SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 23162, 1 April 1937, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OF BLUFF SAILED Wednesday, March 31 Karetu s.s. (Captain G. B. Corby) 3210 tons, for Dunedin, at 11.5 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Traders Waimarino, Dunedin, tomorrow. . Marama, Melbourne, April 4. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, April 6. Waipiata, Auckland, April 8. Wainui. Wellington, April 11. Waitaki, Wellington, about April 12. Karepo, Dunedin, April 13. Overseas Traders Port Gisborne, Wellington, tomorrow. Armadale, Dunedin, tomorrow. Benwyvis, Tlmaru, April 4. Ruahine, London. April 7. Rangitane, Port Chalmers, April 19Cumberland. Port Chalmers. April 30. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Coastal Traders Walmarlno, Dunedin, April 3. Marama, Wellington, April 5. Waipiata, Auckland. April 8. Waitaki, Melbourne, about April 12. Wainui, Dunedin. April 12. 1 Karepo, , April 12. Overseas Traders Armadale, Dunedin, tomorrow. Port Gisborne, Port Chalmers. April 3. Benwyvis, Port Chalmers, April 7. Ruahine, Port Chalmers, April 10. Rangitane, Lyttelton, April 22. Cumberland. . May 3. BLUFF BOUND, Ruahine. due at Bluff from London on April 7 to discharge 2000 tons of basic slag. (Union Steam Ship Company). Rangitane, left London on March 4 for Bluff (due April 16). via Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Benwyvis, due at Bluff from Timaru on April 4; thence April 6 to Port Chalmers. (H. L. Tapley and Co.). Cumberland, left Liverpool on February 22 for Auckland (due today), Wellington (due April 9). Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff (due April 30). (J- G. Ward and Waipiata, leaves Auckland tomorrow for Bluff, due April 8. Waimarino, due at Bluff from Dunedin tomorrow. Sails the following day for Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Auckland. Armadale, due at Bluff from Dunedin on April 2; leaves on April 5 for New York, Boston and Montreal. Waikouaiti, from Dunedin, due Bluff April 6; sails same day for Sydney and Newcastle. Port Gisborne, left Wellington on Tuesday for Bluff (due tomorrow) and Port Chalmers; leaves Port Chalmers April < for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. (Henderson and Co.). DOMINION BOUND Doric Star, left London on March 8 for Auckland (due April 17) and Wellington. (J. E. Watson and Co.). Hauraki, left Vancouver February 2 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; thence to Australia, via Papeete. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Mataroa, from London, left Southampton on February 19, for Wellington and Auckland (due April 4). (Dalgety and CoNational Mortgage and Agency Ltd.). Coptic, left Antwerp February 24 for Auckland (due April 6) and New Plymouth. (Dalgety and Co., National Mortgage and Co.). Australind, left Halifax February 27 for Auckland (due April 5), Wellington (due April 12), Lyttelton and Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship Company). City of Brisbane, left New York March 3, via Philadelphia, for Auckland (due . April 5), Wellington (due April 11), Lyttelton and Dunedin. (J. G. Watd and Co.). Rangitane, left London March 4 for Wellington, passengers only (due April 7), Lyttelon (due April 8), Dunedin and Bluff. (Union Steam Ship Company). Cape Horn, left Los Angeles March 20 for Auckland (due April 11), Wellington (due April 16), Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia. (Union Steam Ship Company)., Hororata, left Glasgow March 3 in ballast for New Zealand (due April 12). (Union Steam Ship Company). Akaroa, left London March 19 for Auckland (due April 24) and Wellington (due May 2). (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Co.). Canadian Conqueror, left Halifax March 22 for Auckland (due April 29), Wellington (due May 4), Lyttelton and Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship Company). Golden Bear, left Los Angeles March 8 for Auckland (due tomorrow), Wellington, (due April 6), Nelson and Australia. