SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1931, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH ARRIVAL YESTERDAY I p.m. —Hauturu, m.v, 296 tons, Jackson Fowler, from Onehunga. (Northern Co.) ■ DEPARTURE YESTERDAY. 0.45 p.m. —'Hauturu, m.v, 296 tons, Jackson Fowler, for Onehunga. (Northern Co.) VESSELS IN PORT. Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. John, from south, to-day. Totara, from south, to-day. Kaimanawa, from Westport, Tuesday Opihi, from south, Wednesday. Progress, from south, Wednesday. OVERSEAS. Ruapehu (8881 tons), left London on December 20 for Auckland, Port Chalmers and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth this morning to discharge and to load 24,000 freight carcases of meat and 5000 crates of cheese. (U.S.S. Co.) Cambridge (10,850 tons), left Antwerp on December IS with slag for Auckland and ’Jew Plymouth; due New Plymouth this morning. Will also load 30,000 freight carcases of meat, 2500 boxes of butter and 4000 crates of cheese. (U.S.S. Co.). Hauraki (7113 tons), loaded at Van* couver, San Francisco and left Loa An geles on January 22. for Lyttelton, where she arrived on Wednesday, Wellington and New Plymouth about Wednesday or Thursday. Later she discharges at Auckland, Napier, Melbourne and Sydney. (U.SjS. 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 yesterday and New Plymouth a week later. (Newton King, Ltd.) Mirrabooka, with cargo from San Francisco and Los Angeles arrived at Auckland yesterday and will later unload at Wellington and New Plymouth. (Newton King, Ltd.). Somerset (8607 tons), left London on January 30 for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Timaru, New Plymouth and Nelson. (U.S.S. Co.). ’Middlesex (8575 tons) will leave Manchester to-day with slag for Port Pirie and New Plymouth. (U.S.S. Co.) Tongariro (8728 tons), will leave Antwerp on February 20 for Auckland and New Plymouth with slag. (U.S.S. Co.). Hertford (10,923 tons), will leave Liverpool to-day for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Ply-' mouth. (U.SjS. 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 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 Plymouth about August 15. (Newton 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 16; due Auckland February 18. Tainui, left 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 Sydney on February 6 ffcr Vancouver, via Auckland. Left Auckland on Tuesday and due 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 February 4 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; arrived "Wellington Monday and due Sydney to-day. 'To leave Sydney on Thursday for San Francisco, via Wellington; due Wellington Februarj 24 and San Francisco March' 13. To leave San Francisco March 18 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington April 7 and Sydney April 11. ■, Monowai, to leave San Francisco on Wednesday for Sydney, via 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 San Francisco April 10. To leave San Francisco on April 15 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington May 4- and Sydney May 9. INTER-COLONIAL SERVICE. •TO SYDNEY. Ulimaroa, left Sydney yesterday for Wellington; due Wellington on Tuesday. To leave Wellington February' 20 for Sydney; due Sydney February 24. To leave Sydney February 27 for Auckland';'due Auckland March 3. ~ Marama, left Wellington yesterday for Sydney; due Sydney on Tuesday. To leave Sydney February 20 for Auckland; due Auckland February 24. Due Wellington February 26. To leave Wellington February 27 for Sydney; due Sydney March 3. Maunganui, left Sydney yesterday for Auckland; due Auckland on Tuesday. To leave Auckland February 20 for due Sydney February 24.

To leave Sydney February 27 for Auek land; due Auckland March 3.

