SHIPPING HEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11497, 18 April 1923, Page 2

SHIPPING HEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON, k" 'APRIL-

, High orator, G.-5-a.m.*; 6.36 p.m. Moon* rians, * 7.57 a-.m.; sets, 6.43 p.m. Sun rises,'6.4o* a.m:; ,seta, 5.21 p.m. ARRIVED. TUESDAY, APRIL 17. OPAWA, s.s. (2.10 a.m.), 110 tons, Stevens, from—‘Blenheim. (Queen’s -wharf, No. 11.) . OPIHI, s.s. (5.15 a.m.), 117 tons, Elders, ■ from Auckland. .(Queen’s wharf. No. 1.) NGAIO, s.s. (5.15 a.m.), 1208 tons. YYildman, from Nelson. (Queen’s wharf, No. , 12.) . . Mararoa, s.s. (8.10 a.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, from Lyttelton. (Perry wharf.) INVERCARGILL, s.s. (8.10 a.m.), 224 tons , Wilkinson, from Wanganui. (Queen’s wharf,- No. 5.) “ ‘ MARAMA, s.s. (9 a.m.), 6437 tons. Bar- ■ - low, from Sydney. (Queen’s wharf. No. 6.): ■ . ... CORJNNA,* s.s. (9.35 a.m.), 1271 tons, Anderson,,, from Lyttelton. (Queen's wharf; No. 14.) KAPUNI, s.s. (11.45 a.m.), 175 tons, Gibson, from Patea. (Glasgow wharf.). YVAINUI, s.s. (5.5 p.m.),' 684 tons, Sewell, from Picton. (Queen’s wharf, No. 1.) YVAKATU, s.s. (8.30 p.m.), 157 tons, Robertson, from Lyttelton. (Queen's wharf. No. 7.) KARORI. s.s. (8.45 p.m.). 1863 tons, Jaunay, from Portland Island. (Lambton wharf.) KOOTUNUI, s.s. (11.30 p.m.), 171 tons, Beaton, from Napier. (Queen’s, No. A-) KAURI, s.s. (11.30 p.m.), 2833 tons, Bilton, from Westport. (Taranaki street.) SAILED c TUESDAY, APRIL 117. WOOTTON. s.s. (1.30 p.m.)) 151 tons, Larsen, for Lyttelton. OPAWA, s.s. (3.25 p.m.), - 9297 tons, McMillan, for Lyttelton. WANAKA, s.s. (3.35 p.m.), 2943 tons, Watson, for Lyttelton. OPIHI. s.s. (3.50 p.m.), 1117 tons, " -Elders, for Lyttelton. KAPUNI, s.s. (4.50 p.m.), 275 tons, Gibson, for Patea. * » RIPPLE, s.s. (6 p.m.) 413 tons Carlson, for Napier. . j NGAHERE s.s. (6.40 p.m.), 1090 tons, * I Morgan, for Westport. 1 TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE. * Queen’s' 'Wharf—Wainui, No. 1; Koutu- • nui, No. 4; Kapiti, No. 5; Invercargill, No. 5; Marama, No. 6; Waverley,,No. 7; Wakatn, No. 7 north; Blenheim No. 5; Kaitoa. No. 10; Opawa, No. 11; Regulus, No- ,12; Echo, No- 13; Ktttoa, No. 16. Ferry wharf--Wahino Glasgow "wharf—Berwickshire, Kaitangata. King’s wharf—Tainui, Mahia. Pipitea wharf—Waitangi. , Lambten wharf—Kaori Taranaki street—Kauri. In the stream—Takapnna, Rosamond. - . Poherua, Hinemoa, Coronation. ' EXPECTEO.ABRIVAL*. —Kaitoa, 'Nolsen,—to-day * - -Wahine,. Lyttelton, -to-day , Eeho. Blenheim, fco-day Koutonui, Napier, to-day Regulus, Nelson, to-day Katoa ( southern ports, to-day Kafta'ngata,' New Pljffiiouth, to-day Mararoa, Lyf teltdn A Thursday .. I .Ngaio, Nolspn;,TMursday .1 Breeze, Wanganui,''Thursday „ .Koromiko, Westport, Thursday Wihgatul; New Plymouth, Thursday John, Lyttelton,' Thursday Moeraki, Melbourne, Thursday Waverley, -Patea, Thursday YVairan, -Blenheim, Thursday Gale, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Lyt- ■ telton, Friday, Anvercargill, -Wanganui, Friday Opawa, Blenhei-p, Friday Port Nicholson; Auckland, Friday Karori, Greymouth, Saturday " ■ Ripnle, Napier, Gisborne, and Akitin.

