PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18198, 18 September 1922, Page 5

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

' ARRIVALS. September 16. Ngapuhi (7.5 a.m.), from Tauranga; Clansman (1120 a.m.), from Russell; Mako (noon), from Ra«t Coast; Wakatere (4.10 p.m.), from Thames; Hauiti (4.10 p.m.). from Corornandel. September 17. lUnaia (5.30 a.m.), from Whangarei; Koromiko (1.15 p.m.), from Whangarei; Arahura T-.50 p.m.), from East Coast ports. DEPARTURES. September 16. N&n'.a (12.00 p.m.), for Suva. Passengers. _S 4 lcon: Misses Goodhue, Teasda.e. Mcsdnme:i Goodhue, Whitaker, R. A. Donaldson «ud two chi.drwn. Parsons, Collins. Trail. Wood, Morris and child. Hetherington and child Meredith-Kaye, Dick, Messrs. P. W. j Goodhue. L. Wnit&ker, M. S. S once, C. q Fraser, C. L. Eraser. G. Hutchinson, M. S Paiia. E- R- Stock, C. Jfchlaeffor. H. H. Hcmus, P. ilacindoe, L. Ticker and child, H A. Trawer. A. L. Stevenson, J. C. Mc Kn-on. A. F. Parson, C. L. Meredith-Kayo, a N Morris. C. Gowdy. P. C. HetheringJrt'n E J Dick, Dr. R. D. Crawley. Colonel R. H. Collins. Dr. Trail, Dr. A. H. Hallen; and sis etcornge. \panui rJ?.4O a.m.-), for Awamu; Tiroa (noon), for Fast Const bays; Waipori (3.30 p.m.). for Greymouth. September 17. Taniwha (6.30 p.m.). for Paoroa. VESSELS DUE TO-DAY. Dorset, from Liverpool. 7 p.m. Enroll, from Montreal. 8 p.m. ** Wiugatui, from Southern ports, 7 a.m. Fiona, from Fiji, 4 a.m. VESSEL? SAILING TO-DAY. Kaiwarra, ior Weetport. Koromiko. for* Southern ports, 5 p.m. iianaa, for Whangarei, 10 p.m. Kgapuhi, for Tauranga, 7 p.m. Ciayoiore, ior Mercury Bay. 6 p.m. Wakatere, ior Thames, 11 a.m. VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. INTERCOLONIAL AND COASTAL. Wir.gatui, Southern ports. September IS. Mueruki, Sy.-iu-y, September 19. Xai poi. Melbourne, aepieuilxr 19. Jda~ndy Court. \\ esteru Australia, September -1, v:-v Southern ports. Wairuna, San Ftaccuco. faeptember 23. Uaiuoia. Calcutta, fcepiembor -12 • Katoa, Southern porta, September 25. V.'aipori, Westport, to sail. Kr.ro.v, Fiji, to sail. I limaroa, Sydney, September 27. II M.S. Luburnaru, Pacific Islands. October 2. Hauratu, San Francisco. October. Navua, Fiji. October 9. H.M.S. Chatham, Sydney. November. OVERSEAS. Erroll. Montreal, September 18. Cleared I'UnuUu, AUgUsl -Jo. Canadian Victor, Montreal, October 2. vis Australia. Dorset, Liverpool, September 18. Cleared Panama August 23. City oi Dunedm. New York. September 24. Cleared Panama August 81. Corinthic, Loudon. October 6, via Wellington. Paparoa, Southampton, September 29. Cleared Panama August 31. Due Wellington September '.'6. Eastern Planet, New York. September 00. Cleared Panama. September 5. Port Napier, Southern ports. October 2. Loads for London. Port Auckland, .New York. October b. Durham, Liverpool. October 3, cleared Panama, September 8. Mahia, Liverpool, October 6. Montrose. Montreal, October 6. Canadian Eiplcrer. Montreal. October 12. Tia Australian and Southern ports. Ruahine. Southampton. Oct. 11 Waimana. London, November 4. via Southern ports. Arendskerk. Continental ports, November 15. Tr-dvon. Montreal, to sail. Rimntaka. Southampton. November 27. via Wellington SufWk, London, to sail October 14. Due November 29. Matakana. Liverpool, to eail September SC. Due November 7. Port lOarwin, Liverpool, to sail Octooer 28.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. Niagara, at Vancouver. . Tahiti, on route San \r rancJsco to Wellington, due September 30 liaunganui, en route Wellington to ban Francisco, cue October 'J. ilatura at Sydney, dut Auckland. September 25.

VESSELS IN PORT. In Stream—Talune. Atua Northern Chief technr.), Totua, Rakanoa. Rcwa (bq.l. Devonport—H.il.S. Philomel, H.M.S. Veronica. , Queen's Wharf— Ysabel (batne.). Eoromiko. Central \Miari— \Saii>ori. \\ aitomo, Arahura. In Dock—Rona. Hobson Wharf—Kaiwaria. King's Wharf—Mako.

