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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 772, 19 September 1929, Page 2

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THIS DAY Wellington, Wanganui, Xew Plymouth, Palmerston North, Hastings and Xapier (letters only), 5 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (also Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay, 5.30 p.m. Turua, 7.45 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1929 Whangarei, Dargaville, etc., 6.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mahurangi and Shore P. 8., 10.30 a.m. C. Chamberlain P. 8., 1 p.m. Faeroa and Ngatea (letters only), 2 p.m. Thames and Waitakaruru (letters only), 2.30 p.m. McGill and Stanley P. 8., Shakespeare P. 8., and Sheffield P. 8., 2.30 p.m. Surfdale, etc., 3.30 p.m. Putiki and Onetangi, 3.30 p.m. % 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.m. OUTGOING OVERSEAS MAILS Australian States, Ceylon, India, Straits Settlements, China, Japan, and South Africa, also Norfolk Island, per Main Trunk, Limited (Ulimaroa, from Wellington), Thursday, September 19, at 5 p.m. Parcels at 11 a.m., second-class matter, 3 p.m., Wednesday, September Cook Islands, per Waipahi, Friday, September 20, at 10 a.m. Parcels, at 3 p.m., Thursday, September 19. Banks Island, Solomon Islands and New Hebrides, per Southern Cross, Monday, September 23, at 10 a.m. 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, September 24. at 10 a.m.). Parcels, for Fiji and America, at 3 p.m., Monday, September 23. Due London, October 23. Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, Central America, Cristobal (Panama Canal), per Northumberland, Tuesday, September 24, at 3 p.m Correspondence for Great Britain. Ireland and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed “per Northumberland.” Parcels at 11 a.m. NOTE.—The best dispatch to Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, closes at Auckland, Tuesday, September 24, per R.M.M.S. Aorangi, via Vancouver. Due London, October 23. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS September 18: S.S. Poolta, from Newcastle (41 bags Eastern and Australian mail). September 23: S.S. Manuka, from Melbourne, via "Wellington (29 bags Australian mail). September 24: R.M.S. Maunganui, from San Francisco, via Wellington (English and American mail). J. J. KEARNEY, Acting-Chief Postmaster.

NIAGARA LEAVES VANCOUVER.— Cable advice has been received by the e of the the R.Nt.S. Niagara left Vancouver at noon vesterdav via Victoria. Honolulu, and Suva for Auckland and Sydney. She is expected to arrive here on October 7. WAIKAWA REPORTS. —According to a radio message received by the Deal office of the Union Company, the transpacific* cargo steamer Waikawa is expected to arrive at Auckland next Thursdav from the Pacific Coast. After discharge here, the vessel proceeds to V ellingtun, Melbourne, anti Sydney. POOLTA RADIOS. —The local office of the L'nion Company has been advised by radio that the steamer Poolta. en route from Grafton, Port Stephens, and Newcastle. is expected to arrive at Auckland at noon tomorrow. She later berths the King's Wharf, and after discharge proceeds to Wellington, Lyttelton, and Bluff, to complete. RIMUTAKA FOR HOME.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Kimutaka left Wellington this morning for Southampton and London, via the Panama, route. Following is the list of passengers:—Saloon: Miss L. Paton Mesdames Brown, E. Croft, Messrs. C. F. Brown, R. S. Dickie, and H. Parsons; 15 third-class. ROTORUA'S ITINERARY. —The New Zealand Shipping Company reports that the loading itinerary of the liner Rotorua has been altered. The vessel will now leave Lyttelton tomorrow for Bluff to complete discharge, and to commence loading there. She will subsequentiy load also at Port Chalmers. Timaru, Lyttlelon. Auckland and Wellington. The Rotorua is due back at Wellington on October 14, and will sail finally from that port on October 19 for Southampton and. London, via the Panama route. DELAYED MAILS. —The Union Company’s cargo steamer Poolta. which is expected at Auckland from Newcastle tomorrow morning, has 41 bags of Eastern and Australian mail for Xew Zealand. The mail was sent from Sydney to Newcastle early last week, when it was thought that the vessel would clear Newcastle on the Tuesday. However, loading was delayed by rain, and the Poolta did not sail until four o'clock on Friday afternoon, three hours after the Ulimaroa left Sydney for Wellington. The Ulimaroa reached Wellington early on Tuesday morning, and mail brought by her arrived at Auckland by train yesterday morning.

I ORSOVA AX PREMANTU , Orient .mer Orsova arrived from London yesterday. .at Adelaide and Melbourne >o* ' ' '■ / NORFOLK LEAVES LIVERPnm The N% w Zealand Chir-ww V'or ' Veen notifi. 1 by .M, that steamer N rL'.k sailed '"rom T I last Sunday with cargo t.» ! Auckland. Xapier. Wellington ** j SToSober 23. **“ “ d "* ai RC «•> leave Sydney today . ir ,i hf Auckland early on Monday ---T"** 1 After loading car.-.. and nSil 1 harkiny passengers from New Zealand'Si vessel ;s to resume her vorare Honolulu and Vancouver on Tueada®?*** WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE i The following vessels are expected , ! be within range of the undermpntKe l ® stations tonight:— Auckland.—Tofua. King William, Poo!r» Waiotapu, Kairaanawa, Papanui pS Melbourne, Golden Cloud. * Torangi eU * Waikawa, Chatham Islands.—Canadian Cruiser Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tarnahin* Xgaio, Arahura. Prunus, DunadV Manuka, Niagara, Tainui. Rrrnutmka City of Lincoln. Kaitoke, Walrus’ Karamea. Awarua. —Tahiti. Maunganui. Brocks, i beck, "Waikouaiti, Tasmania. p at ,* I Falsterbro, C. A. Larsen, Sir J C I Kosmos. * PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARAPAWA is scheduled to load a* j Onehunga on Monday for Opunake and i Wanganui and is to sail that dav. a HAUTURI’ has been delayed by west ! erly weather and is now due back fr«n Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads to i morrow morning. She sails for Hokfiang* ) at 3 p.m. tomorrow. ■* HOKIAXGA was bar-bound at On*, j hunea yesterday and it is hoped to dispatch her for Hokianga this afternoon. ! KAITOA is arriving early next week : to load for Picton only. Messrs. Russell and Somers are the local agents for tv* I vessel. . N’GAPI'HI is scheduled to sail fo*- Xew * Plymouth at 3 o'clock this afternoon.