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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 934, 29 March 1930, Page 2

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THIS DAY Kawau, 7.45 p.m. SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1930. Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Hastings and Napier (letters only), 5.30 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (also Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay), 5.50 p.m OUTGOING OVERSEAS MAILS Nauru and Ocean Islands, per June Monday, March 31, at 2 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, Central America, - Cristobal (Panama Canal), per Main Trunk (Remuera, from Wellington), Monday, March 31, at 5 p.m. Correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed “per Remuera.’’ Parcels, 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20. Due London, May 6. NOTE.—The next dispatch to Great Britain, Jreland, and Continent of Europe, closes at Auckland, Tuesday, April 8, per R.M.S. Niagara, via Vancouver. Apia, Pago Pago and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare, Tuesday, April 1, at 1 p.m. Parcels at 11 a.m. Fanning Island, via ‘Sydney, per Main Trunk (Tahiti, from Wellington), Monday, April 7, at 5 p.m. New Hebrides, Banks and Solomon Islands, per Southern Cross, Tuesday, April 8, at 10 a.m. Parcels at 3 p.m.. Monday. April. 7. Great Britain, Ireland, Continent of Europe, Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies, Brazil, Argentine, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Falkland Islands, also Fiji, Hawaiian Islands, and Japan, per R.M.S. Niagara, via Vancouver, Tuesday, April 8, at 10 a.m. Parcels for Fiji and America at 3 p.m. Monday, April 7. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS April 2: S.S. Ulimaroa, from Sydney, via Wellington (Australian mail). April S: R.M.S. Tahiti, from San Francisco, via Wellington (English and American mail). MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1930. I Wanganui, Palmerston North. Welling* ; ton. etc., 4 a.m. Whangarei Darsraville. etc.. 6.30 a.m. and I 3 p.m. Surfdale, etc., 8 a.m. Kawau, 8.30 a.m. Whitianga, Whenuakite, Tairua and Etikuai, also Whangamata, 10.30 a.m. Opotiki, Te Kaha, and Raukokore (parcels only), 11 a.m. Kawhia (parcels only). 11 a.m. New Plymouth and Taranaki District. Parcels at 11 a.m,, 12 noon. C. Chamberlin P. 8., 12 noon. Paeroa and Ngatea (letters only), 2 p.m. Thames and Waitakaruru (letters only). 2.30 p.m. Russell, Opua. Mangonui, etc., 2.30 p.m. McGill and Stanley P. 8., Shakespear P.B», O’Connor P. 8., and Sheffield P. 8., 2.30 p.m. Wellington, Wanganui. New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Hastings, Napier and Cambridge (letters only ), 5 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (also Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay), 5.00 p.m. J. J. KEARNEY, Acting-Chief Postmaster,

RUAPEHU DUE MONDAY.—The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer • Ruapehu is due in port at noon on Monday from Antwerp, according to her ! wireless advice. The vessel has a cargo : of Tunisian phosphates and basic slag for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. The local portion will be unloaded j at Queen’s Wharf. JUNE DUE 8 A.M.—The Norwegian steamer June has sent wireless advice that she expects to arrive in port from Westport at S o’clock tomorrow morning. The vessel will berth at Queen s Wharf and on Monday is to load stores and general cargo for Nauru and Ocean Islands under the agency of Henderson and Macfariane. She is to be dispatched

TASMANIA FROM HOME. —After an uneventful line weather trip from West 1 Coast ports of Great Britain, the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tasmania arrived at Auckland at S o’clock last night, and berthed this morning at Queen's Wharf. She has general , cargo and 3$ bags of mail, mostly parcel matter. The vessel left Liverpool on Februarv 16. She is discharging .>,OOO tons of merchandise here. After unloading the local consignment, the Tasmania i roceeds a.m. on Thursday to V ellmgton, Lvttelton and Dunedin to complete discharge. Captain J. V. Williams is m command, and with him are the following officers: Chief, Mr. F. Lougheed; second. Mr. A. Kocken: third. Mr. G. Baldwin; fourth. Mr. M. Walter; chief engineer. Mr. C. Mays; second, Mr. E. Angel; third. Mr. H. Watson: fourth. Mr. L. Simmonds; fifth. Mr. J. Wood: sixth, Mr. H. McStav: chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. N. Muir; second. Mr. T. Hall: radio operator. Mr. ,T. Stockman; chief steward, Mr. A. Honey bun. GOLDEN COAST FROM AMERICA.— The Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s steamer Golden Coast arrived in the stream shortly before midnight last night, and berthed at Prince’s Wharf this morning to unload the local portion of her timber, drum oil and general cargo from the Pacific Coast. The vessel left Los Angeles on March 1 and experienced hot weather nearly all the way. They crossed the equator almost at the equinox. Her decks are piled with ! timber and 2,000 drums of motor oil. Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited, is the local agent, and after the local consignment has been discharged it is hoped to dispatch the Golden Coast on Friday next for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete, discharge. Captain E. Svedstrup retains command, and has with him the following officers; Chief, Mr. E. H. Johanson; second, Mr. J. P. Johansen; third, Mr. J. J. Grant; chief engineer. Mr. R. Sellman; second, Mr. W. B. Smith; third, Mr. H.*D. Gould; fourth, Mr. U. Tucker; radio operator, Mr. C. Dunn: chief steward, Mr. W. Walter.

FIRES IN COAL CARGOES.—To ttu Australian conditions in the interests J* the marine departments of seven Bait ish insurance companies which, he said had been amalgamated for 100 years, M~* Clement Taylor reached Melbourne f rorr j London on the P. and O. liner Morgoli* recently. Mr. Taylor said that his in. vestigations concerned cliietly the ixr. portation of coal from England and th% cause of fire on vessels which carried i*. Last year more than 100 ships had brought coal to Australia. Of that number seven had suffered from serious fires, and two had been a total loss. The insurance rate had been increased from 12s 6d to £.b 5s 5d per cent., but as most of the insurance had covered cargo at the low rate the companies concerned had lost heavily. The British Department of Scientific and industrial Research had made several recommendations in regard to ventilation and other phases of shipping coal.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels arc expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during th* week-end:— Auckland.—Jun*-. Port Napier, Ruapehu, Kainiiro, Elveric. Kalingo, Kia Ora Maunganui, Moeraki, Port Victor. Weill ington, Somerset, Tol'ua, Tutanekai. Waitemata. Weirbank. Wilsoncox. Chatham Islands.—Mamilius. Fort Hardy Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Arahura! Tamahine, Makura, Port Caroline. Middlesex. Northumberland, Remuera, Canadian Explorer. Marama, Ulimaroa, Erigo. Svoider. City of Lincoln, Kairniro, Corinth!- . Awarua.—Tahiti, Waikouaiti. Sir J. c. Ross. City of New York. Kaitunal Makura. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS TODAY ARAPAWA (2.0 a.m.). 291 tone. Pert, from Westport via Kuipara. HAUTI'RU (a.in.). 270 tons, JacksonFowler. from Raglan and Kawhia. XGAPUHI (7.30 a.m.), .03 tons. Bark, from New Plymouth.

lIOKIANGA is expected back from Hokianga on Monday and it is hoped to dispatch her on the return trip the same night. XGAPUHI, which arrived from New Plymouth this morning leaves on the return trip at 4 p.m. on Monday. ARAPAWA arrived at Onehunga early this morning and was to leave at noon today for Hokianga. HAUTI’RU arrived this morning from Raglan and Kawhia and leaves again at 4 p.m. on Monday for those ports