SHIPPING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 288, 5 December 1929, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

CARGO WORK HELD UP. DELAY TO SHIPS. Wet weather is delaying all cargo work, and several vessels which were to sail to-dey are delayed. If the weather clears sufficiently for work to be resumed, the Canadian Transporter id expected to finish loading and sail this afternoon for New York, Boston and Halifax. The Port Darwin, which has been discharging general cargo from New York, is to sail for the South this afternoon,. The Moeraki has finished overhaul, but cannot sail for Sydney until the wmthcr clears, to enable her to adjust compasses. Also for Sydney the passenger steamer Maunganui is announced to sail at midnight to-morrow. DEPARTURES—YESTERDAY. Motu, for Tauranga, 4.20 p.m. Pono, for Waipu, 4.35 p.m. Canopus, for Westport, 0.15 p.m. ARRIVALS—THIS DAY. H.M.s. Veronica, from Hauraki, Gulf, 10.15 a.m. H.M.s. Dunedin, from Hauraki Gulf, 10.30 a.m. H.M.s. Veronica, from Hauraki Gulf, 10.40. Wingatui, from Wellington, 3.55 a.m. Claymore, from Whangarei, 6 a.m. VESSELS IN PORT. H.M.S. Dunedin, Devonport (Naval Dept.). H.M.s. Philomel, Devonport (Naval j-'ept.) H.M.S. Veronica, Devonport (Naval Dept.). H.M.s. Laburnum. Devonport (Naval Dept.). H.M.e.B. Iris, Devonport (Pacific Cable Board). Nucula (tanker), in Stream (Naval Dept). Kurow, Prince's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Wingatul, Prince's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Parracombe, Prince's Wharf (N.Z.S. Co.). Canadian Transporter, Prince's Wharf (Canadian National). Cornwall, Queen's Wharf (N.Z.S. Co.). Maunganui, Central Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Port Campbell, Queen's Wharf (F. A. C, Ltd.). Kaitoke, King's Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Coronation, King's Wharf (A. G. Frankham). Kairanga, King's Wnari (Union S.S. Co.*. Kaimanawa, Western Wharf (Union S.S. Co.). Lady Lewis, in stream (Spedding, Ltd.). Waitomo, in stream (Uniou S.S. Co.). Uarawa, in stream (Northern S.S. Co.). Kewa (barque), in stream. VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. Maui Pomare, South, December 7. Plume, San Francisco, December 7. Kaponga, Melbourne, December 8. Port Hobart, South (loads), December 8. Armadale, New York, December 8. Norfolk. South (loads). December 9. lonic, South (loads), December 9. Cambridge, South (loads). December 11. Beulah, San Francisco, December 12. Mittelmeer, Los Angeles, December 14. Callandia, Port Arthur, December 15. Matnroa, London, via Wellington, Decem-

ber 15. Canadian Conqueror, Montreal, December Herminius, Bunbury, December 17. Mahana, Liverpool, December 17. ! Maimoa, South (loads), December 20. Waiotapu, Los Angeles, via Papeete, December 23. Ruahlne, South (loads), December 23. Rangitata, London, December 24. Golden Cross, Los Angeles, December 26 Cumberland, Liverpool, January 2. Coptic, London, January 6. Australind, New York, January 7. Canadian Scottish, Halifax, January 12. Port Denison, Liverpool, January 14. Indien, Los Angeles, January 16. Rotorua, Liverpool, January 26. Golden Cloud, Los Angeles, January 26. Rangitane, London, via Wellington, January 27. Waikatva, Los Angeles, January 29. Canadian Highlander, Halifax, February 4. Tamaroa, London, February 4. Zealandia, Australia (loads), February 10. Waihemo, Los Angeles, February 15. Waitemata, Los Angeles, February 15. Karamea, London, February 20. Remuera, London, February 24. Hauraki, Los.Angeles, February 28. Kla Ora, Australia (loads), March 1. Matakana, Australia (loads), March 4. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. Marama, at Wellington; leaves Wellington, December 6 ; due Sydney, December 10 ; leaves Sydney, December 13; due Auckland, December 17; leaves Auckland, December 20; due Sydney, December 24. Dlimaroa, at Sydney; leaves Sydney, December 6; due Wellington, December 10; leaves Wellington, December 13; due Sydney, December 17; leaves Sydney, December 20 ; due Auckland, December 24 ; leaves Auckland, December 27; due Sydney, December 31. Maunganui, at Auckland; leaves Auckland December 6; due Sydney, December 10; (eaves Sydney, December 13; due Wellington, December 17; leaves Wellington, December 20; due Sydney, December 24. Manuka, left Wellington, November 30; due Melbourne, December 5; leaves Melbourne, December 11, for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington; due Bluff, December 15 ; due Wellington, December 20; leaves Wellington, December 21; due Melbourne, December 26. Maheno (under repairs at Sydney); leaves Melbourne, December 17, for Wellington, Lytteiton, Dunedin, and Bluff; due Wellington December 22; leaves Bluff, December 28; due Melbourne, January 1.

