MAIL NOTICES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19787, 10 March 1927, Page 9

MAIL NOTICES

Mails which left Wellington on February 1, per Mannttan’ii, via San arrived London March 4. Mails for Great Britain. Ireland. Continent of Europe. Central America. Panama Canal, Pitcairn Island, per lonic, from Wellington, close at Chief Post Office. Wanganui, at 5.33 a.m. on Tuesday, March 8. Mails for Australian States, South Africa and the East, per Ulimaroa from Wellington, cloee at Chief Post Office. Wanganui, at 3.15 p.m., late fee 3.30 p.m., on Wednesday, March Mails for Great Britain. Ireland. Continent of Europe, Nortf America, Fiji, Honolulu, per Aorangi, from Auckland, close at Chief Post Office, Wanganui, at 3.15 p.m., late fee 3.30 p.m. on Monday, March 14. Due London April 14. F. W> FAIRBY, Acting Chief Postmaster.

LOCAL AGENTS’ ADVICE. Messrs C. F. Millward and Co. advise: — The Storm is due back at Wanganui on Wednesday from the south. The Breeze is expected at Wanganui on Tuesday next from Dunedin. Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Picton. The Gale left Wanganui for Lyttelton yesterday. The Calm is to reach Afanganui fre-day from the south. Messrs S. Holm and Co. advise: — The John will reach Wanganui to-morrow from Lyttelton, Wellington and Picton. ■ Messrs A. Hatrick and Co. advise: — , The Kapiti will arrive at Wanganui from ' Wellington probably to-day. ; Messrs Johnston and Co. advise:— i The Arapawa is expected at Wanganui from ! Onehunga. next Wednesday. ! Messrs J. H. Cock and Co. advise: — ■ The Orepuki left Wanganui yesterday for j Tarakobe. GENERAL NEWS. I The America-Austrajian-Orient Line steamer I Crosskeys is scheduled to leave Los Angeles I on March 12 with Pacific Coast cargo for dis--1 charge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. , and Dunedin. The vessel should arrive at Auckland about April 5. 1 The West Conob, of the same line, is sche- ' doled to leave Los Angeles on April 9 with i cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She will be due at ! Auckland about May 3. The Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association has been advised by cable j that the C. and D. steamer Port Wellington in collision on February 13, and sustained damage to the stem, above and below the I water line. The vessel was making little i water, and the forepeak of the vessel is ' being surveyed at Antwerp. The Port Welj lington loaded wool and general cargo at Aus- ! tralian ports. i The Canadian Britisher is to sail from Hali- I ■ fax on March 25 with general cargo for dis- i charge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. ! Timaru and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on May 6. This vessel is to be followed by ■ the Canadian Planter, to sail from Halifax • on April 25, for the same New Zealand ports. I The Canadian Planter will be the last vessel . this season to sail from Halifax, as Montreal, which is ice-bound will be opened up to 1 navigation on May 1. MOTOR SHIPS INCREASE. Striking figures showing the steady increase ‘ in the number of British-owned motor vessels are given in the current issue of the “Board of Trade Journal.” At the end of 1925 there i were on the registers 1965 vessels, an increase I compared with the previous year of 7.79 per j cent. A large increase in tonnage and a ’ comparatively small increase in the number of vessels is accounted for by the relatively : rapid development of ocean-going vessels havj ing propelling machinery..operated by explosion motors. • WHARVES AT LAGOS. The construction of the Apapa wharfage • scheme at Lagos, which was commenced in 1921, is now nearing completion. The work i has been undertaken by the civil engineering : contracting department of Sir W. G. Arm- ; strong, Whitworth, and Co., Ltd., to the designs and under the supervision of the consulting engineers, Messrs Coode, Fitzmaurice. Wilson, and Mitchell. The new quay , wall has a frontage of 1800 ft. and provicins . four berths each 400 ft. long. The present j dredged depth in front of the quay is 26ft. I below low water, but the work has been designed for an ultimate, .depth of 32ft. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. Makura left Sydney February 24 for San ; Francisco, via Wellington Left Wellington March 1 and due ’Frisco March 18. Maunganui left San Francisco February 23 for Sydney via Wellington ; due Wellington March 14 and Sydney March 19. Tahiti leaves Sydney March 24 for San Francisco, via Wellington. Leaves Wellington March 29 and due ’Frisco April 16. Niagara, leaves Vancouver March 9 for Sydney, via Auckland. Aorangi, leaves Sydney to-day for Vancouver, via Auckland. Leaves Auckland March 15 and due Vancouver April 1. OVERSEAS VESSELS. INWARD BOUND.

CANADIAN PROSPECTOR—Left Halifax January 26 for Auckland, Wellington, Lytteli ton, Timaru, Dunedin; due Wellington March SHEAFMOUNT—Left New York January 29 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin ; due Wellington March 12. RUAPEHU—From London, left Southampton February 4 for Wellington, Port Chalmers. Lyttelton and New Plymouth; due Wellington March 15. PURIRI—From St. John; left Newport New* ; February 2 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin. New Plymouth, Melbourne. Syd- , ney; due Auckland Match 11; due Wellington I March 17. I . Kl ,‘t °, RA .^ Lcft Li '’en>oo! January 29 lor I Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin • ' due Auckland March 10; due Wellington I March 17. j WAIHEMO—Left San Francisco February ; 9 for Pago. Apia, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plyrpoutb. Wellington; due Apia Feb. 28; due Wellington March 16. WEST HENSHAW-—Left Los Angeles February 14 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, New Plymouth due Auckland March 10: d’ie Wellington March 23. RUAHINE—From London, left Southampton February 11 for Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington. March 19. MIDDLESEX—Left Liverpool February 13 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin ; due Auckland March 22; due Wellington March 29. CITY OF KIMBERLEY—Left New York February 17 and Newport News February 20 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin; due Auckland March 24 ; due Wellington March WAITEMATA—Left San Francisco February 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Sydney ; due Auckland March 22; due Wellington March [29. TAINUI —From London, left Southampton I February 24 for Wellington and Lyttelton; due Wellington April 4. ! RARANGA—Left London February 26 for [ Auckland, Dunedin, Bluff, Nelson; due Auckland April 5. PORT DENISON—Left Liverpool February 26 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin ; due Auckland April 8; due Wellington April 15. CANADIAN CHALLENGER—Left Halifax February 27 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin; due Auckland April 8; due Wellington April 15.