PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18387, 1 May 1923, Page 5

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

i ' {j;; / YESTERDAY'S ARRIVALS.

*£ Tremere (11.30 . a.m.). from New York, r: § Isabella do Fraine. aui. schnr. (3.5 a.m.), d 'from "Whangareij Kurow (noon), from NaiS pier); ' ' : . : : V' YESTERDAY'S DEPARTURES. Wiiimana (5.40 p.m.), for Opua. Daphne (1.10 p.m.), for Thames; Waio- . 'tnlii (4.50 p.m.), for Mercury Bay; Rimu (5.5 p.m.), for Russell; Ngapulii (6.50 p.m.), for Tauxanga; Opihi (6.55 p.m.). for Wol- .: . lington; Glenelg (9.15 p.m.), for rei: Manaia (10.10 p.m.), for Whangarei, Flora (10.15 p.m.), for Rarotonga. VESSELS DUE TO-DAY. Daphne, from Thames, 10.10 p.m. ... U'aniwha., from Paeroa, 3 a.m. • , Claymore, ■ from Whangarei, 3 a.m. " VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. Waipara, for Whakatane, 4 p.m. Awaliou, for East Coast bays, 5 p.m. ' Araliura, for East Coast ports, 2 p.m. Wingatui, for Southern ports, 5 p.m. Hauiti, for Coromandel. 1 p.m. Taniwha, for Paeroa, 11 p.m. 'Claymore, for Whangarei. 8.30 p.m. Isabella de Fraine, for Whangarei. 4 p.m. ; VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. INTERCOLONIAL AND COASTAL. Kaiap.oi, Adelaide, to sailKauri. Lyttelton. May 1. Omana £ > Bunbury, May 5. Bakanoa, Lyttelton, to sail, Kaimanawa., Westport. May 4. "VVanaka, Southern porta. May 6, •Marama, Sydney, May 2. Manuka. Sydney,, May 8. Kaitoke, Tonga, May 14. Springburn, Nauru Island, May 19. Tofua, Fiji, . May 21, H.M.S. Veronica, Fiji, July 2. ■ I: OVERSEAS. Westmeath, South, May 8; loads for London. .' Berenga, Pacific Coast ports, May. 10. ; Canadian Constructor. Halifax, via Aus- / tralia and Soitlh, due Auckland about May 4. ' • Bona, Java, to sail, . Middlesex, Liverpool, May £1; .cleared Panama April' 14. Bradford City,. Texas, May 10. Port Hacking. New York, May 17 j cleared Panama April 24. Port Kembla,' London, via Suva, May 20. City of Batavia, cleared New York April 10. and Philadelphia April 17; due Auckland about May 20: cleared Panama April 26. y ' Canadian Ranger, New London. .May 15. Canadian Inventor, Vancouver. May 20. Tredinnick, left St. John April 13; due i Auckland May 21. , . Rimutaka, Liverpool. May 21; cleared Panama April 26.. T&iroa, Liverpool,'/ May 29Devon, London, May 31. . ~ . WaiSemata, Calcutta, to sail April 28, via • Singapore and Samarang. Arawji, London, ■ June 18. ; •' PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. , Niagara, at Sydney .sails for Auckland and Vancouver May 8. . Maunganui, en route San Francisco to Wellington. due .Wellington May 5. Maltura, en route Vancouver to Auckland. due Auckland May 18. _ : _ Tahiti,, en route Wellington to San Fran- | ■ • , ci3o'o; due San Francisco May 14. . VESSELS'.IN PORT. Xc Stream—-Talune,. Atua,. Northern Chief (schooner), Rewa (barque), Tangaroa (schooner), K'aeo (schooner), Kaiwarra, ■ France, Kawatiri. Ontario. • Devonport— .Philomel, Ins (cable • steamer),/ H.M.S, Chatham, H.M.S. • Laburnum. • „ Queen's Waiwera, Kaikoura. Er-- ' yContral" Wharf— Wingatui, : Kurow. Prince's Wharf—' „ • ' .' , King's Wharf. Waipa.w&, Ys&bel (bqtne.), . Tremere. ' ' • _ . " Western Wharf —Pinna. Eaitansata. The Northern Company advises that the Otimai's departure • for ■ Whangapoua _ and '■Whakatane has been postponed until 5 ... p.m. to-day, " The Wingatui is timed to sail at 5 P.m. to-day for Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedm, Oamaru, and Timaru, ; where she ./will again, : load for Auckland. / . ...The Richardson . steamer Awahou, which is loading at the Quean's Wharf, is timed to' sail at 5 : p.m. to-day .for Tokomaru Bay, Tologa Bay, and Giaborno, ' ■■~ The Kaitangata is' to shift this morning • .from the Western; Wharf to the iinen 'Wharf to complete discharge of her. cargo of coal' from Westport. .. , < , The auxiliary schooner Isabella de Fraine ' " arrived' from. Whangarei early yesterday, . and- berthed at the Albert Wharf, to ,load for Onerahi and Whangarei "Town- Wharf. • She is timed to leave