FROM THE SEVEN SEAS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 207, 21 November 1927, Page 2

FROM THE SEVEN SEAS

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TIDES— (SUMMER TIME) PH/teES OF*THE MOON (November) First .quarter, 3rd 2.46 a.m. Full Moon. 9th 7.6 P-m. Last quarter, 16th •• 5.58 p.m. New Mocfn. 24th 10.39 p.m. SUN Sets, Monday, 7.45 p.m. ' 3 i Rises, Tuesday, 5.29 a.m. ’ s: ' HIGH WATER Auckland, Monday, 5.36 a.m., 5.56 p.m. Auckland, Tuesday, 6.27 a.m., 6.43 p.m. Onehunga, Monday, 9.13 a.m., 10.20 p.m. Onehunga, Tuesday, 10.4 a.m., 10.20 p.m. Kaipara Heads, Tuesday, 9.59 a.m., 10.15 p.m. Manukau Heads, 9.4 a.m., 9.20 p.m. ARRIVALS—SATURDAY MOTU (1.30 p.m.), 210 tons, McDonald, from Coast. WAIPU (7.50 p.m.), 207 tons, Raynes, from Kerepeehi. HIKURANGI (9.10 p.m.), 290 tons, George, from Whangarei. RON A (10.30 p.m.), 6,205 tons, Wallis, from Suva.

YESTERDAY PONO (12.50 a.m.), 56 tons, Wells, from Coast. MATANGI (6.45 a.m.), 1,349 tons, Dorling, from, Tauranga. WINGATUI (1.50 p.m.), 2,37 S tons, Fish, from Southern ports. MAHURANGI (2.30 p.m.), 203 tons, Hakannson. from Portland. OTIMAI (7.45 p.m.), 207 tons, Gash, from Coast. / OMANA (7.55 p.m.), S 3 tons, Heatley, i from Waiheke. WAIPU (5.15 p.ip.),-. 207 tons, Raynes, from Waiheke. RANGITOTO (5.30 p.m.), 696 tons, Wann, from Thames. GAEL (8.35 p.m.), 95 tons, Morgan, from 'Waiheke. WAIMEA (9.30 p.m.), 454 tons, Whalstrom, from Napier. TIROA (10 p.m.), 206 tons, Clark, from Coast. TO-DAY TOREA (5.30 a.m.), 50 tons, Ryder, from Coast. . NIAGAR9 (6.10 a.m.), 13,415 tons, Hill, from Sydney. ISABELLA DE FRAINE (11.10 a.m.), 110 tons, Kennedy, from Hokianga. AWAHOU (12.35 p.m.), 407 tons, Jones, from East Coast ports. CLEARED FROM PORT—SATURDAY CORONATION (12.50 p.m.), 110 tons, Monaghan for Coast. PAROTO (12.50 p.m.), 64 tons, Cathcart, for Coast. GAEL (1.50 p.m.), 95 tons, Morgan, for Waiheke. WAIPU (1.50 p.m.), 207 tons, Raynes, for Waiheke. YESTERDAY R. J. HANNA (9.35 a.m.), 7,095 tons, Sullivan, for Wellington. WAIPU (9.50 a..m), 207 tons, Raynes, for Waiheke. OMANA (9.50 a.'m.), 83 tons, Heatley, for Waiheke. LYTTELTON (4 p.m.), 207 tons, Anderson, for Coast. TUHOE (7 p.m.), 196 tons, Cummings, for Coast. CLAYMORE (7.45 p.m.), 260 tons, Johnson, for Whangarei. TANIWHA (8.50 p.m.), 263 tons, Freeman, for Paeroa. TO-DAY APANUI (12.10 a.m.), 243 tons, Goertz, for Mercury Bay. RANGITOTO (11.45 a.m.), 696 tons, Wann, for Thames. " GAEL (12.35 p.m.), 95 tons, Morgan, for Coromandel. INWARDEXPECTED ARRIVALS Omana, Brown’s Bay To-day Ruapehu, Southern ports To-day Awahou, East Coast To-day Tiroa, East Coast To-day Omana, Warkworth Nov. 22 Maunganui, Sydney 22 Rangitoto, Thames 22 Taniwha, Paeroa 22 Gael, Coromandel 22 Claymore, Whangarei 22 Kawau, Kawau 22 Ivekerangu, Australia, via South .... 22 Kaituna, Westport 23 Omana, Waiheke 23 Waipu, Kerepeehi 23 Matangi, Tauranga 23 Apanui, Totara *!North 23 Ngapuhi, New Plymouth 23 Kurow, Southern ports 23 Rangitoto, Thames 24 Taniwha, Paeroa . . 24 Gael, Kopu ■and Turua 24 Claymore. Whangarei 24 Kawau, Kawau 24 Apanui. Great Barrier 24 Mako, East Coast 25 Pacific Transport, Nauru Island .... 25 Clansman, Russell .. 25 Matangi, Tauranga 25 Omana, Kawau 25 Hauturu, Raglan 25 Athenic, Liverpool 25 Waipiata, South 25 H.M.S. Dunedin, South .. .'. .. .. 25 H.M.S. Diomede, South 25 City of Khios, New York 25 Omana, Surf dale 26 Rangitoto, Thames 26 Taniwha, Paeroa 20 Gael, Coromandel 26 Waipu, Kerepeehi 26 Claymore, Whangarei 26 Kawau, Warvsiera 26 Ngapuhi, New Plymouth 26 Matangi, Tauranga 27 Hauturu, Hokianga 27 Gael, Surfdale .. 27 Waipu, Omiha 27 Omana, Ostend 27 Waimea, East Coast 27 OUTWARDPROJECTED. DEPARTURES Gael, Coromandel To-day Waipu, Kerepeehi To-day Clansman, Russell To-day Hinemoa, Norfolk Island .. .. To-day Matangi, Tauranga To-day Rangitoto, Thames To-day Kawau, Kawau To-day Omana, Brown’s Bay .. .. .. .. To-day Waitemata, Wellington Nov. 22 Niagara, Vancouver 22 Taniwha, Paeroa 22 Claymore, "Whangarei 22 Omana, Warkworth 22 Hauturu, Raglan 22 Apanui, Great Barrier 23 Matangi, Tauranga 23 Gael, Kopu 23 Omana, Waiheke - -• 2;* Kawau, Kawau 21. Wingatui, Wellington 23 Torea, Mangapai -• 23 Rangitoto, Thames . •• 23 Ron a, Sydney 24 Waipu, Kerepeehi 24 Taniwha, Paeroa 2* Claymore, Whangarei .. 24 Omana, Kawau 24 Ngapuhi, New Plymouth 24 Ruapehu. London 24 Gael, Coromandel 2;j Matangi, Tauranga -o Omana, Omiha .. 2o Kawau, Warkworth 2o Hauturu, Hokianga -j Maunganui, Sydney .. 25 Apanui, Totara 25 Rangitoto, Thames 25 Gael, Surfdale 26 Waipu, Omiha 26 Paroto, Awanui 26 Taniwha, Paeroa 27 Claymore, Whangarei 27 IN PORT AND WHERE—WESTERN WHARF KAIAPOT (U.S.S. Co.). KAITOKE (U.S.S. Co.). NORTH WALL KAWATIRI (U.S.S. Co.). : T£ \ PRINCE’S WHARF ” HINEMOA Spedding). WAITEMATA (U.S.S. Co.). WINGATUI (U.S.S. Co.). NIAGARA (U.S.S. Co.). QUEEN’S WHARF PORT CURTIS (H.R-. Ltd.). AWAHOU (W. and W.). CENTRAL WHARF NG AT lAW A (N.S.S. Co.). HAPAI (A.H.8.). WAIMEA (U.S.S. C 0.).. TIROA (A.G.F.). HIKING'S WHARF iIARGARET W. (W. and W.). DEVONPORT H.M.S. WAKAKURA. H.iM.S. PHILOMEL. ! H.M.S. NUCULA. j H.M.S. LABURNUM. IN STREAM ' REWA (Scales). ! KURNALPI. WAINUI (U.S.S. Co.). RARAWA (N.S.S. Co.), i WHANGAPE (U.S.S. Co.) IN DOCK ) H.M.S. VERONICA.

