SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 21 December 1931, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH ARRIVALS SATURDAY « a.m.: John, s.s., 343 tons, Copeland, from Wanganui. 2.15 p.m.: Opihi, s.s., IH7 tons, HiCkworth, from south. DEPARTURE SATURDAY. 3.15 p.m.: John, s.s., Copeland, for Port Waikato. DEPARTURE YESTERDAY. 6 p.m.: Tairoa, s.s., 7893 tons, Grayston, for Wanganui. VESSELS IN PORT. Cumberland, (Newton King wharf. Totara. Moturoa wharf. Opihi, Newton King wharf. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. ' Hauturu, from Onehunga, to-morrow. Rata, from Westport, Wednesday. Totara, from Westport, Wednesday. Kaimai, from Dunedin, January 10. Opihi, from south, December 30. OVERSEAS. ■ Canadian Challenger (5439 tons), left Montreal on October 24 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Dunedin, via Galveston; due New Plymouth late , in' December with 1500 tons ■of sulphur. (Millward and Co.) Cabarita, left Nauru Island on December 14; due New Plymouth on' Saturday with 3050 tons of phosphate to discharge. (Newton King, Ltd.). L Mahana (8740. tons), from Australia direct, to load produce for Britain. Due New Plymouth about January 20. (Newton King, Ltd.). ’ ~ Hauraki (1113 tons'), to leave Los Angeles to-day with Pacific Coast cargo for Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth, where she is due in January. (U.S.S. Co.) Matakana (8048 tons), to load for Britain at'Port Chalmers, about Janu-ary-5, Timaru, New Plymouth, Wellington and Napier. (Newton King, Ltd.) z Steamer loads at Edithburg, Adelaide and. Melbourne towards end of January for New Plymouth, Auckland, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. (U.S.'S. Co.) . Port Alma, to leave London ou January 20 for Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth early in March. (Collett and Co.) BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Rangitane, left Southampton November 19; due Wellington to-niorrow. Tainui, left Southampton December 4; due Wellington January 11. Remuera, left Southampton Saturday; due Wellington January 24. Rangitiki, leaves* Southampton January 15; due Wellington February 18. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. TO VANCOUVER. Abrangl, left Vancouver December 9 for Sydney, via Auckland; due at Auckland on December 28 and at Sydney on January 2. To leave Sydney January 7 for Vancouver, via Auckland; to leave Auckland on January 12 aud. due Vancouver on January 29. To leave Vancouver on February 3 for Sydney, via Auckland; due at Auckland on Febru? ary 22 and at Sydney February 27. Niagara, left Sydney on December 10 for Vancouver, via Auckland; left Auckland Tuesday, and due Vancouver January 1. To leave Vancouver on January 6 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland on January 25 and Sydney on January 30. To leave Sydney on February 4 Tor Vancouver, via Auckland; to leave Auckland February 9 and duq Vancouver February 26.

r. ; TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, to leave San Francisco on Wednesday for Sydney, via Wellington; due at Wellington on January 11 and at Sydney on January 16. To leave Sydney on January 21 for San Francisco, via Wellington, leaving Wellington on January 2(5; due San Francisco February 12. To leave San Francisco on February 17 for Sydney, via Wellington; due at Wellington on March 7 and Sydney on March 12. Monowai to leave Sydney on Wednesday for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington on January 11 and Sidney on January 16. To,leave San Francisco on January 20 for Sydney, via Wellington;. due Wellington on February 8 and at Sydney, on February 13. Sonoma, left Sydney December 8 for San Francisco, via Auckland; left Auckland December 12; du6 at San Francisco oh December 30. To leave Sah Francisco on January 7 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland on January 29 and Sydney on February 9 for San Francisco, via Auckland, leaving Auckland on February 13; due San Francisco bn March 2.

Ventura, left San Francisco November 26 for Sydney, via Auckland; at Auckland Friday and due Sydney tomorrow. To leave Sydney won December 29 for San Francisco, via Auckland; to leave Auckland on January 2 and due San Francisco January 29.

<Sierra, left San Francisco on Wednesday for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland on January 8 and Sydney on January 12. To leave Sydney on January 19 for San Francisco, via Auckland; to leave’'Auckland on January 23 and due San Francisco on February 10. To leave San Francisco on February 18 for Sydney, /via Auckland; due Auckland. on March. 11 and Sydney on March 15. Mariposa, to leave San Francisco on February 2 fol*'Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland on February 20 and Sydney on February 25, TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE. Ulimaroa, left Sydney on Friday for Wellington; djie Wellington to-morrow. To leave Wellington on Thursday for Sydney; due Sydney December 28. To leave Sydney on December 31 for Auckland; due Auckland January 4. - Maunganui, left Auckland on Friday for Sydney; due Sydney tomorrow. To leave Sydney on Thursday for Auckland; due Auckland op December 28. To leave Auckland oil December 31 for Sydney; due Sydney January 4. - ' Marama, left Sydney on Friday for Auckland; due Auckland to-mor-row. To leave Auckland oii Thursday for Sydney; due Sydney December 28. To leave Sydney on December 31 for Wellington; due Wellington January 4. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Hautum is expected at New Plymouth to-morrow from Onehunga. She ■will proceed to Wanganui. (Northern Cah

