SHIPPING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 147, 23 June 1926, Page 6

SHIPPING NEWS.

Sunset: To-day, 4.42 p.m. Sunrise: To-morrow, 7.03 a.m. Moon: Full, 26th, 5.43 a.m. HIGH WATER. Auckland To-day, 4.07 a.m. 4.52 p.m. Auckland Thurs., 3.0- a.m. 5.49 p.m. Onehunga Thurs., 8.38 a.m. 0.26 p.m. Kaipara Hds. . .Thurs., S.S4 a.m. 9.21 p.m. Manukau Hds.. Thurs., 7.39 a.m. 8.26 p.m. ARRIVALS. —YESTERDAY. Otimai, from Coast, 2.30 p.m. Hauiti. from Kerepeehi. S.NO p.m. Gael, from C'oromandel, 9.40 p.m. THIS DAY. Hinemoa, from Niue Island. 5.35 a.m. Kiwitea, from Westport, 1.35 a.m. Itimu, from WhaDjrarei, G."> a.m. Ngapuhi, from Tauranpa, 7.0 a.m. Apanui, from Awanui. 5.50 a.m. DEPARTURES. —YESTERDAY. Waiotahi, for Houhora, 2.40 p.m. I'laymore lor Whanparei 5.10 p.m. Isabella de Frame. for Hokianga, 6 p.m. Taniwha, for I'aeroa, 7.15 p.m. Wainui, for East Ccast, 8-30 p.m. Kauri, for Newcastle, 8.30 p.m. Wingatui, for £outh, 10.55 p.m. THIS DAY. liuoakl, for Portland, 0.5 a.m.

VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. Aymprie, Ocean Island, June 24. Hurorata, £outh (loads), June 26. Lepanto. New York. Jane 27. West Couob. Los Angeles, June 27. IllS of Winchester, South (loads), June 26. Buahine, South (loads), June 2S. 'ilnrama. .Srduc.v, July 6. Devou, South iloads), July 0. "auadiau Challenger. Halifax, July 10. Pawlet, San Francisco. July 10. Mai moil. London, via Suva. July 12. Norfolk Liverpool. July 12. Hauraki. San Francisco. July l'.\. T li.Tiflron, S vdn tv. July I*l. Tongariro. London. July 17. •it.v of Shanghai, Xpw York, July 20. Wirrall. .Montreal, July 10. Maheno. Sydney. July 20. Southern Cross, New Hebrides, July 21. Sittans. New York. July 22. II M s Duneiiin. Suva, July 23. Kia Ora, Liverpool. July 27. West Colera, Los Angeles. July 2S. Trebartha, New York. July 31. Hertford. South (loaihsi. August 1. Raron Kelvin. Montreal. August 1. Canadian Cruiser. Montreal. August S. Mhenie. South I loads I, August T. 'Jpawa, Liverpool. August 30. Keelcng, New- York. August 12. Dewey Los Angeles, August IS. Port Dunedin, Liverpool August 23. Corintbic, Southampton, August 23. Xowshcra. New York, August 31. Tort Chalmers. New York, August 27. Canadian Constructor, Montreal, August 31. Qneen Maude. Montreal, August 2S. Cumberland. Liverpool, September 5. Mcntasne, Lns Angeles, September S. Kajtembe, New York, September 16. VESSELS IX POKT. H M.c.s. Iris, at Devonport (Pacific Cable Board). Guy C. Goss (barque), Central Wharf (J. B O'Loghlen). Vt'hangape, in stream (Union S.S. Co.). Wanafca, in stream (Union S.S Co.). Flora, in stream (Union S.S. Co.). Huia. Western Wharf (Campbell Bros.). Kekerangu, North Wall (Union S.S. Co.). Maunsranui, Queen's Wharf (Onion S.S. Co.) Kaiwarra North Wall (Onion S.S. Co ) Willesden, Chelsea (Henderson and Macfarlane). Crossbill, King's Wharf (Henderson and Macfarlane). Resolution. North Wall (D. C. Roberts). Hinemoa. Central Wharf (Spedding, Ltd.). Kiwitea. King's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). NORTHERN" COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. Expected Arrivals. To-day.—Gael, from Waihekc, 6.15 p.m.; Omana. from Brown's Bay, Arkle's Bay Deep Creek and Silverdale, 8.10 p.m. To-morrow.—Taniwha, from Paeroa, 1.30 a.m.; Claymore from Whangrarei, 3.30 a.m.; Ngatlawa. from Raglan and Kawhia, 6 a.m.: llauiti, from Kopu and Turna, 6.30 p.m. Projected Departures. To-day.—Rimu. for Whangarel, S p.m. ; -Nsapuhi, for Tauranga. 7 p.m. ; Apanui. for Great Barrier, midnight; Hauiti. for Kopu acd Turua. i> p.m. To-morrow.—Omana, for Matatana and Mullet Point. 10.30 am.; Ngatiawa for Hokianga, 2 p.m. ' THE TUG TOIA. Haviag been built in England for the Wellington Harbour Board, the tug Toia is expected to arrive at Wellington about the middle f-f next week. She is coming via Australia. TAHITI LEAVES WELLINGTON. In continuation of her voyage from Sydney to San Francisco, the Union Co.'s K.M.s. Tahiti took her departure from Wellington yesterday afternoon. ULIMAROA AT SYDNEY. Cabled information reports the arrivn! at Sydney yesterday afternoon of the Huddart Parker Co.'s steamer Ulimaroa, from Auckland. She is to leave the N.S.W. port on Friday next for Wellington, where she is due on Tuesday. THE WILLESDEN. At present unloading at Chelsea, the steamer Willesden i§ expected to sail from Auckland for Sydney on Friday evening. At Sydney ehe will put out the balance of her sugar cargo from Cuba.

