SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11684, 23 November 1923, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OP THE MOON.

High water, 4.1 a.m.; 4.31 p.m. Bun rises, 4.21 a.m.; sets, 7.10 p.m. Moon rises, 6.37 p.m.; sets, 4.29 a.m. ARRIVED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22. PUTIKI, s.s. (4.20 a.m.), 413 tone, Smith, from Gisborne. (Queen’s wharf, No. 11.) , „ . ECHO, aux. scow (5.30 a.m.), 99 tons, Jackson, from Blenheim. (Queen s wharf, No. 13.) ' ■ NGAIO, s.s. (5.40 a.m.), 1203 tons, Wild' man, from Nelson. (Queen's wharf, No. 12.) , INVERGARGILL, s.s. (7.30 a.m.), 224 tons, Wilkinson, from Wanganui. (Queen's wharf, No. 5.) MARAROA, s.s. (8.25 a.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, from Lyttelton. (Ferry whart.) KAJPITI, s.s. (9.30 a.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, from Wanganui. (Glasgow wharf.) HAWERA, s.s. (10 a.m.), 174 tons, McKinnon, from Patea. (King’s wharf.) PAKEHA, s.s. (3.50 p.m.'). 7899 tens, Hartman, from Gisborne. (King s whart.) WAINUI, s.s. (5.25 p.m.), 684 tons, Sizer, from Picton. (Queen's whart, No. 6 south.) ; OREIPUKI, s.s. (5.50 p.m.), 570 tons, Elders, from Lyttelton. (Queen’s wharf, No. 2.) SAILED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22. WAVERLEY, s.s.' (1.20 p.m.), 157 tons, ttrigden, for Patea. . TUTANEKAI, s.s. (3.50 p.m.), 811 tons, Bollins, for southern lighthouses. _ JOHN, s:s. (5.5 p.m.), 342 tons, Hawick, for Timaru. , , ... PUTIKI, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 409 tons, Norting for East Coast. WAITEMATA, s.s. (5.35 p.m.), 5666 tone Mawson,. for San Francisco. ECHO, s.s. (6.30 p.m.), 99 tons, Jackson. for Blenheim. NGAIO, s.s . (7.30 p.m.), 1203 tone, Wildman, for Nelson. MARAROA, s.s, (7.50 p.m.), 2598 tons. Irwin, for Lyttelton. OREiPUKI, s.s. (10.50 p.m.), 5(5 tons, Elders, for Westport. EXPECTED ARIHVALI Kohi. Picton, to-dav Ngahere, Greymouth, to-day Kaitoa, Waitapu, to-day Kaitoke, Newcastle, to-day Breeze, Wanganui, to-day Pakeha, Gisborne, to-day Wairau, Havelock, to-day Nikau, Nelson, to-day -Maori, Lyttelton, to-day Calm, Wanganui, Saturday Echo, Blenheim, Saturday Corinna, New Plymouth, Saturday Ngakuta, Auckland, Saturday Kaitnna. Port Chalmers, Saturday Opua, Greymouth, Saturday Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Saturday Omana, Newcastle, Sunday Upihi, south, Sunday Kittawa, Westport, Greymouth, Sunday Kennedy, Foxton, Sunday Ripple, East Coast, Sunday Kcniatn, Lyttelton, Monday Gale, south, Monday Putiki. East Coast, Monday Waverley, Patea, Monday Turakina, Auckland, Monday Katoa, Newcastle, Monday ' Maunganui, Sydney, Monday John, Lyttelton, Tuesday Progress, Sounds, Tuesday' Kaitangata, Auckland, Tuesday Holmdale, south, Wednesday PROJECTED DEPARTURE*Waitemata, San Francisco, to-day Kohi, Picton, Nelson, . Havelock, Te Rawa, Bays, to-day Alexander, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, to-day Hawera, Patea, to-day Kahika, Greymouth, to-day Maori. Lyttelton, to-day Breeze, south, to-day Invercargill, Wanganni, to-day Wainui, Picton, to-day Calm, south, Saturday Kapuni, Wanganui, Saturday W akatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, .Saturday Wairau, Blenheim, Sunday. Gale, Wanganui, MondayAuckland, Monday Corinna, south, Monday Kennedy, Foxton, Monday Ngakuta, Lyttelton, Monday Opihi, New Plymouth, Monday Maunganui, San Francisco, Tuesday John, Wanganui, Tuesday Progress, Lyttelton, Tuesday Tonic, Lyttelton, Tuesday Ripple, Napier, Gisborne, Akitio, Castlepoint, Tuesday Holmdale, Wanganui, Wednesday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS NEWCASTLE, Thursday Arrived, Wai-kouaiti, from New. Zealand’. : SYDNEY, Thursday—Sailed (noon), Maunganui, for Wellington. AUCKLAND, Thursday—Remuera (9.10 a.m.), from Tokomaru Bay. Ngakuta (6 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, Thursday—Kennedy (1 25 a.m.), from Foxton; Moeraki (5.25 a.ro.), from’ Wellington; Maori (6.35 a.m.), from Wellington; Erroll (6.50 a.m.), from Wellington; Wailiemo (7.10 a.m.), from New Plymouth; Moeraki (3.15 p.m.), for Dunedin; Wootton (4.55 p.m.) . and Maori (8.30 p.m.), both for Wellington. PORT AHURERI, Thursday—Ripple (6.30 a.m.), from Wellington. . NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday—Kim (7.15 a.m.), from Wellington. WANGANUI, Thursday—Breeze (6.40 p.m.), for Wellington. PATEA, Thursday—Hawera. (8.5 p.m., 21st), for Wellington; Kapnni (7 a.m.), from Wellington. HAVELOCK, Thursday—Wairau (0 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSON, Thursday—Nikau (7 p.m.), *°PICTON’? Thursday—Calm (5.30 a.m.), Thursday Ngahere (midnight, 21st), Tor Wellington. 