SAILERS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17570, 14 May 1919, Page 4

SAILERS.

San Franciscd to Wellington:— i- Commerce (Vac. Oil), left luarch J, ■ due May; Samar, left Uatth. 10, due '{ ; Way.

The Waifcomo is expected to leave r; ' Calcutta on May 16 lor Auckland, YV.ei- *■' Ungton, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, via ';> Singapore *;ind Samanmg. Ttte M'>iL koia has been re-comrmsrsioned and will j ! < ommeuce loading at Dunedin to-day "A ( ior West Coast ports and Auckland. ; She will sail on Saturday in place of ' • lite Monowai. ■Messis C. F. Millwafd and Co. aak.\ L " ?iso that the s.«. "Calm" has been un- j :. avoidably delayed, and will now :ir-j I -ive here this 'morning. After dicnarge v : she will take cargo and sail tor Wel- (!' lingt-on, Timartf and IJuiietfin, working i'- these pott* (approximately) as follows : ': •" ■ Dunedin 19th, Timara 20th, Lyttelton -'.'*'. 21st, thenoo Wellington-Wariganui. '*'• ' i'ne Calm will arrive on this morn- ' ing's tide from Wellington. '*'': ■ l*he Storm is diie at Wellington on c.: ' Thursday from Oatrirfru, and is to sail (i the same dny for Wailgahui. ''•*' Tlie Union S.S. Company's second %'' Wah'una (ex-Gerntan steamer Polescar) t1-I. - 1882 tons, left London on April 18 for Vancouver, via South American ports, ' jml is expected to leave Canada about ' t«B end at dtis for Ttfew Zsealana and rv iitstraiia. in--* y - Be&icles the new liner Vedtc, 9067 ''<■ tons, wmcii has recently been coinplet- '.; k; ?c*. at Belfast, another important addition has been made to the White '.' Star ttcet in the War Priam, a stand- -.;. ard cargo-carrier now tMjing* completed *. for the. British Government by Harland *V" end Wolff, Ltd. Slie is being renamw°- r<i tiie Bardic. A twin-screw steamer >; propelled f\v triple expansion engm«^, i * the Bardic has a gross tonnage of 8000, ■jL' n ciwi'u-r-arrying capacity of 11,5001 ;-' « .wns, iirtd ji sipeed of 14 kri6ts. She - m»! completed a successful trial, and \ .t" is the intention of her new owners • ' wj place her on the Australian service The Vedio wil 1 also make rfc 1 It nsis one trip to Australia, as she is in- ■ t'uided in the itst at transports to lettvo Great Britain with troops during the present month. Several of the large jbritish shipping companies havi;is Australian connections are at present '•'' strengthening their fleets, which linve 1 been depleted by Bubmaritiigs Tiie £ t'lfin Line is being reinforced by about; ■•' 12 new vessels* which are being spe- -!<! cially built, t/hile some of the other ft ' t.rms Jlre mnhlng extensive p»u chase <ti . . standard and other craft, in addition to '.I', parrying o»ib vigorous construction ';'; progt«mmes.