SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 March 1932, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH ARRIVAL YESTERDAY 10.45 a.m.: Hauturu, m.v., 296 tons, Jackson Fowler, from Onehunga.

DEPARTURE YESTERDAY.

1 a.m.: Kaione, dredge, Hay, for Welington.

VESSELS IN PORT.

Portr Alma, Newton King wharf. Hauturu, Newton King wharf.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. Opilii, from south, Saturday. Hauturu, from Onehunga, Wednesday. Holmglen, from south, Wednesday. Kini, from Westport, Wednesday. John, from south, March 26. OVERSEAS. Port Brisbane (8315 tons), due New Plymouth about Friday 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 direct from Falmouth at 6 a.ra. on Saturday. (U.S.S. Co.) Kurepo (2562 tons), loading at Edithburg, Adelaide and Melbourne for New (Plymouth, Auckland, Wellington and Tarakohe; to leave Melbourne on Saturday an? due New Plymouth about March 25. (U.S.S. Co.) Kuro Hime Maru, left Japan in February with sulphur for Auckland and New Plymouth; duo-New Plymouth at end of March. (Newton King, Ltd.) 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.) Middlesex (8569 tons), with slag from Antwerp for Auckland and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth early in April. (U.S.S. Co.),' Hauraki (7113 tdns), to leave Los Angeles to-day for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. Due New Plymouth. about April 15. (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 957 tone. (UjSjS. Co.) Port Dunedin (7463 tons), leaves London on March 23 for Wellington, Auckland, Napier and New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth to discharge during April. (Collett and Co.) Rotorua„ (12,112 tons), left 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 tons), leaves Liverpool on April 2 for New Zealand ports, including 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 porta, in-cluding-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 Ply-- . mouth; due New Plymouth late in September. (U.S.S. Co. 1 BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS Ruahine, left Southampton February ' 12; diue Auckland Sunday. • lonic, left Southampton February 26; due Auckland April 6. , Rotorua, left London March 4; due Weilington April 18. j Rangitata, left London March 10; due . Wellington April 14. , f Mataroa, to leave Southampton March , 23; due Lyttelton April 28. J ■ < PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. . .. : TO VANCOUVER. 1 1 Aorangi, left Auckland on March 8 for i Vancouver; due Vancouver March. 25. To , leave Vancouver March 30 for Sydney, i 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; duo Auckland Monday 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, to leave Sydney to-day for San Francisco, via Wellington, leaving Wellington on Monday; due San Francisco April 8. To leave San Francisco on April ‘l3 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington May 2 and Sydney May 7. Monowai, left San Francisco yesterday for Sydney, via Wellington; due

Wellington. April 4 and Sydney April 9. To leave Sydney on April 14 for San . Francisco, via Wellington, leaving Wel- • lington on April 19; due San Francisco > May 6. Sonoma, to leave San Francisco today 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 Febru- " ary 25 for Sydney, via Auckland; due J Auckland to-morrow and Sydney on March 22. To leave Sydney on March 29 3 for San Francisco, via 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 20 and Sydney May 3. To I leave Sydney on May 10 for San Francisco, via Auckland; to leave Auck- . land on May 14 and due at San Fran-

| cisco on June 1. 5 TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE. J Ulimaroa, to leave Wellington to-mor-Z row for Sydney; due Tuesday. To leave i Sydney March 24 for Auckland; due 5 March 28.' To leave Auckland on April 1; duo Sydney April 5. Leaves Sydney April 8 for Wellington; due Wellington April 12. ' 1 Maunganui, to leave Sydney to-mor- • row for Auckland; due Tuesday. To leave f Auckland March 24 for Sydney; du© March 28. To leave Sydney April 1 for Wellington and Auckland; due Welling-

ton April 5, leaving same day for Auck-

land. To leave Auckland April 8 for Sydney; due Sydney April 12. Marama, to leave Auckland to-morrow for Sydney; due Tuesday. Io leave Sydney March 24 for Wellington; due March 98 To leave Wellington April 1 lor Sydney; duh April 5, and leaving again oil April 8 for Auckland; due April 1-. COASTAL MOVEMENTS.

The Opilii left Dunedin on Monday for Timaru, Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth, where she is due about Saturday. She will proceed from New Plymouth to Wellington. (U.S.S. C °The Kini, from Westport via Greymouth and Wellington, Will bring <3O tons of cargo for New Plymouth, where she is expected about Wednesday next. (U.S.S. Co.). The John will load at Dunedin on Monday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and New Plymouth, and. is due at Now Plymouth on March 26, proceeding the same day to Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros*’). The Holmglen is to load at Dunedin to-day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and New Plymouth. The vessel is due at New Plymouth , Wednesday and will sail later for Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros.). The Hauturu arrived at New Plymouth from Onehunga yesterday morning. She is expected to complete discharge of 170 tons of cargo -this morning and sail for Wanganui and Oneluinga. The Hauturu is due at New 1 y* mouth from Onehunga again next Wednesday. (Northern Co.).