1 DUNEDIN. Thursday—Opihi (10 a.m.), from Bluff; Nardana (2.16 pm.), for Bluff; Opihi (8.55 p.m.), for Oamarn. TO-DAY’S BERTHAGE. Clyde quay wharf—H.M.S. Chatham, street wharf—Ngahere (thence wharf— Invercargill, No. 5, south; Wainui, No. 6 north; Alexander, No. 10; Nikau, No. 12; Baden Powell, No. 13, .north; Kohi, No. 13, south; Wootton, No. 13, north; Comet, No. 14, north; Howe, No. 16. Ferry wharf—Maori. Railway wharf—Kahika, Kaitoke. Glasgow wharf—Breeze, Corinna. Kings wharf—Arawa, Pakeha. Pipitea wharf—Kapuni. Thorndon breastwork—H.M.S. LaburStream—Rosamond, Takapuna, Poherua Hinamoa. Shelly Bay—Coronation. Slip—Ngatoro, Forest- Home. CANTERBURY STEAMERS. Messrs Turnbull and CO. advise as foll°T?io Breeze is due to-day from Wanganui and will sail this afternoon for Dunedin, Timaru and Lyttelton The Calm is due on Saturday from Wanganui and. sails the same day for lho south. . The Gale is due on Sunday from the south And l sails the same day for Wanganui. The Kohi is due to-day from Picton and hayi, and sails the same day for Picton, Nelson, Havelock, Te Rawa and bays. PORT DENISON. The C. and D. Line freighter Port Dension is to sail from Lyttelton for Dunedin on Saturday to continue discharge of New York cargs, *

WITHIN RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations last night;— Auckland.—Canadian Challenger, Kaikoiai. Kaimanama, Kaawarra, Makura, Fort Lyttelton, Rona, Trekieve, Trelevau. Chatham Islands.—Royal City. Wellington.—Maori, Mararoa, Moeraki, Ngaio, Katoa, Kaitoke, Whangape, Waitomo, Tutanekai, Kaiapoi, Kaituna, Pakeha, Nardana, Waitemata, Omana, Maunganui. COASTAL TRADE. The Corinna loads at New Plymouth to-day for Wellington, and from heTe! sails on Monday for Dunedin, Oamaru, and Timaru. The Kahika §ails to-day for Greymouth to load for Wellington. The Kaitangata is due on Tuesday from Auckland and Napier. The Kaitoke is due from Newcastle today. The Kittawa, from Westport and Greymouth, leaves the former port on Saturday for Wellington. The Komata, from Dunedin, Timaru and Lyttelton, is due here on Monday to load for Auckland. The Ngahere, from Greymouth, will arrive at Miramar this morning. The Wairau is due from Havelock today and sails on Sunday for Blenheim. The Echo is due back from Blenheim on Saturday. The Kennedy is due from Foxton on Sunday and sails again on Monday. The Wakatu is due on Saturday from Lyttelton and Kaikoura', and makes the return trip the same day. The Hawera sails for Patea at 2 p:m. to-day. The Kapuni sails for Wanganui on;. Saturday. The Alexander sails to-day at 5 p.m. for Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika, The Waverley is due from Patea on Monday. The Kaituna Is due on Saturday from Bluff and Port Chambers to discharge timber. The Opihi is due on Sunday from the south and loadb on Monday for New Plymouth and Nelson. Tho Katoa is duo on Monday from Newcastle. The Ripple is due on Sunday from Napier and sails on Tuesday for Napier, Gisborne, Akitio, and Caetlepoint. Tnc Invercargill sails to-day for Wanganui, and is due back on Sunday. The Putiki is due back on Monday from tho East Coast. The Progress is due on Tuesday from the Sounds with wool and sails the same day for Lyttelton. Tho Holmdale is duo on Wednesday from the south to load for Wanganui. The John is due on Tuesday from Lyttelton to load for Wanganui. CORNWALL FROM LIVERPOOL The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Cornwall sailed from Liverpool on Monday last for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff, and is due at the northern port on December 31st. OMANA DUE SUNDAY. The Lamb steamer Omana left Newcastle on Monday night for Wellington with a cargo of hardwood. She is due here on Sunday morning, and after putting out part cargo, will proceed to Wanganui to complete discharge. Messrs Chas. McArthur and Co. are the local agents. 