ROUND THE COAST— .3, " >] Tv'ELLlNGTOX.—November IS: Arriveu S —Kurow (2.15 p.m.), *£from Lyttelton: ‘ John (3.15 p.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed I —Calm (10 p.m.), for Picton: Holmdale (11 p.m.), for Wanganui. November 20: ; Arrived —Waikawa (6 a.m.), from San j Francisco; Katoa (6.25 a.m.), from ■ Auckland: Port Hardy 6.45 a.m.), from >; Auckland; Wahine ( 7 a.m.), from Lyttel- : ton; Corinna (2.10 p.m.), from New Ply- i mouth. Sailed —Kekerangu (1.15 a.m.), j for Castlecliff. LYTTELTON.—November 19: Sailed— i Queen Eleanor (12.35 p.m.), for Dunedin: ; Opihi (1.15 p.m.), for Port Craig; Wahine ; (5.15 p.m.), for Wellington. DUNEDlN.—November 19: Arrived— 1 Kakiha (9.35 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed i —Waipiata (11.15 a.m.), for Oamarn; Sithonia (11.55 a.m.), for Castlecliff. j November 20: Arrived—Queen Eleanor j (10 a.m.). from Lyttelton. Sailed —J Kahika (12.10 a.m.), for Oamaru. WELLINGTON.—November 21: Arrived i —Tees (1.50 a.m.), from Greymouth: Wai- j pahi (6.30 a.m.), from Portland; Makura ! (7.25 a.m.), from San j LYTTELTON.—November 20: Arrived j —Maori (6.50 a.m.), from Wellington; Sutherland (7.10 p.m.), from Ocean Island; | Breeze (3 p.m.)„ Storm (5 p.m.), from Picton; Gale 10.10 a.m.), Progress (6 a.m.), | from Timaru. } WELLINGTON, November 21.—Arrived: West Ivan (8.25 a.m.), from Auckland; Pakura. (5.45 a.m.), from Gisborne; Kaitangata (10.50 a.m.). from Westport. OVERSEA—VANCOUVER.—November 16: Sailed— Aorangi, for Auckland. HALIFAX. —November 17: Arrived— Middlesex, en route from New Zealand to Londqn. SYDNEY.—November 21 ; Arrived — I-larpalyce, from Auckland. Sailed— Karetu, for Bluff. INWARD BOUND—ATHENIC (S.S. and A. Co.), left Liverpool October 19 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin; due Auckland November 25. CANADIAN SEIGNEUR (C.G.M.M.), left Montreal October 27 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin; dud Auckland December 10. CAPE COMORIN (U.S.S. Co.), left Port Arthur, Texas, October 15 for Auckland, Napier,' New Plymouth, Australia; due Auckland November 25. CITY OF KHOIS (N.Z.S. Co.), left New York October .24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluffi; due Auckland November 30. CITY OF LYONS (N.Z.S. Co.), left New York November 5 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Australia; due Auckland, December 8. CROSSKEYS (H. and Macf.), left Los Angeles on November 6 for Auckland, Launceston, Melbourne, Sydney; due Auckland December 1. CUMBERLAND (N.Z.S. Co.), left Liverpool October 30 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff; due Auckland December 8. GILSA (N.Z.S. Co.), left Montreal, October 24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, Sydney; due Auckland December 6. HORORATA (N.Z.S. Co.), left London October 28 for Auckland and Wellington; due Auckland December 5. HUNTINGDON (N.Z.S. Co.), left Liverpool November IS for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers; due Auckland December 21. lONIC (S.S. and A. Co.), left London October 20, via Southampton, for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff; due Wellington December 1. MATAKANA (S.S. and A. Co.), left London October 17 for Suva, Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth; due Auckland November 28. PACIFIC TRANSPORT (H. and Macf.), left Nauru Island November 13 for Auckland; due Auckland November 25. PASSAT (R.M. and Co.), left, Texas September 27 for Fremantle, Geelong and Auckland; due Auckland December. RIMUTAKA (N.Z.S. Co.), left London November 11 for Southampton, Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Napier; duo Wellington December 21. TAMAROA (S.S. and A. Co.), left London November 10 for Southampton, Wellington, Auckland; due Wellington December 17; due Auckland December 25.. WEST CALERA (H. and Macf.), left Los Angeles November 8 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth; due Auckland . December 4. AT NEW ZEALAND PORTS—DISCHARGING AUSTRALIND (N.Z.S. Co.), left New York October 9 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin; arrived Auckland November 11; at Wellington November 17. CANADIAN PIONEER (C.G.M.M.), left Montreal September 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin; arrived Auckland November 10; at Lyttelton November 19. NORFOLK (N.Z.S. Co.), left Liverpool October 3 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers; arrived Auckland November 10; at Napier Novera- • ber 16. OTOKIA (U.S.S. Co.), left San Luis, California, October 22 for Wellington; arrived Wellington November 16. PORT CURTIS (C. and D. Line), left New York October 1G for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth, Newcastle; arrived Auckland November 17. PORT HARDY (C. and D. Line), left London October 1 for Auckland and Wellington*, arrived Auckland November 10; at Wellington November 20. QUEEN ELEANOR (N % Z.S. Co.), left Montreal September 24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Melbourne, Sydney; arrived Auckland November 10; at Dunedin November 20. REMUERA (N.Z.S. Co.), left London September 29 for Southampton, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Port Chalmers, Bluff; arrived Wellington November 7; at Dunedin November 17. R. J. HANNA (V.O. Co.), left San Francisco October 23 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, arrived Auckland, November 18; left here Novenir ber 20. SITHONIA (R.M. and Co.), left Galveston September 28 for Auckland, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Wanganui, Melbourne, Sydney; arrived Auckland November 4; at Wanganui November 21. SUTHERLAND (11. and Macf.), left Ocean Island November 3 for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers; arrived Lyttelton November 20. TONGARIRO (N.Z.S. Oo.). left Liverpool September 17 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin; arrived Auckland October 23: at Dunedin November 11. WAITEMATA (U.S.S. Co.), left San Francisco October 21 for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Sydney; arrived Auckland November 18. WAIWAKA (U.S.S. Co.), left San Francisco October 20 for "Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson, Napier, New Plymouth; arrived Wellington November 20. WEST IVAN (H. and Macf.), left Los Angeles October 17 for Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Bluff; arrived Auckland November 12; at Wellington November 21. LOADING CORINTHIC (S.S. and A. Co.), at Wellington November 12: thence Napier, Wellington; sails finally from Wellington, November 27 for Southampton and London. via Panama. MAHIA (S.S. and A. Co.), at Wellington, November IS; thence November 21 for New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Port Chalmers; thence December 15 for London, via Punta Arenas. PORT DARWIN (C. and D. Line), at Wellington November IS; thence Napier; thence November 29 for London via Panama. RUAPEHU (N.Z.S. Co.), left Tokomaru Bay November 20 for Auckland; due here November 22; thence November 24 for London, via Panama. TURAKINA (N.Z.S. Co.), left Dunedin November 20 for New Plymouth; thence Auckland, Napier, Wanganui, Wellington, Lyttelton; due here November 28; sails finally from Lyttelton December 15 for London. Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama. INTERCOLONIAL—MARAMA. left Sydney November IS for "Wellington; due "Wellington Xovem- | ber 22; sails from Wellington November i 25 for Sydney; due Sydney November 29. I MAUNGANUI, sailed from Sydney No- ! vember IS for Auckland; due Auckland November 22; leaves Auckland Noveifi- ; ber 25 for Sydney; due Sydney Novemi ber 29. ULIMAROA, left "Wellington November IS for Sydney; due Sydney November 22; sails from Sydney November 25 for .Auckland: due Auckland . November 29. MANUKA, sailed from Melbourne i November 16 for Bluff, Dunedin. (.Lyttelton, Wellington; arrived Bluff November 21; due Wellington November 35.

