WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 162, 29 September 1927, Page 2

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—

The following 1 vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations* to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, H.M.C.S. Iris, Sierra, Erik Frissell, City of Windsor, West Honaker, Surat, Niagara, Antinous, Maryland, Kaiapoi, Port Gisborne. Chatham Islands.—Port Caroline. Wellington.—Maori Wahiae, Arahura, Xgaio, Aorangi, Kawatiri, Otokai, Makui'a, Pleiodon, Tainui, Poolta. Awarua.—Tahiti, Kaituna, Manuka, Kartigi, Karetu, Sussex. Treworlas, El Ciervo. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES TO-DAY KAITOA (noon), 310 tons, Martin, for Pic ton and Nelson. The Hauturu has been delayed by bad weather, and now arrives at Onehunga to-morrow from Waikato, Kawhia and Raglan. She is to leave at 2 p.m. the same day for Hokianga. The Ngapuhi, sailing at three o’clock this afternoon for New Plymouth, returns to Onehunga on Saturday morning. The Kaitoa, which sailed at noon today for Picton and Nelson, is expected back at Onehunga next Wednesday to load for West Coast ports. The Arapawa is to leave Wanganui today for Westport to load coal for Onehunga, where she is due aboxit Monday next. THE CITY OF CANBERRA.—The Ellerman-Puck nail Line’s new steamer City of Citnberra was to be launched yesterday at West Hartlepool, where the is being constructed by W. Gray and Company, Ltd. The vessel is designed specially for the Australian and New Zealand trade. She is a fine model, three-island type of steamer, 7,500 tons gross, 11,000 tons dead weight, with a length of 453 feet, beam 57 feet 6 inches, and a depth of 34 feet 6 inches. She will have lofty Tween decks, 10 feet 0 inches higli, and very large hatches, fitted with the latest type of derricks and N*inch gear for the quick handling of all kinds of cargo.