SHIPPING

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25394, 17 January 1948, Page 9

SHIPPING

PORT OF LYTTELTON ARRIVAL Friday, January 16 Rangatira. t.e.s. (6.40 ajn.). 6152 tons, Johnson, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship. Company, agents. DEPARTURES Friday, January 16 Pacific Importer, s.s. (6.40-p.m.), 6700 tons, for Dunedin. Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, agents. Rangatira. t.e.s. (8.5 p.m.), 6152 tons, Johnson, for WelHngton. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Hinemoa, Wellington, this day (2 West). Port Napier, Napier, this day. Ottawa Valley, Wellington, January 18. Gale, Wellington, January 18. Waipahi, Timaru, January 18. Glenpark, Wellington, January 18. Waitaki, Dunedin, January 18. Waipawa, Bluff. January 19. Rangatira, Wellington, Jan. 19. 6.40 a.m. Karetu, Sydney, Wellington, January 20. City of Dieppe, Wellington, January 21. Kaimanawa, Auckland, January. Waihemo. San Francisco, January. Nankin, Auckland, January. Perim, WeHington, end January. Trewellai;d, Wellington. January 31. Pakeha, Brisbane. February 5. Highland Prince, Wellington, Feb, 29. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Ashburton, Dunedin, this day. Port Halifax, Wellington, this day. Lodestone, Dunedin, this day. Gael, Wellington, this day. Breeze, Wellington, Wanganui, this day. Hinemoa, Wellington, to-night. Rangatira, Wellington, January 19, 7.10 p.m. train. Mahana, Liverpool. January 19. Fort Pic, Sydney, January 20. Waipahi, Nelson, January 20. Gale, Timaru. January 20. Waitaki, Wellington/ January 20. Kanna, Wellington, January 20. Kamo, Wellington, January 20. Nikau, Motueka, January 20. Port Napier, London, January 24. City of Dieppe, Dunedin, January 26. Waipawa, London, January 27. Port St. John, Dunedin, January. Ottawa Valley, New York, January. Glenpark, Dunedin, January. Kaimanawa, Auckland. January. Marabank, Dunedin, January. Highland Prince, Dunedin, March 4. VESSELS IN PORT Marabank, G.P.W. Mahana, G.P.E. Lodestone, G.P.E. Breeze, No. 1 Breastwork. Port Halifax, No. 2 East. Inchwells, No. 3 East. Nikau, No. 4 West, outer. Kanna, No. 4 West. Fort Pic, No. 6 West. Port St. John. No. 7 East. Gael, No. 7 West. Kamo, No. 7 West (outer). Ashburton, No. 3 west. RADIO TELEPHONE AT CASTLECLIFF With the call sign ZLHW, a radio telephone has been installed at Castlecliff pilot station, says the Marine Department. Transmitting on 1840 kilocycles, the station will receive on 2012 kilocycles. When a ship going to Wanganui is considered to-be within calling range a watch will be kept for 10 minutes every four hours (New Zealand standard time)*: 0000-0010, 400-410, 800-810, 1200-1210, 16001610, and 2000-2010 hours. When contact has been made a schedule mutually agreed upon will be maintained, but in all cases a radio watch will be kept with the approach of any ship. The Micky Rocks beacon at Port Russell no longer exists, and is to be expunged, the department says. The beacon’s position was: lat. 35deg 16min Bsec south; long., 174 deg smin 40sec east (approx.). VESSELS IN WIRELESS RANGE The following vessels are within wireless range of the undermentioned New Zealand stations:— Auckland.—Kurow, Matua, Hororata, Nanandera, Sheafholme, Tidewater. Wellington.—Arahura, Hinemoa, Matai, Matangi. Rangatira. Tamahine, Port Waikato, Wahine. Akaroa, Aldington Court, Arawa, Asturias, Athenic, Atlantis, Balaena, Cape York, City of Eastbourne, Devon, Empire Takoradi, Fort Cadotte, Garvelpark, Gloucester,’ Hazelbank, Highland Prince, Hornby Grange, Inverbank, Kelvinbank, Malayan Prince, Maplebank, Okhla, Pacific Ranger, Perim, Pipiriki, Port Campbell, Port Pirie, Port Wyndham, Primrose Hill, Rangitata, Royal Star, Ruahine, Scottish Prince, Springbank, Stanvac Melbourne, Tudor Star, Waihemo, Waikawa, Wairangi, Brategg, Marine Phoenix. Awarua.—Pacific Importer, Waipawa. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS AUCKLAND. January 16. To Sail.—Matua, for Suva; Kurow, for Melbourne and Adelaide. WELLINGTON, January 16. Arrived.—Storm (1.30 a.m.), from Westport; Holmdale (3.5 a.m.), from Wanganui; Totara (3.30 a.m.), from Westport; Hinemoa (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed. —Wahine (3.5 p.m.), for Sydney; Hinemoa (7.45 p.m.), for Lyttelton. OAMARU, January 16. Sailed. —-Waipahi (11.30 a.m.), for Timaru. DUNEDIN, January 16. Sailed.—Holmglen (3 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF. January 16. Arrived.—City of Stafford (11 a.m.), from Dunedin.