SHIPPING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 262, 5 November 1928, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

AORANGI IN PORT.

marama to-morrow.

I Arrivals at Auckland over the week- . end included the Nauru Chief from Occan , Island and the R.M.m.s. Aorangi from r Vancouver. The latter vessel is an- " nounced to resume her voyage to Sydney ' to-morrow evening. ' To-morrow morning the Marama is • due from Sydney, to be followed in the ; evening by the Matakana from Liverpool. ARRIVALS—SATURDAY. Tiroa, from Gisborne, 2.30 p.m. ARRIVALS—YESTERDAY. 1 Nauru Chief, from Ocean Island, 2 p.m. : R.M.ms Aorqngi, from Vancouver, 5.15 p.m. Passengers tfor Auckland: —Eiret saloon, from Vancouver: Mr. and Mrs. L. Andrews, Miss A. Andrews, Miss N. Bagnall, Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. W. Blvth, Mr. W. Bennett, Mr. G. Blundell, Mr. A. Burgess, Mr. G. U. Bassant, Miss RBest, Mr. and Mrs. D. Costello. Dr. and Mrs. A. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. 11. Cuthbert, Mrs. M. Cross and son, Mr. J. Dolan, Mrs. A. de Brandon, Dr. C. Elliott, Mrs. M. Eulton, Mr. and Mrs. G. Graichen, Miss K. ! Gardner, Mr. G. Grindell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gold, Mrs. M. Gutterldge, Hon. J. B. Gow, Mr. G. Greenwood, Mr. W. P. Gregory, Mr. . J. Griffen, Mr. F. Griggs, Mrs. E. Griggs, > Mr. and Mrs. B. Gowan, Mrs. E. Giltner, 1 Mr. and Mrs. R. Hunter-Weston, Mr. C. 1 Hope, Rev. Father D. Hurley, Miss M. ' llunter-Weston, Mr. and Mrs. J. Horfall, > Mr. and Mrs. W. llenshall, Mr. and Mrs. P. Hugo, Mr. J. E. Lane, Mr. T. Livingstone, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mann, Mr. and Mrs. 11. Montgomerv, Mr and Mrs. F. Middows, Mr. • H. Middows, Miss M. Middows, Mr. F. Mal- > yon, Mr. M. Miller, Dr. A. Moody, Mr. J. McKlnnon, Mrs. E. McKinnon, Mr. and Mrs. ! W. Price, Miss K. Price, Miss D. Payne, > Mr. B. Paar, Miss D. Pitt, Mr. aud Mrs. A. Parker, Miss I. Parker, Mr. G. Prodgers, • Mrs. J. Plageman, Mr. and Mrs. W. Richi niond, Mr. D. Robertson, Mr. T. Rhodes, 1 Misses A. and E. Spinetto, Misses M. and ! M. scorgie, Mr. aud Mrs. J. Sherlock, and ' three children, Miss E. Symons, Mr. and 1 Mrs. W. Taat'e and child, Mr. J. Tyers, Mr. and Mrs. C. Taylor, Mr. 11. Thomas, Mr. H. Worrall, Mrs. E. Walrond and sou, Miss v. ' Walrond, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilson, Mr. and 1 Mrs. A. Williamson, Mr. R. and Miss L. 1 Wrightson, Mr. and Mrs. M. White and son, 1 Misses L. and R. Weir, Mr. and Mrs. W. Nicholls, Miss M. Nicholls. From Honolulu: Mr. L. Bedkober, Miss G. Baxter-West, Mr. and Mrs. W. Browne, Miss B. Brickman, 1 Miss D. Browne, Mrs. M. Cameron, Mise M. Cameron, Miss M. Cheuery, Miss D. Daniels, Mrs. J. Douslin, Mr. and Mrs. G. Foster, Miss A. Fox, Dr. J. Homer, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lowrie, Miss S. McGregor, Misses D. and M. McLean, Mr. T. Owen-Price, Mrs. E. Sharp, Miss P. Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Stickels and three children, Mrs. P. Scott, ilrs. F. Tomlinson, Captain C. Tarrant and wife, Miss D. Webster, Miss D. Wright, Mr. G. Woodbridge. From Suva : Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Crocker, Miss E. Clarke, Mrs. E. M. Frisby aud infant, Mr. M. Hart, Mr. 11. I'. Herron, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Hall. Lady G. lledstrom, Mrs. E. I.angton, Mr. H. R. I.ister, Mr. W. A. Nisbet, Miss V. B. Twentyman. Second saloon, from Vancouver: Mr. and Mrs. J. Archibald, Mr. W. Arey, Miss J. Brown, Mrs. A. Buchanan, Mrs. E. and Miss E. Bond, Mr. and Miss C. Bond, Mrs. U. Barber, Mr. and Mrs. L. Butler, Mr. J. Bryne, Mr. J. Berry, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cutforth, Miss E. Cowan, Mr. A. Carson, Mr. and Mrs. G. Campbell, Mr. H. Clark, Mr. 11. Dickson, Mrs. E. Dickey, Mr. R. Egertou, Rev. A. Elliffe, Mr. C. Fearn- , side. Miss A. Graham, Mr. R. Gray, Mesdauies A. and J. Glcnwright, Mr. C. Good- | win, Mr. and Mrs. J. llaruley, Mr. R. Hardley, Mr. and Mrs. M. liitchon, Mr. J. Hull, 1 Mr. 1-'. llill, Mr. aud Mrs. W. ilardley, Mr. and Mrs. W. Honnor, Mr. G. Hislop, Mr. F. Howard, Mr. W. Hutchinson, Mr. H. , Laslett, Mrs. M. Marlow, Mr. and Mrs. G. , Mumford, Mr. and Mrs. J. Moyes, Mr. and , Mrs. F. Moffat, Mrs. and Miss M. Mabson, ' Miss L. Morris, Miss A. McGaflin, Miss H. \ McAlis.ter t Miss M. McCurdy, Mr. and Mrs. , A. McTavlsh, Mrs. C. Newtou, Mr. G. Ugden, ' Mr. C. Parlauc, Mrs. S. Ryan, Mr. J. Rose, Miss B. Robertson, Mr. A. and Miss E. Robins, Mr. and Miss J. Strang, Mr. and Mrs. R. Sinclair, Mr. and Mrs. J. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. 11. Sharp aud two children, Mr. and Mrs. C. Swan-Woodcock and two children. Miss G. Soule, Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomson, Miss A. Twelftree, Messrs. J. and ; E. Thomson, Mr. p. Trousdale, Mr. and i Mrs. it. Vanstune, Mrs. M. and Miss H. ; Woodcock, Misses M. and E. Woodcock, Mr. I and Mrs. A. Wilson, Miss C. Wedgwood, I Misses E. aud R. Williams, Miss M. Wili kinson, Mrs. M. Walmsley, Miss A. Wigney, Mr. L. \v alker. From Honolulu: Mr. J. D. Bowron, Mr. K. Henson, Mr. 11. John- : son, Miss E. Lengard, Mr. J. Resigh, Mr. ; W. Sanderstield, Miss \V. Scott, Mr. J. Tom- ; linson. From Suva : Mr. and Mrs. T. W. i Baik-y, Mrs. F. Burke and Infant, Rev. C. Cooper, Mr. A. C. Candler, Mrs. E. Dunbar, Mrs. J. Iljorring, Mr. aud Mrs. W. Heberley, Mr. J. Jameson, Mrs. ,C. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. S. Meeks and infant. Mr. L. 11. L. Osborne, Mr. S. J. H. Overend, Miss B. , O'Brien, Mrs. aud Miss M. Palmer, Mrs 11 Palmer, Mrs. S. Schofield, and 86 third class i from all ports. Waimea, from Napier, 5.20 p.m. THIS DAY. Katoa, .from New Plymouth. 6.50 a.m. Canopus, from Westport, 6.55 a.m. Lyttelton, with raft, from Coast, 10 45 a.m. * DEPARTURES—YESTERDAY. Claymore, for Whangarei, 9.40 p.m. THIS DAY. Mahurangi, for Whangarei, 0.5 a.m. Herekino, for Whangarei, 0.10 a.m. VESSELS IN PORT. 11.M.5. Philomel, at Devonport (Naval Dept.). Nucula, at Devonport (Naval Dept.) H.M.s. Veronica, at Devonport (Naval Dept.). H.M.s. Laburnum, at Devonport (Naval Dept.). Iris (cable ship), in stream (Pacific Cable Board). R.M.m.s. Aorangi, Prince's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Canopus, Central Wharf (Westport Coal Co.). Nauru Chief. King's Wharf (Henderson and Macfarlane). Waimea, King s Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Tiroa, King's Wharf (A. G. Frankham>. Katoa, Western Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Kaitoke, Western Wharf (Union S.S. Co.j. Waitomo, in stream (Union S.S. Co.). Kaitangata. North Wall (Union S.S. Co.). VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. Canadian Conqueror, South (ioads), November 0. Matakana. Liverpool, November 6. Canadian Highlander, Montreal, November 7. Norfolk. London, November 9. Wirral, from Montreal, November 9. Trongale, Galveston, November 11. Canadian Traveller, Montreal, November 12. Benholm, New York, November 15. P°rt Wellington, London, November 17. H.M.s. Diomede, England, November 19 Somerset, Liverpool, November 20. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. Marama, left Sydney November 2; due Auckland to morrow; leaves Auckland November 9; due Sydney, November 13; leaves Sydney, November 16; due Auckland, November 20; leaves Auckland, November 23; due Sydney, November 27. Maheno, left Sydney November 3; due Wellington, November 7; leaves Wellington, November »; due S.vdnev, November 13; leaves Sydney, November 10; due Wellington, November 20. Manuka, at Melbourne; leaves Melbourne November 7, for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington. TRANS-PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. Aorangi, left Vancouver, October 17 for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland and Sydney ; arrived Auckland. November 4; leaves Auckland to-morrow; due Sydney, November 10; leaves Sydney, November 15; leaves Auckland, November 20; due Vancouver, December 7. Niagara, left Sydney, October 19, for Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver; left Auckland Oct. 24; due Vancouver, November 9; leaves Vancouver, November 14 ; due Auckland, December 3; due Sydney, December 8. Makura. left Sydney Nov.' 1 for Wellington, Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco : at Wellington ; leaves Wellington to-morrow; due San Francisco, November 23: leaves San Francisco. November 28; due Wellington, December 17; due Sydney, December 22. Maunganui, left San Francisco. Oct. 31, for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney; due Wellington, Novpn.hcr 10; due | Sydney, November 24. (Wiunu-... and Tahiti resumes.)

