SYDNEY TO DUNKIRK

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 28, 27 October 1932, Page 12

SYDNEY TO DUNKIRK

Tanimbar Breaks Record The Sydney office of the HollandAustralian Line has received _ a cable message from their head-ofltce in Kot terdam, stating that the motor-ship -Lanimbar. which left Sydney on September lt> for European ports, had arrived at Dunkirk at 3.28 a.m. on October It, after the record passage of. 31 days 3 hours — minutes. thus beating the previous record by 21 hours 46 minutes. . On October 9 the C. and D. Line motorship Port Fairy, from Sydney to Dunkirk, reduced the record to 32 days so many minutes, which was considered a splendid performance. The Tanimbar left Sydney with 1t,<504 bales of wool for .Continental ports, her master having orders to proceed at ,iuU speed throughout the trip. 1 This so far is the biggest cargo of wool to leave Australia this season; she also had a mg quantity of sheepskins and wheat, besides other cargo. - TIAKO LEAVES MONTEVIDEO. Cabled advice has been received that the New Zealand Shipping Company s steamer Piako cleared Montevideo last Saturday. She left Auckland on September 28 for London, via Gape Horn, Montevideo and Las Palmas. HAURAKI REPORTS. The Union Company has received a •wireless message from its motor-ship Hauraki, en route from Los Angeles, via Rarotonga, reporting that she expects to reach Auckland on Sunday morning. She has Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia, and is due here on November 3. . RANGITIKI AGAIN REPORTS. The New Zealand Shipping Company has received a further wireless . message from its motor-liner Rangitiki, en route from London,. reporting that she now expects to reach Auckland at 8 a.m. today.- She will later proceed to Wellington to complete discharge of her London cargo, and is due here next Monday morning. ... TAINUI DELAYED. The Shaw. Savill Company advises that its liner Taiuui has been delayed by rain at Lyttelton, and is now to leave there to-day for New Plymouth, Gisborne, Weilington, and Napier,■ to. complete her homeward loading. She is due here on November 7. and Js scheduled to clear Napier finally on November 11 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal and Kingston. OPAWA IN PORT. To continue her Homeward loading, the New". Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-ship Opawa is due at M ellingtqn early this morning from Wanganui and will berth-at the Glasgow Wharf. She is to leave here again next. Tuesday for Napier and Auckland to fill up and is scheduled to clear the northern port finally on November" 12 for London via Cape Horn and Dakar. , . MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Captain W. G. Higgs is in command of the C. and D. motor-ship _ Port Gisborne. which arrived at Wellington yesterday from Timaru, and his officers are: —Chief, Mr; H. C. Jeffery; second, Mr. R. Bl Linklater; third. Mr. L. J. Skailes: fourth, Mr. C. E. Midwinter; wireless officer, Mr. H. Olding; chief engineer, Mr. C. S. Hamerton; senior second, Mr. W. Gibbs; junior second, Mr. V. Potts; senior third, Mr. W. H. Langley; junior third. Mr. A. G. Pemberton; senior fourth Mr. M. MacDermott: junior fourth, Mr. L. AV. Hall; chief refrigeratjug engineer. Mr. H. E. Hutton; eecoiid, Mr. G. Hardy; chief electrician. Mr. It. T. O. Goddard: second. Mr. F. G. Sbaw; chief steward, Mr. H. W." Bray. TANKER THORDIS. The Norwegian motor-tanker Tbordis left San Pedro On October 17 with bulk motor-spirit for the Shell Oil Company for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. She