TUB KAITUNA

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 73, 19 December 1919, Page 11

TUB KAITUNA

The Kaituna, which hae\been laid'up at Auckland for over three months under(joine 'overhaul, was put into commission on Tuesday, and sailed for Wontport to load a eprgn of coal for Auokland, While at Auckland, prnotipally all her accommodation hae been rpconetructed to euit the requirements of tho Seamen's Union. This has led to an improvement in the ofiicors' quartern, especially thoae of tho engineers, Their accommodation is row on the brjdso deck. The saloon under tho poop, which the ofllcere formerly used, has hcpn refittod to accommodate the firemen. Their quarters • now have threp rooms, on; for each threo firemen, aiso a messroom, change-room bathroom, .and lavatory. Tho sailors retain their quarters in the forecastle forward, and what formerly was tho firemen's forecastle is nov thq seamen's mesnroom. A meaeroom for the master and odlfe;* hae been built under tho forepart of the bridge deck.

MISHAP TO THE LIKEItTi , . j A cable mdßaasn rc:oivcd in Wnllinutnii i yesterday by ilorsrs. Dalßety and Co. i statin that the Mbnrty, which lof*, Now j York on November 22 Cor New ftfialand i iiorU with cargo, has hod to return to ! Panama owini; to a. mishnp. fibo will i;e \ delayed about three weeks or a month, ' and a general nvorage will probably hi tnken on her etirgo. ARAWA FURTHER BELAYED. The Shaw, Kavill and Albion Company advised yesterday that tbc Arnwa in no* ' to lonve Port Chalmers on Moiulny for ! Timaru. She will arrive back at. Wnl- ! lir.gton on December 30, and sail final!v j on January 3. SUFFOLK. P.KPOKTED. I I'he F. and-S. ftramev Suffolk, which i efi Lherpool on Xnvsmher 1J for Auos- I Und, Wellington, and Australia, left \ln\\- \ fnx on Dei-Qmbor 1 in continuation of hi-p , voyage. Khe in expected to wach Wellington about Jariiiiuy \Z. liAKANGA FOB HOME. • It was announced yesterday that tin. ! Bh,i.\v.pfivi!l steamer Rarniiga -.sill row : luf.vo Wellington at 5 p.m. on Tuertay for London, via Panama. THE XOETinjIIBETU/AND. The P. and S. Earner Northumberlrnd I is expected to arrive at .Weilintloii from i London, via Suez and Auckland, iiboiit i January 5. The.vessel is to I'j.id at Na- i pioi- and Wdiingui.i, filing finally froii tni3 port on January 28. i MAHANA FOU LOADING. Tho Sliinv-Sa-ytll etoamor Jlahaua will now leave Wellington on Sunday morning for Giaborne, to coniiuencf , . loading. THE POli 1 ) SYDNEY, The Port Sydney is to leave Auokland on -jiinciiy morning for A'apier. where sue bhould arrive on Monday afternoon. TJ;<5 \e<a:d if, e.\peciej to i-uuch Wellington about Jiiuuary 1. SUSSEX AXD KKNT. The F., and S. steamer Sussex left Avonnoath en Xovciniier.2s for New York to load for Xe\i Zealand or Australia. The Kent was to have left Avomuouth :n November for New York to 'load ici' Australia. WAIIIORA LEAVES SUVA. In continuation of her voyage from San FrsmciEco io Wellington, the wa.ilur.-a lelt l>uva at 6 p.m. on \r udnceduy. tilie ia <iu& nuxt weuuesciay morning, : MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Jlr. K. Andrews, sixth engineer of tho Jiuraroa, has eignea on, and air L. Williams has joined tho vessel ca aeventn ciigtiiccr. iir. (J. Duncan has joined the Kennedy as second engineer. Mr. G. K. 'iiiyioi- is, now assistant purser on the Maori, vice Jlr. E. W. Pollock. Air. C. Jt. Brown haa joined the Patecna a≤ wireless operator. Tho Moana took out new articles yce terday. Tlie following have jA%uul on — C'.tptain, IV. J'.artew; chief officer Mr. W. H. Gray; third officer, Mr. J, F. Maisey; purser, Mr. C. A. Campbell; ehiel engineer, Mr. li. Ucveridgc; third cngincc, Mr. N. F. Fleming; fifth enjfincer, ,vir. A. Silcock; sixth engineer, Air. J. Cruickehiink; seventh engineer, Mi-. H. Batten. Captain Patterson, ntcvodoro for tho Shaw, Sayill, and Albion Company at Lyt telton, died on Wednesday. He was fof sqino tlmo connected with tho White Stsr Line, RUAHINB REPORTED. The New Zealand Shipping Company advised yesterday that the Ruahiiio arrived at llolnu't at i p.m. yestorday from Loridon. Tho following Bteanicrs were expected to lie within range of Wellington wireloSs station last uiftht:— Mararoa, Maori, Patcona, Moeraki, Waitemata. Awanui: Kaituiigiitsi, Malieno, Auetralford. Auckland: Wluingapc, Koromlko. Awarua; Papeete, Tarawera. On Monday and Wednesday ' next tho Kaitoa will leave Wellington at 7 p.m. With a. cargo of cheese for Wellington the Corinna is to leave Now Plymouth at 5 p.m. to-day. Sho in to go on to Dub edin on Tuesday. . Tho Kowliai is to leave Grcymouth thin morning for Wellington. •The Ivakapo left Duuedin at 2.30 p.m. yesterday for Wellington. She is due tomorrow and will go. on to Wcstport od Tuesday. The WailemaU is to go to Lyttcllon this evening. From the gout-hern port aho will go to Auckland. Tho Rosamond ia to sail for New Plymouth to-morrow,

To-day the Maori will receive perishable caryo only. The A. and A. iiteniniT Gorala jr. io go. on to Melbourne to-morrow morning. The Tahiti, on route from Wellington to Vancouver, arrived at Suva ou Monday.

The. Kennedy Bailed for Tarakohe yefiterday afternoon .to load a cargo of conient for this port. The Blenheim went to Picton ;efitcrday to load ebecp for Petono. The auxiliary scow lliiglc ia due at Wellington to-day from Sandy Bay. After discharging, elic will return to Sandy Bay, where she will lay np for the holidays. The I'aoroa is to sail at noon to-day for Greymouth and Hokitika. Inking cargo. The luvorciirgip. duo to-dn.v fiom Waneanui. will ko to Picton to-night to load cattle for Fstono,