■ mppie, xvapier, uisuorne, ana Amtio, ' Sunday , - -' 'Holmdalo, Dunedin, Sunday • Kurow, Dunedin, via ports, Monday Kennedy, Foxton, Tuesday City of Bombay, Napier. Tuesday - Holmdalo, Wanganui, Wednesday- ■ - • PROJECTED',DEPARTURE*. Kapuni,'PhteJ, ""toklAy VVihino, Lyttelton; to-day . Wanganui, today. Opawa, Blenheim,, today . Koutpnui, coast, today Kapiti) YVanganni, today 'Regulus, Westport, to-day YVakatu, Lyttelton and Kaikoura, today Katoa, Auckland, to-day MahTA, ‘ Lyttelton, today " Komata, Westport, to-day BTeezs," South,' Thursday ‘ -Boh'6', Bletlheinf. Thursday Johny'Wanganui, Thursday Gale,' Wanganui, Friday Tainui,'Lyttelton,'Friday ' Marama;- Sydney, - Friday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS AUCKLAND, Tuesday—Waimarino- (6 'a.m.), for Newcastle; City of Bombay (5 . p.m.). for Napier; Kaikoura (5.20 p.m.), for Opua; Port Napier (5,30 p.in.), for London; Kaimanawa(6 a.m.), from Westport. . . NELSON, Tuesday—Regulus ’(7 p.m., ' "to pail), tor Wellington; Kaitoa (7 p.m.), for Wellington. KAIKOURA, Tuesday—Wakatn (10 a.m;), for YVelUngton. , ' BLENHEIM, Tuesday-—Eleho (9 a.m.), from Wellington; Echo (4.30 p.m.), for Wellington. _ WANGANUI, 'Tuesday—Calm (8.50 a.m.), from Wellington; Invercargill (8.35 -p.m.), for YVellingtin. PICTON. Tuesday Wainui (12.30 , p.m.), for Wellington; Kamona (7.30 [ a.m.), from Wellington. PORT’ CHALMERS, Tueeday-H.M.S. Chatham (3.45 p.m.), from Half Moon -a. Bay. NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday—Kaitan- -' gata (11.45 a.m.), for' Wellington. • LYTTELTON, Tuesday—Wahine (6.30 a.m.), from Wellington; Wingatui (8.40 a.m.), from Timarn; Dorset (10.40 a.m.), Rama (110 p.m), John (4 p.m.), Kahika (8.30 p.m.), from Wellington; Wingatui, for Napier; Wahine, for Wellington. . J)UNEDlN,„Tuefiday— Storm (4.55 p.m.), from Lyttelton; H-M.S. Chatham (5 p.m.), from Blufly yffi. gtewart Island; Kentucky (2.20 p.m.), for New Plymouth; Kotare (9.35 p.m.), for Bluff. WITHIN RANGE. The following vessels were Expected to toe within, -range of the undermentioned .wireless stations .last evening:— Auckland Port Melbourne, Spring burn, Niagara, Tofua, Flora, YVaihora, West Islip, -Fiona*',Canadian Seigneur, Ulimaroa, YVaimana,-YVaiwera, Kaikoura, . Arahura, Port Napier. Chatham Islands l —PUparoa. i Wellington—Mararoa, Wahine, Ngaio ! Canodian Constructor, H.M.S. Chatham ' Pedhawur, Dorset, Karori, Katoa, Kaitangata, Kauri,' Koromiko, Moeraki, Opawa, Wanaka, Admiral Codrington, Whakatone, Wihemo, Kaiapoi, Port Auckland, Port Caroline. , ] 1 SPRINGBURN FOR NAURU. 1 The Guernsey Shipping Company’s ] steamer SpriDgburn, after discharging a cargo of Java • sugar at Chelsea, com- c plowed bunkering ami sailed for Nauru . Island to load’ a calgo of phosphates for Auckland. ’She 'W ’due back in about five weeks' tithe.'^ YVAIHORA AT NAURU. 1 The Union Company’s cargo steamer 1 YVaihora has . been . delayed loading at > Nauru .Island by. bad weather. The ves- < sel.is bringing a ful| .cargo of phosphates, < WOO tons of which will bo discharged at - Lyttelton. 1

PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Mr J. McKenzie has joined tho Wanaka as chief engineer in place of Mr it. M. Caughey, who has come ashore. Mr T. MciNical, late second officer of tho Marama, has come ashoro on sick leave. Mr J. Dawson has been promoted to second officer of the Marama, and Mr W. H. YVillis has also joined that vessel as third officer. ■*• Mr J. Kennedy has joined the Keke--1 rangu i s seoond officer. *• Messrs Dalgety and Company advise that the Kapiti sails te-day for YYrangat- uui. The Kapuni sails for Patea to-day. The Ripple is due on Sunday from Napier,' Gisborne, and Afcitio. The Invercargill sails to-day for Wanganui, and is due back on Friday. The Koutonui is due to-day from Napier, and sails again the same day for coast. The John is due to-morrow from Lyts telton, and loads here'tho same day for YY’anganfii and New Plymouth, i. The Holmdale is due on Sunday from ) south,' and saila on Monday for Wahga- - nui. Sho is due back on the following . Wednesday to load for the south again. The Echo ia due to-day from Blen- - lieim, and sails to-morrow for the same port. 4 The Kennedy is due on Tuesday next . from Foxton, and sails again for the same port. The CYpaiva sails to-dav for Blenheim, . and is due back on Friday next. The YVakatu sails to-day- for Lyttel- , ton and Kaikoura. 3 The Wairau ia due baok here to-mor-row from Blenheim. > The Karori loads at Greymouth on ) ; Friday for Wellington. - , The Kahika was to clear Lyttelton last , evening for Bluff, and loads on Friday, via Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaa-u, and Lyt- • telton for YVellington, New Plymouth, 5 and Nelson. She is due here' about Thursday week; . • The Corinna sailed yesterday for Nel- • son and New Plymouth. ' The Katoa loads here to-day for ■ Auckland from Lyttelton. ■ The Kurow leaves Dunedin to-day, via Oamaru, Tiinaru, and is. due here on » Monday to load for Napier and Auck- ) land. ... The. Wanaka is to load at Bluff, via JY-.medin, Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton, for Wellington and Auckland. The Koromiko leaves Westport to-day for Wellington. The Komata, for Westport, sails this ’ evening. Tlfe' Re’adon Smith steamer Madras 1 City is expected to leave Sabine this month for New Zealand and Australian ports. IRIS RETURNS FROM SUVA. The H.M. cable ship Iris (Captain Holmes) has returned, to Auckland from Suva, via Norfolk Island. She left Auckland on March. 20th to survey the route for. the cable duplication between Auckland and Suva, and returned via Norfolk Island, where she-put out mails and discharged • some new trench land, line on tho 13th. ARMAGH LEAVES MONTE VIDBci. The New Zealand Shipping Company has received advice that the large Union Company’s steamer Armagh, en route to London, arrived at 'Monte Video on April 9th : from YVellington, and sailed, again on April 10th.' The vessel sailed from Wellington on March 23rd. CANADIAN CONSTRUCTOR. y , Messrs Murray,'Roberts and Co. advise that the Canadian Government steamer Canadian Constructor, en route : from Halifax to Auckland; via Australian and southern ports, sailed from Adelaide on Friday for Bluff, where she is now-due. The vessel will. discharge and load in the south, and then come to Auckland to complete loading for New York, Boston, and Halifax: RANADI FOR FIJI. After completing a very extensive overhaul and naval, inspection, the ; Pacific High Commission. steam yacht Ranadi left Auckland for the Gilbert and Ellice Island Colony, via Suva. The 'vessel arriye'd' on; January 13th» from Suva, under the command of Captain James Mullins, F.R.G.S. She has a displacement of-600.'tons,'and is worked by a crew of’ 16 datives under the direction of four Europeans, the commanding officer, - the first officer, and two engineers: She also carries a wireless operator. The Ranadi, originally built for Sir ; Johtt

