SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1932, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH ARRIVAL YESTERDAY 6 a.m.: Kaponga, s.s., 2345 tons, Gray, from Auckland. DEPARTURES YESTERDAY. 6.5 p.m.: Hauturu, s.s., 296 tons, Jack-son-Fowler, for Wanganui. 9.20 p.m.: Kaponga, s.s, 2345 tons, Gray, for Greymouth. VESSELS IN PORT. Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. John, from south, to-day. Kini, from south, Tuesday. Hauturu, from Onehunga, Wednesday. John, from south, Thursday. Opihi, from south, March 21. Holm glen, from south, March 21. , OVERSEAS. Port Alma, left London on January 22 for Lyttelton, Dunedin 'and New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth on Sunday to discharge 4128 tons of slag and to load 4700 boxes of butter and 12,000 freight carcases of meat, fbr Britain? (Collett and Co.). Port Brisbane (8315 tons), due New Plymouth about Wednesday to load 10,400 boxes of butter, 5000 crates of cheese and 20,000 freight carcases of meat. (Newton King Ltd.). ' Cambridge (10,850 tons), to load 5000 boxes of butter, .5000 crates of cheese, and 14,000 freight carcases of meat ,for west coast ports of Britain. Due New Plymouth March 19. (U.S.S. Co.). Karepo (2562 tons), to load, at Editliburg about Saturday, at Adelaide on Monday, and Melbourne for New Plymouth, Auckland, Wellington and Tarakohe; due New Plymouth about March 23. (U.S.S. Co.). Kuro-Hime Maru, left Japan m February with sulphur for Auckland and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth at end of March. (NeWton King Ltd.). Middlesex. (8569 tons), with slag from Antwerp for Auckland, Wellington, and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth about April 1. (U.S.S. Co.). Port Wellington ((7868 tons), due New Plymouth on April 1- to load 5800 boxes of butter, 11,150 crates of cheese and 20,000 freight carcases of meat for Britain. (Collett and Co.). Cornwall (10,616 tons), to load 6000 boxes of butter, 4000 crates of cheese, and 16,250 freight carcases of meat for west coast ports of Britain. Due New Plymouth April 2. (U.S.S. Co.). Hauraki (7113 tons), leaves Los Angeles on Saturday for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. Due New Plymouth about April 12. (U.S.S. Co.). Hororata (11,243 tons), left Falmouth on February 23 with Antwerp slag for Auckland and New Plymouth;. due New Plymouth about April 15 with 9'57 tons. (U.S.S. Co.). . Port Dunedin (7463 tons), leaves London on March 23 for, Wellington, Auckland, Napier and Nefw Plymouth. Due New Plymouth to discharge during April. (Collett and Co.). Rotorua (12,112 tons), leaves London on March 4 for Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Timaru and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth! early in May.. (U.S.S. Co.). , Tekoa (8531 toils), leaves Liverpool on April 2 for New Zealand ports, inductinn- New Plymouth; due New Plymouth middle of May. (U.S.S. Co.). Port Fremantle (8972- tons), . leaves London on May 4 for Wellington, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth to discharge about the middle of June. (Collett and Co.). Ruahine (10,758 tons), leaves London on June 16 for New Zealand ports, including New Plymouth; due New Plymouth late in July. (U;S.S. Co.). Cornwall (10,616 tons), leaves Liverpool on August 6 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth late in September. (U.S.S. Co,). BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Ruahine, left Southampton February 12; due Auckland March 20. • lonic, left Southampton February 26; due Auckland April 6. , t Rotorua, left London March '4, due Wellington April 18. Mataroa, to leave Southampton March 23; due Lyttelton April 28. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. '' TO VANCOUVER. Aorangi, left Auckland on Tuesday for Vancouver; due Vancouver March 25. To leave Vancouver March 30 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland on April 18 and at Sydney April 23. To leave Sydney April 28 for Vancouver, via Auckland; to leave Auckland May 3 and due Vancouver May 20. Niagara, left Vancouver March. 