SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18895, 18 December 1924, Page 9

SHIPPING.

*ORT OF AUOKLAND.

< YESTERDAY'S ARRIVALS.

Fiona (2.45 p.m.), from Queensland. . Glenele (1:30 p.m.), from Whangarei; rr.jpu (4.30 a.m.), from Jherepeem; Manaia (6 45 a.m.), from Whangarei; Matangi (7 am ) from Tauranga; Clansman (7.30 a.m.), from ' Russell; Apanui (11.45 a.m.), from (5.30 p.m.), from Paeroc; Hikurangi (6.40 p.m.), from Whangarei; Claymore (9.40 p.m.). from Whangarei. Southern Cross (G. 55 p.m.), from New Hebrides. Cumberland (7.5 p.m.), from anganui. YESTERDAY'S DEPARTURES. Kawau fll.lo a.m.), for Big Omaha: Clansman (4.25 p.m.), for Russell; Gael (4.30 p.m.), for Kopu; Hauiti (5.15 p.m.), for Warkworth. Wakatere (5.40 p.m.;, for Thames; Matangi (6.40 p.m.), for Tauranga; Glenelg (10 p.m.), for Whangarei; Manaia (10.10 p.m.), for Whangarei. VESSELS DUE TO-DAY. Tutanekai, from Niue Island, 4 p.m. Kaiwarra, from Suva, 1 p.m. Wakatere, from Thames, 2.-15 p.m. Gael, from Kopu, 8 p.m. Hauiti, from Warkworth. 2.30 p.m. Kawau, from Big Omaha, <5.30 p.m. Omana, from Silverdale, 2.30 p.m. Apanui, from Great Barrier, 7 p.m. VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. Maheno, for Sydney, 3 p.m. Ngak'-ita, for Wellington, 6 p.m. Kamo for Lyttelton, 5 p.m. Volselia, for Napier, mid-day. Taniwha, for Pneron, 3 p.m. Claymore, for Whangarei, 1.30 p.m. Kororniko, for Westport. (VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. INTERCOLONIAL AND COASTAL. Kav/atere. Port Stephens, via Napier, December 19. Kaiwarra, Fiji, December 18. Tutanekai, .Niue Island. December 1(1. Navua, Southern ports, December 20. JI.M.S. Veronica, South, December 21. H.M.S. Dunedin, South, December 21. Niagara, Sydney. December 22. Ulimaroa, Sydney, December 23. Wingatui, Southern ports, December 26. Kaiapoi, Tasmania, December 21. Tofua. Fiii. December 29. Kahika, Grafton, to sail. OVEBSEAS.

Pinna. Borneo. December 20. Aspen, Los Angeles, December 20. City of Edinburgh, New York, December 22. Port Hunter, December 23, to load. Port Melbourne, Liverpool, December 23. Norfolk, Australia. Dec. 26, to load. West Nilus, San Francisco., December 26. Tymeric, New York, December 28. Ksretu, Liverpool, December 30. Canadian Constructor, Montreal. January 3. Trelevan, New York, January 5. Dorset. Liverpool, January 5 Makura, Vancouver, January 5. Tekoa. London. January 6. via Suva. Waimana. Livorpool. January 6. Trefyon, San Francisco, January 8. Trekieve Montreal, January 9. Sussex, Calcutta. January 9. Canadian Traveller. South. January 10. to load. Pakeha. South. January 13, to load. Waiwers, South. January 16. to load. Zealandic. South, January 22, to load. Waimate. South, Jan. 17, to load. Sheaf Mount, Vancouver, to sail. Cornwall. Liverpool, January 20. Ariel, bque., Marseilles, early January. West Calera, San Francisco. January 20. Leitrim, Liverpool, January 28. Niagara. Vancouver, February 2. Tairoa, Liverpool, February 2. Danekonge, aux. echnr., Red Sea, early February. Aorangi, Vancouver. February 24.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. Niagara. at Sydney. Sails for Auckland and Vancouver to-day. ilakura. due at Auckland, from Vancouver, January 5. Maunganui, due at Wellington, from San Francisco, on Monday. Tahiti, due at San Francisco, from Wellington. on December 26. KARLY SAILINGS FROM AUCKLAND. OVERSEAS. Fort Campbell, America, and London, : Deo 19. Mahana, London, December 20. I Niagara, Vancouver, December 23. j Canadian Traveller, New York, January 12. I Rirautaka, America and England, January 14. Waimate. England, Jan. 20. Waiwera. America and London. Jan. 21. I Zealandic, London, January 22. Tahiti. Vancouver, January 27. \ vessels :ln port. In Stream—Rewa (baraue). Northern Chief I (schooner), Ysabel (batne.), Oiltanker • Nucula, Vaitomo. -Prince's Wharf—Vol sella, Maheno, Ngakuta. Southern Cross, r Devonport—H.M.B, Philomel. H.M.3. j Laburnum. Cable-steamer Iris. Western Wharf—Kauri. ; Central Wharf—lllingworth, Cumberland. I King's Wharf—Trewyn, Nauru Chief, , Waihora, Kamn. | Queen's Wharf—Mahana. Port Campbell, Pakeha. j Chelsea—Koromiko. t

