SHIPS, CARGOES AND MAILS

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 189, 8 May 1931, Page 12

SHIPS, CARGOES AND MAILS

PHASES OF THE MOON. MAY.

Day. Hr. m. Full moon .... 2 444 p.m. Last quarter ..10 12 18 a.m. New moon .... 18 258 a.m. First quarter .. 25 7 9 a.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.43 a.m.; sets, 4.51 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 9.54 p.m.; sets, 12.59 P ’ lU ' HIGH WATER. To-day, 9.34 a.m.; 9.55 p.m. To-morrow,-10.20 a.m.; 10.44 p.m. ARRIVALS. THURSDAY, MAY 7. ARAHURA, s.s. (5.5 a.m.), 1596 tons, Wildman, from Nelson. MAORI, s.s. (7 a.m.), 3488 tons, Irwin, from Lyttelton. TAUPATA, m.s. (7.20 a.m.), 171, tons O’Donnell, from Mapua. BREEZE, s.s. (1.35 p.m.), 553 tons, McArthur, from Lyttelton. OPAWA, m.s. (5.10 p.m.), 110 tons, Radford, from Blenheim. TAMAHINE, s.s. (6 p.m.), 1989 tons, Kane, from Plcton. KAHIKA, s.s. (9.40 p.m.), 1172 tons, Dalgliesh, from Gisborne.

DEPARTURES. THURSDAY, MAY 7. ALEXANDER, m.s. (12.5 a.m.), 377 tons, Martin, for Motueka. TAUPATA, m.s. (3.35 p.m.), 171 tons, O'Donnell, for Mapua. HIMATANGI, s.s. (4.5 p.m.), 479 tons, Hughan, for Tarakohe. BREEZE, s.s. (6 p.m.), 553 tons, McArthur, for Wanganui. ARAHURA, s.s. (7.30 p.m.), 1596 tons, Wildman, for Nelson. MAORI, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 3488 tons, Irwin, for Lyttelton. ECHO, aux. scow (9 p.m.), 09 tons, Jarman, for Blenheim. KAPITI, m.s. (10 p.m.), 242 tons, Smith, for Wanganui.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kapunl, Patea, to-day. Matangl, Nelson, to-day, 5.30 a.m. Wahine, Lyttelton, to-day, 7 a.m. John, New Plymouth, to-day. • Canadian Commander, Halifax, Auckland, to-day. Kuku, Nelson, to-day. Gallic, Timaru, to-day. Alexander, Motueka, to-day. Kaitoa, Mapua, to-day. Arahura, Nelson, to-morrow, 5.30 a.m. Maori, Lyttelton, to-morrow, 7 a.m. Tamahine, Plcton, to-morrow, 6 p.m. Kaplti, Wanganui, to-morrow. Echo, Blenheim, .to-morrow. Tongariro, Timaru, to-morrow. Gale, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, to-

morrow. Kotlti, Karamea, to-morrow. Breeze, Wanganui, to-morrow. Sir Karl Knudsen, Singapore, Auckland,

Sunday. Pakura, Napier, Gisborne, Sunday. Komata, Westport, Sunday. Wingatul, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton,

Sunday. Totara, Lyttelton, Sunday. Karepo, Melbourne, Napier, Sunday. Walpahl," Auckland, Monday. Kalmal, Greymouth, Monday. Corlnthlc, London, Auckland, Monday. Narbada, Calcutta. Auckland, Monday. Calm, Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Tuesday. Ulimaroa, Sydney, Tuesday. Remuera, Lyttelton, Tuesday. Maul Pomare, Apia, Lyttelton, Tuesday. Brunswick, Los Angeles, Auckland, Tuesday. Holmdale, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wednesday. Pakeha, Wanganui. Wednesday. Gale, Wanganui, Wednesday. Kaponga, Greymouth, Wednesday. Athelqneen, San Pedro, Wednesday. Port Hunter, Lyttelton, Thursday. Calm, Wanganui, Thursday. Walnut, Melbourne, via south, Thursday. Rangitlkl, London, Southampton, Friday. Walmarlno, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Friday. * Holmdale. Wanganui, Friday. Westmoreland, Liverpool, Napier, Friday.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Otokia," Auckland, to-day. Talisman, Nelson and bays, to-day. Mahla, Hook of Holland, London, today, 7 a-m. Hertford, Auckland, to-day, 7 a.m. Tamahine, Plcton, to-day, 3 p.m. Matangl, Nelson, to-day, 7.39 p.m. Wahine, Lyttelton, to-day, 7.45 p.m. Opawa. Blenheim, to-day. Gabriella, Newcastle, to-day. John, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, to-

