SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1931, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH ARRIVALS YESTERDAY 8.15 a.m.—Hauturu, m.v., 296 tons, Jackson Fowler, from Onehunga. (Northern Co.) 12 noon.—Tairoa, s.s., 7983 tons, Christie, from Auckland. (Newton King, Ltd.) DEPARTURES YESTERDAY. 10 a.m. —Ruapehu, s.s., 9018 tons, Robinson, for Oamani. (U.S.S. Co.), VESSELS IN PORT. HAI.S. Laburnum, Newton King wharf. Cambridge, Newton King wharf. Tairoa, Moturoa wharf. Hauraki, Newton King wharf. ®» EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. Hauturu, from Onehunga, Friday. Opihi, from south, Saturday. Kanna, from Greymouth, Sunday. Hauturu, from Onehunga, Tuesday. John, from south, March 5. . Progress, from south, March 7. OVERSEAS. Mataroa (12,333 tons), due New Plymouth to-day to load 8500 boxes of butter • and 9000 crates of cheese for London. (Newton King, Ltd.). Otaio (10,048 tons), due New Plymouth from Wanganui March 5 to load 2500 boxes of butter, 4000 crates of cheese and 31,000 freight carcases of meat for England. (U.S.S. Co.) Somerset (8607 tons), left London on January 30 for. Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, ..Timaru, New Plymouth and Nelson. Due New Plymouth about March 9. (U.SK Co.) Port Pirie' (7316 tons) is due at New Plymouth on March. 9 to load 4500 boxes of butter, 7500 crates of cheese and 8000 freight carcases of meat for London. (Collett and Co.) Middlesex (8575 tons), left Mancheson February 14 with slag for Port Pirie and New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth about April 10. (U.S.S. Co.) Tongariro (8728 tons), was to leave Antwerp February 21 for Auckland and New Plymouth with slag. (U.S.S. Co.) Port Napier (8491 tons), is due at New Plymouth about March 20 to load 5300 boxes of butter, 7000 crates of cheese and 17,000 freight carcases of meat and general cargo for London. (Collett and Co.)

Tainui (9965 tons), is due at New Plymouth on March 23 to load 4600 boxes of butter and 7000 crates of cheese. (Newton King, Ltd.) Hertford (10,923 tons), left Liverpool on February 14 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Ne’v Plymouth. (U.S.S. Co.) Port Hobart (7488 tons), will leave New York on February 28 for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Due New Plymouth in April. (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 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 arid 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. jNcwton 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. Tainui, left Southampton January 30; due Auckland March 7. Rangitane, left 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 for Vancouver, via Auckland. Left Auckland February 10 and due Vancouver Friday. 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, left Vancouver February 4 for Sydney, via Auckland; arrived Auckland on Monday, and due Sydney Saturday. 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 Sydney Thursday for San Francisco, via Wellington; arrived Wellington yesterday and due San Francisco on March 13. To leave San Francisco March 18 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington April 7 and Sydney April 11. To leave Sydney April 16 for San Francisco, via Wellington; to leave Wellington April 21 and due San Francisco May 8. Mqhowai, left San Francisco on February 18- 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, to leave Sydney on Friday for Auckland; due Auckland March 3. To leave Auckland March. 6 for Sydney; due Sydney March 10. To leave Sydney March 13 for Wellington; due Wellington March 17. Marama, to leave Wellington Friday for Sydney; due Sydney March 3. To leave Sydney March 6 for Wellington; due Wellington March 10. To leave Wellington March 13 for Sydney; due Sydney Match 17. Maunganui, to leave Sydney on Friday for Auckland; due Auckland March 3. To leave Auckland March 6 for Sydney; due Sydney March 10. To leave Sydney March .13 for Auckland; due Auckland March 17. TO MELBOURNE. / M-jtrr-t,- left’Wellington on Saturday I for^J™ielbourne,i\vi a Bluff. Left Bluff 1 onwVldnday and .due Melbourne on ,Fri’