, The Trewyn is now expected to complete discharge at the King's Wharf to morrow, when she is to sail for Newcastle. The Wingatui. after being delayed at Bluff by. wet weather, was to leave there last evening for Auckland, via way ports. The Kamo shifted to the King's Wharf yesterday to complete discharge and to load. She is to sail for Lyttelton at 5 p.m. today.

The Koromiko is expected to complete discharge of her coal cargo at Chelsea this morning, when she will bo despatched for \v estport. The steamer VolseMa is 10 sail at mid-day to-day for Napier and Southern ports to complete discharge cf her cargo of oil from bingapore.

The Nobel Explosive Company's auxiliary schooner Huia is loading general cargo at XJunedin. The vessel is to leave there about the end of this week for Auckland. The Nobel Explosive Company's ketch ■tiara, which sailed from Auckland on Monday, is to load a cargo of barrels of tar *nu bitumen at Wellington for Auckland. H.M.S; Laburnum will be undocked this »°rning, when -she will berth at the SheerJess \Vharf to replenish her bunkers. The 4i J? i will vacate the berth at tne bheerlegs Wharf and go to an anchorage in the etream.

The Isavua, with cargo frcm Southern ports, was to leave Wellington at 5 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is chin on Saturday moiring. The vessel was deJayed l,v rain at Wellington. Aft.er disav<Ke.,^h e In »vua proceeds from Auckland w Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. RETURN OF SOUTHERN CROSS. The MeUnesian Mission ateamor Southern Cross returned from a three months' cruise to the Solomon and New Hebrides Groups last, evening, and anchored in tho stream lor the night. She left Auckland on September 27, and, after calling at Norfolk Island, reached \ ila on October 4. Exceptionally fine weather for the time of year was encountered during her tm through tho islands. Headquarter* at Siota. were leH on -.November 10, and, after calling at various islands. Vila was again cleared on December 9_ for Auckland. Fine weather wa3 met with on the return voyage, with the exception of strong southerly winds, v'.s" a very lum; y swell, 36 hours out from Tir i 5 veß3,! ' brought the Bishop of •Uelßneßia and four other passengers to Auckland. She will berth at the Princo'B ii harf this morning. NGAKUTA BERTHED. The Union Company's Island steamer J>Bakuta. whisk arrived late on Tuesday night Ironi Kurotonga, was berthed at the Prince's Wharf yesterday morning. The yessol expfiriencod fine woather in tho islands, where she loaded, at Mauke, Atiu, aitutaki, and Rarotonga. She cleared - the Jast-xnentioried port on December 7. A mgh southerly swell was experienced next day, and on December 12 tho vessel encountered a fresh west-north-west gale, and nifirli seas, which caused tho Ngakuta to labour hea\ily. After two days the weather began to moderate, and the conditions conV nu i - to ir "P r ? v o. as the vessel Jieared Auckland. As it is tho end of tho fruit season tho Ngakuta's cargo was a small °no, and consisted of c,bout 5009 canes of »i an *- es ' and pineapples. This is tie Ngakuta's last trip to the islands before about February or Minch. She iH now loadgeneral cargo for WollinKton, for "fcere aha is to sail at 5 p.m. to-day.

