SHIPPING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18822, 10 March 1931, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF TIMARU. Sun rises 5.55 a.m.; sets 6.36 p.m. tl High water 1.36 a.m.; 8.8 p.m. c: (Add half-hour summer-time.) £ ’ u PHASES OF THE MOON. t] g Last Quarter . March 11 at 4.45 pm. a N evt Moon . . March 19 at 6.21 pm. First Quarter . March 27 at 4.34 p.m. n V DEPARTURES. tl March 9. ® Kat'oa, S.S.. 2484 tons (Whitefield) for t. Lyttelton. (Union S.S. Co.) Breeze s.s.. 608 tons (McArthur) for “ Dunedin. (D. C. Turnbull and ‘ Co., agents.) Progress s s., 353 tons (Copeland) for Lyttelton. (H. J. R. Somerville n and Co., agents.) s VESSELS IN PORT. J! ll No. .1 Wharf.—Tairoa, s.s. t No. 3 Wharf.—Port Alma, m.v. 0 t t EXPECTED ARRIVALS. f Storm, Dunedin * Breeze, Oamaru Mar - “ Holmdale, Oamaru Mar. 12 Canadian Highlander, Ly lton Mar. 13 Johfl, Dunedin Mar. 13 { Gale. Dunedin “[ Kahika, Oamaru Mar. 15 £ Maimoa, Lyttelton Mar. 17 j Somerset, Port Chalmers Mar. 19 I Waimarino. Dunedin Mar. 20 Port Waikato, Dunedin Mar. 21 Cornwall, Pt. Chalmers Mar. 26 ( PROJECTED DEPARTURES. , 1 Tairoa. Wellington To-day 1 Sto«m. Lyttelton T°-clay . Port Alma. Lyttelton Mar. 11 ■ Breeze, Lyttelton Mar. 11 Holmdale. Lyttelton Mar. 12 i Canadian Highlander, D'edin . Mar. 13 i John. Lyttelton M ar -J" : Gale. Lyttelton Mar. 13 Kahika, Lyttelton Mar. 16 Waimarino, Lyttelton Mar. 20 Port Waikato, Lyttelton Mar. 21 NOTES. The Progress, which was delayed by rain on Saturday, loaded general cargo for Wellington. New Plymouth and Waikato Heads at Timaru yesterday, and sailed for Lyttelton. The Breeze discharged northern cargo at Timaru yesterday, and sailed in the afternoon for Dunedin. She is expected back from Oamaru on Wednesday, to load for Wellington and Wanganui. . The Katoa completed discharge of Australian cargo at Timaru yesterday, and sailed last night for Akaroa. The Storm, on the Wellington and Wanganui run, is due to arrive to-day from Dunedin. , The Holmdale is expected to load i general cargo for Wellington and Wanganui at Timaru on Thursday. The John, of the same fleet, on the Wellington. New Plymouth and Waikato run. is listed for the following day from Dunedin. The Gale should reach Timaru from Dunedin about Friday. Her loading ports are Wellington, Picton and WanS The Kahika is scheduled to load at Dunedin on Friday for Wellington, Napier and Gisborne. Under favourable conditions she will arrive here on Bunday from Oamaru, and on Monday Is expected to proceed to Lyttelton. The Waimarino is expected to leave Auckland to-day for South Island ports, including Timaru. The vessel has northern cargo for discharge here, and is to load also for Wellington and Auckland, about March 20th. The motor vessel Port Waikato is not expected to leave for Australia this trip, and her present itinerary is that she will reach Timaru on March 21st from Oamaru, to load general cargo for Whangarei and Dargaville. The Waikouaiti should arrive from Australia later in the month, to discharge general cargo. Overseas. A start was made yesterday with loading the Tairoa, which) is taking frozen meat, wool and general cargo

