SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22974, 3 June 1938, Page 2

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair: C. 58 a.in., 7.25 pirn. Taiaroa Head: 7.8 a.m., 7.85 ji.in. Port Chalmers: 7.48 a.m., 8.15 p.m. Dunedin: 8.18 a.m., 8.45 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 4.32 p.m., rises to-mor-row 7.40 a.m. PHASES OF The moon.

Rose to-day 11.38 a.m., sets to-night 11.8 p.m. SAILED. ~ Karu. in.v. (4.45 p.m.), 1,044 tons, W. K. Jones, for Kelson and New Plymouth via ports. Waimarino. s.s. (0.30 p.m.), 3,067 tons, W. D. Cameron, for Bluff. —June 3. Bratnora, m. tanker (7- a.m.), 6,3G1 tons, Gaulen, for San Pedro. ARRIYEDi —June 3. Holmdale, ni.v. (5 a.m.), 676 tons, A. Copland, from Wellington. TO SAIL. —June 3. — Holmdale,,, 11' p.m., for Oamaru. VESSELS IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Kiwitea Dock. Tekoa Port Chalmers. City of Mobile Victoria wharf. Rigault de Gcnouilly..Birch street. Holmdale Rattray street.

, MOVEMENTS. —Coastal.— Hdlmdale arrived this morning from Wellington, to load and sail this evening for Oamaru, Tiniaru, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui'. Waimarino is due bach on Sunday from Bluff, to load and sail on Tuesday for Auckland via ports. . ; Waipahi is due on Monday .from Gisborne direct to load and sail on Tuesday for Napier and -Gisborne via ports. Wuiana was to leave Au did and today for Wellington, . Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Oamaru, and. is due here on Thursday. , ; ’ Port Waikato is due on Sunday to load and sail on : Tuesday for Timaru, Lyttelton, and Auckland. Holmlea. is due on Monday to load and sail the next, day for Wellington, Ne>y Plymouth, and, Waikato via Timai'u and Lyttelton. ,»■ Storm is due to-morrow morning from Wellington to load and sail on Tuesday for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui via ports. ~ • , —Overseas.— City of Mobile sailed; this .afternoon for Sydney. - ; Tekon will sail. to-morrow at nooh for Lyttelton. 7.- .Bramora sailed this.morning for Saji Pedro. - t'i •• £ ■■■ : (Cumberland loft' LiverpoLbtfi April 4 for Auckland,' Wellington, -- Lyttel-; ton) and Port Chalmers.'. She arrived ■at Auckland off May 18,' is' expected here on Wednesday, and will proceed on June 19 to Bluff. Mataroa will load at Port Chalmers from Monday to Thursday for Southampton and London via Panama and Curacab. She will proceed to Auckland to continue. ,

Port • Wyndham left New York on May 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on May 27, and is expected here on June 10. She will proceed to Bluff to commence Homeward loading. Remuera left London on April 28 for Auckland and Port Chalmers. She is duo at Auckland on Monday, and here on Juno 15.

Port Montreal left Halifax on April 21 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on May 29, and is expected here on Juno 14. She will sail finally for New York on June 16.

Melbourne Maru left Moji on May 18 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on Sunday, and here on June 18. Turakina left Liverpool, on April 23 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on Juno 1, and is duo here on June 21.

Tolten left Los Angeles on May 8 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin, is due at Auckland on Monday, and hero on June 21. Port Hardy left Liverpool on May 7 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Timaru. She is due at Auckland on June 13, and here on June 23. Rargnga will load at Port Chalmers for London, Avonlnouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow via the! Panama Canal from June 30 to July 2. Nardana Was to load a cargo of jarrah at Busselto'n and Bunbury for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Zealandic left London on May 21 for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff, Timaru, and Nelson. She is due at Lyttelton on July 4, and here on July 7.

Essex left Liverpool on May 21 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton,_ Dunedin, and New Plymouth. She is due at Auckland on June 23, and here about July 15, Port Halifax left Montreal on May 22 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is expected at Auckland about June 27, and here about July 8. Trehata left New York on May 26 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due-at Auckland on June 25, and here on July 9. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The Jnterisland express steamer Wahine arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.35 this morning. Passengers and mails for the south connected with the express. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND,, —Passenger.— Awatea left Sydney to-day • for Auckland, where she is due on Tuesday. She will leave on June 10 for Sydney, where she is duo on June 14. Wanganella left Melbourne on June 1, and will leave Sydney to-morrow for Wellington, where she is duo on Wednesday. Niagara left Auckland on Juno 1 for Sydney, where she is due to-morrow. She will leave again on Thursday, and is.due at Auckland on June 13. Monterey is due at Auckland on Wednesday from Suva, and will sail the same day for Svdnoy (duo July 13) and Melbourne (July 15). Mariposa is due at Auckland on June 10 from Suva, and will sail the same day for Sydney, whore she is due on June 13, and Melbourne (due June

