PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 5 July 1912, Page 4

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Moa, s.b., Wellington, to-day. Kapiti, 5,6, Wellington, to-day. Gertie, sjs., South, to-day. A-taxa, Sydney, to-day. Rirau, es.e., Onehunga, to-morrow. A-wahou, s.s., Wellington, to-mormw

llho barquentine Alexa is expected to safll fw Sydney at mid-day to-day, takmfc a full cargo of white pine tdmber. Messrs Johnston and Co. advise that the B*. Riimn left Onehunga at cdeveai -o'clock yesterday morning, and'is due here to-night or to-morrow morndng. She sails for Onehunga to-morrow at 1 .p.m. The s.s. Putiki sailed for Westport last night. The Moa leaves for VViellingtoß .this laifte'rnoon. Two arrivals at the town. wharf botweea eloren o'clock and midnight last night were the Kapiti aflid Oortio, from Wellington- -mid Wostport respcotavely. The Kapiti brought a cargo of general, while the Gertie has coal to dis•■chaT£«.

An arrival in port yesterday afternoon was the Awahou (Letivin sund Co., local agents), from Glasgow, via Suez and Torres Straits and Newcastle. The Awaihon ia a comparatively new steamer, tlbis being her maiden voyage, and she thus has the distinction of being the first.vessel to make a trip from the Old Land to Wanganui direct. The Journey was a rather long one, tho steam<w leaving Glasgow on tho first day in April, the whole voyage therefore occupying S5 days, including stoppages at va/rdoua''ports etn r^utc. The voyage waa of am .uneventful iiature, vory fair weather being met with on the way diit. Tbo Awahou presents a yerytrim appearance,'<and although a skter-ship to tih© Himitangi, differs from the latter vessel in appearance. She as of 323 tone gross and. 152 tons net. The Awahou is fitted Tip with the latest methods an ship building, and is entirely up-xo-di»te. Captain H. M. Hern is in -charge of the new steamer, "and this is ■hw first visit to Wanganui, albedt ho is Ti-ri Ptrails?r to the Dominuon, having viisited this country some fcimie (ago in ilhe Duilwidh. Oa.ptain Hern has juHsooiia-ted wiih; him the following officers : Frrsfe officer, Mr Parry; second ofnqef, Mt Kilgour; chief engineer, Mr .STgneJE; secwwl engineer, Mr Bowler; third engineer, Mr Brown. Captain Kern's wife, who is a. New^Zqalandei', aycMsaiupanied him .on the trip out, and in doiiig so completed a.three and a half ..years'' journey round tho worJd. Mrai1 Herai is a relation of Mr D. W. Smart, of the local establishment of Messrs H> I. Jocifis and Son. The AA\iahou 'berthed at the Gas Company's wharf, iii'ter lxM3ig granted prataque, and ■»!- ui.ost immediately commenced discharg■ug tho csvrgo of coal wHclr sbo brought from N<nvcastle, and will probably sail for Weiington to-morrow. .The Awahou i-i tabing up the Himitangi's runmaig Jx'fcwoen Greymouth and Wellington.