NAVIGATION WARNING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21715, 24 February 1936, Page 17

NAVIGATION WARNING

LARGE LOG SIGHTED

The Marine Department advises that the Canadian Planter on Wednesday night sighted a large tree trunk about three feet in diameter. 12 feet long, ■ and dangerous'to navigation. The position at the time was latitude 40deg 3mln south, longitude 177deg 15min east. The log. is believed to be floating a few miles south of Cape Kidnappers.

RANGITIKI FURTHER DELAYED

The Rangitlki has been further delayed at Port Chalmers by rain, and is now due at Lyttelton on Wednesday to continue loading.

CHIFUKU MARU IN PORT

The Japanese steamer Chifuku Maru arrived at Lyttelton yesterday from Wellington to discharge general cargo from Japan and to load. She will proceed to Dunedin to complete.

MATAKANA ARRIVES

The Shaw. Savill, and Albion steamer Matakana arrived at Lyttelton yesterday from Bluff to continue loading for London, Avonmouth. Liverpool, and Glasgow.

OVERSEAS VESSELS FOR LYTTELTON

Zealandic, due. about March 13 .from London, via Suva and Dunedin. To discharge. Completes at Timaru. Hertford, at Lyttelton from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and New Plymouth. - • Pakeha, due about March 12 from Port Chalmers. To load. Completes at Timaru. Syslß, tanker, due March from Batum, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. . Sydney Star (new motor-ship), due May 4 from London (leaves April 2). To discharge. Completes at Port Chalmers Maru, at Lyttelton from Miike, Japan, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Cape York, due about February 29 from Vancouver. San Francisco, and Los Angeles, via Apia, Auckland, Wellington, and New Plymouth. To discharge and load. Completes at Dunedin and Australian P Tuscan Star, due about March 14 from Picton. To load. Completes at Bluff. To sail from Bluff March 23 for London. Canadian Conqueror, due about March 29 from Halifax, via Australian ports and Dunedin. To discharge and load. Completes at Wellington. Durham, due alsout April 2 from London, via Port Chalmers. To discharge. Completes at New Plymouth and Nelson. Tongariro, due about March 27 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and ißluft.' . .- . - j, Taranakl, due about March 5 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington, To discharge. Completes at Port ChalCanadian Cruiser, due about February 28 from Halifax,«via Australian ports, Bluff, and Dunedin. To discharge and load. Completes at Wellington and Napier. To sail from Napier on March 5 for New York, Boston, and Halifax. Bangitiki, due about February 26 from Port Chalmers. To load. Completes at Tokomaru Bay, Auckland, and Wellington. To salt from Wellington on March 12 -tor London; due April 14. - a ■. ■ ' V Matiroa, due about February 26 from Port Chalmers. To load. Completes at Wellington. To sail 5.0 p.m. February 29 for Southampton and London. Matakana, due at Lyttelton from Bluff. To load. Completes at Timaru, Wellington, and Napier. To sail March 7 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow, via Montevideo and Tenerlffe. . Melbourne Maru, due about March 1 from Japan, via Bluff and Dunedin. t To discharge and load. Completes at Wellington and Auckland. ' 4 „. . „ .„„„, Port Brisbane, due about March 8 from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. , Port Chalmers, due about March. 15 from JVelUafiton., For. final loading, w sail Maroh 19 for London, via Cape Horn/ Keifuku Maru, due about March &Md from Mlike. via Auckland and WeMsgf! ton. To discharge and load. Completes Middlesex, due about April 1 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and Bluff.

PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE

Monterey left Melbourne February 1; Sydney February 5, Auckland February 8 for San Francisco. Arrived Los Angeles February 24, due San Francisco today. Leaves San Francisco March 3, Los Angeles March 4 for Australia. Due Auckland March 20, Sydney March 23, Melbourne March 27. „ L ' „„ Niagara leaves Vancouver February 26 for Sydney. Due Auckland March 16, leaves March 17; due Sydney March 21. Makura left Son Francisco February 12 for Sydney: due Wellington March 2; leaves March 3; due Sydney March 7. Maunganul, left Sydney February Id for San Francisco: left Wellington February IB; due San Francisco. March 6. Aorangl leaves Sydney February 27 for Vancouver. Due Auckland March 2: leaves March 3; due Vancouver March 20. Mariposa left Los Angeles February 5 for Australia; left Auckland February 21, due Sydney to-day. Melbourne February 28. Leaves Melbourne February 20, Sydney March 4 for America. Due Auckland March 7, Los Angeles March 21, San Francisco March 23.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE

Wanganella left Melbourne February 22, leaves Sydney to-day for Auckland; due February 28. Marama left Melbourne February 19 for Mllford Sound, Bluff. Dunedin, Lyttelton (February 27), and Wellington Monowal left Wellington February 21 for Sydney; leaves to-day. Leaves Sydney February 28 for Wellington; due March 2.

TAIIANAKI AT AUCKLAND

The Taranakl. which left Liverpool on January 21 for New Zealand, reported that she expected to arrive at Auckland last night. She Is due at Wellington on Saturday.

PERSONAL

Captain J. W. H. Holmes, of Glsbornc, has been appointed master of the motorship Port waikato, arid will take up his duties early next month. Captain Holmes Spent 13 years.in the service of the Union Steam Ship Company. Ltd.. and later he was harbourmaster at Plcton for some time. During his residence in Oisborne he served for eight years as a member of the borough council, and he has also acted as harbourmaster.

MATAROA DELAYED

The Mataroa has been delayed at Port Chalmers by rain and is now due at Lyttelton on Wednesday to continue loading.

THE PORT BOWEN

The Port Linei steamer Port Bowon was to have sailed from Lyttelton yesterday afternoon for Port Chalmers for final loading, but, as no berth was available at that port, her departure was postponed until to-day.

YACHTING PARTY FOR PICTON

Mr T T. Gough's auxiliary ketch Friendship vtras expected to leave Lyttelton late last evening for Plcton on a pleasure cruise. The party consists of Messrs Cough, H. Beverldge, A. W. Akers, L. O. Millwood, C. McMillan, N. D Stubbs, J. Jacobson, and A. Anderson. Messrs Millwood. ..Jacobson, and Stubbs arrived inChrlstcWh yesterday morning from Palmerston North by the Union Airways aeroplane. _____