TRANS-PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Aorangi, lert Sydney, November 14, for Vancouver, via Auckland, Suva and Honolulu ; left Auckland, November 19; due Vancouver, December 6; leaves Vancouver, December 11; due Auckland, December 30; leaves Auckland. December 31; due Sydney, January 4; leaves Sydney, January 9; leaves Auckland, January 14; due Vancouver, January 31. Niagara, left Vancouver, November 13, for Sydney, via Honolulu, Suva and Auckland: arrived Auckland, Dec. 2; sailed Dec. 3; due Sydney, December 7; leaves Sydney, December 12; leaves Auckland, December 17; due Vancouver January 3; leaves Vancouver, January 8; due Auckland, January 27; due Sydney, February 1. Tahiti, left San Francisco, Nov. 27 for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington and Sjwlney; due Wellington, December 16; leaves Wellington, December 17; due Sydney, December 21; leaves Sydney, December 26 ; leaves Wellington, December 31; due San Francisco, January 17. Makura, left Sydney November 28 for Wellington, Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco; arrived Wellington, December 2; sailed December 3; due San Francisco, December 20; leaves San Francisco, December 25; due Wellington, January 13; due Sydney, January 18. - KAIAPOI DELAYED. Trouble with the crew delayed the steamer Kaiapoi in port overnight, but it was hoped to dispatch her for Greymouth this afternoon. KUAHINE FROM LONDON. From London and Southampton, the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Rnahine arrived at Wellington this morning She brought the following passen-gers-—Dr. A. Preston, the Hon. W. H. Triggs and Mrs. Triggs, the Rev A. J. J. Hazlett, Miss R. Shead. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. | Blakesley, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Caldwell, Mr C. A de Latour, Miss C. M. de Latour, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Feilden, Mrs. B. Maunsell Master J. B. Maunsell, Mr. and Mrs. W F Meek, Mrs. K. Meek, Mr. and Mrs. H*W. Moss, Dr. M. Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. H W Urquhart, Master I. B. Urquhart. Mrs. K. G. Ward, Miss M. Ward, Mr. and Mrs F W. Barker, Mr. and Mrs. A. Douglass, Masters K. and B. Douglass, Mr. and Mrs. C. Dover, Miss K. Dover, Mr. and Mrs. W. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Melvin, Master R. W. Melvin, Mrs. E. E. Polliinghorn, Master ■T. B. Polkinghorn, Miss E. Polkinghorn. the Rev. H. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Sinclair, Mr. and Mrs. L. Stimpson, Mrs. H. G. Taylor, Master A. W. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Tollemaehe: Mesdames A. S. Arnold, D. Arthur, L. E. C. Bower, M. M. Carlile, S. Edmunds, G. Fitchett, I. Harwood, G. L. Neele, E. L. Pickworth, E. S. Toussaint, J. E. Foster, L. D. Jaggard, M. A. Johnston, M. Rankine, H. A. Tait, C. S. Tardrew, K. Tatton, S. Titferington; Misses L. G. Brodie, D. Johnston, M. Q. Kirker, L. M. Monckton, M. Price, D. M. Quill, M. Scott, O. L. Turton, M. Ashton, M. W. Crane, I. Gaspar, P. C. Greenwood, E. M. Hadfleld, E. M. Johnston, E. L. Masterman, H.« Romanis, E. G. D. Theobald; Messrs. F. Barkas, A. D. Campbell, A. E. Harston, W. L. Harston, A. S. Murdoch, C. G. Ogilvie, B. Shaw, C. E. F. Webb, A. C. Blow, J. C. Davies, F. J. Grand, G. H. Law, J. Macpherson, G. Mollinson, W. W. Sime, G. A. Woods, and 121 third class.

Passengers for Auckland -will leave Wellington by this afternoon's express and their baggage Trill follow by the Waipiata.

The Canopus sailed for Westport last evening. Canadian National Steamships announce the Canadian Transporter to sail this afternoon for.New York, Boston and Halifax. . THE PARRACOMBE. In continuation of her Voyage from Montreal, the steamer Parracombe is to sail for Brisbane at daybreak on Saturday. WARSHIPS RETURNED. H.M.s. Dunedin, Veronica and Wakakura returned this morning from the Hauraki Gulf where they hare been doing gunnery practice. They berthed at Devonport. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the Auckland wireless station to-night.—Tofua, Plume, Ventura, Sierra, Tutanekai, Kaponga, Niagara, Malolo, Arracan, Canadian Transporter, Moeraki, Port Darwin, Waipahi. ULIMAROA FOR WELLINGTON. For Wellington, the Huddard-Parker passenger steamer Dlimaroa is to be dispatched from Sydney to-morrow. She is due at Wellington next Tuesday morning, and sails again for Sydney the following Friday. TOFUA AT SUVA. Cabled advice from Suva states that the Union Co.'s passenger steamer Tofua arrive" there from Auckland at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. She is scheduled to leave Suva on Saturday for Tonga and Samoa. THE PORT CAMPBELL. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Campbell, which arrived at Auckland from Liverpool on Sunday last, is to sail at 5 p.m. to-morrow for Wellington to continue discharge. GRETASTON TO SAIL. The steamer Gretaston, which has been discharging phosphate at the King's wharf, is to sail at 5 p.m. to-morrow for Westport to bunker. From Westport she is to return to Ocean Island to load another phosphate cargo. ■ WAIPAHI LEAVES SUVA. On her return voyage to Auckland,' the Union Co.'s steamer Waipahi is to leave Suva at 5 p.m. to-day. She is bringing a cargo of fruit for discharge here, and at Lyttelton and Dunedin. R.M.M.S. AORANGI. From Sydney via Auckland, Suva and Honolulu, the Union.Co.'s R.M.m.s. Aorangi is due at Vancouver to-morrow. She is to leave there again on December 11, arriving at • Auckland on December 30, and at Sydney on January 4. PORT DARWIN SAILS. To continue discharge of her general cargo from New York, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Darwin is to sail this afternoon for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. MOERAKI SAILED. Her overhaul completed, the Union Co.'s steamer Moeraki is to sail this afternoon for Sydney, where she will re-enter the Fiji passenger service, leaving Sydney for Suva on December 13. GOLDEN CROSS COMING. Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., have received advice that the O. and O. Line steamer Golden Cross left Lqs Angeles on November 30 with lumber, case oil ana general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. She is due here on December 26. MAUNGANUI SAILS TO-MORROW.

