SHIPPING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 52, 2 March 1929, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

INDIANOLA DUE TO-NIGHT. ORKANGER AND ANGLOCOLOMBIAN SAIL. The only overseas vessel due at Auckland to-day is the Indinnola, from Antwerp, about 9 p.m. Most of the vessels m port are trying to get away before the week-end. The Cornwall was to sail for Wellington early this afternoon to continue Homeward loading, while the tanker Orkanger and the steamer AngloColombian, both of which arrived from the United States yesterday afternoon, are expected to sail for the South later in the day. The Golden Bear is also to sail for the South this afternoon. ' Expected arrivals at Auckland tomorrow include the Jnkum. with a. cargo of hardwood from Australia, while the Herminius, from Antwerp, is due early oil Monday morning, followed by the Mataroa, from London, and the Waipalri, from Suva, on Tuesday. ARRIVALS—YESTERDAY. Anglo Colombian, from Galveston. 2.30 p.m. Ora banger. from Los Angeles, 4..>5 p.m. THIS DAY. Ngapuhi. from Tauranga. 7.10 a.m. Toa. from Whakatane. 8.10 a.m. Claymore, from Whanearei, 5.25 a.m. Akaroa. with raft, from Amodco Bar. 11.10 a.m. D EPA RTU RES—YEST ERDA Y. Ounbar, for Gisborne. 3.25 p.m. Maunganui, for .Sydney. 3.35 p.m. Mahurangi, for Portland 5 p.rn Tuhoe, Cor coast, 7.30 p.m. VESSELS IN PORT. H.M.s. Philomel, Devonport (Naval Dept.). Nucula, at Devonport (Naval Dept ) Wingatui. Prince's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.) Waitemata, Queen's Wharf (Union S.S. Co ) Middlesex (Queen's Wharf (X.Z.S. Co.). Wanderlust (yacht). on slip. Margaret W„ Albert Wharf (Watkin and Wallls). , Queen's Wharf (Watkin and Wallis). Kawatiri, King's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.) Coronation, King's Wharf (A. G. Frankham). Tiroa, King's Wharf (A. G. Fraxikham), Waitomo, in stream (Union S.S. Co.). Wainui, In stream (Colon S.S. Co.). Hinemoa, in stream. Rewa, in stream. Southern Cross, in stream (Melanesian Mission).

VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. Indianola, Antwerp, to-night. Inkum. Bunbury, March 3. Hermlnius. Antwerp, March 4. City of Norwich, New York, March 6. Ruahine. London, via Wellington, March 6. Waipalrt, Suva, March 5. Mataroa, London, March 5. Port Fremantle, Napier, March 6. Pakeha. Napier. March 6. Hororata, South (loads). March 7. Tregenna, Makatea, March 8. Canadian Highlander, Halifax, March 8. Port Melbourne, South (loads). March 8. Canadian Winner. Halifax. March 9. Keelung, New York, March 10. Otlra. Liverpool. March IS. King Malcolm, Antwerp. March 20. Waihenio, Los Angeles. March 10. Raranga. Australia (loads). Marvti 22. Brockabeck, River Plate, March 23. Mariston. Antwerp. March 25. Port Curtis. New York ,March 2.1. Baron Inehcape, Texas, March 27. Huntingdon. London. March 28. Tasmania, South (lor.ds), April .V Tainui, London, via Wellington. April 13.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. ! Mamma left Wellington March 1 : due I Sydney, March 0; leaves Sydney, March 8; due Auckland, March 12; leaves Auckland. March Jo; due Sydney. March 10. Ulimaroa left Sydney March 1 : due Wellington. March 5: leaves Wellington, March 8: due Sydney, March 12; leaves Sydney, March 13; due Auckland, March 19. Maunganui left Auckland March 1 : due Sydney, March ."i: leaves Sydney, March 8 ; due Wellington, March 12; leaves Wellington. March 13: due Sydney, March 19. Manuka, left Melbourne February 19 for Wellington. Lytte'.ton. Dunedin and Bluff: arrived Wellington. February 24; i leaves Bluff, today: due Melbourno. March 7 : leaves Melbourne March 13 for Bluft'. j Dunedin. Lyttelton and Wellington : due Bluff. March 17 : leaves Wellington. March 22 ; due Melbourne. March 27. TRANS-PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. Aorangi leaves Sydney March 7 for Auckland. Suva. Honolulu and Vancouver; leaves Auckland. March 12: due Vancouver. March 29: leaves Vancouver. April 3: due Auckland, April 22: due Sydney, April 23. Niagara, at Vancouver: leaves Vancouver. March 6 for Honolulu. Suva. Auckland anil Sydney ; due Auckland. March 23: due Sydney, March 30: leaves Sydney. April 4: leaves Auckland, April 9; due Vancouver, April 26. Makura. left Sydney, February 21, for Wellington, Uarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco: left Wellington February 25; due San Francisco, March 13; leaves San Francisco. March 20; due Wellington, April S; due Sydney. April 13. Tahiti, left San Francisco February 20 for Papeete, l'amtonga. Wellington and Sydney; due Wellington. March 11: due Sydney. March 10: leaves Sydney, March 21 : leaves Wellington, March 20; due San Francisco. April 12.

