FAST STEAMING

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 70, 15 December 1933, Page 14

FAST STEAMING

Mariposa’s Tasman Record The Oceanic Company's liner Mariposa on her last trip from Auckland to Sydney clipped an hour off the Monterey’s record, making the Tasman crossing, In 61 hours 14 minutes at an average speed -of 20.17 knots. NARBADA LEAVES SINGAPORE. ■ Cabled advice has been received by the Union Company that its chartered steamer Narbada, en route from' Calcutta, cl fired Singapore on Wednesday for , Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru. Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due at Auckland on January 4. ■ KARTIGI AT BLUFF. The . Union Company’s Kartigi. from Edithburg, Adelaide, and Melbourne, reached Bluff yesterday morning. She left there again later in the day for Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington,, and Auckland to complete discharge, and is due here next Tuesday. HERTFORD DUE TO-DAY. To-continue her Homeward loading, the ■Federal steamer Hertford is due at Wellington about noon to-day from New Plymouth, and will berth at the King's Wharf. She is to leave again' next Tuesday tor Bluff and Lyttelton to fill up. NORFOLK'S DEPARTURE. The Federal steamer Norfolk Is no-w scheduled to clear Napier finally next Monday for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow, via the Panama Canal. PORT MELBOURNE-REPORTED. The C. & D. Line has received cabled advice that the Port Melbourne, en rout# from England to New Zealand in ballast, passed the Cape of Good Hope on Wednesday. She is due in New Zealand on January 7 to load Homewards.- »■ CHATHAM ISLAND STEAMERS. The trawler South Sea left the Chatham Islands yesterday morning for Wellington 4 and is due here to-morrow. The Tees, from the Chathams via Lyttelton, is dua here on Sunday. She will leave again on. Monday for Lyttelton, where she will lay up over the holidays. THE CANADIAN SCOTTISH. The Canadian National steamer Canadian Scottish, from Montreal via Auckland, arrived off the Wellington Heads at 7 p.m, yesterday. She will enter port this morning and berths at the Taranaki Street Wharf to discharge and load. KANNA LEAVES GREYMOUTH. The Union Company’s Kanna left Greymouth yesterday morning for Melbourne, Adelaide, Newcastle and , Sydney to load for New Plymouth. Auckland. Napier and Wellington. < - PORT GISBORNE IN PORT. . :To complete, her homeward loading th% C. and D. Line motor-ship Port Gisborne is due at Wellhprton this morning from Lyttelton, and will berth , at the Glasgow Wharf. She' is to ( sail finally from here next Friday for London via Cape Horn and Dakar. ■ E'LiMBANK AT AUCKLAND. With, a full -cargo -of phosphates from Nauru . Island,' the Bank Line ' motor-ship .Elmbank reached,..Aa'ckland late on Wednesday night. WANGANELLA LEAVES SYDNEY. Cabled advice has been received that the Huddart Parker motor-liner Wanganella left Sydnev yesterday for Wellington. She is due here on Sunday afternoon and will leave again the following day. on a cruise to Milford agd George Sounds,-"She Is due back here next Friday morning, and will leave again later the same dav for Sydney. Hobart and Melbourne. RANGITANE’S MOVEMENTS. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-liner Rangitane is to leave Wellington this afternoon for.. Napier to. complete loading. She js to dear Napier finally on December 22 for London via the Panama Canal. MONOWAI FOR SYDNEY. The Union Company's liner Monowai !