PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13649, 17 January 1908, Page 4

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

IT ARRIVALS, :'i. • MON'OWAT. . a.s., 3*23. John Bernech, ' from • Southern and Hart. Coast ports. Passengers: Misses Virtue, Pollock, Ormiston, Codling, Stirf; '■ linz Wayne, Verne, T.orrie, Jon Hill. Wilson, !" Mitchcnson. Buidou, Webb, Fraser, Tobin, Smith, : ■ McLaurin. Judd, Lane. Lucas, Flavell, Nurse Reri, MpfldarrK v H Payne, Forbes, Lorle and family. Bush and chilli. Frost, Clarke, Watson and infant, Brabant, WAh, King and infant, Walklyn and family, MoLcod, Lang and child, alien and infant, I SimmmicK Dawer* and child. MeLaurin, A ' Simeon and child, Messrs. lorbc*. Kelly, Sfl Virtue (2), riiiljw, Ross. Broad, Watson, Mcintosh. *v Klingner, Verne (2), Frost, Afehleigh, Stewart, : : S- : Chambers. Ireland, McPhail, Brabant. Werliam, Copland. Dunk. Cornford, Frobarth (2), Bridle, , Brock rick, Avson, Foster, Bedstone, Martin, lay. lor. Miller, 'Steggall, Smith. MoLaurin. Latter, ; \ Skinner, Roke, Wilson, Cederwall, Master Lang, and 25 uteerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. NGAPUIIt, n.s., 640, E. Stepheneon, from W"ha- ; • ngarei. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Hardy, Mr. • ' and Mrs. Trevor, Misses Hood, . Baker, Gerard, ■X.' - Craig, .Scott, Cameron, Mesdames Cameron, 1 . Loi-kle, Kom® and child, Bawnsley, Hood, Newts. Hoimef*. Elles, Whangiu Lecky, Graham, Valentine Wilson, Dickeani, Peterson, Hennersey, 1- Davis, Swell. Lydall. Knight. Patrick, Graham, ' Walton, Clarke, Hall. Holmes and child, Wise- ' man. Seccombe, Mason. Alderton, Burland, Master ' Berry, and 13 steerage.— S.S. Co., agents. j'-- ' ATI AW A, p.p.. 463. P A. Stein, from the * Great Barrier. Passengers: Misses McKay, Mc- , Millan, Webb, Donovan, Lo Roy, Gilbert, MesW dames Mcintosh. Blaekivell," Sanderson and child, Matins. Messrs. McMillan, am; Smith, Warren, Paddison, Cooper, and two steerage.— I; S.S. Co., agents. V,, GLENELG, 55.,'267, F. Jonas, from Whangarei.— James Smith and Co., agents. KANIERI, s.s., 203, T. Myers, from Whangarei. -i : ; passengers ' Misses Patterson (2)» Clark, Clark, V. , ' Mc-«danK,s Patterson. Clark and boy, Messrs. ; Lynn, Fitzgibbons. H. Ferguson, R. Nathan, R. McKensiic, If. Ravncr, Kyngdom, J. Black, Dixon. S:„ ' —Northern S.S. Co., agents. PELICAN, s.s., 197. W. Gardiner, from Taipa ; (Mangonui).—Dovonport Steam Ferry Company, • agents. i 1 MANCJAPAPA, s.s., 147, C. Faulkner, from • ' Whakatane. —Northern S.S. Co., agents. ?.f' J PAEROA, s.s., 98, John Taw,' from Limestone Jrtand (Whangai-ei).— S.S. Co., agents.