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Maheno, left Melbourne on Tuesday 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. To leave Melbourne March 5 for Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin, where she will withdraw owing to slackness of trade. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Kaimanawa will arrive at New Plymouth on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with 300 tons from From New Plymouth the vessel will proceed to Auckland. (U.S.S. Co.) The Totara left Dunedin on Monday for Nelson and New Plymouth, where she is due early this morning, via usual ports. From New Plymouth the vessel will proceed to Greymouth and Gisborne. (U.S.S. Co.). The Opihi loaded at Dunedin on Wednesday- for Nelson and New Plymouth via usual ports. The vessel is due at New Plymouth about Wednesday. (U.S.S. Co.). The Hauturu arrived at New Plymouth yesterday from Onehunga with 80 tons and returned later in the day. (Northern Co.) The John from Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington and Wanganui is due at New Plymouth to-day and will return to Wellington. The vessel will proceed to Dunedin, where she is due on Wednesday to undergo overhaul. (Hooker Bros.). The Progress, frota Dunedm, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington, is due at New Plymouth on Wednesday. (Hooker Bros.) I CAMBRIDGE TO-DAY. The Union Company advises that the Federal vessel Cambridge, with a cargo of slag loaded at Antwerp, left Auckland on Thursday for New Plymouth, where she is due at about 9 o’clock this morning. After discharge . the vessel will commence loading 30,000 freight oarcases of meat, 2500 boxes of butter and 4000 crates of cheese. Her other loading ports are Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland. The vessel is scheduled to return to Auckland on February 27 to complete loading and she is to be dispatched for London on March 5. RUAPEHU THIS MORNING. Advice has been received that the Ruapehu, which left Port Chalmers at 1.15 p.m. on Thursday for New Plymouth, is due at 7 a.m. to-day to complete discharge of her English cargo and to load 24,000 freight carcases of meat and 5000 crates of cheese. Captain F. W. Robinson, who is in command of the Ruapehu, has with him the following officers: Chief, Mr. J. C. Tuckett; second, Mr. F. Cooke; third, Mr. H. Phillips; fourth, Mr. A. W. Williamson; chief engineer, Mr. W. W. Prophet; second, Mr. G. McDougall; third, Mr. D. Jarman; Mr. J. Johnston; fifth, Mr. W. Jones; chief wireless operator, Mr. E. Lawrence; second, Mr. W. Gardiner; surgeon, Dr. J. S. Meighan; chief steward, Mr. E, P. Coleman. MIRRABOOKA AT AUCKLAND. The Swedish motor-ship Mirrabooka arrived, at. Auckland yesterday from Los Angeles yesterday morning. She will unload cargo from Pacific Coast ports. The vessel, which is running under the auspices of the General Steamship Corporation, will unload cargo at Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. NORTHUMBERLAND DELAYED. The Federal Company advises that the Northumberland was forced to put to sea. off Wanganui on Thursday and is now due at Wellington to-morrow to complete her Homeward loading. The vessel has cargo from New Plymouth. TAIROA AT AUCKLAND. The Shaw, Savill Company’s vessel Tairoa, en route from Antwerp, reported. that she expected to reach Auckland yesterday afternoon. She brings- a cargo of basic slag for discharge at Auckland and New Plymouth. ' PORT HUNTER CANCELLED. ’ Collett and Co. advise that the sailing of the Port Hunter, which was scheduled to leave London on March 11 for Auckland, Wellington and. New Plymouth, has been cancelled. MELBOURNE-DOMINION SERVICE. MAHENO TAKEN' OFF ROUTE. .Wellington, February 13. The Union Company advises that owing to the abnormal slackness of trade between New Zealand and Australia it will’ba necessary to discontinue the running of the Maheno in the Melbourne to New Zealand'' service in the middle of next month. It is hoped, that conditions in the inter-colonial trade will have improved sufficiently to permit the resumption of the Maheno towards the end of the year in order to cater for the requirements of tourist traffic during the summer. In the meantime a regular cargo service between Melbourne-' and New Zealand ports, as at present, will be maintained from the end of March by a cargo steamer at threeweekly intervals. Owing to slackness in the Sydney service the Maunganui will be withdrawn at the same time as the Maheno, which withdraws on her return from Melbourne on the March 5 fixture from that port. The Maunganui will be withdrawn after arrival at Auckland on leaving Sydney on March 12. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington February 13.—-Arrived: Sommersted, 6.40 a.m., from Sydney;hine, 7 a.m., from Lyttelton; Matangi, 7.10 a.m., from Nelson. London, February 12.—Arrived: At Colon, Cornwall; at San .Francisco, Plume. Sailed: Rangitane, from London; City of Dieppe, from Panama.