SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11785, 22 March 1924, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OP THE MOON. MARCH.

High water, 4.52 a.m.; 5.34 p.m. Sun ri6es, 6.8 a.ui.; sets, 6.7 p.m. Moon rises, 6.50 p.m.; sets, 6.40 a.m. ARRIVED FRIDAY, MARCH 21. WAIRATJ, s.s. (12.10 a.m.), 143 tons, Dempster, from Blenheim. (Queen's wharf No. 11 north.) NGAKUTA, s.s. (2.25 a.m-.), 1775 tons, Clark, from Greymouth. (Railway wharf.) DEVON, s.s. ((5.25 a.m.), 9661 tons, Gardner, from Napier. (Glasgow wharf.) WAHINE, s.s. (7.40 a.m.), 4430 tons, Cameron, from Lyttelton. (Ferry wharf.) NIKATJ, s.s. (7.45 a.m.), 248 lons, Vasta, from Nelson. (King’s wharf.) KAPUNI, s.s. (10.45 a.m.), 275 tons, Jackson, from Patea, (Glasgow wharf.) CYRENA, s.s. (10.55 a.m.), 2138 tons, Wittnp, from Auckland. (Lambton wharf.) CITY OF EASTBOURNE, s.s. (11.30 a.m.), 3552 tons, Jackson, from Napier. (Queen’s wharf No. 1 south.) KAMO, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), from Lyttelton. (Queen’s wharf No. 6.) PATROL, s.s. (7.10 p.m.), 3132 tons, Brendenberg, from Cook Strait. (Stream.) WOOTTON, s-.s. (10.55 p.m.), 151 tons, Larsen, from Lyttelton. KAITANGATA, s.s. (11.30 p.m.), 1931 tons, Dryden, from Westport. (Queen’s wharf, No. 4.)

SAILED FRIDAY, MARCH 21. PATROL, s.s. (6.25 a.m.), 3132 tone, Brendenberg, for Cook Strait. MARAMA, s.s. (11.5 a.m.), 6497 tons, Mawson, for Sydney. WAINUI, s.s. (noon), 684 tons, Sizer, for Picton. PORT CHALMERS-, s.s. (4.40 p.m.), for Lyttelton. INVERCARGILL, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 224 tons, Wilkinson, for Wanganui. NIKAU, 6.5. (6.30 p.m.), 248 tons, Vasta, for Nelson. WAHINE, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 4136 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton. WAIRATJ. s.s. (10.30 p.m.), 143 tons, Dempster, for Blenheim. JOHN, s.s. (11 p.m.), 342 tons, Hawick, for Picton. OPAWA, s.s. (11.5 p.m.), 110 tons, McKinnon, for Blenheim. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Ngaio, Nelson, to-day Maori, Lyttelton, to-day Kaitoa, Motueka, tp-day Kakapo, Greymouth, to-day Kaitangata, Westport, to-day Ombilin, Auckland, to-day Opua, Greymouth, to-day Warerley, Patea, to-day Atua, Dunedin, via ports, to-day Hororata, Port Chalmers, Sunday Nikau, Nelson, Sunday Alexander, Nelson, Sunday Breeze, south. Sunday Inrercargill, Wanganui, Sunday Opawa, Blenheim, Sunday VVakatn, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Sunday Wahine, Lyttelton, Sunday Ripple, East Coast, Sunday Port Pirie, London, Monday Rakanoa. Newcastle, Monday Regulns, Wanganui, Tuesday Westmoreland, Napier, Tuesday Opihi, south, Tuesday Gale, Wanganui, Tuesday Canadian Constructor, Timaru, Tuesday Ling Nam, Hongkong, Sydney, Tuesday Port Curtis. Wanganui, Tuesday Mahana, Auckland, Tuesday Ngahere, Westport, Wednesday John, New Plymouth, Wednesday Holmdale, south, Wednesday Calm, south. Wednesday Kurow, Bluff, Thursday El Kantara, Dunkirk, via ports, Thur*. day Wanaka, Auckland, Thursday WARSHIPS EXPECTED. British: Battle cruisers, H.M.S. Hood, H.M.S. Repulse, to .arrive April 27th from Sydney. Leave May Bth for Auckland. French: War sloop Aldebaran to arrive latter half of March from Auok land, PROJECTED DEPARTURES Ngaio, Nelson, to-day Maori, Lyttelton, to-day Kapuni, Patea, to-day Kapiti, Wanganui, to-day Kaitoa, Nelson, Mapua, Motueka, to-day Ngakuta, Greymouth, to-day Kamo, NapieT, Gisborne, to-day Progress, Napier, to-day Echo, Blenheim, to-day Waikawa, Newcastle, to-day Remuera, Southampton, London, to-day Piako, Lyttelton, to-day Kakapo, Greymouth, Monday Kaitangata, Greymouth, Monday Atua, Napier, Auckland, Monday Opawa, Blenheim, Monday Waikawa, Newcastle, Monday Devon, London, via Panama, Monday Breeze, Wanganui, Monday Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura. Monday Piako, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Monday Opua, Westport, Greymouth, Monday City of Eastbourne, New Plymouth, Mon-