The Gunbar Is due at Auckland this afternoon, and has t>een allotted a berth at the Central wharf. The sloops Veronica and Laburnum are to dock to-morrow for cleaning and painting. The Tiroa arrived from Gisborne on Saturday afternoon, and is to Bail again at noon to-morrow. She is at the King's wharf.. The Westport Coal Co.'s steamer Canopus arrived this morning from Westport and is discharging at the Central wharf. The Richardson steamer Awahou is due at Auckland this evening from East Coast ports, via Portland, berthing at the Central wharf. She is to sail again at 5 p.m. tomorrow. En route from London to New Zealand, the Federal steamer Norfolk is reported to have arrived at Suva yesterday. She is due at Auckland on November 9, and from lu-re she is to go to Wellington and Lyttelton. Cabled advice from London states that the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Corinthic arrived at Southampton last Saturday, to land passengers and" mails from New Zealand. She was dispatched from Wellington on September 26. The Rarawa undocked this morning and Is completing overhaul at the Northern wharf. Due at Auckland at 6 p.m. to-morrow, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Matakana is to berth at the Prince's wharf to unload general cargo from West of England ports to the agency of L. D. Nathan, Ltd. Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedln are her other ports of discharge. Having left Wellington at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the Canadian National steamer Cana-1 dian Conqueror is due at Auckland to-night and will berth at the King's wharf to-mor-row morning for linal loading for New York, Boston and Halifax. She is to be dispatched for New l'ork on Thursday morning. THE MANUKA. The Union Company announces the steamer Manuka to leave Melbourne at 10 a.m. on Wednesday with passengers, mails, and cargo for Bluff, Liunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. NIAGARA AT HONOLULU. En route from Sydney to Vancouver, the Union Company's It. M.s. Niagara is reported to have arri\ed at Honolulu last Friday. sue cleared Auckland on October "JZ, and is due at Vancouver on November U. MAKURA AT WELLINGTON. From Sydney, the Union Company's R.M.s. Makura arrived at Wellington at U а.m. to-day, and is to resume her voyage to Itarotonga, Papeete, and San Francisco at 3 p.m. to-morrow. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the Auckland Wirele96 Station to-night :—Waipahi, Ulimaroa, Marama, Waitemata, Canadian Commander, Matakana, Rona, Tofua, Canadian Traveller, Canadian Highlander, Wirral, Harrington Court, Kaituna. AORANGI ARRIVED. Arriving at Auckland last evening, after a fair-weather voyage, the Union Company's R.M.m.s. Aorangi berthed at the Prince's wharf to land passengers, mails, and cargo from Vancouver, Honolulu, and Suva. The vessel is announced to resume her voyage to Sydney at o p.m. to-morrow. PORT CURTIS REPORTED. ' Bound from New York, with general cargo for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. and Dunedln, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Curtis is reported to have cleared: Colon last Saturday. She is due at Auckland about November 20. THE HANNINGTON COURT. Wireless advice received from the steamer Hannington Court states she will arrive from Chile on Wednesday. The vessel has a full cargo of nitrate, of which IOUO tons will be unloaded at Auckland and the remainder at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle. Messrs. R. Millar and Company are the local agents. MARAMA REPORTS. A radio from the Union Co.'s steamer Marama states that she expects to arrive at Auckland from Sydney at 7.30 a.m. tomorrow. She has passengers and mails and cargo to land at the Queen's wharf, and is announced to sail on her return voyage at 3 p.m. next Friday. The Maheno did not leave Sydney for Wellington until Saturday. She is due at Wellington on Wednesday. NAURU CHIEF DISCHARGING. With S3OO tons of Ocean