SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 30 January 1931, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH VESSELS IN PORT Paua, Newton King wharf. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTALJohn, from south, to-morrow. Hauturu, from Onehunga, to-morrow, Totara, from south, to-morrow. Hauturu, from Onehunga, Tuesday. Progress, from south, Thursday. overseas. Surrey (8564 tons), due New Plymouth at daybreak to-morrow from Dunedin to load 8000 freight carcases of meat, 2500 boxes of butter and 4600 crates of cheese for London and west coast of England ports. (U.SJS. Go.) Port Fremantle (8972 tons), left Cairns on Saturday, Due New Plymouth on Sunday to lift 10,000 boxes of butter, 12,000 crates of cheese and 10,000 freight carcases of meat. (Collett and Co.). Kiwitea (2343 tons), from Hobart, Edithburg and Adelaide, left Melbourne on Tuesday for Auckland, Portland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. (U.S.S. Co.). Ruapehu (8881 tons), left London on December 20. for Auckland, Port Chalmers and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth about February 11 to load 18,000 freight carcases of meat and 5000 crates of cheese. (U.S.S. Co.). Cambridge (10,850 tons), left Antwerp on December 18 with slag for Auckland and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth about February 9. Will also, load 16,000 freight carcases of meat, 2500 boxes of butter and 4000 crates of cheese. (U.S.S. Co.). Hauraki (7113 tons), loaded at Vancouver, San Francjsco and left Lofi Angeles oh January 22 for Lyttelton, where she is du© February 13, Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth about February 22. Later she discharges at Auckland, Napier, Melbourne and Sydney. (U.S.S. Co.). Mataroa (12,333 ions), due New Plymouth on February 19 to load 5000 boxes of butter and 9000 crates of cheese for London. (Newton King, Ltd.). Tairoa (7983 tons), from Antwerp, which she left on January 4 with 1166 tons of slag for New Plymouth; due Auckland February 13, and New Plymouth a week later. (Newton King, Ltd.) Mirrabooka, with cargo from San Francisco arid Los Angeles is due at Auckland on February 7, Wellington February 14. and New Plymouth on February 17. (Newton King, Ltd.). Hertford (10,923 tons), will leave Liverpool on February 14 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth (U.S.S. Co.), Port Hunter (8437 tons), will leave London on March 11 and will make New Plymouth the final port of discharge. (Collett and Co.). Wairuna (5823 tons), will leave Vancouver on April 1, San Francisco on April 17 and Los Angeles on April-20. She is due at Auckland on May 15, thence to Wellington and New. Plymouth, where she is due about May 31, sailing later for Lyttelton, Dunedin. Melbourne arid Sydney. (U.S.S. Co.) Rotorua (12,112 tons), will leave London on April 3 for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and New Plymouth, where she is due at the end of May. (U.S.S. Co.) Steamer, will leave London on June 24 for New Zealand ports. Due New Plymotrtn about .august 15. (Newton King, Ltd.). C. and D. Line steamer will leave London on September 16, 1031, for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Timaru and New Plymouth. (Collett and Co.).

BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Mataroa, left Southampton January 3; due Wellington February 4. Rangitata, left Southampton January 16; due Auckland February 18. Tairiui, leaves Southampton January 30; due Auckland March 7. Rangitane, leaves Southampton February 13; due Wellington March 18. Tamaroa, leaves Southampton February 27; due Wellington March 31. Remuera. leaves Southampton March 13; due Wellington April 20, PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. TO VANCOUVER. Aorangi, left Vancouver on January 7 for Auckland and Sydney; arrived Auckland Sunday and due Syd-' ney to-morrow. Leaves Sydney February 5 for Vancouver, via Auckland; due Auckland February 10 and Vancouver February 27. To leave Vancouver March 4 for Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland March 23 and Sydney March 28. Niagara, left Sydney on January 8 for Vancouver, via Auckland; left Auckland on January 13 and due Vancouver to-day. Leave? Vancouver February 4 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland February 23 and Sydney February 28. To leave Sydney March 5 for Vancouver, via Auckland; leaves Auckland Mbrch 10 and due Vancouver March 27. TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, left San Francisco on Janu.? ary 21 for Wellington and Sydney; due Wellington February 9 and Sydney February 14. Leaves Sydney February 19 for San Francisco, via Wellington; duo Wellington February 24 and San Francisco March 13. To leave Shn Francisco March 18 for Sydney via Wellington; due Wellington April 7 and Sydney April 11.

Monowai, left Sydney on January 22 for San Francisco, via Wellington; left Wellington on Tuesday, and due San Francisco February 13. Leaves San Francisco February 18 for Sydney, via Wellington; duo Wellington March 9 and Sydney March 14. To leave Sydney March 19 for San Francisco, via Wellington; leaves Wellington March 28 and due San Francisco April 10. INTER-COLONIAL SERVICE. TO SYDNEY. Ulimaroa, to leave Sydney to-day for Auckland; due Auckland on Tuesday. To leave Auckland February 6 for Sydney; dua Sydney February 10. To leave Sydney February 13 for "Wellington; due Wellington February 17. Marama, to leave Auckland to-day for Sydney; due Sydney on Tuesday. To leave Sydney February 6 for Wellington; due Wellington February 10. To leave Wellington February 13 for Sydney; due Sydney February 17. Maunganui, to leave Sydney to-day for Wellington; due Wellington on Tuesday. To leave Wellington February 6 for Sydney; due Sydney February 10. To leave Sydney February I.> for Auckland; dus Auckland February 17.