Taking passengers, mails and cargo for Sydney, the Union Co.'s steamer Maunganui is to be dispatched from the Central wharf at midnight to-morrow. Also for Sydney, the Marama leaves Wellington to-morrow. Both vessels are due at Sydney next Tuesday, and leave there again the following Friday, the Marama for Auckland and the Maunganui for Wellington. lONIC TO LOAD. To continue Homeward loading, the Shawu Savill and Albion steamer lonic arrived at Napier from Wellington this morning. She is expected to leave Napier at 5 p.m. on Saturday, and is due at Auckland at daybreak on Monday. L. D. Nathan, Ltd., announce her to leave Auckland for Southampton and London on December 11. REPORTED FROM PANAMA. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s steamer Rimutaka, en route from London and Southampton to Wellington, is reported to have arrived at Colon and sailed from Panama on December 3. She is due at Wellington on December 24. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s steamer Remuera, which left Napier on November 9 for London and West of England ports, is reported to have arrived at Panama on December 3. NORTHERN COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. Projected Departures. To-day.—Taniwha, for Paeroa, midnight; Hauiti, for Coromandel, 3.30 p.m.; Claymore, for Whangarei, 7.30 p.m.; Ngapuhl, for New Plymouth, 3.30 p.m.; Hauturu, for Hokianga, 3 p.m. Expected Arrivals. To-day.—Apanui, from Great Barrier, 6 p.m.; Kawau, from Kawau, Takatu, Ti Point, Little and Big Omaha, 5 p.m. To-morrow. —Clansman, from Russell, Opua, Whangaroa and Mangonui, 10 a.m.; Motu, from Tauranga, 7 a.m. MESS TABLE GOSSIP. Captain J. L. Brisco is joining the Koranui at Syduey- this week, relieving Captain R. Huntly for holidays. Captain W. J. S. Eyre is taking command of the Kamo at Sydney this week, relieving Captain J. Stewart for holidays. Captain A. F. Inman is being appointed to the Kowhai at Melbourne this week, relieving Captain E. J. C. Gibson for. instructions. Mr. R. D. Brebner joined the Kamona as chief officer to-day in place of Mr. A. B. Anderson, who has resigned from the company's service. Mr. C. H. George has relieved Mr. J. A. Pearson us chief officer of the Katoa. Mr. L. G. Ramsay ia rejoining the Kiwitea as chief officer, relieving Mr. T. A. McPherson for further orders. Mr. G. M. Schofleld has been appointed second officer of the Ngatoro. UNION CO.'S STEAMERS. The Kurow sails noon to-morrow for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru and Bluff. She is announced to load -at the latter port about December 17 for Auckland via Timaru and Wellington, omitting Lyttelton. The Karitigi is expected to clear Greymouth to-morrow for Auckland. The Kaimanawa shifted to the Western wharf this morning and later will go to Chelsea to complete discharge. She is to sail on Saturday for Dunedin direct. The Wingatui arrived from the south this morning and berthed at the Prince's wharf. She is to sail at 10 p.m. to-day for Portland to load for Wellington and Lyttelton. The Waipiata Is scheduled to clear Lvttelton this afternoon for Auckland via Wellington. After discharge here, she is to sail about Wednesdey next for Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. and returns thence to Auckland via Lyttelton and Wellington.

PORT OP ONEHTTNGA. ARRIVALS—THIS DAY. Hauturu, from Hokianga. The Arapawa Is scheduled to leave Onehunga for Wanganui at 3 p.m. on December 9. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Wellington. December 4.—Sailed: lonic, for Nnnier, 4.55 p.m. WelHngton. December 5. —Arrived : Ruahine, from Southampton. 5.5 a.m.; Min from Auckland, 6 a.m. OVERSEAS. Panama, December. 3.—Arrived : Remuera (Napier to London). Colon, December 3.—Sailed : Rimutaka (London to Wellington).