SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 29 August 1930, Page 2

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1930. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY. Hauturu, from Onehunga (5.30 a.m.). DEPARTURES YESTERDAY. Hautnm, for Onehunga (2.30 p.m.). VESSELS IN PORT. Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. John, from south, Sunday. Hanturu, from Onehunga, Sunday. Opihi, from south, Sunday. Progress, from south, September 6. OVERSEAS. Gabriella (1587 tons), loaded at Newcastle last week and completed at Sydney on Friday for Wellington, Nev.’ Plymouth and Wanganui; left Wellington yesterday and due New Plymouth to-day with 300 tong of coal, 15 tons of timber and 58 tons of general cargo. (U.S.S. Co.).

Soloy (4400 tons), with 1060 tons of sulphur for New Plymouth, left Galveston August 3; due Auckland Wednesday and New Plymouth September 10. (Newton King, Ltd.).Kaponga (2345 tons), to load at, Dcvonport, Adelaide and Melbourne at the end of August for Auckland, Portland, New Plymouth and Wellington. (U.S.S. Co.) lonic (12,352 tons), lue Ney Plymouth September 12 to load 6000 boxes of butter, 12,000 freight carcases'of meat and 2500 crates of cheese. (Newton King, Ltd). . Mamilius (8030 tons), was due at Bluff on Monday from Australia; thence to Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, New Plymouth September 4, Wanganui, Wellington; thence September 16 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool nd Glasgow, via Montevideo. At New Plymouth the vessel loads 10,000 boxes of butter, 3000 crates of cheese and 5500 freight carcases of meat. (Newton King, Ltd.). Hertford (10,945 tons), from west coast ports of United Kingdom, and from Liverpool August 16 with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellimrton. Lyttelton. Port Chalnwrc and New Plymouth, where she is due about October. (U.S.S. Co.) Port Caroline (8265 tons), due New Plymouth on October 4 from Wanganui and Australian ports to load 12,000 boxes of butter and 9000 crates of cheese. (Collett and Co.)

Antiope (4545 tons), left Casablanca, Morocco on August 14'with phosphates for Auckland, New Plymouth and Wanganui. Due Auckland October 1 and New Plymouth early in October with 1380 tons of phosphates. (Newton King, Ltd.) Waihemo (5027 tons), loads at Pacific Coast ports, leaving Los Angeles September 25 for New Zealand ports, including New Plymouth, where she is due on November 6. (U.S.S. Co.). Golden West (5587 tons), loads at Pacific Coast ports for New Zealand. She clears Los Angeles on October 1, and is dus at New Plymouth about November 20. (Newton .King,. Ltd.) Ferndale (9670 ‘tons)’;' leaves London September 24; due Lyttelton November 3, Dunedin and New Plymouth November 12. (Newton Kingj ;; Dtd.) Waikawa (5677. tons), leaves Vancouver November 1, San Francisco November 17 and Los Angeles November 20. Due at Napier. December 15 and New Plymouth in January. (U.S.S. Co.) BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Ruapehu, left Southampton August 1; due Wellington September 10. Mataroa, left Southampton aigust I."): due'Wellington September 16 Ruahine/ left Southampton August 15; •' due Wellington September 10. Rangitata, leaves Southampton to-day; due Wellington October 1. Tainui, leaves Southampton September 12; due Auckland October 18. Rangitane, leaves Southampton September 26; due Auckland October PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. TO VANCOUVER. Aorangi, left Auckland August 26 for Vancouver; due Vancouver September 12. Leaves Vancouver September 17 for Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland October 6 and Sydney Gerber 11. Leaves Sydney October 16 for Vancouver, via Auckland; due Auckland October 21 and Vancouver November 7. Niagara, left Vancouver August 20 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland September 8 and Sydney September 13. Leaves Sydney September 18 for Auckland and Vancouver; due Auckland September 23 and Vancouver October 10. Leaves Vancouver October 15 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland November 3 and Sydney November 8. TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, left San Francisco August 6 for Wellington and Sydney; arrived at Wellington on Monday and due Sydney Saturday. Leaves Sydney September 4 for Wellington and San Francisco; due Wellington September 9 and San Francisco September 26. Leaves San Francisco October 1 for Wellington and Sydney; due Wellington October 21 and Sydney October 25. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. TO SYDNEY. Maunganui, left Wellington Wednesday for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland to-day and Sydney on Tuesday. Leaves Sydney September 5 for Auckland and Wellington; due Auckland September 9 and Wellington September 12. Leaves Wellington September 12 for Sydney; due Sydney September 10. Ulimaroa, leaves Sydney to-day for Wellington; due Wellington Tuesday. Leaves Wellington September 5 for Sydney; duo Sydney September 9. Leaves Sydney September 12 for Auck*