Pinder, chairman of the Eastern Telegraph Company, was sold to the Fiji Govei’nment in 1893, and has -been the ■government yacht ,at Fiji for 19 years, her work consisting in oonveyiiig' . the Governor and Government officials between the. various. islands rvn her return to the Islands she will perform similar duties among the Gilbert arid Ellice Islands. , THE KAIKOURA FIRE. / The work of repairing the beams and plates immediately above the spot where the fire broke out in the Kaikoura’s No. 4 hold is now being carried out. It was discovered on Saturday, during- a survey of the hold, that they had been somewhat buckled. The 'hold -is beingcleaned out and .painted, and the steamer will sail for Opua to load About-30,-000 carcases of meat. She, will return to Auckland os. Monday next to reload the sound portion of the wool, and should, clear for London a few days later, via; Monte Video. The” salvaged wool, totalling about 1200 bales, was distributed among all the fellmongers last week, and some Of it is being reconditioned by machinery and some by being spread out in the sun. The fine weather has - favoured the-work, and practically all the wool that is in a sound condition will bp ready for -reshipment by the end of the week. Some 220 bales. of loose, charred wool were sold by auction. MAHIA SAILS TO-DAY. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Mahia, from Liverpool, via Auckland and Napier,, sails to-day for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Port Chalmers and Timaru, where she will load. She is due back here on May 4th to complete, and will he dispatched from here on May 9th for- London, via Monte Video and Tenerift’e. ». - RARANGA’S MOVEMENTS. The Shaw, Savill Company’s steamer RarbhgaV at New Plymouth, leaves that port 'to-day for YVanganui, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Lyttelton, and. returns to Wellington about* May ’2hd Ao complete her cargo; /She is to sail from here on May 6th fob London,' yia Monte Video and Teneriffe. WAIMANA FOR AUCKLAND. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Waimana, which left Newcastle on Sunday, is due at Auckland to-morrow. She will load for New York, Boston) and London, and will leave Auckland on the 26th for Opua, Whnkatane, Napier and Well- . ington, and on completion at the lastnamed port slie will clear about May. 13th,. via Panama, for London. NICHOLSON DUE FRIDAY. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line advise" that the liner Port Nicholson, from Newcastle and Auckland, leaves the latter port to-day; and is due here on Friday fof loading. She will |thon go to’ Tokomaru Bay to continue loading. ‘ ROTORUA CLEARS COLON. The New Zealand. Shipping Company have received advice that the steamer Rotorua, which left Southampton on March 29th, arrived at Colon on April 12t ! h, and sailed again the following clay for Panama. She is due at this port . about May 4th. j LING NAM FOR WELLINGTON, t From Hongkong, the Cliungwa steamer ■Ling Nani, arrived at Sydney on YVed- . nosefay last. S]ie will call at Wellington en route to South America, via . ports. The Ling Nam is making Iher first trip to this poTt, having been divert- I ed ffrom iher usual running. She should arrive hero within the course of h week, i The Jlucklart-Parker Company are the local a’gents. (

