SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1931, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH VESSELS IN PORT. Nil. ’ EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL* Hauturu, from Onehunga, to-night. Kartigi, from Greymouth, Sunday. Hauturu, from Oneliunga, Tuesday. ■ John; from south, Wednesday. Tothra, from south, February 14. Progress, from south, February 14. OVERSEAS. Kiwitea (2343 tons), from Hobart, Edithburg and Adelaide, left Melbourne for Auckland, Portland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. Due New Plymouth about Sunday with 506 tons. ((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 13. 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 Francisco and left Los An geles on January 22 for Lyttelton, where she'is due February 13, Wellington, Nelson and'New Plymouth about February 21. Later she discharges at Auckland, Napier, Melbourne and Sydney. (U.S.S. Co.). Mataroa (12,333 tons), 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 1100 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 and Los Angeles is due at Auckland on February 10, Wellington February 13 and New Plymouth on February 17. (Newton King, Ltd.). • Somerset (8607 tons), left London on January 30 for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Timaru, New Plymouth and Nelson. (U.S.S. Co.). 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 Ct>.). Wairuna (5823 tons), will leave Vancouver on .April 1, San Frandisco 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 21, sailing later for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and 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 T?lymouth about August 15. i-Aewtou King, Ltd.). C. and' D. Line steamer will leave London on September 16, 1931, for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Timaru and New Plymouth. (Collett and Co.). BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Rangitata, left- Southampton January j 16; due Auckland February 18. Tainui, left Southampton January 30; due Auckland March 7. Ratigitane, leaves Southampton February 13; dufe Wellington March. 18. Tamaroa, leaves Southampton 1 February 27; due Wellington March 31. Remuera, leaves Southampton March 13; due Wellington April 20. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. TO VANCOUVER. Aorangi, to leave Sydney on January 29 for Vancouver, via Auckland. To leave Auckland on Tuesday and Vancouver February 27. To leave Vancouver March 4 for Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland March 23 and Sydney March 28--To leave Sydney April 2 for Vancouver, via Auckland. To leave Auckland April 7 and due Vancouver April 24. Niagara, was to leave Vancouver Wednesday for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland February 23 and Sydney February 28. To leave Sydney March 5 for Vancouver, via Auckland. To leave Auckland March 10 and due Vancouver March 27. To leave Vancouver April 1 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland April 20 and Sydney April 25. TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, left San Francisco on January 21 for Wellington and Sydney; due Wellington on Monday and Sydney February 14. Leaves Sydney February 19 for San Francisco, via Wellington; due Wellington February 24 and San Francisco March 13. To leave San Francisco March 18' for Sydney via Wellington; due Wellington April 7 and Sydney April JI. Monowai, left Sydney on January 22 for San Francisco, via Welihigton; left Wellington on January 27 and due San Francisco February 13. Leaves San Francisco February 18 for Sydney, vis Wellington; due Wellington March 9 and Sydney March 14. To leave Sydney March 19 for San Francisco, via Wellington; leaves Wellington March 28 and due Snn Francisco April 10. INTER-COLONIAL SERVICE. TO SYDNEY. Ulimaroa, to leave Auckland to-aay f r Sydney; due Sydney on Tuesday. To leave Sydney February 13 for Wellington; due Wellington February 17. To leave Wellington February 20 for Sydney; due Sydney February 24. Marama, to leave Sydney to-day for Wellington; due Wellington on Tuesday. To leave 'Wellington February 13 for Sydney; due Sydney February 17. To leave Sydney February 20 for Auckland; due Auckland February 24. _ Maunganui, to leave Wellington today for Sydney; due Sydney on Tuesday. To leave Sydney February 13 for Auckland; due Auckland February 17. To leave Auckland February '2O for Sydney; due Sydney February 24. TO MELBOURNE..

Maheno, left Bluff on Monday and due at Melbourne to-day. To leave Melbourne February 12 for New Zealand ports; due Bluff February 16, Dunedin February 17, Lyttelton February 19 and

Wellington February 20. To leave Wellington on February 21 for Melbourne, via Bluff. To leave Bluff February 23 and due Melbourne February 27. COASTAL MOVEMENTS.

The Totara will load at Dunedin to-day for New Plymouth, via usual ports. (U.S.S. Co,). The Kartigi from Greymouth is due at New Plymouth about Saturday with 20 tons of poles and 300 tons of coal. From New Plymouth she proceeds to Auckland. (U.S.S. Co.). The John will load at Lyttelton on Saturday for New Plymouth, where she is due on Wednesday via Wellington. Later she will proceed to Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros.). The Progress -will load at Dunedin on Monday for New Plymouth, where she is due on February 14, via usual (Hooker Bros.) The Hauturu will leave Onehuuga for New Plymouth ret- before 11 am. today and'will return north later. (Northern Co.) KIWITEA ON SUNDAY. The Union Company advises that its vessel Kiwitea is due at New Plymouth from Portland about Sunday afternoon to discharge 506 tons of Australian cargo. From New Plymouth the vessel will proceed to Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. RUAPEHU DISPATCHED. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Ruapehu was dispatched from Auckland on Wednesday morning for Dunedin and New Plymouth, where she will complete discharge of he z r cargo from London. SURREY AT AUCKLAND. The Federal Line steamer Surrey left New Plymouth on Wednesday afternoon for Auckland, where she was due last evening to continue loading for London and west coast ports of Great Britain. She will later go to Wellington and Bluff to complete her cargo. OTAIO DUE AT AUCKLAND. According to wireless advice, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s new motorship Otaio expected to reach Auckland at 5 o’clock last evening from Liverpool. The vessel left Liverpool on January 3 with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. PORT FREMANTLE AT WELLINGTO The C. and D. Line motor-ship Port Fremantle arrived at Wellington yesterday from New Plymouth to continue her Homeward loading. She is to leave again on Saturday for Lyttelton, Gisborne and Auckland to fill up, and is scheduled to clear the northern port finally on February 21 for London, via the Panama Canal. ALEXANDER RUNS TRIALS. The Anchor Company’s coastal vessel Alexander, which has been on the patent slip at Wellington- for some months being converted from a steamer to a motor-ship, came round from ths slip on Wednesday morning and ran her trials. The Alexander, which is a twin-screw vessel, has been fitted with two Gardner J. type cold starting, compression ignition heavy oil engines of 200 horsepower. She is expected to resume her running shortly. . SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, February s.—Arrived: Opawa (1.40 a.m.), from Blenheim; Kaitoa (3.20 alm.), from Tarakohe; Arahura (5.20 a‘.m.), from Nelson; Maori (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Tasmania (7.25- a.m.), from Brisbane; Cumberland (7.40 a.in.), from Napier. Sailed: Paua (7.15 a.m.), for Picton. Newcastle, February Karepo, for New Zealand. TIDES, SUN, PHASES OF MOON/

Feb. 10.—Last quarter, 4.10 a.m. Feb. 18.—New moon, 1.11 a.m. Feb. 27.—First quarter, 12.06 p.m. March 4.—Full moon, 10.36 p.m.

High water. SunFeb. 6 a.m. p.m. 12.10 rise. 5.39 set. 7.36 Feb. 7 .. 12.31 12.54 5.40 7.35 Feb. 8 .. 1.16 1.40 5.41 7.34 Feb. 9 .. 2.04 2.27' 5.43 .7.33 Feb 10 .. 2.56 3.25 5.44 7.32 Feb. 11 4.04 4.44 5.45 7.31 Feb. 12 5.39 6.20 5.46 7.30