CUNARD LINER MAUHETANIA. The Mauretania has completed her millionth mile of steaming. This was reached "Unng; the BOoth voyage across the Atlantio, & na the Mauretania ih now said to have steamed further and carried more p»st«npers than any other Atlantic vessel. She has made the fastest Atlantic passage, c-ossing Jrorn New York to Queenstowji in uoo in 4 days 10 hours 4! minutes. She lately wane another record by crossing from Cherbourg to New York in 5 days 7) hours 20 minutes. In 10U the Mauretania made the record day'ii run of 675 knots. This splendid s "ip, although not now the highest liner afloat, was at the time of her construction the largest and fastest vessel ever planned, obe is 790 ft, long, BBft.. broad, and HOft. deop from the boat deck. To the top of ?i? r ' u P" e hi she is 155 ft. high, or higher than the Nelson Column in Trafalgar „.'}.H &re i . R nd to the top of her masta she is il!}' h'Sn. The Mauretaniu'g tonnage is tv! u an< ' ' ler displacement 48,000 tons. J'ie noise-power of her engines is 70,000. one carries 600 first-class pauHengers, 500 second-class, and 1300 third-class, and her _rew numbers nearly 900. Her funnelß are 1? that a double-docker] traincar would •*» able to pass through them quite easily.

PINNA DUB SHORTLY. The British Imperial Oil Company's steamer Pinna- s expected at Auckland about Saturday, with a cargo of case oil from Singapore. She will discharge at tho Prince's Wharf. CARGO EX PORT NICHOLSON. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Lincoln is due at Melbourne about January 8 with cargo salvaged from the Port Nic.aolaon, which went ashore at Las Palmas. THE SCHOONER PIRI. The Nobel Explosivis Company's topsail schooner Piri. ex Tangaroa, is to. leave Melbourne this week with explosives for Greymouth and Westport, and general cargo for Auckland. MAHENO SAILS 3 P.M. TO-DAY. The Union Company's intercolonial steamer Maheno is to leave Auckland at 3 p.m. to-day with passengers, mails nnd cargo for Sydney. She is berthed at the Prince's Wharf. OMANA TO LOAD. The R. S. Lamb steamer Omani ii due at Auckland from Tauranga about Sandfly to commence loading a cargo of timbor for Sydney. THE MAHANA. The Shaw. Savill ii.r,d Albion Line steamer Mahana, which is loading :it the Queen's Wharf, in to sail on Saturday for London, via Montevideo and Tenorifte. The vessel is taking mails for thoto ports. THE M ARAM A. The Union Company's intercolonial steamer Mamma, which sailed from Auckland for Sydney at .0.15 p.m. on Fridjy, arrived at her destination at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Tho vefrsei. is to nail from Syd'iey to-dav for Wellington, she is duo on Monday. THE ATHEX.IC. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Athenic is due at Wellington from Napier to-duy to complete loading. The v'eSsel is scheduled to sail from Welling;on on December 23 with passengers and rnnil /or Southampton and London, via. Montevideo and Teneriffe. KAIWARRA FROM SUVA. Tho Kaiwarra. en route from Suva to Auckland, bus reported by wireless that she will arrive at 1 p.m. to-day. The vessel is bringing coal from Newcastle and a quantity of fruit fmm Fiji. She will ber!h at the Prince s Wharf. THE DREDGE KORUA. The bucket dredge Korua, which was recently purchased at Melbourne by the Crisborne Harbour Board, is to leave Auckland to-day for Gisborne. Captain A. Carson, harbourmaster at Gisborne, will take tan drfdge to that port THE HAWAII ill. The Kawatiri was to leave Napier at 5 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due to-morrow morning. The vessel will berth at the Prince's Wharf to completo discharge of her timber cargo from Port Stephens. TREMEADOW AT LYTTELTON. Tho Union Company's chartered steamer Tremeadow arrived at Lyttelton at noon on Tuesday with a cargo of phosphates from Nauru Island. After discharging a part cargo the vessel will leave for :?Oit Chalmers to-morrow.

