SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20021, 1 September 1930, Page 16

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Shaw. Savin, and Albion Co. * motorChalmers, and then load at port nnH at Bluff Napier, Wellington, WaiKOkopu. Gisborne! and. Auckland. She sail iron. Auckland on October 7th for London, Ma PB Thc l Foiton is timed to sail from Lyttelton to-morrow aftenu.on for 1 ojton diric . Tho steamer Raixdale was *n a rrl J Saturday morning from W cllmgl lon \. . ' has hardwood from Bunbury for cand will complete at Dunedin. From 11 last-named port the Raisdale will to Westport for bunkers, thence to Nauru Island to load phosphates for either Australia or New Zealand. . , . Tho Storm is due bore *e>t; port with coal for tho to -ail to-morrow cvenin; lor Dun.dm ant Timaru, and is duo back later inthe to load for Wellington, Picton, and Wanga""Tho Totara is expected to-morrow from Timarn to load for New Plymouth. She sails via Wellington. n , The Ka'retu is due hero on .th from Newvastle and bydnoy, via, Bluff, Dun edin, and Oamaru. She has a large cargo for discharge, and sails later for Sjdney The Kamona is due here on Thursday from Westport with a, full cargo of coal for di - Ch The" Himatangi sailed from Lyttelton on Saturday night for Timaru to complete loading for. Wellington, .New Plymouth, and Wai Tlie N.Z. Shipping Co.'a Kangitata, sailed from Southampton on Friday for Wellington and Auckland.-' '• , Tho Waikawa is due to-morrow from nelson with cargo from -Vancouver, San i.raacisco, and Los Angeles for 'litharge. She pails later for Dunedin and Bluff to complete The Norwegian 'tanker 'Siidra sailed from Singapore on August 1-lth with -bulk motorspirit to discharge at Wellington and Lyttelton. She is due here about September 13th, and will discharge to tho agency of the Shell Co. . The coastal tanker Paua should arrive hero about Friday to, load for southern Port"The tanker Balaclava was due at Wellington yesterday afternoon from Singapore. She will leave Wellington on Wednesday for Lyttelton to complete discharge of her cargo of motor-spirit to the agency of the bhell Co. The Wingatui is duo to-morrow from Auckland and Wellington and is to sail in the evening for Dunedin, Bluff, and Timaru. Tho Shaw, Savili, and Albion Co.'s steamer Mamilius is now due at Lyttelton from Timaru for further loading. bhe proceeds later to New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Wellington, and is to sail from Wellington on September 16th for London and West Coast ports of the "United Kingdom. The N.Z. Shipping Co.'s liner R<"nu.''n. which sailed from Lyttelton on Friday iop Wellington for final loading, is to sail from Wellington to-morrow for" Southampton and London. The Calm is expected to-morrow from the north and takes in cargo here for Bluff, Dunedin, and Timaru. The Breeze should arrive to-morrow from Dunedin, Oamaru. and Timaru to load for Wellington and Wanganui..' The Holmdale is timed to load at Lyttelton on Wednesday for Wellington and Wanganui. . The motor-liner Rangitiki is to sail from Lyttelton to-morrow for Wellington for further loading. The Maheno is due here on Thursday from Melbourne, via Bluff and Dunedin. She is to sail the same day for Wellington, Bluff, and Melbourne. The Middlesex is to sail from Lyttelton to-day for Dunedin, where she will HUehnrTC. subsequently' loading at Port Chalmers, Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton ) (September 14th-20th), Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. She is to sail from Auckland on October 4th for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow. The Ruapehu is due at Wellington on September 10th from Southampton and London. She completes discharge at Auckland and then loads at Auckland, Napier, Lyttelton (October 2nd-6th). and Wellington. She is to sail from Wellington on October 11th for London, via Panama. The Kuku is to sail from Lyttelton tonight for Kaikoura and Wellington. A message has been received from the Narbada, en route from Calcutta and other East Indian ports, stating that she expects to arrive at Auckland to-day. She is due her' at the ond of this week. The Union Company's cargo steamer Kawatiri, which has been discharging a cargo from Newcastle at Napier, was to leave there on Friday for Port Chalmers, where sho will be temporarily laid up. Captain-G.' M.- Curtis is in command of the Golden Cross, which is due at Lyttelton next week from Los Angeles, via Auckland, and he has associated vvifh him th6'following officers: Chief officer, Mr W. E. Warnell; second, Mr ,-X. Jacobsen; third, Mr H. Poderson: chief engineer, Mr O. A. Sjolund; second v Mr H. V. Brinkerhoff! third, Mr F. S. Talbotfourth, Mr W. H, Tuttle; wireless operator', Mr A. M. Cohen; chief steward, Mr P. Reid.

VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF N.Z. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland —Golden Coast, Narbada, J'erncliffe, sol6y,' Corinthic, Argyllshire, Waipahi, Taranaki, Ma-unganui, City of Lyons, Zeaiandic, Canadian Transporter, Arlington Court'. Waikouaiti. ■Wellington—Tutanekai, Aorangi, Niagara, Ulimaroa, Canadian Cruiser, lonic. A war u a—Kawatiri, ilaheno, Karetu.

BRITAIN'S LARGEST MOTOR VESSEL. "tihe lias exceeded all our expectations," said Captian F. F. Summers, commander of tho new White Star "motor-vessel Britannic, on her arrival recently at Liverpool from Now- York and .Boston. Tho ship has proved horselfto .be equal to all conditions. On the outward voyafee heavy weather was encountered, but everyone was loud i* his praise of- the ship's good behaviour. Another significant fact is that there was no trace of vibration, and, in fact, passengers were surprised when this question was asked. Mr T. O. Tobin, designer of the Britannic, who was on board, stated that he was perfectly happy with tho vessel's first performance.