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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 814, 7 November 1929, Page 2

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THIS DAY Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Hastings, Napier and Cambridge (letters only), 5 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (also Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay), 5.30 p.m. OUTGOING OVERSEAS MAILS Australian States, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, South Africa (also Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, specially addressed correspondence, via Australia only), per Maheno, Friday, November 8, at 9 a.m. Parcels, at 3 p.m., Thursday, November 7. Due London, December 15. Apia, Pago Pago and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare, Tuesday, November 12, at 1 p.m. Parcels at 11 a.m. Great Britain, Ireland, Continent of Europe, Canada, United States of America, Mexico, West Indies, Brazil. Argentine, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Falkland Islands, also Fiji, Hawaiian Islands, per R.M.M.S. Aorangi, via Vancouver, Tuesday, November 19, at 10 a.m. Parcels for Fiji and America at 3 p.m. Monday, November 18. Due London December 18. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS November 13: S.S. Ulimaroa, from Sydney, via Wellington (Australian mail). November 19: R.M.S. Makura, from San Francisco, via Wellington (English and American mail). FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929. Wanganui, Palmerston North, Wellington, etc., 4 a.m. Whangarei, Dargaville, etc., 6.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. McGill and Stanley P. 8., Shakespear P.B. and Sheffield P. 8., 7 a.m. Wailiopo, Houhora, Pukenui, Parenga. Parcels, Thursday, at 3 p.m., 10.30 a.m. Rawene, Kohukohu, Omapere, etc., 12 noon. Paeroa and Ngatea (letters only), 2 p.m. Thames and Waitakaruru (letters only), 2.30 p.m. Mahurangi and Shore P. 8., 2.30 p.m. C. Chamberlift P. 8., 3.30 p.m. Surfdale, etc., 3.30 p.m. Putiki and Onetangi, 3.30 p.m.

Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Hastings, Napier and Cambridge (letters only), 5 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand (also Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay), 5.30 p.m. J. J. KEARNEY. Acting-Chief Postmaster.

MAURETANIA'S NEW ROLE. - The, rata war which followed fhl placing Of the Caronia on this route ho the Cunard Company last "'inter Before that time the Ward Line and other American companies had enjoyed a monopoly of the winter tourist tragic to Cuba The United States Shipping Board replied to the Cunard Line by lending the fust liner. President hoosetelt Sr the Ward Line, and this vessel was able to beat the Caromo s time to Havana by several hours. The supeuor amenities offered by the British however, brought her a full list 071 every run. This winter tue 1 i - sidei.it Roosevelt will not be available for the Havana route, as she has been sold to the Chapman Company, the *-CW owners of the United States Lines, and the Mauretania, which is several knots faster than anv American liner at p* esent afloat, will prove a severe competitor to the American lines. The Mauretania will make onlv two round voyages from j New York to Cuba, and will then revert ; to her normal services between South , ampton and New York.

SURVIVORS OF “SAIL.”—The Finnish four-masted barque Fommern has arrived at Melbourne, after a very fast passage of 87 days from Oslo. The Fommern. which was the only sailer to load wheat at Sydney last season for the Channel, made a fair run to the Channel, and after discharging her cargo proceeded to Oslo to load her outward cargo. Recently ‘ Fairplay,” commenting on sailing-ship activities, stated that captain Gustaf Eriksson, of Mariehamn, Finland, is now the leading owner of sailing ships, having IS vessels under ms management. One of his vessels, the four-masted barque Fommern, has just visited Oslo, for the loading of a cargo of timber. The captain, in an interview, stated that the crew and officers consisted of 23 men, and the highest wages for fully capable seamen is only COO F . marks, or about £3 5s a month. Practically all the men on board are very young, being only 16 to 19 years old, while the first mate is 25 years and the second mate 23 years of age. The captain is a young man in the early thirties. All loading and discharging of the cargo is effected by the crew alone, without any extra pay. The captain further stated that the charterers would pay £4,000 in gross freight for transport -of timber to Melbourne, but for the return voyage a cargo of wheat had been secured at*a freight amounting to £B,OOO. Nine other sailing vessels—the fourmasted barques Archibald Russell, Beatrice, J. B. Pedersen, Herzogin Ceeile, Lawhill. Olivebank, and Viking: the four-masted barqueniine Mozart and the barque Penang are on their way from or loading at Baltic ports with timber for Australia. All of them, with the exception of the Beatrice and J. B. Pedersen, which are owned in Sweden, belong to Captain G. Eriksson.

HORORATA REACHES LONDON The New Zealand Shipping Compand steamer Hororata. which left AuckulJ on September 20 with New Zealand Dr „ duce for New York. Boston, Halifax London, is reported to have reached W don on Tuesday. NORTHUMBERLAND AT LONDON The New Zealand Shipping Company kH been advised that the Federal steamt? Northumberland arrived at London Sunday from Auckland, on route to W»,. Coast ports of Great Britain. The veU sel sailed from Auckland on September THE GAB RIEL LA.—Advice has received that the Lamb steamer Gabriel was to leave Sydney yesterday and castle on Saturday for New Plymouth aJ Wanganui. She is due at New pj. 10 mouth about November 14, at Wanganui on November 16, and will proceed therU.! to Grey mouth and Sydney. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected tft be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland. —Tofua, Aorangi. Tron» tf Waipahu Oldham. Canadian Trans.! porter, Remuera, Kaitokc. Rangitiki. Chatham Islands.— City of Mobile. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Arahura, Xgaio, Mariston, Piako Keelung, Norfolk, City of Dalhart Corinth it*. Port Hunter, Niagara. Awarua. —Waitemata, Karetu, Manuka. ' Tredinnick, Paua. Tahiti, Makura, c A. larsan. Sir J. C. Ross, Kosmos Southern Princess. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY HOKTANGA (9.15 p m ), 271 tons, Ken. nedy, for Hokianga. DEPARTURE TODAY lIAUTURr (10.45 a.m.), 270 tony. Jackson-Fowler, for Raglan. ARAPAWA is scheduled to sail at 3 o'clock this afternoon for Opunake and Wanganui. She has been delayed in por; by the rain. Returning from Wanganui on Monday morning, she is to saii that afternoon for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads. HAUTUKU. delayed by the rain, was unable to sail for Raglan, Kawhia anti Waikato Heads yesterday afternoon. Sh* sailed this morning, and is returning to port on Saturday morning. Leaving noon the same day for Hokianga. *he \t expected to arrive back on Tuesday morning next. HOKIANGA cleared port last nighf for Hokianga. She is due back from there on Sunday. XGAPUHI is to be dispatched at 3* o’clock this afternoon for New Plymouth.