SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11874, 7 July 1924, Page 3

SHIPPING NEWS

(Continued from previous page-) WAIOTAPU FROM PACIFIC COAST. The Union Company’s, steamer Waiotapu 6035 tons, arrived at Auckland last Thursday evening from San Francisco. She berthed at the Western wharf on Friday morning to discharge a large quantity of general merchandise, paper and case and crude oil The Waiotapu left Vancouver on May 23rd and called at .Bellingham, U.S.A., for merchandise, and at the two British Columbia ports, Union Bay and Ocean Falls, for bunker coal and paper, respectively. She proceeded thence to San Francisco, arriving on June 3rd, and leaving six days later for Auckland! direct. The weather was fine until July 2nd, when a moderate southerly gale, accompanied by strong head seas, sprang u.p and continued until noon on Thursday. From Auckland the vessel goes to Sydney, Newcastle and Melbourne, to complete discharge. Captain J. F. S Brown is m charge of the Waiotapu and he has with him the following officers: —Chief, Mr ,R. Huntley; second, Mr B. S. Cave; third, Mr D. McPherson; chief'engineer, Mr D. Skinner ; second, Mr H. Anewstupp; third, Mr J. Hutton; fourth, Mr ffi. Blair; fifth, Mr H. Whyte; Wireless operator, Mr M. Stitchbury; chief steward, Mr A. J. Norris.

PORT AUGUSTA I ROM NEW YORK The C. and D. lane 6teamer Port Augusta arrived at Wellington on Saturday morning from New York, via Panama and Auckland, and berthed at the Queen's wharf, No. 14, to discharge a large quantity of assorted American freight. The vessel is to sail to-mor-row afternoon for Lyttelton- Dunedin, Castlecliff, and New Plymouth to , complete discharge. The Port Augusta will subsequently go to Australia to load for the United Kingdom. PORT VICTOR SAILS TO-DAY. The C. and D. Lina advises that the Fort Victor was delayed in loading operations at Wellington on Friday, owing to heavy rain. She is now timed to sail at 4 p.m. to-day for Lyttelton to complete loading. The Port Victor will be dispatched from Lyttelton on Thursday afternoon for London, via Monte Video. The fdllowing are passengers by the Port Victor: —Miss Hitt, Mrs Watson and child,-Mr and Mrs Scott, Stevenson and two children, Sister Lyon. Sur-geon-Commander ' Watson, R.N., will make the trip to England as ship’s surgeon.

THE EASTERN PACIFIC STEAMER. The Union Company advises that the Ngakuta is due at Rarotonga on Friday next from Auckland. The vessel will lead fruit and Xslond products at Rarotonga, Mangaia, and Aitutaki for Wellington. She is due here about July 23rd.

AWARUA MEETS BAD WEATHER. The small steamer Awarua, which left Wellington last Wednesday afternoon for Bluff to take up her headquarters there in connection with the fishing industry at the West Coast Sounds, put into Timaru on Friday afternoon for bunkers. The vessel encountered heavy weather on the trip down the coast. Her coal supplies were depleted, but no damage to the ship was reported.

KETCH CORONATION SOLD. The ketch Coronation, which has been laid up at Wellington for some time past, naa been sold to an Auckland firm. The vessel was originally owned by the Labour Department, and was subsequently taken over by the State Advances Department. She is now unan extensive overhaul and repairs. The Coronation will sail for Auckland in about ten days' time. ROTORUA TO LEAVE ENGLAND. The next passenger liner of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s fleet to leave Southampton with passengers and cargo for New Zealand ports will be the Rotorua. The .vessel is scheduled to sail from the Home port on August 14th for Wellington and Port Chalmers, via Panama. She will 'be due at Wellington on September 18th. MAMARI TO LEAVE LONDON. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mamari is fixed to’sail from London on July 23rd for New Zealand. She will be due at Auckland on August 30th with general merchandise. Later the vessel will proceed to Napier and Dunedin. PORT HUNTER TO LOAD. The C. and D. Line advise that the steamer Port Hunter will commence loading for New York, Boston and London at Bluff, about July 20th. She will then load at Port Chalmerß, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier and Auckland. The vessel is expected to leave Auckland about August ISth, and will proceed via Panama. THE CANADIAN CRUISER The first Canadian Government steamer to load cargo at Montreal this season for New Zealand, the Canadian Cruiser, is expected to arrive at Auckland to-morrow. She loft Montreal on June 2nd. After discharging the Auckland portion of her cargo the Canadian Cruiser will proceed to Australian ports, and will later return to New Zealand to load for New York, Boston and Montreal. CARGO FROM NECW YORK. The A. and A. Line steamer Tremere was expected to leave New York on July fith with cargo to discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin : ®nd Bluff The Kalomo is to sail from New York on July 20th with cargo to discharge at’ Auckland, Wellington, Lyt- | telton, Dunedin and Melbourne. The Doonholm is to leave New York on July '■ 30th with cargo to discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. The A. and A. Line have also Med the City of Lincoln to load at New York at the beginning of August for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Hobart and Launceston.

TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICE. The Union Company announce tho following movements of steamers engaged ln ine trans-Pacific cargo service:— Hauraki, from Vancouver and Powell River, sailed from San Francisco on June 19th for Wellington, Bluff, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. She is due at Wellington about July 12th. Waiotupu, from Vancouver, Ocean Falls and San Francisco, arrived at Auckland on July 3rd. She is expected to sail frorn the northern port on Wednesday for Newcastle and Melbourne. Wairuna, from Melbourne* sailed from Geelong on July 3rd for Auckland, en route to banning: Island, Honolulu, Vanco,,,‘er. and San Francisco. Waikawa, from San Francisco and Vancouver, left Union Bay on June 16th for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plv12th ue Napier on July

Trelyon, from‘Auckland, is due at Vancouver about July llth. and afterwards proceeds to San Francisco to complete loading for Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney.

PASSENGERS FOR AUSTRALIA. a Union liner Maheno, which left Auckland on Friday morning last for bydney, has on board the following passengers :—baloon: Misses E. Poters, A. M. Corry, C. M. Code, N. Currie, D. Ormond, I. and B. Garraid, M. Gittos, Mesdames McCartney, -Smith, D. Crossling and infant, Davies, Monk, Brownell, E. L. Mont- |? m | r r .y i K. A. Lee, Porter, English, M. H. Hill, A. B. Jones, M. G. Alexander, Jupp and infant, S. Porter, B. E. Wallace. Land and 2 children, Garrard and Master Garrard. L. F. Eyre. Brownell, A lef £ r A WUs °m J- Nightingale. M. A. O Callaghan, H. Raftree, S. B. Newman, J. Horne, J. A. McCallum. W. A bwitaer S. Maclndoe, C. E. Goodwin. I'. G. Hudson, McCartney. X. B. ALuuU

