SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1934, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF, NEW PLYMOUTH DEPARTURES YESTERDAY 6 p.m.: Totara, s.s., 496 tons, Eden, for Westport. Gabriella, 5.5.,.1593 tons, Ostenfeld, for Wanganui. VESSELS IN PORT. Port Qhalmers, Newton King wharf.. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kaimai, from Napier, 6 a.m. Kaimiro, from Auckland, to-morrow. Holmdale, from Wanganui, Thursday. Hauturu, from Onehunga, to-morrow. Karepo, from Wellington, to-morrow. Rata, from Greymouth, Thursday. Opihi, from Nelson, March 13. NAVAL. H.M.S. Dunedin left Auckland for Russell, Gisborne, Wellington, New Plymouth, Nelson, Queen Charlotte Sound, Wellington, Auckland; at New Plymouth April 5 to 12. INTER-COLONIAL. . Kiwitea, loads at Newcastle to-day for Wellington and New Plymouth. Due here March 12. (U.S.S. Co.). OVERSEAS. ! Coptic, loads at New Plymouth on Monday for west coast of United Kingdom ports. (Newton King. Ltd.). Port Alma, left London for New Plymouth, Wellington, Dunedin and Bluff. Due New Plymouth Match 13 to load 11,600 boxes of butter and 7900 crates of cheese. (Collett and Co.). Surrey, to load in New Zealand for west coast ports of England; due Auckland March 26, New Plymouth April 3, thence Wellington, Dunedin and Bluff. (U.S.S. Co.). Hauraki, leaves Los Angeles on March 15 for Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth. Due New Plymouth April 10. (U.S.S. Co.). Karamea, to load at Wellington, New Plymouth,- Auckland and Napier. Due New Plymouth March 26. (Newton King Ltd.). Port Dunedin, leave Liverpool March 17 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth early in May. (Collett and Co.). Steamer, leaves London September 12 for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and New Plymouth, via Suva; due New Plymouth end of October. (Newton King Ltd ). Steamer, leave London December 26 (1934) for Wellington, Auckland, Bluff and New Plymouth; due New Plymouth early in February (1935). (Collett and Co.). i- - T BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS. Rangitane, left London February 8; due Auckland March 15. Akaroa, left London February 21; due Wellington March 28. Rotorua, left London February 24; due Auckland April 5. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. TO VANCOUVER. . Niagara, left Vancouver February 28 for Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland March 19 and Sydney March 24. To leave Sydney March 29 for Auckland and Vancouver; due Auckland April 2 and Vancouver April 20. Aorangi, left Sydney on Thursday for Auckland and Vancouver; arrived Auckland yesterday and due Vancouver March 23. To leave Vancouver March 28 for Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland April 16, and Sydney April 21. TO SAN FRANCISCO. Makura, left San Francisco February 14 for Wellington and Sydney; arrived Wellington yesterday and due Sydney Saturday. To leave Sydney March 15 for Wellington and San Francisco; due Wellington March 19 and San Francisco April 6. Monterey, left Melbourne March 3 for Sydney, Auckland and San Francisco; to leave Sydney to-morrow; due Auckland Saturday and San Francisco March 26. To leave San Francisco on April 3 for Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne; due Auckland April 20, Sydney April 23 and Melbourne April 27. Maungqnui, left Sydney on February 15 for Wellington and San Francisco; arrived Wellington February 19; due San Francisco Friday. To lea /e San Francisco March 14 for Wellington and Sydney; due Wellington April 2 and Sydney April 7. Mariposa, to leave San Francisco today; due Auckland March 23, Sydney March 26, Melbourne March 30. To leave Melbourne March 31 for Sydney, Auckland and San Francisco. Due Sydney April 1, Auckland April 7, San Francisco April 23. TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE. Wanganella, left Auckland Friday; arrived Sydney yesterday. To leave Sydney Saturday; due Wellington March 13. To leave Wellington March 15; due Sydney March 18 and Melbourne March 21, To leave Melbourne on March 21; due Sydney March 23 and Auckland March 26. Marama, left Wellington Friday; due at Sydney to-day. To leave Sydney on Friday, due at Auckland on March 13. To leave Auckland on March 16; due Sydney March 20. To leave Sydney March 22; due Wellington March 26. To leave Wellington March 31; due Sydney April 4. To leave Sydney April 6; due Auckland April 10. Monowai, left Melbourne on Wednesday; arrived Sydney Friday, and Wellington yesterday. To leave Wellington on Friday; due at Sydney on March 12. To leave Sydney March 16; due Auckland March 19. To leave Auckland March 22; due Sydney March 25 and Melbourne March 28.