- day Alexander, Nelson, Tuesday Opihi, New Plymouth, Nelson, Tuesday Gale, south, Tuesday Wairau, Blenheim, Tuesday Ripple, Napier, Gisborne, Akitio, Castlepoint, Tuesday Kegulus, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, Tuesday Scottish Monarch, Dunkirk, Bremen, and London, Wednesday Holmdale, Wanganui," Wednesday Westmoreland, London, Thursday Kennedy, Foxton. Thursday Wanaka, south, Thursday Canadian Constructor, Auckland, Thursday Hororata. London, via Monte Video and Las Palmas, Friday Port Curtis, London, via Monto Video, Friday El Kantara, Dunkirk, via Noumea ord ports, -Saturday

TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENT* SYDNEY, Friday—Maheno (noon), foi WellingtonLONDON, Thursday—Arrived at London,* Mamari. AUCKLAND, Friday—Grangepark (4.50 p.m.), from Nowoastlo: Ulimaroa (5.15 p.m.), for Sydney. LYTTELTON, Friday Maori (5.45 a.m.), from Wellington; Progress (7.55 a.m.), from Timaru; Tntanqkai (9.10 a.m.), from Wellington; ’ Breeze (11.10 am.), from Timaru; Maimoa (9.40 p.m.), from New Plymouth; Cygnet (5.30 p.m.), from Kaikoura; Calm (1.-35 p.m.), for Bluff; Maori (8.30 p.m.), for Wolllnyton. DUNEDIN, Friday Holmdale (6.35 a.m.), from Wellington; Walpori (1.5 p.m.), from Westport; Storm (6 p.m.), from Timaru; Kini (4.40 p.m.), for Timaru. PERSONAL. Captain J. Rankino has joined the Koromiko, relieving Captain J. Green, who comes oshore for instructions.. Mr J- M. Hood has joined the Marama as fourth officer. Mr B. E. Roberts has joined the Maheno as third officer, relieving Mr C. S. Bailey, who comes ashore for orders. COASTAL TRADE. The Opawa is due on Sunday from Blenheim, and sails again on Monday on the return trip. The Wairan, which sailed last night for Blenheim, will from there proceed to Lyttelton The Echo sails to-day for Blenheim. The Kennedy sails on Thuredtoy for Foxton. The Ripple is due on Sunday from the East. Coast and sails on Tuesday for Napier, Gisborne, Akitio and Castlepoint. The Ii vercargill is due on Sunday from Wanganui and pails on Monday on the

Tli© Wakatu is duo on Sunday from and Kaikoura, and sails on Monday on the return trip. The John :o due on Wednesday from Now Plymouth. ” The Holmdale is duo on Wednesday, from the south, and sails the same day tor Wanganui. The Opua is due to-day -with timber from Greymouth, and sails on Monday for .New Plymouth. Tho Progress sails to-day for Napier. The Breeze is due on Sunday from the 'south, and sails on Monday for Wanganui. The Gale is due on Tuesday from Wanganui andl sails the same day for Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. The Corinna leaves Dunedin on Tuesday and proceeds via ports to Wellington to load for New Plymouth and Nelson. The Atua, from the south, soils on Monday for Auckland, via. Napier. The Kaitangata is due to-day from Westport, and will sail again on 'Monday for Greymouth. The Kakapo is due to-day from Greymouth, and will sail on Monday for Greymouth again to load for Auckland. The Kamo sails to-day for Napier and Gisborne. The Kurow is duo on Thursday from Newcastle, via Bluff, -with a cargo of timber, and after part discharge here will proceed to Auckland to complete. The Opihi is duo on Tuesday from the south to load for New Plymouth and Wellington. The Waikawa sails on Monday for Newcastle. The Wingatui sailed last night for Dunedin, Bluff, Oamaru and Timaru. THe Ngahere leaves Westport on Tuesday for Wellington. The Ngakuta sails' to-day for Greymouth to load! for Wellington. Tho Waverley is duo at noon to-day, from Patea and after discharge will go on the slip for cleaning and. painting. The Alexander is due on Sunday from Nelson and will go on the slio on Monday for cleaning and painting. She should sail on Tuesday for Nelson again.

