SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1933, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT Of NEW PLYMOUTH VESSELS IN PORT Otira, Moturoa wharf. Kent, Newton King wharf. '" EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. Hauturu, from Onehunga, to-day. , John, from south, to-morrow. Opihi, from south, to-morrow. Holmglen, from south, February 20. John, from south, February 20. INTERCOLONIAL. Gabriella. (1593 tons), left Newcastle, New South Wales, on Friday with 292 tons of coal and 165 tons of general and limber for New Plymouth and Wellington, via Sydney. She is due at- New Plymouth to-day. (U.S.S; Co.). Kaimiro (2562 tons), loaded at Adelaide on Thursday and left Melbourne on Monday for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, New Plymouth and Auckland, via Bluff; due New Plymouth end of February. (U.S.S. Co.). OVERSEAS. Hauraki (7113 tons), due at Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Dunedin from Pacific Coast ports to discharge; due New Plymouth to-day and will proceed, via Lyttelton and Dunedin, to Melbourne, Sydney and Vancouver. (U.S.S. Co.). Vardaas (8176 tons), from San Francisco with motor spirit for Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth; due at New Plymouth to-mofrow. (Shell Oil Co.). Port Napier (8491 tons), from Antwerp with cargo for Auckland and New Plymouth. Arrived Auckland Monday and due New Plymouth to unload 1300 tons, mostly manure, on Monday. Will subsequently load 15,750 freight carcases of meat 4100 boxes of butter and 7000 crates of cheese. (Collett and Co.). Antinous (4563 tons) due New Plymouth next week with phosphate from Nauru Island. .'Cornwall (10,669 tons), due at New Plymouth on February 18 from Opua to load 20,800 freight carcases of meat. Proceeds Picton. (U.S.S. Co.). Coptic (8285 tons), en route from London for Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth; due at New Plymouth .with 3250‘ tons of general cargo on February 23. (Newton King, Ltd.). • Opawa, left Liverpool on January 21 for New Zealand ports, including New Plymouth. (U.S.S. Co.). Port Curtis (8287 tons), left Antwerp February 5. for Auckland and New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth end of March to discharge; (Collett and Co.). Waihemo (5627 tons), to leave Vancouver on Sunday, San Francisco on February 18 and Los Angeles on February 20 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and possibly New Plymouth; due at Auckland on March 15. (U.S.S. Co.). Port Fremantle (8287 tons), to leave London February 22 for Wellington, Lyttelton, New Plymouth and Nelson; due New Plymouth early in April with general cargo. (Collett and Co.). Steamer, to leave London on April 26 for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Timaru and New Plymouth; due at New Plymouth cn June 19. (Newton King, Ltd.). Surrey (8559 tons), to leave. Liverpool oh 'May 6 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. Due at New Plymouth .on .July. 6. (U.S.S. Co.); Orari (10,106 dons), to leave Liverpool on July 29 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. Due at New Plymouth September . 25. (U.S.S. Co.). Steamer, to leave. Liverpool on October 21 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth; due at New Plymouth on December 16. (Newton King, Ltd.). Tongariro (8728 tons), to leave London on November 1- for Lyttelton, Dunedin. Bluff and. New Plymouth;, due at New Plymouth;on December 23. (U.S.S. Co.). BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Akaroa, left Southampton December 30; due Auckland to-day. Rangitiki, left London January 12; due Auckland February 16. Tainiii, left Southampton January 27; due Wellington March 6. Rangitane, left London February 9; due Wellington March 16. ’Mataroa, to leave Southampton February 24; due Auckland March 29. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. TO VANCOUVER. Aorangi, left Sydney February 2 and Auckland February 7 for Vancouver; due Vancouver February 24. To leave Vancouver March 1 for Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland March 20 and Sydney March 25. Niagara,, left Vancouver February lfqr Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland February 20 and Sydney February. .25. To leave Sydney March 2 and Auckland March 7 for Vancouver; due Vancouver March 24. TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, left San Francisco January 13 for Sydney,- via Wellington; arrived Wellington Monday and- due Sydney to-morrow. To leave Sydney February 16 and Wellington February 20 for San Francisco; due San Francisco March 10. To leave San Francisco March 15 for Wellington and Sydney; due Wellington April 3 and Sydney April. 8. Maunganui, left Sydney January 19 and Wellington January 24 for San Francisco; due San Francisco to-day. To leave San Francisco on February 15 for Wellington and Sydney'; due Wellington March 6 and Sydney March 11. To leave Sydney March 16 and Wellington March 21 for San Francisco; due San Francisco April 7. » Monterey, left Melbourne on Tuesday, to leave Sydney to-morrow and Auckland on February 14 for Los Angeles and San Francisco. Due Los Angeles February 25 and San Francisco March 1. „ . » Mariposa, left San Francisco yesterday for Melbourne; due Auckland February 27, Sydney March 2 and Melbourne March 6. ® TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE. Wanganella, to leave Sydney to-day for Wellington; due Welling ton Tuesday. To leave Wellington February 17 for Sydney; due Sydney February 21. To leave Sydney February 24 for Auckland; due Auckland February 28.' To leave Auckland March 3 for Sydney: due Sydney March 7. .Marama, left Sydney yesterday for Auckland; due at Auckland on Monday. To leave Auckland on February .17 for Sydney; due Syd- j ney February 21. To leave Sydney Feb-

