SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1931, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH VESSELS IN PORT Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. Hauturu, from Onehunga, to-morrow. Tees, from south, Monday. Opihi, from south, September 30. OVERSEAS. Mahia (7914 tons), to load 9000 freight earcases of meat, 14,000 boxes of butter and 4000 crates of cheese Plymouth on Friday. (Newton King, Ltd.) Kent (8600 tons), to lift 14,000 freight carcases of meat, 9000 boxes of butter and 5450 crates of cheese at New Plymouth on October 1. (U.S.S. Co.) Port Alma (7783 tons), left New York on July 30 to load asphalt and bitumen at Tampico, where she left on August 30 for Auckland, Gisborne, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. Due New Plymouth on October 5. (Collett and Co.) Karepo (2502 tons), from Adelaide and Edithburg, to leave Melbourne on Friday for New Plymouth, where she is due on October 4. (UjSjS. Co.) Port Alma (7783 tons), to lift 8000 freight carcases of meat, 10,000 boxes of butter and 5000 crates of cheese at New Plymouth on October 23. (Collett and Co.) ’ Kiwitea (2343 tons), to load coal and timber at Newcastle about October 2 for New Plymouth, Wellington and Auckland. (U.SjS. Co.) Coptic (8285 tons), to load butter and cheese at New Plymouth on October 23. (U.S.S. Co.) Port Fairy (7890 tons), left London on September 18 for Suva, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Timaru and New Plymouth about November 11. (Collett and Co.) Waiotapu (6635 tons), to leave Van couver on Sunday, San Francisco October 8 and Los Angeles October 12, for Auckland, New Plymouth, Nelson, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Due at New Plymouth November 12. (U.S.S. Co.) Cumberland (10,397 tons), to leave Liverpool on October 17 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin aud New Plymouth; due at New Plymouth late in December, (U.S.S. Co.) Canadian Challenger, to leave Montreal on October 22 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Dunedin, via Galveston; due New Plymouth early in December with 1000 tons of sulphur. (Millward aud Co.) Hauraki (7113 tons), to load at Pacific Coast ports during the first half of December for New Plymouth ports, including New Plymouth, where she is due in January. (U.S.S. Co.) _______ ° BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Corinthie, left Southampton'August 14; due Wellington September 23. Rangitiki, left Southampton August 28; due Auckland October 1. Tamaroa, left Southampton September 11; due Auckland October 14. Ruahine, leaves Southampton September 25; due Auckland November 1. lonic, leaves Southampton October 9; due Auckland November 17. Mataroa, leaves Southampton November 6; due Wellington December 9. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. TO VANCOUVER. Aorangi, left Sydney on Thursday for Auckland and Vancouver; to leave Auckland yesterday and due Vancouver on October 9; to leave Vancouver on October 14 for Sydney, via Auckland. Due Auckland ou November 2 and Sydney oh November 7. To leave Sydney on November 12 for Vancouver, via Auckland; to leave Auckland on November 16 and due Vancouver on December 4. Niagara, left Vancouver on September 16 for Sydney, via Auckland; due at Auckland October 5 and Sydney on October 10. To leave Sydney on October 15 for Vancouver, via Auckland. To ■leave Auckland on October 20 and due Vancouver on November 6. To leave Vancouver on November 11 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland on November 30 aud Sydney on December 5. TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, left San Francisco on August 26 for Sydney, via Wellington; arrived Wellington on Monday and due Sydney on Saturday. To leave Sydney October 1 for San Francisco, via Wellington; to leave Wellington on October 6 and due San Francisco on October 23. To leave San Francisco on October 28 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington on November 13 and Sydney on November 21. Monowai, to leave San Francisco on September 30 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington ou October 19 and Sydney on October 24. To leave Sydney on October 24. To leave Sydney on October 29 for San Francisco, via Wellington; to leave Wellington on November 3 and San Francisco ou November 20. To leave San Francisco on November 25 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington on December 14 and San Francisco on December 18. Sonoma, left San Francisco on September 3 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland ou Friday and Sydney on Tuesday. To leave Sydney on October 6 foi- San Francisco, via Auckland; to leave Auckland October 10 and due at San Francisco on October 28. To leave San Francisco on November 5 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Aukland November 27 and Sydney December 1. Ventura, to leave San Francisco tomorrow for Sydney, via Auckland. Due Auckland on October 16 and Sydney on October 20. To leave Sydney on October 27 for San Francisco, via Auckland; to leave Auckland on October 31 and due San Francisco on November 18. Sierra, left Sydney on September 15 for San Francisco, via Auckland; left Auckland on Saturday and due San Francisco on October 7. To leave San Francisco on October 15 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland on November 6 aud Sydney on November 10. To leave Sydney on November 17 for San Francisco, via Auckland; to leave Auckland on November 21 and due San Francisco on December 9. TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE. Ulimaroa, to leave Sydney on Friday for Wellington; due Wellington on Tuesday. To leave Wellington on October 2 for Sydney; due Sydney on OctobS tf. To Isaw Sydney ca October 5