OTORAMA ARRIVES HOME. to advice received by the r New Zealand Shipping Company, tiie steamer Otorama, which left YVellington f on February 27th, for London, arrived i at her destination on Saturday last, April 14th. i) ? MAKURA CLEARS HONOLULU. 1 The Union Steamship Company have received advice that the R.M.S. Makura - from Auckland, arrived at Honolulu at 7 a.m. on Saturday last. She sailed E again at 5 p.m. the same day for Van- ■ couvbr. CANTERBURY STEAMERS. The Breeze is due to-morrow from Wanganui, and sails again the same day for _ Lyttelton, Timaru and. Dunedin, r The Gale is due on Friday from Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru and Lyttelton . and sails again the same day for YVanuar .-nui. 6 i TRANS-PACIFIC VESSELS - . The Wairuna, from Pacific Coast ports, ; is to cier San Francisco to-day fof Well- • ington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne • and Sydney. > The Waibemo, from Pacific Coast ports, via buva* Nafrier, and New Plymouth, ' y as to clear Timaru yesterday » for Dunedin. She will return to San hranciseo direct from New Zealand. ► The (chartered steamer) 19 loading at Pacific Coast ports for Auck~ • land, Brisbane, Sydney, and Malboume. was expected to clear San Francisco yes- . terday. Tho Hauraki is expected to leave Syd- ■ - ne 7, to-day for Pacific Coast, where she loads late in May j for Auckland, Mel- ; bourne, and ‘Sydney. The Waiotapu, from Pacific Coast ■ ports via Wellington, left Melbourne on Friday, April 16th, for Adelaide and ; 'tyctney to complete discharge.

OVERSEAS VESSELS..

INWARD. Haurak) From Vancouver, February 26th,; arrived Sydney Wednesday. (Union YVaihemo—Left Paqifio Coast February Zealand ports, via Suva; sailed YVellington for south, to load for ban Francisco. (Union Co.) Waiotapu i.oft: San Francisco March 2nd to load for Wellington and Australian ports; left Melbourne April 13th for Adelaide. (Union Co.) Wentnieath—Arrived Auckland March' 11th, from Liverpool, via Panama; at Lyttelton. (Federal Co.) Kentucky—Left New York for Auckland, YVellington, and ports; cleared Wellington. (Federal Co.) Berengar—From Pacific Coast, for New Zealand and Australia. (U.S.S. Co) Ruahine—At Lyttelton; left Southampton February 15th. (N.Z.S. Co.) Waimana—Due Auckland April 19th, via Melbourne; left London February 14th. (Union Co.) Wairuna—Left Newcastle for Pacific to load for New Zealand ports. (Union Co.) Dorset—From Southampton, for Wellington : sailed for Lyttelton. (Federal Co.) Tainui —From Southampton; arrived Wellington; left Balboa Maroh 25th. Opawa—From Liverpool, for New Zealand ports; sailed south. (Federal Co.) Mahia—Left Liverpool February 24tn: at YVellington, for south. (Sarw, Savill -Co.) : Raranga—From Antwerp; at New Plymouth; due YY’ellington May 2nd. (Shaw, Savill, Co.) , o Hurunui—From Liverpool, via Auck.) land; at Bluff. '(Federal Co) Canadian Transporter—From Vancouver February 18th. '(Murray, Roberts.) , Canadian Constructor—From Pacific Coast; due .Wellington April 25th. (Murray, Roberts.) Port Napier—From Newcastle; cleared Wellington for Auckland. (C. and D.) Citv of Bombay—From New York; at Auckland, for -Wellington; due Ap-ril ,24th. Waiwera—From London; due Auckland April 22nd: (S.S. and A.) Port Caroline—From London; at Lyttelton. (C. and D.) Tremere —Left' New York March- 26th for Auckland, Wellington, .and south; due Auckland April 29th. j . N.ucldea—Left Texas December 26th for Wellington, via Australian ports; due Auckland April 15th. Peshawur—Cleared Wellington April 16th for West on England ports. (Federal Co.) Port Auckland—Left New York March 10th for Auckland and Wellington ; clear-