ruray 24 for Wellington; due Wellington February 28. To leave Wellington March 3 for Sydney; due Sydney March 7. Monowai, to leave Wellington today for Sydney; due at Sydney on Tuesday. To leave Sydney on February 17 for Auckland; due Auckland February 21. To leave Auckland February 23 for Sydney and Melbourne; due Sydney February 27 and Melbourne March 1. To leave Melbourne March 1 and Sydney March 3 for Wellington; due Wellington March 7. To leave Wellington March 10 for Sydney; due Sydney March 14. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Opihi, from Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Nelson, is due at New Plymouth to-morrow. (U.S.S. Co.). The Holmglen transhipped her cargo to the John at Wellington yesterday and returns south to load for New Plymouth. (Hooker Bros.). The John is due at New Plymouth from Wellington to-morrow and sails for Waikato the same day before returning south to load. Hooker Bros.). The Hauturu left Onehunga for New Plymouth yesterday and is due here today with 170 tons. The vessel will proceed to Wanganui in the afternoon before returning to Onehunga. (Northern Co.). OVERSEAS SHIPS’ MOVEMENTS.PORT NAPIER ON MONDAY. The Port Napier, which is unloading slag at Auckland, will leave there at 5 p.m'. to-day and is due at New Plymouth on Sunday night to discharge 1300 tons, mostly fertiliser. After discharge the vessel will'load 4100 boxes of butter, 7000 crates of cheese and 15,750 freight carcases of meat and will complete at Gisborne, Napier, Wanganui and Wellington, sailing on March 11 from Wellington for England, via Montevideo. OTIRA LOADING. ..The Otira, which arrived at New Plymouth direct from Gladstone, Queensland, on Wednesday morning, is loading 6800 crates of cheese and 7500 boxes of butter. From New Plymouth the Otira will proceed to Timaru to-morrow. / . KENT FROM FALMOUTH. One of a number of vessels arriving at New Zealand from England in ballast or light trip, the Kent berthed at New Plymouth on Wednesday morning after a 49 days’ voyage from England to load 26,000 freight carcases of meat, 3300 boxes of butter and 7000 crates of cheese. The Kent will proceed to Auckland to-mor-row. HAURAKI DUE TO-DAY. The Hauraki, which left Auckland on Monday for Wellington, left there yesterday for New Plymouth. She is due today and will sail in the afternoon for Lyttelton, Dunedin and Sydney to complete discharge. ANTINOUS FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. With a full cargo of phosphate from Nauru Island, the steamer Antinous reached Auckland on Tuesday. The vessel will sail for New Plymouth about Tuesday to complete unloading. TANKER VARDAAS DUE. After unloading the Auckland portion of her, cargo of bulk oil from the Pacific Coast of North America, the Norwegian motor-tanker Vardaas sailed from Auckland for New Plymouth and Wellington on Wednesday afternoon to complete unloading. The Vardaas is due at New Plymouth to-morow and after completing. discharge at Wellington she will leave ..for Balik Papan to load for Europe. > •• • THE CORNWALL. The Cornwall has arrived at Napier to continue her Homeward loading. She will leave to-day for Gisborne, Opua, New Plymouth, Picton, Timaru and Bluff, from where she will sail finally on March 1 for London, via Cape Horn. The Cornwall is due at New Plymouth on February 18. THE GABRIELLA DUE TO-DAY. The intercolonial vessel Gabriella is due at New Plymouth to-day direct from Sydney and Australian ports. She will discharge 292 tons'of coal and 165 tons of general cargo and timber at New Plymouth and .sails this evening for Wellington. FOR TOURIST TRAFFIC. Spotless white passageways and stout stained, staircases evidenced the change in the accommodation of the New Zealand’ Shipping Company’s steamer Rotorua, which arrived at. Auckland on Monday afternoon on her first voyage since being converted to a tourist class ship. The effect of the renovation of the ship is to provide more cabin accommodation, and to make the whole of the deck space open to the passengers, who on this trip numbered 117. The accommodation ranges from single berth cabins to six-berth. De luxe cabins have private bathrooms attached. Further improvements since the change to a oneclass ship are the conversion of the third class lounge into a ladies’ lounge, and the third class smoke room into children’s rooms. Passengers now have the use of five public rooms, and a permanent swimming bath has been fitted on the promenade deck. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Manukau Heads, Feb. 9: —Sailed; Hauturu, 3 p.m., for New Plymouth. Wellington, February 9:—Arrived: Wainui, 8 a.m., from Lyttelton; Wahine, 7 a.m., from Lyttelton. TIDES, SUN, PHASES OF MOON. High water Sun Suna.ni. p.m. rise. r.’t. Summer time.

For the approximate time for high water at Opunake add five minutes, for Ohawe beach add ten minutes, and for Patea 18 minutes. Feb. 11: Full moon, 1.01 a.m. Feb. 18: Third quarter, 2.08 a.m. Feb. 25: New moon, 12.44 a.m. March 4: First quarter, 10.23 p.m.

Feb. 10 , .. 9.45 10.00 5.45 7.32 Feb. 11 . .. 10.20 10.36 5.46 7.31 Feb. 12 .. 10.55 11.14 5.47 7.30 Feb. 13 , ,. 11.32 11.53 5.48 7.29 Feb. 14 . —■ 12.11 5.50 7.28 Feb. 15 .. 12.32 12.51 5.51 7.26 Feb. 16 , .. 1.14 1.34 5.52 7.25