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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2377, 5 February 1915, Page 8

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OVERSEA. TOEMANTLE, February 4 Arrived.—Kniglit Templar, from Calcutta. MELBOURNE, February 4. Sailed.—Paloona, for Hobart and New Zealand. SUVA, February 4 Sailed.—Levuka. for Sydney. SYDNEY, February 4. Arrived,—Ennerdole, from New Zealand. COASTAL. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. AUCKLAND. Arrived—Kaituna (7.20 a.m.), from New castle; Westralia (4.25 p.m.), from southern ports. Sailed.—Ka.hu (0.15 a.m.), for Tokomaru Bay and Gisbornc; Eurasia, ship (10 a.m.). for Monte Video'. ONEHUNGA. Sailed.—Rarawa (4.10 p.m.). for New. Plymouth; Rimn (3.20 p.m.), for Opononi. IIANUEAU HEADS. B/arawa passed outwards at 6 p.m. NAPIER. Arrived —Ripple (4.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Victoria (5.5 p.m.), for WeUinEton. WANGANUt Arrived,—Kapiti tlli a.m.), from Wellington. BLENHE'IM. Sailed.—Blenheim (7 p.m.) end Opavra (7.30 p.in.), for Wellington. NELSON, ■ Arrived.—Waimea (8.20 a.m.), from Wellington . i Sailed— K&itoa (7.5 p.m.) and Mapourikft (8 p.m.), for Wellington; Woimca (5.30 p.m.), for Westport and "Greymouth; Corinna (4.15 p.m.), for New Plymouth. TEBAKOHE. Sailed—Kennedy (12.50 p.m.), for Wellington. KARAMEA. . Arrived.—Defender (midnight February Si, from Wellington. WESTPORT. Arrbed.—Canopus (9 a.m.), from Wellington. LY'XTELTON. Arrived—Breeze (4 a.m.),from Wanganni. Sailed.—El Cordobes (11 a.m.), for Waitara; Moeraki (5.15 p.m.), for Wellington; Breezo (6.15 p.m.), for Wellington and Napier; Wahine (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington, with 300 saloon and steerage passengers; Melbourne, for Greymouth; John, for Wanganui. DUNEDIN. , Arrived.—Monowai (9.10 a.m*.), from northern porta. Sailed— Pukaki (11.20 a.m.), for Bluff. / ~ : NOTICE TO MARINERS. NEW LIGHT IN HAURAKI GULF. This week's Gazette contains the following notice to mariners:— Notice i 6 hereby given that on and after the night ol Thursday February 11, 1915, e.r. unmatched acetone-aeotylene light vriil bo exhibited from a tower at a height of about 26C feet above high water, on Obannel Island, at the eastern entrance to Hauraki Gulf. The light will show e white flashing light of the following characteristic:— Light J i second, eclipse 2 seconds, light i second, eclipse 10 seconds,/and should bo visible ill round the horizon on a clear dark night for a distance of about twenty wiles. Charte, etc.. affected Admiralty charts, Nos. 2W3, 3565, and 1212; "New Zealand l'ilot," eighth edition, 1908, . Chapter IV, page 98. : » ' EOTOUUA' REPORTED. Advice has been, received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company stating that R.M.S. Uotorua, vrhich galled from London for Wellington, on January 28, continued hoi- journey from Teneriffe to Ce-pe Town on February 2. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. H. Hognn, chief officer ol the Arahura., has signwl off that vessel's articles at Wellington. . ' 1 ■ Ml*. F. Ferncaux n.'ifi joined. tho Mat tat ap seventh engineer. Mr. 15. Barry has been appointed assistant purser of the Patecna, Mr. R. Hujitly, late second.officer of the Kaiina, has joined the Arahura In a similar capacity. i Mr. Mouatt, assistant pursar of the Mooluki, will join tin local offico staff of the Union Company this Tvcet.. Mr. Butler, who has been ashore at Wellington, will proceed to Sydney by . the Moeraki to-day to . join the Waitemata as purser. ■Mr. P. Chttppell, who ha 6 been relieving in the Wellington office of the Union Company, will join the Corinno. as pureer tomorrow. Mr. Brent, purser on tho Union Company's Island steamers, is on his way to Junedin for orders.. Mr. Cossentine has recovered from. his recent illness, and rejoined the Kauri chief officer yesterday. Mr. J. Baird. third engineer of the Kini-, has signed off to join the Expeditionary Force#. 'Mr. Dins more, late chief officer of the Maunganai, has come,aahore for instructions ' ' Mr. Gill,. Union Steam, Ship Company'u wharfinger at Westport, has returned from holiday leave and Mr. M'Lellan, who was relieving him, has resumed his duties as chief officer of the Arahura. Captain A. M. Edwin haa rocommissioned the Worrimoo at Port Obalmors, and signed on tho following officers:—Mr. R. J. Reeves, chief; Mr. F. S. Songster, second; and Mr. J. H. Miller, third. On arrival at Wellington from Lyttelton this morning the Moeiaki will berth at the Queen's Wharf No. 1 south. Departure •will be taken for • Sydney and Hobart at 5 p.m. ■ The New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered steamer Daldorch from Montreal, via Australian ports, is due at Auckland on February 15. About 1100- tone of cargo . will be lauded there before the vessel visits Wellington. En route from Napier to the Bluff tho C. and D. liner Niwaru will make & call at Wellington to-morrow morning for the purpose of taking in bunker coal. Homeward loading will be completed at tho southern port, and departure taken for London on February 12. ; It is anticipated that botli the ShawSavill liners Athenic and Waimana. will be dispatched from Wellington for/London on or about February 18. The Chatham Islands Fishing Company's Himitangi is due at Lyttelton from the islands to-day. The vessel will arrive hero to-morrow afternoon,. and will sail for Waitangi and Pitt Island at 5 p.m. on .Monday. • A cablegram has been received by tho local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company stating that their chartered etcamer Queen Margaret, .hound from Wellington to London, left Monte Video on Tuesday, February 2. Early on Tuesday morning the Union Company's Koromiko cleared Newcastle for Picton and Wellington. She is due hero towards the end of nert week. Noon on Thursday, February 11, is tho time appointed for the New Zealand Shipping Company's R.TT.S. Scmucra to leave Wellington for London. The chartered steamer Wirral ie expected to leave Tiinavu at noon to-morrow for Wellington. She will fill up here and bo dispatchcd for London about Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Tho Union steamer Corinna is duo at Wellington from New Plymouth to-morrow After landing produce transhipments she will proceed on to DuncStn. New Plymouth and West Coast c«Fgo will be taken in at Wellington by the Flora on February 10. Laden with 7500 crates of cheree for trenshipmlnt to the Remuera for Home the Pukakuis scheduled to leave tbn Bluff either to-day or to-morrow for Wellincton.