WARSHIPS’ PROGRAMME

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 584, 9 February 1929, Page 2

WARSHIPS’ PROGRAMME

ROUND THE COAST CRUISES VISITS TO THE SOUNDS Independent cruises in coastal waters will be commenced this month by the four'warships of the New Zealand Naval Division. and it is expected. that they will be absent for about two or three months. Before departing, the warships and the minesweeper Wakakura will participate in the mock battle at Orewa next Thursday. On the preceding afternoon about 500 Territorials will be embarked at Devonport and will bo landed on the beach before daybreak. A mock bombardment of the WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end:— Auckland. Maui Pomare, Canadian Transporter, Canadian Conqueror, Golden Coast, Niagara, Kai Ora, Mamuius, Marama. Chatham Islands. Kemuera, lonic, Nassa, Westmoreland. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Xgaio, Arahura. Golden Coast, Hurunui, Golden State, Tairoa. Makura, Tamahine, Port Hobart, Aorangi, Kawatiri. Hauraki. Mahana, Kaitoke, Corinthic, Maunganui, Ulimaroa, Otokia, Waiotapu, Northumberland, Cape York, Manuka, Cowdenlaw. Awarua. —Makura, Cumberland, Cornwall. For Sunday only: Plume, Hurunui, Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Larsen, X T Nilsen Alonso. City of New York, Eleanor Boling. Tahiti, Karetu, Tutanekai, Waikouaiti, Kererangu. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—

ARRIVALS TO-DAY RARAWA (7.45 a.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth.

The Rarawa, which arrived at Onehunga this morning from New Plymouth, sails again at 4 p.m. on Monday on her return trip.

The Hauturu is due at Onehunga tomorrow morning from Hokianga, and leaves at ?> p.m. on Monday for Raglan and Kawhia.

The Arapawa arrives at Onehunga tomorrow from Wanganui and probably sails on Monday afternoon for Waikato Heads.

coast will then bo carried when the hostilities cease n &n d forces Will be re-embarked Un<i brought, back to Auckland a ar -4 On Friday. H.ILS. Veronica H.M.S. Laburnum will SSL.*® 4 thoir cruises. After spendW W^ no ' > days at Russell the vSSSfcf f °“: proceed round North Cape 11 Plymouth, where she is due on ruary 2*_\ On February 26 depart for Nelson, where, before L?I*l 1 * 1 to Westport, anotlier four days .K' spent The southern sounds in.V 1)9 ins Milford and Dusky Paterson Inlet, will be ermsed for 5* days, followed by a stay of fourV ° at Lyttelton and three days at ??* nganui. She will join the i ’**■* at Wellington on April 2. both^sh^ 1 remaining therefore three weeks h |U S foro returning to Auckland on April

From Auckland the Laburnum van steam direct to Lyttelton, rem.dnTr there for two days before proctS 5 s to Dunedin, where she will stay tv l ”® February 21 to March 1. After S days tit Tunaru. the vessel will*, on a cruise of the Otago Sounds. “ eluding a stay of a week at Paters™ Inlet. She is due on March 23 at \S son. wltero five days will be spent on March 28 at Picton. After tW days there she will leave for Well ington to join the Veronica on April The other two ships. H.M.S. Dnm. edin and H.M.S. Diomede, Zl scheduled to leave Auckland on Feb uary 19. After six days at Napie? the Dunedin will spend eight days at New Plymouth, three at Greymouth three at Westport, one each at Milford and Dusky Sounds, six at Stewart Island, seven at Dunedin, 12 at Lyt. telton, 10 at Wellington and two at Tokomaru Bay. She will return to Auckland on April 23.

From Auckland the Diomede will gn to Lyttelton for a week and then to Dunedin, where she will stay for nine days. Another nine days will be spent at Paterson Inlet, and after a visit to Milford and Dusky Sounds a week will be spent at Timaru, followed by Five days at Nelson, one day at Pelorus Sound, and a week at Napier She is due at Wellington on April 2(<' where she will stay till May 9. During this time seven days' leave will be granted the New Zealand ratings. call of three days will then be at Gisborne and two days at Tokomaru Bay. The warship will return to Auckland on May 17. The Dunedin and Diomede will carry out naval exercises o.\ Castle Point on April 19.