Tho Arahura arrived from East Coast ports yesterday afternoon and berthed at tho Central Wharf. She is timed to sail for Giaborne and Napier at 2 p.m. to-morrow. Tho Kurow, en route from Newcastle, lett Sydney at 6 a.m. on Friday for Fiji and Auckland. Tho Wingatui is due at Auckland from Southern ports at 7 a.m. to-day, and will berth at the Queen's Wharf to discharge her cargo of general merchandise. Sh© is timed to tail for Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, Oamaru, and Timaru at noon on Saturday, taking cargo for those porta. The East Coast eteamer Katoa is to leave Dunedin to-day for Auckland, via wav ports. She i 3 dne here at the end of the wcck. The Scaler barquentine Ysabel is being delayed in port by adverse winde. She i? to tail for Niu« Island as 6<>on as the weather is favourable. The Daphne, which has been delayed at <7hangarei by stormy weather, will pick up her u«ual time-table and eail from Auckland for Whangarei at 5 p.m. to-morrow. The Waipori sailed on Saturday afternoon for Greymouth and Westport to load a cargo of coal for Auckland. The Kcromi.Vo, which has been loading cement for Southern porta at Whangarei returned to Auckland, yesterday to load perioral cargo for Wellington, Lyttelton, and ' Dunedin. She berthed at the Queen's Wharf, and is timed to sail at 5 p.m. to-day. The Kaiwarra, after discharging raw sugar from Fiji at Chelsea, waa berthed at the Hobson Wharf on Saturday afternoon to discharge a quantity of coal for Newcastle. She wa,s to have sai'.ed this evening for Newcastle, but her itinerary has been changed and she will now go' to Westport to load a carcro of coal for Auckland The- Richardson steamer Mako arrived from Coast bays at mid-day on Saturday and berthed at the King's Wharf. She is expected to Bail to-morrow night, taking cargo for East Coast bays from Cape Runaway as , far south as Wairoa. The Corinthic has advised by wireless that the- will reach Wellington at midnight on .September 17. She will berth in tho morning.

FIONA DUE AT i A.M. TO-DAY. The Colonial Sugar Company's steamer Fiona, en route from Fiji, has reported by wireless that she wil! arrive at Auckland at 4 a.m. to-day. She will go to Chelsea to discharge her cargo of raw sugar. THE MOERAKI DELAYED. The inter-colonial eteamcr Moeraki, en route from Sydney to Auckland, is evidently meeting with stormy weather. She was duo here this afternoon, but has reported by wireless that ehe will not arrive betore 5 a.m. tomorrow. Besides cargo the Moeraki is bringing a large English and Australian mail as well as 150 passengers. She ia to berth at tho CentraJ YVHarf. NAVUA SAILED. The Lj'and steamer Navua sailed at midday on Saturday with passengers, mails and cargo for Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Sho i due back at Auckland on October 9. IRIS AT WELLINGTON. The Pacific Cable Board's eteamer Iris, which bad been repairing a broken telegraph cable ou the Queensland coast, arrived at Wellington on Saturday morning. She is to do some cable repairing work in Cook Strait before sho returns to Auckland. ATHENIC BAILED FOR LONDON. The Shaw, Savil] and Albion liner Athenic, with passengers and cargo, eailed from Wellington at 7 a.m. yesterday for Southampton and London. RARAWA-S SAILING TIME. The Northern Company advises that on account of the tide the Rarawa will leave Onehunga for New Plymouth at 2 p.m. on Thursday. The connecting train will leave Auckland at 1.13 p.m. CLANSMAN FOR OVERHAUL. On arrival at Auckland on Saturday from Northern ports tho Clansman wm withdrawn for her annual overhaul and survey. The Aupouri will relieve the Clansman and will sad f or Russell at 7 p.m. to-morrow. PHOSPHATES FROM NAURU. ■The Waitomo. which is dißcharging at the fontral '4harf. ia to go to Nauru leland to fad ancAxr cargo of pbosphatea for Aucic*ad. She «&& call at Newcastle en route