PACIFIC MAIL—AORANGI, R.M.M.S., left Vancouver November 16 for Sydnev, via Honolulu, Suva and Auckland; clue Auckland December 4; due Sydney December 9. MAKURA, R.M.S., sailed from San Francisco November 2 for Sydney, via Papeete, Rarotonga and Wellington; arrived Wellington November 21; due Sydney November 26. NIAGARA, R.M.S., left Sydney November 17 for Vancouver, via Auckland, Suva. Honolulu, Victoria; arrived Auckland November 21; due Vancouver December 9. TAHITI, R.M.S., sailed from Sydney November 3 for San Francisco, via Wellington, Rarotonga and Papeete; left Wellington November S; due San Fran- [ cisco November 25. COASTAL MOVEMENTS—i ... ■ ....., I The Wingatui, which arrived at Auck- | land yesterday from Southern ports, sails lat 10 p.m. on Wednesday for Wellington, ' Lyttelton, Dunedin and Timaru. i "The Waimea, which returned to Auckland yesterday from East Coast ports, leaves here at J p.m. to-morrow on her i return trip to Gisborne and Napier. I The Kaituna, from Greymouth, sailed from Westport at 7 a.m. on Saturday for [ Napier and Auckland and should arrive ' here on Thursday. The Waipiata sailed from Dunedin at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday, via Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington, for Auckland, and is due here next week-end. The Kaimanawa is to load at Westport to-day for Auckland and is expected here about Thursday. The Kurow, en route from Port Craig via way ports, leaves Wellington to-day for Napier and Auckland. She is due here on Friday afld, after discharge here, proceeds to Newcastle to load for New Zealand.