Island phosphate for discharge at the King's wharf, the British Phosphate Commissioners' steamer Nauru Chief arrived at Auckland yesterday afternoon. Captain. M. Johnson is still in command. The vessel left Ocean Island on October 23, and experienced generally fine weather on the voyage. She will bunker at Auckland, and the local agents, Henderson and Mactarlane, Ltd., hope to dispatch her on her return voyage to Ocean Island on Thursday evening. FAST MOTOR CARGO SHIPS. Many shipowners who have made a careful study of the operation of motor ships on various trade routes have decided in favour of a standard class of vessel capable of maintaining a . higher speed than the steamers which they have now abandoned. An example of the rate of progress in this direction is reflected in the October issue of "The Motor Ship," which publishes an out<l- a . lng artlcle dealing with ten 144-knot JoOO-ton cargo liners ordered by an owner who, since taking delivery of his first motor ship in has not contracted for a single steamer, having at the present time -4 motor cargo ships of over 120,000 tons gross in service. Ultimately, there will be ; -,™" r , or , 6hi P® in this particular fleet. Included in the same issue are details relative to a service of Russian-built motor ships trading between London and Leningrad. whlie full particulars are included of constructed, Dlesel electric vessel hitherto UNION COMPANY'S STEAMERS. T £ e .J Ving ' atul left Wellington at 11 p m on * riday and Picton at 7 p.m. on Saturday for Auckland. She is due here towfJiL a . nd J® A°. sail on Wednesday for nil. ™? D -' Dunedln and Timaru The Y\ aimea arrived yesterday from Glsbo.rns, an , d . Napier and is at the King's wharf. &he is to sail again at 4 p.m. tomorrow. J? atoa arrived this morning from Westport, via New Plymouth, and berthed at the Western wharf. After disch.f ge, she 18 J ald up for overhaul and survev. The Balls Head has been delayed at Greymouth, and is not expected to let *e there for Auckland until 4 a.m. to-morrow After discharge here she is to return to Greymouth to load again for Auckland is due at Westport about Thursday next to load for Auckland She is replacing the Kaiwarra, which is to load for Wellington. The Kamona left New Plymouth at 11 am on Saturday for Auckland to complete discharge of her cargo of coal from Greymouth. She is to berth at the Prince s wharf and will pay off for overhaul. i NORTHERN COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. Projected Departures. _ To-day.—Haultl. * or Coromandel and ColviUe, 6 p.m. ; Apanui, f?r Mere -ry Bay Tairua and Whangamata, 6.30 p m • Paroto, for Kerepeehi, 4 p.m.; Clansman,' for Russell, Opua. Whangaroa and Maneonul. 4 p.m. ; Matangi, for Tauranga. ttlso p.m. ; Walpu, for Thames, 6.L"0 p.m. ; Tuhoe for Whananaki, Whai*raruru and Kerlkeri, 4 p.m.; Kawau, for Kawau, Leigh and Mangawai, 3 p.m.; Ngapuhl for New Plymouth, 4 p.m. To-morrow.—Gael, for Waiwera, Mahurangi and Warkworth, 7 a.m.; Otimai, for Kutarere and Opotiki, 10 a.m. Wednesday.—Hautum, for Raglan Kawhia and Waikato Heads, 3 p.m. : Motu' for Whakatane. 4 p.m. Thursday.—Toa, for Hokianga, noon. Expected Arrivals. To-day.—Gael, from Manly, Arkle's Bay and Silverdale, 3.30 p.m. To-morrow.—Claymore, fr.>m Whangarel 3.30 a.m.; Toa, from Hokianga, noon. Wednesday.—Hauturu, from Wanganui noon. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. i ' Wellington, November 3.—Arrived : Paua, from Napier. Sailed: Kurow, for Lyttelton, 3.30 p.m.; Canadian Conqueror, for Auckland, 6 p.m.; Kanna, for Greymouth, б.35 p.m. November 4.«— Arrived: Voco, from Auckland, 3.40 p.m. Westport, November 4.—Arrived: Cerasus from Wanganui, 6.15 a.m.; Saltersgate. from Auckland, 6.15 a.m. Lyttelton, November 4.—Arrived- Kazembe, from Wellington, 7.40 a.m.; kurow from Wellington, 7.55 a.m.; Maui Pomare* from Apia, 10.40 a.m. ' Dunedin, November 3.—Sailed: Kawatirl for Timaru, 5.30 p.m. November 4 1 Arrived: Mataroa, from Wellington, 9.46