A MODERN CARGO SHIP

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22317, 3 February 1938, Page 17

A MODERN CARGO SHIP

THE KAIKOURA AT LYTTELTON A fine type of modern, motor-driven cargo ship is represented by the Mon-treal-Australia-New Zealand Line vessel Kaikoura. which arrived at Lyttelton yesterday on her maiden voyage. With her rounded bow, similar to that of the Awatea, well raked stem and cruiser stern, the vessel attracted much favourable comment as she berthed at the Gladstone pier. The Kaikoura is one of the ships specially built for the Line, which was formed by the New Zealand Shipping Company, the Port Line and the EllermanBucknall Line, for the development of cargo trade between Eastern Canadian ports and New Zealand and Australia. The Kaikoura is discharging cargo from Halifax at Lyttelton, and will complete at Tlmaru and Dunedin. Later she will return to Lyttelton to load for Boston, New York, and Halifax. MAUNGANUI ARRIVES With 150 passengers, including 36 roundtrippers, on board, the intercolonial passenger steamer Maunganui arrived at Lyttelton yesterday morning from Melbourne, via southern ports. Forty passengers disembarked at Lyttelton. The Maunganui had a rough trip across the Tasman. A call was made at Milford Sound on Saturday afternoon, where the vessel remained for two hours. She left Lyttelton last evening for Wellington, and is to leave that port on Saturday afternoon for Bluff and Melbourne. THE NARBADA The Union Company’s chartered steamer Narbada left Bluff last Friday for New castle, thence to Calcutta. She will load at Calcutta, leaving there about April 2 for Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, and Samarang, to fill up for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff, being due at Auckland about May 2. PORT WYNDHAM’S ALTERED ITINERARY The Port Line motor-ship Port Wyndham was to leave Gisborne yesterday for Napier, Auckland. Lyttelton, and Wellington to complete her Homeward loading. The vessel is now due at Wellington on February 20 and is scheduled to clear that port finally on February 23 for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE Awatea left Wellington on February 1 for Sydney: due February 4. Leaves Sydney February 4 for Wellington, due February 7. Leaves Wellington February 8 for Sydney, due February 11. Wanganella leaves Auckland February 3 for Sydney, due February 7. Leaves Sydney February 7 for Wellington, due February 11. _ . Maunganui leaves Wellington February 5. Bluff February 7, for Hobart and Melbourne.

OVERSEAS VESSELS FOR LYTTELTON Akaroa, due about February 5 from London, via Wellington. To complete discharge and begin loading. Completes at Port Chalmers, Auckland, and Wellington. To sail from Wellington 5 p.m. February 26 for Southampton and London, via Panama. Anhalt, due March 10 from New Caledonia. To load for New York. Arawa, due about April 29 from London and Southampton, via Wellington. To discharge. Brisbane Star, due about March 24 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge, Cambridge, due about February 22 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. City of Canberra, due about April 8 from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin, Bluff, Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. To sail from Wellington April 21 for New York, Boston, St. John, and City of Delhi, due about April 6 from Halifax, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and Bluff. Due back about April 2S from Napier. For final loading.. To sail April 28 for New York, Boston, and Montreal. City of Glasgow-, due early April, from Halifax, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and Bluff. , Dunedin Star, due about March 18 from Wellington. For final loading. To sail March 22 for London, via Panama. Durham, due about February 5 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Due back February 15 from Bluff. To load. Completes at New Plymouth, Auckland, Napier. Wellington, and Wanganui. To sail from Wanganui March 10 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow. Empire Star, due about April 24 from Liverpool, via Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. ■ . ~ . Gera, due February 4 from Auckland. For final loading. To sail February 7 for New York. Hauraki, due about April 20 from Los Angeles, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge and load. Completes at Dunedin. „„ , Hertford, due about March 22 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Kalkoura. at Lyttelton, from Halifax, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Tlmaru. Dunedin, and Bluff. Due back about February. 12 from Bluff. To load. Completes at Dunedin, Auckland, and Wellington. To sail from Wellington February 25 for New York, Boston, St. John, and Halifax. Kent, due about February 10 from Wellington. To load. Completes at Tlmaru and Bluff. To sail from Bluff February 19 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool. Manchester, and Glasgow. Kozan Maru, due abdut April 7 from Kobe, via Auckland and Wellington. TO discharge and load. Completes at Dunedin. . . Limerick, due late February from Los Angeles, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge and load. Completes at Dunedin. . , ~ Melbourne Maru, due about March 13 from Kobe, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge and load. Completes at Dunedin. Naniwa Maru, due about February 24 from Kobe, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge and load. Completes at Dunedin. Norfolk, due about April 29 from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Piako, due about February 21 from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Port Alma, due early March from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Port Saint John, delayed by damage sustained at Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Due April from Halifax. Port Sydney, due about March 10 from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Port Wyndham. due about February 18. To load. Completes at Wellington. To sail February 23 for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. Rangltata, due March 13 from LondonTo commence discharge. Completes at Port Chalmers. Romney, due about April 2 from Los Angeles, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge and load. Completes at Dune<Ruahine, due about April 13 from London. via Wellington and Port Chalmers. To discharge. Completes at Bluff and Hawke’s Bay. ■ „ . Surrey, due about February 13 from Bluff. For final loading. To sail February 19 for Halifax and London, via Panama. . Sussex, due about April 10 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and Bluff. . _ . Tainui, due March 1 from London, via Suva. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. „ , „ . _ Wairuna, due about February 8 from Los Angeles, via Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. To discharge and load. Completes at Dunedin. Walwera, due February 14 from Auckland. To load. Completes at Plcton and Wellington. To sail from Wellington February 26 for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. - PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE Aorangi left Sydney January 20 for Vancouver. Arrived January 24, left January 23: due Vancouver February 11, Leaves Vancouver February 16 for Sydney. Due Auckland March 7. Leaves March 8, due Sydney March 12. Niagara left Vancouver January 19 for Sydney. Due Auckland February 7, leaves February 8; due Sydney February 12. Leaves Sydney February 17 for Vancouver. Due Auckland February 21. Leaves February 22. due Vancouver March left Melbourne January 31, leaves Svdney February 4, Auckland February 7 for San Francisco February 22. Mariposa left San Francisco February 1, Los Angeles February 2 for Australia. Due Auckland February 18, Sydney February 21, Melbourne February 25.