UNDER TWO FLAGS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22591, 22 December 1938, Page 15

UNDER TWO FLAGS

FILIPINO SHIP COMING

Shipping history was made m the port of Auckland when, for the first time, a vessel arrived manned entirely by Filipinos. The ship, the Susana, arrived on Sunday night from Bunbury, Western Australia, with a cargo of hardwood, including 50,000 railway sleepers. She is Philippine registered, of 3742 tons, and is chartered by Millars' Timber and Trading Company (Overseas), Ltd. She was built at Monfalcone. in Austria, in 1914. The master of the vessel. Captain Miguel Lasa, is a Filipino, as are the other officers, and the whole crew of 52 men Captain Lasa said it was his first trip to New Zealand, which he had been told was "God's own country." He has followed the sea all his life and holds a Philippine tlC Captain Lasa added that he had travelled in eastern and western parts and had been with the Susana for three years. He spent one year and a half at New York. When he first took his ship there he was told by the authorities that he was the first Filipino captain ever to have taken a ship to New York. The mate is Idelfonso Jlores, and the chief engineer Jose Moredo. All the officers spelk splendid English with little trace of the American accent often found "AnunSl feature of the vessel asshe berthed was the appearance ot <£?° arfd at the stern—the American Stars and Strioes and the Philippines flag. The Ph"?ppines have completed three years as aVcommonwealth. and at the end of 10 vears they hope to be granted independence from America. In meantime the American flag flies above that of the Pnn 1P The e Susana is due shortly at Lyttelton.

OVERSEAS VESSELS FOR LYTTELTON

Akaroa due December 29 from Napier. Vnr final loading. To sail December ->0 for Southampton and London, via Pan-ailAanh-ilt due January from New Orleans via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Arawa due March 10 from London, via Sl fva To discharge. Completes at Port Phalmers Bluff, and Timaru. AtiUa tanker, due about January 1 from Bahrein Island, via Auckland and Wellington To discharge. Completes at Duneedßencruachan, due about December 25 from Wellington. To load. Completes at Timaru and Port Chalmers. To sail from Port Chalmers January 5 for London and C SSn about December 30 SBS! Co-m&Tes at Wellington and Auckland. Cape Horn, due late January from L« Angeles via Auckland. Napier, Wellington? and New Plymouth To discharge .and load. Completes at Dunedin and Australian P City of Dieppe, due about February 16 from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at D City i Sf Halifax, due end of January from Halifax, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Timaru. Dunedin, and Bluff. T .»„„a,-v Citv of Manchester, due end of January from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dun--6 Durham, due early January from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and New Plymouth. Empire Star, due February from Liverpool via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Port Chalmers. Gera. due about February 11 from Auckland To load wool for Continental ports. Goslar. at Lyttelton from Port Pine To load December 28 for United States and Continental ports. Completes at Timaru and Dunedin. To sail from Dunedin January 3 for Dunkirk, Antwerp, and German ports, via Panama. Huntingdon, due end December from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at jr Dune , d . ln 1 -., r ,„ Kaipara, due December 29 from Wellington. For final loading. To sail December 31 for New York, Boston, St. John, and Kent," due February from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and Bluff. Limerick, due December 23 from Los Angeles, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge and load. Completes at Australian ports. Napier Star, due early January from London, via Wellington. To complete discharge. x-„™ Narbada. due about January 15 from Calcutta, Penang, Singapore, and Java, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge and load. Completes at Timaru. Dunedin, and Bluff. Opawa, due end February from Liverpool, via Auckland. Napier, and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Port Brisbane, due March from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Port Gisborne, due March 22 from London. To discharge Completes at Dunedin, Napier, and Nelson. Port Hunter, due about January 23 from London, via Suva. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Bluff, and Napier. Port Nicholson, due early March from Halifax, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Port Saint John, due January from Montreal, via Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. _ , Rangitiki, due February from London, via Auckland. To discharge. Sultan Star, due January 13 from Auckland. To load. Completes at Wellington and Napier. To sail from Napier January 28 for London. Tongariro, due about January 10 from New York, via Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Waimarama, due January 1 from Napier. For final loading. To sail January 5 for London, via Cape Horn. Waipawa, due about January 15 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. j To discharge. Completes at Dunedin.

PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE

Aorangi leaves Sydney to-day for Vancouver. Due Auckland December 26. leaves December 27; due Vancouver January 13 - „, Niagara left Vancouver December 21 for Sydney. Due Auckland January 9, leaves January 10; due Sydney January 14. Monterey left San Francisco December 6 for Australia. Due Auckland December 23, Sydney December 26, Melbourne December 30.

Mariposa left Melbourne December 5, Sydney December 9, Auckland December 12 for San Francisco; due December 27.