The Westport Coal Company’s steamer Canopus is to leave Westporc to-day for Auckland and is due here on Thursday. • The Awahou is due at Auckland, at 12.00 p.m. to-day from East Cdast ports and bays, and sails to-morrow at 5 p.m. for Hicks Bay, Tokomaru Bay and Gisborne. The Awahou on arrival is to berth at the Queen’s Wharf. . The Tiroa arrived here last evening and berthed at the King’s Wharf. She is to leave here at noon to-morrow for Hicks Bay and Gisborne. The Kekerangu, from South Australian ports, via Dunedin. Lyttelton, Wellington, Castlecliff, New Plymouth and Portland, is due here about Friday. The Gunbar arrives at Auckland next Saturday from East Coast ports aiid bays and sails next Monday on htr return trip to the bays, Gisborne -and Napier. The Omana returns here to-night from Silverdale via ports and sails to-morrow at 10.30 a.m. for Waiwera and Warkworth. The Gael, due at Auckland to-morrow from Colville and Coromandel, leaves on Wednesday at 1 p.m. for Kopu and Turua. The Waipu arrives here on Wednesday from Kerepeehi and sails at noon on Thursday. The Clansman sails from Auckland at 5 p.m. to-day for Russell, * Opua, Whangaroa and Mangonui, and returns here next Friday. • • The Matangi, sailing at seven o’clock to-night for Tauranga, returns to Auckland on Wednesday morning. The Rangitoto, due here to-morrow night from Thames, leaves Auckland again at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday on her return trip to Thames. The Taniwha arrives at Auckland tomorrow morning from Paeroa and sails at midnight on her return trip. The Claymore is due here at 3.30 a.m. to-morrow from Whangarei and leaves at 8.30 p.m. the same day on her return trip. The Motu is now leaving Auckland at noon to-morrow for Whakatane. Cargo will be received up till 11 a.m. to-morrow.

The Otimai has been postponed and sails from Auckland at 1 p.m. to-morrow for Kutarere and Opotiki.

The Log Book

PERSONAL. Mr. J. Warcup has relieved Mr. W. Johnson, chief officer of the Kittawa, for the latter’s holidays.

Mr. G. J. Webb lias rejoined the Waipiata as third officer, relie /ing Mr. C. H. Vincent, -who has transferred to the Ivairanga in a simiuar capacity; Mr. D. R. Richards is coming ashore for orders. Mr. W. A. Dolirn, second officer of the Waipiata, has been relieved for holidays, his place being taken by Mr. R. D. Breb-

Mr. A. W. Pert has relieved Mr. J. IT. Ibbotson as second " officer of the Kaituna, the latter having been granted holidays.

Mr. E. A. Stein and Mr. A. L. Brierley have joined the Kekerangu as chief officer and third officer respectively. Mr. IT. Ruegg is noiv second officer of the Kaitangata. Mr. R. Allison, third officer of the Kamo, is transferring to the Ivanna in a similar capacity, relieving Mr. L. P. Bourke for a holiday.

