SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 29 April 1931, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH ARRIVAL YESTERDAY g a .m.—Opihi, s.s., 117 tons, Warren, from Wellington. (U.S.S. Co.) DEPARTURE YESTERDAY. 5.25 p.m.—Opihi, s.s., 117 tons, Warren. for Wellington. (U.S.S. Co.) VESSELS IN PORT. Hertford, Newton King wharf. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. Hautiiru, from Ouehnnga, to-day. Breeze, from south, to-day. Kartigi, from south, to-morrow. Rata, from Westport, Friday. Progress, from south, Saturday. John, front south, May 7. Opihi, from south, May 8. OVERSEAS. Karepo (2562 tons), loaded at Adelaide on April 17 and later at Edithburg and Melbourne. Left Melbourne on Friday for New Plymouth, Auckland, Portland and Lyttelton; due New Plymouth to-morrow evening with 308 tons. (U.S.S. Co.). r , Port Hunter (8437 tons), left London on March 11 for Auckland, Wellingtons Wanganui and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth on May 7 to load. (Collett and Co.). \ Pakcha (7899 tons), due New Plymouth on May 7 to load for W est Coast ports. (Newton King, Ltd.). Taranaki (8285 tons), to load 9000 freight carcases of meat, 2500 boxes of butte: and 4500 crates of cheese at New Plymouth about May 22 for Southampton and' Lbnclon. Her .ports are Port Chalmers, Timaru, New Plymouth, Auckland and Wellington. (Newton King, Rotorua (12,112 tons), left London on April 2 for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and New Plymouth, where she. is due on May 28 to discharge and load. (U.S.S. Co.). „ Wairuna (5823 tons), from Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles, left Los Angeles' on Monday. She is due at Auckland on May 25, thence Wellington and New Plymouth, where she is due about May 31, sailing later for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. (U.S.S. Co.) Port Huon (8021 tons), was to leave New York on Saturday for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Dunedin; due New Plymouth at the end of May. (Collett.and Co.). Matakana (8048. tons will leave London on June 17 for New Zealand ports. Due New Plymouth about August 15. (Newton King, Ltd.). - Tainui (9965 tons), will leave London on June 24 for New Zealand ports, including New Plymouth; due .New l.ly* mouth on August 15. (New ton King, Ltd.). , C. and D. Line steamer will leave London on September 16, 1931, for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Timaru and New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth late in November. (Collett and Co.). BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Corinthie, left Southampton March 27; due Auckland May 4. Rotorua, left Southampton April 3; due Wellington May 19. Rangitiki, left Southampton April 10; due Wellington May 14. lonic, left Southampton April 24; due Auckland June 1. Ruahine, leaves Southampton May 8; due Auckland June 14. Mataroa, leaves Southampton May 2'-; . due Wellington Juno 23. Rangitata, leaves. Southampton June 5; due Wellington July 9, PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. TO VANCOUVER. Aorangi, to leave Vancouver today for Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland May 18 and Sydney May 23. The Monowai makes the next trip and will leave Sydney May 28, being due at Auckland on June 1 and at Vancouver on June 19. To leave Vancouver June 24 for Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland July 13 and Sydney July 18. Niagara, to leave Sydney for Vancouver to-morrow; due Auckland May 4; due Vancouver May 22. To leave Vancouver May 27 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland Junfe 15 and Sydney June 20. To leave Sydney June 25 for Vancouver, via Auckland; to leave Auckland June 30 and due Vancouver July 17. TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, left Sydney on April 16 for San Francisco, via Wellington; left Wellington on April 21, and due San Fianciseo May 8. To. leave San Francisco on May 13 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington June 1 and Sydney June 6. To leave Sydney June 11 for San Francisco, via Wellington; to leave Wellington June 16 and due San Francisco July 3. . . .Monowai, left San Francisco on April 15 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington on May 4 and Sydney May 9. The Maunganui will make the next trip and will leave Sydney on May 14= for San Francisco via Wellington; due Wellington May 18 and San Francisco June To leave San Francisco June 10 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington June 29 and Sydney July 4. INTER-COLONIAL SERVICE. TO SYDNEY. Ulimaroa, to leave Auckland on Friday for Sydney;' due Sydne> May 5. To leave Sydney May 8 for Wellington; due Wellington May 12. To leave Wellington May 15 for Sydney; due Sydney May 19 - Maunganui, to leave Sydney on Friday for Wellington; due Wellington May 5. To leave Wellington May 5 and Auckland on May 8 for Sydney; due Sydney May 12. To leave. Sydney May 14 for Wellington; due Wellington May 18. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Hauturu left Onehunga yesterday afternoon and is due at New Plymouth this morning with 188 tons of cargo. This afternoon- the vessel will proceed to Wanganui. (Northern Co.) The Rata is to load at Westport today • for New Plymouth. She is due on Friday to discharge 200 tons of coal and 50 tons of cement and will sail the same dav for Wanganui. (Cock and Co.)' The Breeze was to load at Oamaru on Friday for New Plymouth, where she is due this morning.' via Timaru and Wanganui, (Millward and Co.) ■The Kartigi - was to leave Lyttelton yesterday for Wellington and New Plymouth. She is due at New Ply month, tomorrow and will later proceed io Westport. (U.S.S. Co.)

