BY TELEGRAPH.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 278, 20 August 1919, Page 11

BY TELEGRAPH.

OVERSEAS. ADELAIDE, August 18. Sailed.—Kaitangata, for New Zealand. SYDNEY, August 18, Sailed.—Prinzessin, for Vancouver. . - NEWCASTLE, August 18. 1 Arrived.—Kauri, from New Zealand. Sailed—Essex, for Wellington. COASTAL • TUESDAY, AUGUST 19. AUCKLAND. Arrivod.-rHuia (midnight August 18), from Melbourno. Arrived.—Waitomo (8.15 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Kaiapoi 18.50 ij.ro.) from Whangaroi; JTamari (11 p.m.), from England. Sailed— Vsabel (2.30 p.m.), for Nine Island; Ngahcre ,(11 p.m.), for Wliangarei. NEW PLYMOUTH. Sailed—Klttaiva (11.15 p.m.,.August 19), for Grcymouth. PICTON. ' Bailed.—Opa'wa (6.40 p.m.), for Wellington; Mapourika (7 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSON. To Sail.—Nikau (7 p.m.), for Wellington, WAITOJTO BUFFETED. _ By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, August 19. The steamer Waitomo arrived irom Lyttelton to-day. On Sunday, when off the ■East Cape, she had a severe buffeting. A considerable quantity of water was shipped. No Berious damage was sustained, ■ 3IOKOIA SAILS TO-DAY. The Mokoia, which arrived yesterday nibrnin?, was delayed by the rain, and her departure for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland had to be i>ut off till noon to-day. The/vessel brought the following saloon . passengers:—Misses Richmond, Johnson, Young, Levy (2), Dupre, Oollon, Bretherton, Roberts,, Edm'ond, Outtle, Le Roy and infant, 'Jtathieson, Foster, Ramsay, Baohop; Mesdameß Richmond, Hunter, Haigh. M'Lean and 2 children, Alexander and child, Brown, M'Cartliy, Hoadley, Taylor and child, Jarnett, Hutchison, Monteplay and child, M'Oarthy, Sugar and ohlld, Southberg, Marks; Messrs. Johnson, Hill. Galbralth. Neil, Richardson, M'Lean, Hutchison, Nissen, Fenton, Hoare, Haigh, Hl''lis,'Brown (2), Boyd, Kcyes, Barnard, Brundcll, Ohnstensen, Hales, Le Roy, Sergeant Itaeburn, Private Pagah, Captain Kishwood, Hardy, Ritchie. Painger, HopSer,. Rutherford, Mots, Rev. Robertsonrr, Free, Smyth,' Dawson, Fleck, and 18 steerage

VANCOUVER MAIL STEAMERS. Latest information received by the Union Company from Australia indioatos that there is a good prospeot of the Niagara •being, dispatched from Sydney on Thursday, and the Maltura on August 28, for Anokland. ' If this programme iB adherod to it will mean that tho Niagara will leave Auckland on August 26, and the Makura on September 2 lor Suva, Hono* lulu, and.^Vancouver, 1 . SHROPSHIRE . SAILS (SATURDAY. At daybreak Tm Saturday the Shropshire is to leave Wellington for Liverpool, via Panama. THE PORT DARWIN. Tha Port Darwin is to leave Sydney on August '22 far 'Wellington' with. 20' passengers, and she Will sail from this port •for London, via Panama, on' AugustJO, Tho vessel has accommodation for a limited, nuinber of. passengers. BHAMO AT CARDIFF. The Shaw; Savill, .and Albion .Company have received cabled advice that the Ijh'amo,' which left-Wellington on May 30 for Home, via Rangoon and Colombo, arrived at Cardiff on August 1. 1 PORT LYTTELTON TO LOAD. The Port Lyttelton was to have sailed from Nowcastle yesterdst'y for Auckland, Napior, and Wellington, to complete' discharge of her' London cargo. The Port Lyttolton has on board, 37 .passengers lor Auckland. The vessel is to load at Wcllinton, Gisborne,- and Auckland- for Ijoudoh,. sailing finally from the northern pott in September. WITH COAL. . The Port Victor was to have sailed from Newcastle yest'erday for Lyttelton. She has 10 passengers and a full load of coal for the railways. On discharge the- Port .Viotor is to load frozen meat and general cargo. at Lyttelton, and checse, meat and general at Wellington for London. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. M. O'Sullivitn, third engineer of the ■ltokoia, signed off yesterday. ~ - :Mr. w. H Richardson lOined the Mo-; koia, as fourth engineer yesterday. . Mr. P. H. King signed oh the Mokoia s. articles Yesterday as extra oißcer. Mr. O. C.' Marshall (a former purser rathe' Union Company's service), who recently returned. from activo service, is ut. present toinporarily attached to tho com-' pany's head office staff. j Lieutenant R. T. Carlyon, formerly, i, purser in tho Union Company s service, i who "returned to New Zealand by the Chupra, is at- present in Dunedin on leavo before rejoining the company s service, . Mr. A. Baird, who has been on holiday leave in Auckland, has returned to Dunedin and rejoined tho Monowai as cluef steward.. 1

Both the Kapiti _ and' the Kapuni are: to go up on tho slip to-day. *• Tno Matatua will pot get away for Lvttolton, and Dunedin until to-morrow, The Komata is to leave westport this, afternoon, coal laden, for Wellington. : I'he' Npa'toro 1b to get. -away l'or.Gre.v-.. mouth this evening to tyad for Wangauui and New Plymoiith. ■ ~ ~ Tho Kahika is. to return to the West, Coaßt to-morrow. ■ ~ On completion of dischargo at Wellington. tho Nsakuta ib to proceed to Dunedin. . . . , At noon to-day the Breezo is to leavo Wellington for Lyttelton and' Dunedin . Both the Kokiri and Katoa. should get, away from ,Wellington on Friday for tlio. West Coast. , ' The Karu is to sail at noon to-day lor New Plymouth, taking cargo, / . The Kennedy ib to come off the Blip tc-day and, will corameuco in tlio ioxton trade about Friday. . . . J The Government steamer Hinemoa ib to sail from Wellington tWB morning for The Brothers, Jackson Head, Stephen island, Okuri Point, and Astrolabe Bay,, 'where 'a new buoy will bo laid. On her return tho Hinemoa will ty ß ?, Df® 1 " 4 ' fcory to sailing for northern ''Bhthnuses On Tuesday next the New Zealand S:hip . ping ' Oom'p'nny'S - Orai'i is exnected to i,et away from Wellington for London. »The Marine Department has been ad-, vised by tbe Collector of Customs at New. Plymouth.that Mr.- of Ton,;.£ pomtu. reports me finning. on the beach on August 8 of n small ship s hatch Iho feet- long-and three, leet wide, a board with "Hammock" marked on it, a totata log 9ft. long and 22m. in diameter, and a 13ft 'nole marked in feet. • • , The Australian steamer Ihumata.is reported to have left Newcastle w'th a cargo of coal for Mpnra, The date cf lipr nailinc lift# not bccJi Cable aavice received from .New Yorlt states that tho Btcamer City, of Winchester Wailed from the American 'port for Wow /paland The vessel is loaded with general freight, which will be discharged It Ihckland, Wellington; Itfttclton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about September 13.. _____