NEW PASSENGER SERVICE TO ENGLAND.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 964, 3 November 1910, Page 9

NEW PASSENGER SERVICE TO ENGLAND.

BLUE FUNNEL LINE.' ; The sailing dales ar© now announced for the three splendid new steamships whicli axe to inaugurate Mcsstb. Alfred Holt and Company's important new pas-, senger service to London. The Blue Funnel Line, of which Mcsstb. Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., are agents in this territory, ie a thoroughly up-to-date enterprise. Each ship is of ten thousand tons register, has twin-screw engines, and is equipped with wireless telegraphy. About three hundred passengers can be , carried, and these are accommodated with every comfort and convenience, including even a very efficient laundry.' Only first-saloon passengers will he booked, and the fares are exceedingly moderate. From Wellington to London costs only £« 10s. to £51 10s. single, and £78 10s. to £87 return. The first ship to Bail will be the Aeneas. Passengers, will leavo Wellington in time to join her at Sydney on January 28. The Bine Funnel Line, it might be remarked, has been sendine -out cargo steamers to Australia lor the last ten years, and have averaged no fewer than eighteen vessels 3, year of late, most of them very, fine .ships. This, however, is Messrs. Alfred Holt and Company's introductory service of passenger liners, as. far as Aus-. trolia is concerned. They have unquestionably placed ships on the berth of :a size, speed, and ' completeness of equipment which will command a brisk inquiry for accommodation.:-

THE TJ.S. AND A. LINE. Messrs. Dalgoty and Co., local agents for the U.S. and A. Line, advise that the nuxt steamer, to load at. New York:, under the auspices of the U.S. and- A. Line, for Australian and Now Zealand ports,. 13 tho Magadala commencing on November 15. •;■

. COMING BY; ThE DEAYTON ' GRANGE. Duo to arrive at Wellington on^Noycm; 5 ber 29 from Liverpool, via Oapo Town, '.he F.-H.-S. Line's Drayton ; Grange brings the following passengers for ■ New Zealand ports—itisses Bectham, M'DiaTmid, Brown (3) Houghton, M'Nairn,'" Hellyn, Ourrie,' South, Wood, Boyle, Wilson, Mesdames Gribben, "Palmer,,. :oßrown,'-.-. Donaldsoa, Brown, Wallace, Lambert, Kavanagb,Goudie, Whitworth, Grimshaw, M'Culloch, Parr Messrs. Oleary, Beetham, Hunter, Goldberg, Mercer; Irving, Sambridgc, Cartwrisht, Brown, Coanlan, Brown,- Hellyn, Guest, Donaldson; Wallace, Lambert, Kavanah, Goudie, : ..T7hitwbrth (2), Goudie (2), Moorman, Barnard, Grimahaw,'Mason, Johnston, M'Culloch, Jones, Frith, Whitely, Marsdcn, M'Derniott, Oannell, Green, Bertram (2), Hanman, Anderson, .Cook,.,Geehl.

Owing to tho weather moderating, the Ara!nira..was enabled to, get. out of Grey-, mouth early. yesterday morning for Wellington, via way ports. Tho -vessel left Westport for Nelson at 8 a.m. yesterday, and was expected, to clear the latter port, at 10 o'clock last night. Sho should put in an appearance about 8 a.m. to-dcy. '-

According to[' the , "Syren" the steel stea--nier Harrawah,, a.vessel of about 530 tons gross,' launchcd-.-recently at Harduxveld, Holland, for. .Shipping Investments, Ltd., is reported to have been now sold to the Union Steam Ship Company o New' Zealand. '.. ''•'■'■■■'.'■•

The barque Helen, 279 tons, has been chartered to load hardwood.at Port Esperance, - Tasmania, for a-New .Zealand port. .-, '. -'.' '■'. .'.'..' ■ "'..,;

On Monday last the Blackball.Company's Ngahero was docked at Lyttelton for annual overhaul and sarvey. She will probably bo ready for sea. again on Saturday.

It is understood that'tho New Zeaalnd Shipping Company's- Otafci will be, docked at Port Chalmers before she commences loading the season's wool and meat for It is expected; that the .annual overhaul in connection with the Huddart, Parker, and Company's Victoria will take four weeks to completo-fTom .tho time-it was started. She will,;resume running to New Zealand on November 23. '.

The Union Company's Karitane has been overhauled at. • Sydney recently. . . ;.

. H.lf.S. Challenger was in port at Sydney when the mail left on Saturday last.

Messrs. Gannaway and Company expect to dispatch the.Mangapapa' from Wellington, for Westpbrt and Karamea, to-day. Sho will return-to this port about tho middle of next week.'•

The next dispatch-from : Westport for Wellington with , 'coal for . the., Westport Coal Company. will 'be '.the Kurow, . She will sail about the end of- this week.

Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull advise that tho Kaitoa will arrive from Wanganui tomorrow, and sails again on tho same day for Nelson and West Coast. ■ . .

Mr. S. E. Chamberlain,' engineer of the Wairau, came ashore, yesterday. Hr. Pama, who has been on leave, rejoined his vessel yesterday.

Last night': the. Wairau cleared for Blackball. She returns to Wellington to-' morrow morning, and sails asain during tho evening for Picton and Karamoa. :

Tho Harbour Board's launch Huia, is at present undergoing an - overhaul at tho Kailway Wharf. ... '

Yesterday the barq.no Glensheo swung her compasses in the Stream. The sailer is awaiting four seamen to sign on for. the trip to Dunedin.

The Pohorua, which arrived hero early ■ i morning from Grejmouth with a' load of coal, will bo dispatched again "onSaturday for the West Ooast port. The Whangape is expected to get away from Wellington for. Wcstport .to-morrow.

It is expected to place, the Patcona ■on the Patent Slip on Monday next. She is to start in her Usual running between Wellington, Picton, and Nelson.on Monday, November 14. :

At 9 a.m. yesterday, tho TFnion Company's Waivuna left Westport Iprilclboume with a load of c0a1.. .

On her next trip up from southern ports the Corinna will omit tho usual call at Picton and Nelson on the way from Wellington to Onehunga, and wil! go direct to New Plymouth to pick up a load .of butter and. cheese for the Euahine. Tho latter steamer leaves Wellington on November 17 for Homo.