MOANA FROM FRISCO.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2586, 7 October 1915, Page 8

MOANA FROM FRISCO.

An arrival in port early this morning from San Franoisco, via way ports, was the Union Company's R.M.S. Moana. Sht will berth at the wharf first thing this morning, and will be dispatched for Syd ney direct to-morrow afternoon. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Private A.' B-' Sizer, formerly second officer of the Maori, who was twice wounded at the Dardanelles, has advised his mothei that ho lias recovered, and 13 again ready for the front. , Mr. J. S. Hall has rejoined the Breeze as chief officer, and Mr. W. H. Stevens has reverted to Jiis former position as second. Mr. J.. M'Donald, acting-second, haß come ashore. " ■ Mr. A. Fraser, third, officer in the Union Company's employ, arrived,in. Wellington from the south yesterday morning for orders, after having been on holiday leave, _ Messrs. D. B. Brebner, E. Sutherland, and J. D. Hastie, havo joined the Apariina as apprentices. Mr. E. J. Fowler has joined the Karu as chiei officer, in place of Mr. J. W, Cameron. Mr. W. Walker, second engineer of the Ngakuta, left that vessel yesterday. Captain Hill, of the Komat-a, went south for orders last evening.. . The auxiliary schooner Rachel Cohen is now almost ready for sea, and her owner (Mr. Joseph Hatch) on Monday made a trial of her newly-fitted engines in the Dunedfn harbour. She will sail in a day or two for the 'Campbell and Mactjuarie Islands. On Friday next the Government steamer Ajnokura will loave Wellington on her usual spring cruise to the Southern Islands. Tho New . Zealand Shipping Co.'s Turakina is due at Auckland from London, ■via Hobart, on Saturday. She has 42 ■saloon and 52 third-class passengers en board. Before coming on to Wellington the Turakina will land 3000 tons of cargo at the northern port. An arrival here from fnverpool, via Auckland, this afternoon, the F. and S. Lino's chartered ■ steamer Kaikoura will berth at the Taranaki Street Wharf to discharge. A projected departure from Napier-for London, via Sydney, this afternoon is the Shaw-Savill steamer Matatua. The collier Ng-a-toro was placed -on the Wellington Patent "Slip for overhaul yesterday morning. Sho will be followed by the. coastal steamers Awahou and Opawa. The last-named -vessel- will -resume running to Blenheim on Monday next. The, Mapourika arrived in nort from West Coast .ports, Kelson, and ?ict-on during tho early hours of this morning. Tile Shaw-Savill liner Knmara is expected to arrivo at Waitara from Wanganui today. Serious delay has been ocoasioned to tho Union Company's Karu here on account of tho inability to procure a deck crew. . ■ Congestion in the goods sheds on Jeryois Quay has ben responsible, for delaying the departure of tho A. and A. Line's chartered steamer Karema. for southern ports. Unfavourable weather prevented tho 'Wakatu from landing stores at Whata-ra-ngi yesterday. The vessel will sail for Kaikoura and Lyttelton to-day. Tho Kapuni and Hawera- been unable to enter Patca this v.-ee.'i. It is hoped, however, that they will be able to negotiate tho bar to-day. - N Included in R.M.S. Makura-'s naviro from Auckland for Vancouver were 180 boxes of the new season's butter. mout-li yesterday stated that the Kn.mo was still bar-bound at that nort..* The Defender was also held up at ; Hokitika. Leaving Wellinirton on August 14 for Avonmouth. the F. and S. liner Somerset made ?. call at Durban on September 26. No passengers will be brought to New Zealand by the Miaw-Savill liner Rangatira, which cleared London on September 5. The same company's Kia Ora, which wa-a to havo left the Home roort on Friday last for New Zealand, will also probably not bring any passengers. The Tarawer;*.. which is due here tomorrow from Auckland, has 1239 crates of cheese on board for transhipment to tlio Bimutaka for London. The Corinna, which arrived yesterday from Onehunca, had 18,OCO hoses of butter .on board: She will leave here for New Plymouth on Friday to pick up 15,100 boxes of butter and 4200 crates of cheese, for the Rimutaka.