MOVEMENTS OF OVERSEAS SHIPS.

PORT BRISBANE DUE TO-MORROW.

After a prolonged delay owing to bad weather, the ShaW, Savill and Albion chartered steamer Port Brisbane was to leave Gisborne on Tuesday for Picton, New Plymouth, Wanganui and Wellington to complete loading. The vessel is due at New Plymouth to-morrow mornin,r to load 10,400 boxes of butter, 5000 crates of cheese and 20,000 freight careases of meat. She is expected to sail for Wanganui Saturday or Sunday and is scheduled to clear Wellington for Southampton, Continent of Europe and London, via Cape Horn and Montevideo, on April 4.

DEPARTURE OF THE PORT ALMA. It is expected that the Port Alma, which is discharging 4128 tons of slag and loading 4700 boxes of butter and 12,000 freight carcases of meat at New Plymouth, will complete to-morrow evening and leave for Nelson, Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland. She is scheduled to reach Auckland on April 6 and to sail for London, via Cape Horn and Dakar, on April 9.

MIDDLESEX REPORTS BY RADIO. Wireless ad.vice recevied by the New Zealand Shipping Company from the Federal Line steamer Middlesex states that she expects to arrive at Auckland from Antwerp next Wednesday afternoon. The vessel has a basic slag cargo for discharge at Auckland and New Plymouth and is expected at New Plymouth early in March. KAIONE SAILS FOR WELLINGTON. The dredge Kaione, having completed her work at New Plymouth, left early yesterday morning for Wellington for overhaul. ULIMAROA’S .TRANSHIPMENTS. The Ulimaroa, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday morning from Sydney, included in her cargo transhipments from the following vessels: Nieuw Zeeland, Goolburn, Canberra, Yarra, Strathnaver, Moloja, Viminale, Templar, Orsova, Asphalin and Changte.

WAIKAWA FROM PACIFIC COAST.

The Waikawa is due at Auckland from Los Angeles via Papeete to-morrow evening. The vessel has cargo from Pacific Coast ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. IDLE TONNAGE IN BRITAIN.

The quarterly statistics of idle tonnage published by the Chamber of Shipping at the end of January reveal a slightly more encouraging state of affairs than has been apparent for the past six months. The total of laid-up shipping in Britain on January 1 this year was 728 vessels of 1,966,417 tons net, compared with 778 of 2,089,443 tons on October 1, 1931, a decline of over 123,000 tons, or 5.9 per cent. The figures are also lower than those for July 1 last year (752 of 2,044,092 tons), but they are still higher than those recorded the previous year (665 of 1,593,247 tons). The January figures include ten foreign vessels of 20,340 tons, and 60 British tankers of 232,003 tons, 17 of the latter, aggregating 70,769 tons, being motor-ships. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, March 16: Arrived: Kaitoa, 4.30 a.m., Taupata, 5.5 a.m., from Motueka; John, 6.55 a.m., from Wanganui; Kangatira, 6.55 a.m., from Lyttelton; Matangi, 7.30 a.m., from Nelson. Sailed: Bisca, 7.30 a.m., for Sydney. Sydney, March 16: Kalingo, from Greymouth. Adelaide, z March 16: Arrived: Karepo, from Greymouth. Dunedin, March 16: Arrived: Gabriella, 7 a.m., from Bluff; H.M.S. Laburnum, 10.50 a.m., from Bluff.

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 18 minutes.

March 23: Full moon, 12.07 a.m. March 29: Last quarter, 3.14 p.m. April 6: New moon, 12.51 p.m. April 14:. First quarter, 2.46 p.m.

High a.m. ■water p.m. Sunrise. Sunset. Mar. 17 .. 4.20 ■ 5.04 6.22 6.42 Mar. 18 ... 0.09 0.41 6.23 6.40 Mar. 19 .. 7.20 Summer 7.42 Time 2 6.25 nds. 6.39 Mar. 20 .. 7.38 7.58 5.56 6.07 Mar. 21 .. 8.20 8.40 5.57 6.06 Mar. 22 9.01 ' 9.21 5.58 6.04 Mar. 23 9.42 10.04 5.59 6.03