day. To leave Melbourne March 5 for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, where she will withdraw owing to slackness of trade. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Opihi loaded at Dunedin on Monday for New Plymouth, via southern ports. She is due at New Plymouth about Saturday and will sail the same day to Wellington. (U.S.S. Co.) The Kanna is due at New Plymouth from Greymouth and Westport about Sunday with 200 tons of coal. From New Plymouth the vessel will proceed to Auckland. (U.S.S. Co.) The John is scheduled to load at Dunedin to-morrow for New Plymouth, via Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. The vessel is due at New Plymouth on March 4 and will later proceed to Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros.) The Progress is to load at Dunedin on Monday for New Plymouth, where she is due on March 7, via Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. From New Plymouth the vessel will proceed to Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros.) RUAPEHU FOR OAMARU. After discharging an English cargo and loading 24,000 freight carcases of meat and 5000 crates of cheese at New Plymouth, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s vessel Ruapehu sailed yesterday morning for Oamaru to continue loading for British markets. TAIROA IN PORT. The Shaw, Savili and Albion vessel Tairoa, from Auckland, berthed at the Moturoa wharf yesterday after waiting off New Plymouth since Sunday night for the Ruapehu to vacate the Moturoa. berth. The vessel has 1675 tons of Antwerp slag for discharge at New Plymouth. She will also load 10,196 boxes of butter and 6600 crates of cheese at New Plymouth before sailing for Oamaru. about Saturday. The vessel’s other loading ports are Timaru, Wellington, Lyttelton and Auckland, which latter port the vessel is scheduled to clear on March 25 for London, via the Panama Canal. MATAROA DUE TO-DAY. Messrs. Newton King, Ltd., advise that the Shaw, Savili and Albion vessel Mataroa is scheduled to arrive off Nsw Pjymouth at 6 a.m. this morning from Auckland to load 8500 boxes of butter and 9000 crates of cheese. It is probable that the vessel will not berth until the evening, as the Cambridge’s present 'berth, which the vessel will fill, will probably not become vacant until the evening. The vessel will later proceed to Wellington, which port she will leave finally for Southampton and London on March 11. Captain W. A. R. Kershaw retains command of the Mataroa, and his officers are: Chief, Mr. W. G. West; second, Mr. F. Eadon; third, Mr. H. A. Hill; fourth, Mr. F. Churnley; fifth, Mr. K. Owen; purser, Mr. E. Coddery; surgeon, Dr. C. B. Tudehope; chief engineer, Mr. J. Young; second, Mr. W. Evans; third, Mr. J. Hughes; fourth, Mr. A. Lesley; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. J, Chadwick; chief electrician, Mr. E. Perry; chief steward, Mr. A. Demeya; chief wireless officer, Mr. J. Tuck. HAURAKI BEING- REPAIRED. The Union Company advise that repairs to the motor vessel Hauraki should be completed this afternoon, in which case the vessel will sail immediately for Auckland, where she will be docked. CAMBRIDGE TO DEPART. . The Federal Line vessel Cambridge which has been at New Plymouth during the past week, is now scheduled to sail for Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland from which latter port she is to be dispatched for London on March 5. The vessel discharged a quantity of slag at New Plymouth,, and after rebattening loaded 30,000 freight carcases of meat, 2500 boxes of butter and 4000 crates of cheese to the 'agency of the Union Company. i ■■ -..—. - H.M.S. LABURNUM DELAYED. Owing to the fact that divers are engaged in repairing the Hauraki, the H. Laburnum will probably not leave New Plymouth for, Nelson until this afternoon.

OTARI'S ITINERARY. Now discharging at Dunedin, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-ship Otaio is to load early this week at Port Chalmers and afterwards at Wanganui, New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Wellington for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow. She is scheduled to clear Wellington for London on March 21. The vessel is due at New Plymouth on March 5 to load 2500 boxes of butter, 4000 crates of cheese and 31,000 freight carcases of meat. PORT HOBART AT NEW YORK. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Hobart is reported to have reached New York on Thursday. The vessel is scheduled to sail, for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Dunedin next Saturday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Sydney, February • 24.—Arrived: Maunganui, 5.55 a.m., from Auckland. Sydney, February 24.—Arrived: Ulimaroa, 9 a.m., from Wellington. Wellington; February 24. —Arrived: Taupata, 11.20 a.m., from Mapua; Storm, 1 p.m., from Wanganui. Sailed: Kaimai, 12.30 p.m., from Greymouth. Wellington, February 24.—Arahura, 5.15 a.m., from Nelson; Maori, 7 a.m., from Lyttelton. Sailed: Fairburn, 6.25 a.m., for Wanganui; Westmoreland, 6.40 a.m., for London. TIDES, SUN, PHASES OF MOON.

Feb. 27.—First quarter, 12.06 p.m. March 4.—Full moon, 10.36 p.m. March 11.—Last quarter, 5.15 p.m. March 19.—New moon, 7.21 p.m.

High water. Suna.m. p.m. rise. set. Feb. 25 .. „ 1.56 2.14 6.01 7.13 Feb. 26 . .2.46 3.10 6.02 7.12 Feb. 27 .. .. 3.57 4.32 6.03 7.10 Feb. 28 . .• 5.44 6.20 6.04 7.09 Mar. 1 .. 7.12 7.36 6.05 7.08 Mar. 2 .. ., 8.10 8.30 6.07 7.06 Mar. 3 .• 8.56 9.15 6.08 7.05