SHIPPING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 123, 26 May 1928, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

SCHELDEPAS ARRIVED.

NORFOLK DUE MIDNIGHT.

A strong easterly gale has been blowing from the Gulf this morning, although without bringing enough rain to interfere seriously with cargo work. The Scheldepas, which arrived last evening with basic slag from Antwerp, was to berth this morning at the Central wharf, but she will have to remain in the stream until the weather moderates.

The Canadian Transporter arrived yesterday afternoon from Wellington for final loading, and is to sail this afternoon for New York, Boston and Montreal.

This afternoon the West Carmona arrived from Los Angeles, and the latest report from the Norfolk states that she expects to arrive from Liverpool at midnight. ARRIVALS I —YESTERDAY. Canadian Transporter, from Wellington, 5.25 p.m. Scheldepas, from Antwerp, 8.45 p.m. THIS DAY. Hiknrangi, from Whangarei, 2.10 a.m. Elsie Mary, from Gisborne, 7 a.m. Tiroa, from Gisborne, 10.20 a.m. Claymore, from Whangarei, 11 a.m. Herekino, from Portland, noon. Gunbar, from Gisborne, 1.30 p.m. DEPARTURES—YESTERDAY. Marama for Sydney, 4.25 p.m. Kaikorai, for Westport, 6.25 p.m. Matangl, for Taurariga, 7.10 p.m. Mahurangi, for Portland, 7.45 p.m. Kawatiri, for Newcastle, 10 p.m. VESSELS IN PORT. H.M.s. Philomel, at Devonport (naval Dept.). H.M.s. Laburnum, in dock (Naval Dept.). H.M.s. Veroniec In dock (Naval Dept.). I H.M.s. Dunedin, at , Devonport (Naval Dept.). Iris (cable ship). In stream (Pacific Cable Board). Port Curtis, Prince's Wharf (Heather, Roberton). Marama, Prince's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Kartigi, Prince's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Port Auckland, Queen's Wharf (F.A. Co.). Scheldepas, in stream (N.Z.S. Co.). Whangape, in stream (Union S.S. Co.). Kaitoke, in stream (Union S.S. Co.). Wainui, in stream (Union S.S. Co.). Hananui 11. (whaler). Western Wharf. Kaikorai, Western Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Kaponga, Central Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Iron Monarch, King's Wharf (Dalgety and' Co.). Canadian Transporter, King's Wharf (Canadian National). VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. Norfolk, Liverpool, to-night. Yoseric, Ocean Island, May 2S. Gambia River, Makatea, May 30. Leopold L. D., Galveston, June 1. Rimutaka, London, via Wellington, June 1. Waiotapu, Pacific Coast, June 1. Tainui, London, June 2. Canadian Challenger, Montreal, June 4. Cumberland, Liverpool, June 5. Raranga, South (loads) June 7. Aymerlc, Nauru, June 11. Ruahine, London, via South, June 15. Willaston, New York, June 16. Northumberland, Liverpool, June 19. Tekoa, London, via Suva, June 20. Port Denison, Australia (loads), June 20. Pipirikl, Montreal, June 24. Crewe Hall, New York, July 1. Arawa, London, July 2. Hertford, Liverpool, July 17. Yakumo, Wellington, July 21. Ibzumo, Wellington, July 21. Southern Cross, New Hebrides, August 1. Cambridge, Liverpool, August 14. Remuera, London, August 16. Westmoreland, Liverpool, September 10. Hororata, London, September 11. TRANS-PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. Aorangi left Vancouver May 2 for Honolulu, Suva. Auckland and Sydney: arrived Auckland May 20; left Auckland May 21; due Sydney. May 26; leaves Sydney, May 31; leaves Auckland, June 5; due Vancouver, June 22. Niagara, at Vancouver, leaves Vancouver May 30 for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland, June 18; due Tahiti left San Francisco, May 16. for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney ; due Wellington, June 4; due Sydney, June 9. Makura, left Sydney May 17 and Wellington May 22 for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Trancisco; due San Francisco, June 8. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. Maunganui left Wellington May 25; due Sydney May 29 ; leaves Sydney June 1; due Auckland June 5 ; leaves Auckland, June 8 ; due Sydney, June 12;. leaves Sydney, June 14: due Wellington, June 18. Marama left Auckland May 25; due Sydney May 29; leaves Sydney, June 1; due Wellington, June 5; leaves Wellington, June 8; due Sydney, June 12; leaves Sydney, June 15; due Auckland, June 19; leaves Auckland, June 22; due Sydney, June 26. Manuka left Melbourne, May 23, for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin iind Bluff; due Wellington. May §S; leaves Bluff, June 2; due Melbourne. June 7. UN'ION COMPANY'S STEAMERS.