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE Aorangi, left Vancouver March 17 for Sydney; thence Suva (due tomorrow), Auckland April 5; due Sydney April 9. (Union Steam Ship Company). Niagara, left Sydney March 18 for Vancouver; due Honolulu tomorrow, Vancouver April 9. (Union Steam Ship Company). Monterey, left Los Angeles last week’for Sydney and Melbourne; due Honolulu April 5; Pago Pago April 10, Suva April 13, Auckland April 16; leaves Auckland April 16; due Sydney April 19, Melbourne April 23. (H. L. Tapley and- Co.). Mariposa, from Melbourne; at Auckland; leaves Auckland April 3; due Suva April 6, Pago Pago April 7; Honolulu April 12, Los Angeles April 17, San Francisco April 19. (H. L. Tapley and Co.). INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE Marama, left Bluff on March 24 for Melbourne; leaves Melbourne today, due Bluff April 4; thence next day to Wellington, where she will be laid up for the winter. (Union Steam Ship Company). Wanganella, leaves Auckland today for Sydney (due April 5) and Melbourne (due April 7). LOADING IN. NEW ZEALAND Armadale, loads at Timaru about April 5; thence April 9 for Dunedin. New York, Boston and Montreal. (Union Steam Ship Company). Rangitata, due at Wellington today from Auckland, leaves Wellington April 7 for London, via Cape Horn. (Union Steam Ship Company).

Wairangi, leaves Lyttelton today for Lo 2 }" don, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. (Daleety and Co.; National Mortgage and Co.). Surrey, loading at Wellington; leaves Wellington tomorrow for Cristobal, Halifax, London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow, via the Panama Canal and Curacao. (Union Steam Ship Company). Raranga, at New Plymouth; thence to Wanganui, Napier, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Wellington (due April 13); leaves Wellington April 20 for London and west coast of United Kingdom ports, via Montevideo and Teneriffe. (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Company). Hertford, loading at Lyttelton; to sail for Auckland, Wellington (due April 7) ana Port Chalmers; leaves Port Chalmers April 16 for London, Avonmouth, Cardiff, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama and Curacao. (Union Steam Ship Company). Cambridge, loading at Timaru; to sail for Lyttelton, Napier, Tokomaru Bay and Wellington (due April 13); leaves Wellington April 17 for Hook of Holland, Southampton and London. (Union Steam Ship Company). Kumara, loading at Oamaru; to sail for Lyttelton, Picton, Nelson and Wellington (due April 12); leaves Wellington April 16 for Santos, Rio de Janeiro and London, via Montevideo and Curacao. (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Co.). LOADING FOR NEW ZEALAND Westmoreland, leaves London today for Wellington (due May 11) and Auckland. (Union Steam Ship Company). Remuera, leaves London April 7 for Auckland (due May 14). (Union Steam Ship Port Townsville, leaves London on April 15 for Wellington (due May 24), Lyttelton. Timaru and Bluff. (Henderson and Co.). Narbada, leaves Calcutta April 4. via Rangoon, Penang, Singapore and Samarang for Auckland (due May 4), Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. (Union Steam Ship Company). Limerick, loads Los Angeles April 20, for Auckland (due May 14), Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship Company). ' . Niagara, leaves Vancouver April 13, via Honolulu and Suva, for Auckland (due May 3). (Union Steam Ship Company). Mataroa, leaves London July 8 for Auckland, Port Chalmers and Bluff (due August 22). • Waiotapu, leaves Vancouver May 10 to load for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney, due at Auckland about June 20. (Union Steam Ship Company). City of Oran, leaves New York April 8 for Auckland (due May 11), Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. (J. G. Ward and Co.). Kairanga, loads Newcastle today, completes Sydney for Auckland. (Union Steam Ship