TO MELBOURNE. Maheno, left Melbourne yesterday for New Zealand ports. Due Bluff Monday, Dunedin Tuesday, Ly,tt.elton. Sep,tember 4 and Wellington September 5, COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Hauturu arrived at New Plymouth yesterday from Onehunga with 100 tons of general cargo and returned to Onehunga in the afternoon. She is due back at New Plymouth on Sunday. The John loaded at Dunedin on Monday for New Plymouth, via Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. She is due at New Plymouth on Sunday and proceeds to Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros.) The Progress left New. Plymouth on Wednesday for Port Waikato. She returns south to Dunedin, where she loads on Monday, sailing via Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington for New Plymouth, where she is due on September 6. (Hooker Bros.) The Opihi left Dunedin on Wednesday for New Plymouth, via southern ports. She is due on Sunday. (U.S.S. Co.). NEW FERRY FOR WELLINGTON. Vickers-Armstrong, Ltd., has received; the contract for the: Union Steam Ship Company’s new ferry steamer for the Wellington-Lyttelton service. The new vessel will be built at Barrow-in-Fur-ness and she will have turbo-electric drive, which will be supplied by the British Thomson Houston Company, of Rugby, in collaboration with VickersArmstrong, Ltd., states the Dominion. The plans and specifications prepared by the Union Company show that the new ship will embody the experience gained from the operation of the inter- | Island express passenger, mail and cargo service with specially-designed steamers for nearly a quarter of : a .century. In many respects the new vessel will be as far in advance of the Wahine as the •Wahine is -in advance-of the • Maori; In size the new steamer will be about 10QQ. toils , larger, than the. Wahine, and will probably be of approximately 5500 tons gross. Provision is to be made for up-to-date accommodation for 1000 passengers in two classes. There will be special suites and single rooms to meet the ever-growing demands of travellers. A large number of single-berth and twoberth rooms, many of the latter fitted with Pullman berths, convertible into one-berth staterooms jf. required, will be a special feature in the new ship, whose interior decorations and furnishings and public apartments, will be in accord with the latest in passenger liner design. For the rapid handling of mails, baggage and cargo, and for the carriage of motor-cars, special provision has been made, and the ship will be equipped with the most up-to-date appliances in and out of harbour. Her designed speed, fully loaded, is 20j knots. The name of the new ship has not yet been announced. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, August 28. —Arrived: Opawa (3.30 a.m.), from Blenheim; Matangi (5 a.m.), Kaitoa (6.55 a.m.), both from Nelson; Maori (7.10 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Orepuki (7.10 a.m.), from Greymouth. Sailed: Totara (12.15 a.m.), for New Plymouth. Lyttelton, August 28.—Arrived: Wahine (6.45 a.m.), from Wellington; Foxton (5.40 a.m.), from Foxton; Regulus (6.55 a.m.), from Tarakohe; Calm (7.55 a.m.), John (8.55 arm.) and Waipiata (9.40 a.m.), all from Timaru. I

TIDES, SUN, PHASES OF MOON. High water. Suna.in. p.m; rise. set. Aug. 29 .. 11.46 — 6.22 5.28 Aug. 39 .. 1.14 1.40 6.21 5.28 Aug. 31 .. 2.04 2.35 6.19 5.29 Sept. 1 .. 3.05 3.50 6.18 5.30 Sept. 2 .. 4.36 5.28 0.16 5.31 Sept. 3 .. 6.10 0.44 6.15 5.32 Sept. 4 ,. 7.12 7.34 6.13 5.33 Sept. 5 .. 7.55 8.11 6.08 5.34 August 31. —First quarter. 11.27 s .m. September 8.—Full moon, 6.26 a.m. September 16.—Last quarter, 8.48 a.m September 22.—N ew mo oil , .11.12 p.m.