SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19133, 30 September 1936, Page 3

SHIPPING

PORT OP GISBORNE

DEPARTURES Tuesday, September 29

Rata, s.s., 9.10 p.m., 074 tons, Vasfa, for Westnort.

Patau*, m.v., 10.15 p.m., 719 tons, 0. W. Coldieutt, for Wellington, via. Waikokonu. . Napier Star, s.s., midnight, 30,583 tons. W. Riley, for Napier.

The Waimii, which is loading southern produce, left Dunetiin yesterday fo'r Bluff, from which port she is expected to be dispatched to-day for Oamaru, Timaru and Lyttelton. The steamer should clear Wellington on Saturday for Napier and Gisborne, being due. here about Wednesday, October 7.

The. Bala completed the discharge of her inward cargo here, yesterday, and after loading livestock, sailed at 9.10 [i.in. for Wcslph'rt and Creymonfh. The Aorangi, from Victoria and Vancouver, via Honolulu and Suva, arrived at Auckland on Monday and sailed yesterday for Sydney, where she is due on Saturday. The vessel departs on the nofthwani trip on October S.

The Niagara, which left Sydney on September 10 and Auckland on September 15, and proceeded via Suva and Honolulu, arrives at. Victoria to-mor-row and Vancouver on Friday. She sails on the southward trip on October

Despite unfavourable weather, the Maunganui, which arrived at Wellington on .Monday from Sydney, made a very smart Tasihan corssing. Leaving Sydney at 9.10 a.m. on Saturday, the Maunganui cleared Sydney Heads at 9.52 turn, and arrived oft" the Wellington Heads at 1 p.m. on Monday, having made the crossing in 3 days 1 hour 45 minutes at an average speed of 16.78 knots. From noon on Sunday until she reached Wellington She Maung'anni averaged 17.14 knots, while from Stephen Island to the Heads she did 18 knots. The ship left Wellington yesterday for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco.

The Makura, from San Francisco, leaves Papeete on Saturday for Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney.

The Pakura sailed from Gisbomc at 10.15 p.m. yesterday for Waikokopu and Wellington. She is due at Wellington to-morrow afternoon and will load there on Friday and .Saturday for Gisborne and Napier. The Pakura should discharge here next. Monday anil at Napier on Tuesday. The Margaret' W. was dispatched from Auckland at 10.45 p.m. yesterday for Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay and Gisborne. She is to work the. Coast tomorrow and Gisborne on Friday. The Blue Star Line sf earner Napjier Star sailed from Gisborne at midnight for Napier. Timaru, Wellington, New Plymouth and Auckland to complete loading for London. The ship leaves Auckland" on Oclober 17 for London, via Cape Horn, and should arrive Home about November 25. The Awahou cleared Auckland yeslerday afternoon for the Coast and Napier.

The Koutumti left Auckland at 7.50 p.m. yesterday for Gisborne. She arrives here to-morrow and after discharge and loading returns to Auckland via tho Coast

Tlie Port Line motor ship Port Tlobart has been further delayed and she is now expected to arrive, al Gisborne from Auckland on October 7 to load meal and general cargo for London, Avonmonth, Liverpool and Glasgow.

A shortage of seamen caused a delay in the departure from Napier of the coastal vessel Koau, owned by Messrs. Richardson and Company, Limited, this week. The vessel was originally scheduled to leave on Saturday for Wellington to load for Napier, but it was discovered that owing to the number of vessels working, at the lime there were no seamen available to man her. Subsequently, three of the four men required, were found, but the company was obliged to wait until a fourth seaman could be brought from Wellington to complete the Roan's crew, and, as a- result, the vessel did not get_ away until shortly after 11 o'clock on Monday night.

The t'nion Steam Ship Company's new cargo ship Kauri, built at Gln/gow. by Messrs. Alexander Stephen and Sons, Limited. Govan, left for New Zealand on September 6, via Capetown and South Australian ports. The ship is in the command of Captain W. D. Cameron. Thr principal dimensions of the Kauri are: Length. 234 ft.; breadth, 44ft.; depth. 21ft. 6in.: gross tonnage, 2350.64; net tonnage, 1301.83; deadweight capacity, 5070 tons on loaded draught, of 18ft. s|in.; and speed of 12 knots. The new auxiliary yacht Soubretle, which arrived at Suva from Auckland on Monday after a passage of 12 days, is owned bv Mr. G. Mills-Palmer, and when she left Auckland on September 16 it- was announced that she would be away for about six weeks.

A smiling little Japanese seafarer, Mr. Kiehisake Kawano, arrived at Wellington on Monday from Sydney. He was at the head of 2;-! other smiling little Japanese sailors, and is to be chief officer of the Union Steam Ship Company's old freighter Kanna, which hits been sold to shopbreakers at Osaka. Mr. Kawano was occupied with two things when interviewed on board the Maunganui: first, getting his batch of seamen safely through the customs, and, secondly, finding the location of the Union Company's offices. This is not the first time he lias visited New Zealand. He sailed the Kawatiri without incident from Lyttelton to Osaka not long ago, and towed behind her an old oil tanker, the Viucas, from Melbourne, the voyage of 6000 miles occupying 5(5 days. The Vinctis was broken up and the Kawatiri was sold to a Chinese shipping company for use on (he China coast, service. lie said the Kanna ■would probably also lind her way to the Chinese coastal service. The Kanna will leave Auckland early next week 'for Melbourne, where she will pick up the famous old Bass Strait. steamer Loongana. and tow her to Japan. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS "Napier.—Sept. 30; Arrived, al 6.30 a.m.. Napier Star, from Gisborne. Auckland.—Sept.. 29: Sailed. Konlunui. 7.30 p.m.. for Gisborne; Margaret \Y., 10.45 p.m., for Const bays and Gisborne. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland. —Matai. Leith. Aoraugi, Kairanga, Port Whangarei. W'aipalii, Rlise, Canadian Highlander, Cnmliobank. Golden Cloud, .John Knuds'cn, Lindenbank, Mariposa, Nairnbank, Rotorita, Taeornfl. Star, Tasmania. Tokyo Maru, and Wnirangi. Wellington.—Maori. Rangat ira, Tama - bine, Awatca, Gabriclla, Maunganui, Niagara, South Sea, Waitaki, AngloNorse, Canadian Challenger, Hororata, Mataroa, Monterey, Napier Star, Rangitano, Rangiliki, and Tamaroa. Awarua.—Limerick, Makura, Oniana, Triaster, Trionn, Wailcouaili, Wanganella, Ashbmton, Cape Horn, Canadian Scottish, Cliifuku Maru, Duuedin Star, Narbada, Nie.uw Zeeland, Orion, Pontypridd, Sonthi Africa and Strathaird.