for Auckland; due Auckland on October 13. Maunganui, to leave Auckland Friday for Sydney; due Sydney on Tuesday. To leave Sydney on October 2 for Auckland and Wellington; due Auckland on October 6 and Wellington on October 8. To leave Wellington on October 9 for Sydney; due Sydney on October 13. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Hauturu has been delayed by rain at Onehunga and will leave at about noon to-day for New Plymouth, where she is due to-morrow. From New Plymouth the vessel will proceed to Wanganui. (Northern Co.) The Tees is scheduled to load.at Dunedin to-day for New Plymouth, where she is due on Monday, via Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. From New Plymouth the vessel will proceed to Dargaville. (Hooker Bros.) The Opihi is due to load at Dunedin to-day for New Plymouth, via the usual ports. (U.S.S. Co.) PORT FAIRY LEAVES LONDON. Collett and Co. advise that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line vessel Port Fairy left London on September 18 for New Zealand ports, via Panama. The vessel will make her first call at Suva and will then discharge at. Port Chalmers, Timaru, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. She is due at New Plymouth on November 11. KIWITEA TO RESUME. The Kiwitea, which has been laid up at Auckland since September 11, is to be recommissioned. The vessel is scheduled to sail on Thursday for Newcastle to load for New Plymouth, Wellington and Auckland In that order. The vessel will load at Newcastle about October 2. KAREPO FROM AUSTRALIA. The Union Company advises that the Karepo, from Adelaide and Edithburg, will leave Melbourne on September 25 for New Zealand ports. The vessel is due at New Plymouth on October 4 and will later proceed to Auckland, Portland and Wellington. PORT ALMA REPORTS. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Alma, en route from New York and Tampico, Mexico, has reported by wireless that she will arrive at Auckland at 10 to-night. The vessel has general cargo from New York and asphalt from Tampico. She will unload 2500 tons at Auckland and the remainder at Gisborue, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. She is due at New Plymouth on October 5. MATAKANA CLEARS COLON. In continuation of' her voyage from Wellington to London and West Coast ports of Britain the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Matakana cleared Colon last Tuesday evening. She was despatched from Wellington on August 26. The vessel carries 16,000 freight carcases of meat and 2570 crates of cheese loaded at New Plymouth early in August. AMERICAN SHIPPING. — The United States Shipping Board recently appealed to national shipping interests to form a pool of £700,000 for the assistance of the United States Lines, a company which is in difficulties owing to the general depression. The<i project is reported to have fallen through, and the latest suggestion is that the combined International Mercantile Marine and Roosevelt interests should take over control. It is understood that Mr. P. A. S. Franklin, president of the 1.M.M., has ma’de a definite offer for the U.S. Lines. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, September 22: Arrived: Maunganui, 5.15 a.m., from Sydney; Wingatui, 6.15 a.m., from Auckland; Matangi, 6.40 a.m., from Nelson; Maori, 7 a.m., from Lyttelton; Rata, 8.40 a.m., from New Plymouth; Gale, 11.20 a.m., from Lyttelton. Sydney, September 22: Arrived: Ulimaroa, from Auckland. TIDES, SUN, PHASES’ OF MOON.

For the approximate time of high water at Opuuake add five minutes, for Ohawe beaeh add 10 minutes, and. for Patea 18 minutes. September 27: Full moon, 7.15 a.m, October 5: Last quarter, 7.45 a.m. October 12: New moon, 1.06 ami, October 18: First quarter, 9.20 p.m.

High a.m. water p.m. Sunrise. Sunset. Sept. 23 . . 7.21 7.40 5.43 5.50 Sept. 24 . . 8.0.1 8.15 5.42 5.51 Sept. 25 . . 8.35 8.45 5.40 5.52 Sept. 20 . , 9.05 9.14 5.38 5.52 Sept. 27 . . 9.30 9.40 5.37 5.53 Sept. 28 . . 9.59 10.06 5.35 5.54 Sept. 29 . . 10.25 10.35 5.33 5.55