STILL ACUTE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 8

STILL ACUTE.

BERTHS FOR SHIPS.

STRATHEDBN TO-MORROW.

GOES TO WESTERN WHARF.

t Berthage accommodation at Auckland ? wharves is still causing harbour officials ' -some worry. "It is still acute," eaid s Captain Sergeant, harbourmaster, this '* morning, and there appears to be no sign of the position easing up till next week." Wireless advice from the P. and 0 O. liner Stratheden states that she will , 8 arrive in port from Brisbane at noon 6 to-inorrdw. A berth has been allotted for 7 her at the Western wharf, and she e should be alongside about 1.30 p.m. * Dejiarture will be taken for Wellinge ton at 11 p.m. on Saturday. The transs Tasman express steamer Awatea will : * leave Sydney at 8 p.m. to-morrow for * Auckland and is expected to berth at q 1 p.m. on Monday. She will be dis- { patched for Sydney at 5 p.m. on Tues- { day. B.M.S. Niagara is due at Vanr couver from Auckland to-morrow. She c is scheduled to sail on" the return journey at 10 a.m. on Wednesday and ' is due here on March 6. The Matron a liner Mariposa, en route from Auckland t to San Francisco, arrived at Suva at 7 1 a.m. to-day, and was to have continued ¥ her journey at 5 p.m. She is due at 8 her iinal destination on February 21. '•' The Blue Star liner Napier Star cleared - Auckland at 6.10 p.m. yesterday fully -, laden with general cargo for London. > The vessel i* due there on March 15. 7 „ Tongariro, of tKVe New Zealand Ship- ® ping Company's fleet, arrived from Tokomaru Bay this afternoon to continue loading for Southampton, London and Xewca«stle-on-Tyne. » Kommodore Johnsen, the four-masted j barque, berthed at the King's wharf, t will go to an anchorage in the stream i to-morrow morning. • * Kiiloran, a Finnish barque, cleared . the Seychelles Group on January 20 with guano for Auckland. She should I make port towards the end of next t month. j Pierre L.D., the first French merchant f ship to visit Auckland ror some years, t arrived in the stream from Ghent at j 8.13 p.m. yesterday. She is of 5795 tons I gross and was built at Dunkirk in 1935, j and is owned by Louis-Dreyfus and Com- £ pany, Paris. The vessel will remain in the stream till to-morrow morning, when [ *he will berth at the Central wharf. > Durham, of the Federal Line, arrived j at Opua this morning from New Ply- , mouth. She is due here on Saturday night to continue her London and west coast of Britain loading. Toiten, under charter to the Union Steam Ship Co., Ltd., is due'at Auckland about February 27 rroni the Pacific Coast, via Papeete. Port St. John, the M.A.X.Z. Line motor ship, berthed at the Central " wharf, will be dispatched to-night for Xew York, Boston, Halifax and St. , John. Erlangen, of the North German Lloyd * Line, arrived in port this morning to load wool for the Continent of Europe. ■ ... ARRlVALS.—Yesterday. 1 Waiana, from Wellington, 1.10 p.m. Pierre L.D., from Ghent; 8.15 p.m. THIS DAY. ( Porio, from Thames, 4.55 a.m. Tuhoe. from Paeroa. 6.15 a m , Kapifi. from Whangarei, 7.10 a.m Erlangen, from Port Kembla, 9 a.m. . ARRIVALS—This Day. Awahou. fiom Napier. 10.15 a.m. Tongariro, from Tokoiuaru Bar, 1 n m * (.isborne February 9.—Arrived*: KopVra* from Auckland, 6.40 a.m. * ' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. TODAY. Navigator, from American Samoa due ' Paroto. from North, evening ' Toiigariro. from Tokoniaru Bav, l Dm Haultl. from Waiheke, 6.30 p.m Duchess, from Kawau, 6.45 p.m. TO-MORROW. H.M.S I.cith. from Lyttelton. mornrnc. 1 ity of Dieppe, from Xew York 4 am Stratheden. from Brisbane, noon - Kawau, from Coromandel, 3 p.m! DEPARTURES—Yesterday. Waiotahi, for Opotiki. 1.15 p m Margaret W., for Gisboine. 1.15 p.m Napier Star, for Londcn. 6.10 p.m. Kalmiro, for Portland. 5.30 p.m Waitakl, for Sydney, 11.10 p'm. THIS DAY. Ruahine, for Napier, 0.15 a.m. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. TO-DAY. Fono,' for Thames. 2 p.m Knpiti. for Whangarei. 4 p.m. Tuhoe. for Paeroa. 4 p.m Kawau, for Coromandel, 5 p m Omana, for Greymouth, 8 pm" Tort Saint John, for New York. 10 d m iwwV f ° r Kast Coast ' evening. P lort Whangarei, for Wellington, evening. TO-MORROW. Trienza for New York, morning. JJajpori, for Sydney, afternoon Waiana, for Wellington, 5 pm ii" rt^' ampbell - for noon. Ilauiti, for Great Barrier, 7 am Kawau. for Surfdale, 6.30 pm Kanginui. for Taurnnga. 4 n'm" Paroto, for Matakaua, 3 ' VESSELS IN PORT. pr,!^ nS ?-r, Westcrn Wharf ,H - and M.). Pierre L.D.. in stream (P.A.C ) Maimoa. Queen's Wharf (A S P> City Glasgow, Prince's Wharf (N.Z.S. Omana Central Wharf (U.S.R Co ) Kimutakn. Queen's Wharf (N.Z S Col Orari, Queen's Wharf (N.Z.S Co) VVaipori, Queen's Wharf (U.S S Co) Tamaroa Prince's Wharf (ASP) Empire Star Prince's Wharf (F' Co-od ) Wanganella, Prince's Wharf (HP) P '" Waipiata Prince's Wharf (U.S.S Co) Beatus, Central Wharf (J.B.OtJ) Napier Star, Central Wharf (B S T k££ Ca „ m '> be "< »»«"■ (F Co-op) Kommodore Johnsen, Klnc's.WhVrf <t* an * TrienzaKings Wharf ,£&£). tAAPJ h'm!' wt?r de !' D ? v <>nport (Naval Dspt> hms Sf» inst , on^ In dock 'Naval Dent ) H.M.S. Philomel, Devonport (Naval Denti Nncula. Hobson's Bay (RVf.A.). " e Pt->. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. HrM«' ? ln on ' Pebr " ary »—Arrived: Ranga- \ tira (6.40 a.m.), Cape Horn (7 a.m.), Waimarlno (7.5 a.m.), from Wellington-Holm- ' lea, from Tlmarn, 10.5 a.m. *»oimOVERSEAS. London. February 7.—Arrived- Teko-. from Auckland. February B—Arrived• Aka liifKton 01 " I ' s " np,to " : R «ngitane, from WelSuva February 9— Arrived: Mariposa from Auckland. 7 a.m rosa ' AiHkland. ide °' Fehruary 9—Arrived: Port Star ,Pet ° Wn ' Februarj ' 9—Sailed: Doric ' Newcastle, February 9.—Arrived • Kni 1 ranga, from New Zealand. " nea - *ai- J AIRWAY PASSENGERS. Arrivals, Yesterday.—6 p.m.: Sir Chas , Norwood, Mr. 3. Poole, Mr. J Roeers Mr" » H ' £. nlte - Mr " J - FarrellT Mr.*G Wli: Hams, Dr. B. D. Bodman. I