MIDDLESEX REPORTED.— The Federal Line steamer Middlesex is reported to have reached. Halifax (Nova Scotia) last Thursday en route from New Zealand to London. The vessel was dispatched from Wellington on October 20. WAITEMATA SAILS TO-MORROW.— In continuation of her voyage from Pacific coast ports, the Union Company hopes to dispatch the steamer Waitemata from Auckland at. noon to-morrow for Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. PORT CURTIS SAILING. At two o'clock this afternoon the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Curtis is leaving Auckland for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth and Newcastle to land the remainder of her New York cargo. TOFU A CLEARS APIA. —The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the Island passenger steamer Tofua sailed from Apia, Samoa, at S p.m. last Friday for Suva and Auckland. She is due at Suva on Wednesday, and leaves the following day for Auckland, where she is expected to reach next Monday. GERMAN STEAMER PASSAT. —The German steamer Passat is reported to have cleared Galveston, Texas, on September 27, and Barbados on October 10. for Fremantle, Geelong and Auckland. The Passat is 6,582 tons gross. She was built in 1920 at Chepstow by the Monmouth Shipbuilding Company. Her first name was the Sile. * CYDONIA FROM MONTREAL. Running under the auspices of the Mew Zealand Shipping Company’s Eastern Canadian Service, the steamer Cydonia is scheduled to clear Montreal on Wednesday with general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Sydney and Melbourne. She is due at Auckland early in January. HERTFORD FROM LIVERPOOL.— With general merchandise from West Coast ports of Great Britain, the Federal Line steamer Hertford is to clear Liverpool next Saturday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and New Plymouth. She is due at Auckland on January, 3. The New Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents. NEW STEAMER KALINGO.— The new steamer built for Messrs. R. s. Lamb and Co. was launched on the Clyde on I October 15. The vessel is expected at I Sydney about December next. Her dimensions are: Length, 253 feet; breadth, 43 feet; and depth, 19 feet 6 inches. To carry 3,150 tons dead-weight, the Kalir.go will have triple expansion engines, and should steam 10 knots. The vessel will be employed in the trade between Australian and New Zealand ports. CANADAN PIONEER’S MOVEMENTS —The local office of the Canadian Government Bine advises that the steamer Canadian Pioneer leaves Lyttelton this afternoon for Timaru and Dunedin, to complete her discharge of inward cargo and to continue her loading. From Duni edin the vessel proceeds to Wellington, thence Napier and Auckland to complete loading. She is expected to arrive here on December 1, and is announced t# sail from this port finally the following day for New York, Boston, and Halifax, via Panama.