• timed to leave Wellington at 3 p.m. to- . day ..for .Sydney. ...where. she .is .due next Monday afternoon. MAKURA AT ’FRISCO. The Union Company’s RIM-S. Makura, from Sydney and Wellington, via Raro-,-tonga and Papeete, is due at San Francisco this morning. , .V THE MONTEREY. ■ The- Oceanic Company’s liner Monterev ■left Shn Francisco on Tuesday .and Los Angeles on Wednesday for Honolulu, Pago Pago, ■ Suva, Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne. She is due at Auckland on December 29. i '.fi: MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Captain W. H. Bevan is in command of the Blue fitar Line steamer Sultan Star, "which arrived at Wellington yesterday from Napier, and his officers are: —Chiet, Mr. P. Davies; second, Mr. G. T. Riley: third. Mr. C. Lewis: fourth, Mr.. E. A. Barnes: .wireless, Mr. P. G. Wlnser; chief engineer, Mr. A.’ D. Gray: second, Mr. T. "Edmunds; third, Mr. W. McNay; junior third. Mr. T. L. Hattan; senior fonrth.-Mr, D. McEachran; junior fourth, Mr. T. C. Vinnicombe; .assistants. Messrs. J. W. Morris, C. Anderson. G. Hopper and J. Palmer: chief refrigerating engineer. Mr. A-. W. Aired:-chief-steward, Mr. W. E. Hoare. _ _ Captain E. R. Kemp is in command of tlie Federal steamer Hertford, due at Wellington to-day, and his officers are:—-Chief, A. J. Apgell: second, A. Cockerill; third, W. Timberlake: fourth N. L. Warren; chief engineer, W. McEwan; second, JAnderson: third, W. Dowling: fourth. P. Newton: fifth, N. Kepny: sixth, A. Beavis: seventh, D.'Wilson; chief refrigerating engineer. J. Youel; second. C. Morris: chief steward. W. Scanes. Mr-- -T. Stevenson has rejoined the Talune as third officer. at Sydney,, relieving Mr.-R.-Kendall,-who is transferred to ' the Loongana in a similar capacity, relieving Mr. C. G...H111 for holidays. Mr. A. W. Pert, has joined the Waipahi as second officer, relieving Mr. R. F. Dewar for further orders. _ Mr. E. A. Buckingham, late chief officer of the Kekerangu. arrived. at Wellington on Monday, by .the Monowai, and awaits instructions here. - Captain A. Mclntosh is in. command of the Shaw, Saviil liner Tainni, due at Wellington to-morrow morning from London, via Auckland, and his officers are: Chief Mr. R. -E; Thompson; second, Mr.-P. v damp , oeu; third, Mr. H. Winyard: chief engineer. Mr. ;Tr G."‘Fergusonf'secbn'dl Mr. R. H. Reid; third, Mr. J. Highet; surgeon, Dr. H. J. Pickering: purser, Mr. C. J. Hobden: chief steward. Mr. G. J. Cresswell.. Captain G. W. Evans, who has been taking holidavs in Wellington, resumed command of the Oplhi, relieving Captain C. Sharpe for further orders. Mr. J. W. McGill has been appointed second engineer of the Opihl..-.relieving Mr. J. Stevenson. PASSENGERS FOR VANCOUVER. The C.-A. liner Niagara, ' which left Auckland on- Tuesday, for-Suva, Honolulu and' Vancouver, took the following passpnjjcris from*Now Zealand: —Master R. BAllan. Jinstcr- K* F.‘ Bull. Mr. V. H. Fray. MT. Jt A. Garnett. Mr. C. H. Leach. Mr. R S. Marlow. - Miss M. H. Marlow, Mr. G. U?Martin, Miss A. Neff. Mr. C. R. Peacock, ltrs C. R. Peacock. Mr.. D. G. Stenstrom, A’r. S. R Woodard. Mrs.-'S. R. Woodard. Mr. P. A. Cheson. Mrs.. A.-A.: Baker. Mr. M. H. Benjamin:; Miss P. Borg. Mr. J. S. Corbet, Mrs. J. S. Corbet. Mr. H. Craigie. Mr J. A. R. DovVMr. G.'.Fairbrother. Mrs. G. M. Harfen. Master-J. Harlen. Mr. G. T. Harper. .Miss M„ W. Harper. Mrs. L. Ifwerson. Miss M. Jt Ifwerson, Miss M. S. Johnston. Mrs. E. M. Peterson Mrs. C. K. Reid Mr ..F. Sale. Mr. M. Satyanand. Mr. V. R. Smith, Mr. A. G. Wicks, Mr. W. J. Cornish. Mr. O. Kearns. Mr. J. Lochan. Mr H. S. McDonald. Miss V. J. McMillan. Mr: H.. Nicola. Mr. C. Phillips,'Mr; Surajpal Becha. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations last night:— AUCKLAND: Akaroa. Antlope, hlaul Pomnro. Melbourne Maru, Niagara. Port Dunedin. Recorder. South Africa. Tainui. Walnahl. CHATHAM ISLANDS: Nil. ... WELLINGTON: Aorangi. Benreoch, Cambridge Canadian Scottish, Canonesa, Cornwall. Hertford. , Kalingo. Karamea, Matai; Ngaklita. Norfolk. Aorthumberland, Pakeh'a. Port Gisborne. Port Hnnn. Rangatira Rangltata. Rangltiki. Sou»h Sea. Sultan Star. Tuscan Sfar.-Tamahine. Canine. AWARUA: Abel Tasman. Bear of Oakland Jncob Rnnnert. Kanna. Kartigi. Maknrn. Mannganni. Teakwood. Vactioline, Waikonaitt. Waikawa. Wainui, Wyatt Earp. Varanger... .