SHIPPING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 45, 22 February 1929, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

ULIMAROA SAILED. TOFUA FOR ISLANDS. During the last two days the tonnage in port lias been materially (Wrcased by the departure of several overseas steamers. Yesterday tbe Port Melbourne sailed for tlie South and the Waipahi for Suva. This morning the Ulimaroa left for Sydney and the lonic for Duneain, wliile the Kurow was to sail for Newcastle this afternoon. The Island steamer Tofua is to sail tomorrow morning. The only overseas steamer due tomorrow is the Tairoa, from Gisborne, for homeward loading, but expected arrivals oil Sunday include the Treworlas, from 'New York, and the R.M.m.s. Aorangi, from Vancouver. The latter vessel is to resume lier voyage to Sydney on Monday night. ARRIVALS—YESTERDAY. Wanderlust (yaelit), from Gisborne, 2.20 p.m. Akaroa, with raft, from Amodeo Bay, 4 p.m. THIS DAY. Horekino, from Portland, 2."3 a.m. Elsie Mary, from Gisborne, 6 a.m. liEPARTCRES—YESTERDAY. Waipalii, for Suva, 5.30 p.m. Claymore, for Whnngitrei, 5.43 p.m. .Ngapuhi, for Tauranga, 6.40 p.m. THIS DAY.

Lytteiton, for coast. 5.40 a.m. Ulimaroa, for .Sydney, 11.13 a.m. Passengers.—Saloon: .Messrs. G. Itecvcs, Hunt, Brennan, Brieley, llerbold, Jacksou, Worboys, Moires, K. Aldridge, S. K. Burke, Hartley, T. \V. Coster, McMillan, N. llooker, Rogers, E. Wilson, K. Gebbie, Grainger, Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Kirseli, Mr. J. S. W. Neilson, Mr. W. It. Barker, Mr. W. D. Barker, Mis. W. It. Barker, Miss Barker, Mr. Bohriuger, Mr. Midlane, Mr. Croxon, Mr. F. M. Burke, Mr. A. Price, Mr. Strong, Mr. Grabbe, Mr. F. W. Jackson, Mr. T. McLaughlin, Mr. McClatchie, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. McCraltli, Mr. L. Ramage, Mr. Watson. Mr. Jones, Mr. Ntvane Ngako, Mr. Kime, Mr. C. A. Smith. Mr. C. l'ettit, I Mr. lledlnnd, Mr. F. Power, Mr. Strange, Mr. C. King, Mr. J. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Eady and infant, Mr. and Mrs. Montague, Mrs. It. Gebbie, Miss J. Muir, Miss X. «;el»bie, Mrs. Amesbury, Sirs. Forbes, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Norris, Miss Norris, Mrs. Rudkin, Miss E. Wright, Miss Cowie, Mrs. Sturt, Miss Mappln, Miss Nappin, Miss Mappin, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Mappin, Mrs. V. Hewitt, Miss I'ossenieskie, Mrs. A. Grant. Miss Goodee, Miss Eddy, Miss Newman, Miss E. Burton, Miss Clark, Miss E. R. Burton, Mr. and Mrs. Speedy, Mr. I). G. McHardy, Mr. Robertson, Mr. (1. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sinclair, Mr. Croll, Mr. H. Staas. Mr. Sturt, Mr. and Mrs. Ijees, Mr. W. J. Webb, Mr. Fenwick. Mr. A. G. Jacoby, Mr. and Mrs. Ro>wland, Rev. Newcombe, Mr. Carter, Dr. H. McNeil, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Young, Mr. K. Russell, Mr. It. S. Murdock, Mr. Neil ley, Mr. It. G. Kelly, Mr. I. Martin, Mr. 11. Graham, M'.ss Cottle, Mrs. A. Mcl.ean. Miss Ackland, Miss Ackland, Mrs. Winstone, Miss M. Ashton. Miss Hartmtt. Miss J. Winstone, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Astley, Mrs. Grant Covven, Miss (Jrant Cowen, Mr. C. (J. Robson, Mrs. Boler, Miss Edmonds, Mrs. E. Killen, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Day, Mrs. Moorehouse, Miss 11. M. Moorehouse. Miss J. Mooroho'ise, Mrs. Holland, Mrs. Hunter. Miss .M Potts. Mrs. Ixylock, Mrs. Taylor, Miss E. Fenton, Miss J. Wilkie, Miss Miss Croll, Miss Naltby, Miss Insoll, Mrs. Newburn, Mrs. Stapff, Mrs. Thurston and child, Mrs. M. Prendergast, Mrs. M. Cubitt, Mrs. F. W. Jackson, Miss Maxliam, Miss K. Stirling, Mrs. Ramage, Mrs. A. Blundell. Miss b. Douglas, Miss McMillan, Miss Bradabaw, Miss M. Baker, Mrs. A. Jones, Mr. Koniski, Mr. and Mrs. Coon, Mr. 11. Chin, Mr. A. Flgtree, Mr. Elvines, Mr. Hitchman, Mr. and Mrs. Turland and three children, Mrs. Hutchinson. Mrs. Itea. Mrs. M. Rainser, Mr. Oidfleld, Mr. R. W. Hutchinson, Mr. J. Rea, Mr. E. P. Arnold and 121 second class. lonic, for Dunedin, 11.30 a.m. VESSELS IN PORT. ' H.M.s. Philomel. Devonport (Naval Dept.). Nucula, at Devonport (Naval Dept.). Iris, in stream (Pacific Cable Board). H.M.s. Wakokura, at Devonport (Naval Dept.). Margaret W., Albert Wharf (Watkin and Wailis). Westmoreland, Queen's Wharf (N.Z.B. Co.). llororata. Queen' 6 Wharf (N.Z.S. Co.). Tofua, Queen's Wharf (Union S.S. C.). Kawatiri. King's Wharf (Union K.S. Co.). Kartigi. King's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Kaponga, King's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Wanderlust (yacht), in stream. Waltomo, In stream (Union S.S. Co.). Wainui, In stream (Union S.S. Co.). Hinemoa, in stream. Rewa, in stream. • Southern Cross, in stream (Melanesian Mission). VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. Tairoa. South (loads). February 22. Treworlas, New York. February 24. Indianola, Antwerp. February 23. Herminius. Antwerp, February 23. Golden Bear, Los Angeles. February 27. Middlesex, Liverpool. February 28. Waitemata, Los Angeles, February 28. Ruahine, London, via Wellington, March 1. Anglo Colombian, Texas, March 5. City of Norwich, New York, March S. Mataroa, London. March 6. Hororata, South (loads), March 7. Canadian Highlander, Halifax, March 8. Port Melbourne, South (loads). March 8. Pakeha, Port Natal, March 8. Keelung, New York, March 10. Otira, Liverpool, March 12.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. Mnrama leaves Sydney to-day : due Wellington. February 26; leaves Wellington. March 1 : due Sydney. March 5. Ulimaroa left Auckland, February 22: due Sydney, February 26; leaves Sydney, March 1 ; due Wellington. March 5. Maunganui leaves Sydney to-day : due Auckland, February 26: leaves Auckland, March 1 ; due Sydney. March 5. Manuka, left Melbourne February 19 for Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin and Bluff; due Wellington, February 24. TRANS-PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. Aorangi left Vancouver February 6 for Honolulu. Suva, Auckland uu(l Sydney; due Auckland, February 25; due Sydney. March 2: leaves Sydney, March 7; leaves Auckland. March 12; due Vancouver, March 29 ; leaves Vancouver, April 3; due Auckland, April 22; due Sydney, April 25. Niagara, left Sydney, Feb. 7, for Auckland, Suva Honolulu and Vancouver; left Auckland. February 12; due Vancouver, March 6; due Auckland. March 25 ; due Sydney, March 30: leaves Sydney, April 4; leaves Auckland. April 9; due Vancouver. April 26. Makura left Sydney February 21 for Wellington, Rarotonga. Papeete" and San Francisco; leaves Wellington, February 26, due San Francisco. March 15: leaves San Francisco, March 20: due Wellington. April S; due Sydney, April 13. Tahiti, left San Francisco February 20 for Papeete. Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney; due Wellington, March 11: due Sydney, March 16: leaves Sydney, March 21 ; leaves Wellington. March 26; due Sau Francisco, April 12. BAROX IXCHCAPE COMING. With a full cargo of sulphur for Auckland and Australian ports, the steamer Baron Inchoape is reported to have left Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday last. TAHITI CLEARED 'FRISCO. Cabled advice from San Francisco confirms the departure from there on Wednesday last, of the Union Company's R.M.s. Tahiti, with passengers, mails and cargo for Papeete. Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney. She is due at Wellington on March 11 and at Sydney on March 16. ULIMAROA SAILED. Taking passengers, mails and cargo for Sydney. the Huddart Parker steamer Ulimaroa was dispatched from Auckland this morning. She is due at Sydney next Tuesday and leaves there the following Friday for Wellington. AORANGI CLEARED SUVA. According to cabled advice from Suva, the Union Co.'s R.M.m.s. Aorangi arrived there from Vancouver, via Honolulu at 9.30 a.m. yesterday, and resumed her voyage to Auckland and Sydney at 4 p.m. Stoe expects to reach Auckland at 1 p.m. next Sunday, and passengers, mails, and cargo for New Zealand will be landed at the Prince's wharf. The local office of the Union Co. announces | the Aorangi to sail for Sydney at 10 p.m. on Monday.

