SHIPPING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22351, 27 August 1934, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

DAILY TIMES WEATHER REPORT

. ;,vj Readings of self-recording instruments at the Daily Times Office, Dunedini up to midnight on Saturday, August 25, and-Sunday, August 26 (standard time). . ,•''

''"/■ >WEATHER FORECAST.- ! V ' •}' (PerUnlted-Press Association;) ;/*•*•* v : August?26. Ahftlntense■• anti-cyctone.'covers.-'the .Dominion, pressurevbelhglhli&es't'vver the Central'portion. Indications are .for:„ . ■■'-,. Winds—Variable V tha»far south,, elsewhere light, to .moderate sputh;erl!es.to.south;eaßterlies. Seas—New Zealand trough, to rough! ndrth- of Farewell .Spif-and Kaikpura, butriit'oderattng . rapidly, elsewhere, smooth' to inod«rate.-rrE»stern -Tasmah! SeaV-Llght,to'mode-rate.' south-easterly to.- eastery winds,.- later tending northerly"; and freshening; seas smooth to moderate. "•• '*■;.-;■""".■ ■''' •'; : i ' ' , Weather^cattergd'showers: at first '6ritparts of ■the',east < coast• of :the "North-: Island, but soon .clearing; efaewherq ;tair.,.tOi-.*flM"» t 'ZTeiy uoiaj.fd-ntßht; with -many, hard 'frosts; 'milder to-morrow. ;■'''' '"':';' -"' ■' ■' ■ '"..'_ \ ' ' '■■ ",-. - . * arrival. ,1-1. ."i:vv« ■■ * '■;■ l.e. '.>;■ - Sunday,•' August.. 26. ' '-■':; r• '; noimdkie, sis': (4139 aim.),-681 tons, Copland, fromWanganui-anfl, .Wellington.- Keith. Ramsay, '•'•'•.;>''••■> >".:,' .*. ? ■-■'..' ,'>•-'■»:-'•■•■ ■' DEPARTURES* ..... • :V, ,y Saturday, August 25. , ._, . Walnjarl^o^-sis .(I0;30 lla-m-), 3067 tons, Frossehfor BlunV-'" • -".• •"■; ' ■'. ■■-..-.'. -./: 1 X 'VE'SSgLS'■■IN FORT, LAST NIGHT. ~'. - - '\ ■' /" */ ■', "'■ 'Destli VjsieV, , 1 jroin. ;■.,■■ Berth. . ;nation ' London:■■•' Pt. Ch'mers Bluff Tainatea'"' ;• Bluff,' •.' Ptl.Ch'mers Bluff 11 ataheno, ;•'-••* i'~■■:'■■''■: ,.Pt'Ch'mera . Melb'rne .TncohßxjppertAataVfetie;: Pt. Gh'mers Antarctic Hear of Oakalnd -,■;■ . Victoria wf. • Antarctic Wyatt Earp -" Auckland' Rattray wf; Antarctic Pt. Glsborne , Victoria wf. : Bluff Canadian'., ..■-• ~- --: ".' ".••■' ..'.■-■ •■""' : C'strnctor -Montreal Birch st wf.. Timaru Hdlmdalr -Wahganul; Rattray wf.. Wanganui ~""'. '"/SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ■ ..". AUCKLAND, .Aiigiist' 25.VArrlved :';■ Monterey (6.15 v a.m.),-' : from .Sydney;" Fordsdale '(12.45 p.m.) i from Liverpool; Bahgltane (5;50 p.m>), from Glsborne;. Lady '.Charlotte .(11.40 p.ra;), from - ' Canopus (0.25 a.m.) <fgr.' Westpbrt; Monterey (L 25 p.m.);■ for Los Angeley. August 26.—Arrived: Kanna (10 p.m.)! from Westport. , WELLINGTON, August 25.>—Arrived: Maori (7.25 a.m:), from .Lytteltoh; Rata (10.45.a.m.), from Wahganul.—^Sailed:. Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Lytteltoh.; August'. 6.—Arrived: Rangatira (7 a.m.)," from Lyttelton.^-^Salled: Walnul (10,25 a.m.), for Dunedin; Omana (2.15 p.m.), for:Greymouth. ''■•■■•' ■■"■■.■ LYTTELTON, August 25.