WAIKAWA AT WELLINGTON.-An ! arrival at Wellington yesterday from ! Pacific Coast ports, via Papeete, was the j Union Company's cargo steamer Waikawa, with cargo for discharge at Wellington, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Napier, Nelson, and New Plymouth. WESTMORELAND AT HOME.—The New Zealand Shipping Company has been notified by cablegram that the Westmoreland arrived at London on Thursday from Auckland. She sailed from Auckland on October 11. CARGO FROM NEW YORK.—Under charter to the Commonwealth and Dominion Line, the steamer Manchester Merchant is to sail from New York during December with case oil and general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. RONA WITH SUGAR. Late Saturday evening the Colonial Sugar Company’s steamer Rona arrived in the stream at Auckland from Suva with a full cargo of raw sugar for the works at Chelsea. The vessel was berthed at the Chelsea Wharf yesterday morning. The Rona is expected to leave Here next Thursday for Sydney. CORINTHIC TO COMPLETE. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the White Star liner Corinthic was unable to leave- Wellington until today for Napier, where she completes her loading for Home. From Napier the liner returns to Wellington next Sunday to embark her passengers and sails the same day for Southampton and London via Panama. RUAPEHU DUE TO-MORROW. The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the steamer Ruapehu left Tokomafu Bay at four o’clock this morning for Auckland, where she is due to-morrow to complete her loading for Home. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel at 4 p.m. next Thursday for London direct via Panama. NILE CHARTERED.—Advice has been received by Robt. Millar and Company that the steamer Nile has been chartered to load 4,000 tons of sulphur at Galveston, Texas ,for Auckland. The vessel is expected to leave Galveston on December' 9. Although no advice has been received, it is quite possible that the vessel will have sulphur for other New Zealand ports. FAST LOADING.—A British steamer recently created a record in grain handling at Buenos Ayres The Cogandale berthed alongside the South Dock elevator at 8 o’clock one morning, and at 10.30 p.m., on the following day she completed loading a cargo of 5,424 tons of grain, the operation taking 19 working hours. She sailed at 7 o’clock the next morning. HINEMOA SAlLlNG.—Besides mails and cargo, the'Governraent steamer Hinemoa, which is leaving Auckland at three o’clock this afternoon for Norfolk Island, is taking the following passengers:— Mi*. L. F. Shaw, Captain R. J. Bird, Mr. A. J. Heiy, Mr. J. Dunbar, Mr. J. W. Jenkips, Mr. F. Christian, Mr. J. W. Reid, Mr. J. B. Tustin, Mr. A. W. Buffett, Mr. H. Chapman, Mr. E. W. Forrest, Mr. L. Laughlin, Mr. E. B. Dewing, Mr. H. M. Berney, Mrs. I. Richardson, Miss Woodward, Mrs. Tennant, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Buffett, Miss Maudsley, Miss. Long, Mrs. Hopkirk, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. W. Burridge, Mr. Burridge, Mr. G. Laird. NIAGARA ARRIVES.—An arrival in the stream at Auckland this morning was the Union Company’s R.M.S. Niagara, from Sydney. After pratique was granted the. vessel berthed shortly after eight o’clock at .the Prince’s Wharf to land her passengers and mails, and to load cargo. The Niagara sailed from Sydnev shortly after 3 p.m. last Thursday, and experienced good weather for the run across the Tasman Sea. The following the S vessel-— ° r - New Zealand arrived by For Auckland.—First class: Rt. Hon. L. S. Amery, Mrs. Amery, Mr. C. C. Ah Chee, iv C. Buckingham, Captain W.. Brass, Mr. 11. E. Bracey, Mr. P. Burrows, Mrs! Burrows, Mr. J. W. Bourke, Mr. J. H. Bevan, Mrs. J. Brinsden, Mr. G. A. Brown, Mr. G. Braden, Mr. P. Brenac, Mr. and Mrs. C. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Copeland, Mrs. C. Cooper, Mrs. R. Crisp, Miss K. A. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Carruthers, Mr. A. :d. Du Pont, Mr. A. E Dodd, Miss A. C. Feilding, Miss aJ’ w * alkiner > Mr. H. W. Flashman, Mr. W. Fraser, Mr. O. R. Falkiner, Mrs. F ox, Miss I. Ford, Mrs. L. Grainger, M. l - ?*• F. Gambrill, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Gibbms, Dr. and Mrs. A. M. Grant, Mr. G. Huxley, Miss M. Hannon, Mr. H. Horroeks. Miss E. Hardwicke, Mr. F. R Hopkins, Mr. L. C. Hampton, Mr. W. M*. Hopkins, Mrs. L. Hamilton, Dr. and Mrs: G. Hall, Miss V. Hamilton, Mrs. A. Harrowey, Mr. 11. S. Hunter, Miss M. Hunter, Miss C. Jordon, Miss I. Jordon, Mr. C Johnston, Mrs. J. Jennings, Miss J. Jennings, Mr. J. Kishi, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Little, Mr. C. Lloyd, Mrs. D. Munro, Mrs. E. Muir, Mrs. B. F. Mitchell, Mrs. A. F. Morris, Miss McLennan, Mr. A. G. Nolan, Miss A. 11. Parke, Miss R. Ridgeway, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ryan, Mr. H. 6. Stevens, Dr. and Mrs. A. Stenhouse, Mrs. M. Seccombe, Miss P. Seccombe, Mr. R. S. Schnelberger, Miss L. Spargo, Mr. and Mrs. J. Short, Miss Short, Master Short, Mr. R. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Thornthwaite, Mr. and Mrs. H. Tilburv, Dr. R. J. Tillyard, Mr. R. H. Thatcher, Nil*. F. E. Thatcher, Mr. I. M. Tdkogawa, Mr. TT. V. Turner, Mr. J. Tilbury, Mr. G. G. Whiskard, Nil's. B. P. Wallridge, Miss B. Wyllre, Mrs. A. Westword. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Wylie. Miss M. IT. Wylie. Mis* B. Wylie and Master R. Wylie. Second Class: Miss NI. Adams, Master L. W. Cook, Miss K. Cavanah, Miss W. Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. T. Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Don, Mr. H. Dickson. Mr. G. Fox. Mr. R. H. Frew. Mrs. T. Grimmond, Miss B. Grimmond, Miss C. Grimmond, Mrs. Griffin, Master L. Griffin, Master R. Griffin, Miss L. Gilbert, Mrs. A. Gavin, Master F. Gavin. Mr. ’and Mrs. E. J. Hallett, Mrs. M. Haynes. Mr. C. Jenkinson, Mr. G. H. Kempsford, Mrs. M. E. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Martin, Miss E. .L. Martin, Mrs. R. Meyrick, Miss E. T. Ma.ltbv, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Malcolm, Miss A. H. Malcolm. Miss F. NT. Malcolm, Miss L. Malcolm, Miss M. Malcolm, Master W. F. Malcolm, Master J. Malcolm, Miss F. Maher, Mrs. J. R. McCrystal, Mr. and Mi’s. J. Mclntyre. Miss D. Nankervis, Mrs. C. E. Nelson, Mr. H. Newbrook, Mr. F. .T. Pui'll, Mrs. E. Roberts, Mr. W. Roche. Mr. and Nlrs. C. Rosie, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Step. Mr. C. Sawyer, Mrs. G. F. Scott, Miss N. Smith, Mrs. A. Stanton, Miss A. A. Stanton, Miss F. Stanton, NTr. and Mrs. B. Tudor, Mrs. Travers, Mr.- N. Tate, Mrs. G. A. West. Mr. H. Ward, Mrs. M. A. Walsh, Mr. J. Warrener, and 25 third-class passengers. The Niagara is scheduled to leave Auckland at 5 p.m. to-morrow for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria, and Vancouver. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Kia Ora, Nlaunganui, W. M. McArthur, Eastern Planet, Tremeadow, Pacific Transport, Tofua, Ruapehu, Port Curtis, Hinemoa. Chatham Islands. —Athenic. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Nlarama, Ulimaroa, Aorangi, Kairanga. Canadian Cruiser,

R. J. Hanna, Poolta, Kekerangu, Norfolk. Mahia, Corinthic, Cape Cormorin. A.warua.—Tahiti, Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Larsen, N. T. Nielsen, Alonso, Tutanekai, Karetu.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY NGAPUHI (7.15 a.m.), 703 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. HAUTURC (7.20 p.m.), 270 tons, Donovan, from Hokianga. ARRIVALS TO-DAY IvAITOA. 8.15 a.m., 319 tons (Martin) from Nelson. The Xgapuhi, sailing at 4 o’clock this afternoon for New Plymouth, returns to Onehunga on Wednesday morning. The Arapawa leaves Onehunga this afternoon for Wanganui.- ahd is expected back about Thursday next. The Hauturu sails to-morrow at 4 p.m. for Raglan. Kawhia and Waikato Heads, and returns to Onehunga on Friday. ~ . The Kaitoa arriv'd at Onehunga this morning from Nelson and is announced to leave at 3 p.m. to-morrow for Nelson and West Coast ports. It is hoped that the vessel will return to Onehunga on November 30 to load again for Nelson and West Coast ports.

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NEW ORIENT LINER LAUNCHED. — The new Orient liner Orford. 20,000 tons register. was launched on September from Messrs. Vickers’s yard at Barrow. She measures 65Sft in length and ioft in beam, and is designed for the carriage of first and third-class passengers onlv. Sh’e will be propelled by twinscrews, the machinery being of the single reduction geared turbine type.

