SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18584, 17 December 1923, Page 7

SHIPPING.

f s . • ' " * ; - r v PORT OF AUCKLAND. ii -— ■ SATURDAY'S ARRIVALS. 4 " Ngapuhi (6.50 a.m.), from Russell: Waipu pSivir'ff a.m.), from Kerepedifc: Claymore (9.20 mm.), from Whangarei:- Huia (10.10 p.m.), f£ : H : from Whartgarei; Wakatere (4.40 p.m.), from Shames; Daphpe (455 p.m.), from Coroman'jW. - __ ■■ I 1 ' YESTERDAY'S ARRIVALS. ii P r . k Hikurangi (4.45 a.m.), from Whangarei; ': Manaia (6.40 a.m.!. from Whangaroi; y Matangi (7.45 *.m.), from Tauranga. ii" J Canadian Miller (11.40 p.m.), from liontreal. •• -;.X ;i Arohura (4 p.m.), from East Coast ports. SATURDAY'S DEPARTURES. Port Denison (8. IS p.m.), for Napier. # Apanui (7.40 a.m.), for Awanui; Ngakuta (6.15 p.m.). fcr Wellington; Kaitangata (7,20 p.m.), for Wellington' s. Claymore (3.50 p.m.), for Whangarei. Taniwha (5.15 p.m.), for Paeroa. ' ' 4 VESSELS DUE TO-DAY. Wanaka, from Rarotonga, 5 a.m. ~ Ruanehu. from London, 2 p.m. Southern Cross, from Solomon Islands. - H.M.S. Chatham.. from Wellington. H.M.S. Laburnum, from Wellington. Tfuiiwiia, (!rom Paeroa, 10 p.m. Claymore, from Whangkifi, 11.30 p.m. Awahou. from East Coast Bays. VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. Dorset, for America "and England, 3 p.m. Quebec City, 'or Wellington, otternoon. Kliikcura, for Wellington, 5 p.m. M knaia, for Whangarei, 10 p.m. . Mutanji, for Taux&nga. 7 p.m. ... Nfapuhi, for Russell, 7 p.m. • Ngatiawa, for Houhora. noon. Wakatere, for Thames, 9.30 a.m. - r.uiti. for Waiwers, etc.. 6 p.m. Huia, for Whangarei, 5 p.m. VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. » INTERCOLONIAL CCi.otat, ■ ij Sssthesa Cross, Solomon Islands, Decernboi 17. ... Bona, Fiji, December 18. Manuka, Sydney. December 18. Komata. South, December 19. Kawatiri. Fiji, ltecember 90. „• , Kaiapoi, Melbourne, via South, December 22. Waipori, Newcastle, to sail. Rarori, South, December 24. "1; Ulimaroa. Sydney, December 26. Tofua, Fiji, January 2. Marama, Sydney, January 8, OVUSSiI. - Ruapehu, Southampton. December 17; at Colon, November 22. * Mahia, South. Dec. 20. to load. Waimana, London. December 25; at Colon, December 4. Chindwarra, Texas. December 24: cleared Colon. November 23. , HuruDui. South. December 30. to load. ?• Port Elliot, New York, December 30 , cleared Panama, December 10. _ \ i .Cornwall, Liverpool, December 80; at Panama, December 8. Nuddea, New York, January 1; cleared Panama, December 7. Hollywood, Los Angel e», January 2. Canadian Cruiser, Halifax, January J; at Colon, December 10. •:> - Australind, Montreal, January 5. Canadian Challenger, South, January 7, to load. Canadian Importer, Vancouver, January 10. Suffolk, Liverpool, January 11. Nowshera, New York, January 13. Port Sydney. London. January 18. Westmeath. New York, middle January, City of Dunedin, New York, to sail. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. Niagara, due at Auckland from Vancouver, December 27. . ilaunffanui, en rout© Wellington to Ban Francisco, due San Francisco December S7, Tahiti, en route Wellington to Sydney. Makura. «a. route Auckland to Vancouver; due at Vancouver. December • 29. EARLY SAILINGS FROM AUCKLAND. UTZK3BA.S. Dorset; for West Coast of England ports, •via. America, December • 17. Hurunui, for America end West of Eng- . land ports. January 3.. Canadian Chillenger, America and Canada, early January. VESSELS IN PORT. In Tangaroa (schooner), Rewa (barouu), Ysabal (bsrquentine). Northi * ' ern Chief (schooner). - • • , DavenportH.M.S. Philomel, H.M.C.S. Iris. ;• King'* Wharf—Trovi'fcick, Mapu (schooner). Queen's Wharf—Dorset, Kaikoura, Kent, Central WharfQuebeo City, " Erroll, j? faguu •' r , Western Wharf—Kauri. ; ' -« In Dock—Louis Tberiatdt. > , At Kaivaarra. The Wingalui w&j expected to leave Onerahi on Friday night for Hoklanga to V; load a cargo of timber for Sydney. The Blackball steamer Ngakuta and the Kaitangata both left Auckland on Saturday evening with cargo for Southern ports. THE B.M.S. TAHITI. The Royal Mail steamer Tahiti sailed from. Wellington for Sydney on Friday afternoon in continuation of her voyage from San Francisco. The vessel is scheduled to sail ' "from Sydney on December 27, and Wellinge, ton on January 1, with passengers, mails and - - cargo for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and \ ''X'.; Papeete. . . •: > v »| - THE TEKOA'S ITINERARY The New Zealand Shipping - Company, has received advice that the Tokoa has been fixed to discharge at Bluff as well as the four main New Zealand ports. ■ The vessel is to load at Newport, Avonmouth, Manchester, Glasgow, and Liverpool, sailing from ■ . the last-named port for New Zealand on ,-L February 23. THE MAHIA. V." The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Ma- ; hia was expected to leave Bluff on Friday *" for