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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12144, 23 September 1907, Page 4

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NEW PLYMOUTH, Saturday. Arrived—Takapuna (4 a.m.), from Onehunga, connedtiug with exra-ess. WESTI'ORT, Sunday. Arrived— Putiki (8 a.m.), from Wanganui. __ Sailed—Muritai (6.40 a.m.), for Wanganui, via Opuniake. The vessel passed the Ma.nakau Heads at 10 a.m.

The repairs to fclie Patea trader Aorere were completed on; Saturday, and the vessel was (brought off the slip m the afternoon. . The Turakina, leaving on the Hist, will take the first shipment of butter to London, about 7000 boxes. The first cheese steamer will 'be the CorinthiCj leaving on October sth. The A. and A. liner Kish, tvoin New York, which left Sydiiey on Friday for Auckland and Wellington, is due at Wellington on Sunday next. The Federrai-Houlder-Shire liner Devon, at present discharging at Port Chalmeirs, is to proceed to the Bluff, and will k&ve the latter port next Friday to load in Australia; for the United Kingdom. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Bnapheu, which left- Plymouth on August lOfch for Wellington v':a Capetown and Hobarfc, arrived at the last-named port, on Friday morning. The Ruapehu is expected to arrive at Wellington next Wednesday afternoon. When the ship Holt Hill was rounding Cape Horn and battling with the heavy gales which raged shortly prior to.-tie demise.of Captain Parker, three of the vessel's crew made their wayinto the 'tween decks by way of the fore batch*, and after crawling over a quantity of -firebricks,.-reached part of the liquor consignments, broaching some of the whisky. The mate found them intoxicated, and investigation showed that the cargo- bad been broached1. The threa men disappeared upon the ship s arrival at Vancouver. The Union Company has been advised that the Marama, thei new intercolonial vessel, had a very successful twelve hours' trial on the Clyde. She was deep-laden, and averaged 16.9 knots, equal to over 18 knots when in ordinary trim. The Manama leaves the Clyde on September 24th for1 Durban, Melbourne, and Dunedin. She is due at Dunedin about November 7th, and brings Sir James Mills (the Union Company s managing director) and other .passengers. The new cargo steamer Camphill, owned by Macbeth and Go., Ltd., Glasgow, with a full cargo of jarrah timber for New Zealand from Flinders Bay, arrived at Wellington on Friday night. A generally fine weather passage was made from West Australia, excepting when off Wilson's Promontory, where strong; winds were encountered. The Camphill oame into port against a north-westerly gale. After discharging 900.000 feet of timber for the Millar Timber Company's Wellington branch, the vessel will proceed to Lyttelton and Timarti with balance of cargkx. The repairs to thle rudder of thei MJonowai will necessitate the detention of that vessel at Sydney until next Saturday, when she will sail for Lyttelton and Dunedin, carrying cargo only. The Maheno will leave Sydney next Saturday for Wellington and usual ports with passengers for all ports, but will bring ■only Wellington and Bluff cargo. The Tarawera is to leave Dunedin on Sunday, 29th instant, in the Monowiai's running, for Bluff, Hobart, and1 Melbourne. The Monowai will leave Dunedin on October 16th for Sydney, via Lyttelton' and Wellington. The Waikare, due at Dunedin on Tuesday, will now proceed to Sydney via East Coast ports and Auckland. The Mokoia, to sail from Sydney on October 26th, goes to Dunedin. Thie Manuka is to. sail from Dunedin on Wedniesdlay next for Sydney via Lyttelton and Wellington, and will J return via those ports to Dunedin, j whiere she will dock. The Warrimoo will then proceed, in place of the Manuka; to Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne. The Moura wasi to arrive at Dunedin yesterday, and will sail from that port next Friday for Auckland in the Tarawerafs'running. ". . '