17). She will leave Melbourne on June 20 and Sydney on June 24 for Auckland, where she is duo on June 27. Aorangi is dufe at Auckland, on June 27 from Suva, and will sail the same •Jay for Sydney, where she is line on July 1. She will leave Sydney on July 7. and is due at Auckland on July 11. —Cargo.— Kiwitea has docked for survey at Port Chalmers.’ Wuitaki left ■ Melbourne yesterday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, ami Wellington, and is duo hero on Wednesday. Waikonaiti will commence loading at Newcastle on Wednesday, thence Sydney and Port Kembla to complete, for Bluff, Dunedin, Timarn, and Lyttelton. Karotu is to load coal at Newcastle on Juno 13 for Lyttelton, Timarn, Oamaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. —Northbound.— Aorangi left Sydney on Stay 12 for Vancouver, where she arrived to-day via Auckland (May 15), Suva, (May 20'!, Honolulu (May 2S), and Victoria, B.C. (Juno 1). Monterey left ’Melbourne on May 23, and Sydney on May 28, for San Francisco, where she is due on June 14 via Auckland (arrived May 30), Suva (yesterday). Pago Pago (to-day), Honolulu (due Wednesday), and Los Angelos (June 13). Niagara is to leave Sydney on Thursday for Vancouver, where she is due on July 1 via Auckland (due June 13, and sails the following day), Suva (June 17), Honolulu (June 2-4), and Victoria, B.C. (June 30). Mariposa is to leave Melbourne on June 20 andl Sydney on June 24 for San Francisco, where she is due on July 12 via Auckland (Juno 27), Suva (June 30), Pago Pago (July I>, Honolulu (July 6), and Los Angeles (July 11). . —Southbound. —

Mariposa left San Francisco on May 24 arid Los Angeles the following day for Sydney and Melbourne. She is due at Sydney on June 13. and will sail two days later for Melbourne, whero ’she is due on Juno 17. She will proceed via Honolulu (arrived May 30), Pago Pago (due to-morrow), Suva(Tuesday), and Auckland (June 10). Niagara left Vancouver on Mav 11 for Sydney, where she is due on June 14 via Vancouver, B.C. (May 11), Honolulu (May 18), Suva (May 28), and Auckland (arrived May 30), She left Auckland the next day. Aorangi is to leave Vancouver on Wednesday for Sydney, where she is due on July 2 via Victoria, B.C. (Wednesday), Honolulu (Juno 15), Suva (June 24), and Auckland (June 27), and sails the following day. Monterey is to leave San Francisco on June 21 and Los Angeles the following day for Sydney (due July 13) and Melbourne (July 15) via Honolulu (Juno 27), Pago Pago (July 2), Suva (July. 5), and Auckland (July 8).

NORTHERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. “ Notwithstanding an intensification of competition, there has been a marked improvement in the company’s business during the past year,” said the chairman of directors (Sir Ernest Davis) at the annual meeting of shareholders in the Northern Steamship Company Ltd. recently. Recognising the prudence of strengthening reserves ns . well as ensuring an equitable return to shareholders, the directors had recommended the payment of ,a dividend. of ,3 pep cent. Next year, Sir i Ernest hoped) . the sum' would be larger,. ,- , - • Shoreholders .would realise that under the new order the increase in general overhead, which had been common to commerce as a whole, was necessarily an offset against increased earnings, the Chairman stated. The revenue of the company’s boats had) increased by £21,587, but 74 per cent, of this amount (equal to £15,986) was absorbed by additional running costs, consisting of handling cargo, increases in wages, higher maintenance charges, and prices for. fuel and all stores. The company’s ships carried 38,674 passengers,, or 10.014 fewer than in the previous year. Owing to the everincreasing cost of running passenger steamers, and the competition from motor services—made easier by good roads—it was difficult to maintain these trades profitably, and it would be only a matter of time before there would be no passenger boats left. With regard to cargo, however, the amount of outward cargo carried was 208,009 tons, or 8,010 tons in excess of last year’s figures. • Dairy produce totalling 33,116 tons, was transported.This was an increase over the returns for last year, and would have been greater but for the extremely dry spell experienced . during the summer months.

“ Finding as it docs livelihood for 1,000 employees, and paying during the year a wages hill as large as £142,365, the company continues to play a very important part in the commercial interests of Auckland and in the development of the province,” said Sir Ernest. “ To maintain its fleet in good order, the company spent on this account alone the sum of £12,000 last y r ear. With the object of increasing further the efficiency of its marine units, and to meet present-day demands for speed, the company is placing larger engines in three of the ships. These engines will be more economical to run an 3, with the greater speed made available; the vessels will be able to make more trips.”. Referring to the future, Sir Ernest said that, in spite of extended railway services and road transport competition, there must always be a place for coastal services in Auckland, with its wonderful coast line and safe harbours.