day. Kahika, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, to day. Alexander, Motueka, to-day. Kaitoa, Mapua, to-day. Arahnra, Nelson, to-morrow, 7.30 p.m. Maori, Lyttelton, to-morrow, 7.45 p.m. Echo, Blenheim, to-morrow. Kuku, Lyttelton, to-morrow. Port Nicholson, Hook of Holland, Lon

don, via Montevideo, to-morrow. Gale, Plcton, Wanganui, to-morrow. Canadian Commander, Lyttelton, to-mor

row. Waipahi, Lyttelton, Monday. Breeze, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Mon-

day. Kapiti, Wanganui, Monday. Kotitl, Westport, Karamea, Monday. Wingatul, Auckland, Monday. Totara, Napier, Gisborne, Monday. Karepo, Lyttelton, Monday. Pakura, Napier, Gisborne, Tuesday. Calm, Wanganui, Tuesday. Kalmal, New Plymouth, Tuesday. Maui Pomare. Auckland, Tuesday. Brunswick, Sydney, Tuesday. Fairburn, Karamea, Wednesday. Tongariro, London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Glasgow, Wednesday. Holmdnle, Wanganui, Wednesday. Gallic, Wanganui, Wednesday. Komata, Westport, Wednesday. Gale, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wed-

nesday. Calm, Lyttelton, Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru,

Thursday. Ulimaroa, Sydney, Friday. Holmdale, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Friday. Walmarlno, Auckland, Friday.

TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE LIST. Queen's Wharf. —Kahlka (No. 1 north), Tamahlne (No. 4), Knku (No. 5), Waihau (No. 9), Talisman (No. 11), Fairburn (No. 11), John (No. 13), Opawa (No. 13). Ferry Wharf.—Wahlne. Railway Wharf.-—Gabriella. Glasgow Wharf.—Port Nicholson, Gallic King’s Wharf.—Canadian Commander, Alexander, Kapuni, Matangi, Kaitoa. Plpitea Wharf. —John. Thorndon Breastwork.—Marama. Miramar Wharf.—Otokia. Patent Slip.—Kalwarra, Kaikorai, Kin!, Parera. In the Stream.—Kaltoke, Putikf.

BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEAS.

LONDON, May «. Arrived.—At Colon, Canadian Cruiser. Sailed.—From Panama. Port Napier. SYDNEY, May 7. Sailed.—Poolta, for Auckland. ’ MELBOURNE, May 6. Sailed.—Wainui, for Bluff.

COASTAL. THURSDAY, MAY 7. AUCKLAND.

Arrived.—Walkawa (1.35 a.m.), from Newcastle; Kalmanawa (8 a.m.). from Lyttelton; Maunganui (10.15 a.m.), from Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Pakeha (7 aim.), from Newcastle-on-Tyne; John (5 n.m.). returned to port. WANGANUI. Arrived.—Hnwera (4 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Opihi (6.20 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Matangi (7.30 p.m.), for Wellington. MOTUEKA. To Sall.—Kaitoa (11.30 p.m.), for Wellington. TIMARU. Arrived.—lnaha (7 a.m.). from Wellington. WESTPORT. Arrived.—Komata (1 p.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Wahlne > (6.50 a.m.) from Wellington; Tees (3.25 p.m.) from Gisborne; Storm (5.20 p.m.) from Wellington; Foxton (9.30 p.m.) from Foxton. Sailed.—Matal (8 a.m.) for Akaroa; Golden Cross (4.45 p.m.) for Tlmaru; Wahlne (8.40 p.m.) for Wellington. DUNEDIN. Arrived. —Katoa (12.45 p.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed. —Kiwitea (3.45 p.m.), for Oamaru; Katoa, for Timnru. BLUFF. Arrived.—Calm (3.50 a.m.) from Lyttelton: Walkouaitl (6 a.m.) from Hobart. Sailed.—Walkouaitl (5.20 p.m.) for Dunedin; Calm (5.25 p.m.) for Dunedin; R<Smuera (5.50 p.m.) for Lyttelton.

