SHIPPING, MAILS AND WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21043, 30 November 1931, Page 5

SHIPPING, MAILS AND WEATHER.

g ; {POET OF AUCKLAND. Ir V" '"'-SATURDAY'S ARRIVALS. - .-.ia. (4.55 a.m.). from Ocean Island. fiSj mos a.m.). from Coast; Paroto (1 ' ' ) from Coast; Omann, Warkworth: (4.25 a.m.). from Whangarei; Coronation (4.30 a.m.). from Whangarei; £ (3 30 a.m.). from Paeron; Ivawau £?r*V) from Waihcke; Waka (10.10 < 9 - 10 . /' nl Northern ports; Toa (7.15 a.m.), ' ftDotiki; Hauiti (2.15 p.m.), from jhames; Kawau (0 p.m.), from Waiheko. SATURDAY'S DEPARTURES. (12.25 p.m.). for Gisborne; Motu , T ir °V), for Awanui: Tiri (1.35 p.m.), f Awanui: Omana (1.50 p.m.), for Waiheke; Kawau (1.53 p.m.), for Waiheko. YESTERDAYS ARRIVALS. Port Dunedin (G a.m.). from New York, cfsapngersMrs. and Miss Nannestnd, Miss ifc,iHivan, Miss Pyne, Mr. and Mrs. Imlay, Vr A Katz, Mr. Chapman. Mr. Ewan. Mfliolo (6.30 a.m.). fro.n Sydney. Passen- ' for Auckland:—Miss L. Monteith. Mies !? Kahr Mrs. M. Nahr, Mrs. Annie Stokes, Mr H. L. Spry. Mr. R. W. Marshall. Mrs. r Stnart-Umbers. Margaret W. (10.50 a.m.), from Gisborne. YESTERDAY'S DEPARTURES. Tuboe (1-10 a.m.), for Tauranga. Coronation (S.lO p.m.). for Whangarei; Claymore (910 p.m.), for Whangarei. VESSELS DUE TO-DAY. Port Fairy. from Napier, fi a.m. I? M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, 12.30 from Wellington. 6 a.m. Pukeko, from Portland, evening. VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. H.M.S. Laburnum, for Hauraki Gulf. 7 for Fiji, 11 a.m. Port Dunedin, for Wellington, evening. Paroto, for Northern ports, 2 p.m. pono, for Kerepeehi. 2 p.m.Waka. for Northern ports, 3 p.m. Omana. for Warkworth, 3 p.m. • Hauiti. for Thames. 4 p.m. Kawau, for Mangawai, 5 p.m. Endeavour, for Northern ports, 5 p.m. VESSELS EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. INTERCOLONIAL AND COASTAL. v Waipiata, Southern ports, November 30. Kaponga, Greymouth, December 1. Morinda. Sydney, via Norfolk Island, December 1. M&unganui, Sydney, December 1. Wingatui, Southern ports. December 7. ITlimaroa, Sydney, December S. H-M.S. Diomede, Southern ports, December 9. Karetu, Fiji. Deceniber 9. Sonoma, Sydney. December 12. Niagara, Sydney. December 14. Maui Pomare, Apia, via Southern ports, December 21. Mararna, Sydney, December 22. OVERSEAS. Port Fairy, Napier, November 30, to load. Eangitata, London, via Wellington, December 2. Melbourne Maru, Japan, via ports, December 4. lonic, Napier, December 7, to load. Northumberland, New Plymouth, December S, to load. Yfaihemo, Los Angeles. December 10. Canadian Challenger, Montreal, December 16. Raranga, New Plymouth, December 16, to load. _ M&taroa, London, via Wellington, December 16. EARLY SAILINGS FROM AUCKLAND. INTERCOLONIAL AND OVERSEAS. Tofua. Suva, November 30. Morinda, Sydney, via Norfolk Island, December 1. Malolo, San Francisco, December 1. Niagara, Sydney. December 1. Maunganui, Sydney. December 4. Melbourne Maru, Japan. December 4. * Po.t Fairy. London. December 5. Ulimaroa, Sydney, December 11. lonic, London. December 12. Sonoma, San Francisco, December 12. Niagara, Vancouver, December 14. Ventura. Sydney, December 18. Maui Pomare, Apia, December 23. Marama, Sydney, December 24. Mataroa, London, January 13. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND. Ulimaroa, due Sydney December 1; sails for Auckland December 4. Maunganui. left Sydney November 27; due Auckland December 1. Marama. due Sydney December 1; sails :• for Wellington December 4. BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Rotorua, left Southampton October 30; due Wellington December 14. Mataroa, left Southampton November 6; due Wellington December 10. Rangitane, left Southampton November 19; due Wellington December 23. Remuera. leases Southampton December 18; due Wellington January 24. Rangitiki, leaves Southampton January 15; due Wellington February IS.

PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. Niagara, left Vancouver November 11; due Auckland November 30; sails for Sydney December _l. Makura. left Sydney November 26, leaves Wellington December 1 for San Francisco. tionoma, left Los Angeles November 6; Auckland November 27; due Sydney December 1. Aorangi, left Auckland November 17; due Vancouver December 4. Ventura, left .Los Angeles November 27; due Auckland December 18. Sierra, left Sydney November 17, Auckland November 21; due San Francisco December 9. " Monowai, left San Francisco, November 25; due Wellington December 14. VESSELS IN PORT. In Stream—Waitomo, Waitemata, Gunbar, Piri (aux. schooner), Mako, Kairanga, Kaitoke, Kaimanawa, Kurow, Iris, Vileehi (American yacht). Devonport—H.M.S. Philomel, H.M.S. Veronica, Nucula (Admiralty oil tanker). Prince's Wharf—Endeavour (King and Coy.), Port Dunedin (F.C.A. Coy.), Waimea (U.S.S. Coy.). North Wall—Kiwitea (U.S.S. Coy.). Central Wharf—Waikawa (U.S.S. Coy.), Malolo (Henderson and Macfarlane). Queen's Wharf—Tofua (U.S.S. Coy.), Cumberland (N.Z.S. Coy.), Port 1' airy (Heather, Roberton). Chelsea—Weirbank (Spedding, Ltd.). King's Wharf—Astoria (Henderson and Macfarlane), Otokia (U.S.?. Coy.), Margaret W. (A. G. Frankham). OVERSEAS SHIPS. MOVEMENTS " AND DUE DATES. Tonic, left London October 8 for Auckland and Port Chalmers (arrived November 26). Eangitata, left London October 22 for Wellington (arrived November 25) and Auckland (due December 1). Raranga, in ballast, left London on October 22 for Bluff (due December 6). Cumberland, left Liverpool October 17for Auckland (arrived November 27), Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. „ Winton, left New York October 10, Newport News October 11 and Galveston on October 23 for Auckland. V ellmgton (arrived November 28), Lyttelton, Dur.edin and Australia. Faxen, from, Contu.outal ports, left Tvew-castle-on-Tyne for Durbar, and Capetown to complete loading for I'remantle. Adelaide. Melbourne. Auckland (due middle of December) and Wellington. , _ Rotorua, left London October 29 for Suva. Wellington (due December 11), ioit Chalmers and Lytt/lton. The Waimea arrived from Napier yesterday Bfterroon and is at Pnncn's Wharf. one "will sail for Gisborne and Napier to-morrow afternoon. The Pukeko is due from Portland this evening. She will be despatched for East Coast bays, Gisborne and Napier to-morrow efternoon.

The Fecernl steamer Corn wall, which Bailee from Wellington for London and Glasgow on November 9, is reported to have cleared Colon last Friday.

The* Northern Company advises that the Ronaki will leave Onehunga for ITokianga at noon to-day, and a vessel will leave Onehunga for Raglan ancl Kawhia to-morrow. The Kaponga left Greymoutli at mid-day on Friday for Wellington and Auckland. After completion of discharge at Auckland Bhe will return to Westport and Greymoulh. The American yacht Vileehi will berth at Central Wharf tins morning to land the luggage of Mr. Hi ram T. Morton, the,, owner of the yacht, who is leaving with his family by the Malolo to-morrow. Russell and Somers. Limited, have received further advice that the Anchor Line motor-ship Alexander will not be due at Oneinmga until next Friday. She will load for Nelson and West Coast ports.

