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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 5, 28 February 1913, Page 6

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SYDNEY, 27th February. Arrived — Kartuna, from Oreymouth. MELBOURNE, 27th February. Arrived— Benorita, barqiientiue, from Whangape; Inga, from Kalparu. AUCKLAND, 27th February. Arrived— Rakanoa (3.40 p.m.), from Newcastle; Pukakl (5.20 p.m.), from Samoa. Armed— Mokoia (2.15 p.m.), from southern ports. Sailed— Rosamond (0.15 p.m.), for Toiago Bar and Cllsborne; Marjorie Craig, barque (6.15 p.m.), f6r \Vhab£urei and Melbourne. PICTON. 27th February. Arri/ed— Knitoa (0.30 p.m.), from Wellington 1 28 th February. Arrived— KurOw (6.30 a.m.) and Haupiri (? a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON, 28th February. Arrived— Nikau (0.10 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. 28th February. Arrived — Ulimaroa (7 a.m.) and Muraroa (9.16 a.m.), from Wellington. DUNfiDIN. 27th February. Arrived— Monowai (9.30 a.m.), from northern ports; Morayshlre (0.40 a.m.), from northern ports. Bniled-tflofl* (4 p.m.) ( for Gttymouth; Wai'mate (5 p.m.), for Oamaru, WESTPORT, 2?th February. Sailed— PohetUtt (2.40 p.m.), for Wellington. _ L __ AORANGI ARBIVES FROM SAN FRANCISCO. The TJttton Company's Pacific liner Aorangi arrived in Wellington at 6.30 o'clock last eveniug, and berthed at No. 6, Queen's Wharf, before dark. The purser reports that throughout the voyage fine weather -was experienced. The trip wad thoroughly eujoyabfo, and quite uneventful. San Francisco was left on the 6th February at 11.80 a.m., and call 3 were mado at Papeete and Rarotonga en route. The vessel sailed from Rarotonga for Wellington oh Thursday, 20th February, and met wltfi southerly weather on the run down. Various deck games were indulged in during tho voyage. The vessel brought a fairly large cargo to New Zealand, a summary of which is as follows:—150 cases canned fish, 836 cases canned fruit. 5517 Caßes dried fruits, 309 rolls felt, 20 eases canned asparagus, 30 cases periodicals, 1010 pieces lumber, a largo quantity Of sundries, also fruit from the Islands. In addition there is a large general cargo for Australia. 'She Aorangi Is to sail for Sydney at 9 o'clock this evening . SAN tfRANCISC6 MAlt SfiRVtCI!. R.M.B. Aorangi 'arrived in Wellington from f?an Francisco, via Papeete and. Rarotonga, yesterday. She will sail at 5 p.m. to-day for Sydney direct, aud will leave the New iouth Wales port on ji return trip on the 22nd liarch. The" vessel 19 due here on the outward voyage on the 27th March, and will sail for San Fran« Cisco the next day. R.M.S. Moana, will. leave Wellington at 6 o'clock this evening for San Francisco, 'via Island ports; due at Rarotonga on the sth March, at Papeete on the 7th, and at her destination on the 20th March. R.M.3. Tahiti, at present at San Francisco, will leave that port for Wellington next Wednesday, and 18 due here on the 27th March. INDrAIEMA'3 OFFICERS. The following are the officers of the Tyser steamer indraTemn, due here from London, via Auckland oh the loth March :— Commander, Captain Hodgson; chiei officer, Mf J. A Stewart; second, .Mr R. B. Roberts; third, Mr E. Evans; fourth, Mr R. Johnson. Mr W. Crich' low is chief engineer, Mr J. Dunning second, Mi' T. Davis third, Mr R. Briddon fourth; Mr R. Lloyd is chief refrigerating engineer, and Mr T. Thurwell second, while Mr W. Jones Is thief steward. PASSENGERS BY FRIEDRICH DER QROSSE. The Nord-Deutcher-Lloyd steamer Friedrlch der Grosse, which is due at Sydney on 7th March from Bremen, via ports, haSi on* board the following New Zealand passengers: — Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Blomueld, Miss Blomfleld, and Masters J. and K. Blomfleld, Mr atid Mrs Bartleman, Mr and Mrs Devllle, Mr and Mrs and Miss Ellis, Miss A. Halttneyer. The passengers will arrive at Auckland from Sydney by the Victoria on Sunday, the 16th March. NEW WHITE STAR LJNER. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., agents for the White Star Line, have received advice that the new lkier Ceramic, 18,000 tons, will «ail from Liverpool for Australia about the 24th July, arriving In Sydney on the 10th September. The Ceramic will be by far the largest Vessel that has ever come to Australia, and she will be fitted with all the latest improvements in shipbuilding. No pains have been spared to make this great liner comfortable for travellers, and every means has been' taken to provide her with latest safety appliances. One great feature about the passenger accommodation, which is for one class only, is that a large proportion of tho cabins are on the upper deck, and It is situated in the midships of the vessel. There will, therefore, be a minimum amount of vibration from the screws. The vessel Is timed to leave Sydney on the Homeward voyage on the 24th September, and arrive in London on the 13th November. No doubt a large number of passengers will avail themselves of the opportunity of passage on 60 nne a vessel at the rates of passage money quoted, THE WAIMANA. A wireless message has been received from the Shaw-Savlll liner Waimana, 10,389 tons iCaptain Holmes), stating that the vessel will arrive at Dunedih from London at noon tomorrow. After completing discharge hi the south, the Wnlmana IS to load In New Zealand. Auckland will bo her final port, and she will take departure for Home at the end of March. IN TOUCH BY WIRELESS. Vessels expected to be within wireless ranee of the Wellington and Auckland stations this evening ure n» follow :— Victoria (bound from Wellington to Sydney, via north), Ulimaroa (from Wellington to Melbourne, vlu south and Hobart), Wimmera (from Sydney to Wellington via north), Warrimoo (from Wellington to Sydney direct), Navua (from Auckland to Suva), Atua (from Auckland to Sydney, via South Sea Islands). Moana (from Wellington to San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete), and Aorangi (from Wellington to Sydney direct, en route from Sai. Francisco, via Papeete and Rarotonga).

Mr. Charles Galley, Customs nightwatchman at Wellington, has been promoted to the position of tide waiter at lyttelton, in succession to Mr. Bowley, who transfers to Wellington. , letters received in Sydney announce the grounding of the Island schooner May Queen off tho Batika Islands. The letters indicate that the vessel will become a total wreck. The Union Company's steamer Wanuka is due at Auckland to-day from Titnaru. She is llxed to sail early next week for Napier, where she will load sheep for lyttelton.