The Isabels dp Frame was dispatrbed I for Hokianga late yesterday afternoon. ■ The stv;imor Canopus was to sail ou her return trip to Westport to-day. The schooner Elsie Mary was expected to arrive from Gisborne this" afternoon. i The auxiliary schooner I'iri arrived at j Auckland from Di'.neuin with general carzo this afternoon. i ; The Richardson st earner Awahou was [ expected to sail for East Coast at ii u'cluck thi.- afternoon. Tbe Richardson steamer Putiki is ' i expected to arrive at Auckland from East j Coast to load ou Friday. | The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.'s j steamer Anamba is expectri to sail 0:1 . Friday for New Plymouth. } The tu~ Akaroa was completing h«>r ov t r- ; haul to-day. She is oxpe.'t?d to -ail I to-nifrht for the North to iiiik up a rait I of logs. ; TUG SOLD ON STOCKS. f A tup built on the Clvdp ;,i the oril»r i of the Wanganui Harbour Board was suM while on the stocks at -a profit of approxi- ! mately £3000. the board nut being -a any | immediate hurry for its delivery. THE RESOLUTION. To be fitted with a new propeller. ihr auxiliary schooner Resolution shifted fmni tie Prince's wharf to the North Wall this morning. She is expert ed to sail fur Norfolk Isluml about Saturday. CUMBERLAND HOME. Advice has been received t!ia! she I Federal Line steamer I'umlf-TlanJ nnnvii j lat London from Auckland on Sunday last. ' The steamer was dispatched from thi- port op May IS fnr London and West Cua'i of United Kingdom ports. ATHENIC COMING. To embark passengers for New Zealand, the White Star liner Athenic left London for Southampton on Sunday last. Thi = steamer is expected to arrire at We Jin si ou on July 31, and at Au.kland aLiout a week later. THE KETCH r>l HA. To load explosives for New Zealand, the Nobel Explosives Co.'s auxiliary ket'h Kira arrived at Melbourne from Sydney this njorning. She is to discharge at Greymoutb, Weapon and Auckland. THE SCHOONER HUIA. The Nobel Explosives auxiliary schooner I Huia. which is comp'etinz her overhaul at I the Western wharf, is expected to sail from J Auckland next week with general rar-o for ' ■Melbourne. After discharge she is to proceed up the Queensland coast. THE CROSSHILL. Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane advise that the Crosshill. which is now unloading phosphate at the Kings Wharf, will sail to-morrow evening for West port. After bußkeriDe at tte coal port she is to proceed to Nauru Island to load another phosphate cargo. NEW FLOATING CRANE. The floating crane Hikitia. which was launched at Paisley recently, is not expected to sail for Wellington for some weeks yet. When the order was placed a year apo it was expected that the crane would be ready to leave Scotland in August of this year. THE CANADIAN CONQUKKOR. Now loading in the >outli. the Canadian Government steamer Canadian Conquer* is expected to arrive at Wellington, from Dunedin on Friday evening. Thence she is to come to Auckland, via GNbornc. to fill np. being scheduled to sail finally from tills port on ,luly 1 for New V >rb, Boston, ami Montreal. S.S. AND A. CO.'S NEW MOTOR SHIPS. | Advice received by the local office of the Shaw. Savill ami Albion Co. states that the fwo new 20.000-ton motor vessels, the contract for thp buildinp of which was let recently, will have a sea speed of seventeen knots. It is nnitcipated that these luxurious liners -will accomplish the voyage between England and New Zealand in thirty days. AYMERIC REPORTS. According to a -wireless report received hy Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlaue today, the steamer Aymeric will arrive at Auckland from