OVERSEAS SHIPS ’ Dominion Bound ORARI (Federal Co.), left Liverpool Mar. 15 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Timaru (arr. May 6). OTOKIA (Union Co.), left San Pedro Mar. 25 for Wellington (arr. Apr. 22). REMUERA (N.Z.S. Co.), from London, left Southampton Mar. 13 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff (arr. Apr. 29). GOLDEN CROSS (Burns, Philp), left Los Angeles Apr. 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton (arr. May 6), Timaru and Dunedin. BRISBANE MARU (W. Wallis), left Moji Apr. 1 for Hong-Kong, Manila, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington, Auckland (arr. May 8) and Sydney. NARBADA (Union Co.), left Calcutta Apr. 2 for Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, Samarang. Auckland (due May 8), Wellington (due May 11), Lyttelton and Dunedin.

CORINTHIC (Shaw, Savlll), from London, left Southampton Mar. 27 for Auckland (arr. May 6) and Wellington (due May 11); BRUNSWICK (A.U. Oil Co.), left Los Angeles Apr. 11 for Auckland (due May 9), Wellington (due May 12) and Australia. SIR KARL KNUDSEN (Shell Oil Co.), left Singapore Apr. 14 for Auckland (arr. May 6) and Wellington (due May 10). WESTMORELAND. (Federal Co.), left Liverpool Mar. 28 for Auckland (due May 8), Napier, Wellington (due May 15), Lyttelton and Dunedin.

PAKEHA (Shaw, Savlll), left Newcastle-on-Tyne Mar. 28, in ballast, for New Plymouth (arr. May 7). CANADIAN COMMANDER (Can. Nat.),

left Halifax Mar. 27 for Auckland, Wei llngton (arr. May 8), Lyttelton and Dun edln.

ATHELQUEEN (Union Co.), left San Pedro Apr. 16 for Wellington (due May 13). NORFOLK (N.Z.S. Co.), left London Apr. 3, in ballast, for Bluff (due May 13). RANGITIKI (N.Z.S. Co.), from London, left Southampton Apr. 11 for Wellington (due May 15) and Auckland. TARANAKI (Shaw, Savlll), left London Apr. 10, in ballast, for Port Chalmers (due May 14). AORANGI (Union Co.), left Vancouver Apr. 29 for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland (due May 17) and Sydney. PORT FAIRY (C. and D. Line), left Liverpool May 11 for Auckland (due May 18), Wellington (due May 23), Lyttelton, Dunedin and Nelson.

ROTORUA (N.Z.S. Co.), left London Apr. 2 for Suva (due May 10), Wellington (due May 17), Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and New Plymouth.

ZEALANDIC (Shaw, Savlll), left London Apr. 14, in ballast, for Gisborne (due May 18). WINTON (A. and A. Line), left New York Apr. 16 for Auckland (due May 22), Wellington (due May 28), Lyttelton, Dunedin and Sydney. WAIRUNA (Union Co.), left Los Angeles Apr. 27 for Auckland (due May 23), New Plymouth, Wellington (due June 1), Napier, Lyttelton. Dunedin and Australia. GOLDEN CLOUD (Burns, Philp), left Los Angeles May 1 for Auckland (due May 27), Wellington (due June 2), Lyttelton and Dunedin.

lONIC (Shaw, Savlll), left London Apr. 23 for Auckland (due May 31), Wellington (due June 6), Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff.

HUNTINGDON (Federal Co.), left Liverpool Apr. 25 for Auckland (due June 2). Wellington (due June 8), Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. NORTHUMBERLAND (Federal Co.), left Glasgow Apr. 23, in ballast, for New Zealand (due June 3). CANADIAN CRUISER (Can. Nat.), left Halifax Apr. 25 for Auckland (due June 4), Wellington (due June 9), Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia.

PORT HUON (C, and D. Line), left New York Apr. 30 for Tampico, leaves there May 9 for Auckland (due June 2), Wellington (due June 8), New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Dunedin. MELBOURNE MARU (W. Wallis), left Moji May 1 for Hong-Kong, Manila, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington (due June 4) and Auckland.