-r-Arrlved: Rangatira. (8.25= a.m.),' frbm Wellington; Port Walliato 1 (&120'a.m.), from Tlmarii; Tekoa (4 p.m.), from Wellington,—Sailed: Rahgatlra (8.25 p.m.)/ for Wellington.'. August 26.—Arrived: Breeze' (3145, a.m.), from Timaru; Maori (9 a.m:), from Wellington. = . ■ ■ August 25.—Arrived: Kartlgl ~(7.30 a.m.), from Wellington; August 26.—Arrived: Walmarlno (3.30 p.m.), from Port Chalmers. TIMARU, August.2s.—Arrived: Breeze (8.15 a.m.), from Dunedln. .'- • OAMARtI, August 25.—Arrived :.Walpiata (7 a.m.), Parera^(7.3o a.m.), from Dunedln. SYDNEY, August 25.—Arrived: Makura (4.10 aim:), from Wellington.:—Sailed: Kallngo, for Wanganui:' Walkbualti, for: Bluff; Wahganella (?i -p.m.), for. AVellington. '■ "•''-. MELBOURNE, August 25.—Arrived: HauraM, from Dunedln; Kaimiro, from Greymouth. . iSUVA,: August 24.—Arrived: AOrangl, from Auebiand. Augustv2s.—Sailed: Aorangi, for Vancouver. ' . ,-■ ' , . SAN:' FRANCISCO! August 25.—ArrivedMaiiftsanul, from Sydney. ' ■ " M GOEON; August 23.—Sailed: Rangltikl, for London/ :■:-.,-'...'• .-' - .■'■/' ■ . . LONDON, August 23.—Sailed: Remuera, for Wellington: Port Hunter, for Liverpool and AucMan'd,', •; ; : ■'-,,.' '■''■ \. ■ ■ '.-.. ■_ SOUTHAMPTON, August: 25.—Arrived: Raranga,"from'Auckland. t ' ■".-.', '. -WITHIN WIREEESS.RANGE. The following vessels were : expected to be within ; range : 6t '■ the undermentioned wireless stations, last, night:— > : . . Auckland.—Fiona, Golden State, Kalingo, Mararria', Maul :,Pomare, Monterey, Port Hobart, Port-Nicholson, Parracombel Walpahl, Wlhamac; ■, ''■■■■ i ■ "■ / t Wellington.—Aorangi,.- Canadian Highlander. Kekerangu, Laburnum, Mariposa, Niagara, Poblta, , Port Fairy, . Rangitata, Rangltlki, Remuera, .Rotorua.- ~ ;1 '-'." Waitaki, Walkoualtl, Wangihella, Port Gisborne. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Wainui, Glsborne, Wellington, to-day. Holmglen, Port. Walkato, Wellington, to-day. Walmarlno, Bluff, August 28. . . Storm, Wanganui, via ports,';August 28. ' Opihl, New Plymouth, Wellington; August 29. Behholm,, New- York; via ports,-August 29. ; Port Whangarel, northern, ports,: August '29. Kekerangu,' Newcastle, Sydney,- August 30. Gale,-. Wanganui,, via-ports, August'3o., ': AVlngatui, Auckland, via: ports, August 30. Tekoa, Liverpool,, via ports, August 30. Waikotialtl; (Newcastle; Sydney, August .31.; Bre'ex?, l New,'Plymouth; via' ports, Sept. 3. Waitibl, Melbourne, via- Bluff, September 4. Holmdale, Wahganul, Wellington,' Sept. 5. Waipiata, Auckland,, via ports; September 6. Pirera. Port,Walkato, Wellington, Sept. 6. Port Walkato, .northern ports,. September 6. port ■'•'obart.'l New York, via ports, Sept. 1. Parracombe, Nova- Scotia, via ports, Sept. 8. FPrdsdale; Liverpool, via ports, September 11. Narbada; Calcutta, via ports,-September 18. ■ Canadian Conqueror; Montreal,. September 20. Rotorua. London, via Wellington. Sept. 21. Hertford, Liverpool, via ports, October 2.

OVERSEAS VESSELS FOB OTAGO.

