BIRKENHEAD NEWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 455, 10 September 1928, Page 2

BIRKENHEAD NEWS

AMALGAMATION DISCUSSED The executive of the Birkenhead Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association, at its meeting on Saturday, welcomed home the president. Mr. E. C. Walton, after his trip abroad. Tin- questof amalgan it! n up for discussion. It was felt the time had arrived for a final decision on this matter, as far as it concerned North - cote and. Birkenhead, as mi ny tions relative to the welfare of the borough had to be settled in the near future, and the manner of dealing with them would be materially altered in the event of amalgamation. It was decided to ask Sir James Gunson to address a meeting on the question, and to invite the Xortheote Association and ratepayers to attend. It was decided to take no active part in the political elections, but that a series of questions be drawn up and put to candidates.

RONA SAILED. —After unloading a rawsugar cargo from Fiji at Chelsea, the Colonial Sugar Company’s steamer Rona sailed for Sydney on Saturday night. PAU A DUE.—The Shell Company’s motor tanker Paua is due at Auckland this dfternoon from Wellington. The vessel berths at Western Wharf, to discharge part of her bulk oil cargo. H.M.S. DUNEDIN DUE.—H.M.S. Dunedin, which is returning to Auckland after a two months’ cruise to the Pacific Islands, has reported by wireless that she will arrive at 4 o’clock this afternoon. MAKURA FOR SAN FRANCISCO. En route from Sydney the Lnion Company’s R.M.S. Makura arrived at Wellington * this morning. She sails again tomorrow- at 3 p.m. for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco. WESTMORELAND ARRIVES. With a full cargo of general merchandise from London, the Federal Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Westmoreland arrived in the stream at Auckland at two o'clock this morning, and berthed liter at Queen's Wharf, where she commenced discharge. The Westmoreland left London on August 3 and arrived at Colon on August 17 after a fine Atlantic trip. Afte X - bunkering at Panama, she cleared Balboa on the morning of August -.9 Good weather conditions continued Ud the vessel passed Pitcairn Island. \ ariable breezes were then encountered, later settling to northerly and north-westerly gales, fresh to strong. These conditions prevailed to port, delaying the Westmoreland's arrival considerably. On her best day of the trip she logged 347 miles, at an average speed of 14.3 knots. Her average speed for the whole voyage was 13.16 knots. The trip was of an uneventful nature. Captain 11. W. Gardner is in command of the Westmoreland, and associated with him are the following officers: Chief, Mr. E. P. Aslin; second, Mr. KA. S. Phillips; third, Mr. G. A. Shepherd; fourth, Mr. R. O. Warren; radio telegraphy instructor, Mr. L._ V % Horne; wireless operator, Nil*. H. W. Sherlock; chief steward, Mr. E. T. Chapman, chief engineer, Mr. A. Mieback: second, Mr. J. S teahouse; third, Mr. A. Willens; fourth, Mr. A. Burden; fifth, Mr. W. Brown; seventh, Mr. H. Lumsden; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. G. Brown; second, MT. • W. Meldon. The local agents, the New Zealand Shipping Company, advises that the Westmoreland is to be dispatched fr-mi Auckland on Thursday morning for W eUington and Bluff to complete aischurge. AORANGI IN PORT.—The Union Company’s R.M.M.S. Aorangi arrived in the stream at Auckland shortly after six o'clock last evening, and. after pratique was granted, berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to land her pasengers, mails and cargo. The weather during the voyage was generally fair until the vessel was nearing New Zealand early yesterday morning. She then encountered a strong south-west gale, whicn delayed her arrival by over an hour. The day after the Aorangi cleared Honolulu Miss Olga Sydes, a second-class passenger, died on board and was buried at sea the same day.