The Tiroa is due from Gisborne this afternoon. THE TOFUA. Advice from Suva states that the Union Company's pafsmger steamer Tofua left there last eveninc for Tonga ami Samoa, in continuation of lifr voyage from Auckland. HERMINIUS ON MONDAY. A berth at the Klng> wharf has been allotted to the White Star steamer Ilerminius. which is due nt Auckland at 5 a.m. on Monday with basic slag from Antwerp. (A. S. Paterson. Ltd.. agents.) CORNWALL SAILS. To till up for London and West of England ports, the Federal steamer Cornwall was to sal! early this afternoon for Wellington anil Napier. She is scheduled to cleatNapier for London ou March IS. KEKER ANGU'S ITINERARY. Instead of going to Newcastle, the Union Company's steamer Kekerangu will now return to Auckland from Dunedin, callin? at Timaru and Lyttelton. GOLDEN BEAR SAILED. To comnlete discharae of her Pacific C«as<t cargo, the O. and O. Line steamer Golden Bear is to sail at three o'clock this afternoon for Wellington. Lvttelton and Timaru. Thence she is to return to San Francisco. ULIMAROA LEFT SYDNEY. Cabled advice from Sydney confirms the departure from there, at 1 p.m. yesterdav of the Huddart Parker steamer Ulimaroa' with passengers, mails and earzo for Wellington, where she is due on Tuesday nextt. TANKER ORANGER. Arriving at Auckland from Los Anseles yesterday nrternoon. the Norwegian motortanker Orknneer berthed at the W.storn wharf to diseharce bulk motor .spirit into the Atlantic Union Oil Company's tanks atFreeman's Bay. About r>2.'> ton.- of her carjro is for Auckland, and she is to sail at 3 p.m. to-day for Wellington. Melbourne and Sydney to complete discharge. RICHARDSON STEAMERS Messrs. Watkin and Walls advise that the departure of the Richardson steamer Pukeko for East Coast bays. Napier and Wairoa has been postponed until six o'clock on Monday evening. She is loading at Queen's wharf. The Awahou is due from the coast tomorrow and is to be dispatched for East Coast bays and Gisborne at five o'clock on Tuesday evening. MAUNGANUI AND MARAMA. Taking passengers, mails and cargo for Sydney, the Union Company's ste-imers Maunganui and Marama were dispatched yesterday afternoon from Auckland and Wellington. where site i? due on Tuesdav next at Sydney next Tuesday, and leave there again the following Friday, the Marama for Auckland and the Maunganui Cor Wellington.