Auckland after 4 p.m. . to-day. . ' ■ " The • Arahura, which la berthed at the Queen's Wharf, is timed to sa;l at' 2 p.m. to-day for Tokomaru Bay, Gisborno, and Napier. She' will not make the double trip between Gisborno and Napier this week, consequently she *is due back at Auckland . next Saturday. . • The Union Company has received advice that the Wanaka, en route from Blufi:, .. sailed from Dunedin, at 5 p.m. on Saturday for Auckland, via _ way ports. She is < due here at the beginning of nest week. ' , THE BRADFORD CITY. The Reardon Smith' controlled steamer Bradford City is due at Auckland about ."• May 10,.with cargo', New York, Philadelphia; and Texas. THE WAIWERA. .. The, Shaw, Savill , and Albion, steamer Waiwera, which is -discharging and loading 'I nt the Queen's Wh&rf. is expected to complete cargo operations- to-morrow, and sail - , for New Plymouth and Nelson. WAITEMATA ' CLEARED CALCUTTA. The Union Company's Indian trader Wai- . temata sailed oil Saturday from Calcutta ■ for Auckland, via Rangoon, Singapore . and Samarang. She is ,due at Auckland early in June. ' THE KAITOKE. The Union Company's steamer Kaitoke, " from- Newcastle, Sydney, ; Suva, and Tonga, ' is clue at. Auckland : about May 14. /The Teasel will probably' • bring fruit jrom Tonga. . WHAKATANE RETURNS. 'The' New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Whakatane, >vhich sailed from Wellington at 7 a.m. on Sunday for West of England ports, returned to Wellington at 1.45 a.m. yesterday owing to engine trouble. CITY OF BAGDAD AT NEW YORK. •v The New Shipping Company has received advice that the steamer City of Bagdad is to leave New York on May IE for Auckland, Wellington New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, Melbourne, £snd Sydney. . The vessel is due at Auckland BDout the middle of June. MARAMA DELAYED BY STORM. The Union Company's inter-colonial steamer Marama. en'route from Sydney with passengers, mails, and cargo for Auckland, lias reported by wireless that she is being delayed by bad weather and will not reach ■ Auckland before daylight to-morrow. I W AIM ANA SAILED. The Shaw. Savill, and Albion steamer Wami&nc., after loading a large quantity of ' New Zealand produce at the Central Vv'i'arf, ; sailed last evening' for Opua, Whakatane, Gisborno, Napier, and Wellington to complete loading. THE CANADIAN CONSTRUCTOR. The Canadian Government steamer Canadian Constructor, en route from Halifax, •via Australian and Southern ports, is ex- j pected to leavp Wellington tonight for i Napier • and Auckland. The vessel is due at Auckland about Saturday. After discharging about 200 tons of cargo and 'loading a quantity of general cargo at this port the vessel will be despatched next Tuesday for New York, Boston, and Halifax. THE KUROW. ' The Kurow arrived from southern ports at mid-day yesterday and anchored iin tne stream until the evening, when the Waimana vacated a berth at the Central Wharf. The Kurow arrived at Napier on Saturday morning and ha-d great difficulty in lying alongside the wharf, owing .to the heavy swell. Working cargo under those, conditions was difficult, and. slow, especially as at times the mooring lines would break and cargo work had to be suspended until the vessel was "-emoored. As cargro work was riot completed at ay late hour it was first decided that the -steamer should anchor in the roadstead until Monday. It was eventually decided to send the vessel to Auckland with the remainder of the , Napier cargo .'and she sailed at 1 _ a.m. on. Sunday. The over-carried "cargo will.be discharged on the way south • " THE LING. NAM. , The Chung- Navigation Company's steamer Ling Nam,, from Hongkong, -via Melbourne, was due at Wellington yester- .- day. The vessel had 200 tons of cargo to . discharge at Wellington; and was to have been despatched from there yesterday for Tahiti, Balboa. Callao. and louique. The X, Ling Nam is in augur the new service. Besides cargo, the , vessel has accommodation for . four classes of passengers. She is v manned .by a Chinese crow.