The Waipiata is to leave Lyttelton on Monday evening for Wellington and Auckland.

The Waimea left Napier at 6 p.m. yesterday for Auckland. She is due here tomorrow, berthing at the Queen's wharf. The lvurow left Gisborne at 11 p.m. yesterday and expects to arrive at 7 a.m. tomorrow. She is to berth at the Prince's whnrf. After discharge, she is to go to Westport, Dunedin and Bluff, taking cargo for Westport and Bluff. The Wingatui left Picton at 0.30 a.m. to-day- for Wellington, and is expected to clear the latter port at 6 p.m. to-day for Auckland. After discharge she is to sail about Thursday next for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Kaitangata is to leave Greymouth at 4 p.m. to-day for Auckland. The Katoa will not now call at Lyttelton en route from Dunedin to Auckland. NORTHERN COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. Projected Departures. To-morrow.—-Kawau, for Surfdale, Ostend and Oimiha, 9.50 a.m.; Tanlwha, for Paeroa, 5 p.m.; Claymore, for Whangarei, 10.30 p.m. Monday.—Rangitoto, for Thames, 8.30 a.m.; Omana, for Brown's Bay, Arkle's Bay, Manly, Deep Creek and Silverdale, 9.30 a.m. Tuesday.-—Otlmai, for Kutarere and Opotiki, 10 a.m. Expected Arrivals. To-day.—Rangitoto, from Thames, 3.30 p.m.; Hautitl, from Corotmandel, 3.30 p.m.; Kawau, from Waiwera, Mahurangi and Warkworth, 3.30 p.m. To-morrow.—Matangi, from Tauranga, 7 a.m.; Hauturu, from Hoklanga, 6 a.m.; Walpu, from Surfdale, Awaroa Bay, Orapiu and Cowes Bay, 6.30 p.m.; Kawau, from Ostend and Omiha, 7 p.m. The Westport Coal Co.'s steamer Canopus left Westport at 3 a.m. to-day for Auckland. She is due here at daybreak on Tuesday. To load timber for Australia, the Lamb steamer Omana is to leave Wanganui at 6 p.m. to-day for Auckland. She is due here on Tuesday. (Northern S.S. Co., agents.). To pick up local cargo for New York, Boston and Montreal, the Canadian national steamer Canadian Transporter arrived from Wellington last evening. She is to sail for New York this afternoon. The Union Company's steamer Kawatirl sailed last night for Newcastle. Adelaide, Edithburg and Melbourne to load for New Plymouth, Portland, Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin. Due at Auckland from Lyttelton to-mor-row, the Union Co.'s steamer Wakoualti is to berth at the Prince's wharf. On completion of discharge she is to go to Opua to load timber for Sydney via Newcastle. For further loading for London, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Auckland is to sail this afternoon for Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne and Wellington. She is to sail finally from the lttter port on June 7. To complete discharge of her general cr go from New York, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Curtis is to sail this afternoon for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. After discharge she will commence Homeward loading in the south, returning to Auckland to fill up Cor London and West of England ports. (Heather. Roherton, Ltd., agents.) It is reported that the steamer Saltersgate (ex Overstone), belonging to the Turn- ' bull, Scott Shipping Company, has been I chartered to load nitrates at Chilean ports for Auckland. She is a vessel of 3940 1 tons gross.

MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Captain G. D. Fraser, formerly chief officer oi the Marama, has been given command of the Kartigi. SCHELDEPAS ARRIVED. An arrival at Auckland last evening was the Belgian steamer Scheldepas with basic slag from Antwerp. At present she is in the stream, being unable to go to her allotted berth at the Central wharf until the weather moderates. From Auckland she is to go to Wellington to complete discharge. (N.Z. Shipping Co., agents.). KAIKORAI SAILED. The Union Company's steamer Kaikora) was recommissioned yesterday, and sailed last evening for Westport, under the command of Captain F. J. Biltun, formerly master of. the Kartigi. He has with him the following officers: ilr. C. W. Godfrey, chief; Mr. T. P. Evans, second; and Mr. J. V. Broadhouse, third. YOSERIC WITH PHOSPHATE. To the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., the Weir Line steamer Yoseric is expected to arrive at Auckland on Monday next, with a full cargo of phosphate from Ocean Island. NIAGARA AT VANCOUVER. Cabled advice from Vancouver states that the Union Co.'s R.M.s. Niagara, with passengers, mails and cargo from Sydney and Auckland, arrived there at 4 a.m. yesterday. She is to leave there again on her return voyage on Wednesday nest, and is due at Auckland on June 18. NORFOLK DUE TO-NIGHT. From Liverpool via Neirfolk (Virginia), 1 the Federal steamer Norfolk expects to arrive at Auckland at midnight to-night. She is to berth to-morrow morning at the Queen's wharf to discharge the local portion of her general cargo. The balance is for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. WEST CARMONA ARRIVED. With lumber, case oil and general cargo from Pacific Coast ports, the American-Australian-Orient Line steamer West Carmona arrived at Auckland this afternoon and berthed at the Prince's wharf. Her other ports of discharge are Wellington and Dunedin, whence she is to sail for San Francisco about June 11. MATAKANA TO LOAD. To continue Homeward loading, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Matakana left Dunedin at 7.30 a.m. to-day for Auckland. From here she is to go to Gisborne, Waikokopu, Napier and Wellington to fill up, sailing finally from the latter port on June 20 for Monte Video, London and West of England ports. (L. D. Nathan, Ltd., agents). MARAMA AND MAUNGANUI. Taking passengers, mails and cargo for Sydney, the Union Co.'s steamers Marama and Maunganui sailed yesterday afternoon from Auckland and Wellington respectively. Both vessels are due at Sydney on Tuesday next and will leave there again the following Friday, the Maunganui for Auckland and the Marama for Wellington. They are due at their respective ports on June 5. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the Auckland wireless station :— To-night:—Port Auckland, Marama, Maui, Pomare, Tofua, Waipahi, Kawatiri, Yoseric, Prunus, Leopold, Canadian Transporter, Tutanekai, Poolta, Port Curtis, Kaiapoi. Waiotapu, Norfolk, Raranga, Waikouaiti. Kaikorai. Sunday.—Port Auckland, Marama, Maui Pomare, Tofua, Waipahi, Kawatiri, Yoseric, Prunus, Leopold, Canadian Transporter, Tutanekai, Poolta, Port Curtis, Kaiapoi, Waiotapu, Kaitangata. THAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENTS. In continuation of the Thames Harbour improving scheme, a three-quarter and a half-tide basin-wall composed of stones and boulders, running westerly from the southern end of the existing full-tide wall towards the black and white surmount beacon and thence eastward for 1500 ft, is now under construction, says a "Gazette", notice. As this basin-wall will be covered at high water, the passage of vessels south of Burke Street wharf, and eastward of a line drawn between the black surmount entrance beacon and the white surmount sewer beacon, is prohibited. RICHARDSON STEAMERS. Messrs. Watkin and'Wallis advise that the Richardson steamer Mako was due at Portland last night, and is expected at Auckland to-night.. The vessel will berth at Central wharf, and at two o'clock on Monday afternoon she is to be dispatched for East Coast bays, Napier, and Wairoa. The Awaliou is due from the coast tomorrow night, and will also berth at Central wharf. She is to sail for Hicks Bay. Tokomaru Bay. and Gisborne at 5 o'clock on Tuesday evening. The company's new steamer Pukeko is to go into dock on Monday morning to have her hull cleaned and painted. On Tuesday night she is to be dispatched for Napier and Picton. , The Putiki is at Central wharf continuing ] her overhaul, which will be completed next week.

PORT OF ONEHTJNGA.

DEPARTURES —YESTERDAY Hauturu, for Hokianga, 3.45 p.m.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, May 25.—Sailed : Maunganui, for Sydney, 3.10 p.m.

Lyttelton. May 25.—Arrived : Queen Eleanor, from 2.20 p.m. Sailed: Hororata, for Wellington, 2.40 p.m.; Sussex, for Dunedin, 3 p.m.

Dunedin, May 25.—Sailed: Wirral. for Westport. 12.15 p.m.

Wellington. May 26. —Arrived: Kaimanawa. from Westport. 6.15 a.m.: Wingatui, from Picton, 8.25 a.m.; Hororata", from 7.10 a.m.

Gisborne. May 25.—Sailed: Awahou, for Auckland, 8.30 p.m.; Kurow, for Auckland, 11 p.m.