PACIFIC COAST STRIKE

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 45, 17 November 1936, Page 12

PACIFIC COAST STRIKE

Makura Unable to Work Cargo The Union .Company has received cabled advice that its R.M.S. Makura, which reached San Francisco last Friday morning from Sydney and Wellington, will not he able to handle any cargo owing to the Pacific Coast strike. The Makura has about 000 tons of cargo for San Francisco from Sydney and Wellington, and this will be brought back and landed at Sydney for transhipment to the company’s Wairuna. which is to leave Sydney about the middle of December for Fiji, Apia, Rarotonga. Papeete and Vancouver. The Makura also will be unable to load any cargo for Wellington or Sydney, but it is hoped to dispatch her to-morrow with passengers only. If she gets away on time she is due at Wellington on December 7. At the present time, the Union Compauy has two ships at Vancouver, the Cape Horn and Limerick, which are loading for New Zealand and Australia as the Canadian ports are not affected by the strike. Should the hold-up end shortly, both these vessels will be available to load at San Francisco and Los Angeles, and will pick up the cargo left by the Waiotapu and Makura. Indications are. however, that the strike will be a lengthy one, and in that ease botli the Cape Horn and Limerick will be dispatched from the Pacific Coast with Canadian cargo only, as was the Waiotapu earlier this month. KAIKORAI ARRIVES. From Newcastle and Sydney, the Union Company’s Kaikorai arrived at Wellington yesterday afternoon and berthed at the. King’s Wharf. She is to leave here again about Thursday for Napier to complete discharge. THE MAUI POMARE. The Government motor-ship Maui Pomare is due at Lyttelton next Monday with fruit from Apia and Niue Island. She is due at Wellington the following day, and will leave here again on Wednesday, November 25, for Apia and Niue. MATUA FOR THE ISLANDS. The Union Company’s motor-ship Matua reached Auckland yesterday morning from Sydney. She is to leave there again on Thursday for Nukualofa, Apia and Suva to load for Auckland and Wellington. She is due back at Auckland on December 2. and here on December 4. RANGITIKI COMPLETING. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-liner Rangitiki left Auckland last night for Napier to complete her Homeward loading. She is scheduled to clear Napier finally next Saturday for London, via the Panama Canal. GISBORNE HARBOUR BEACONS. The Marine Department advises that two new steel tower beacons have been erected in the inner harbour at Gisborne, and will replace the existing beacons on December 1. A fixed red light will be exhibited from each of the beacons, which are painted yellow with a vertical black stripe down the centre and bear 0541 deg. when in line. The front, beacon, which is on the diversion wall 653 ft. from the near beacon, is 22ft. in height and carries a triangular-shaped surmount point up. The rear beacon, which is on the site of the existing front beacon, is 35ft. in height and carries a similar surmount point down. RUAHINE AT SUVA. Cabled advice has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that its liner Ruahine, from London, reached Suva on Sunday afternoon. She is to leave there again on Wednesday for Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin and Bluff, and is due here next Monday. WAIRANGI SAILS. Having completed her Homeward loading, the Shaw, Savill motor-ship Wairangi left Auckland yesterday for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. THE JAMES COOK. The Intercolonial steamer James Cook is due at Dunedin on Thursday from New South Wales ports. She will later complete discharge at Lyttelton, thence to Greymouth to load for Sydney. TEES FOR CHATHAMS. The steamer Tees is to leave Lyttelton to-morrow for the Chatham Islands. .MONTEREY’S PASSENGERS. The Matson liner Monterey, which left Auckland last Saturday for Suva. Pago Pago, Honolulu, Los Angeles and San Francisco, took the following passengers from New Zealand:— Mr. O. P. Bayley. Mr. R. S. Black, Mrs. R. S. Blaek, Mrs. S. B. Bryant. Mr. It. C. Burgess, Mr. G. V. Carter, the Hon. G. W. Dawnay. Mrs. S. Desmond. Mr. C. G. Fitzgerald, Mr. T. J. Flynn, Mr. and Mrs. W. Grant. Miss B. C. Gudgeon. Mrs. D. E. Hall, Miss S. Hall, Miss S. D. Harte. Mr. R. L. Hughes, Mrs. R. L. Hughes. Mrs. B. L. Johnston. Miss I. R- Noon. Mrs. Orebaugh, Mr. P. 8. Seeley, Mrs. P. S. Seeley, Master ,T. L. Seeley. Master D. L. Seeley, Frl. Alma Steglick. Mr. and Mrs. G. Stewart, Air. and Mrs. Robert Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Wanberg. Miss D. D. Wanberg, Miss N. Wanberg, Miss R. C. Washer, Mrs. L. I. Bain. Mrs. P. Bean. Master L. D. Bean, Miss J. 11. Bean. Miss L. E. Clark, Mr. M. Cox. Mr. A. E. Irving. Mr. R. J. Kruse, Miss C. Leslie. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Livingstone. Master B. C. Livingstone, Mrs. M. R. Mouat, Miss S. Noall, Miss M. M. Paulsen. Mr. and Mrs. RentonBell, Mrs. E. Smart. Mrs. M. Stokell, Mr. J. J. Strnhle, Dr E. J. Underwood. NORMANDIE’S NEW MEASUREMENTS. The tonnage of the French liner Normandie has been increased by remeasurement, following various alterations which were carried out in the ship last winter, including the provision of a new tourist lounge. The official figures are now as follows:—Gross tonnage 53.422.93. compared with tlie previous 82.799.45; net tonnage. 36,955.51>, compared with the previous 36,471.90. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night:— AUCKLAND: Kauri, Mjiui Pomare, Mahia, Monterey, Olivebank, Rangitata, Rangitiki. Treyion, Wairangi. WELLINGTON: Maori. Rangatira. Tamahine, Aorangi, Kaikorai. Kaimlro, Niagara, Omana, Akaroa, lonic, Port Wyndham. Rangitane. Remuera, Rotorua. AWARUA: Gabriella, Hanraki. James Cook, Triaster. Triona. Waikouaiti, Waitaki, Wanganella. Cathay, Maloja. Moldavia, Mooitan. Niettw Zeeland. Nieuw Holland, Orion, Ormonde, Otranto. Oronsay, Orontes. Queen Mary, Strathaird, Strathnaver, Thorhild. CHATHAM ISLANDS: South Sea.