TAMAROA FROM HOME

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 296, 10 September 1938, Page 14

TAMAROA FROM HOME

List Of Passengers

The Shaw, Savill liner Tamaroa, which reached Auckland yesterday morning from London and Southampton via the Panama Canal, brought the following passengers:— For Wellington: Mr. W. L. Bell, Mrs. W. L. Bell, Mrs. I. Clulow, Mr. M. F. Constable, Mr. F. Edwards, Mrs. F. Edwards, Mr. A. G. Hodder, Mrs. S. Israel, Mr. M. Johnson, Miss R. Van Staveren, Mr. E. C. White. For Auckland: Mrs. A. E. Bates, Mr. V. P. Barbat, Mrs. V. P. Barbat, Miss A. M. Barbat, Mr. G. T. S. Baylis, Miss S. It. Haines, Mr. P. T. English, Mrs. P. T. English. Mr. A. M. Ferguson, Mrs. A. M. Ferguson, Mr. G. V. Gow, Mr. C. E. Kerry, Mrs. C. E. Kerry, Mr. W. G. Kerry, Mrs. E. Neumann, Mrs. A. G. Sharman. Miss M. Sharman, Rev. C. R. Taylor, Mrs. C. R. Taylor, Mr. M. W. H. Winter, Mrs. M. W’. B. Winter, Mr. 1,. Withall. For Lyttelton: Mr. N. B. McCallum, Mr. R. A. Stewart, Mrs. R. A. Stewart. For Port Chalmers: Miss R. M. Allen, Mrs. J. M. Batchelor, Miss J. G. Cochrane, For Gisborne: Mrs. E. C. Murphy, Miss E. M. Murphy. For Timaru: Mrs. S. M. Orbell, Miss M. L. Orbell, Miss C. S. Shlrres.

For Australia: Mr. A. E. Alcock, Mrs. A. E. Alcock, Mr. A. M. Alcock, Mr. A. J. Alcock, Mrs. B. M. Betton, Mrs. L. Banks, Mr. R. Dutreiz, Lieut.-Colonel A. M. Forbes, M.C., Mrs. A. M. Forbes, Mr. A. F. Gleed, Mrs. A. F. Gleed, Miss P. Gleed, Miss B. Gleed, Miss N. Gleed, Mr. G. H. Harris, Mrs. G. H. Harris, Mr. E. G. Long, Mrs. 1-1. G. Dong, Mr. A. G. Robb, Mrs. A. G. Robb, Mr. J. L. Duval, Mrs. J. L. Duval. Mr. C. Gaussen, Miss L. C. Snowden. Round voyage: Mr. R. M. Hull, Miss A. I. L. King. WAIKOUAITI DELAYED. En route from Newcastle, Port Stephens, Port Kembla and Sydney, the Union Company's Waikouaitl has reported by wireless that she has been delayed by bad weather and now expects to reach Lyttelton ‘ this morning. She will later proceed to Dunedin, Timaru and Bluff to complete discharge, thence to Sydney. OPAWA FOR 'SYDNEY. The motor-ship Opawa, which has completed discharge of her Liverpool cargo to the agency of the Federal Company, left Oamaru early yesterday morning for Sydney to load for the United. Kingdom. NAUMBURG CLEARS BALBOA. The, German steamer Naumburg, en route from New Orleans to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, is reported to have cleared Balboa last Tuesday. She is due at Auckland about September 30. KAIRANGA LEAVES SYDNEY. Cabled advice has been received by the Union Company that the Kairanga, from Newcastle and Port Kembla, left Sydney on Thursday for Auckland, where she is due next Wednesday. KAPUNI TO SLIP. The small coastal motor-ship Kapuni is to gt> on the patent slip on Monday to complete her overhaul and survey. She will resume running about next Wednesday, leaving here for Patea. NAPIER STAR LATER. Delayed by bad weather at Wanganui the Blue Star Line steamer Napier Star is now due at Wellington to-morrow to continue her Homeward loading. KAIKORAI ARRIVES. From Stenhouse Bay and Melbourne the Union Company’s Kaikorai arrived In the stream at Wellington last night. She is to berth this morning at Taranaki Street Wharf and later proceeds to Auckland to complete discharge. KAITOA SHELTERING. The Kaitoa, which should have arrived at Wellington yesterday morning from Nelson, has been delayed by the strong southerly and is sheltering behind Long Island. "She should arrive sometime to-day and will leave on Monday on the return trip to Nelson. RUAHINE LOADING. From Bluff the liner . Ruahine reached Napier vesterday morning to complete discharge of her London cargo and to commence her Homeward loading to the agency of the Federal Company. She is to leave Napier again next Tuesday for Waikokopu. Gisborne, Auckland and Wellington. The vessel is due here on September 26 and is to clear this port finally on September 28 for London, Avonmoufih, Liverpool and Glasgow, via the Panama Canal.

MA TUA’S PASSEN G EKS. Tho Union Company's motor-ehip Matua which left Auckland on Thursday for the Cook Islands, took the following passengers:—Mrs. C. T. V. Duck, and two infants, Mies Duck, Mr, Z. R. Hemming, Mr. (1. Innes, Mrs. G. Innes. Miss I • Maruarikl. Mrs. A. A. Roe, Miss M. r. Roe, Mr. G. R. Ritchie. Mrs. G. R. Ritchie, Mr. B. Sherwin, Miss P. Tamarlki, Mr. A. B. Wrlght.'Mr. V. M. Warren.

U.S. MARITIME COMMISSION’S ACTIVITIES. The United States Maritime Commission are considering the possibility of establishing direct services under the American Hag between the Great Lakes and foreign countries. The matter will come up tor discussion at Milwaukee next month, where the commission are holding the last ot their series of “port hearings states the “Syren and Shipping.”' The object ot these hearings, which have been in progress tar some months past, is to assist the commission iir their studies of the countij s essential trade routes and other aspects ot the Government’s plans for the development of the U.S. merchant marine. Another subject to be discussed at the Milwaukee hearing is the possibility of improving the facilities for ocean transhipments from the central States via Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific ports. The commission have completed the purchase from the Panama Pacific Line of the three fast passenger and cargo vessels to be placed in the service to the East Coast of South America which the commission will inaugurate on or about September 1. These are the California. Virginia and Pennsylvania, formerly operated by the Panama Pacific Line lu the intercoastal trade, and they have been acquired at a cost of 9,889.900 dollars for the three. The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, New York have been awarded the contract for reconditioning the Virginia and the Pentisylvania at a cost of 655.060 dollars. Tne work will be done in the yards of the United Drv Dock Company of Brooklyn, N Y which the Bethlehem Corporation recently acquired. The Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Newport News (Va.i, with u bnl of 007.000 dollars for any one ship, have been entrusted with the contract for reconditioning the California.