2 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland March 21 and Sydney March 26. To leave Sydney on March 31 for Vancouver, via Auckland; to leave Auckland April 5 and due Vancouver April 22. To leave Vancouver on April 27 for Sydney, via Auckland; due at Auckland on May 16 and at Sydney on May 21. TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, left Wellington on - Tuesday for Sydney; due to-morrow. To leave Sydney on Thursday for San Francisco, via Wellington, leaving Wellington on March 21; due San Francisco April 8. To leave San Francisco on April 13 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington May 2 and Sydney May 7. Monowai, left Wellington February 22 for San Francisco; due at San Francisco to-day. To leave San Francisco on Wednesday for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington April 4 and Sydney April 9. To leave Sydney on April 14 for San Francisco, via Wellington, leaving Wellington on April 19; due San Francisco May 6. Sonoma, to leave San I' rancisco on Thursday for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland April 8 and Sydney April 12. To leave Sydney on April 19 for San Francisco, via Auckland; to leave Auckland April 23 and due San Francisco May 11. ' . ' . ' Sierra, left San Francisco on February 25 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland on March 18 and Sydney on March 22. To leave Sydney on March 29 for San Francisco, ria Auckland; to leave Auckland on April 2; due San Francisco April 20. Ventura, to leave San Francisco April 7 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland April 29 and Sydney May 3. To leave Sydney on May 10 for San Siancisco, via Auckland; to leave Auckon May 14 and due at San Francisco on June 1.

TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE. Ulimaroa, to leave Sydney to-day for Wellington; due Wellington Tuesday. To leave Wellington March 18 for Sydney; due March 22. To leave Sydney March 24 for Auckland; due March 28. Maunganui, to leave Auckland today for Sydney; due Sydney Tuesday. To leave Sydney March 18 for Auckland; due March 22. To leave Auckland March 24 for Sydney; due March 28. Marama, to leave Sydney to-day for Auckland; due Auckland Tuesday. To leave Auckland March IS for Sydney; due March 22. To leave Sydney March 24 for Wellington; due March 28. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Opihi is to load at Dunedin on Monday for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth, where she is due about March 21. She will proceed from New Plymouth to Wellington. (U.S.S. Co.)? The Kaponga arrived at New Plymouth from Westport, via Auckland, yesterday morning. She discharged 498 tons of coal and sailed last night for Greymouth. (U.S.S. Co.). The Kini left Dunedin on Wednesday for New Plymouth, via Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Nelson, and is due at New Plymouth about Tuesday, returning to Westport and Greymouth. (U.S.S. Co.). The John, from Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington and Wanganui, is due at New Plymouth to-day and will sail the same day for Port Waikato. The John will load again at Lyttelton on Monday for Wellington, Wanganui and New Plymouth, where she is due on Thursday, proceeding the same day to Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros.). The Hauturu, after discharging cargo from Onehunga at New Plymouth yesterday, sailed last evening for Wanganui and Waikato Heads, where she is to load wool for Onehunga. The Hauturu is due at New Plymouth from Onehunga again on Wednesday.