PENANG SIGHTED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22960, 11 February 1938, Page 10

PENANG SIGHTED

SHIP OFF SOUTH ISLAND DELAYED AUCKLAND ARRIVAL After making a passage of several hundred miles since she was sighted off Foveaux Strait nine days previously the Finnish barque Penang was reported 40 miles east of Kaikoura Peninsula by the Federal Line steamer Surrey at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The Penang' is bringing a cargo of guano to Auckland from Nossi Be, off Madagascar, and the Surrey was en route from Auckland to Timaru. In a wireless message to the harbourmaster at Auckland, Captain H. H. Sergeant, the master of the Surrey, Captain Aslin, stated that his ship passed within signalling distance of the Penang, but no signals were shown by the barque. Apparently all was well on the Penang, which was making good progress.

Kaikoura Peninsula is on the norths coast of the South Island, about 90 miles north of Lvttclton. From the position of the Penang it is evident that she has been standing well off the coast, and it is doubtful whether she will reach Auckland before the end of next week. In this case the Penang will not be in port at the same time as the four-masted barque Pamir, which is expected to sail for Noumea about Wednesday.

The next charter of the Penang, wheat from South Australia to the United Kingdom, has been altered from March loading to April-May loading.