gomery, W. J. Smith, W. G. Park, C. E. Davies, Walter Monk, A. H. Burgess, T. English, B. H. Cooper, H. Johnston, E P. Jupp, N. S. Lang, J, T. Mote, C. A. Sprout, G. M. Bacon, Gerrard,. R. J. Mai; sey,‘A. L. Wallace, A. McLeod, F. H. IT. McDonald, K. Mackenzie, V. W. Tyler, H. D. Addis, T. L. Kirly, H: A. Sturm; A. D. Campbell. Dr R. Seagar, W. F. Brownell, and 92 steerage. TAIROA FROM LONDON. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Line steamer Tairoa arrived at Auckland on Friday night from London, and anchored in the powder ground" W’dlSCfrarge explosives. She has no other, cargo for Auckland, and is expected to sail to-day for Wellington. The vessel is due here on Wednesday, and after discharging a large quantity of general cargo will proceed to Dunedin and New Plymouth to complete discharge. WAIMANA FROM! LIVERPOOL. -The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Waimana arrived on Saturday morning at Auckland from Liverpool and Glasgow. The Waimana has a larger cargo of gene-, ral merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Wellington on July 14th. MARAROA’S SMART TRIP. The Mararoa, which was:- delayed at Wellington on Thursday night until 10.50 p.m.. awaiting repairs to an air pump, 'made a fast trip to Lyttelton. Sim arrived at the moles at 10.45 a.m." on Friday, the voyage having occupied 11 hours 55 minutes. When a couple of miles off Lyttelton Heads the Southerly gale was encountered, and no donbt added a few minutes to her time. INCOMING SAN FRANCISCO MATT.. A later wireless message received by (he Union Company from the. captain of tho. R.M.S. Maunganui states that the vessel will now arrive in the stream at Wellington at 7 a.m to-morrow from San Francisco, via Papeete and Rarotonga. Tho Maunganui is timed to sail at 3 p.m. on Wednesday for Sydney direct. ATHENIC SAILS FOR ENGLAND. The Shaw, Savill and! Albion liner Athenin left Wellington early on Saturday morning Tor - Southampton and London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe. The vessel is carrying over 100 passengers and a full shipment of New Zealand products The Athenio is due at Monte Video on July 25th, and. at Southampton on August 17th. MAHIA LOADING FOR LONDON. The Shaw, Savill and ..Albion liner Mahia arrived in the stream at Wellington early yesterday morning from Bluff, and was berthed at tho King's wharf at daybreak. The vessel will 'complete her Homeward loading at this port, and is fixed to sail finally at daybreak on July llth for London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe.

NIAGARA AT AUCKLAND TO-DAY. The R.M.S. Niagara is dhie at Auckland early this morning from Sydney with maim and passengers. The vessel is timed to leave tho northern port tomorrow for Suva. Honolulu and Vancouver.

OVERBEAS VESBELB ' ON THE COAST TURAKINA —Loading at Bluff for London. thence Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, Wellington, to complete; due Wellington July 21st; soils July 22nd, via Panama. (F.S.N. Qo.) PORT VlCTOß—Loading at Wellington for London, thence Lyttelton to complete; sails finally from Lyttelton Jniy 10th. via Las Palmas. (C. and D.) MAHlA—Completing Homeward loading at Wellington: sails July TXth .for London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe. (S.S. and A.) - ' RUAPEHU Discharging Liverpool cargo and loading for England at New Plymouth, thence Port’Chalmers, Timaru, Wanganui, and! Wellington to complete loading; due Wellington July 27th; sails July 30th for Glasgow and laverpoo. (F.S.N.. Co.) ••• v. ♦, •_ NORFOLK —Loading for United Kingdom at Lyttelton, thence Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, to complete loading; sails from Auckland August 2nd for Glasgow and Liverpool. (N.Z.S. Co ) , TEEBARTfIA—From New York, via Auckland and Wellington, arrived Lyttelton July sth, thence Dunedin' and Melbourne to complete discharge. (A. and A. Line.) ■ " - - • r