Benholm (due .August SDK-r-Left New York July 7 for_ Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedln ! and-. Australia; arrived Auckland August 151!,-". ".;"•.■.■':', '^\'"'^ -Tekoa (due August 30).—Left Liverpool June 30>:for-'• Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedln;: arrived Agckjand August 8. ■'• ".. Parracombe (due September, -B).—Left- Nova Scotia July for Auckland, Wellington Lyttelton and, Dunedln : due Auckland August 28 .

"Port .Hobart'(due: September 7).—Left New York.' July 30 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dubedin.; due Auckland August 29. ; ■'.-• Fordsdale (due September 11):—Left Llverpo6l.:July 21 sfbr, Auckland, Wellington, Lytteltoh, and'Port .Chalmers; arrived .Aucklapd August.2s. * • '•.'■' '" "'"'■' •' ■ ;' ! :; Narbada (due September 18).—Left Calcutta August 5. for: Auckland,. Wellington; Lyttelton, Timarti'- Dunedln and Bluff.; due Auckland September. 7. : '■':'-:.'.,' . ■*; : .. ', • Rotorua (due September 21).—Left London August 2 for' Wellington, Port Chalmers, LytteltoD' and: Napier: due Wellington, September 1».. ; --V■;•'("""-.'••. ■■ -v. -'"-:;."■ '"•■' ' ■■'. ■■'•'■:-■<."'; .Canadian'Conqueror (due September 22). — Left Montreal July 23 for Duhedin and Lyttel-ton.-fvia; Australia., '.■.' V .':. ' Hertford (due 1 October. 2).—Left Liverpool August ■ll for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and'Port Chalmers: due Auckland September '171...;' •..' j '■■ ,,;;...- ... •'•.'.', "■'■'••;•: FOR OTHERS DOMINION PORTS " - Rangitala, left London July 26 forVWellington and Auckland: du?- Wellington ,August 29 • Golden State, left Los Angeles August 5 for Auckland, WelUfg' oo ..and Australia; due Auckland August 131. ..:' V Melbourne' Maru, left Mojl (Japan) August 1 for iWelJlngton; and Auckland, :-vla- Australia; dire .Wellington September - 4..• 1- ~■:'::".''. i-.-Koyo.Maru, left Miijaroh (Japan) August 10 for; Aucklaihd, Lyttelton and Castlecllff: due Auckland'September 5;. . .: .- .J. B.'Aug. KessJer (tanker); left Ballkpapan. August 21 for Auckland and Wellington; due Auckland September 9. • : ','.-' -.- ' Canadian: Britisher; left Montreal August 3 for. Auckland;. Wellington and Australia: due Auckland September 17. ■,!.'.' • Tainiil, left London August'B-and Southampton August-11 for Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington September 18. •••' Canadian Scottish, left Montreal August 15 for. Bluff and Lyttelton, via "Australia; due Bluff October 77. ■ , '" . „ PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. „ Aorangi,-left Auckland. August 21 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu; due Vancouver September 7. '.-' ■'•'•■ Niagara, left Vancouver August 15 for Auckland and Sydney, via Honolulu and Suva: due Auckland September. 3 and Sydney - September 8. Makura, leaves: Sydney August 30' and Wellington September 4 for San Francisco, via Rarotonga ~and Papeete; due San Francisco September. 21. -.."..' ...'-.'■ Maungahui, leaves San Francisco August 29 for Wellington ,and .Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington. September 17, and Sydney September 22. Monterey, left Auckland August 25 for San Francisco, via-Suva, Pago Pago, Honolulu and Lbs Angeles; due San Francisco September 10. Mariposa, left Los Angeles August 22 for Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne, via Honolulu, Pago.Pago and Suva; due Auckland September 7 and Sydney September 10. ':'... INTERCOLONIAL SERVICES. Wanganella, left Sydney August 25; due Wellington August 29; sails August SO for Sydney, and Melbourne. Mararaa; left Auckland August 24; due Sydney. August 28; sails August 31; due Auckland September 4. -..,.. Monowal, leaves Wellington October 5: due Sydney' October s'.'■;:': - : ' Mahen'o, leaves . Port Chalmers October 30. and Bluff October 31 for Melbourne. Walkoualtl, to leave Sydney August 25 for Bluff, Dunedln, Tiroarjt and Lyttelton. Waltakl, leaves Melbourne August 29 • for Bluff, Dunedln, Lyttelton and Wellington; due Dunedln September 4. Kekerangu, from Newcastle and Port Kembla, left, Sydney August 22 for Wellington. Lyttelton Dunedln and Bluff. ' • Abel'.Tasman, loads at '■ New South Wales ports in August for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedln and Bluff. . LONDON-AUSTBALIAN SAILINGS. .Largs Bay, left'London, July 18; arrived Fremantle August 17; Melbourne August 24; due Sydney August 27. • Oronsay, left London July 21; arrived Fremantle August 21; due Melbourne August 27: Sydney August 29. Maloja, left London July, 27; due Fremantle August 28; Melbourne September 3; Sydney September 6. ' ' Baradlne, left London August 3; due Fremantle September 4; Melbourne September 10: Sydney September 13. Mongolia, left London August 10; due Fremantle'September" il; Melbourne September 17 : Sydnev September 20. Moreton, Bay, left London August 15;- due Fremantle September 14; Melbourne September 21: .Sydney September 24. ' ■- Ormonde, left .London August 18; due Fremantle September 18; Melbourne September 24; Sydney September. 26. MoOltan, left London August. 24; due Fremantle 'September-25;, Melbourne October 1; Sydney October 4. , ' ISLAND SERVICES. Maul Pomare, left Wellington August 14 for Apia• and Niue Island: thence Lyttelton and Wellington; due Lyttelton September 3. Waipahl, leaves Sydney AuEust .-29 for Fiji and Auckland; due Auckland September 18. TO LOAD FOR NEW ZEALAND. Armadale, to leave New York September 16 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedln and Australia. Canadian Cruiser,, to. leave Montreal August 24 for Dunedln and Lyttelton, via Australia. , : City of Winchester, to leave New Yorh August 21-for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedln, and Australia. ■ ■ • - Cornwall, to leave Liverpool September ;22 for Auckland. -Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedln. ' . ,•' _ ; . -.. Golden Bear, to leave Los Angeles September 1 for Auckland, Wellington and Australia. Golden Cloud, to leave. Los Angeles October 1 for Auckland, Wellington, and Australia. , Indien. to leave Los Angeles September .6 for Papeete, Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin and Australia. Northumberland, to leave Llvorpool November 24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedln, Bluff, and New Plymouth. Nolisement, to leave Juan de Nova (Seychelles Islands) in August for Bluff and Port Chalmers. Port Hunter, to leave London August 22 for Auckland and Wellington. Port Dunedln, to leave Liverpool September 1 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Nelson.