AN HISTORIC YACHT. —News has been received that Miss J. MuMhauser, swter of the late Lieutenant G. H- F. Muni hauser, who sailed the yacht Amaryllis around the world, calling at Sydney on the trip has presented the old e.-ton yawl to* the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, states the Sydney Dail> Tele graph.”

SCANDINAVIAN FLEETS.-In the first half of the present 500 steamer tonnage increased bjabout 11.000 ( tons, and motor ship tonnage b>a.Dout 13,000 tons. In the whole of the Swedish motor-ship tonnage showed an increase of 3,000 tons, apd steamers an , IncrUle of 2i,800 tons. The Norwegian motor-ship tonnage had an i n 9,T as€ L T. j 11 400 tons in the first half of this >ear, while that of steamer tonnage was only 9,400 tons. Six motor-ships were delivered from abroad. Old tonnage was sold abroad to the extent of 59,000 tons,_and the purchase abroad amounted to 71,000. BRITISH MOTOR-SHIPS.—A question of great interest to shipbuilders and shipowners has been raised by Lord lnchcape. chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental and the British India Steam Navigation Companies. Lord lnchcape does not tmnK that because British owners are not ordering motor-ships so largely as others the British mercantile marine is falling behind in efficiency or in its up-to-date character. His contention is that no good purpose is to. be served by substituting motor-ships for steamers unless it can be shown verv clearly that the latter are so much out-of-date as to be unprofitable on service. NOT LONG LOST.—A wallet containing £SOO in drafts, £IOO in cash, a steamer ticket to New York, a rail ticket across America, and another steamer ticket to China, the owner of which was a passenger by the White Star liner Olympic, was dropped by him when purchasing a newspaper at the bookstall at "Waterloo Station in the evening before the vessel s departure from Southampton. The railway company, immediately it was found, advised the White Star line at Southampton by telephone. Inquiries were made at the Southampton hotel, and the owner was found in the act of commencing a search of his baggage. He bad discovered his loss only five minutes earlier. LONDON’S NEW HARBOURMASTER Captain J. E. Harrison has been appointed Harbourmaster to the Port of London Authority in succession to Captain D. Ronald Buchan, who retired this month, having held that post since 1911. Captain Harrison is 36 years of age. He is a Freeman of the City of London, and a member of the Company of Master Mariners. He first went to sea in 1904 in a Newfoundland fishing boat, afterwards serving with a number of other companies, including Messrs. Mann, Macneal and Co. While with that firm, in 1922, he obtained his master’s certificate, and* in* the following year became Assistant Harbourmaster to the Port of London Authority. Captain Harrison is connected with a long line of seafaters. A great-grand-uncle was harbourmaster in London when the post was the gift of the Lord Mayor. He traces his descent from the de Courcy family, of which the present head is Baron Kingsale, who is privileged to wear his liat in the presence Of the King—a distinction granted by King John to successive holders of the title when the title was created in 1172. AN ATLANTIC STORM.— The following amusing account of a mishap to the President Harding is from an American paper:—“The lights went out, the heat went off, the U.S. liner President Harding floundered in the • Atlantic like a toothpick in an inky brook. Passengers groped about their state rooms in search of fur coats; the cooks burned hatch covers and dunnage in their stoves. The President Harding was # completely out of oil. No land was in sight. Captain Theodore van Beek assured everyone that Halifax (Nova Scotia) was only 19 miles away, that he had dropped anchor; that tugs were bringing oil. The President Harding finally reached New York Harbour six days behind schedule. Said Captain van Beek: “It was one hell of a trip. We had rough weather from the time we left Cherbourg until we reached Halifax. We had difficulty even getting into Queenstown. The storm reached its climax two days later, when the waves were 60 feet high and the wind had a velocity of 60 miles an hour. The leak probably was the result of a rivet being worked loose by the labouring of the vessel. It was found there was no danger to the vessel, and that only one of the four oil tanks was affected. I put the vessel’s head toward Halifax and succeeded • in coming within 19 miles of the port when our three tanks were finished.” Concerning the night without oil, Prince Louis de Bourbon, of Spain, one of the 551 passengers, said: “We had no fear, even though our

