SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20036, 18 September 1930, Page 16

SHIPPING NOTES.

Tha motor-ship King John is now expected to nail to-day for Port Chalmers to comploto discharge of her cargo of phosphates. The Port Waikato should arrive this morning Irom Timaru to load for Taurangu, Whangarei, and Dargaville. The Himatangi is due to-morrow from the south to load for Wellington, Wanganui, and loiton.

The Foxton is due to-day from Foxton, and is to load here for the return trip. The Totara should be' hero to-day from Timaru,' and loads for New Plymouth. Shu fsujlsvia Wellington. , The Gale is an expected arrival to-mor-row from Wellington. She is to sail in the afternoon with - ca-rgo for Dunedin, Oamaru, and Timaru, and is due back on Tuesday to load for Wellington and Wanganui. The Progress is an expected arrival on Saturday from Timaru to load for Wellington, New Plymouth, and Waikato. The Storm is to load at this port to-mor-row for Wellington and Wanganui. The Kuku is to load here on Saturday for Kelson.

The Kaituna arrived yesterday from Portland, via Napier, and Wellington. Sho is discharging cement, and i 3 to sail to-day for Greymouth. s

The Karetu is taking in a largo cargo here for Auckland, Newcastle, and Sydney, and is to sail to-morrow for Auckland direct. The Waimarino should arrive back horc on Sunday from the south, and will load on Monday for Auckland. The Parera should arrive here on Saturday from- Gisborne, and is to load hero for Waikokopu, Whangarei, and Dargaville. The N.Z. Shipping Company's Rangitata sailed from Auckland early yesterday morning for Southampton and London, via Panama. The Niagara is to leave Sydney at 4 p.m. to-day for Auckland, and is due at Auckland on Monday. She'is to sail on Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver.

The Wainui is to load here to-morrow for Napier and Gisborne, sailing via Wellington. The Opihi is timed load here on Tuesday for Nelson and Now Plymouth. The Wingatui is expected at Lyttelton on September 27th from Auckland and Wellington, and is to sail the same day for Dunediu, Bluff, and Timaru.

Captain C. Elders recently resumed com mand of the Wdipiata after holidays, Cap tain J. Rankino coming ashore for instruc tions.

Captain E. J. C. Gibson has resumed command of the Kakariki, vice Captain R. Huntly, who has transferred to command of the Ngatoro, relieving CaptaiD M. Mackenzie fur holidays. Mr J. W. Thomson has rejoined the Poolta as chief officer after holidays, relieving Mr E. J. Deed for his holidays. The Union Company's intercolonial vessel Maheno arrived at Melbourne at 8 a.m. on Saturday from New Zealand, and will saiJ at 10 a.m. to-day for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. ' The Shaw, Savill, and .Albion steamer Maniilius left Wanganui on Monday night for Wellington to complete loading. She is to sail finally from Wellington at 5 p.m. today for Loudon and West Coast United Kingdom ports, via Montevideo. t The Shell Oil Company has received newa that tile tanker Acosta left Tarakau on September Bth with bulk motor-spirit for discharge at Auckland'and Wellington. Sho is due at Auckland on September 30th. Advice has been received from tliu ShawSavill, aud Albion Company that the Taranaki commenced loading at Port Chalmers on Monday, She wi'll also load at Bluff, Wellington, Napier, Waikokopu, Gisborne, and ' Auckland, and is to sail .Anally from Auckland on October Bth for Loudon, via the Panama Canal. "An arrival at Auckland on Sunday mora ing was the Norwegian motor-ship Fernwood, from Tampico, . Mexico. She had a cargo of nearly 7000 tons of asphaltum from Tain pico,' and alse a small quantity o£ general cargo from New Orleans. Tho vessel sailed on Monday afternoon for Lytteltop, Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth, and Australia to complete discharge, and is due here this morning. - ■ Tho Fernwood is due at Wellington about September 20th. She sailed from Denmark on' June 26th, and proceeded to Bremen, where-she loaded a-cargo of fertiliser, which was discharged at Baltimore. Afterward she loaded her present cargo. She sailed from Tampico on August 14th, and cleared Panama on- August 21st. Lx ccpt for boisterous conditions when sho was nearing New .Zealand,, generally fair weather prevailed on the v,oyage. ■ . SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. LONDON, September 16. Sailed, Hauraki, from Vancouver; Rangitata, from Panama; Plume, from San iranCIBC °" BRISBANE, September 17. Arrived, Poolta,. from Greymouth. SYDNEY,, September 17. Arrived, Gabriella, from Greymouth. AUCKLAND, September 17. Sailed, Rangitiki (1.55 p.m.), for London. NEW PLYMOUTH, September 17. Arrived,' Opihi (1 a.m.), from Nelson. Sailed, lonic (5.20 p.m.). for Wanganui. WELLINGTON.-September 17. Arrived, Wahine (7 a.m.), from L>\telton; Mataroa '8.15 a.m.), from London. _ Sailed, Ruapehu (7 a.m.), for Auckland; Wingatui (1.25 p.m.), for Auckland; Ka,imatawa (4.30 p.m.), for Westport; Kahika (3.50 p.m.), for Greymouth; Waliinft (7.50 p.m.). for Lyttelton. ' DUNEDIN, September 17. Arrived, Waimarino (8.15 a.m.), fromLyt-. telton; Armadale (10.30 a.m.), from Timaru. Sailed, City of Lyons (8 a.m.), for Sydney. BLUFF, September 17. Arrived, Rhymney (8.30 a.m.), from Seychelles Island. Sailed, Waikawa (3.15 p.m.), for Port Chalmers; Taranaki (9 p.m.), for Wellingt<-