'■-.A PROJECTED pEPABTUBES. Holradale, JWanganul;. via ports, to-day. Canadian Constructor,. Lyttelton, to-day. port Glsborne, Bluff, Timaru, to-day. Akaroa, Bluff, Wellington, to-day. . Jlolmglen, Fort Walkato, via ports, to-day. Storm, New Plymouth, via .ports, August 28. Walnut Glsborne, via ports, August 28. Walroaripo; Auckland; via ports, August 28. Oplht, New Plymouth, via ports, August 28. Port Whangarei, northern ports, August^29. Benholm. Melbourne; Sydney, August 30. Gale, Wanganul, via ports, August 30. Kekerangu, Bluff, Adelaide, August 31. Walkouaitl, Timaru, Lyttelton, September 1. Wingatul, Auckland, via ports, September l.> Broeze, New Plymouth, via ports, Sept. 3. Waitaki, Melbourne, via porta, September 4. Port Walkato, northern ports, September «. Parera, Port Walkato, via ports, September 6. Walpiata, Auckland, via ports, Septembers. Tekoa, Lyttelton, New Plymouth, September 8. Narbada, Sydney, via Bluff, September 20. Canadian Conqueror, Lyttelton, September ZU Botorua;- Lyttelton, Napter, September 24.

'■' Bemuera, to leave London August'23 for Lyttelton,; Port Chalmers; and Bluff.