4 KENT RETORTED. The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Kent from Liverpool arrived at Colon on Monday last, and sailed from Panama on Tuesday for New Zealand ports. She i) due at Auckland on December*' 14tb, and at Wellington a week later. THE TUTANEKAI. The Miarinje Department advise that tho Government steamer Tutanekai sailed yesterday afternoon for southern lighthouses. She is due back in three weeks’ time. WAITEMATA TO SAIL. The Union Company’s freighter Waitemata leaves Wellington to-day for San Francisco and Vancouver to load for New Zealand ports. Her probable calls will be Napier, Wellington, and New Plymouth. ISLAND TRADE. Tho Union Company’s Island steamer Tofua, from. Auckland and Suva, arrived iu Apia on Wednesday last, and was to have left yesterday for Vavau, Haapai, and Nukualofa. TAHITI CLEARS SAN FRANCISCO. The Union Company announce that the R.M.S. Tahiti leaves San Francisco' today for Wellington, via Papeete and Rarotongo. She is due at Wellington on December 14th. THE FOREST HOME. The schooner Forest Home, recently purchased by Messrs Holm and Co., and now being refitted at Wellington, went on the Patent Slip, yesterday to have a uew mast fitted. R.M.S. MAUNGANUI. The Union Companv advise that tho R.M.S. Maunganui left Sydney on Thursday last for Wellington, and is due here on Monday. She clears this port on Tuesday afternoon for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete. THE WHAKATANE. The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Whakatane, which is at present loading in Australia for the United Kingdom, arrived at Rockhampton on November 20th from Townville. THE PAKEHA. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advise that the Pakeha arrived in Wellington last night from Gisborne to continue loading for the United Kingdom. The remainder of her itinerary has not yet been announced. lONIC FORI LYTTELTON, Tho lonic, which is loading in Wellington, will, according to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, leave here on Tuesday for Lyttelton. She sails from there on Thursday for Southampton via Honto Video and Ttenetiffe. CARGO FROM TEXAS. Tho steamer Royal City, 5114 tons, sailed from Port Artnur, Texas, on October 23rd with cargo for Wellington and Australian ports. The vessel, which is coming to the agency of Mr E. G. F. Zohxab, is due at Wellington on December Ist. She is bringing general cargo and case oil. MOTOR LINER FOR UNION COMPANY. The latest motor liner in the world is being constructed for the Union Steamship Co. of Now Zealand at the Faigfield Shipbuilding Co.’s pards. She will be 600 feet in length by 72 feet beam, thei engines being of tho Sulzer type, driving four screws. The displacement of the new vessel, which is to be called the Aorangi (the Maori name for Mount Cook, New Zealand), will bo 20,000 tons. Tho installation of internal combustion engine will allow for tho accommodation of a greater number of passengers than if steam turbines had provided the motive power; 400 first-class passengers will be carried and 520 third-class. The accommodation is to be very comfortable, including many single and two-berth cabins, and a number of cabins with private bathrooms, Two electric lifts for passengers will run to the boat deck, whero a gymnasium is to bo provided. There will also be ice-oream and soda fountains. The Aorangi, which will be engaged in tho trans-Pacifio trade, will bo capable of a continuous speed of 17 knots, thus making the trip to America in 18 days. The former Aorangi, also owned by the Union Company, was built in 1883, and vas well-known in Sydney before the war. She was engaged for rnanv years on the mail service to 'Frisco.