Company): Kalingo. loads at Sydney and Eden for Picton; Wanganui and Greymouth. (Union Steam Ship Company). John Knudsen, loads Oeban April 20 for Wellington (due May 13). (Union Steam Ship Company). ■Omana, loads South Australia early April, completes Melbourne for Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. (Union Steam Ship Company). GENERAL NOTES The Tamatea made her usual mid-weekly run to Stewart Island yesterday, leaving Bluff at 10.15 a.m. and returning at 4.45 pan. The Karetu finished working late last night and sailed shortly after 11 pan. for Dimedin. The Union Steam Ship Company has been advised that the Rotorua sailed from Colon on March 28. Advice has been received by the Union Steam Ship Company that the Remuera arrived at London on March 28. Henderson and Co., advise that the Port Gisborne may be expected at »Bluff tomorrow. Cabled advice has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Hororata, en route from Glasgow to Wa*nganui in ballast, cleared Balboa last week. She is due at Wanganui on April 12 to commence her Homeward loading to the agency of the Federal Company. The Waitaki, replacing the Marama after her next voyage to Wellington, is to leave Wellington on April 8, Lyttelton on April 9,. Dunedin on April 10 and Bluff on April 12 for Melbourne. She will leave Melbourne again on April 21 for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington. LARGEST CABLE SHIP SOLD The largest cable ship in tne world, the Dominia, has been sold by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company to the Soviet Government. She is to be used as an ordinary cargo ship. Built in 1926, the Dominia was designed for the laying of the 3467 miles of Pacific cable between Vancouver and Fanning Island. With four large cable tanks she could carry 4000 miles of cable. Since the laying of the Van-couver-Fanning Island cable, the longest submarine cable in the world, the Dominia has been used both for cable laying and repair work in the Atlantic. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday:— Auckland: Gabriella, Kaiwarra, Maui Pomare, Port Tauranga, Waiotapu, Walruna, Recorder, Australind, Canadian Cruiser, Cumberland, Golden Bear, Karafuto Maru, Mariposa, Olive Bank. Wellington: Rangatira, Tamahine, Wahine, Australian Squadron, H.M.S. Leith, Nucula, H.M.S. Wellington, Aorangi, Awatea, Kekerangu, Matua, Niagara, Port Whangarei, Arawa, Alaroa, Chifuku Maru, Durham, Hertford, Monterey, Northumberland, Port Gisborne, Rangitane, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Sydney Star, Tamaroa. ’ Awarua: Matai, Hauraki, Karepo, Karetu, Marama, Triaster, Triona, Armadale, Cambridge, Ceramic, Golden Coast, Keifuku Maru, Nieuw Holland, Nieuw Zeeland, Opawa. Orlon, Orontes, Port Hobart, Ruahine, Strathaird, Strathnaver, Kumara, Melbourne Maru. Chatham Islands: South Sea. OTHER PORTS COASTAL AND OVERSEAS AUCKLAND, March 31. Arrived.—Wanganella 2.45 a.m. from Sydney. WELLINGTON, March 31. Arrived.—Rangatira 7 a.m. from Lyttelton; Breeze 8.30 a.m., Gale 8.35 a.m. from Wanganui; Waipahi 12.40 p.m. from New Plymouth; Storm 5.30 p.m. from Lyttelton. Sailed-—H.M.S. Achilles 9.20 a.m. for Cook Strait; Port Gisborne 12.20 p.m. for Lyttelton; Gale 6.20 p.m. for Bluff; Kekerangu 7.5 p.m. for Sydney; Rangatira 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton. To Sail —Breeze 9 p.m., Holmlea 9 p.m. for Dunedin; Kaimiro 11 p.m. for Greymouth; Storm 11 p.m. for Picton. LYTTELTON, March 31. Arrived —Wahine 6.40 a.m. from Wellington; Port Whangarei 10 a.m. from Timaru; Waimarino 1.30 p.m. from Wellington. Sailed.—Wahine 8.35 p.m. for Wellington; Port Whangarei 5.30 p.m for Wellington. DUNEDIN, March 31. Arrived. —Wingatui 3.15 p.m. from Lyttelton; Port Hobart 5 p.m. from Lyttelton. Sailed. —Melbourne Maru 4.10 p.m. foir Timaru. MELBOURNE, March 31. Arrived.—Omana from Bluff. Arrived. —At Balboa, Huntingdon. (Received March 31/ 9 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 31. Sailed: Mariposa noon for Auckland.