Rangltlkl, to leave London September 20 for Auckland and. Wellington. Tamaroa, to leave London September 5 for Auckland and Wellington. Turakina, to leave Liverpool. October 13 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin.,. ••'.".- Waikawa, to leave Los Angeles August 25 for Rarotonga, Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia. Walwera, to. leave London September 18 for Suva, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. . T 0 SAIL FOR OVERSEAS PORTS. Akaroa, to.'-leave Auckland September 14. for Southampton-and London, via, Panama. Canadian Constructor. ■to leave ■ Lyttelton August 29 -for New York, Boston and Montreal. Canadian Conqueror, to leave Lyttelton September 25 for New York, Boston and Montreal. Fordsdale, to leave Auckland' October 6 for London, via ,Panama.'Opawa,, to leave. Auckland September 6 for London-Liverpool and Glasgow, via Cape Horn. Port Fairy, to leave Wellington August 25 for London, via-. Cape Horn and Dakar :Port Nicholson, to leave Auckland September 1 for London, Avonmouth,, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Cape. Horn. ■'--...'; Port Jlsborne,. to leave Auckland September 19. for; London, via Cape Horn and Dakar. Port Hobart, to leave Wellington September 25 for London, via Cape Horn and Dakar. Rangitane," to leave Auckland August 31 for London; via ;Panama.

Rang!tata, to leave. Auckland September 26 for London, via Panama'. Rotorua,: to leave Auckland October 12 for London, via Panama. • :

Remuera, to ■ leave Auckland October 23 for Loudon; yla Panama. "';*.

Tekoa, to -leave Auckland October 4 for Loudon and West of England ports. Tainui,. .to leave Auckland ; October IT for Southampton and London, via Panama canal and Kingston; ,'<<■■ , :

• Tamaroa; to leave New Zealand November 8 for Southampton and London, via Panama.

The Orient liner Ovohsay reached Fremantle on August 21' from', London. The vessel is due at Sydney, oh August. 29. ;.:; The -Sydney Maru arrived at- Kobe, Japan, from on August" 12. The Vessel is to leave Moji on September 1 on her return voyaged to Australian ports, Wellington and Auckland; She w,lll reach Auckland about October 8.-. ■' . • '

