SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 12 January 1932, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH ARRIVAL 1 YESTERDAY 8 p.m.: Matakana, ‘fl-fl-, 8048 tons, Gordon, from. Port Chalmers. DEPARTURES YESTERDAY. 5.30 p.m.: Port Fremantle, s.s., 8287 tons, Gilling, for Napier. '8 p.m.: Hauraki, s.s., 7113 tons, Horton, for the Bluff. VESSELS IN PORT. Alatakana, Newton King wharf. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. Kaimai, from south, to-day. Hauturu, from Onehunga, to-morrow. Totara, from Lyttelton, Saturday, John, from south, Saturday. Kini, from south, January 20. Port Waikato, from south, January 23. Totara, from Westport, indefinite. OVERSEAS. Mahana '(8740 tons), from Australia direct, to load produce for Britain. Due New Plymouth about January 20. (Newton King, Ltd.). Norfolk (10,945 tone)., to load dairy produce at New Plymouth for the West Coast of Britain about January 23. (U.S.S. Co.). Port Caroline (8265 tons), to load dairy produce for Britain at .New Plymouth about January 29. (Collett and Co.). Antinous, left Tampico, Mexico, on December 24 with asphaltum for Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth. Due Auckland albout January 20. (Newton King, Ltd.) Karepo (2562 tons), loads at Melbourne about January 23, completing at Edithburg and Adelaide January 29, for Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth about February 13. (U.SjS. Co.) Port Alma, to leave London on January 20 for Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth early in March. (Collett and Co.). Kia Ora (8031 tons), leaves England on February .10 for Dunedin, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. Due Dunedin March 20 and New Plymouth March 28. (Newton King Ltd.). Middlesex (8569 tons), leaves Antwerp on February 6 for Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth late in March. (U.S.S. Co.). Hauraki (7113 tons), leaves Los Angeles on March 12 for Auckland, Wellington, 'New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. Due New Plymouth about April 12. (U.S.S. Co.). Northumberland (12,160 tons), to leave Liverpool April 2 for New Zealand ports, including New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth middle of May. (U.S.S. C °)- , Orari (9179 tons), to leave Liverpool August 6 for New Zealand ports, including°New’Plymouth. Due New Plymouth middle of September. (U.S.S. Co.). BRITISH PASSENGER” STEAMERS, Tainui, left Southampton December 4; due Wellington to-day. Remuera, left Southampton December 18; due Wellington January 24. leaves Southampton Friday; due Wellington February. 18. Tamaroa, leaves Southampton January 27; due Wellington March 2. Ruahine, leaves Southampton February il2; due Auckland March 20. lonic, leaves Southampton February 26; due Auckland April 6. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. TO VANCOUVER. Aorangi, left Sydney January 7 for Vancouver,-via Auckland; to leave Auckland to-day and due. Vancouver on January 29. To leave Vancouver on February 3 for Sydney, via Auckland; due at Auckland .on February 22 and at Sydney February 27. To leave Sydney on March 3 for Vancouver; to leave Auckland on March 8 and due Vancouver March 25. ■Niagara, left. Vancouver January 6 for Sydney, via Auckland; due at zluckland on January 25 and Sydney on January 30. To leave Sydney on February 4 for Vancouver, via Auckland; to leave Auckland February 9 and due Vancouver February 26. To leave Vancouver on March 2 for'Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland March 21 and Sydney March 26. TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, left San Francisco December 23 for Sydney, via Wellington; due at Wellington yesterday and’ at Sydney on Saturday. To leave Sydney ou January 21 for San Francisco, via Wellington, leaving Wellington on January 26; due San Francisco February 12. To' leave San Francisco on February 17 for Svdney, via Wellington; due.at Wellington on March 7 and Sydney on March 12. Monowai, left Sydney December 24 for San Francisco, via Wellington; left Wellington December 29; due San Francisco Friday. To leave San Francisco on January 20 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington on February 8 and at Sydney on February 13. To leave Sydney on February 18 for San Francisco, via Wellington,' leaving Wellington on February 2'2; due San Francisco March 11. Sonoma, left San Francisco January 7 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland on January 29 and Sydney on February 2. To leave Sydney on February 9 for San Francisco, via Auckland, leaving Auckland on February 13; due San Francisco en March ' Ventura, left Sydney December 29 for San .Francisco, via Auckland; left Auckland January 2 and due San Francisco January 20. Sierra, left San Francisco on December 17 for Sydney, via Auckland; at Auckland Friday and due Sydney tomorrow. 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 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland on .February 20 and Sydney on February 25. TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE. Ulimaroa, left Auckland on Friday for Sydney; due Sydney to-day. To leave Sydney on Friday for Wellington; due Wellington January 19. To leiave Wellington January 21 for Sydney; due January 25. Maunganui, left Sydney on Friday for Wellington; due Wellington today. To leave Wellington on Friday for Sydney; due Sydney January 19. To leave Sydney January 22 for Auckland; due January 26. Marama, left Wellington on Friday for Sydney; dus Sydney to-day. Io leave Sydney on Friday for Auck-

land; due Auckland January 19. To leave Auckland January 22 for Sydney; due January 26.

COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Kaimai, from Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton and Nelson, sailed from Nelson yesterday and is due at Nbw Plymouth to-day with 45’0 tons, including transhipments from the Narbada, Matakana, Golden Cross, Port Fremantle and Marama. After discharging the vessel will sail for Greymouth. (U.S.S. Co.). The John, from Dunedin, via Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington, is expected at New Plymouth on Saturday. (Hooker Bros.).

