RAILWAY TIME-TABLE
(Sundays excepted, unless otherwise stated.)
Express Trains Leave Christchurch
For Invercargill, 8.35 a.m. dally (except Monday): 11.2 p.m. Sunday (connects with Invercargill train at Dunedin). For Dunedin—B.3s a.m. daily: 12.25 p.m. Wednesday, Friday; 11.2 p.m. Sunday. For Greymouth and Hokitika —2.20 a.m., 10 a.m. dally. For Parnassus —8.20 a.m. daily. Express Trains Arrive Christchurch
From Invercargill—7.lß a.m. Monday; 7.26 p.m. daily (except Monday). From Dunedin —7.18 a.m. Jdcmday; 5.10 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 7.26 p.m. dally (except Monday). From Greymouth and Hokitika —5.0 p.m., 10.23 p.m. dally.
From Parnassus—s.sl p.m. daily. Passenger train connecting with steamer express leaves Christchurch for Lyttelton at 7.10 p.m.
AIRWAYS TIME-TABLE
Air-liners leave Wigram aerodrome as follows:—Daily at 10.10 a.m. for Wellington, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Auckland. , . , „ Monday to Saturday, inclusive, at 1.5 p.m. for Blenheim, Wellington, ITelson, Palmerston North, Napier, Gisborne. New Plymouth, and Auckland. Dally at 1 p.m. for Dunedin.
WILLOWBANK CHARTERED
The latest unit*of the Bank Line, the 5000-ton motor-ship Willowbank, has been chartered by the British Phosphate Commission to load phosphate at Ocean Island for New Zealand next month. The Willowbank was built by William Doxford and Sons, Ltd., Sunderland. On her official sea trials in January, she attained a mean speed of 131 knots on the measured mile.
INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE
Maunganui leaves Wellington March 18, Bluff March 20, for Melbourne; due Msrch 24* Awatea left Auckland March 14 for Sydney: due to-day. Leaves Sydney to-day for Wellington, due March 20. Leaves Wellington March 20, Auckland March 22 for Sidney, due March 25. , Wanganella left Wellington March 16 for Sydney, due March 20, and Melbourne, due March 22.
PORT OF OAMARU
fTHE PRESS Special Service.] OAMARU, March 16,
The Wainui will load on Wednesday. March 22, for Wellington, Gisborne, and N r is ’ due on Tuesday, March 21, to load for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. The Karetu. from Sydney and Newcastle, left Eden yesterday for Hobart, thence Lyttelton, Tlmaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. The vessel Is expected here about Tuesday, March 28, The Waiplata is due to leave Auckland on Friday. March 17. for southern ports, Including Oamaru. This vessel is expected at the port on Saturday, March 25. to discharge and load out for Wellington and Auckland, via ports. The Poolta left Westport on Monday with coal for Dunedin. Oamaru, Lyttelton, and Tlmaru. She is due here to-mprrow.
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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22662, 17 March 1939, Page 19
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