Loading for Overseas CORINTHIC (Shaw, Savlll), loads at Wellington May 11; hence May 19 to Lyttelton, Gisborne and Auckland; thence June 3 to Southampton and London, via Panama Canal. .. /

DEVON (Federal Co.), at Wanganui; thence to Opua, Auckland and Wellington; due here May 21; hence May 23 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Montevideo. GALLIC (Shaw, Savill), at Timaru; thence May 7 to Wellington; due here May 8; hence May 13 to Wanganui and Auckland; thence May 19 to Southampton and London, via Panama Canal. HERTFORD (N.Z.S. Co.), at Wellington; hence May 8 at daybreak to Auckland; thence May 13 to London, via Panama Canal.

MAHIA (Shaw, Savlll), at Wellington: hence May 8, at daybreak, to Hook of Holland and London, via Panama Canal. NORFOLK (Federal Co.), loads at Bluff May 13; thence to Port Chalmers, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington; due here May 29; hence June 2 to London, Avonmouth, Cardiff, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama Canal. ORARI (N.Z.S. Co.), at Timaru; thence May 12 to Lyttelton, Plcton, Wellington; due here May 20.; hence to Napier. Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay;, thence June 2 to London, via Panama Canal.

PAKEHA (Shaw, Savill), at New Plymouth; thence May 8 to Wanganui, Wellington; due here May 13; hence May 16 to Gisborne and Auckland; thence May 24 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Glasgow, via Montevideo. PORT HOBART (C. and D. Line), at Lyttelton; thence May 8 to Port Chalmers; thence May 12 to London and Liverpool, via Panama Canal.

PORT HUNTER (C. and D. Line), at Wanganui; thence May 7 to New Plymouth, Plcton, Lyttelton and Wellington; due here May 14; hence May 20 to Hook of Holland and London, via Panama Canal.

PORT NICHOLSON (C. and D. Line) at Wellington; hence May 9 to Hook o! Holland and London, via Montevideo.

REMUERA (N.Z.S. Co.), at Bluff: thence May 7 to Lyttelton, Wellington; due here May 12; hence to Auckland; thence May 23 to Southampton and London, via Panama Canal.

TARANAKI (Shaw, Savill), loads at Port Chalmers May 14; thence to Timaru, New Plymouth, Auckland and Wellington: due here May 30: hence June 3 to Southampton and London, via Panama Canal. TONGARIRO (Federal Co.), at Timaru: thence May 8 to Wellington; due here May 10: hence May 13 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama Canal. ZEALANDIC (Shaw, Savill), loads at Gisborne May 18; thence to Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Wellington; due here June 1; hence June 5 to London, via Panama Canal.

THE CANADIAN COMMANDER. The Canadian National steamer Canadian Commander is due at Wellington this morning fronf Auckland, and will berth at the King’s Wharf to continue discharge of her cargo from Halifax. She is to leave here again to-morrow for Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australian ports to complete discharge. THE KARETU. The Union Company advises that the Karetu is to leave Newcastle to-day and Sydney next Tuesday for Fiji and Auckland. WAIKAWA FOR VANCOUVER. The Union Company’s Walkawa. which arrived at Auckland early yesterday morning from Newcastle, is to leave there again to-day for Vancouver in place of the Haurakl, which, when her repairs are completed, will lay up until early tn June The Walkawa Is to load at Pacific Coast ports during June for Papeete, Auckland. Napier, Wellington. New Plymouth, Melbourne and Sydney. She Is scheduled to clear Los Angeles on June 20, ana is due at Auckland on July 15.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within wireless range of the undermentioned stations last night:— AUCKLAND.—Tofua, Brunswick, Narbada, Westmoreland, Niagara. CHATHAM ISLANDS.—Taranaki. Norf°WELLINGTON.—Maori, Wahlne, Tamahlne, Aorangl, Rangitlkl, Rangitane, Middlesex, Somerset, Mahana, Cape of Good Hope, Wakakura, Monowal, Kaimiro, Discovery, Athelqueen, Tamaroa, Zealandlc, Veronica, Devon, Hertford, Mahia, Canadian Commander, Port Hunter, Brisbane Maru, Tongariro, Gallic. Otokia. AWARUA.—City of Swansea, Makura, Waikoualti, Wainui, Matal.

PERMIAN LAUNCHED

Sister-ship to Brunswick

The Scotts’ Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., Greenock, launched on January 31 last, the Permian, a sister ship to the Atlantic Union Oil Company's Dieselelectrjc tanker Brunswick, which is due at Wellington early next week from San Pedro, via Auckland. The Permian is the third tanker to be built fey this company for the Atlantic Refining Co., Philadelphia, the second, the Winkler, being a smaller vessel.

