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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2625, 22 November 1915, Page 8

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OVERSEA. . LONDON, November 19. Arrived.—lonic. Sailed.—Delphic and Indrapura. SYDNEY, November 21. Sailed.—Mamaxi (yesterday), lor New Zealand. MELBOURNE, November 21. Arrived. —Molioia (yesterday). FREMANTLE, November 21. Arrived.-Moaltan (yesterday), from London. NEWCASTLE, November 21. Sailed.—Eatoa, for Auckland. COASTAL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20. NEW PLYMOUTH.' Arrived —Kamona (6.30 a.m.), from Newcastle. GISBORNE. Sailed.—Ripple (1.30 p.m.), for' Wellington, via coast ports. - WESTPORT. . Arr'vod—KinL (7 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived—Tarawera (1 p.m.), from Wellington. * NELSON. Arrived—Waverley. (1.50 p.m.), from Wellington. PORT OHJILMERS. Arrived.—Corinna. (12.10 a.m.), from Wellirieton; Pliysa (8.30 a.m), from Timaru; Invercargill (8.40. a.m)., from Stewart Island. Bailed.—Paloona (3.10 p.m.), for northern ports; Ivarori (9 p.m.), for Qreymouthj Corinna (11.50 p.m.), for Bluff. CHATHAM ISLANDS., Arrived.-nimitangi (1 a.m.), .from Wellington SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21. AUCKLAND. Arrived—Kaeo (6 a.m.), from Gisborne i Victoria (11 a.m.), train south. • WANGANUt. Arrived—Breeze (9.20 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Nikau (2.30 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Mararoa (3.30 p.m.), from Wellington. ' DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Tarawera' (1 p.m.), from Lyttel-. ton; Calm (2.45 p.m.), from Bluff.

■ ARAHURA'S TIME-TABLE ALTERED. Instead of getting away from Wellington at 12.45 p.m. to'-day tho Arahura wiU not leave for Picton, Nelson, and West Coast porta till 5 p.m. On Saturdays in future she will be dispatched for Picton. only at noon and not 12.45 p.m. as at present.

EAST COAST BOAT LATE. On account of tho Paloona being a day late on her last trip to Dunedin from Aucldand she did not get away from the southern port till Saturday afternoon, This port will be visited to-morrow, and departure taken for Napier, Gisborne, and; Auckland at 5 p.m.—a day late.

WEEK'S SYDNEY STEAMER. . This week's. direct bcxit from Sydneytho Uoeraki—should arrive here some time to-morrow forenoon (-she did not get away from the Now South Wales port till 2 p.m. on Friday). Sh© ha 358 saloon and 68. steerage passengers, as well a.g 781 tons of cargo on board for Wellington. Included in- the vessel's cargo are, cases frutt.

KAIKOTOA FOE LONDON". At 2.50 ip.m. on Saturday the Now Zealand Shipping Company's Kaikoum cleared for London direct. She had the following passengers on board:-Mr. D, Gibson, Mr J Smith, Mr. J. E. Woodhous*. Mr. JI. A. Bricn, Mr. H. H. Trower, and Mr. W. E. do Tilaizky. TSE WIHMERA. Mm Huddart-Parker Co.'a Wimmera, from Melbourne, via Hotxtrt, berthed, hero shortly before 6 p.m. yesterday, after a fair run across, with tho exception of tho last part the journey. Tho vessel got into the rough weather before reaching Wellington, but her arrival was not seriously delayed. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Sir. D. Butie has joined the Mararoa as third officer. Mr. Smith, formerly chief officer of the Hiniitangi, has joined the Awahou in a similar capacity, vice Mr. G. Brown, who has transferred to the Wairau. C M J; M. T. Holm, son of Captain Holm, of AveJiington, is proceeding to England by the Rangatira as fourth offlccr to join tho Navy. Mr Broadley, who las been ashore at Lyttelton on account of ill-health, will rejoin his ship, the Ngakuta, as second engineer shortly. Mr. T. W. Jenkins, seventh engineer of tna Maori, has left tho vessel.

Mr. A. V. Anderson, a son 'of Mr. W. Anderson of Lyttelton, has joined:-"the Kalftoura us •njsbistan't engineer for th© run to 'Ergla-nd, whero lie will enter one of the aviation schools.

Mr. L. W. Bell, late third officer of the Waipor, has joined the Eoyal Navy Koservo, and is now on active service. He graduated in the Union Company's training ships, 'and was a membor of the Third Reinforcements when they landed at Galli■poli.

Captain F. A. K'lndoe, secretary of tlie Merchant Service Guild, is at present on a visit to Dunedin in order to attend the conference with the representatives of the Union Company with a view to arriving at a settlement of various matters relating to wajes, overtime, in. the mercantile service in the Dominion.

Reports received from the south state that the work of transforming the Marama into «• hospital ship will bo completed by the end of this month. The . Karori has been fixed to load at Greymouth this week for Hobart and Melbourne. *

Tho Amokura is due back in about a, fortnight's time. Sho is at present at Port Chalmers, and will come up to Wellington, via the West Coast. The British Imperial Oil Company's steamer Physa is cxpeoted to get away from Dunedin this wcclt .for Westport. where she will load for Singapore prior to viiiting New Zealand ports again After an absence of several weeks tho coastal steamer Wairau has made her reappearance here. She will go on tho Patent Slip to-day to complete overhaul, aud will lake up her old running between Wellington and Blenheim to-morrow. The American surveying yacht Carnegio is expected to leave Lyttelton about December 4 for the purpose of circumnaviga.tinc the globe "in latitude COdeg. south. Sht> will return to the southern port, about JL'ty next.

The Riverina, which is duo at Auckland from Sydney to-day, has 124 passengers and 1700 tons or cargo on board for' New Zealand.

As the Eastbourne ferry steamer Duchess war coming up to her berth on this rifle of the harbour shortly before 9 a.m. on Saturday sho nui foul of tho Quocn's Wlmi'f, unit unused sUslit d&mws® to » piio naq jUMi.ta. jug psa Mtdagy U ii stated

that the accident. was caused partly through a hulk which was being towed across till) harbour. Captain Loitrv, of the Duchcs;. realising the position, attempted to get his vessel betweeu the hulk and the wharf, and.the Duchess did not answer her holm in time to avert a very slight collision.

Messrs. E-annatyne and Co., local agents for the Defender, hope to get that vessel away for Blackball and Hokitika to. morrow.

The boar of Scotland is due on Thursday to complete Home loadiug. She should got away for London about the end of the week.

It is reported that the Ruahine has left Home for New Zealand, She 13 due here early iu January. Having token in a. larg"s euantity of ex» plosive3 < ex Woihemo from San Fraueiscd, tlie union steamer Kauri left for Sydney yesterday afternoon. Subsequently she will load at Newcastle for Lyttelton, and will then take the wool loading berth with several other Union steamers for America. ■wti c will leavo for Nnruer, Whangarei and Auckland to.day. Pinal departure will be taken from the lastr mentioned port for London. DW Plymouth cargo will be taken avwiy from Wellington at 3 p.m. to-morrow by the Kittawa. GreymouUi will also bp visited.

Duo at Auckland about November 25 the Shaw-Savill liner Kia Ora will land there J considerable quantity of explosives from London before coming- on to Wellington.