TO MELBOURNE. Maheno, left Melbourne on January 22 for New Zealand ports; due Wellington to-day. To leave Wellington tomorrow for Melbourne, via Bluff. To leave Bluff on Monday, and due Melbourne February 6. To leave Melbourne February 12 for New Zealand ports; due Bluff February 16, Dunedin February 17, Lyttelton February 19 and Wellington February 20. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Totara loaded at Dunedin on Monday for New Plymouth, where she is due to-morrow, via Qamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. She will load at Dunedin about February 6 for New Plymouth, via usual ports. • The John loaded at Dunedin on January 23 for New Plymouth, where she is due to-morrow, via Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Wanganui. (Hooker Bros.) ■ The Hauturu’s sailing for New Plymouth has been postponed until to-day owing to yesterday being the anniversary of Auckland province, when no work was done at 7 Onehunga. She will arrive at New Plymouth to-morrow and return north the same day. (Northern Co.) The Progress loaded at Dunedin yesterday for New Plymouth, where she is due on February 5, via Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. (Hooker Bros.). TUiRAKINA LEAVE'S COLON. The New Zealand Shipping Company has received cabled advice that the Turakina, which left Auckland on January 3 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, cleared Colon on January 23. The vessel carries 2847 boxes of butter, 5213 crates of cheese and 14,000 freight carcases of meat from New Plymouth. MIRRABOOKA SAIL'S. The Swedish motor-ship Mirrabooka left San Rrancisco on January 23 with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge . at Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth and Australia. She is due at Auckland on February. 1.0, Wellington on February 13, and New Plymouth on February 17. PAKEHA COMPLETING. The Shaw, Savill arid Albion steamer Pakeha is expected to leave Wellington to-morrow for Auckland, where she is due at daylight on Monday to complete loading for London. The vessel is to be dispatched on Monday evening for London,- via Panama. She carries cargo from New Plymouth. PORT FAIRY TO SAIL. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Fairy, which is loading general and refrigerated cargo and wool at Auckland,, is to be dispatched this evening for London, via Panama. The vessel started loading at New Plymouth recently. KIWITEA LEAVES MELBOURNE. The Union Company advises that the Kiwitea left Melbourne at four o’clock op Tuesday afternoon for Auckland. ■Portland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. ■She is due at Auckland on Sunday. RUAPEHU’S FAST PASSAGE.

Ori'e of the oldest steamers now running regularly, between England and New Zealand, the Ruapehu, which arrived at Auckland from London and Gravesend on Tuesday, covered the distance between Panama And Auckland in 20 days, the fastest time she has ever recorded. The Ruapehu left Gravesend on December 20, and, favoured by good weather, reached the canal in 17 days. Fine weather still prevailed, across the Pacific, and the vessel, which called at Pitcairn Island en route, took 37 days for the entire trip, excellent time for a ship in her 30th year of service'. She is to leave Auckland again next Monday for Port Chalmers and New Plymouth to complete dipcharge.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, January ?9.—Arrived: Arahufa (6.50 a.m.), from Nelson; Maori (6.55 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Lyttelton, January 29.—Arrived: Storm (7 a.m.) and Totara (8 a.m.), from Timaru; Wahine (7,40 a.m.), from Wellington; Maheno (12.45 a.m.), from Dunedin. London, January 27.—-Arrived: At Colon, Armadale; at Panama, Karamea. Sailed: Remuera, from Colon; Otokia, from Lop Angeles. Wellington, January 28.—Arrived: Malang! (6.45 a.m.), from Nelson; Wahine (7 a.m-h from Lyttelton. Wellington, January 29. —Arrived: Talisman (9.15 a.m.), from Takaka. Wellington, January 29.—Arrived: Marama (noon) and Unden (noon), from Auckland. Sailed: Wairuna (12.40 p.m.), for Melbourne. TIDES, SUN, PHASES OF MOON,

Feb. 3.—Full n.oon, 12.26 p.m. Feb. 10.—Last quarter, 4.10 a.m. Feb. 18.—New moon, 1.11 a.m. Feb. 27. —First quarter, 12.06 p.m.

High water. Suna.ni. p.m. rise. set. Jan. 30 . . 6.10 6.41 5.31 7.43 Jan. 31 . . 7.32 7.50 5.32 7.43 Feb. 1 . . 8.26 8.45 5.33 7.42 Feb. 2 . . 9.15 9.32 5.34 7.41. Feb. 3 . . 9.59 10.17 5.35 7.40 Feb. 4 . . 10.43 11.02 5.36 7.39 Feb. 5 . . 11.25 11.46 5.38 7.38