The Waipiata is clue from South Island Ports and Wellington early this morning and will berth at Prince's Wharf. After completion of discharge elie will be des-> patched for Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Oamaru and Tirnaru in that order.

OTOKIA UNDOCKED. oil-tanker Otokia at Ki™4 wi doC i\ 0u Satu *day and berthed L oxnpHt i T to complete refitting. She P ed to sail for San Pedro to-morrow. MAUNGANUI FROM SYDNEY. The Maunganui is due from Sydney towith passengers, mail and cargo, bhe will berth at Queen's Wharf. TOFUA SAILS TO-DAY. JA e a T ? f ™ vy Sail for Fiji. Tonga and oamoa at 11 o clock this morning with passengers, mail and cargo. She is loading at Queen's Wharf. PORT WAIIvATO AT SYDNEY. The motor-ship Port Waikato arrived at oydney from Dargaville on Thursday,. Tho vessel will load at Sydney and Port Kembla lor j\e\v Zealand ports, including Auckland. MAKURA FOR SAN FRANCISCO. ..The Royal Mail liner Makura is due at Wellington from Sydney this morning to load cargo and mail and embark passengers from Is ew Zealand. She will resume her voyage to San Francisco, via Rarotonga and 1 apeetc, to-morrow afternoon. RANGITIKI CLEARED COLON. In continuation of her voyage from Auckland to London, tho New Zealand Shipping Company s motor liner Rangitiki is reported to have cleared Colon last Friday. She sailed from Auckland 011 November 7. PORT FAIRY FOR FINAL LOADING. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Fairy is due from Napier at Six O clock this morning and will berth at Queen s Wharf to complete loading for England. She is scheduled to sail for London, via Cape Horn, on Saturday morning. ASTORIA FROM OCEAN ISLAND. The Danish motor-ship Astoria arrived from Ocean Island on Saturday morning after fine weather passage. The vessel has a full cargo of over 7000 tons of phosphates. She is unloading about 4000 tons at Kings vVharf, and will sail on Wednesday lor i: ort Chalmers to complete discharge. CARGO FROM AUSTRALIA. The Union Company advises that the Karugi is scheduled to load at Melbourne early this week for New Plymouth and Auckland. Lhe company also expects to have a vessel loading at Edithburg, Adelaide and Melbourne for New Plymouth. Auckland, Lyttelton and Timaru during the second half of January. R.M.S. NIAGARA DUE 12.30 P.M. The Royal Mail liner Niagara will arrive from Vancouver, via. Honolulu and Suva, at 12.30 p.m. to-day, according to her wireless advice. She will berth at Prince's Wharf to land passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand and to embark passengers for Australia. She will resume her voyage to Sydney at five o'clock to-morrow evening. WAIRUNA'S ITINERARY. The Union Company's transpacific steamer Wairuna left Suva for Vancouver last Monday. The vessel will load at Pacific Coast ports during the last week in December and the first half of January for Auckland, Napier, Wellington. Melbourne and Sydney, also possibly Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is scheduled to clear Los Angeles on January 14 and to reach Auckland about February 4. THE RANGITATA. The New Zealand Shipping Company's motor-liner Rangitata will leave Wellington for Auckland to-day to complete unloading cargo from London and to commence loading for her homeward voyage. She is due on Wednesday. Her other loading ports are Napier, Tokomaru Bay, Lyttelton and Wellington. She is scheduled to clear Wellington for Southern ports and London, via Panama, on December 31. GUNNERY PRACTICE IN GULF. To carry out exercises in the Hauraki Gulf, H.M.S. Laburnum will leave Auckland this morning and H.M.S. Veronica next Monday. Tho Naval Department advises mariners and others concerned that gunnery practice will be carried out in the Gulf by the Laburnum this afternoon, to-morrow afternoon and on Wednesday afternoon, and on tho morning of December 10; by the Veronica on the afternoons of December 7. 8 and 9, and on the morning of December 10. Night gunnery practice will take place on December 2, 9 and 10. MATAKANA AT COLON. Reported to have reached Colon on Friday, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Matakana is en route from Liverpool to Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on December 17. After completion of discharge the vessel will load for England at Port Chalmers, Timaru, New Plymouth, Wellington and Napier. She will be despatched finally from Napier for London, via Panama and Jamaica, on January 23.