Ocean Island to-morrow morning. The vessel, which has TTih.i tons of phosphate for discharge at this port, will not berth at the Kinc's -wharf until after the departure of the Crosshill. CARGO FROM WEST OF ENGLAND. Following are the projected sailings of steamers brinsing cargo from Liverpool j to New Zealand :— ! The Opavra is to sail on July 3 for | Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dun■edin. The Cumberland la to follow on July 31 for Auckland, Wellington, Lvttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. The Huntingdon is to sail on August 2S for the four main ports. The Turakina is scheduled to leave on September 11 for Auckland and other New Zealand ports. j lIINEMOA FROM NILE. An arrival at Auckland thin morning ! was the Government steamer Hinemoa from ' Niue Island. After medical inspection In the stream she berthed at the Central wharf. On her recent trip the steamer sailed from Auckland on the afternoon of ' June S and experienced moderate weather I to Xiue. which was reached on June 14. I After discharging her ceneral cargo the | steamer loaded fruit and copra and sailed again for Auckland on the evening of Juue I 15. The return trip was made under average -weather conditions. Auckland being • reached about 5 o'clock this morning. Spedding. Ltd.. advise that the Hinemoa will be dispatched for Norfolk Island on Friday afternoon. TAMAKOA AND MATAKOA. It is announced by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., that their new 12.300-ton steamers Tamaroa and Mataroa. formerly the Aberdeen Line steamers Sophocles and Diogenes, are advertised to leave England for New Zealand towards the end of this year. The Tamaroa is scheduled to clear Southampton on September 10 with passengers and cargo for Wellington, where she is due to arrive on October 12. The Mataroa is to leave Southampton on November 5 for either Wellington or Auckland, being due to arrive at her destination on December 7. On their Homeward voyages, thp Tamaroa is to sail from Wellington on November 20, and the Mataroa on January 13, 1927. FLOATING DOCK FOR NEWCASTLE. After years of agitation Newcastle is at last to have a floating dock. An agreement has been reached between the Commonwealth Government and the New South ! Wales Government on the proposal of establish a floating dock with a capacity of 15,000 tons. The Commonwealth Government has agreed to pay a subsidy of £135.000. The original proposal submitted , by the New South Wales Government was j for a floating dock with a capacity of j 13.000 tons, towards which the Commonwealth Government agreed to pay a subsidy of £120.000. It was found subsequently that in order to accommodate the new 10,000 ton cruisers, it would be necessary , to increase the capacity of the dock to . 15,000 tons. The commonwealth, therefore, | agreed to pay a subsidy of £135.000, sub- | ject to an agreement being reached between the technical advisors of the Commonwealth and State authorities. Such agreement has now been reached. I ' UNION CO.'S STEAMERS. Movements of vessels under the flag of the Union Co. are announced as follow : — The Maunganui is to sail on her return trip to Sydney at 3 p.m. on Friday. The Kaponga left Napier yesterday afternoon for Gisborne and Auckland. The Kurow was expected to leave Wei- ! , lington to-day for Auckland. After dis- I charge here she is to proceed to Portland to load cement, later returning to Auckland to fill up for Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin. Oamaru. and Tiniaru. The Katoa arrived at Dunedin yesterday morning and was tc leave there this afternoon, for Oamani. Tlmaru, Lytteltou, Wellington ,and Auckland. The Kiwitea arrived from Westport this morning. She is expected to complete her discharge at the King's wharf on Friday next. The Wainui was dispatched for East Coast ports last evening. The Wingatui sailed for South last night. 1 The Kauri took her departure for Newcastle at 5.30 p.m. yesterday. After bunkering at Newcastle she is to proceed to 1 Gcelong to load grain.