The Kaitoa, with a cargo of fruit for export, is dtue this morning from Motueka. and will sail this afternoon for Nelson. Mapua and Motueka. ( The Kegulus is due on Tuesday morning from Wanganui, and sails at 5 p.m. on the same day for Westport, Groymouth and Hokitika. The Kapiti sails at noon to-day for Wanganui. Tho Kapuni sails at noon to-day for Patea. The Maori sails at 7.45 pm. to-day for Lyttelton. The Ngaio sails at 7*30 p.m. to-day for Nelson. TO-DAY’S BERTHAGE. Clyde quay wharf —Kahika. Taranaki street whai*f—Kakapo. Queen’s wharf—Trokieve, No. 1 north; Citv of Eastbodrne, No. 1 south; Opua, N 0 .% 2; Nora Niven, No. 3; Kaitangata, No. 4; Kapiti, No. 5 north; Kamo, No. 6; Kapiti, No. 7 south; Hawera, No. 8; Kennedy, No. 9; Wootton, No. 11 north; Ngaio, No. 12; Echo, No. 13 south; Progress, No. 13; Piako, No. 14. Tug wharf—Comet. Ferry wharf —Maori. Railway wharf—Waikawa, Ngakuta Glasgow wharf—Devon, Hororata. * King’s wharf —Kaitoa, Inaha, Remuera. Pipitea wharf—Forest Home, Scottish Monarch. Lambton wharf—Cyrena. Thorndon breastwork—Manuka, Rama. Miramar wharf—Orowaiti. . Slip—Mararoa, Rosamond. ' WITHIN RANGE. The following vessels (call signals in parentheses) were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations last night:— Auckland —Aldebaran (HDB), Buford <WXA), Eastern (—). Grangepark (GO NW), Kaiapoi (VLH), Kaimanawa (GB VY), Katoa (VMN), Kumara (YWT), Makura (GDZV), Niagara (GBB), Port Brisbane ( —), Sonoma Tofua (GFYM), Tekoa fGJFQ), Ulimaroa (VH Y), Wanaka (VMP). Chatham Islands —Kia Ora (GJP). Wellington—W ahine (GFYN), Maori (GDZX), Ngaio (VLS), City of Winchester (BUC), Tasmania (GACM), City of Eatsboume ( —), Westmoreland (ZBM)» Ombilin (—), Hororata (MRF), Kaitangata (VLIh Rakanoa {VME),~ Port Pirie (ZSV), Port Curtis (GOFJ), Marama (GDZY), Wingatui ( —), Port Chalmere (EJW), Patrol (MEM), Moeraki (iGFYD), Maimoa (GDPZ), Trevose (XKD), . Kaiwarra (GODY), Durham (GQC), El Kantara ( —), Veronica (GLTJD), Chatham (ZSH), Westmeath (MJQ), Arahura (V1IA), Kauri (VMC), Ling Nam (ESN), Canadian Construtcor (VGLZ), Maheno (GDZT). MAHENO FOR WELLINGTON. Tho Union Company’s intercolonial steamer Malieno left Sydney at noon yesterday for Wellington, where she is duo on 'Tuesday morning with passengers, mails and general cargo. £>ke sails again on Friday on tho return trip. WESTMORELAND DUE TUESDAY. The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Westmoreland will now leave Napier on Monday for Wellington to bunker before sailing on Thursday morning for London via Montevideo. R.M.S. MAKURA. , Tho Union Company advise that tho R.M.S. Makura, from Vancouver, is due at Suva on Monday, and at Auckland on Friday morning next. NIAGARA FOR VANCOUVER. The Union Comp v any advise that the R.M.S. Niagara, from Auckland, arrived at Suva at noon yesterday, and sailed at 8 p.m. in continuation of her voyage to Honolulu, and Vancouver. TOROMEO AND T.ALAWA. The Australian. Commonwealth Line steamers Toromeo and Talawa have been handed over to their Japanese purchasers. They both left Sydney on February 28l;h for Newcastle to load bunkers. The Toromeo will afterwards go to Melbourne and Adelaide, and will then sail for Japan, via Sydney. The Talawa will take in a cargo of coal at Newcastle for the * Philippine Islands. HUGE PROPELLERS. Probably the largest propeller blades of any vessel in the world have been cast in the Philadelphia foundry of William Cramp and Sons, for the former German steamer George Washington, which was taken over by the United States when the war ended. The contract calls for two new three-blade screws which will be 2ft Bin in diameter, and each composed of three blades bolted to a hub. They were cast of the highest quality bronze, with a tensile strength greater than steel. ELECTRIC-DRIVE DREDGE. The pilot house control station of the new sea-going electrically-operated dredge of the United States Engineering Corps contains all the control apparatus for directing tho navigation of the ship. Wheels control a propeller motor and the navigating officer can start, stop, reverse, and change the speed of either or both motors by merely turning the wheels. Meiers on a panel above the wheels give tho navigator full information concerning tho operation of each piece of apparatus under his control. The dredge is the largest vessel to use the Diesel electric drive, a system recently [perfected by engineers. Two 800 horse-power Westingliouse motors, power for which is supplied by three 1000 horse-power Diesel engines driving 800 kilowatt generators, form the propelling machinery of the dredge. MAHANA FOR AMERICA. The Mahana, under the agency of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, is due on Tuesday next from Auckland to discharge Liverpool cargo. From here she proceeds to Lyttelton and Port Chalmers to complete. At the last-named port she commences loading for New York. Boston and London,xand continues at Wellington. Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, sailing finally from the northern port on Apjil 25 th. ,