The Permian is 469 ft. in length with a breadth of 63ft., and has g gross tonnage of 8950. The vessel has been constructed on the Isherwood longitudinal system of framing to carry 14,200 tons of spirit oil on a light draught. The deck equipment and oil-pumping installation are electrically operated, and Sperry Gyro compasses and sleeving apparatus are installed. All the accommodation is situated in and on the poop, the crew being in two-berth rooms on the upper deck, and the officers and engineers in houses above; while all the navigating arrangements are situated above the officers’ hous£. The Dieselelectric propelling machinery Is fitted aft, and is the same as that installed in the Brunswick. The prime m.overs consist of four single-acting, four-stroke cycle, airless injection Diesel engines of the Cavels-Ingersoll-Rand type. Each has six cylinders and is designed to give an output of 800 b.h.p. at 225 r.p.m. Each engine is directly coupled at the after end to one main and one auxiliary electric generator. The main generators, each of 600 kw. capacity, work in series at 250 volts, and supply current at 100 Q volts to the main propelling motor, which Is of the doublearmature type and designed to transmit about 2800 s.h.p. at 95 r.p.m. to the propeller. The propelling motor is controlled from the pilot house on the bridge. This feature puts the movements of the vessel entirely In the hands of the deck officers. The complete electrical Installation, including the motors for the auxiliaries, has been supplied by the British ThomsonHouston Co., Ltd., Rugby.

WAINUI LEAVES MELBOURNE. The Union Company has received cabled advice that the Wainui left Melbourne at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington. She is due here on May 14, and will leave again on May 16 for Melbourne, via Bluff.

WAIKOUAITI AT BLUFF. The Union Company’s Walkoualti, from Newcastle, Sydney and Hobart, reached Bluff yesterday morning. She was to have left there again last night for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Timaru and Oamaru, to complete discharge. THE KALINGO. The Union Company advises that the Kallngo left Sydney yesterday for Newcastle to load coal for Miramar. REMUERA’S MOVEMENTS. The New Zealand Shipping Company s liner Remuera was to have left Bluff at 6 p.m. yesterday for Lyttelton, to continue her homeward loading. She is due at Wellington next Tuesday morning for further loading, and will later proceed to Auckland to fill up. The Remuera is scheduled to clear Auckland finally on May 23 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal. , DEVON’S ALTERED ITINERARY. The. Federal Company advises that the Devon, which is due at Wanganui this morning from Port Chalmers to continue her homeward loading, will now complete at Opua, Auckland and Wellington. The vessel is now due here on May 21, and is

scheduled to clear this port finally on May 23 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Montevideo. TONGARIRO DELAYED. The Federal Company advises that the Tongariro is now due at Wellington on Sunday morning from Timaru to complete her homeward loading. She is scheduled to clear this port finally next Wednesday for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via the Panama Canal. THE CANADIAN CRUISER. Canadian National Steamships have received cabled advice that the Canadian Cruiser, en route from Halifax to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australian ports, cleared Balboa on Tuesday. She is due at Auckland about June 2, and here five days later. THE COPTIC. The Shaw, Savill motor-ship Coptic is scheduled to leave Liverpool to-morrow for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on June 11 and here about a week later. ~ RARANGA’S ALTERED ITINERARY. The Shaw, Savlll Company advises that the Raranga, which is due at Oamaru on May 19 from Australia to commence her homeward loading, will now complete at Bluff, Port Chalmers, Timaru, and Wellington. She is due here on May 31, and is scheduled to clear this port finally on

June 5 for London, via Montevideo. PAKEHA LOADING. ' The Sliaw, Sayill steamer Pakeha arriveC at New Plymouth yesterday morning it ballast from Newcas-tle-on-Tyne, to commence her homeward loading. She is t< leave there again to-day for Wanganui Wellington, Gisborne, and Auckland to fill up. The vessel is due here on May 13, and is scheduled to clear Auckland finally on May 24 for London. Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow via Montevideo. POOLTA LEAVES SYDNEY. Cabled advice has been received that the Union Company’s Poolta, from Grafton, Port Stephens, and Newcastle, left Sydney yesterday for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Greymouth. THE PORT DUNEDIN. The C. & D. Line motor-ship Port Dunedin is scheduled to leave London next Wednesday for Suva, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Timaru, and Napier. She is .due at Lyttelton about June 23.