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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 179, 30 July 1924, Page 4

! LATE NEWS. I : ! ! The Corintnic left Auckland late last night for Lytrelton. The Koronilko leaves Newcastle to-day for Auckland. The Victoria is expected to leave Sydney on September 3 for Hongkong. The Katoa is expected to arrive at Auckland from Newcastle at noon to-morrow. The Navua was expected to leave Dnnedin at 10 ii.m. yesterday for Auckland, via ports. The Wanaka is expected to leave Lyttelton to-day for Duncdln. Slie will load at Hluff nboilt August 2, and Duncdln 4lh, for Wellington and Auckland, via ports. The Xgaknta will sail this afternoon for the Eastern Pacific, and will call at Muake nod Atlu. She will load a cargo of fruit for Auckland direct. The Island steamer Tofua arrived at Suva at 5 a.m. yesterday, and left there at noon to-day for Auckland. She will be due here on Monday next. THE MAHEXO. The Maheno. which arrived from Sydney yesterday afternoon, is to sail on Friday inorninß on her return voyage. Her cargo included transhipments ex the following vessels :—Maloja, Pisillipo. Marella, Canberra, Koranul, Suva. Medic, Tana, KarSjoola, Leruka. THE NEW ORIENT LINERS. Notification that the first of the two 20,000-ton liners under construction in England for the Orient line will arrive in Sydney early next yeur has been received by the agents, the Union Steamship Company. When plans of the new vessels arrive in Sydney nt the end of this month the company will be in a position to commence bookings and it is announced that the Orama will sail from Sydney on January ay next, und the Oronsny on April 1 for London. The third new 20.000-ton liner will bo placed in the Orient Company's Australian service towards I he end of next year. A feature of the liners is that every snloon cabin has a port window, and there are more single-berth cabins than In my other vessel afloat. The dimensions are : Length fiSiift, breadth 7lift, depth from bridge to keel 63ft, loaded draught 29ft. The two funnels will stand 124 feet above light loadline and the masts 164 ft above, while the boat-deck, when the steamers are fully loaded, will lie 02ft above the waterline. CITY OF C.-NTON ARRIVES, Thirty-five days out from New York, the A. and A. Line's chartered steuinei- City oi Canton. 0982 tons (Capt. 11. G. Jenklm arrived at Auckland late last night, and dropped anchor in the stream until this morning, when she berthed at the western side of the Queen's wharf. The steamer loaded a full cargo of general merchandise (including a largo number of motor-carp) at Neiv York, and took her departure from that port on June 24. Kino weather was experienced to Colon, which was reached early in the morning of July-I. Tbe vessel obtained immediate transit through the canal, au«l Kalboa was left on the evenins of the same day. Fine weather was experienced across the Pacific to I'itcaini Island, which was reached at 1 a.m. on July IS. After a stay of one hour the City of Canton resumed her course, the fine weather continuing until July 24. when she ran into some heavy easterly weather. The next day (he stenmor cleared the storm area, and arrived as above. After completing the local portion of her discharge the vessel proceeds to Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton. Duncdln and Melbourne. She is expected to set away from Auckland towards the end of the week. Captain Jenkins has associated with him the following officers: First, Sir. J. Bel-l-.mv; second, Mr. J). C. Uanisay; third. Mr. 1!. J. Young; chief engineer. Mr. J. D. Hankiu: second, Air. 1!. A. Findlay: third. Mr. A. Spence; fourth. Mr. C. It. Kdge: fifth. Mr. Dyke: wireless operators. Messrs. A. McDougul and Morrison: chief steward, Mr. A. Allen; cadets, Messrs. Vleker and Kicliey^ The rates of exchange on the '•fssd's cargo for Customs purposes are: Canada, 4.40 dollars; United States, 4.:53 dollars per £ sterling. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Russell, July 30.—Arrived : Clansman, from Auckland, r>.4D a.m. Tokomaru Bay. July 30.—Arrived : irauurn. from Auckland. 8.30 a.m. Manukait Heads, July ?»o.—Arrived : Rarawa, from New Plymouth. 7 a.m.: Zit.a (SClinr.), from Wai tarn, ~> a.m. Wellington. July 20.—Sailed: Rcmiicra. for London. 4 p.m. OVERSEAS. , Sydney. July 20.—Arrived: Manuka, from Auckland. 9 a.m.; Ulimnroa, from Wellington. 4 a.m. Newcastle. July 29.—Arrived: Kororriiko, from New Zealand. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels are exnected to be within wireless ranee of the undermentioned wireless station tn-nieht :— Auckland : H.JI.s. Dnnedin. Tofua. Katoa. Kaiwarra, Norfolk. Kiirov, Kaitnncntii, Cape Mny, I-as A'egas. Kabinsa. fCgafcutn.