- (Northern Co.). °The Holmglen is to leave Wellington to-day for Dunedin, where she will load on Tuesday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and New Plymouth. The vessel is-due at New Plymouth on March 21 and will sail later; for Waikato. (Hooker Bros.), j MOVEMENTS OF OVERSEAS SHIPS. PORT ALMA EXPECTED SUNDAY. The Port Alma, which was discharging at Dunedin yesterday, is expected to reach New Plymouth on Sunday and commence her final unloading on Monday, putting, out 4128 tons of slag. The Port Alma will later load 4700 boxes of butter and 12,000 freight carcases of meat at New Plymouth, where she will be for most of next week. She is scheduled to reach Auckland on April 6 and to sail for London, via Cape Horn and Dakar, on April 9. PORT BRISBANE DELAYED. The Port Brisbane (Shaw, Savill and Albion) has been, delayed through bad weather at Gisborne. She will leave there to-morrow for Pictbn, and will then run as scheduled, being due at New Plymouth about Wednesday to lift 10,400 boxes of butter, 5000 crates of cheese and 20,000 freight carcases of meat. She is to sail from Wellington oh March 31 for Southampton, - the Continent and London, via Cape Hom and Montevideo. CARGO FROM AUSTRALIAN PORTS. The Karepo is scheduled to load at Edithburg and Adelaide about the end of this week and she will complete loading at Melbourne for New Plymouth, Auckland, Wellington and Tarakohe. SOMERSET’S MOVEMENTS. The Somerset (Federal Co.) arrived at Port Chalmers on Wednesday morning and is expected to sail, for Bluff on March 16. Her final sailing date from Bluff to London is March 18. The Somerset carries dairy produce and meat loaded at New Plymouth. . , MORIkDA DELAYED BY WEATHER. Rough weather delayed the BurnsPhilp steamer Morinda, which was due at Auckland from Sydney, via New Hebrides and Norfolk Island yesterday morning. Further wireless reports, stated she would arrive at two o’clock in the afternoon. The vessel will land passengers, mail and cargo. She was .scheduled to sail oh her return trip to Sydney, via Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island, last evening. SUEZ CANAL TRAFFIC DECLINES.. There was a decline of more than a million and a half tons in the volume of shipping passing through the Suez Canal last year, as compared with 1930, the figures being 5366 vessels of 30,028,119 tons net in 1931, and 5761 of 31,668,759 tons the previous year. The decreases amounted to 6.8 per cent, in respect of numbers of vessels, and 5.2 per cent, as regards aggregate tonnage. These facts provide clear indications of the crisis in the shipping trade generally, and on the Eastern routes particularly, and the situation is thrown into even sharper relief by the disclosure that last year the aggregate tonnage of laden vessels was only 26,858,798 tons, or almost two million tons less than in 1930, whilst the tonnage in ballast rose by 340,030 to 3,109,321 tons, the percentage of the total advancing from 8.9 to 10.6. The monthly totals are equally interesting, for they show that there was a much more noticeable decrease in traffic during the second half of the year than during the first six months. In January, February and March the declines were respectively 140,810, 179,984 and 133,920 tons. In April there was a surprising advance of 60,973 tons, but May and June showed further decreases of 62,142 and 43,776 tons. The retrograde movement then continued for the rest of the year, the decreases, for the next six months in order being 134,637, 149,292, 140,365, 120,128, 160,264 and 116,295 tons. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Sydney, March 10: Sailed: Gabriella, for Greymouth. Wellington, March 10: Arrived: Arahura, 5 a.m., from Nelson; Wahine, 7 a.m., frt|i Lyttelton; Talisman, 7 a.m., from Collingwood; Kapuni, 9 a.m., from Patea. Sailed: Orepuki, 12.25 a.m., for Picton; Tamahine, 2 a.m., for Picton. London, March 9: Arrived: At Colon, Wirrall. Sailed: From Curacao, Norfolk; from Kingston, Tainui. Dunedin, March 10: Arrived: Port Alma, 7.30 a.m., from Lyttelton; Storm, 8.20 a.m., from Bluff.

For the approximate time of high water at Opunake add five minutes, for Ohawe beach add 10 minutes, and for Patea 18 minutes. March 15: h'irst quarter, 6.16 a.m. Marell 23: Full moon, 12.07 a.m, , March 29: Last quarter, 3.14 p.m, A pril 6 s Nctt mooiij 12.51 p.m. 1

TIDES, SUN, PHASES OF MOON. High water Suna.m. p..m. rise. set. Mar, 11 12.00 — 6.17 6.52 Mar. 12 .. 12.18 12.29 6.17 6.50 Mar. 13 .. 12.49 J.00 6.19 6.48 Mar. 14 .. 1.22 1.35 6.20 6.47 Mar. 15 ... 2.03 2.20 6.21 6 4 ( > Mar. 16 .. 2.57 3.25 6.22 6.44 Mar. 17 .. 4.20 5.04 6.22 6.42