NORTHERN COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 203, 31 August 1897, Page 4

NORTHERN COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS.

TtncssAY.—-Waiotahi leaves forTcuranga Bad Opotiki at 7 p.m. ; Wellington leaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point, Whangarei Heads and Mangapai at 9.30 p.m. ; lona arrives from Mercury Bay, Kuaotunu and Kennedy's Bay.

Wednesday.—Gairloch arrives from Now Plymouth; lona leaves for the Great Barrier at midnight; Waitangi loaves for Kuaotunu, Mercury Bay, Tairua, and "Whangamata at 9 p.m. ; Douglas arrives from Whangarai Town Wharf; Chelmsford arrives from Tauranguand Whakatane.

Thursday. — Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth ab I p.m. ; Douglas leaves for TVbangarei Town Wharf ab 5 p.m. ; lona arrives from the Great Barrier; Wellington arrives from Whangarei; Kanieri arrives from Raglan.

Fkiday.—Clansman arrives from Russell at 6 a.m. ; Ohioemuri leaves for Waiheko 9 a.m. and returns about 5 p.m. ; Chelmsford leaves for Tauranga and Whakatane at 2 p.m. ; Wellington loaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point, Whangarei Heads and Mangapai ab 10 30 p.m.; lona for Kuaotunu, Mercury Bay and Kennedy's Bay at 9. p.m.; Kanieri leaves for Waitara ab 1 p.m.

Saturday.—Glenelg leaves for Opunake and Wanganui ab 1 p.m.

Thames IServick— Steamers loav* for Thames, for r'aeroa, ana tor Corcimaßdoi daily. See advortisometsbß daily papers.

The schooner Huia will be fitted with a 50 h.p. gasoline engine by Mosara W. A. Ryan and Co.

The barquentino Mary Wad ley sailed from Thames last evening for Melbourne, with a load of kuhikatoa.

The R. M.B. Moana left Sydney for Auckland last evening. Sho in duo on Friday afternoon, and loaveß for Apia, Honolulu and 'Frisco on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The yacht Lizzie wan badly damaged recently off the coast of New Ireland. Her owner wan cruising among tho islands with the objecb of collecting flora and fauna. She struck a reef at New Ireland, bub gob off and proceeded to the Solomons, where she was condemned as unseaworthy.

. The New Zealand Shipping Company have invited tenders for eteamere for the direct trade. The vessels aro to be twin screw steamers, averaging 12 knobs, and while providing less cargo space than the Rakaia, Mataura, and Waimate, will have more extended passenger accommodation.

Additional particulars re the wreck of the Wealeyan Mission schooner Mf3da, Btate that the disaster was brought aboub by the vessel missing stays. She is a hopeless wreck, her masts being gone and the rocks being through her botbon. She was bought for £10 by Dr. Brown, of tho Mission trust, who carries on salvage operations.

The "Fiji Times" says: "H.M. ships Royalist and Lizard are once more gracing tho port of Suva, after a cruise to the eastward, embracing Samoa, etc. Both ships Bailed from Samoa in company, and the run waa made under canvas. The Royalist, the larger veseel, made the bettor voyaging, arriving at Suva in five days, while the Lizard ws*s 5£ days on the voyage."