BIG OIL TANKER.—V contr- - been placed by Imperial Oil. f rrf Toronto, Canada, with the Furne*s< <A of building Company. Ltd.. Haverten on-Tees. for an oil tanker with a cS " mg capacity of 16.000 tons d.w. c h 7L ,- be 520 ft in length b. P . by 70ft bea£> »! !: SSft 9in moulded depth, and is to hS»L .. y on the “BrackeUeas” system bnllt polling machinery will consist at ' screw six-cylinder Diesel engine* /l' auxiliaries m the engine-room a I wifi be electrically operated, power to l ‘ supplied by three generators driven v* Diesel engines. iven by PORT OF VLADIVOSTOK —lt i, ported that Vladivostok is shortlv t r »' developed as a transit port, the' < authorities having allotted a credit (Sr er 12 million roubles for the Purpose 2 constructing new wharves, the r • C of existing wharves, and the cr>air tlon of storage tanks for bean mineral oil products. The need for extension of the harbour been caused by the increase in the vo’, a * of transit trade from Manchuria. last few years. m l «« LONDON MOTOR-SHIPS. \i Harland and Wolff. Ltd., have from their Glasgow shipyard the finst* five motor-ships they are buildinsr f Messrs. Mac Andrews and Co.. Lo«<i r This vessels, which is named to be fitted with one set of Hnrianli’ p and W. Engines, designed to speed of 12 knots. The order for th* five vessels was placed earlv last ymV but. owing to the stoppage in the <vtli trade, steel was not available, and con siderable delay therefore arose. The r " raaining vessels of the group, however anow well advanced towards completioi and will be launched at short intervals ° U ’ CARGO ON FIRE.—The steamer As arrived at Belfast in September after an adventurous voyage. The vessel, with cargo of oil-cake and maize, left the bu,.v Sea on August 10. and nine days later * was discovered that the cargo was n ‘n fire. The ship was SOO miles from Gibrai tar, the next port, and it was decided to seal up the hold and get all possihu speed from the engines. The fume* of the smouldering oilcake made clo«# inspection impossible The night befor. Gibraltar was reached a dense fog came down, and the ship’s bow struck again.* the breakwater. The vessel, however was able to proceed to the anchorar* and the salvage ship Freja pumped w;%into the hold and put out the fire. * * REPAIRS TO THE KENT.—Repain, tn the steamer Kent at Port Chalmers were successfully completed on Monday, when she sailed for Port Piric to commentloading. It will be remembered that th# bows of the steamer were badly damaged some weeks ago, when she came Into collision with the breakwater at Nev Plymouth. The Kent subsequently proceeded to Port Chalmers, where she wjs docked for repairs. The whole stem from the rail to the keel was removed, straigttened and replaced. The plates were stripped from the bpws on both sides fur a distance of about 12ft, and manv n f them renewed. The plating was attached to the stem by two rows of long rivets clinched at both ends, smaller rive:* being used for the plates alone, and for fastening them to the frames inside Altogether over 4.000 rivets were used on the job. which, when inspected by Lloyd's surveyor, was passed as a first-class pei - manent repair. NOTED ENGINEER RETIRES.—It Is announced that Ehgineer-Caotain William J. Willet Bruce is to retire from the service of the White Star Line. As chief engineering superintendent of a famous shipping company, he made & host of friends who put a high value on hi* technical skill, and fcad nothing but praise to speak of his qualities as an administrator. Their hope is that., although his now laying down the burden of official responsibility fdr the machinery of a lar?e mercantile fleet, his knowledge acquired during many* years of experience afloat and ashore will still be at the service of marine engineering. After serving hi* apprenticeship in the Liverpool works of the White Star Line and the foundry of Messrs. Geo. Forrester and Company. Liverpool, he went to sea in 1882 as sixth engineer in the old Baltic, serving subce- i quently first as sixth, then as fourth, and eventually as third, in the old Adriatic. For a brief spell, thereafter, he was fourth engineer in the Germanic, being transferred in the same rank to the Teutonic, when that famous vessel came out. In 1890 he was appointed second engineer in the Britannic, and after temporary service as chief in the Cufic, his promotion was confirmed by his appointment in that capacity to the Adriatic. In 1595 he was selected from among nr> fewer than 400 applicants for the post of assistant superintendent engineer under Sir S. G. Horsburgh, whom he succeeded in September, 190-1. "When he retires he will have completed 51 years’ service with the company. Associated with the R.N.R. from 1889 onward, he was the first honorary engineer-captain, R.X.R. In 19--Liverpool University conferred on him the honorary degree of M.Eng. The scientific and technical societies found in him a generous supporter, and the education and training of sea-going engineers were matters that lay very near to his heart. Of his mechanical ingenuity no seagoing engineer needs to be told, as one or two expressions of it are in every-toy practical operation. WORLD’S LARGEST MOTOR-SHIP. —The Cosulich Line’s new motor-ship Saturnia, 23,500 tons gross, sailed from Trieste on her maiden voyage to South America on September 21. She is the largest motor-ship afloat, but will enjoy this distinction, however, only until the Augustus, of about 33,000 tons, also an Italian ship, is completed. The Saturn in is 631 ft Sin in length by 79ft 6in n breadth, and has a depth to the main deck of 45ft 6in. She was built at Monfalcone by the Cantiere NaVjue Triestino. and engined by the Stabilimento Technico Triestino. The propelling ma'chinery consists of two doubleacting four-stroke cycle eight-cycllnder Diesel engines of the Burmeistfr and Wain type, developing collectively 20.000 s.h.p., and designed to give the ship a service speed of 19 knots. cyclinders are of 32in diameter, with a stroke of 59in, and each engine is w* long and 39ft 6in in height. Super-charg-ing is employed, but will be utilised oni>. it is understood, when additional is required to make up lost time on tne voyages. The total complement ship, including crew*, is 3,000. classes of passengers are carried, -<■ in the first class, 257 in the second cj«** 309 in the intermediate class, ana l •>-j in the third class. There are eiggt decks, and ten transverse watertight bulkheads. The watertight doors are controlled on the Stone system. ship is built with a duct keel. Tn« first class public rooms consist of social hall, writing-room and tea-room-grill-room, library and smoke-room. 1 Saturnia has been constructed w meci the requirements of tlv=* Registro Itah • and Llvod’s Register of Shipping a™ a feature of her structural design is tne us of high-tension steel for the SU U' structure. She has two masts an single "funnel placed slightly aft a ships. A Sperry gyroscope instaiiati - consisting of a master compass . peaters. is fitted on board for naviyat'o purposes. Linkleter self-levelling accommodation ladders are fitted-. - sister ship, the Vulcania, 5s to start her maiden voyage m Feoruai.