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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 552, 3 January 1929, Page 2

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THIS DAY Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Hastings and Napier (letters only), 5 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (also Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay), 5.30 p.iu. OUTGOING OVERSEAS MAILS Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, South Africa also Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, specially addressed correspondence, via. Australia, only), per Maunganui. Friday, January 4, at 1 p.m. Parcels at 11 a.m. Due London, February 10. Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, Central America, Cristobal (Panama Canal), per Main Trunk (Rotorua, from Wellington), Monday January 7, at 5 p.m. Correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of .Europe must be specially addressed “per Rotorua.” Parcels, 11 a.m., Friday, January 4. Apia, Pago Pago, and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare, Tuesday, January 8, at 9 a.m. Parcels, at 3 p.m., Monday, January 7. Great Britain. Ireland, Continent of Europe, Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies (also Fiji, Hawaiian Islands), per R.M.M.S. Aorangi, via Vancouver, Tuesday, January 15, at 10 a.m. Parcels, for Fiji and America, at S p.m.. Monday, January 14. Due London, February 15.

incoming overseas mails January 3.-—S.S. Maranaa, from Sydney, via Wellington (3-0 bags Australian mail). January 9. —S.S. "Ulimaroa, from Sydney, via Wellington (Australian mail). January 15.—R.M.S. Tahiti, from San Francisco, via Wellington (English and American mail). FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1929 Wanganui, I‘aim erst on North, Wellington, etc., 4 a.m. "Whangarei, Dargaville, etc., 6.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Coromandel, Whitianga, Pakatoa, Colville, and Adoraeo Bay, etc., 4 a.m. Beachlands and Maraetai, 4 a.m. Mahurangi, 7 a.m. McGill and Stanley P. 8., Vipond P. 8., Shakespeare P. 8.. O’Connor F.B. and Sheffield P. 8., 5.30 a.m. Xew Plymouth and Taranaki district. Parcels at 11 a.m., 12 noon. Cape Runaway (also Port Awanui and Tojoga, parcels 11 a.m.), 12 noon. Surf dale, etc.., 3.30 p.m. Putiki and Onetangi. 3.30 p.m. Wellington, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Hastings and Napier (letters only), 5 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (also Gisborne and Tokomaru Eav), 5.30 p.m. wm. now. Chief Postmaster.

PASSENGERS EX NARKUNDA. The following is a list of through passengers to New Zealand ports ex the Narkunda, which arrived at Sydney last week from London:—For Auckland: Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Miss Ruskell, Mr. Ross, Miss Hilford. Rev. Hoogveld. Miss Edgerly, Miss Gray. Wellington: Mr. Tait. Miss Penn, Master Bokhandas, Mrs. Meyrick, Mr. McLaren, Mr. and Mrs. Daniels, Miss McLean, Mr. and Mrs. R3'alls, Mrs. Redwood, Mr. and Mrs. Deacon. Dunedin: Mr. Caskie. Lyttelton: Dr. and Mrs. Gossip and Child. Napier: Major and Mrs. Warren.

TREDINNICK FROM MONTREAL. Running under the agency of the Canadian National Steamship Line, the Hain Line steamer Tredinnick arrived at Auckland this morning from Montreal and berthed at the Prince’s Wharf. The vessel left the Canadian port on November 21 and cleared Balboa on December 7. Good weather was experienced throughout the trip. The Tredinnick has cargo for discharge at Auckland, ■Wellington, Sydney and Geelong. Efforts are being made to dispatch the vessel to-morrow evening foi* Wellington. Captain W . L. Harris is in command of the Tredinnick and has the following officers with him: Chief, Mr. T. E. Edmonds: second, Mr. W. H. Pladden; third, Mr. R. S. Hughes; chief engineer, Mr. J. D. Smith; second, Mr. W. Seccombe; third, Mr. T. H. Smith; fourth. Mr. S. Callagher* wireless operator. Mr. E. Pomerav; chief steward, Mr. F. Fuller.

PASSING OF THE SAILING SHIP.— Sailing vessels of 100 t<sns gross and ever, excluding ships fitted with auxiliary power, recorded in Lloyd’s Register at the end of June, 1928, represented J, < 95,24-6 tons. According to the eighth annual report of the British Sailing Shi]) Owners’ Association, Limited, if barges find similar craft be excluded, this total becomes 1,029,000 tons, of which only 15,400 tons are owned in Great Britain and Ireland. The sailing ship tonnage is decreasing steadily; during the year ending .Tune 30 there was a decline of 130.362 tons. It is interesting to note, however, that the decline during the previous year—namely, 186.825 gross tons—was considerably greater. Published returns indicate that 131 sailing vessels of 17,859 gross tons were added to the 'United Kingdom register during the 12 months from July, 1927, to June, 192£. On the other hand. 315 soilingships of 35.891 gross tons were removed from the register for various reasons, and 112 of these, making together 12.620 gross tons, were broken up. The association comprises 342 shipowner members, possessing 664 ships, aggregating 51.995 net tons.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following: vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland: Tofua, Aorangi. Xortliumberland, Canadian Traveller, Wairuna. I'ana, Tris, Canadian Transporter, Surrey, P. nif< mfaetep i~m m:. Chatham Islands: Xorfolk. Wellington: Maori, "Waliine. Tamahine, Xgaio. Arahura, Xiagara. Port TCellington, Rotorua. Mahia, Pareora. Manuka, Matakana, Tamaroa, Ruapehu, Fort Denison, Canadian Constructor. Awarua: Makura, Tahiti, Calarsen, Sir J- C. Clarke, X. T. Xiisen, Alonso, City of Xew York, Karetu, Maimoa. PORT OF ONEK7NGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY RARAWA (€.5 p.m.>, 1,077 tons, Bark, for Xew Plymouth. The Orepuki is due at Onehunga. tomorrow evening from DargavilJe. and sails on Saturday afternoon for X els on and "West Coast ports. The Arapawa, sailing this afternoon for Raglan. KLawhia and Waikato Heads, returns to OnehuTiga, on Sundav and sails Monday afternoon at C p.m. for War.gaThe Hauturu leaves Onehunga at 5 p.m. to-morrow for Hokianga, and is due bark on Sunday. The Rarara, due at Onehunga tomorrow morning: from Xew Plymouth, sails at \ o’clock the same afternoon on lier return trip.