SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19820, 23 December 1938, Page 3

SHIPPING

PORT OF GISBORNE YESTERDAY’S ARRIVALS Awahou, m.v., 5.30 p.m., 410 tons, G. A. Nairn, from Auckland. YESTERDAY’S DEPARTURES Margaret W., m.v., 8.55 p.m.. 394 tons, J. R. Owen, for Auckland. TO-DAY’S ARRIVALS Poolta, s.s., 5.15 a.in., 1075 tons, W. E. Jones, from Westport, via Napier. Pukeko, m.v., 8.40 nan., 742 tons, 3. M. Pctley. from Napier. TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES t Awahou, m.v., 1.45 a.m., 410 tons, G. A. Nairn, for Napier. VESSELS DUE AT GISBORNE Kopara, Auckland, January 5. Margaret W., Auckland, January 0. Kaimai, Wellington, January 10. COASTAL TRADE The Awahou left Gisborne early this morning for Napier and Wellington. The Margaret W. sailed from Gisborne last night for Auckland, and will load at that port on January 4 for Coast bays and Gisborne, arriving here on January 0. Tiie Poolta .arrived at Gisborne from. Napier -this morning with a cargo of icoal from Westport and Grcymouth. The vessel is expected io sail to-morrow for west coast ports of the South Island. The Pukeko was to sail from Gisxjrne this afternoon for Napier, and is due to load at Lyttelton on January 5.

The Kopara leaves Auckland on January 3 for Coast bays and Gisborne, arriving here on January 5. The Kaimiro is .to load at Newcastle from December 27 to 30 for Napier and Gisborne. The fishing boat Ellis left Gisborne at 0.15 p.m. yesterday for Auckland under the control of Mr. Kerr. During her visit to Auckland the vessel will undergo annual overhaul.

HOMEWARD LOADING Gisborne Roadstead

Port Auckland (Port Line; agents, Gisborne Sheepfarmers), is to leave Gisborne to-night alter loading meat, butter, cheese and wool for London and Newcastle-on-Tyne, weaves Port Chalmers on January 14 or London, via Panama.

Port Sydney (Port Line; agents, Gisborne Sheepfarmers), was to arrive at Gisborne to-day from rimaru and is expected to leave tonorrow for Opou.

Port Alma (Port Line; agents, Gisoorne Sheepitarmcrs), from Australia, loads at Pi'cton January 4-ti, New Plymouth January 8-10, Wellington January 11-10, Gisborne January 18.'l, Napier January 23-28. She will jail finally from Napier on January i 8 for London, via Cape Horn.

Napier Star (Blue Star Line; Agents, Gisborne Lightering Company), leaves Lyttelton for New Plymouth Jlanuary 10-19, Wellington January 20-20, Gisborne January :8-31, Auckland February 2-8. The ; ess el will Clear Auckland on Feb.■uary 8 for London and Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Tokomaru Bay Roadstead

Cumberland (New Zealand Shipping Company; agents, Union Company), loads meat and wool at Tokomaru Bay January 12-15 for London, Avonnouth, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow. Sails finally from Wellington on January 21 for London, via Manama.

Tongariro (New Zealand Shipping Company; agents, Union Company), oads at Oamaru January 19-20, Blull January 23-25, Pieton January 28-31, 'Jelson February 1-3, Auckland February (J-10, Tokomaru Bay February 12-13, Wellington February 17-21. She .vi.ll leave Wellington on February H for London and Neiwcast'le-on-fvne, via the Panama Canal and Curacao.

A NEW VESSEL The new motor ship Matafelc. built it Honkgong for Burns, Philp and Company, Limited, at a cost ol £30,)UO, arrived at Apia on her maiden voyage on December 4. She is sell on■r rigged with twin screw auxiliary power, me a s)u res ,120 ft. in length, with a beam of 25ft. The gross tonnage is 335 tons and the net tonnage 180 tons. She is specially fitted for island trade and has accommodation for 10 saloon passengers.

NEW MOTOR LINER Advice lias been received from London by the Wellington office ol she Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, Limited, that the new motor ship recently ordered by the company to be built by Ilarland and Wolff, Limited, at Belfast, will be named Waiotira.