The Progress was scheduled to load at Dunedin on Monday for New Plymouth, where she is due on Saturday, via Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. From New Plymouth the vessel will proceed to Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros.) The John will load at Dunediu on Friday for New Plymouth, where she is due on May 7, via Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. From New Plymouth the vessel will proceed to Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros.) ' The .Opihi arrived at New Plymouth yesterday morning, and after discharging her damaged cargo returned south in the afternoon. (U.S.S. Co.) KAREPO FROM MELBOURNE. The Union Company advises that a wireless message received from the vessel Karepo, which left Melbourne on Friday, states that the ship will arrive at New Plymouth to-morrow evening The Karepo" has 308 tons of cargo for New Plymouth loaded at Adelaide, Edithburg and Melbourne. She will discharge at New Plymouth, Auckland, Portland, Napier, 'Wellington and Lyttelton. WAIRUNA LEAVES LOS ANGELES. The Union Company advises that the Wairuna left Los Angeles on Monday with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on May 25 and New Plymouth about six days later. OTAIO AT LONDON. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s new motor-ship Otaio, which left Wellington at 4 p.m. on March 23, arrived at London a.t 11.30 a.m. last Thursday. The vessel carries 2500 boxes of butter, 4000 orates of cheese and 31,000 freight carcases of meat from New Plymouth. NORFOLK IN BALLAST. En route from London to New Zealand in ballast, the Federal Line steamer Norfolk is reported to have cleared. Panama last Saturday. The vessel is to load in New Zealand and she is scheduled to arrive about the middle of May. TONGARIRO’S MOVEMENTS. The Federal Company advises that the Tongariro is to leave Port Chalmers today for Bluff, Timaru and Wellington to complete her Homeward loading. She is scheduled to clear Wellington on May 9 for London, Avonmoutli, Liverpool and Glasgow, via the Panama Canal. The vessel discharged a quantity of slag at. New Plymouth recently. CROSSLEY ENGINES IN TANKER. One of the latest units of the fleet of large tankers now building for the British Tanker Company is the 10,300ton deadweight motor vessel British Strength, launched recently from the yard of Palmers’ Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Hebburn-on-Tyne. This vessel is a single-screw ship, and has an extensive equipment of electric auxiliaries, the power for which is supplied by two four-cylinder four-cycle single-acting Crossley trunk-piston Diesels, developing a total of .110 horse-power at 450 revolutions. . . SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Sydney, April 23.—Arrived: Maunganui," 7 a.m., from Wellington. Wellington, April 28.—-Arrived: Inaha, 5.15 a.m., from Wanganui; Kaitoa, 6.5 a.m., from Mapua; Arahura, 6.20 a.m., from Nelson; Maori, 7 a.m., from Lyttelton; Kapiti, 7.35 a.m .from Wanganui; Nikau, 10 a.m., from Motueka. Sailed: Iris, 7.35 a.in., for Cook Strait. , London, April 27. —Arrived: At London, Cambridge. Sailed: Canadian Cruiser, from Halifax. TIDES, SUN, PHASES OF MOON.

High water Sun- Sun-

For the approximate time of high water off Opunake add five minutes, for Ohawe beach add ten minutes and for Patea 18 minutes.

May 2. —Full moon, 4.44 p.m. May 10. —Last quarter, 12.18 a.m May 18. —New moon, 2.58 a.m. May 25. —First quarter, 7.09 a.m.

*.m. p.m. ri»e. let April 29 . . 6.44 7.13 6.33 5.09 April 30 ■ . 7.34 7.59 6.34 5.08 May 1 . . 8.18 8.42 6.35 5.07 May 2 . . 9.01 9.25 6.36 5.06 May 3 . . 9.45 10.07 6.37 5.04 May 4 . . 10.28 ' 10.52 6.38 5.03 May 5 . . 11.15' 11.38 6.39 5.02