for London from Timaru. She is ex- j pected to proceed to Wellington to- ( day. Loading operations were commenced s on the Port Alma yesterday. The ( vessel, which is due to sail on Wednes- ■; day for Lyttelton, is taking frozen meat, wool and general cargo from ■, Timaru. The Golden Cross is expected to sail on April Ist from Pacific Coast ( ports of America, with general cargo for New Zealand ports, including i Timaru. The Canadian Highlander is ex- I pected to arrive at Timaru on Thurs- : day from Lyttelton, to discharge and load general New York, Boston and Montreal cargo. After completing discharge of their : flew Zealand cargo, the Shaw, Savill, and Albion liners lonic and Tainui, which are due in England on March L 4 and during May, respectively, will lay up for about six months for overhaul. The Mataroa and Tamaroa will also be laid up in England for shorter periods. The laying-up of the Tainui and lonic will result in a re-arrange-ment of the Company’s sailings from Home. There will be no passenger sailings from England in April, June and July, although the cargo services will be maintained. OVERSEAS. United Press Association—By Electrlo Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, March 8. Arrived: At London, Port Fairy and Rangitiki; at Colon, Port Hobart. Sailed: From Colon. Norfolk; from Tacoma. Golden Fleece; from Glasgow, Orari; passed Gibraltar, Karamea. NEW ZEALAND PORTS. By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, March .9. Arrived: Rangitata (1 a.in.) from Wellington; Parrakoola (2.20 a.m.) from Los Angeles; Niagara (5.50 a.m.) from Sydney; Cornwall (9 a.m.) from Antwerp; Kaimanawa (12.20 p.m.) from Lyttelton. Sailed: Tasmania (7 a.m.) for Tokomaru Bay; Parrakoola (4.40 p.m.) for Wellington. WELLINGTON, March 9. Arrived: Monowai (3.30 a.m.) from San Francisco; Maheno (7.15 p.m.) from Melbourne. Sailed: Kotiti (5.55 p.m.) for Westport; Waipiata (6.25 p.m.) for Lyttelton; Kini (6.25 p.m.) for Newcastle; Canopus (7.15 p.m.) for Westport; Wahine (7.40 p.m.) for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, March 9. Arrived: Maui Pomare (7.50 a.m.) from Niue Island. Sailed: Opihi (11.35 a.m.) for Wellington; Opawa (11.55 a.m.) for Blenheim; Calm (1.25 p.m.) for Wellington; Maui Pomare (3.10 p.m.) for Wallington; Maori (8.5 p.m.) for Wellington; Foxton (5.10 p.m.) for Foxton. DUNEDIN. March 9. Sailed: Armadale (5.45 p.m.) for Port Kembla; Storm (6.10 pm.) for 'rtmaru

MAIL NOTICES. Subject to any necessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief Post Office, 'Timaru, as under:— Only parcels prepaid at express transit rate are forwarded by express Registered letter mails close one hour, and newspaper and parcel mails close 45 minutes earlier than ordinary letter mails. Late fee at railway station cleared at due time arrival of express trains. For North Island Offices of New Zealand: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12.30 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 3.15 p.m. For Christchurch, North Canterbury, and Westland: Daily, at 6 a.m.; Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12.30 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 3.15 p.m. For Temuka and Geraldine: Daily, at 5 a.m. For Ashburton: Daily, at 6 a.m. For Waimate: Dally, at 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. For Oamaru and Intermediate Offices: Daily, at 6 a.m. For Temuka, Geraldine, and Ashburton; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10 45 a.m. and 3.15 p.m.; Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12.30 and 3.30 p.m. For Waimate, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and all Southern Offices. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10.45 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday, 2.45 p.m. For Fairlle, Pleasant Point, etc.. Daily, at 6 a.m. (letters only) and 3.30 p.m. , _ For Fairlie and Hermitage: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, per car, 10.45 a.m. For Dunedin, and Christchurch (night trains): Dally, at 7 p.m., excepting Sunday (letters only). For Oamaru and Invercargill: Tues* day, Thursday, Saturday, 7 p.m (letters only). . „ .. For Ashburton: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 7 p.m. (letters only).

THURSDAY, MARCH 12. At 3.15 p.m. (Late Fee 3.30 p.m.) Australian States, South Africa, Japan, China, Straits Settlements and Egypt. Also air-mail correspondence, extra fee 7d’per ioz, for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, via Karachi-London air-mail. Due London 15th April. Correspondence will also be accepted for despatch by airmail services in Australia. Air-mail fee in addition to postage 3d per *oz. Great Britain, Island and Continent of Europe (correspondence must be marked “via Australia”), per Marama, at Wellington. Due London 18th April. THURSDAY, MARCH 12. At 3.15 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Europe (specially addressed correspondence only). Central America and South American Western States, via Panama, to connect with Port Victor, at Wellington. SATURDAY, MARCH 14. At 3.15 p.m. Apia, Pago Pago and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare, at Auckland. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. 10th Mar. —S.S. Tainui, from London, via Auckland. English mail. 10th Mar.—R.M.S. Monowai, from San Francisco. English and American mail. 11th Mar.—S.S. Marama, from Sydney. Australian mail. C. R. INGRAM, Chief Postmaster. Timaru, March 10, 1931.