WILLASTON FROM MONTREAL. The Wirral Transport Company's steamer Willaeton, 5G72 tons, is expected to leave Montreal on January 28 with cargo for Auckland. Wellington, and Lyttelton. The New Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents. DORSET CLEARED PANAMA. En route from Liverpool with passengers and cargo for New Zealand, the Federal Line steamer Dorset cleared Panama on December 11. The vessel has cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, nnd Dunedin. She la due at this port about January 5. THE RIMUTAKA. The New Zealand Shipping Company's Bteamer Rimutaka vis to leave Dunedin yesterday for New PI, mouth Wellington, Napier. Gisborne and Auckland to complete loading for New York, Boston, and West of England ports. The vessel sails finally from this port on January 11. TUTANEKAI DUB 4 P.M. TO-DAY. The Government steamer Tutf.uekai is duo at 4 p.m. to-rliy from Nius Islnnd. The vessel will berth at the Queen's Wharf to discharge a ouantity of fruit and copra for this port. From Auckland she proceeds, to Wellington. THE CANADIAN TRAVELLER. The Canadian Government steamer Canadian Traveller is duo at Napier about Saturday from Adelaide to load in New Zealand for New York, Boston, and Halifax. Her other loading ports are Timaru. Lyttelton, Dunedin, aid Auckland. She sails from this port for New York about January 12. R.M.S. TAHITI REPORTED. The Royal Mail steamer Tahiti, en route from Wellington, arrived at Rarotonga- at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday and sailed the same day for Papeete and San Francisco. She is due at the Californiau port on December 20. WAIWERA TO LOAD. L. D. Nathan and Company. Ltd., advise that the Shaw, £avill and Albion steamer Waiwera is due at Lyttelton from Brisbane about December 29 to load in New Zealand for New York. Boston and London. __ The vessel will also load at Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. She is to be despatched finally from this port on January 21.

THE PAKEHA. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Line steamer Pakeha is to leave Auckland at the end of this month for Dunedin to complete discharge. The vessel will aftorwarda load at Timaru, Napier. Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay, Auckland and Wellington. She is duo back at this port about January 13 and idle is to sail from Wellington for London, via Montevideo on January 23. MAHIA S LOADING PORTS. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mahia is scheduled to reach Wanganui roadstead from Brisbane on January 25 to commence loading in New Zealand for London. Her other loading ports are Wellington, Napier. Gisborne and Auckalnd. She is to bo despatched from i;his port, via Montevideo and Tenoriffo on February 18. CUMBERLAND LOADING. Tho Federal Lin's steamer Cumberland arrived last evening from Wanganui and berthed at the Central Wharf to load a • largo quantity of Now Zealand produce for i London. Tho vessel is expected to leave I Auckland about Tuesday for Gisborne. and j Wellington to complete loading. FIONA FROM QUEENSLAND. After an absence of about fourteen mppths the Colonial Sugar Company's steamer' Fiona, Captain T. W. O'Neill, arrived at Auckland from Queensland yesterday afternoon and berthed at Chelsea to discharge her cargo of over ('>ooo tons of rn v sugar. Tho cargo was loaded at Cairns, T wnsviilo, and Mackay. and tho Fiona sailed (rem tho lastmentioned pori on December 9. Fine weather, with light head win-Js and seas, was experienced on tho trip. From Auckland the Fiona goes to Sydney and slio is to sail from here early next week. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within ranste of the under-mentioned wirelees stations to-day :—- Auckland.—Anchoria, Kniwnrra, Koromiko, KaitangaU, Tutanekai, Tofua. Wanaka. Chatham Islands.—Tainui, Sunny Hill. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Mararoa, Ngaio, Hertford. Manuka, Wingatui, Kaikorai, Rakanoa, Pakipaki, Athenic, Kaimannwa Canadian Traveller, Kumara, Lus Vegas. Maunganui, Tahiti, Waikav.-a, Largo Law, Ruapehu, l-'hyiia. Waiotapu, Arahuru.