The Totara will load at Lyttelton Thursday for New Plymouth, via Wellington. She was delayed two days on the West Coast. She is due about Saturday. The Totara will proceed to Westport to load a full cargo of coal for New Plymouth. (U.S.S. Co.). The Port Waikato, from Dunedin, Timaru, Lytteltbn and Wellington, is expected at New Plymouth on January 23. She will proceed to Whangarei, Tauranga and Sydney. (Hooker Bros.) The Kini is to load at Dunedin on Friday for New Plymouth, via ports. She is due at New Plymouth about January 20. (UjS.S. Co.) ' The Hauturu is expected at New Plymouth to-morrow from Onehunga. She will proceed to Wanganui. (Northern Co.). OVERSEAS SHIPS’ MOVEMENTS. The 'Matakana arrived at New Plymouth last night from Port Chalmers to load 10,500 boxes of butter and 10,655 crates of cheese for Britain. She was berthed at the Newton King wharf. On Thursday she will proceed to Wellington, Timaru and Napier in that order. From Napier she is to be dispatched for London, via Panama, on January 25. Captain H. Gordon is in command and he has associated with him the following officers: Chief, Mr. R. E. Thompson; second, Mr. H. M. Thompson; third, Air. J. G. Allan; fourth, Mr. D. G. Turner; chief engineer, Mr. E. H. Read; second, Mr. J. Chappell; third, Mr. A. E. Brown; fourth, Mr. J. Hartbottle; fifth, Mr. R. Todd; sixth, Mr. J. J. Roberts; seventh, Mr. B, Moore; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. M. Galbraith; second, Mr. H. Meacock; wireless operator, Mr. J. P. Foye; chief steward, Mr. A. Roberts. Dr. C. M. Smale was ship’s surgeon for the voyage. SAILING OF PORT FREMANTLE. The Port Fremantle, which has been at New Plymouth since Thursday, sailed at 5 p.m. yesterday for Napier to continue loading. The vessel loaded 9000 boxes ot butter, 8000 crates of cheese and 14,500 freight carcases of meat at New Plymouth. HAURAKI DUE IN THREE MONTHS.. The Hauraki, which has been unloading Pacific coast cargo at New Plymouth, sailed last night for Bluff, Melbourne, Sydney and Vancouver. She will load again at Vancouver on February 27, at San Francisco, and at Los Angeles on March 12 for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, I/ytteStor, Dunedin, Mielbjourne and Sydney. She should reach New Plymouth about April 12. HERTFORD LOADING. To continue loading for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, the Federal Line steamer Hertford arrived at Auckland from Gisborne on Monday. The vessel will complete loading at Wellington, from where she is to sail for London on January 21. THE CABARITA. After unloading a phosphate cargo at New Plymouth and Wanganui the steamer Cabarita left Wanganui for Westport on Friday evening to replenish bunkers before proceeding to Makatea Island to load another phosphate cargo. MATAROA FOR LONDON. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa, which is loading at Auckland, is scheduled to sail for Southampton and London, via Panama, at daybreak tomorrow with passengers and mail. SULPHUR FROM JAPAN. Advice has been received by Kempthorne, Prosser and Company Limited, that the steamer Sorachi Maru sailed from Japan on December 24 with a cargo of Japanese sulphur for Auckland, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Wanganui. She is expected to arrive at Auckland about January 22. WHALE ROCK BUOY. The Marine Department advises that the Whale Rock buoy at Bay of Islands has drifted out of position and will be replaced in a few days. FAMOUS FERRY STEAMER. Royal Iris, the Wallasey-to-Liverpool ferry steamer, which has been sold by Wallasey Corporation to Messrs. Palmer Brothers, for £2lOO, for pleasure cruises, played an important part in the most, famous naval exploit of the war when she landed troops under heavy shell fire during a raid on Zeebrugge. Commander Valentine Gibbs was killed when - the bridge of the Iris, from which he directed operations, was wrecked by enemy shell fire. The prefix Royal was given to the vessel by command of the King for the part it played in the war. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, January 11:—-Arrived: Poolta, 3.5 a.m., from Westport; Makura, 5.40 a.m., from San Francisco. Dunedin, January 11: Arrived: John, 1 a.m., from Wellington. London, January 10: —Arrived: At Hull, Clan McAllister; at Liverpool, Port Hardy; at Suez, Maloja; at Gibraltar, Orford. Sailed: Canadian Ci'uiser, from Kingston '(Jamaica) UDES, SUN, PHASES OF MOON.

For the approximate time of high water at Opunake add five minutes, for Ohawe beach add ,10 minutes, and for Pate a 18 minutes.

January 16: First quarter, 8.25 a.m. January 24: Full m00n,’1.44 a.m. January 30: Last quarter, 9.32 p.m. February 7: New moon, 2.45 a.m.

High a.m. water p.m. Sunrise. Sunset. Jan. 12 12.20 12.36 5.10 7.53 Jan. 13 .. 12.57 1.14 5.11 7.53 Jan. 14 .. 1.35 1.49 5.12 7.52 Jan. 15 ... 2.12 2.25 5J3 7.52 Jan. 16 .. 2.54 3.05 5.14 7.52 Jan. 17 .. 3.44 3.59 5.15 7.51 Jan. 18 .. 4.55 5.10 5.16 7.51