ivtu AV.* 1 xuiv/aaouu <LUU rr eiiiny toil ; ciwi* 7 ed Wellington April 14th, for Sydney. I (C. and D.) • Canadian Inventor—Left Vancouvei • April Ist for . Auckland, Sydney, Mel--3 bourne, and; Adelaide; due Auckland May ■ sth. (Murray, Roberts.) • Middlesex—From London; left March J 28th for Auckland and Wellington; due i Auckland May sth. (Federal Co.) lonic—From Southampton; to leave April 15th tor New Zealand ports. (S.S. and ' A.) , I Matatua—From London; to sail March 14th for Australian ports. (S.S. and A.) Port Melbo u ril e'—Loft Liverpool for ; YVellington, Auckland, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; left?. Colon March 29th; due Auckland April 19th. , (C. and D.) , Rotopua Left Southampton March ’' 29th; .cleared Colon April 12th. for Wellington, Lyttelton, and: port Chalmers; " dtie Wellington May 7th. '(N.Z.S. CO.) I" Gyrena—.From Singapore for New Zea- [ landvports with oil. ■ Cornwall—From Liverpool for Anstral- ) ian ports- to sail April- 7th. (Federal Co.) • Admiral Codrington—Froen Falmouth ’ and London for New Zealand ports; at ' Gisborne. ' . ; L Matakana—Left Liverpool March 17th for Australian ports.. (S.S. and A.) • Indian City—Left ’ Philadelphia February Ist tor Wellington; sailed from Wel- ■ lington" for Auckland. • (E. G. Zohrato.) 1 < MuritSi —From London;- left Malta 1 March 19th for YVeltlng'ton, via Batavia: j Port Hacking—From New York Lot Auckland, Wellington, and southern ports; to sail April 19th., (C, and D Line.) Port Kembla—Sailed from JLondon March 31st for,Suva, Auckland, Wellington; and Bluff; due Suva Mav 2nd; Auckland, May 21st. (Q. ■ and D. Line.) West Islip—From Sail Francisco, for Now Zealand and Australian ports; due Auckland April 24th Springburn—From Probolingo, for New Zealand aorta, with sugar, via Brisbane Orari—Front Liverpool, via Australian' ports, middle of April. „ Rimufiaika—Left Liverpool April Bth tor New Zealand ports; due Wellington May 21st. \ Canadian Spinner—Left Halifax March 14th‘ for Auckland and ' Australia; due. Auckland May Ist. (Murray, Roberts.). Erroll—Left St, John- March 16th for Auckland and Wellington: via Panama; due Auckland Abril 20th; -Wellington April 27th. (N.Z.S. Co.) ' OUTWARD. ■ Ruahine, ror Southampton and London, from YVellington, April 24th. Piako, for New York Boston, ‘ana West of England ports, from Auckland. Port Napier, for London, via Monte Video, from Auckland, April 23rd. j Karamea, for London,.-via Monte Video and: Teneriffe, sailed from .Wellington on March 25th. - : Mahia. for london, via Monte Video and Teneriffe, from Wellington, May 9th Canadian Cruiser loads for New York! Boston, and Halifax, via Auckland. Port Auckland, tor Australian ports, from Wellington; sailed April 14th. Maimon, left Napier February 14th, for New York, Boston, and London; arrived London March 31st. Raranga, tor London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe, from Welington, May 6th Paparoa, sailed for Liverpool from Wellington, April 12tli. \ Kaikoura, tor London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe, from Auckland, April ]4th YVestmoath, for London, from YVellineton. ■ • * Whakatane. for West of England ports from Wellington, April 24th. tor West of England ports, from YVellington, early May; Tainui, for Southampton and London from Wellington, May 14th. lonic, for Sonthmpton and London from .Wellington, via Panama, June Rotorua, tor London!, via Panama Canal, from Wellington, June 2nd. Port Caroline, London, v.ia Monte Video, from'Wellington, April. 12th. YVaimana. London, Npw York and Boston, frojm Wellington, May 15th,-