ISLAND TRADE. The Union Company advise that the Tofua left Suva at 9 p.m. on Thursday for Auckland, wher.- 1 she is due on Monday next DEVON SAILS MONDAY. The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Devon, now loading at Wellington, is to clear this port at 5 p.m. on Monday for London via Panama. HORORATA FOR WELLINGTON. The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Hororata is due on Sunday from Port Chalmers to complete loading, and will clear here finally on March 28th for London via Monte Video and Las Palmas. PORT CURTIS DUE TUESDAY. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line advise that the Port Curtis is due on Tuesday from Wanganui, and will here complete loading, sailing finally on March 28th for London via Monte Video. TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE, j The Hauraki, frpm Pacific Coast ports, via Auckland, was expected to leave Melbourne yesterday for Adelaide and Sydney. She loads at Pacific Coast ports in May for Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The Waiotapu loads at Newcastle next week for Honolulu, proceeding via Suva. From Honolulu she proceeds to Pacific Coast to load early in May for Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney. The Wairuna, from Auckland, left Fanning Island on Monday, Match 10th. for Vancouver, where she is due about March 25th. She loads at Pacific Coast ports in March and early April, for Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The Waiheino, from pacific Coast ports, sailed from San Francisco on Friday, March 14th, for Auckland, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. She Bth Ue at Auckland ab °ut Tuesday, April PIAKO SAILS THURSDAY. Tho Federal Company advise that the liako, now discharging Liverpool cargo m Wellington, will clear this port on Thursday for Lyttelton and Dunedin. CITY OF EASTBOURNE.

The Federal Company's steamer City of Eastbourne, wtiiich arrived in Wellington yesterday to put out New York cargo, will sail on Tuesday for New Plymouth and Lyttelton.