is due at Auckland on Novems ber 12. " _____ - -FLAT ROCK LIGHT. " ■ The Marine Department advises that the automatic light on Flat Rock, in the Hauraki Gulf, is functioning irregularly, and will be adjusted, by the Matai on her northern trip early next week. HALERIC REPORTS. The Bank Line steamer Haleric. en route from Oceajr Island to Auckland with 7550 tons of phosphates, has reported by wifeless that she expects to reach the northern port on Saturday afternoon. PORT DUNEDIN’S PASSENGERS. The C._ and D. Line motor-ship Port Dunedin, which reached Auckland last Sunday night from'Liverpool brought the following passengers :—Dr. . and Mrs. Whyte and. boy, bliss .Fairbane, aud Mr. Hutton, i PASSENGERS FOR ’FRISCO. The Oceanic Company's liner Monterey, which left Auckland on Tuesday for Suva, Pago Pago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, took, the following passengers from New Zealand: —First class: Mr. G. V. Bolton, Mr. H. G. Miller, Mr. G. J. Stitt, Miss P. .Wallen, BrigadierGeneral H. E Hart, Mr. H. J. Leslie, Mrs. 11. G. Miller. Prince Nikita Magaloff, Mr, J. Szigeti. Mr. Homer-Samuels, Mrs. Homer-Samuels; Mr. R. F. Houghton, Miss A. Ristall, Mr. Raymond Williams. Cabin class: Mr. N. Baria, Mrs. L. L. Ifwerson, Mr. L. B. Pearson.. Miss T. Impey, .Mr. F. Soloman, Mr. D. S. . Berns, Mrs.. D. S. Berns, Mrs. H. Kale, Miss M. Scott, Miss Mary Scott, Mr. F. Torkar, Mrs, F. Torkar. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Bell, Miss W\ M. Bunn, Mr. W. J. Robbins, Mrs. W. J. Robbins. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEAS. LONDON, Oct. 25. Sailed.—-From Balboa, Mataroa; from Montevideo, Piako. ■ BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26. AUCKLAND. Sailed.—Canopus (3.30 p.m.), for Westport. PICTON. Arrived.—Holmglen (6 a.m.) and Tamaliine (6.15 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Kinl (7 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Kini (noon), for New Plymouth; Matangl (7.30 p.m.), for Wellington. PATEA. Arrived.—Kapuni (5.35 a.m.) and Inaha (6'a.m.), from Wellington. WANGANUI. Sailed.—Opawa (4.30 p.m.) and Kata (C. 30 p.m.). for Wellington. '' HOKITIKA. To Sail—Gael (7 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Holrodale (6.10 a.m.) and Orepnki (6.35 a.m.) from Timaru; Wahine (6.45 a.m;) and Walmarino (noon) from Wellington. Sailed.—Wahine. (S p.m.) for Wellington. DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Kiwitea (10.45 a.m.), from Bluff. Sailed.—HALS. Diomede (4 p.m.), for Timaru; Port Whangarei (5 p.m.). for Timaru; Kiwitea (0.30 p.m.), for Lyttelton. TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE LIST. Queen's Wharf—Kata (No. 1 north), Zealandia (No. 1 south), Orepuki (No. 6). Futurist (No. 7). Holmdalc (No. 10), Mata'ngi (No. 12). Huanui (No. 13), Awahou (No. II). Ferry Wharf—Wahine. Railway Wharf—Gabriella. Glasgow Wharf—Port Gisborne. Opawa. Matangi. King’s Wharf—lnaha. Kapuni. Pipitea Wharf—Otokia. Taranaki St. Wharf—Moa. Waipiata. Ch de Quav Wharf—Marama. Miramar Wharf—O. A. Knudsen. In the Stream —Kaiwarra, Katoa, Omana. Ilimatangi. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations last night:— AUCKLAND: Canadian Constructor, Golden Cloud, Haleric. Hauraki. Karetu, Maul Pomare, Rangitiki, Monterey, Tnona, Vincas. ’ CHATHAM ISLANDS: Nil. WEI,LINGTON: Aorangi. Discovery 11. Dunedin. Kalingo. Mariposa. Niagara, Opawa. Port Gisborne. Kangatira. llaranga, Sydliav, Tainui. Tamahine. Wahine. 'AWARUA: Canadian Challenger. Klwitca. Sir James Clark Ross, Wainui.