) KEIGI MARU ASHORE, e Advice has been received that the e Japanese steamer Keigi Maru lias Tun n ashore at Arena island, in the Sulu Sea. d Five feet of water is in holds Nos. 1 and ;, 2 and the engine room is flooded. The Keigi Maru, which left Kobe for Sydney on March 18th, is a steel screw steamer of 5187 tons gross and 3327 tons pet. [She was formerly the Magician Maru, and before that the Magician. Built J at Belfast in 1896 by YYorkman, • Clark , and Co., the vessel is owned by Hinode Ivisen Kabushiki Kaisha. iSLAND VgSSBLS. Tho Island steamer Tofua arrived at Suva early on Saturday last from Samoa, j V.avau, Kaapai, and Nukualofa, and she : leaves again to-day for Aucklnd, with passengers and cargo. The Kawatiri, from Nukualofa, arrived • at Auckland at 2 p.m, on Sunday -with a. consignment of Tongan fruit. The steamer Flora, arrived, at -Ra’rot.onga at 9 p.m. on Friday and was to have cleared that . .port the following , Monday tor Auckland with a cargo of ■ fruit. MAUNGANUI LUAYLES ’FRISCO. ; The Union (Steuisliip Company advise that the trans-Paeific steamer Maunganui left San Francisco at noon on Friday last for this port. She is expected, to , arrive here about* Friday, May sth, and . will sail later for Sydney. NIAGARA’S MOVEMENTS. Tile R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, ’ arrived at Suva at 11 a.m. on Saturday ’ ail'd sailed at 4 p.m. tor Auckland, where sho is due on Friday morning. She ■ ,wiil sail again the same evening tor Sydney in continuation of her voyage from Vancouver. MARAMA FROM. SYDNEY. Light" winds and smooth seas were experienced by the intercolonial steamer, Marama, which arrived at Wellington! yesterday from Sydney. The vessel cleared the Australian port at 10 a.m. on Friday, and had an uneventful trip across. She brought the following passengers :—Saloon: Misses Barnett, Buc. kleton, Elliott, Fisher, Garner, Gardner. Gops, Hunt, Henry, liigrain, Kohn, Morris, Lo[Wick, Tindall, YVard, Pearl, Rose Thompson, Reimer, Thurston, Mesdamea Alexander, Augustine, Apoline, Adair, Bradbury, Blair, Buchanan, Dummer, . Ellis, Galpiri, McCrae, Miller, O’Driscoll, ■ Robson, r Ross, Rothwell, Richards. Sullivan, Rocke, Stringer, Goss, Hastie, Hobbs, Johnston, Leonard, McMillan, Simnsoi. Ulandc-. Messrs Adair. Bradbury, Brandon (2), Bennett, Bingham,' Blair Buchanan. Blice, Benson. Blackman, Felton, Gee, Gordon, Gillandera, Goss, Higgs, Heath) Henry, Hildebrand, Handley, Hartnett, vJackson, Kaoms, Leonard, Lane, McMonies, McMillan, McKinnon (2), McCrae, McConnell, Page, Peacock, Robson, Ross. Riley (2), Rocke, Richards, Stringer, Spain. Stevenson, Dickee, Davis. Denbv. Bilanvm. Ellis, Prance, Humphreys, Hickey, Hastie, Hobbs, Holden, Moloney, Murphy, Milf®v; Magee, . Murray, Ollivier, Sims, Thorne, Thomas, Tanay, YVallace, White; 64 steerage and transhipments ex the foltowing vessels: Halle, Kanria, Anten, Moldavia, Mackarra, Madras* Maru Changsha, Nudded, Poona. Bonlbala, Tisnaren. Tango Maru. The WEST ISLIP. _ The Sivayne and Hoyt steamer West isbp, from ’Frisco, has 675 tons' of .gasoline and 120 tons of general cargo to discharge at Auckland. , The steamer left', the Pacific Coast on March 24th. via Loau Angeles and* Honolulu; and will be due* ’ qt Auckland on April 24th..

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