OCEAN-GOING STEAMERS,

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12402, 16 January 1905, Page 4

OCEAN-GOING STEAMERS,

Pharsalia, left New York 23rd October via Dunedin and Lytbelton; due about lOtih January. Papanui, left Plymouth 3rd December via Capetown and Hobart ;due about 21st January.

Buteshire, left 'New York, 28th November via Australian ports iand Auckland ; due about 13th February. Rangatira, left London 3rd December via Auckland; due about 25th January. Star of Scotland, left London 25th Novpimber via Australian! .ports' and' Auckland and Napier; due about 27th January. Rdmutaka left Plymouth 30th December, via Capetown and Hohart; due about 14th February. Oakbum left New York 9th December, via Australia and Auckland, due &bouii 27th February. Indradfevi left London 29blj December, via. Australian ports and Auckland, due about 28th February. -.- . '- Somerset left Liverpool 20th December, via Australian ports and Auckland; due about 28th, February.

The Mercedes left Wellington for Hong Kong (yesterday with a cargo of coal for the Admiralty. The Government steamer Hinemoa ■is to be placed on the patent slip at once for-a cleaning and painting. ~. A smart run of eighteen days to Monte Video was reeopded -iby.'.tlhe/New Zea-. land Shipping Company's steamer Turakina, which, arrived at the South American- port on* .Wednesday last from Wellington. ■ .;■'-■ . The Tyser line steamer Star of New Zealand left New York on January 11 for Melbourne,, Sydney, and New Zealand ports.^ A correspondent of the Wellington "Post" claims that the record for the run from Lyfctelton to Wellington, is held by the s.s-. Manuka with 10 hours 30 minutes. According to our,records (says the "Post"), the Mararoa's time was taken from "full speed" at the Moles (Lyttelton) to '''stop" at Wellington. The Manuka made the run- from the Moles to the -buoy off Point Jerringham, at which vessels slow down, in 10 hours 34 minutes, and from "full speed" to "stop", in. 10 hours 30 minutes.

. v MAIL NOTICES. FROM NOVEMBER 1. . For Wellington and intermediate offices, daily <at 6 a.iii., 11.30 a.m., and 4 p.m. For Napier and intermediate offices, daily at 6 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. For New Plymouth and intermediate offices daily at 5A5 a.m., 8.45 a.m., 3.15 p.m., and 4.15 p.m. For Auckland, daily at 3.15 p.m. Mails are due at the Chief Post Office, Wanganui, from Wellington, daily at 10.15"a.m., 4.30 p.m. From Napier, daily at 4.30 p.m. and 9.10 p.m. From Palmerston North, daily at 10.30 a.m., ■11:40 a.m., 4.30 p.m., 9.10 p.m. From New Plymouth, daily at 11.20 a..m., 12.44 p.m., and 8.20 p.m. From Aucklaid, daily at 12.44 p.m.