The now ship will be a sister ship to the Waimarama, which is on her viaiden voyage to New Zealand, and •cached Wellington yesterday to load 'or London. The Waimarama is {enerally similar in design to the hree well-known Shaw, Savill liners Vaiwera, Wairangi and Waipawa, but s slightly larger and faster. On her ecent passage from Liverpool to ~nd the Waimarama, fully ’oaded, made a record run of 27 days 1 hours, at an average speed of nearly 18 knots. The Waiotira will be a twin-screw notor liner of the shelter-deck type, her principal measurements being:—

11,250 tons gross register; length, 535 ft. (fin. (overall); breadth moulded. /Oft.; depth moulded, 43ft. 41 in. She .vill have about (100,000 cubic feel ol refrigerated cargo space, equipped with the latest system of refrigeration. The Waiotira will have accommodation for 12 passengers in single-berth and two-berth rooms. The public rooms will include a lounge, smoking room, and dining-room.

NEW ADJUSTABLE PROPELLER

Some interesting claims are marie for a new adjustable propeller which has recently been tested in a Swedish auxiliary sailing vessel, states the Syren and Shipping. The Kamewe propeller, as it is called, is based upon an invention for turbine machinery made by Professor Kaplan 25 years ago, and is being manufactured by Karlstad's' Mck, Verkstads. Sweden. It has been fitted to the auxiliary vessel Rane, of Nordvik. The hydraulic method employed for the new propeller is said to be extremely simple; all that is needed is a small lever like that on an engine-room telegraph, and the effect is immediate. Lubrication is automatic, and the results attained with the Rane have fully come up to expectations. The propeller has also been found to have excellent qualities

vhcu passing through icc. It often happens that vessels' have to change heir propellers in order to obtain .he most efficient result, 'but this is unnecessary when a Kamewe propeller is fitted, as the angle of the olades can easily be adjusted to the most effective position.

Furthermore, it is claimed, the propeller can be used to a much greater .ixtont for manoeuvring purposes; the machinery can run at full speed while the speed and direction ahead or astern of the vessel is being controlled by changing the angle of the propeller blades.

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND Awatea, left Auckland on Tuesday; due Sydney to-day: leaves Sydney to-dav: due Wellington December 2(>.

Wanganella, left Wellington yesterday; due Sydney December 2ti; leaves Sydney December 31; due Auckland January 4. Maunganui, due Wellington to-day from Melbourne; leaves Welling•ton to-morrow for Bluff and Melbourne. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE Monterey, arrived and left Auckland to-day; due Sydney December 20. Mariposa, is due at San Francisco on December 27 from Auckland. Niagara, left Vancouver December 21; due Auckland January 9: leaves Auckland January 10: due Sydney January 14.

Aorangi. left Sydney yesterday; due Auckland December 20; leaves Auckland December 27; due Vancouver January 13.

BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS Fainui, left Southampton November 25; due Auckland January 3. Rimutaka, left Loridon December 8: due Auckland January 12. Tamaroa, left Southampton to-day; due Wellington January 25. Rangitiki, leaves London January 5; due Auckland February 9. Malaroa, leaves Southampton January 20; due Auckland February 23. -WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland. —Aorangi, Kauri, Arnriale, Kommodore Johnson, Monterey, Norfolk, Rangitane and Tongariro. Wellington. —--R angatira, Tamahine, Wahine, Awatea, Kakapo, Kalingo, Limerick, Wanganella, Osthav, Arawa, Beneruachan, Cumberland, Huntingdon, Kaipara, 'Mariposa, Mataroa, Naum-bung, Port Auckland, Port Muon. Port Sydney, Rangitata, Rimu'aka. Ta-inui. Tamaroa, Woipawa and Zealandie.

Aw-nrun. —Matai, 11.M.5. Adhilles, Niagara, Triaster, Trienza, Triona, Comorin, Jervis Bay. Maetsuycker, Mooltan, Moreton Bay, Nieuw Holland. Ora mu. Orion, Ormonde, Oron'les. Otranto. Oronsay. Strathaird, Stra t bed on, Strath mb re, Stra th na ver, Tasman and Thcmistocles.

SII.TPPING TELEG'RAMS

Sydney.—Dee. 22: Sailed. Aorangi 5,20 p.m., for Auckland.

Sydney .-■-VDec. 21: Arrived, Wai-koua-iti, from Oamaru. Melbourne.—December 21: Arrived, Waikiki; from- Napier. Sydney—Dec. 21: Arrived, Kaimiro, from Auckland. Sydney.—Dec. 21: Arrived: Kaimiro, from Auckland. Melbourne—Dec. 22: Sailed, Huia, for Auckland. Suva. December 21: Sailed, Monterey. al 5 p.m., yesterday, for Auckland.