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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 149, 25 June 1915, Page 6

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LONDON, 24th June Arrived — Arawa, from Wellington SUVA, 24th June Sailed— Levuka (Wednesday), for Sydney MELBOURNE, 23rd June The Mongolia's New Zealand passengers are —Messrs. Howarth and Stephenson 24th June Arrived — Indrapura, from London SYDNEY, 24th June Sailed— Tongariro (5 p.m.). for Auckland POUTO, 24th Juue Sailed — lily, schooner, lor Lyttelton AUCKLAND, 24th June Arrived— Kaitangata, from Weatport; Prloona (0.50 p.m.), from southern and East Coast ports Sailed— Kwanto Maru (4 p.m.), for Melbourne Z6th June Arrived— Karma (3.50 a.m.), from Newcastle WAITARA, 24th June Arrived— Tainui (5 p.m.), from Wellington PATEA, 25th June Arrived— Hawera (7.45 a.m.), from Wellington GISBORNE, 24th June Arrived— lhumata (4 p.m.), from Newcastle NAPIEE, 24th June Arrived— Calm (5.30 p.m.), from Wellington Arrived— Elpple (8.40 p.m.), from Wellington NELSON, 25th June Arrived— Regulus (5 a.m.) and Nikau (6.20 a.m.), from Wellington ■ LYTTELTON, 25th June Arrived— Maori (6.35 a.m.), from Wellington To sail— Maori (8.15 r-m.), for Wellington W ESTPORT, 24th June Arrived— Komata (i0.!.5 p.m.), from Wellington Sailed— Kurow (7.30 p.m.), for Suva GRKYMOUTH, 23rd June Sailed— Holmdale (8.30 p.m.) ( for Wellington DONBDIN, 24th June Arrived— Monowai (1.15 p.m.), from Auckland, via East Coast ports Sailed— Manapouri (S p.m.), for Timaruj Kotare (7 p.m.), for southern ports; Kini (midnight), for Oamaru INDRAPORA AT MELBOURNE Advice has beeD received that the liner Indrnpurc. arrived at Melbourne on Sunday last from London, after a passage of 44 days. The vessel's next ports of call will be :— Sydney, Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. Sho is due here about the 15th July. RUAHINE AT CAPETOWN The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the R.M.S. Ruahine, bound from London to Wellington, arrived at Capetown on Tuesday last, and was to have sailed for Hobart the following day. She is duo here about the 19th July ARAWA ARRIVES HOME News of the Arawa'e arrival at London on Wednesday last has been received. Tfte vessel left this port on the 11th May MOANA LEFT SAN FRANCISCO According to Information received locally, the R.M.S. Moana left San Francisco on Wednesday last for Wellington and Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga. She is due here on the 16th July t TONGARIRO'S EXCITING VOYAGE In the course of a letter to friends in Dunedin an officer 6n the liner Tongariro, en route from St. John, Canada, to Wellington, states: — "Since the Germans conceived their clever plans for sinking British merchantmen, the navigation of the English Channel has become somewhat exciting nowadays. We left on the 2nd March for Cardiff to bunker, and had orders from the examining boat to get past the straits at our liveliest speed That order was very emphatic. Wo were to have the whole of the firemen at the furnaces, and to make her hop, and she 'hopped.' We heard on the following day that a submarine was sunk in Menal Strait, so I suppose she was the cause of all the anxiety on our behalf. After a mieerable fortnight in Cardiff, we went to Nova Scotia to load for New Zealand ports, and nearly knocked an iceberg over in the grey dawn. We had to go full speed astern with one engine and ahead with the other, bang the helm hard over, and say a prayer as «he scraped past the berg, missing it by only a few yards. A few days later we got foul of a field of pack ice, and at one • tune the old Tongariro was stopped dead by huge glistening boulders of ice extending " as far ac the eye could reach. We nosed our way through it with big chunks of Jce banging and thumping our ship's sides with a noise resembling baby thunder." The Tongariro left Sydney last evening for Auckland and Wellington \ 'PERSONAL Captain Jolly, late of the Port Pirie, has (reports the Sydney Shipping List) succeeded Captain Hodgson as maeter of the C. and D. liner Indralema Mr. C, Naismith has joined the Blenheim as engineer Mr. F. A. Cook has signed on the Marama as wireless operator Mr L. G. H. Ward, purser of the Marama, left the vessel at Sydney on her last trip in order to join the Australian Expeditionary Force. His place was taken by Mr. C. E. Leighton, late of the Tarawera Mr. Woollams, chief officer of the NgakuUi, has- come ashore Mr C. Rule, late purser of the Paloona, is shortly to join the Reinforcement at Trentham Mr. W. H. Harland has joined the Komata as chief steward in place ot Mr. W. Armstrong Mr. T. S Walsh, late of the Greymouth office of the Union Company, has joined the Maori as assistant purser Bound for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete, the R.M.S. Marama left Wellington at 6 o'clock last evening. She is due at the Californinn port on the 14th July Having sheltered at Cape Farewell for about a day and a half the Defender, which left Westport last Monday morning, did not arrive here until this morning. The vessel experienced thick fog and heavy rain during the greater part of the run up from the Coast. She is sailing to-morrow for Picton and Hokitika It is expected that discharge of the Remuera's London cargo will be completed In time for the vessel to sail on Sunday morning for Lyttelton