AUSTRALIAN CARGO. The Union Company announce* the steamer Kainpoi to commence loading at Adelaide next Wednesday, completing at Edithburg. Wallaroo and Melbourne, for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Tarakohe, Wellington and Auckland. WA ITEM ATA DELATED. The departure of the Union Company's steamer Waitemata for Wellington. Melbourne and Sydney, has been postponed to Monday afternoon. She Is discharging gen- j eral cargo from Pacific Coast ports at thel Queen's wnart. NIAGARA AT VANCOUVER. The local office or the Union Company has been advised that the R.M.s Niagara arrived at Vancouver from Sydney. Auckland. Suva and Honolulu, at C a.m. yesterday. She is to leave there on her return voyage on Wednesday nest, and is due at Auckland on March 25. PAKDHA TO LOAD. A. S. Puterson. Ltd.. advise that th# Shaw. Savill and Albion steamer Pakeha is now due at Auckland from Napier on Wednesday next, to continue loading general and refrigerated produce for Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro and Ix>ndon. From here, she will go to Wellington to fill up. KONAKI FOR WEST COAST. The Northern Company intends to eommis>ion the auxiliary schooner Ronaki. recently purchased from Wilson's Cement Co.. for the West (.'oast trade. She iy to sail on Wednesday for Onehunga via Hokianga. to replace the Arapawa. The latter vessel is due at Auckland from Onehunga on Monday to undergo annual overhaul and survey. INDIANOLA TO-NIGHT. A further radio from the steamer Indianola stAtes that siie expects to arrive at Auckland from Antwerp at 'J p.m. to-night, berthing to-morrow morning ot the King's wharf. She has a full cargo of basic slag for discharge here and at New Plymouth. t.N.Z. Shipping Co., agents.) WITHIN* WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the Auckland win-less station for Saturday only.—lndianola. Cornwall; Golden Bear. Orkanger. For Saturday and Sunday: Ilerminius, Inkum. Maun ganui. Watpahi. Mataroa, Waitemata, Anglo Colombian, Omana, Ampuliaria. | INKUM DUE TO-MORROW. An expected arrival at Auckland to-mor-row is the steamer Inkum. with hardw-'iod from Bunbury. The local portion of her cargo will be discharged at the King's wharf, and the remainder at Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. Russell and Somer.-. Ltd., are the local ageuts. NEW CANADIAN LINER. The new 40,000-ton Empress of Britain, wliicu is being built for the Canadian Pacific by John Brown and Co.. Clydebank. Scotland, is to have a speed of 24 knots per hour, and, with the added advantage of the short St. Laurence route, some 1000 miles of which is in smooth water, where full-speed can be made, may be expected to cover the distance from Southampton to Quebec in five days. The new Hmpress will have many exceptional features besides her tonnage and speed. Every first-class room will be an outside room, i.e., having outside light and air. and almost every first-class room will hive a bathroom attached to it. The spaciousness of the accommodation can be realised best by the fact that the new Empress of Britain will carry fewer passengers than the Duchess steamships of 20,000 tons.

UNION COMPANY'S STEAMERS. The Wlngatui is to sail on Mondav next for Napier. Wellington, Ly ttelton, Dunedin and Timaru. The Waipiata left Dunedin at 11 p.m. yesterday for Oaniaru. Timaru. Wellington and Auckland. She is expected to clear Oamsru this evening. The Kairanga. which has been delayed at Lyttelton by rain, was expected to leave there for Auckland to-day. The Waimea left Napier at 6 p.m. yesterday and_ Is due at Auckland to morrow. The Kalmnnawa is expected to leave Wellington at 4 p.m. to-day for Auckland to complete discharge of her cargo of Westport coal. From here she is to go to Portland to load cement for Wellington and Lyttelton. The Kaponga left Greyiuouth at 1.30 a in yesterday for Westporr. to complete her cargo for New Plymouth, Auckland and Onerahi. The Kanna is now loading at Grevmouth for New Plymouth and Auckland.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA. DEPARTURES—YESTERDAY. Orepuki, for Nelson, 5.10 p.m. ARRIVALS—THIS DAY. Rarawa. from New I'lymouth. 7.50 a m rairourn. from Karam.-a, ;».3o a.m. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Wellington. March I.—Arrived : Kia Ora Ti, . ua r u - 1 -35 p.m.; TrevrorlH- from Auckland. 4.43 p.m. Sailed: Marama, for Sydney, 3 p.m. March 2.—Arrived: Argyllshire, from Lyttelton, 7.30 am fnr «-!i!f'„ ll ' ( Mlro . h I—Sailed: Argyllshire, ll i )"-' ' 4 p.m. ; I'arera. ior Gis--1 hV 1 Karetu. for Dunedin. .",.5 «■Diomedo. for Dunedin. r> p.m.; Kalt.ingata, for Greyniouth. 5. <10 n ni !.io s pS; ss&te — -

OVERSEAS Miva. March 1 —Sailed : Tofua, for Apii.