OVERSEA VESSELS FOR WELLINGTON.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12657, 20 November 1905, Page 4

OVERSEA VESSELS FOR WELLINGTON.

STEAMERS

ttangatira, left London September 6, via Dunedin and Lyttelton. Devon, left New York September 9, via Australia and Auckland; due about December 3.

Morayshire, left .Liverpool September 11, via Australia and Auckland; due about November 28.

Marere, left New York September 17, via Australia and Auckland; due about December 5.

Star of Australia; left New York October 5, via.Australia and Auckland. Aupori, left London October 7, via Auckland.

Waiwera, left London September 30, via Capetown, Hobart, and Auckland.

The Union Company's new steamer Maheno—which is described in a Sydney cable message as the finest passenger steamer ever eeen there—ia due to arrive at Wellington from Sydney tomorrow evening. Two well known shipmasters in the Auckland trade died during the week— Captains R. Sopwith and John Ross. Captain Sopwith, who had reached the. ago of 71 years, came to the colony a3 mate of the old , steamer Southern Cross, which afterwards passed into the hands of the Union Steam Ship Company. Of late years he frequently had charge of vessels in the intercolonial and coastaj trade. Captain Ross, who ■waa a native of WKangarei, was only 46 years of age. He had been engaged as mate and master in a number of vessels in the coastal trade.