WAIOTAPU—From Vancouver, Ocean Falls, and San Francisco, arrived Auckland July 3rd, thence Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, to complete discharge. (U.S.S. Co.) ' KENT —From Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington, discharging at Lyttelton, thence Dunedin and Bluff to complete discharge. (F.S.N. Co.) ' REMUERA—Arrived Auckland * June 27th from London and Southampton; leaves Auckland July 7th for Lyttelton to complete discharge and . commence Homeward loading; thermo Timaru, Napier and Wellihgton to complete, leaves Wellington July 29th for- Southampton and Loudon, via Panama. (N.Z.S. Co.) PORT AUGUSTA—From New York, via Auckland,' arrived Wellington July sth to continue discharge; thenoe Lyttelton. Dunedin, Castlecliff, and New Plymouth to complete discharge. (C. and D. Line.) , PHYSA —From Singapore, via Napier; arrived Wellington Julv 3rd to discharge cart cargo, thence Australia. (8.1. Oil Co.) . , TAIROA—Left London Mav 23rd for Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, and New Plymouth; arrived Auckland July sth; due Wellington July 9th. (S.S. and A.) WAIMANA —Left Liverpool May 24th fqr Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; arrived Auckland July sth; Wellington July 14th. (S.S. and A.) TO ARRIVE TREDTNNTCK—Left New York June" i; d for Auckland, Wellington.' New Plymouth, and Wanganui; due ' Auckland July 9th; due Wellington July 16th. (A. and A Line.) CANADIAN PLANTER—Left Vancouver May 28th for Sydney, Wellington, and Auckland. (C.G MM.) SUFFOLK—Left Liverpool June 7th for Auckland. Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin-, due Auckland July 20th; clue Wellington Julv SOth. (F.S.N. Co.) CANADIAN CRUISER—Left Montreal June 2nd for Auckland and Australia: sailed from Panama June 14th; due Auckland July 9th (C.G.M.M.) TREVORIAN—From Montreal; left Newport News June llth for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, Timaru, left Panama Juno 19th; due Auckland July 18th; due Wellington July 25th. (N.Z.S. Co.) . CORINTHIC—Left Southampton Juno 12th for Auckland and Lyttelton; clearei Panama Canal June 28th; dne Auckland July 20th. (S.S. and A. Co.) KEELUNG—Left New York June 9th for Lyttelton Dunedin, Hobart, Launceston, and Burnie; due Lyttelton July 18th. (A. and A Line.) PORT CURTIS —Left London on June 14th for Wellington. Timaru, Dunedin, Bluff, and New Plymouth: due at Wellington on July 26th. (C. and D. Line.) HAURAKI—Left San Francisco June 19th for Wellington. Bluff, Melbourne, idelaid®. and Sydnev: due Wellington July 12th. (Union S.S. Co.)

WESTMORELAND Left Liverpool June 21st for Auckland. Wellingto, Lyttelton. Dunedin, and Bluff; due Auckland Julv 31st: due Wellington August 7th' (F.S.N. Co.) HOLLYWOOD—Left San Francisco June llth for Anokland, Wellington, and Australian ports; due Auckland July 13th: duo Wellington July 20th. (B.P. and Co.) LARGO LAW —Left Montreal June 27th for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, via Newport News; duo Auckland August 6th; due Wellington August llth. (N.Z.S Co.) CITY OP CANTON—Left New York June 24th for Auckland. Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia ; duo Auckland July 29th; due Wellington August Bth. (A. and A. Line.) CANADIAN CONSTRUCTOR Left Montreal July Ist for Auckland and Australian ports; due Auckland about August 9th. (C.G.M.M.) RUAHINE—Left Southampton July 3rd for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, via Panama; due Wellington August 7th (N.Z.S, Co«k

THIS WEEK’S SYDNEY STEAMER. Cable advice received by the Union Company states that the Hararha left Sydney at noon on Friday for Wellington. The vessel is bringing mails, passengers and cargo, and is due here tomorrow morning. After, discharge the Mar am a will withdraw from the intercolonial service and undergo survey and overhaul at Wellington. She will be replaced by the Manuka, which is timed to leave Wellington on Friday mornlnf next {or Sydney. ‘ ** INCOMING VANCOUVER MAIL The Union Company advises that tin R.M.S. Makura, which left Vancouver on the afternoon of July 2nd for New Zealand, is duo at Honolulu on July 9th, Suva on July 18th, and Auckland on July 21st. The Makura is timed to leave Auckland the same day for Sydney. KENT SAILS FOR THE SOUTH. " The Federal Line steamer Kent; which was delayed in discharging op«ration?M" Wellington on Friday afternoon owing to lain, £ailgd qn Saturday mprnine for Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff, at which T*ud* the remainder of her ireneral cargo from Liverpool’Will be discharged. Frotn BUM the Kent will go to Auckland to load.’ THE MELBOURNE STEAMER. Tho Union Cronpnnv ndrisivs that the Moeraki is to leave Melbourne St nrton to-morrow for Bluff. Dunedin. Lyttelton and Wellington with pafwenvers and cargo. Sho is, due here on July 16th, and is timed to sail the 6ame day direct for Melbourne SAFE ARRIVAL OF KARAMU. Bv Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Core-right; SYDNEY, July 3. Tho Karamu has arrived from Hobart. Anxiety was felt for her safety, as she had not been reported for seven nays, and there had been heavy weather on the Tasman coast*