Gisborne, Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton to complete loading. The vessel - < is due at this port on December 20. and is scheduled to sail finally from Lyttelton on -•. January 3 for London, via the Cape Horn . - route. • ; ; THE HURUNUI. The New Zealand Shipping, Company's ' steamer Huranui arrived at Napier at 3 a.m.. on Thursday from Now Plymouth, to continue loading for America and England. ." The vessel will complete) loading at Auckland, whero she is due about December 80. , She will be finally despatched from this port about January 3 for New York, Boston, and West of England ports. RUAPEHU FROM SOUTHAMPTON. The New Zealand Shipping Company's ' . liner Ruapehu is due at 3 p.m. to-day with < passengers and cargo from _ London and Southampton. The vessel will berth after medical inspection at the Queen's Wharf to disembark 297 passengers - for New Zealand. Her cargo is for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. AWAHOU LOADS TO-DAY. The Richardson steamer Awahou is due from the coast to-day. The vessel will berth at the Queen's Wharf to load to-day and to-morrow morning for Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay and Gisborne. . • The Mako is at present loading wool on the East Coast and is not 'Sxpocted back -at Auckland before the New Year. NOWSHERA FROM AMERICA. The New Zealand Shipping Company has received advice that the A. and A. steamer Nowshera sailed from Philadelphia on November 27, and New York on December 12, • ■ with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, L/ttelton, Dunedin. and Melbourne. The vessel is due at this port about January 12. ■' HUIA'S SAILING DATES. — The steamer Huia is timed to leave Auckland at 5 p.m. to-day for Whangarei Town Wharf. Robert Millar and Company advise that on account of the holidays, the vessel • will sail from Auckland at 7 a.m. on Saturday ." December 22, instead of Monday, December 24, and again on Saturday, December 29, instead of on Monday, December 81. SUGAR CARGOES FROM SYDNEY. Interesting events in the export trade of Sydney will take place shortly, when there will be sent from-tiat port to the United Kingdom two large consignments of sugar by the steamers Diogenes and Port Lyttelton. These are probably the first shipments of the kind that have ever gone forward from Sydney if not Australia. So far as is known at present, no arrangements have been made for future consignments. ■* AQUITANIA'S FUEL CONSUMPTION. During the run from »New York to South- % ~ ampton, the Aquitania of the Cunard Line burns 83,000 barrels of oil—7oo tons a day. She takes on enough lifluid fuel while •"in New York to supply her fires for the ' round trip and has teen bunkered in nine and one-half hours. The rapid method _of oil bunkering enables her to make a quick ♦urn-around both in New York and South"ampton. The services of but three men are required to fill her bunkers with oil. It " would require 12 gangs of men to load her - - with coal for a trip—and such men are hard - to find as no one seems to want to shovel - soft coal out of the hull of a canal boat, even though the wages ' M far shove the average for labourers. Th& Scythia of' the same line, but not in the flyer class, consumes • less than 150 toias of oil daily. She is an eight-day sliip, while too Aquitania Mr ccosset » six days. •

, ' . CABGO FROM SOUTH. ' The Union Company . advises i thai.?' the Karori. . which is loading in the South, will proceed from Tim am to Auckland direct. WANAKA DUE AT DAYBREAK. - The Union' Company's Island aleamer Wanaka -is due •at ■ daybreak „ to-day from Eastern Pacific jorts* She will berth at the King's Wharf to discharge her cargo of about 11,000 cases of fruit and a quantity or phosphates, , , THE PORT DENISON. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Denieon sailed on Saturday night for Napier and Wellington 'to complete loading for London. The vessel is to sail finally from Wellington on December 25. WAIOTAPU FOR PACIFIC COAST. The Union Company advises that the Wtiiof.apu is due at Wellington to-morrow from Newcastle.- She is expected to sail from Wellington on December 22 for Pacific Coast ports. ~ THE ERROLL. The Erroll, which is loading a large quantity of dried milk at the Central Wharf is to sail to-morrow night for Napier and Wellington to complete loading for Dunkirk. London and Hull. THE QUEBEC CITY. The Seardon-Smith Line steamer Quebec City is to sail this a.ftemoon for Wellington and Dunedin, to complete discharge of ber cargo of Australian (hardwood from Bunbury. CARGO FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA. The Kaiapoi, with cargo from Australia and southern ports, is to leave Lyttelton to-morrow for Auckland direct, where she is due about Friday night. THE KENT. - The Federal Line steamer Kent is to sail to-morrow afternoon for Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete discharge of her cargo from Liverpool. TO PITA'S NEXT SAILING- DATE. The Union Co's Island steamer Tofua, is scheduled to sail from Auckland for the Islands on Tuesday, January 6. She vill await the arrival of the Marama that day from Sydney. ? THE TREFUSIS. The Hain uteamer Trefusis is to sail on Wednesday afternoon for southern ports and Australia to complete discharge of her cargo from Montreal. TREVITHICK DELAYED. The Hain steamer Trevithick. which is discharging cargo , from Texas at the King's Wharf, is being delayed by a scarcity of railway trucks, and consequently will not leave Auckland in continuation of her voyage until about the end of the week. SOUTHERN CROSS DUE TO-DAY. The Melanesian Mission steamer Southern Cross is due back at Auckland to-day, after a cruise of nearly three months in the South-west Pacific. She will berth at the Queen's Wharf. ' THE KAIKOURA. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s steamer Kaikoura is to leave Auckland at 5 p.m. to-day for Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin in continuation of her voyage fiem New York. THE DORSET. The Federal Line steamer Dorset did not complete loading operations on Saturday as was expected. The vessel's departure for New York, Boston and West of England ports has bees poatopned until 3 p.m. today, H.M.S.'a CHATHAM AND LABURNUM. The warships Chatham and Laburnum will arrive at Auckland this morning from Wellington. They will moor at their usual berths at Devonport. THE R.M.S. IIAUNGANUI. The Royal Mail steamer Maunganui due at San Francisco to-day from Wellington. The vessel is scheduled to leave ■ San Francisco on December 21 for Wellington and. Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga. She is duo at Wellington on January 12. NIAGARA MAKING FAST TIME. The Union Co. advises that the Royal Mail steamer Niagara is expected to arrive at Auckland from Vancouver at noon on Thursday, December 27. a day ahead of schedule time. She is to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. the following day for Sydney. MANUKA FROM SYDNEY. TO-MORROW. The Union inter-Colonial steamer' Manuka, which sailed from Sydney for Auckland at mid-day on Friday, is bringing 215 saloon and 121 steerage passengers, as well as cargo and mails for this port. She is due to-morrow morning. The Manuka is scheduled to leave Auckland at I 11 a.m. on Thursday instead of Friday, the usual sailing day. KOMATA'S ITINERARY. , The Komata, on route from Southern ports, sailed from Lyttelton at 1 p.m. on Friday for Wellington, Napier, and Auckland. She is due here about Wednesday,, and after discharge the vessel will proceed to Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Oamaru and Timaru. - - CANADIAN MILLER ARRIVED. The Canadian Government steamer Canadian Miller arrived last night from Montreal and anchored in the stream. She will berth at the King's Wharf this morning to uncharge general merchandise for New Zealand. From Auckland the vessel will go _to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide to complete discharge. v /WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. . "The following vessels are expected to.be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations to-day:— _ _ ... Auckland.—City of Brisbane, Kawatin, Makura, Manuka, Marama, Monadrock, Port Augusta, Bona, Ruapehu, Tofua. H.M.S. Veronica, Wingatui. Chatham Island.—Mimone. ' Wellington^—TutunekiH, Sir James Clark Ross. Waimarino, Omana, Waikouaiti, Port Kembla, Moeraki, "Canadian Challenger, Mahia, Hurunui, Middlesex. Canadian Spinner. Arawa, Kurow, Waitomo, Pakeha, Royal City. Rimutaka, West Nilus, Port Denison, Quebec City. ' ' . PORT OF ONEHUNGA. Saturday's Arrivals.—Rarawa , (7.45 a.m.l, from New Plymouth ; Ohmemuri (5.80 p.m.), from Whangape; Arapitw* (6.30 p.m.), from Waikato Heads. ■ .. Saturday's Departure.— (noon), for Picton and Nelson. Yesterday's Arrivals.— (6.30 a.m.), from Hokianga; Progress (6 a.m.), from Hokianga. f I ' BY TELEGRAPH. ' WELLINGTON.—December 15: Arrived— Maori (7 a.m.). from Lyttelton; Komata (7.25 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Wanderer (9.35 a.m.), from Gisborne: . Kaimanawa . (6.20 p.m.), from Napier. Sailed—Breeze (1.35 p.m.), for Wanganui; Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Komata (10.30 p.m.), for Napier. December 16: Arrived— (8.15 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Arawa (12.35 p.m.), from Gisborne. Sailedßimutaka (3 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON. — 15: Arrived— Wahine (6.40 a.m.). from Wellington. Sailed—Wahine (8.40 p.m.) 7 for Wellington; Kushine (3.10 P.m.), for Napier. December 16: Arrived— (6.155 a.m.), from Wellington. —December 15: Arrived Hacking (7.45 a.m.). from Lyttelton; Kamo (6.10 p.m.), fiom Lyttelton. December 16: Arrived— -Opihi (10 a.m.), from Wellington.