The following passengers disembrked at Auckland:—First saloon: Major Alder-son-Brown, Mrs. A. Bishop, Miss N. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. H. Benjamin, Miss J. Benjamin, Mr. H. P. Caughey, Mr. and Mrs. H. Collins. Mr. and Mrs. T. Critchley, Mr. E. Denny Mr. J. Evans, Mr. A. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. T. Heeney, Mr. H. Holloway, Mr. G. Hamilton, Mr. C. Kropacsy, Mr. M. L. Lampe, Mr. N. Mackenzie, Mr. P. Nathan, Mr. and Mrs. C. Newton, Mr. G. Nicholson, Air. F. Parsons, Mr. R. Ross, sen., Mr. and Mrs. R. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. C. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. T. Sagar, Mr. A. P. Smith,’Miss E. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sandston_ Mr. L. Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs. W. Taverner, the Rt. Hon. Sir J. Ward, Mr. F. Wheler, Miss D. Wheler, Miss W. White, Mr. and Mrs. E. Berg, Mr. W. G. Boyskell, Mr. G. Clark, Mr. M. Cohen, Mr. E. Cook, Mrs. E Dixon, Miss F. Edge, Mr. and Mrs. G. France, Miss L. Foley, Miss D Griffiths, Miss N. Gibson. Mrs. S. Hain, Mrs. E. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. E. Knight, Lady A. Myers, Miss E. Myers, Mr. K. Myers. Miss Murrav. Mr. and Mrs. G. Nieholls, Miss G. Nicholls, Mr. J. Paterson, Miss L. Rose, Miss I. Siedeberg, Mr. and Mrs. E. Skeates, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Sherriff, Mrs. F. Seaton, Miss N. Seaton, Mrs. C. Smith, Mr. T. Stokes, Mrs. J. Watherson, Mr. and Mrs. C. Williamson, Mrs. L. Worrall Miss S. Worrall. Miss R. Bergman, Mr. F. Goffin, Mr. A. Thomas. Second class: Mr. and Mis. W. Aynsley, Miss E. Bailey, Mr. J. W. Burrough. Mr. P. Bailey, Miss F. Bailey, Miss I. Burchill, Mr. and Mrs. E. Crosse, Miss I. Campbell, Mr. .T. C. Cockburn. Miss A. Clifford, Mr. and Mrs. A. Charles, Nlr. and Mrs. A. Crosby, Mr. H. Dawson. Mr. and Mrs. W. Fox, Mr. ,T. Heeney. Mr. and Mrs. A. Longley, Mr. N. Lew,’ Miss M. Meldrum, Mr. T. McKinlay. Mr. and Mrs. W. Perks, Misses C. and J. Ryburn, Mr. J. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. J. Salthouse, Miss G. Wallace, Mrs. E. Chaplin, Mrs. Cole, Miss M. Cole, Miss E. Dutton, Mr. and Mrs. W. Finlay, Mrs. A. Fraer. Mrs. R. Goldie, Mrs. H. Hobden, Mr. A. Hansen Miss J. Hansen. Mr and Mrs. R. Howell, Miss E. Knight. Mrs. E. Leech. Miss O. Mercer, Mrs. M. and Miss G. Mott, Miss H. Macnaughton, 31 rs. M. Osborne, Mr. L. Peoti, Mr. and Mrs. H. Rice, Mrs. 31. Smith, Miss 11. and Miss A. Scott, 3lrs. J. and 3liss J. Tiffen, 31 rs. E. Taylor, Miss E. Wilson, Mrs. H. Waugh, 3Trs. 31. Craig, Mr. 11. Christie, Miss R. Ferguson, 3lr. J. Fraser Mr. R. Grant, 3tr. G. Gordon, 31 r. J. JaVk, Mr G. Murch, Mr. C. Poynter. Mrs. M. and Miss G. Riemenschneider, Mr. and Mrs G. Smith, 31 r. J. B. Williams, 31iss A- \\ alker, Mr. and 3frs. J. Sadlier, 3liss T>. Wagstaff: and 46 third-class. Owing to the large amount of cargo to no discharged the vessel’s departure for Sydney has been postponed until eight o cloca thin evening.