TREKIEVE FOR THE SOUTH. ' The Federal Company advise that the Trekiovc, now discharging; New York cargo at Wellington, is to leave here at noon to-dav for Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunodin and Bluff. TRJWOSD. CLEARS. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Trevose leaves Dunedin, at daybreak to-day for Adelaide to complete discharge of St. John cargo. WAIMATE IN AUSTRALIA. The New Zealand Shipping Company announce that the Waimate, with Liverpool cargo, arrived at Adelaide on March 19th. TO LOAD FOR LONDON. The Raranga, according to advice received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, is due at. Now Plymouth on April 15t.h from Brisbane to commence loading. She will proceed from there to Wanganui, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Wellington, and sails from here finally on May 7th for London, via Monte Video and Teneriffo. lONIC FOR LYTTELTON. The S.S. and A. liner lonic, al~ present discharging at Auckland, loaves there on Tuesday for Lyttelton, for discharge and loading. She subsequently loads at Timaru, Port Chalmers, and Wellington, and is due hero on April 9th, sailing finally on April 17th at daybreak for Southampton and London, via Panama. MAIMOA IN THE SOUTH. Tile Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advise that tho Maimoa, at present die. charging andl loading at Lyttelton, leaves there on Tuesday tor Timaru, Picton, end Wellington. Sho is due here on A.pril Ist and sails on April 7th for Napier and Auokland. She clears finally on April 16th for London,: via Monte Video and ,-Tenoriffe. GALLIC'S PROGRAMME. Tho Gallic, now loading at New Plymouth under the auspices of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, will leave there to-day for Gisborne, Napior, Toko, maru Bay, Auokland andl Wellington. She is due here on April 7th for bunkering and sails on April Bth for Lyttelton, where she clears finally on April 11th for London, via Monte Video an<J Toneriffe. WAIWERA TO LOAD. The Shaiw, Savill and Albion Company adviso that the Waiwwra is due at Bluff on March 30th from Brisbane to cominenco loading. From there she proceeds to Lyttelton, Wanganui, Tokomaru Bay and Wellington. She is due here on April 18th and 6ails on April 24th for London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe. The C. and D. Line has been advised that tho Port Brisbane is due at Auckland on March 30th from Melbourne to commence loading for London. She will later load at Whakatane,Napier, Wellington and Lyttelton, from which port she is to sail finally about April 10th foT London, via Monte Video. LING NAM DUE WEDNESDAY. The Hudidart-Parker Company advises that the Changwa Navigation Company’s steamer Ling Nam will now leave Sydney at noon to-day for Wellington, where she should arrive on Wednesday. She will later proceed to Tahiti, Balboa, Caiiao, and Iquique. MARAMA FOR SYDNEY. The following passengers left Wellington by the Marama for Sydney at 11 o’clock yesterday morning; —Saloon: Misses Galpin, Bissett, Miller, Ewing, Fitzsimmonds, McKinlay, Atkins, MoFarlane, Pervis (2), Paul Margollarth, Hodgins, Strachey, Ford, O’Brien, Jull (2), Kelly, Williamson, Wright, Finch, Worthington (2), Nahr, Solomon, Field, Tibbitt (2), Craney, Partridge, Nowton, Gordon, Smithson (2), Martin, Mesdames Finlay, Martin, Barrowman and child. Lane, Pollard, Hammond, Hannaford, Laity, Franklin-Martin, Stewart, Small, de Jonge, Smith, Worrall, Adkins and child, Gibson, Capill, Parker and children, Margollarth, Cowie, Barnett, Fotheringham, Fulton and child, PearBon, Downie, Collins, Smith, Chapman (2), Kahler Mayo, Andrew and child, Routledge, Halligan, Currie, Farquhar, Jull ana 2 children, Watson and 2 children, Reed, Baxter, Wakeham, Drew, finch, Blair, Nahr, Bowden, O’Brien, East and. child, Robinson, Newton, Gordon, Hunter and 4 children, Chaney and child Fitzsimmonds, Alexander and child) Bathic and 2 children, Weeks and child, Mooro, Charmley, Wtedenbacker, Gibbs, Seaton, Messrs Aickin, Shakes’ (2), Edwards, Smith, Grant, Halliman, Finlay, Poak,, . Pearson, Dali, Chapman, Martin, Barrowman, Young, Filds, Love (2), Brown, Pollard, Hammond, Hannaford, Laity, Peel, Anderson, Small, de Jodge, Smith <2), Cheney, McHnize. Pollock (2), Woods, Higgs, East (2), Coull, Wallace, Logan, Grange, Sax»n, Galbraith, Wurfel, Lawless, Dean, Bluett, Dumo, Yates, WignaJl, O’Keefe, Grunden Moore, Charmley, Wiedenbaoker, Gibks, Seaton, Quinn (2), Fathers Galearuoy, Managan, Colonel Bailey, Drs Move, Ewing, Hamilton-Russell, FranklinMartin, Maile, Harto, Kahler; 118 steero#e. The Marama should reach her destination on Tuesday.

D. It. to. New Moon « 3 SS a.m. First Quarter 14 4 20 a.m. Full Mocn 1 0 p.m. Last Quarter 7 54 a.m. Apogee 9 24 a.m. Perigee 4 31 a.m*