into with the Commonwealth Government. The new steamer (says the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" of January 18) will be replete with all the most modem appliances for the safety and comfort of passengers, and she will be equipped with water-tubo boilers and geared turbines. Two largo cargo steamers are ako Hearing completion/ One is being built by the Sunderland Shipbuilding Company, which they have named, flie Goulburn; the other by the Blyth Shipbuilding Company, which they have named the Hobburn, after the large coal property which the company has recently'acquired ,in Newcastle, The Goulburn is finished, and is now almost ready to leave on her outward voyage to Australia. This vessel is of an approved

"Ynrra" type, carrying a. cargo of 3600 tons on ft light draught at a speed of 10 knots.

The Hcbburn is expected to he ready for Eea next month. This vossel is an improvement on the Werribcc, which ship has proved so successful in the Tapid handling of cargo. The Hebburn will carry slichtly over 60CO tone deadweight at a £pced of 11 knots. She has 6ix holds,' as near a; 'possible of equal dimensions, and «, seventh of half the size, so that all these holds can he discharged in the same number of worktop hours. She has four masts to carry tho derriolts necessary for the rapid discharge of cargo from all these holds. Another innovation which-has been adopt c& in the building of this ship is that she ie built with a cruiser stern. The advantage of thie is that it gives moro Toomy accommodation' at the etcrn of the ship, and also makes her more easy to manoeuvre in. narrow water* MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. T. B. Walker, puTeer of the Moana, will leave that vessel at Wellington to-day, and will proceed to Auckland to join the Atua. Mr. Neill will join the Moana as purser. It is understood that Mr. Mcnuies, purser of the Moorakl, will Join tho Moana prior to her next journey to Son Francisco. Mr. H. M'Dougall. .chief engineer of the Ncatoro, has rejoined that, vcwol. Mr. D. B. H'Laron, third engineer of the Npatoro, has como a-shoro. Captain If. H. Williams has been pieced in command of tho iNayua, and has tho following officers associated with him:— Mr. W. Lindsay (late of tho Kauri), chief officer; Mr. W. 8. Hyslop (late of tho Knmona), second officer: Mr. P. 8. MocdoncJd (late of the Kaitongcla), third offlcor.

The big cargo-carrier Waiporl is scheduled to lcavo Ncwcastlo for Dunedin to-day.

Tho • New Zealand Shipping Company's ohartorcd steamer Wirral has taken in tho followinir cargo at Lyttelton for Lon. don; —Z69 casks tallow, 65 edsko neltc, 31J1 batos wool, 100 casks otoo. and 4 casks casings..

This week tho Union Company's turret ntcamer Koromiko will lcavo Nowonstlo for Picton and Dunodln,

Timber will bo loaded at. Oroymouth by tho Kauna for Melbourne and Sydnoy this week.

A cablegram ha« como to hand stating that the Niagara, which loft Auckland for Vancouver on Tuesday Inst, continued her journey from Suva last Friday.

licforo sailing on Wodnmday last for Tima.ru tho Now Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ramuorn. lifted tho following cargo nl. rjyltnlUiti :—U6U hales of wool, 404 quarters of hoof. 29,551 carcassed of froion mutton and lamb, and 60 packages of sundries.

Due at Lytlollon on r'ohruary 5 from Port Cualmcrt), the Shaw-SnvM liner Wolliiaiift will remain there till February 8. when she will leave for Tlmnrii and tho Bluff. T'lnal departure will tin (alien for Wellington for lloino on February 18.

Tho local ngenl/i for the 0. mul D. Line have boon advised Hint Uio Kteamor Knwho'H Hay cleared lKindon on January 23 for Auntrollau nnd Now Zealand porta, Tho same oonipuny't) Star of Scotland has been used to Iravo Homo for Australian and Now Zealand porta on February 6.

A projected departure from Sydney for AVolllngton on Saturday w<ih tho Union Company's Wallal. fllm l« bound ror Nan Frnucltfoo, and will lake hor departure from this port an Thui'tulay next.

At 2 a.m. on HuLiiritiiy the Now Zealand Shipping Omiipaiiy'H uliiirlorod nlmiiiioi' Mottlnfont left Wangantil for Nolnou to oonflniio Homeward landing, She Is dun nt Wellington curly thin wook,

Having landed sl.oi'dH at. Capo I'Allfoer light on Friday evening tho Onvoniiuoul. steamer lllnomoa camo Into port, earlv oil Saturday morning, lwpnrlurn will' hu taken for Kahiiivingl Point and K'arorl Rock 10-day, UiM'opo pranicdlnir to southern llghtliousPfi thin wook tho lllmmioii. will return Ui Wellington,

I'lio lll'lMnli Imperial OIJ CmnpnuyV (den. nior lMiynii, having nnlnlicd dlwWglng tho northern poi'thni of her nil rn m i Htngiipore, left Aiioklnnil fou Nnpier, Wellington, Lyttcllon, awl llunodlii on ■ Saturday, On ftomptittloii of d i»(ih;i|gi> ot tho iwrtn men-

or Wednesday for bunker coal. for Monlo Video to-day. usual tunc on """J- °V p "« ably delayed at tho French Pass. Tho Anchor M no for on tho Wellington Patent Blip today jot nvorhniul. .Departure Kill 00 leten jo. NcC! and West Coast ports at 5 p.m. tomarrow. • . . Wellington. ' An arrival in port from Melbourne and IlobJ *on Saturday afternoon ,waa HnddarU'arkor steamer Wimmera. Erne weather was experienced on the run across ho Solan ** with 0»««WgJ *& « imitw fo(» was met on 'Iliursa*iy. rndJ' Mid wrly Saturday morning The WlimS idl/Wc for thegmth. Hobart, wild Molbouruo at 5 p.m. to-day.