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Th? following vessels are expected to h> within range of the Auckland wireles, station to-night:—Matai, Endeavour, LeiOi Aorangi, Gabriella, Korowai. Matua. lian; Pbmare. Omana, Waitaki, Tambua, Bouni CHy of Dieppe, Forresl.ank, Loehdon Napier Star, Navigator. Tort St. Johi' Stratheden, Tongaxiro, Xornue. ONION COMPANY'S STEAMERB. Waipiata leaves Dunedin to-morrow fn* Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, WelliBr»«:« and Auckland. SMn Omana sails at, S p.m. to-day for fin. mouth and Adelaide. "**. Waipori sails to-morrow afternoon lor Sydney. Waiana sails to-morrow evening for Wei. ltngton. Plcton, Lyttelton, Dunealn, Blnff and Timaru. Wainiarino left Dunedin at 3.30 p.m.-j»e. terday for Lyttelton, Wellington and Aoct land. .Awatea leaves Sydney at 8 p.m. to-nor roV for Auckland and berths here about £ p.m. on Monday. She returns to Sydney direct at 5 p.m. on Tuesday nest. _ Niagara is due- at Vancouver to-mon«« and. sails at 30 a.m. on NWdnesday ««♦ for Victoria, Honolulu. Suva ami Anrkland. Due here on Monday. March 6 she sails on Tuesday, March 7. for SyOwr Toiten is due here about February 27 from Pacific Coast, via Papeete. INTER-COLONIAL SERVICES, Awatea—Left Wellington. February 7. arrives Sydney, February 10; Ictn* Sydney, February 10; arrives Ancklud. February 13: leaves Auckland. Febntatr 14; arrives Sydney, February 17. . * Wanganolla—Leaves Sydney, February Uarrives Wellington, February 15; leaves Wellington, February 16; due SydanFebruary 20. *^" LATEST HOME LOADINGS. The following vessels have been fixed 10 ' load at New Zealand ports during Febnurr and March : — The Shaw Scvill and Albion motor ship Wairangi will begin ar New Plymouth on February 14 ami continue at Auckland February Wellington and Port Chalmers, sailing finally on March 8 for London, via Cape Horn. The Shaw Savill and Albion steuaer Pakeha will begin at Auckland on Febratrr and continue at Port Chalmers Timaru, Wellington and Wangannl, sailin" finally on March 11 for London, Avon" 1 mouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama The Shaw Savill and Albiou ltaw Mataroa will begin at Timaru on March 13 and continue at Lyttelton and Welßaeton, sailing on March 24 for-Southampton and London, via Panama. " • The Port Line motor ship port Dnnedin began at Sew Plymouth on Febnurv 1, and continue at Wellington, Pictoo Blnff and Port Chalmers, sailing on Februarv 22 for London, via Cape Horn. The Port Line motor ship Port Hunter will begin at Gisborne on February STand continue at Auckland, February 24-'>S Wellington ana Napier, sailing on March 13 for London, via Panama. The Port Line steamer Port Darwin will begin at Auckland, February 28 - March T and continue at Bluff, Wellington ami Lyttelton, sailing on March 20 for ionila-a and Hook of Holland, via Cape ? koK The New Zealand Shipping Comoar-s steamer Tongariro will load* atftctos 10-11, Wellington, Wanganni and fort Chalmers, sailing on February 22 f£ Tyne^Z^p'ana'ma ~011 ™« *««**• asss 21 3 >k&,riarv&^fi ing on March i> for London, via Panama The Federal Line steamer Kent will begin Hf.™ - M »r ch 1 a °d continue at OamSa Wellington, \\anganui and Timarn, sailinPanama £ ° r London and Hamburg, v& M-,5h and Kapler, eaUtag £ and ,C sla G S g f ow LOndOn ' A *' onm fips%li" sit CARGOES TO ARRIVE. !S"& ; j*-;» - v a<*» KisH irojan Star A pr . 5 .. LlveSS