Tbe Elsie Mary arrived this morning from Gisborne, and berthed at the King's wbarf. Tbe American yacht Wanderlust, which arrived from Gisborne yesterday afternoon, will go on tbe slip on Monday for cleaning and painting. WAIPAHI SAILED. To load fruit for Auckland, the Union Company's steamer Waipahi was dispatched for Suva last evening. lONIC SAILED. In continuation of her voyage from London. tbe Shaw. Savill. and Albion steamer lonic sailed tbis morning for Dunedin. KUROW SAILS. To load coal and hardwood for New Zealand, tbe Union Co.'s steamer Kurow was to sail for Newcastle at 2 p.m. to-day. SURREY CLEARED COLON. En route from Auckland to New York. Halifax and the Federal steamer Surrey is reported to have clean tl Colon ou Wednesday. Slic left here on January 2'J. SOMERSET REPORTED. The Federal steamer Somerset, which left Wellington for London on January 2t>. is reported to have cleared Colon on Wednesday. She is due at London on March 7. THE CANADIAN CONQUEROR. At present loading in the south, tbe Canadian National steamer Canadian Conqueror is due at Auckland on March 7, and is announced to sail for New York, Boston and Halifax on March 9. HORORATA TO SAIL. To put out the remainder of her general cargo from London, tbe New Zealand Shipping Co.'s steamer Hororata is to 6ail for Bluff at 5 p.m. to-day. IRIS TO SAIL. 11.M.c.5. Iris is to sail at 9 a.m. tomorrow to repair the inter-island telegraph cables in Cook Strait. Two of the six cables have developed faults near Wellington. CANADIAN HIGHLANDER COMING. The Canadian National Steamship advises tbat the steamer Canadian Highlander, which left Halifax on January 27, will make Auckland her only port of discharge in New Zealand. She is due here about March 7, and will complete discharge in Australia. MESS TABLE GOSSIP. Captain G. M. Ruxton, who has been on holiday in Sydney, has taken command of the Karetu. Captain G. B. Corby has gone to the Kaikoral and Captain G. Elders is awaiting instructions in Sydney.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the Auckland wireless station to-night:—Maui Pomare, Grantley Hall, Aorangi, Waipahi, Ulimaroa, Golden Bear. Treworlas. lonic. Hororata, Kurow, Maunganui, Kekerangu, Tairoa. THE PORT NAPIER. Advice has been received by the Farmers' Auctioneering Company that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Napier loft I<ondon last Sunday for Auckland. Wellington and New Plymouth. She is due here about March 30, when she will unload between 4000 and 5000 tons of general cargo and a quantity of explosives. TREWORLAS' BERTH. Due at Auckland on Sunday, the A. and A. Line's chartered «teamer Treworlaa is to berth at the Prince's wharf to unload general cargo from New York. Her other ports of discharge are Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. (N.Z. Shipping Co., agents.) R.M.S. MAKI'RA. On her return voyage to San Francisco, via Wellington, Rarotonga, and Papeete, the Union Company's R.M.s. Makura left Syduey at 5 p.m. yesterday. She is doe at Wellington on Monday morning and resumes her voyage to San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon. MAUNGANUI FROM SYDNEY. With passengers, malls and cargo for Auckland, the Union Company's passenger steamer Maunganui is to leave Sydney this afternoon. She is due here on Tuesday morning and sails again on Friday. Also leaving Sydney to-day the Marama will go to Wellington. SUNKEN BARGE. Advice received in Auckland by McCallum Brothers states no difficulty should be experienced in raising the barge, the Rover, which sank in the Piako River, near Ngatea wharf, early on Monday. A quantity of the metal has already been unloaded, and as soon as the hatches are made watertight the barge will be pumped dry. She is resting on a muddy bottom in shallow water and the hull has not been damaged. TAIROA TO LOAD. Having left Gisborne last night, the Shaw, Savlll. and Albion steamer Tairoa is due at Auckland at 6 a.m. to-morrow, and will berth at the Central wharf to continue loading for New York. Boston, Halifax, and London. From here she is to go to Wellington to fill up, sailing finally from that port about February 28. (L. D. Nathan, Ltd., agents.) The Coronation is on the slip for cleaning and painting. She is to Bail for Awanui to-morrow.