LONDON SHIPPING. During the week ended May 6, 1,071 vessels, representing 1,090,732 net register tons, used the Port of London. 01 those, 558 vessels (908,487 net register tons) were to and from Empire and foreign ports, and 513 vessels (182,245 net register tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic. Arrivals included _ seven meat cargoes—five from Australia and two from South America, comprising 97.000 carcasses of lamb and mutton'. 105.000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork, rabbits, and sundries. Forty-six vessels, including 499,138 gross register tons, used the Tilbury landing stage during the month of April. PERSONAL. Mr D. A. Menlove lias joined the Taroona as second officer, relieving Mr 11. Dulfner, who has transferred to the Kowhni as chief officer. Mr J. 11. Mosley is now fourth officer of the Narbada, vice Mr P. J. Hibberdine, who has transferred to the Kaimiro as third officer, relieving. Mr D. M. Livingstone, who has joined the Waiana as third officer, replacing Mr H. T. Ivozea, who is joining the Kaikorni in a similar capacitj'. Mr P. W. Phegan has joined the Ivaretu as third officer, relieving Mr 11. V. Williams for holidays. Mr P. Bennett is now third officer of the Waipiata, relieving Mr G. A. Gregory, who has transferred to the Wahine, relieving Mr J. E. Noble for holidays.

Captain J. Jlaukiuc lias returned from holiday leave, and is now iu command of the Kaikorai. Jlr D. W. Blacklaws has joined the I’oolla as chief officer, relieving Mr W. Kehoe, wlio has transferred to the Tamahinc, relieving Mr A. P. Cousins for orders. Jlr P. M. Church has joined the Karu as second officer, relieving Jlr D. 10. Grantham, who has transferred to the Kauri, relieving Mr J. Is'. Collins for holidays. RUAHINE LEAVES COLON. 'Clio Ruahine sailed from Colon on Wednesday afternoon, the New Zealand Shipping "Company advises. She left Wellington on May 9 for London, where she is due on Juno IS. ADELAIDE LOADING. The Kauri is to begin loading at, Adelaide about Juno 25, and will complete at Melbourne for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. WAITAkT~TRANSH IPM ENTS. The Waitaki sailed from Melbourne at 9 p.m. on Wednesday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington, and is duo hero on Wednesday next. She has on board transhipment cargo from the Autoraedon, Ascanius, Comorin, Markon, Triamon, Masnla. IN RADIO RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—H.M.S. Endeavour, Kairanga, Kauri, Maui Poniare, Niagara, Paua, Waiotapu, Fiona, City of Manila, TVlahia, Maimoa, Mataroa, Melbourne Mam, Olivebank, Surrey, Tolten, Trojan Star, Tynebank, Weirbank. Wellington.—Rangatira, Matai, Wabine, Tamahinc, Awatea, Kokerangu, Akaroa, Antigone, Empire Star, Fordsdale, Mariposa, Monterey, Naniwa Maru, Rangitane, Rangitiki, Remuera. Awama.—Kareptf, Narbada, Waikouaiti, Waitaki, .lames Cook, Triaster, Triona, G. S. Walden, Arawa, City of Mobile, Cathay, Duchess of York, Franconia, Jlaetsuycker, Maloja, Mooltain, Nieuw Holland, Ormonde, Port Halifax, Orontes, Otranto, Queen Mary, South Africa, Strgthallan, Strathaird, Strathnaver, Swartcnhondt, Tekoa, Trienza, Ulysses. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, June 2.-»-To arrive: Port Whangarei (7 p.m.), from,Lyttelton; Canopus (midnight), from Westport. To sail: Waiotapu (11 p.m.), for Newcastle. WELLINGTON, June 2.—Arrived: Wahine (7 a.m.)., from Lyttelton; Storm' (10.40 a.m,), from Wanganui; Kaiwarra (11.40 a.m.), from Newcastle; Breeze (12.15 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Port Waikato (8.40 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed: Storm (6.45 p.m.), for Dunedin: Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. To sail: Cumberland (10 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Breeze (11 p.m.), for Picton; Wingatui (11 p.m,), for Westport. ’ LYTTELTON, June 2. Sailed: Holmglen (4.5 p.m.), for Wellington; Rangatira (8.40 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF, June 2.—Sailed: Pott Jackson (4.43 a.m.), for Timaru. To sail: Waikonaiti, for Sydney. Juno 3.—Arrived: Waimarino (11 a.m.), from Dunedin.

(For continuation of shipping see late nows.)

First quarter June 5 4.2 a.m. Full moon June 17 11.17 a.m. Last quarter June 21 1.22 p.m. New moon June 28 8.40 a.m.