DEPARTURES. & CHALLENGER, H.M. twin-screw steel cruiser, Captain J. K. Bridson. for Wellington. KAMERI. s.s., 205. T. Myers, for Whangarei. ; : NORTHERN CHIEF, barque, 263, R. Spruit, for Kaipanv and Sydney. p'r EXPECTED ARRIVALS. KtaOw. ».*• (new), sailed, due about Febru- ! ': Nerehana". «•»•. via Australia, sailed, -due about January 29. ' , _ . ' Kikaia, s.s., sniled, duo March 5. Mareie, a.*., sailed December 20, due about ' "• Tokomarul s.s., sailed, due about January 20. .. Whakatane, s.s., to sail. ■-:-V= ' Liverpool : ... , . . jf;» . Rippingham Grange, s.s., sailed, due about ft- January 18. » , V ' Oswestry Grange. s.s.# sailed December 14. . Karatnea 5.3., to sail. V- Surrey, 8.e., to sail January 11. ' r 'i I . Nairnshire, s.s., to sail February 8. p. Vjlscouvbb: Zaaembe. s.s , via Suva, to sail. , , Indraveli, a.a., to sail. •JJEW York: . Bolivian, bs., via Australia, sailed. . New Orleans- 5.8., direct,, sailed, duo about January 20. • iElvaston, s.s., direct, at Wellington January la, due early. .. ~ , .. *•'<* Lord Sefton, b.s., via Australia, sailed November 28, due about February 1. • Sk Aberlour, s.s., direct, sailed, duo about March -so. ' ;: ' Indralema, s.s.. via Australia, sailed December 8, duo about. February 17. &■' Strathavon, s.s., via Australia, to sail oanuary Star of England, s.s., via Australia, to sail, fe? • Marseilles : ■ Geni, barque, via the South, early, Newcastle: • James Craig, barque, sailed. . • ' Silver Cloud, barqucntine, sailed January 9. ' Casablanca, barque, to Bail. ji . finws* : „. . • . '■•Manuka, s.s., Monday. Fiji: „ Navua, s.s., January 29. Easter* Pacific: " Taviunl, as., to-day. Breuks:. ' Westfaicn, s.s., dud about middle of Februarj ' Nice :' ' ■ , . . _ Wair.pu. auxiliary schooner, due about Janu- ' ary 20. SAMOA: . Navua, 5.8., January 29. TOSQA: • ' Navua, b.b., January a. . ' ' UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. East Coast. To-dav • Taviutii fcjrivc-s from the Eastern Pai; :' cific; Squall arrives'from Napier and Gisborue; *' Haupiri arrives from East Const bays; Soiala sails for Wellington. . Saturday: Mouosviti sails for the South at 12 noon; Squall sails for Tolago Bay and Gisborne at £ p.m. West Coast. To-day: Takapuna arrives from New Plymouth , *nd sails for New Plymouth and Wellington at 2 p.m. (train 1.10 p.m.). NORTHERN S.S. CO 'S MOVEMENTS. L •• To-day 5. Ngatiawa leaves for Tauranga iat 5 p.m.; Ngapuiii leaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point, etc., at 10.30 p.m.; Chelmsford leaves for Mercury Bay and Tairua at 5 p.m. ' Thames service: Steamers leave for Thames and Faeroa daily- See advertisement daily papers. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. H- Iris, H.M. cable steamer, at Calliope Wharf. Monowai, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. •, SofaJa, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. ;; 'Indraraayp, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Opawa, s.s., at Railway Wharf. Mauapouri. s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. . Hauioto, s.s.. at Queen-street Wharf, i; Southern Cross, mission steamer, in stream. P. ' Southern Cross, barqueutine, in stream. I IMPORTS. V Per Monowai, from the South: 200 sacks oata, ' 326 Barks bran, 417 sflste wheat, 79 tacks potatoes, 101 sacks pollard, 538 sacks grass seed, 440 tales hay, 270 sacks and 1200 bugs flour, 100 u&sea and 50 hogsheads beer, 80 eases meats, 34 boxes soap, 140 socks bran, 50 cases sugar, 50 boxen pegs, 112 bundles willows, 31 cases pickles, 31 cases tea, HO boxes butter, 95 boxes cheese, 40 eases matches, 35 eases biscuits, and sundries. * Tho British India Company's steamer Sofala leaves for Wellington and the South to-day with original cargo from Calcutta. - Yesterday the tugboat Pelican arrived from the North with one of the largest rafts of logs which has ever reached Auckland. ' The Northern Company's steamer Ngapuhi leaver lor Whangarei at 10.30 to-night. Last evening the Northern Company steamer Ngatiawa arrived from the Great Barrier, and leaves for Tauranga at 5 p.m. to-day. A The Northern Company's steamer Chelmsford leaves for Tairua and Mercury Bay at 5 o'clock | this afternoon. . | Yesterday morning the barque Northern Chlel tailed tor Kaipara to load timber for Sydney. Tho barquentine Southern Cross leaves for the .Thames to-night to load timber, for Sydney. THE TAVIUNI. P The Union Company's steamer Taviiuii to <*- tef ' nected to arrive from .her visit to the Eastern B. ■ jfaciflc any day, as she is now fully due. ' V THE MANUKA./ *■ The Union Company's steamer Manuka left • Sydney for Auckland yesterday afternoon and i'o." Mill be due oil Monday morning next. 1 JHE MONOWAI. Tho Union Company's steamer Monowai, Captain John Bernech, arrived from Southern and East Coast ports at 9.15 «um. yesterday and berthed t nt the Queen-street Wharf. The steamer left iHinedin on Friday last and 'Called at the usual . way ports, leaving Gisborue at 11.30 a.m. on iS.i .' Wednesday <tnd arriving as above. Fine weather :• prevailed throughout the passage. The Monowoi leaves for East Coast, and Southern porto at noon to-morrow. V.' 1 ;,. ■■ ■ •'= ■ WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. . Tho United States army transport Thomas, which recently arrived at San Francisco from V - Manila, hag made name new wireless records. -• During her trip the Thomas kept up a continuous system of wireless messages. One despatched en route from Honolulu was picked up and checked at Sitka (Alaska), ft distance of about 3000 miles. t',' '/ho Farallones were communicated with at a distance of 1350 mites, and North Head at a distance of 1450 miles. The operator at the latter place wnt word that on Sic morning of V,'!' 1 November 15 the signals from the Thomas were ffr'V . clear to him, and on that date the transport was 5;:: ' over 2000 miles distant. H| - THE WANAKA .•' ' , Tho Union Company'# steamer Wanaka left Gls- ' 1 borne for Auckland at 9 a.m. yesterday and is #V .- : • ■ Cue: tills afternoon. Tho steamer has 2000 ton.* pi ■ grain ajid : produce from the Bluff, Oamaru, , fuidt Timaru lor Auckland, Sii V '

i ■ ' THE CHALLENGER. H.M.s. Challenger left for Wellington yesterday morning, and will undergo a fast speed trial on the passage, 'after her general overhaul in Calliope Dock. .