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EXPECTED ARRIVALS Westmoreland, Adelaide, June 9. Storm, Wellington, June 10. Waitaki. Melbourne, June 10. Waikouaiti, Lyttelton, June 13. Waimarino. Dunedin. June 13. Canadian Cruiser, Melbourne, June 14. Karetu. Sydney. June 20. Rotorua, Port Chalmers. June 26. Ruahine, Port Chalmers, July 22. Port Fairy, Dunedin. August —. Fordsdale. Dunedin. September «. Narbada, Dunedin. September 20. Zealandic. Dunedin. October 1. Marama, Melbourne. November 11. Haurakl. Dunedin. December 7. Mataroa, Wellington, February 7. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Storm, Dunedin, June 10. Waitaki, Dunedin, June 10. Waikouaiti. Sydney, June 13. Waimarino, Dunedin, June 13. Westmoreland. Port Chalmers, June 13. Canadian Cruiser, Dunedin, June 17. Karetu, Sydney, June 20. Rotorua. Lyttelton. June 29. Ruahine, Napier, July 27. Port Fairy, limaru. August — Fordsdale. -. September — Narbada. Newcastle, September 20. Zealandic. limaru October i Marama. Dunedin. November 11. Hauraki. Melbourne. December 8. Mataroa, —, February —. GENERAL NOTES. The motor vessel Gardiner (previously known as the Black Cat) arrived at Bluff yesterday from Port Chalmers, with a launch in tow, at 3.35 p.m. Apart from the above vessel's arrival, no shipping movement was recorded at Bluff yesterday and no vessel is expected now before Monday next. The Waimarino, now at Auckland, sails to-day for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. She is due at Bluff on June 13 and sails the same day for Dunedin. The Westmoreland advises by radio that she will arrive at Bluff from Adelaide on SU The y Waitaki sailed from Melbourne for Bluff at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday and should reach here on Monday. She has transhipments ex the Chitral, Otranto, Gamaria, Stassfort and Talyin. - The Canadian Cruiser is now scheduled to reach Bluff from Melbourne on June 14. The Hertford sailed from Liverpool last Saturday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Diinedin. She is due at Auckland ° n The ly ionlc, which left Lyttelton on May 10 for Southampton and London, sailed from C °The Karamea, which left Wellington on May 10 for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas, sailed from Rio de Janiero on June 1. She did not call at Montevideo. . The Cardiff steamer Beatus arrived at Auckland from Gulf of Mexico ports last Saturday night and berthed at Kings Wharf to unload cargo for Auckland. She will also unload at New Plymouth. Wellington. Lytteiton and Dunedin. She has sulphur from Galveston, lubricating oil. grease and paper from Port Arthur, general cargo and tractors from New Orleans and asphalt from Tampico. Exceptionally fine weather was experienced during the voyage, which was laid up in the ports of Great Britain and Ireland on April 1 snows a striking decrease of 172,717 tons, when compared with the figures of idle tonnage on January 1. The decrease is actuallv equivalent to 19.7 per cent, of the total of idle British shipping. There are 373,322 tons of additional shipping when the figures of a year ago are compared; that is to say, the Idle tonnage of that date has been diminished by 34.6 per cent. In the London docks area alone the decrease in idie bottoms is 106.000 tons for the quarter. French idle shipping on March 1, totalled 484,698 tons gross, compared with 480.039 tons on Jami; ary 15. Divided according to the vessels several categories, the figures were as follows:—Passenger liners, 166.644 tons; other steamers and motor ships, 295,034 tons; sailin® vessels, 7481 tons; and miscellaneous craft, 16,539 tons. DIRECT FOR BLUFF. The Chamber of Commerce advises that the following steamers are scheduled to leave British ports for Bluff during the next few months:— , Port Fairy.—Leaves London July 3,. due B 1 Liverpool July 13, due Bluff September 4. Zealandic.—Leaves London August 14, due Bluff October 1. RotoruaLeaves London September 26, due Bluff. November 19. Northumberland. —Leaves Bristol Channel, October 13. Glasgow. October 19, and Liverpool October 26, due Bluff December 24.
WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday:— Auckland: H.M.S. Dunedin. Emma Maersk, Karetu, Maui Pomare. Port Gisborne. Wellington: Abel Tasman, Akaroa, Aorangi, Cambridge, Durham. Golden Cloud, Hurunui, Mahana. Maori, Mariposa. Mataroa, Monterey, Napier Star, Niagara, Otira, Piako, Port Darwin, Rangatira, Rangitata, Rangltiki, Rotorua, Wanganella, Yoseric. Awarua: Canadian Britisher, Cape York, Makura. Maunganui, Omana, Waikouaiti, Waitaki. Chatham Islands: South Sea. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Auckland, June 6. Arrived: Kaimiro 6.45 a.m. from Portland; Birchbank 9 a.m. from Java. To sail: Karetu 11 p.m. for NewWellington, June 6. Arrived: Kaimai 6.35 a.m. from New Plymouth; Maori 7 a.m. from Lyttelton; Holmdale 10.15 a.m., Storm 10.30 a.m. from Wanganui; Durham 1.10 p.m. from Dunedin; Wainui 4.30 p.m. from Gisborne; Tees 6 p.m. from Chatham Islands. Sailed: Mahaia 7.5 a.m. for London; Paua 12.5 p.m. for Picton; Wanganella 12.10 p.m. for Sydney; Kanna 1.40 p.m. for Napier; Maori 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton; Poolta 8.5 p.m. for Westport. ■To sail: Kaimai midnight for Dunedin. Lyttelton, June 6. Arrived: Orepuki 6.35 a.m. from Timaru; Rangatira 6.45 a.m. from Wellington; Waipiata 7.10 a.m. from Timaru; Napier Star 7.35 a.m. from Timaru. Sailed: Wingatui 10.35 a.m. for Dunedin; Orepuki 1.25 p.m. for Wellington; Foxton 3.20 p.m. for Foxton; Napier Star 6.45 p.m. for Wellington; Rangatira 8.20 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedrn, June 6. Arrived: Breeze 4.20 a.m. from Wellington; Parera 9.10 a.m, from Wellington. Sailed: Cape York 7 a.m. for Melbourne; Parera 6 p.m. for Timaru. To sail: Breeze 8 p.m. for Timaru! (Rec. 7.55 p.m.) Suva, June 6. Arrived—Niagara from Vancouver. Melbourne, June 6. Sailed: Waitaki for Bluff. V • London, June 5. Arrived: At Quebec, Canadian Challenger. , , Sailed: Matakana from London.
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