Low fares to HONOLULU

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 409, 18 July 1928, Page 2

Low fares to HONOLULU

THE finest six-weeks’ holiday to Hawaii and back, with I V days in those Enchanted Islands. Tropic beauties new delights ▼aried amusements. Leave Auckland. Arrive Aackle

July 31 ... AOHAXGI ... Sept. 9 1 9 days or longer in Hawaii. Return 1 Ist Class —fro m JESS Fares ) 2nd Class — from JE4O UNION ' CO.

THE MAUI POM A RE. —The Maui Pomare is expected to arrive at Lyttelton to-day from Apia. She is due at Auckland Saturday and leaves here at 3 o’clock on Monday afternoon for Norfolk Island.

M ARAM A SAILING. —With passengers, mails and cargo for Sydney, the. Marama leaves Auckland at 3 o’clock on Friday afternoon next. The Maheno leaves Wellington the same day for Sydney also.

TARANAKI AT NAPIER. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s motor-ship Taranaki arrived at Napier at 8 o’clock this morning from Bluff via Timaru, to continue discharging her London cargo. She completes at New Plymouth.

CUMBERLAND AT NEW PLYMOUTH —To continue loading for London, Antwerp, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool the Federal steamer Cumberland arrived at New Plymouth at 10 o’clock yesterday morning from Wanganui. She completes at Wellington and is scheduled to sail from there on Friday.

ADRIFT ENGINELESS. —The passage of a newly-launched vessel from the shipbuilders to the engine builders is usually an uneventful proceeding, but there was an exception recently, reports the “Shipping World.’ The Llanfair, of C,OOO tons, was being towed by four tugs to the Tees to be engined when she was caught in a hurricane in Tees Bay. The tow ropes parted one by one until the Llanfair was adrift. She was in danger of being swept toward the Slag Wall on the southern side of Tees Bay when Middlesbrough tugs came to the rescue. Again the ropes broke, and one tug was disabled by the heavy seas, but the arrival of a seventh tug finally led to the vessel being safely moored, to the relief of the score of Wearside men on board.

DUTCH TORPEDO BOAT. —The Butch torpedo boat 5.M.2 successfully completed ’ her full power trials at the mouth of the Thames in February, obtaining a speed of just over 39 knots, which is two knots ‘ in excess of the guaranteed speed. She is the second of the coastal motor (torpedo) boats ordered by the Royal Butch Navy from Messrs. John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., for service in the Butch j East Indies. Her armament includes ; two 18-inch torpedoes, four machine guns, ! depth charges for anti-submarine work, and facilities for smoke screen work. Her length is 55 feet, and she is fitted with two Thornycroft Y/12 type engines, each developing about 400 b.h.p. The first vessel. S.M.I, has reached Sourabaya, and is now being commissioned for service by the Netherlands Colonial Navy there. WAJPAHI IN PORT.— An arrival In the stream at Auckland shortly after three o clock this morning was the Union Company’s Island fruit steamer WaiThe vessel, which berthed later at King’s Wharf to commence discharge brought the largest cargo of fruit that has yet arrived this season. She sailed from Auckland on June 28 last. anrl visited Rarotonca, Aitutaki. and JTangaia. loading altogether 17,000 cases of oranges, about 4.00 9 cases of tomatoes, nd a small qu anti tv of eo-ra all of

which will be put nut at this port. The vessel experienced m-'deratelv weather for practically’ the whole of the trip, and on Monday last and yesterday was delayed several hours bv a strong gale from the south. The ‘local office of the Union Company advises that the Waipahi, on completion of discharge, will sail from Auckland again on July 25 on her return trip to Aitutaki, Rarotonga. and Mangaia. Captain Hoddinott retains command of the vessel.

PORT HUON ARRIVES. —After experiencing a rough voyage, which for the last six days made it unpleasant for the few passengers as well as the crew, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s motor-ship Port Huon arrived in the stream at Auckland at seven o’clock this morning from London, and berthed about an hour later at Queen’s Wharf, to land her passengers and commence the discharge of her general cargo. The Port Huon .sailed from Home on June 9. and arrived at Panama on June 24. During the trip across the Atlantic the weather was fair to moderately rough. One day, when the crew were going through boat drill (as it does every week at sea), a seaman was knocked overboard just as a starboard boat was being lowered. He was carried far out from the vessel, and spent half an hour in the water before being picked up again by a ship’s boat. mer, and had a lifebelt on. The vessel cleared Balboa on June 25. and for the last week of her voyage was beset by strops- southerly to south-wes+erlv

Captain J. E. Compton is in command of the Port Huon. and associated with him are the following officers: Chief. Mr. C. P. Turner: second. Mr. J. A. Fairbairn: tb*rd. Mr. G. F. Pannett: fourth. Mr R Bettees: surgeon. Mr. A. Stewart; wireless operators, Mr. J. H. Gilman and H. Collins; chief engineer. Mr G. F. Sharp: senior second. Mr. A. G. Neall: itmior second. Mr. R. Cromarh-: senior third, Mr. W. Mitchell: junior third. Mr. G. B. Grove: sen’or fourth. MrJ. B. Wallis: junior fourth, Mr. H. W Langley; assistant engineers Messrs. C. Ln.wrie. B. Brooks. J. Borwood. and A. Phillips: chief refrigerating engineer. Mr F. G. Grant: second. Mr. H. S. Matheson: chief steward. Mr. E. M. Barber.. The local agents, the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company. Ltd., advise that the Port Huon will be d ? sr>atched about the end of the week for Wellington and New Plymouth to complete discharge.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Canadian Challenger, Tofua, Borderer, Huntingdon, Aorangi, Canadian Constructor, Waikawa, Norfolk, Kawatiri. Chatham Islands. —Port Bowen. Wellington. —Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Ngaio, Niagara, Dunedin, Scalaria, Willaston, Makura, Poolta, Tekoa, Maui Pomare, Arawa, Valacia, Taranaki. Moeraki. Awarua. —Maunganui, Karetu, Northumberland. PORT OF ONEHUNGA ARRIVALS TO-DAY RARAWA (7 a.m.), 1,077 tons. Bark, from New Plymouth. DEPARTURE YESTERDAY ARAPAWA (5 p.m.), 291 tons, Pert, for Hokianga The Rarawa, which arrived at Onehunga this morning from New Plymouth, sails again at 3 o’clock to-morrow afternoon on the return trip. The Arapawa, which left last evening for Hokianga, is due back again on Friday. The Hauturu is due at Onehunga tomorrow morning from Rag Jan, Kawhia and Port Waikato. The Kaitoa is due to-morrow from Havelock to load for Pic ton only.