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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12259, 6 July 1909, Page 4

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NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. Arrived.—Rarawa (5.30 a.m.) from Onehunga, connecting with express. CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. The Tongariro sail^nl from Capetown 011 July 3rd for Wellington. . BLUFF, Monday. Arrived,—Moana (4.40 p.m.), from Hobarb (English mail). . GREYMOUTH, Monday. Sailed.—Alexander (3 p.m.) for Wanganui. WELLINGTON, Monday. Sailed.— Arapawa (5.30 p.m.), for Wanganui. CAPE HAWKE, Monday. Sailed Jap for Westport. The Storm, Putiki, and Regulus all 'XT rived yesterday morning. The Huia and Rimu sailed last night for Wellington and Westport respeo tivelv. Owing to the heavy rain yesterday, tho discharging of cargo was greatly hampered, and prevented the steamers -from sailing last night. The Eunice and-■ Whangaroa • arrived off the Heads yesterday. They will probably get into.^ort to-day. Tho Arapawa will,;arrive by this morning's tide: ' '; The Alexander, is'"duef to-night from Greymouth. ',■.,/..: '""..!'.... The Anchor Company's steamer Kennedy laid up at NeJeon last, Saturday to undergo her annual; overhaul. During her recent, trip from Nelson to Westport the Anchor liner Waimea xan over a log r which damaged her propeller. She will lay up at Nelson within a day or two to have the propeller •put right. ■;-. ,- <;',: • The "New Zealand, Times" says:— "Complaints are being made by the masters of vessels which visit Wanganui that tho submerged steamer. Charles Edward is, causing, the shifting of a sandbank in the.fairway. This obstruction necessitates vessels-having to pass uncomfortably cjose to;.the wreck, and it is urged^fcliat the latter should be removed." '■•• ' , v , - f ,i,

There is a miniature. fleot : of sailing vessels at present on its way-.from Australia to New, Zealand, - Included in the number are tho, ; Helga, which is bringing a shipment/of railway timber from New South, Wal^s to^jAucivland '■> *ne Laura, carryihg..«sl£epere to Westport and Greymouth"; the Alexa, bringing timber for a wharf at Wanganui; the Rio, with hardwood timber for,.Lyttelton; and the Senorjjbat, Tb'ouiid for Wellington with a'carfeb rof salt from South Australia. .-":; ''/;'' :'''./]*■''.."' '