The .American , steamer Golden Cloud Js reported to have left Vancouver on. August 19 tor San Francisco and Los Angeles to complete loading 'for;New Zealand and Australia.-. The vessel .Is scheduled to clear Los. Angeles on September 1 for Auckland, Wellington and Australian'ports, 'She'ls due. at Auckland on September. 27. The Canadian Leader, which left Wellington on June'l2 for New York, Boston, and Montreal, via Australia, arrlvedat New York on August 17 and-at Boston on August 20. She left Boston on-August 20 for Montreal: En route from Japan the Melbourne Maru is scheduled to leave Melbourne on Wednesday: for Wellington: She Is due at the northern port on September ,4, and will probably leave the'same day for Auckland to complete. . With a cargo of bulk fuel-oil for the. Union Company, the tanker Athelduke left San Pedro on, August 16 for Wellington, where: she Is. due on. September 9.,. . '. '•. ''COASTWISE MOVEMENTS. ; Holmdale,' which arrived yesterday morning from 1 Wellington, will sail to-night for. Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton to complete loading for Wellington, ;Piclon; and .Wanganui. Walmarlno sailed on Saturday, for Bluff. She Is due back',at. Dunedin to-morrow morning to load cargo; and will sail in the afternoon for Timaru; Lytteltoh, Wellington and. Auckland.Wingatul left Auckland on Friday evening for Welllngton„-Ly,ttelton and Dunedin. She Is due here, on Thursday. , BENHOLM FURTHER DELAYEpI The'New Zealand Shipping Cpmpahy advises that the Benholm; with, cargo from New 1 York, has- been -further delayed at Lyttelton owing to heavy ralnl. The .vessel is now expected,to arrive at Dunedin 1 .6 n Wednesday; ;"' .-.- FORDSDALE FROM LIVERPOOL. The Shaw,; Savill and Albion steamer Fordsdale was due at ■ Auckland on Saturday from Liverpool! The vessel has cargo.from west coast ports- of Great. Britain for discharge at Auckland, Wellington,. Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. ' NIAGARA LEAVES HONOLULU. ~ The C.-A. liner Niagara, en route from Vancouver, • left. Honolulu on:'August 22. for Suva, Auckland, and Sydney. She is due at Auckland, on 3. ; ..; . NARBADA LEAVES SAMARANG. Cabled advice received by. the Union Company states that, the .chartered steamer. Narbada, eh. route-from-Calcutta, via Penang and Slngappre, cleared: Samarang .at. 2 'a.m. on August 19. for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timarti,. Dunedin and. Bluff. She Is due at Auckland On September 7. ,:tHE CANADIAN BRITISHER: The Canadian Britisher Is reported to; have cleared'Panama on August 19 for Auckland, en route from Montreal. She Is due at Auckland on September 17. THE PORT GISBORNE. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor ship Port Glsborne Is to sail to-day for Bluff and Timaru. After discharge the vessel will load at Timaru, Oamaru, New Plymouth, Wellington and Auckland. She Is scheduled to return to Auckland on September 17, and on September 19 she Is to be despatched for London, via Cape Horn. WAIMARINO MAKES RECORD. The Union Company's east coast Walmarlno arrived at Lyttelton at 3 o'clock last Thursday afternoon, after a .remarkably fast trip ot '49 hours 30 minutes from Auckland, wharf to wharf. This will easily stand as the record for > any New Zealand coastal vessel. The distance between the two ports Is 675 miles, and the Walmarlno.averaged 13.8 knots. Captain A. H. Prosser, who Is In command, of the vessel, stated that a light head wind was met with until Cape was reached. Nearing Lyttelton Heads mists made visibility very poor, and speed was reduced a little. Had it not been for these two factors the Walmarlno should have made the trip In. 48 hours, as she is capable of steaming-141 knots. MARINE EXAMINATIONS. During the recent term of the Richmond Nautical (Technical) School (Auckland), successful candidates for Marine Department examinations were as follow: —Mr J. A. Moloney, compass syllabus; Mr C. E. H. Blss, second mate foreign-going; Mr A. Robertson, second mate foreign-going; Mr E. Reynolds, first mate home trade; Mr G. Patterson and Mr B. Hilt, river masters; Mr G. Webb, orals and signals sections for second mate; Mr J. W. Paterson, signals section for second mate. PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr A. T. Gibson, chief engineer in the Shaw, Savlll and Albion Line, is at present acting as supervisor In the construction of the company's new vessels at Belfast. He will probably come out to New Zealand In the last of the new ships to be commissioned. Mr J. B. Ferguson, who was chief - engineer of the Talnul on her last visit to Lyttelton, has been transferred to the Tamaroa to replace Mr J. M'lntosh, who died two days before the vessel arrived at London on her last trip. HOMEWARD LOADING MOVEMENTS. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line advises that the Port Hobart will . commence loading at Timaru on September 7; and complete at Lyttelton, Glsborne, Tokomaru Bay, Napier and Wellington. She Is to leave Wellington on September 25 for London, via Cape Horn and Dakar. The Federal Company advises that the Tekoa will commence loading during discharge at Port Chalmers on September 8, and will complete at Lyttelton,. New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Glsborne and Auckland. She is to leave Auckland on-October 4 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Rotorua will commence loading during discharge at. Napier on September 29, and complete at Wellington and Auckland. She will leave Auckland on October 12 for London, via the Panama.canal. The Remuera will commence loading during discharge at Bluff on October 10, and complete at Wellington and'Auckland. She will leave Auckland on October 23 for London, via the Panama canal. The Shaw, Savlll and Albion Company advises that the Fordsdale .will commence Homeward loading during discharge at Port Chalmers on September 10. She will complete at Bluff, Timaru, Wanganui, New Plymouth and Auckland, clearing the northern port finally on October .6 for London, via the Panama canal.

The Talnul will commence loading at Opua on October 4, and complete at New Plymouth, Wellington and Auckland. She Is to clear Auckland finally on October 17 for Southampton and London, via the Panama canal and Kingston.

ALTERATIONS TO TAMAROA. Extensive alterations and Improvements are at present being made to the passenger accommodation In the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner 'Tamaroa, at Glasgow. These include the provision of 24 additional single-berth cabins. Cabins' have been built in the space formerly occupied by the veranda cafe, which has been moved to the boat deck, A sun-deck has been built above the boat-deek, similar to that •on the company's liner Akaroa. The lounge has been extended and an additional drawing - :room built on the forward part of " B " deck. A gymnasium, similar to that on the Akaroa, is being added tp the vessel's attractions. ... ■ The Tamaroa is to sail, from Liverpool on September 7 for New Zealand.