ERROL DUE TO-NIGHT. iJS&JfcS alan 4 Shipping Company hae f",™ wireless advice that the A and A nm ta i T J°) Will x? rrive at Auckland It t» Si, tc i: d vy fr °m Montreal and New York 'J lO Kin *'» Wharf to d£ cnaigo tho Auckland portion of her cargo. PORT NAPIER LOADS HERE. <JE h ™^ mi ? 0 N Uwca ' ltll and Dominion Lino e7,Tn?nAvV amer a »riv«d at Port ChalmS2J WellmE i°2 on - Wcd »<>«'*? to comwfri <ll f cha rgo of her inward cargo. Afterwards sho will commence loading, and will ?n^ UCl?tly BO , to B1 ! lff - I'iMMU Wellington, Napier, and Auckland to complete. Sho ™-, U ?J lero abo,,t T oct <>ber 2. and will «ail aSdI L ° nd ° n ' vift Mont ° Video THE MAINDY COURT. The Maindy Court, from' Western Austra',W vla Southern ports, is expected to leave ,f nte.ton to-day for Auckland direct. Sho LlPfi n ?!SS L''' f art , of timber, including about 1.054.000 ft for this port, and 730,000 ft. or lanranga. A large quantity of tho timpartmeo^ 8 al «>P«"S for tho Railway DeTHE PALOONA. Tho Union Company's inter-colonial steamer P» ; oonft is due 'at Wellington from Melbourne on Wednesday. S*» is to leave Wel- \ lX*u Ul <> following day for Melbourne, via •Cyttelton, Duncdin, and Bluff. — | HAURAKI AT VANCOUVER. Tlie Union Company's motor vessel Hauraki arrived at Vancouver on Monday last from iScwcostlo, via Honolulu. She is to load at Pacific Coast porta for New Zealand and Australian ports, including Auckland. DURHAM CLEARED PANAMA. The Federal steamer Durham, en rout* from Liverpool to Auckland, arrived at Colon on September 8 and cleared Balboa tho same day. She is due here about October 3. KAIKOURA FOR LONDON. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's liner Kaikoura cleaned \Yeliington on Friday morning for London, via Monte Video. THE RUAPEHU REPORTED. The _ New Zealand Shipping Company's hner lEtuapchu, en route from Wellington to Southampton and London, cleared Panama on September 7 and arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, two days later. CLANSMAN'S STORMY TRIP. The Northern Company's steamer Clana.Tian, which arrived at Auckland from Northern ports shortly before mid-day on Saturday, experienced a very stormy trip from Russell. She left there at 6 p.m. on Friday, and on rounding Capo Brett encountered a fre-sh east-south-east gale and a very rough eea. The vessel laboured heavily and shipped a considerable quantity of water, which flooded the decks fore and aft. Owins to the wind and sea being ahead tho Clansman's speed was considerably reduced, and she arrived at Auckland over four hours late. Very heavy rain was experienced at Russell and en route to Auckland. Th thick weather hid the land from view until the> ve-ssel was off Sail Rock. As she neared Tiri the weather gradually improved and better speed was mad© to port. SALVAGING THE FRANCE. Tenders have been called in Brisbane for the salving of the five-masted sailing barque Franco. This vessel, which is the largest sailing: ship in the world, while running b&forti a fresh breeze, ran up on a reef tee Vavai Pass, about 30 miles from Noumea. The principle upon which tenders are invited is known as " No cure, no pay." and should afford a fine opportunity for a syndicate of salvaco experts, not only to accomplish a ep'endid salvace feat, but to reap a substantial reward, as tho tenderers are invited to name their own percentßge of value recovered; and the France is insured for t'.vo mil'ion of francs. It is understood from Cartain R. S. Taylor, the snecial offoer of the London Salvnze As«ooiation, that work in connection with sending down all the unner snars and top hamper i 3 being proceeded with.

| BIANCA'S PEOTF.ACTED VOYAGE. J After a voyage of 105 days the American I five-masted schooner Bianca, which left I Newcastle on April 1 last, with a full cargo lof coal, arrived at Callao on July 11. The ' Bianca made her maiden voyage from Puget I Sound to South Africa. After being laid up there for about 12 month-' she was chartered by the Otago Rolling Mills (New Zealand), and carried a cargo of old iron to Dunedin. The Bianca then proceeded to Newcastle, and after two months of idleness, ehe obttined a charter to load coal for Callao, OIL FUEL AT PAGO PAGO. Questioned recently at Sydney regarding the oil fuel depot at Paso Pago Samoa), Captain Dawson, of the mail steamer Ventura, stated that when that steamer loft Tutuila (Pago Pago) one large oil tank had ftlmofrt been constructed, and another was being built. Tho oil, depot at Pago Pago, Capts.in Dawson explained, is. being .fitted out conjointly by the American Shipping Board and the Navy Department. It will form an oil fuel station for the United States ; Shinning Board's steamers crossing the ! Pacific to and from Australia, and wiii not \ be available for the ships of the Navy. Tho I Oceanic Steamship Company's mail steamers Ventura and Sonoma both burn oil fuol. but they take in a sufficient supply in San Francisco for the round trip, eo that the Pago Pago depot will not necessarily be availed of by these steamors. Honolulu is also to be provided with an extensive oil tank for shinping, and when the Ventura left the Pacific. Coast a l»r<re contract had been let in con- , nec'li.on with tho Hawaiian echeme.

DORSET DUE TO-NIGHT. , The Federal stconwT Dorset has reported 1 to the New Zealand Rhinping Company that she will arrive at Auckland at about 7 p.m. to-day. She is bringing cargo from West of Eneland port* as well as passengers, from Liverpool. After medical inspection in the stream she wil' berth at the Queen's Whan to-morrow morning to her pasi senders and land the Auckland portion of ■ her cargo.