COASTAL MOVEMENTS. The Totara discharged at New Plymouth yesterday and sailed in the evening for Westport. (U.S.S. Co.). The Kaimai, with a coal cargo for Wellington, Gisborne and New Plymouth, will arrive at New Plymouth, where she is to put out 346 tons at 6 o’clock this morning. She will sail for Auckland. (U.S.S. Co.). The Holmdale is to load at Picton today for New Plymouth, via Wanganui. She is due at New Plymouth on Thursday and will sail the same day for Wellington. (Hooker Bros.). The Kaimiro is to leave Auckland today for New Plymouth. She is due at New Plymouth to-morrow to discharge 300 tons of coal. (U.S.S. Co.). The Karepo is to load at Wellington to-day for New Plymouth and is due to-morrow. She will sail for Auckland the same day. (U.S.S. Co.). The Hauturu is to leave Onehunga today for New Plymouth and Wanganui and is due at New Plymouth to-morrow morning. She will sail for Wanganui in the afternoon. (Northern Co.). The Opihi is to load at Dimedin tomorrow for New Plymouth, via Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Nelson. She is due at New Plymouth on March 13 and will ’sail for the south the same day. (U.S.S. Co.). The Rata is due at New Plymouth from Greymouth on Thursday morning to discharge 350 tons of coal. She will sail the same day for Wellington. (Cock and Co.). MOVEMENTS OF OVERSEAS SHIPS. PORT CHALMERS COMPLETING. Good progress has been made with the loading at New Plymouth into the Port Chalmers of 10,000 freight carcases and 8800 crates of cheese, and it is expected that the vessel will complete this morning. She will sail about noon to-day for Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. PORT ALMA ADVANCED. The schedule of the Port Alma having been advanced by two days, it is expected the vessel will reach New Plymouth on March 13 instead of March 15 to continue loading for English ports. At New Plymouth she will load 11,600 boxes of butter and 7900 crates of cheese, as well as a quantity of meat. She will sail for Wellington, Dunedin and Bluff to complete, clearing the last-named port on March 28. COPTIC’S LOADING. The Shaw, Savill motor-ship Coptic is due at New Plymouth on March 12 to load 7000 freight carcases of meat, 5700 boxes of butter and 6000 crates of cheese. She will complete at Wanganui and Wellington. KARAMEA’S BIG CONSIGNMENT. One of the largest meat consignments for the season will be loaded by the Shaw, Savill motor-ship Karamea at New Plymouth on March 26) A total of 28,000 freight carcases will be lifted, as well as 8600 boxes of butter and 8800 crates of cheese. The Karamea will sail from New Plymouth for Auckland and Napier to complete. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, March s:—Arrived: Makura, 4.40 a.m., from San Francisco; Monowai, 8.50 a.m., from Sydney; Opawa, 3.35 a.m., and Buccinum, 6.45 a.m., from Auckland. Sydney, March 3:—Arrived: At Coff’s Harbour, Port Waikato, from New Zealand. Sailed: Kiwitea, for Wellington. Hobart, March 4:—Sailed: Melbourne Maru, for New Zealand. London, March 3:—Arrived: At Avonmouth, Northumberland; at Colon, Karamea. Sailed: From Curacao, Mataroa. Port Kembla, March s:—Sailed: Abel Tasman, for Auckland. Port Chalmers, March s:—Sailed: Port Alma, 4.20 p.m., for New Plymouth. TIDE-TABLES, SUN AND MOON.

For the approximate time for high water at Opunake add five minutes, for Ohawe beach add ten minutes, and for Patea 18 minutes.

March 9: Third quarter, 6.06 am. March 16: New moon, 12.08 am. March 23: First quarter, 1.45 a.m. March 31: Full moon, 1.15 pm.

(Summer Time.) High a.m. water tf.m. Sunrise. Sunset. March 6 .. 0.24 0.41 6.11 7.00 March 7 .. 1.04 1.24 6.12 6.58 March 8 1.50 2.13 6.13 6.56 March 9 .. 2.46 3.16 6.15 6.55 March 10 . 4.05 4.55 6.16 6.54 March 11 . 5.50 6.39 6.17 6.57 March 12 .. 7,13 7.45 6.18 6.51