MALOLO IN POET. In continuation of her extensive cruise in the Pacific the 17,000-ton Matson liner Malolo reached Auckland from Sydney yesterday morning and is at Central Wharf. This is the "vessel's third visit to Auckland and since she was here last she has been painted white, which makes her very conspicuous. The vessel sailed from San Francisco on September 19. She is scheduled to return to that port on December 16. During the interval the Malolo will have travelled nearly 24,000 miles and called at 19 ports in 14 different countries. Since leaving San Francisco the vessel has experienced exceptionally fine weather throughout. She will sail for' Suva, Pago Pago. Honolulu and San Francisco at six o'clock to-morrow evening. In addition to the 120 tourist passengers on board, the vessel carries a crew of 257 all told. Captain C. A. Berndston is in command and he has associated with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. C. Porta; second, Mr. D. Bowan; third, Mr. H. O. Mathieson; chief engineer, Mr. H. T. Keene; purser, Mr. J. C. Fischbeck; assistant. Mr. D. R. Capell; surgeon, Dr. J. B. Wiley; chief steward, Mr. E. O. Fickerdy. PORT DUNEDIN ARRIVED. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Dunedin arrived from New York yesterday morning and berthed at Prince's Wharf. The vessel sailed from New York on October 30-and experienced generally fair weather on the voyage. After unloading a quantity of general merchandise she is expected to sail this evening for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete discharge. Captain W. S. Mason, D.S.C., is in command and he has with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. G. L. Hazlewood; 6econd, Mr. 11. M. Post; third, Mr. C. A. Hodsori; fourth, Mr. R. Bettes; wireless operator. Mr. C. A. Read: surgeon, Dr. K. F. Mulcock; chief engineer, Mr. A. B. Balfour: senior second, Mr. L. Teffler; junior, Mr. T. C. Linklater; senior third, Mr. H. Peters; junior. Mr W. Robinson; senior fourth, Mr. 'I. Buchanan; junior, Mr. F. Gillan; chief refrigerating engineer. Mr. .T. H. Clark; second, Mr. G. Hardy; first electrician. Mr. A. C. Skedge; chief steward, Mr. J. W. Rennie. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-day:— . Auckland. —Yarraville. Brunswick. City ot Rayville, Kanna, Marama. Maunganm. Maui Pomare, Middlesex. Morinda. Niagara. Sierra, Sonoma. , Wellington.—Aorangi, Coptic. Cornwall. Diomede, Golden Const,, Port Hnon, Rangit one, Rangitiki, Iluahine. Tamaroa. Ulimaroa. Awarua. —City of Eastbourne, hartigi. Melbourne Maru, Monowai. PORT OF ONEHUNGA. Saturday's Arrivals.—Ronaki (5.45 p.m.), from Raglan and Kawhia. BY TELEGRAPH. WELLINGTON. —November 28: Arrived— Waimarino (6.30 a.m.), from Auckland; Wahine (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton: Kaponga (5 p.m.), from Greymoulh. Sailed—Waipahi (1.10 p.m.). for Napier; Holmdale (4.35 p.m.), for Dunedin:, Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. November 29: Arrived—Awahou (1.40 a.m.), from Gisborne; Rangatira (7 am.), from Lyttelton; Kuku (10.10 a.m.), from Lyttelton; lonic (4.50 p.m.), from Port Chalmers. LYTTELTON.—November 08: Arrived— Rangatira (6.40 a.m.). from Wellington. Sailed—Kuku (noon), Rangatira (8.25 p.m.), for Wellington- November 29: Arrived— Wahine (7 a.m.), from Wellington; Northumberland (2.50 p.m.), from Bluff, DUNEDlN.—November 28: Arrived—Gale (4 a.m.), from Onmaru; Breeze (9.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Tonic (1 p.m.), for Wellington; Gale (5 5 p.m.), for Timaru.

COLON.—November 27: Arrived—Matakana, en route from Liverpool to Auckland. Sailed—Cornwall, en route from Wellington to London; Eangitiki, en routo from Auckland to London,