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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 257, 20 January 1928, Page 2

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TAMAROA SAILS TO-MORROW

At daybreak to-morrow the Shaw,

ELPENOR AGROUND. —A cable re-! ceived by the Sydney Marine Under- ; writers’ and Salvage Association states that the Blue Funnel steamer Elpenor went aground in the Elbe River, Germany, but was refloated with assistance. Gilchrist, Watt and Sanderson. Ltd., state that the vessel had discharged all Australian cargo. KANNA SAILS TUESDAY.—The local office of the Union Company advises that the Kanna leaves Auckland on Tuesdaynext for Noumea, thence Surprise Island and Walpole Island. She is to load at the Islands and will return to Auckland, calling at Noumea en route. TAINUI'S VOYAGE.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Tainul i ax*rived at Wellington on Tuesday even- j ing from London and Southampton. The ' ship loaded at London and then proceeded . to Southampton to pick up her passengers ! and mails. The vessel left Southampton on December 9, and encountered veryheavy weather until the latitude of the Azores was passed. Fine weather then set in, and was exceedingly welcome. Christmas Day was celebrated at sea, and the juveniles were treated to a party and Christmas tree. Father attended in person, and handed out the : presents. Colon was reached on Boxing » Day. Hot weather was experienced on j the Tainui entering the Pacific. A call j was made at Pitcairn Island on January 7. ‘ That date falling on a Saturday-, no charge was made by the Pitcairn Islanders for the fruit they brought aboard, as they are Seventh Day- Advenists. Violent rain squalls prevailed in • the vicinity of the island. The voyage thence was marked by hot weather, and on nearing New Zealand the liner ran into a gale with high seas. The health of the passengers was good throughout the voyage.. The passengei-s comprised 33 first, 27 second and 180 third class, the last-mentioned including a lax-ge number of Scots booked for Dunedin. Captain H. C. Elford is in command of the Tainui, and his officers are: Chief, Mr. H. Seddall; second, Mr. F. Attwood; third, Mr. L. Hopkins; fourth, Mr. G. Harvey; ship’s surgeon. Dr. E. Blewitt; chief engineer, Mr. G. Arthur; second, Mr. J. Tait, third, Mr. R. Robson; fourth, Mr. T. Richardson; fifth, Mr. J. Brew; sixth, Mr. S. Ledger; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. J. Bainbridge; second. Mr. H. Jones; boilermaker, Mr. S. Wood: wireless operators, Messrs. A. Lund and H. Whiteside; purser, Mr. S. Liffen; chief steward, Mr. J. Leslie; electrician, Mr. J. Rudd. The Tainui, which is to sail from Wellington to-morrow for Auckland, to compiete discharge, is due here on Mondav and A. S. Paterson and Company will be the local agents. PORT OF MANCHESTER.— -The commerce handled at Manchester may be listed, so far as oversea trade is concerned, as follows:—Principal imports are oil and spirit, timber, grain, fruit, cotton, wool, cattle, frozen meat, tea, sugar provisions, starch, farina, glucose, leather! manufactured iron, ores, nitrates, copper tobacco and woodpulp. These, as one would expect, are chiefly foodstuffs and materials for use in the manufacturing processes, the output from which provides a large proportion of the exports. The latter consists mainly of manufactured cotton and woollen goods, yarns machinery, locomotives, tools, hardware’ earthenware, pa per-making materials! chemicals, coal, salt and pitch. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Tofua, Nicoline, Maersk, Tutanekai, Niagara, Kairanga, Pulpit Point, City of Rayville, H.M.S. Diomede, H.M.S. Dunedin, Vestvard, Maunganui, Nile, Ulimaroa. Chatham Islands.—Arawa, Manchester Merchant. Wellington. —Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Aorangi, Ruahine, West Elcajon, Gallic, Matakana. Marama, Poolta, Cydonia, Min, Coomoonderry, Waihemo. Awarua. —Sir J. C. Ross, N. T. Nilsen Alonso, C. A. Larsen, Tahiti, Makura, Manuka, Waikouaiti, City of Winchester, Hertford, Canadian Prospector, Northumberland, Kurow. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURE YESTERDAY NGAPUHI (4 p.m.), 703 tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. ARRIVAL TO-DAY HAT;Turn: (5.30 a.m.), 270 tons, Donovan, from Raglan. The Ngapuhi, which sailed yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth, returns again at 7.30 a.m. to-morrow. The Hauturu arrived at Onehunga this morning from Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato. At three o’clock this afternoon she is to be dispatched for Hokianga. The Anchor steamer Kaitoa was to sail at noon to-day for Picton only. She returns to Onehunga again next Wednesday to load for Nelson and West Coast ports.