STEAMER SOLD BY COURT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 672, 25 May 1929, Page 2

STEAMER SOLD BY COURT

The steamer Oreti. of 174 tons, has been sold by the Admiralty marshal, acting under instruction from the Supreme Court, to Mr. W. H. Whitaker, agent, for £620.

TIMBER FROM NEWCASTLE-From Sydney and Newcastle the Union Company's steamer Kartigi left Fort Kembla last Tuesday for Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland. The vessel is bringing timber for discharge at this port. ORIENT LINE STEAMERS. —The Union Company, agents for the Orient Line, advise the following movements of their -steamers: — The Orvieto, from London, is due at Fremantle on May 2S, and at Sydney on June 6. The Orama. from Sydney, is due at Suez today, and at London on .Tunc 6 The Osterley, from Sydney, is due at Colombo on May 29, and at London on June 20. CHANGE OF LIGHTS AT WANGANUI AND TIMARU. —The Marine Department advises that alterations are being made in certain lights at Wanganui and at Timaru. The two fixed red lights, situated one each at the seaward ends of North and South Moles, at Wanganui, are to be moved to a position 40 feet (approximately) shoreward from the ex-

Vi mi t> u h undo. A lighted leading beacon exhibiting a flashing white light is to be installed southward of the south half-tide training wall at the point where the upper and lower sailing courses intersect. This beacon will be situated 22S£deg. 750 ft from the upper red beacon, and 106 deg. 440 ft from the present position of the middle red beacon. This beacon is to be used as a rear leading beacon for both the upper and lower sailing courses, and it will take the place of the rear lighied leading beacons at Putiki and at the east end of Landguard Bluff, both of which latter are to be discontinued. The white rear-lighted leading beacon, exhibiting a flashing white light, situated at Putiki. is to be discontinued. This beacon is used as a rear beacon in conjunction with the middle red beacon for the purpose of marking the lower sailing course. The white rear-lighted leading beacon exhibiting a fixed white light, situated at the east end of Landguard Bluft. is to be discontinued. This beacon is used as a rear beacon in conjunction with the upper red beacon for the purpose of marking the upper sailing course. The two green lights situated at the outer .end of the eastern extension mole at Timaru have been discontinued owing to damage resulting from heavy weather. It is intended to replace the two green lights by one flashing white light. Two fixed red lights, 1,032 feet apart, in transit 2671 deg., visible four miles, the front light 57 feet, and the rear light .SO feet in height, have been installed on Benvenue Cliff, northward of the town. The front light is situated 329Sdeg. 3.730 ft from Timaru harbour lighthouse, and the arc of visibility of each light is 120 deg. These lights in transit lead 700 feet (approximately) northward of the outer end of the eastern extension mole, and they have been erected on poles which are not useable as day marks.

AORANGI AT VANCOUVER Union Company reports that the'A™, I ** from Auckland arrived at Van aa **- yesterday. She will leave again at on Wednesday. Mav 29. for Suva, Auckland and Sydney. Hois >luh:. ULIMAROA LEAVES SYDNEY tv Huddart-Paker passenger steame- yCTrfke roa left Sydney at mid-day and is due at Wellington Tuesday jn S . Shr is the only Sydney plsfSl' steamer arriving at and leaving Zealand next week. She will leave ingtoii on her return trip to Sydney t,S' RARANGA LEAVES COLON -r.v, news has been received bv the Sh-? Savill, and Albion Company that Karansa left Colon on Monday -v.-i. for London and West Coast of Britain, en route from Wellington vessel sailed from Wellington on

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE The following vessels are exnert** be within range of the undernSntiJwJS wireless stations during the Auckland.—Alaunganui. Tofua, SuStT Lawbeath Baron Mac Lay, WaftaS* Moeraki, Tregenna, Aelybryn. (kSH* Cross, Golden State. Wirarl, RaiadSa Chatham Islands.—Valacia C orimHi Gold Shell. Hampton * nthic * Wellington.—Ngraio. Wahlne, Mahenn Tamahine. Arahura. Karamea, Rotorua Piako. Marama, Hlmaroa, Tamaroa Kartigi. Kponga. Otokia, fort Canu> bell. Remnera. v Awarua.—Benholm, Canadian BritisheMakura. Tahiti.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY AKA PAW A (3.45 p.m), 251 tons, Pert, for Opunake and Wanganui. ARRIVALS TODAY RARAWA (5.5 a.m.), 1,077 tons. Bark from New Plymouth. The Hauturu left Auckland for Hokianga and Onehunpa at five o’clock on Thursday morning. She should arrive at Onehunga on Sunday, and Is then to resume her work in the West Coast service. The Anchor Company’s vessel Alexander is due at Onehunga from Nelson on Thursday next to load for that port, aod also West Coast ports of the South Island. The Hokianga is expected to arrtro from Hokianga on Tuesday. She is to be dispatched for that port again on Wednesday afternoon. The Rarawa returned from New Plymouth tfiis morning. Tier next dspirtm for that port is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Monday.