TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 232, 30 September 1936, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington. September 29.—Arrived" Aran! Poroare. from Lyttekon, 1,43 p.m s£ Maunganui, for San Francisco, Bnm s»n sl">'a.m. : "''~ ArriVed; GalC - £rom L rttelto^ Lyttelton, September 29.—Arrived" Wai inarino. from Wellington. 2.50 p.m. Sail« • Limerick, for Duneclin, 5.20 p m Dimediu September 29.—Sailed: Wainni for Bluff, 4 p.m. Tamaroa, for Wellieton o p.m. 6 • OVERSEAS. Freinantle, September 29.—Arrived: Oronsay. from London. Liverpool. September 2S.—Sailed: Mahia for Auckland. Panama. September 27.—Sailed: Toneariro. from Milford Haven to Auckland. Cristobal. September 27.—Sailed: Port Hunter, from Auckland to London. San Francisco, September 27.—Sailed: Golden West, for Auckland. WITHIX WIRELESS RAXGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the Auckland wireless station to-night:—Matai, Leith, Aorangi, Kairanga. Port Whangarei, Waipahi, Canadian Highlander, Comliebank, Golden Cloud, John Knudsen, Lindenbank, Mariposa .Vairnbank. Rotorua, Tacoma Star. Tasmania, Tokyo Maru, Wairangi, Elise. COMING AND GOING. TAXKER SOUTH AFRICA. The tanker South Africa left Xewcastie yesterday in continuation of her voyage from San Pedro to Dunedin, Lyttelton. Wellington and Auckland. The vessel has bulk petrol for the Texas Oil Company, and she is due at Auckland about October 10. THE SCHOOXER HUIA. The auxiliary schooner Huia arrived at Melbourne from Fremantle on Saturday. She sails for Fremantle on October 5 and from Fremantle returns to Melbourne about the end of October to. load explosives for X'ew Zealand. THE HAURAKI. With cargo from Pacific Coast ports, the Hauraki was expected to leave Los Angeles on Monday for Auckland, via. Papeete, Aitutaki and Rarotonga, PANAMA CAXAL TOXXAGE. The total tonnage of cargo passing through the Panama Canal during the 12 months ended June 30 represented 26,500,9-13 tons. 'During the preceding 12 months the tonnage amounted to 25,309,527 tons. Among the most important cargoes carried through the canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic were the following: Lumber, 2,764,091 tons, compared with 2,165,838 tons in 1934-35; ore. 1.496,021 tons (1.0S0.144): wheat, 1,332.635 tons (1,279,766 tons); and sugar, 630,325 tons (403,230 tons). Cargoes carried from the Atlantic to the Pacific, included: Iron and steel manufactured products (structural steel, plates, bars, angles, pipes, etc.), 1,379.363 tons, compared with 1,114,189 tons in 193435; scrap metal. 646,464 tons (1,186.061 tons). The big decline in the shipments of the lastnamed commodity was mainly dne to the hostilities in Abyssinia. Since the end of the conflict in May the volume of shipments has increased.