j THE B.M.S. MAUNGANTJX. i . e ■ Ihe Royal Mail steamer Maunganxu, en ! route from San • Franoisco,' arrived at Papeete at 6 a.m. last . Tuesday, - and sailed the following morning for Rarotonga, where she was due on Friday. The vessel should reach Wellington - next Friday, and will resume her voyage to Sydney the following day. .. .. THE FLORA SAILED. The Union Company's ; island steamer tlora. sailed at a. late hour yesterday for xCaratonga, Papeete and Mangaia, • THE KAIKOURA. The New _ Zealand # Shipping Company's steamer Kaikoura will complete loading her cargo of New Zealand produce at the Queen's Wharf to-day _ and 'will be despatched for London, via Monte Video, at daylight to-morrow . THE WAIPARA.. • . The British India steamer Waipara ii expected to complete ! careo operations this aftertoon at the King's Wharf when she will sail for Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, and Lyttelton, to complete loading for AvOnmouth, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow. ' THE KAURI. The Kauri, which, sailed from Lyttelton for Auckland direct at 1 p.m.' on Saturday, was diverted to Wellington; and sailed from there at 4 p.m. yesterday. She is now due at Auckland to-morrow night. THE R.M.S; MAETJEA. The Union Company has received advice that the Royal '' Mail steamer Makura cleared Vancouver at midnight on Friday for Honolulu. Suva, Auckland, and Sydney. The vessel ia duo at Auckland on May is. ■ THE TREMERE. The ■ Hain steamer Tremere arrived from 3New York shortly before mid-day yesterday and berthed later at the King's Wharf. The vessel cleared New York ion March 27 and experienced fine weather- until about . two days from Auckland when the wind blew strongly from the south-west, acoom-) panied by rough seas. ' Otherwise .the voyage was -uneventful.' The Tremere .has a full cargo of general merchandise and case : oil; about 2400 tons will be discharged at Auckland and , the. remainder at Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. FISHERMEN'S LIGHTS IN WELLINGTON. • : Two occasional erren electric lights. sft. apart vertically and 70ft. apart horizontally, i have been -placed on the western - shore of Island Bay, situated 2J miles to. the ■ westward of the entrance to Port Nicholson, for -• the use of fishermen employed in this locality. These lights, which are of low power and ' which will not .be lighted on moonlight nights, may, when in use. be visible seaward through the small channel between the island and the westward foreshore of Island Bay. Mariners are warned that the lights are placed solely _ for the use of fishermen, . and are not intended to be used for, general purposes of navigation. - LONG-DISTANCE TOWING. Two outstanding : examples of long-distance ocean towage are reported by the Bureau Wijsmuller, tug owners of Rotterdam. The tug Groningen, belonging to this firm, recently towed three lighters which were laden : with sections of four other similar crafts from Rotterdam to Soerabaya (Dutch East Indies) in 96 days, covering about.9ooo miles. She' then returned to Nantes, via Sabang, and there picked up the sailing vesel Omaha, which she towed to Wilhelmshaven in ten days. She reached Rotterdam on October 1 last and went into.. dry dock for _ Overhaul. Fourteen days later she sailed again for tho East Indies with ; two tugboats, .Jules and Teddy in tow. Port Said' was reached on November 10, Suez on November 15, and Batavia on December 31, the total voyage of 5230 miles having been accomplished with-' . out a single call for bunkers having been '. made. PORT OF LONDON. " London iii still the principal port .of arrival of meat cargoes,", says . the ■ Shipping World. "The direct shipments during 1922 into other British- 1 - ports comprised. 25; per cent, of the imports of mutton and lamb, 35 per cent, of the frozen beef and 28 per cent, of the chilled beef. Moist of the chilled beef landed at Liverpool and Southampton was, however, railed to London for sale. With the exception of Newcastle and Hull, all the provincial porta showed decreased arrivals compared with those in 1921."