The. Totara will sail at 5 p.m. to-day for Westport to load 225 tons of coal for New Plymouth. She is due again about Wednesday and will proceed to Wellington. (U.S.S. Co.). The Opihi arrived at New Plymouth on Saturday with cargo from southern ports. She will sail at midnight tonight for Dunedin and is expected from the south again about December 30. (U.S.S. Co.). The Kaimai will load at Dunedin on January 4 for New Plymouth, via usual ports. She is expected about January 10. (U.S.S. Cd.). The RatA is due at New Plymouth about Wednesday from Westport with 200 tons of coal for discharge. She will sail later for Wanganui. (Cock and Co.). The John arrived at New Plymouth on Saturday morning with cargo from southern ports. She sailed the same day for Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros.). • OVERSEAS SHIPS’ MOVEMENTS. DEPARTURE OF TAIROA. The Tairoa loft New Plymouth last night for Wanganui. Owing to the dispute between the waterside workers and the shipping authorities the vessel did not take her full allotment, leaving about one-third of the cheese and onethird of the butter which she was originally intended to load. MAHANA FROM AUSTRALIA. Newton King Ltd. advises that the Mahana will arrive at New Plymouth about January 20 from Australia direct to commence loading for Britain. Her New Plymouth allotment includes 10,000 freight carchses of meat, 17,000 boxes of butter and 8000 crates of cheese. CUMBERLAND TO SAIL. The Cumberland, which has been delayed in loading by rain, is now expected to clear New Plymouth for Wellington on Wednesday. MATAKANA FROM LIVERPOOL.

The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Matakana was due at Auckland from Liverpool yesterday to unload cargo from West Coast ports of Great Britain. From Auckland the vessel will proceed to Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete discharge. For her homeward voyage the Matakana .will load at Port Chalmers, Timaru, New Plymouth, Wellington and Napier. She is to be dispatched from Napier for London, via Panama., on January 25. NAVIGATION WARNING. s

The secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department hus received the following eoriimuhication from the supervisor of the Awarua radio station: “The Sydney radio station at 10.50 p.m. on Thursday broadcast the following message: Wooden lighter awash sighted ’2 p.m. to-dhv, two and a half miles due east of Sydney Heads; dangerous to navigation.” SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. London, Dec. IS: Arrived: At London, Tamaroa; at Hull, Orari; at Panama, Middlesex. Sailed: Sierra from San Francisco; Aorangi, front Honolulu; Remuera, from London; City of Dunkirk from Panama. Sydney, Dec. 19:: Arrived: Monowai, 6 a.m., from Wellington. Suva, Dec. 19: Sailed: Niagara, for Vancouver. Auckland, Dec. 19: Sailed: Raranga, 6.45 a.m., for Wellington; Glenbank, 12.25 p.m., for Nauru. Auckland, Dec. .20: Arrived: Matakalia, 7.45 a.m., from Liverpool; Kaponga, 9.20 a.m., from Wellington; New Zealand, 9.35 a.m.., from Los, Angeles; •Tisnaren, 1.20 p.m., from Los Angeles; .Tofua, 5.45 p.m., from Suva. Lyttelton, Dec. 19: Arrived: Port Waikato, 6.40 a.m., from Wellington; Rangatira, 6.45 a.m., from Wellington; Waipahi, 6.55 a.m., from Wellington. Sailed: Waipahi, 11.55 a.m., for Dunedin; Port Waikato, 4.5 p.m., for Wellington; Rangatira, 8.25 p.m., for (Wellington. Lyttelton, Dee. 20: Arrived: Wahine, 7 a.m., from Wellington. TIDES, SUN, PHASES OF MOON.

For the approximate time of high water at Opunake add five minutes, for Ohawe beach add 10 minutes, and for 'Patea IS minutes.

December 25: Full moon, 10.54 a.m. January 1: Last quarter, 1.23 p.m. January 8: New moon, 11.29 aun. January 16: First quarter, 8.25 a.m.

High water Suna.in. p.m. J'IdC. set. Dee. 21 . . 7.20 7.26 4.53 7.49 Dpc. 22 . . 8.04 8.10 4.54 7.50 Dec. 23 . . 8.40 8.46 4.54 • 7.51 Dec. 24 . . 9.16 9.25 4.55 7.51, Dec. 25 . 9.55 10.05 4.57 7.52 Dec. 26 . . 10.34 10.48 4.57 7.53 Dec. 27 . . 11.15 11.31 4.58 7.53