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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11642, 21 August 1905, Page 4

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; " • AUCKLAND, Sunday: ; Sailed—Kaipara (1.15 p.m., 19th), for London, 1 Via Monte Video. Essex (7.30 *Yin.), for 1 Wellington. •NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. Arrived—Rarawa. (4.30 a.m.), from Onefcungft, connecting with "^express. • . ". v WELLINGTON, Sunday. • Arrived—St'ormbird (1.40 a.m.), from Wangsinui. The- Oreti arrived at tho Castlecliff wh*rf yesterday, and discharged part of her cargo into trucks there this morning. The vessel came up to the town wharf at mid-day to-day with the remainder of her cargo. She sails for AVestport at midnight to-night. • • Yesterday the Gertie arrived from Westport" and the Shamrock from Puponga, both coal laden. " 'The Storm arrived from Dunedin, Oamartt, Timaru, Lyttelton and Picton yesterday, bringing a cargo of general produce. Th« vessel returned to Dunedin at mid-day to-dtiy.' • She is now temporarily in command of Captain Woods, Captain Allsop Having gone to London for a holiday. He. txpecia to return here about Christmas. -.The schooner Joseph Sims was towed over the t bar.'and up the stream at mid-day to-day by the lighter Thistle. She came ffdm Puponga with a load of coal. 1 Id-morrow the Stormbird is expected froVxT Wellington, with the'usual mixed ©argo'j '„'■'- ■'" .The Muritai leaves Onohunga today or t<h-morr<iw for this port, via Opunake. v ■ Tke Shaw Savill steamer Aotea is to sail- from Wellington, on September 9th for London. The^ New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaipara sailed from Auckland \>n Saturday for London, via Monte Vid-jo and Ffemantlc . The * .Union' Company's new turbine steamer Maheno, launched on June 19, is m. Vessel of 5500 tons gross register, and of 800 d indicated horss-power, built by Mesais Denny Bros., Dumbarton. Her dimensions are:-^Length; 400 ft, breadth 50ft, and depth 33ft 6in. The entire main deck, together'with a large central house on the upper deck, is devoted to the accommodation of passengers, of whom about 240 first-class and 120 second-class can be carried, while provision is made for about 60 third-class when on the Vancouver mail fun. .The cargo gear consists of hydraulic hoists, working double derricks at each | hatchway; a powerful windlass with warping' ends, and a warping winch in the wheel-house aft. The vessel will be propelled by three sets of turbines, by Messrs Denny and Co. The ship has been built to the-rules and under the special survey of the British Corporation Registry.