MAKURA FOR AUCKLAND. The Union Company advise that the R.M.S. Makura, from Vancouver, is due at Auckland at daylight to-day, and sails on Saturday for Sydney. APPOINTMENT FOR NEW ZEALAND CAPTAIN. Captain Cornwall, R.N.R., one of tho two R.N.R. aides to His Majesty, has been appointed to Portsmouth to take the senior officers' course, He is best known in this the world as one of tho senior captains of tho New Zealand Shipping Company’s fleet. He joined the R.N.R-. in 1697 as a sub-lieutenant, and was promoted lieutenant four years later. Ho did his twelve months in the old sloop Pheaton in Pacific waters, and was promoted commander in 1911, though he had long been a commander of a mail steamer. He volunteered for active service directly war broke out, but was much too useful where he was. In 1916, however, his repeated applications to be employed in naval work produced the command of the 600 oils s.y. Amal- ■ thaea,- belonging to the late Sir George Assheton Smith, a command he held for eighteen months, when he was transferred to take over H.M. armed cruiser Woodcook, renamed by the way Woodnut, to prevent confusion with the gunboat in China waters employed on patrol andboarding work. Ho was demobilised in December,. 1918, at special request of tho board of tho New Zealand Company, and promote,! Captain R.N.R. In 1921 Captain Cornwall was appointed R.N.R - A.D.C. to the King, an appointment he still holds. OVERSSAB VEB3ELB ON THE COAST DORSET—left Southampton Sep tern, ber 6th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth; arrived Auckland October 29th; at New Plymouth. On completion discharge there she proceeds to Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland for loading; due Wellington November 26th; sails from Auokland December 10th for United Kingdom. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) lONIC—Left Southampton September 14th for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff; at Napier, thence Wellington; arrived November 21st; sails from Lyttelton November 29th for United Kingdom. (S.S. and A.) REMUERA—Left Wellington November 20th for loading at Tokomaru Bay and Auckland; sails from Auckland for Southampton November 24th. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) NARDA N A—Left Liverpool September 15th for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Australian ports; arrived Auckland October 25th; at Bluff. (Federal.) RIMUTAKA —Left Liverpool September 22nd for Auckland,, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Nelson; arrived at Auckland November sth: at Dunedin. (1 TOEGIWNA—Left New York Septem. ber 29th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Wanganui, and Sydney; arrived at Auckland November sth; at Bluff. WAIHEMO—Left Pacific Coast ports October 2nd for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and New Plymouth, via Apia: at Lyttelton; leaves there November 22nd for Sydney. (Union Co.) ERROLL—Eeft Montreal October 2nd for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin; arrived at Auokland on November 13th; arrived Wellington November 13th. (N.Z. Shipping Oo.) TURAKINA—Left Liverpool October 10th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; arrived Auokland November 18th; duo Wellington November 25th. (Federal Co.) CANADIAN CHALLENGER - Left Montreal October 6th; left Cape Breton October 10th for Auckland and Australian ports; arrived Auckland November 18th. (Murray. Roberts.) ARAW A—Left Southampton October 11th for Wellington and Auckland; arrived Wellington November 20th; sails November 28th- for, Auckland. (Shaw, Savill.) - ! -■r •• (J.Ti'OF NAPLES—Left New York Oc. tober 13th for Auckland, Napier, Wei lington, Lyttelton, Dunedin; arrived at Auckland November 19th; Wellington, December Ist. (Federal.) PAKEHA—Arrived Gisborne November 19th from Newcastle to oommence load- ; ing for United Kingdom; arrived Wellington November 22nd,. (Shaw, Savill.) PORT DENISON—Left London Ootober sth for Suva, Lyttelton, Dunedin; arrived at Lyttelton November 21st. (C. and D.) TO ARRIVE IN AHA—Left Montrose, Scotland; left Suez October 10th for Wellington; due Welling ton- November 30th- (Dalgety and Co.) PORT VICTOR—Left Liverpool October 28rd for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin: left Panama Novembe' tfth; due Auckland December Ist; due Wellington December 17th. (C. and D RUAHINE—Left Southampton October 25th for Wellington and Lyttelton; due Wellington November 30th. (N.Z. Shipping C£>.) CANADIAN MILLER-Left Montreal October 31st for Auckland and Australian ports; due at Auckland December 14th Will return from Australia to New Zealand in January to load for New York. Boston, and Halifax. (Murray, Roberts. I PORT HACKING—Left New York November Ist for Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin: left Panama November 9th; due Auckland December 2nd; due Wellington December 7th. (C. and D.) TBEFUSIS —Left Montreal and Sydney (N.S.); arrived Newport News November sth; proceeds on to New Zealand ports; due Auckland middle of December. (N.Z. Shipping Oo.) , WEST NILUS-Left San Francisco November 14th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Melbourne. Due Auckland about December 11th. (Burns, Philp.) ATHENIC —Left Southampton November 15th, with passengers; cargo for Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru; due here December 23id. (Shaw, Savill.) WAIMaNA —Left London ' November 15th with cargo for Auokland, Dunedin, New Plymouth; due Auckland December 23rd. (N.Z. Shipping Oo.) CORNWALL.—Left Liverpool November 19th with cargo for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff; due Auckland lJecember 31st. KENT—Sailed from Liverpool for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin-November at Auckland December *l4thj Wellington December 21st. (Federal.) KAIKOURA—SaiIed from New York for Auckland November 4th; due T*©Opmber Bth. (Federal.)

Last NOVEMBER. D. Quarter a H. 8 u. 19 a.m. New Moon • a 57 a.m. First Quarter .. 15 • 11 p.m. Full Moon « 88 a.m.