SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1932, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH ARRIVALS YESTERDAY 7j30 a.m.: Mahia, s.s., 7914 tons, Andrew, from Wanganui. Noon: Hauturu, m.v., 206 tons, Keatley, from Onehunga. VESSELS IN PORT. Forresbank, m.v., Newton King wharf. Mahia., s.s., Newton King wharf. Hauturu, m.v., Moturoa wharf. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. Totara, from south, to-morrow. Holmglen, from south, Saturday. Hauturu, from Onehunga, Wednesday. John, from south, Thursday. OVERSEAS. Ruahine (10,7'58 tons), left London on June 16 for Wellington, Dunedin, Lyttelton and New Plymouth; due at New Plymouth on August 6 to discharge. Io load at Ne w Plymouth, Wellington, Napier and Auckland, lifting 6000 boxes of butter, 3600 crates of cheese and 10,000 freight carcases of meat at New Plymouth. (U.S.'S. Co.). Taranaki (S2SS tons), to load, at New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow; due_at New Plymouth on August 5 to lift 2500 crates of cheese, 16,000 freight carcases of meat and general cargo. (Newton King, Ltd.). Somerset (5607 tons), to load, at Nelson, New Plymouth, Wellington, Timaru and Bluff for London-; due at New Plymouth on August 8 to lift 5200 crates of cheese and 4000 freight carcases of meat., (U.S.S. Co,). Karepo (2562 tons), to load at Adelaide and Melbourne about the middle of August for New Plymouth, Auckland, Napier and Wellington; due New Plymouth towards the end of the month. (U.S.S. Co.) Otira (7995 tons), to load at Napier, New Plymouth,' Lyttelton, Wellington and Auckland for London; due at New Plymouth on September 5 to lift 12,000 boxes of butter, 4000 crates of cheese, 4000 freight carcases of meat and general cargo. (Newton King Ltd,.). Orari (10,106 tons), to leave Liverpool on August 6 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth late in September. (U.S.S. Co.). Hauraki (7113 tons), to load at Vancouver on October 1, San Francisco on October 8 and. Los Angeles on October 10 for New Zealand ports, including New Plymouth; due at New Plymouth towards the middle of November. (U.S.S. Co.). Otaio (10,048 tons), due to sail from Liverpool on October 9 with cargo for New Zealand ports, including - New Plymouth, where she is due towards the end of November. (U.S.S. Co.).

BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS.

Rangitata, left London on June 30; ■ due Wellington on Tuesday. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. TO VANCOUVER. Aorangi, left Vancouver on July 20 for Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland August 8 and at Sydney August 13. To leave Sydney on August IS for Vancouver, via Auckland, leaving Auckland on August 23; due at Vancouver on September 9. To leave Vancouver on September 14 for. Sydney, via Auckland; due at Auckland on October 3 and at Sydney October S. Niagara, left Sydney on July 20 for Vancouver, via Auckland; left Auckland on July -26 and due . at Vancouver on August 12. To leave Vancouver on August 17 for Sydney, via Auckland; due at Auckland on September 5 and at Sydney on September 10. To leave Sydney on September 15 for Vancouver, via Auckland, leaving Auckland on September 20. Due at Vancouver on October 7. TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, left Sydney on July 7 for San Francisco, via Wellington; left Wellington July 12; due at San Francisco to-morrow. To leave San Francisco on Wednesday for Sydney, via Wellington; due at Wellington on August 22 and at Sydney on August 27. To leave Sydney on September 1 for San Francisco, via Wellington, leaving Wellington on September 6; due at San Francisco on September 23. Monowai, left San Francisco on July 6 for Sydney, via Wellington; arrived Wellington on July 25; due Sydney on Saturday. To leave Sydney on August 4 for San Francisco, via Wellington, leaving Wellington on August 9; due at San Francisco on August 26. To leave San Francisco on August 31 for Sydney, via Wellington; due at Wellington on September 19 and at Sydney on September 24. _ ■' Monterey, to leave San rrancisco to-morrow and Los Angeles on Saturday for Melbourne, via Auckland and Sydney; due at Auckland on August 15, at Sydney on August 18 and at Melbourne on August 22. To leave Melbourne on August 23 for Los Angeles and San Francisco, via Sydney and Auckland, leaving Sydney on August 27 and Auckland on August 30; due at Los Angeles on September 13 and at San Francisco on September 14. Mariposa, left Melbourne on July 1.6 for Los Angeles and San Francisco, via Sydney and Auckland, leaving Sydney on Saturday and Auckland on Tuesday. Due at Los Angeles on August 16 and at San Francisco on August 17.' To leave San Francisco on August 26 and Los Angeles on August 27 for Melbourne, via Auckland and Sydney; due at Auckland on September 12, at Sydney on September lo.and at Melbourne on September 19. TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE. Zealandia, to leave Sydney, to-morrow for Wellington. To leave Wellington August 5 for Sydney; due August 9. To leave Sydney August 12 for Auckland; due August 16. To leave Auckland August 19 for Sydney; due August 23. Maunganui, left Sydney on Friday for Wellington and Auckland; arrived Wellington Tuesday; due Auckland to-day. To leave Auckland'to-morrow for Sydney; due Tuesday. To leave. Sydney on August 5 for Auckland and Wellington; due at Auckland August 9 and at Wellington August 11. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Holmglen is due at New Plymouth on Saturday from Dunedin, Timar, Lyttelton and Wellington. She will sail after discharge for Port Waikato. (Hooker Bros). The John is. to load at Dunedin on Saturday for New Plymouth, via

Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington and is due at New Plymouth about Thursday. (Hooker Bros.). The Totara is to load 150 tons of coal at GreymouthWor New Plymouth and. is due at New Plymouth to-morrow. The Totara will leave on Monday for Napier to complete discharge. (U.S.S. Co.) The Hauturu arrived at New Plymouth yesterday with 170 tons of general cargo for discharge. She is due to sail to-day for Wanganui and from there will return to Onehunga, being due at New Plymouth again on Wednesday, (Northern Co.). MOVEMENTS OF OVERSEAS SHIPS. MAHIA IN PORT. The Shaw, Savill and. Albion steamer Mahia arrived at New Plymouth yesterday morning from Wanganui, to continue loading for the Home market. She will lift 5800 boxes of butter, 4000 crates of cheese and 11,000 freight carcases of meat, and is expected, to sail for Wellington'to-morrow. The Mahia will complete at Wellington and is scheduled to clear there on August 4 for Souhampton and London. CARGO FROM AUSTRALIA. The Union Company advises that the Karepo is scheduled to load at Adelaide about the middle, of August and she will complete loading at Melbourne for New Plymouth, Auckland, Napier and Wellington, in that order. HALS. DUNEDIN REPORTS. ' H.M.S. Dunedin has reported by wireless that she will arrive at Auckland on Monday morning. The warship is returning to New Zealand after a stay of over a year in England, undergoing an extensive overhaul and refitting. TAINUI CLEARS COLON. The Shaw, Savill and Albion passenger liner Tainui, which left Wellington on July 1 for Southampton and London, sailed from Colon on Saturday morning. The Tainui loaded 10,000 boxes of .butter and 5000 crates of cheese at New Plymouth on June 15. THE WESTMORELAND. .To complete loading for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, the Federal Line steamer Westmoreland sailed from Auckland for Gisborne, Napier and Wellington on Tuesday evening, From Wellington she is scheduled to sail for London on August 6. The Westmoreland loaded 17,600 freight carcases at New Plymouth on July 14. FORRESBANW DUE TO SAIL. The Bank Line motor-ship Forresbank fs expected to complete her discharge of Nauru phosphate at New Plymouth today. She will then sail for Wanganui to complete her New Zealand discharge. RUAHINE DUE AT WELLINGTON. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s passenger liner Ruahine, from London, is expected to arrive in the stream at Wellington at 8 a.m. to-day, and at New Plymouth on August 6. She will load dairy produce at New Plymouth for the Home market. KENT SAILS FOR LONDON. The Federal liner Kent, having completed her Homeward loading programme, sailed from Lyttelton at 9 a.m. on Tuesday for London Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Montevideo and Dakar. The Kent loaded 7000 freight carcases of meat, 12,269 boxes of butter and 5019 crates of cheese at New Plymouth on July 14. CAPTAIN MACMILLAN’S DEATH. Captain Donald Macmillan, a wellknown New Zealand Shipping Company n ster, died of heart failure at Lowmore, Isley, Argyllshire, on June 12. The late Captain Macmillan came of seafaring stock and went to sea as a boy. Not many details of his career at sea are known in New Zealand, but he was chief officer of the Shropshire (now ,tho Rotorua) during the war, the Shropshire being engaged in carrying troops For some years he was in command ’of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Opawa. In 1927 he took command of the Federal steamer Cumberland. He retired from service at sea because of ill-health and was in his early ’fifties at the time of his death. Ho is survived by his wife. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Sydney, July 27: Arrived: Kart, from Grey mouth. Fremantle, July 26: Arrived: Orama, from London. Wellington, July 27: Arrived:. Rangatira, 7.5 a.m., Storm, 10 a.m., both from Lyttelton; Kapiti, 7.35 a.m., from Wanganui. London, July 26: Arrived: At Kingston, Tainui; at Colon, Otira. Sailed: Port Hobart, from New York; Canadian Challenger, from Boston. _ Dunedin, July 27: Arrived: Holmdale, 8.20 a.m., and Orepuki, 11.15 a.m., from Wellington; Waipiata, 10.45 a.m., from Lyttelton. TIDES, SUN, PHASES OF MOOrf.

For the ’approximate time for high water at' Opunake, add five minutes, for Ohawe beach add 10 minutes, and for I’atea 18 minutes. August 2: New moon, 9.12 p.m. August fl: First quarter, 7.10 p.m. August 16: Full moon, 7.12 p.m. August 24: Third quarter, 6.51 p.m.

High a.m. water p.m. Sunrise. Sunget. July 28 .. 4.23 5.34 7.01 5.00 July 29 .. 5.46 6.41 7.00 5.01 July 30 .. 6.54 7.31 6.59 5.02 July Aug. 31 1 .. 7.40 .. 8.24 S.ll 8.49 6.58 6.57 5.U2 5.03 Aug. o .. 9.04 9.26 6.56 5.04 Aug. 3 .. 9.43 10.05 6.55 5.05