O. AND O. LINE. Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane advise that the steamer Golden Cross, which is scheduled to leave Los Angeles on April 1 for Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton will also discharge and load at Nelson. She will be the first vessel of the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Line to visit New Zealand equipped with cold storage space, and she will take perishable cargo on her return trip to the Pacific Coast. NORTHERN CO.'S MOVEMENTS. Projected Departures. To-da.v. —Clansman, for Russell. Opua. Whangaroa, and Mangonui. 5 p.m.: Waiuku. for Surfdale, Ostend. and Omiha, 6.30 p.m.; Kawau, for Kawau, Leigh, and Mangawai, 6 p.m. Expected Arrivals. To-day.—Hauiti, from Coromandel, 11 p.m.: Waipu, from Kerepeehi, midnight. To-morrow. — Waiuku. from S»urfdale. Ostend. and Omiha. 8.30 a.m.: Taniwha, from Paeroa. 2 a.m.: Claymore, from Whangarei, 3.30 a.m.: Ngapubi, from Tauranga, 7.30 a.m. ; Rarawa, from New Plymouth. 5.30 a.m. UNION CO.'S STEAMERS. The Kaiwarra. en route from Southern ports, left Picton for Auckland at 10 p.m. on Wednesday. After discharge here she is to return to I.yttclton. via Tokomaru Bay. The Walpiata is expected to leave Bluff about Tuesday next for Auckland, via Punedin. Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The Kiitoa is expected to load at Lyttelfon about Wednesday next for Auckland direct. The Kaponga is to sail to-morrow evening for Greymoutli. The Kamona loads at Greymouth on Monday next for Gisborne and Auckland. The Waimea arrived at Napier at 7 a.m. to-day. and is expected to leave there for Auckland at 6 p.m. She is due here on Sunday. PORT OF OMEHUHGA. DEPARTURES—TESTERDAT. Hauturu. for Hokianga. 4 p.m. Rarawa. for New Plymouth, 4.10 p.m. The Anchor 6teamer Orepuki Is expected to arrive at Onehunga on Wednesday next to load for Nelson and West Coast ports. 1 Russell and Somers. agents.)

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington. February 21.—Sailed - Paua. for Bluff. 4.13 p.m.; Canadian Conqueror, for Lyttelton. !i.lO p.m. Lyttelton. February 21.—Arrived : H.M ■ Piomede. from Auckland. 5 p.m. Puneflin. February 21.—Arrived: H.M 8 Laburnum, from Lyttelton. 2.30 p.m. New Plymouth. February 21.—Sailed: Waikawn. for Sydney. 1.40 p.m. Wellington. February 22.—Arrived: Port Firie. from Wanganui. 10.3 a a.m. OVERSEAS. Suva. February 21.—Arrived : Aornnjri from Honolulu, 9.30 a.m. Sailed; Aorangi. for Auckland. 4 p.m. Sydney. February 21.—Sailed : Makura for Wellington, 3 p.m. Colon, February 20.—Sailed: Surrev (Auckland to New York); Somerset (Wellington to London). Galveston, February 20.—Sailed : Baron Inchcape for Auckland. _S«n Francisco, February 20.—flailed; Tahiti, for Sydney.