SHIPPING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18823, 11 March 1931, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF TIMARU. Sun rises 5.56 a.m.; sets 6.35 p.m. High water 8.42 a.m.; 9.12 p.m. (Add half-hour summer-time.) PHASES OF THE MOON. Last Quarter . March 11 at 4.45 pm. New Moon . . March 19 at 6.21 p.m. First Quarter . March 27 at 4.34 p.m. ARRIVALS. March 10. Storm. s.s„ 749 tons (O'Neil) from Port Chalmers. (D. C. Turnbull and Co., agents.) DEPARTURES. March 10. Tairoa, s.s., 7983 tons (Christie) for Wellington. (Dalgety and Co., agents.) Storm, s.s., 749 tons (O'Neil) for Lyttelton. VESSELS IN PORT. No. 3 Wharf —Port Alma, m.v. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ! Breeze, Oamaru To-d&y > Holmdale, Oamaru Man 12 Canadian Highlander, Ly'lton Mar. 13 John, Dunedin Mar. 13 Oale. Dunedin -Mar. 13 Kahika, Oamaru Mar. 15 , Opihi, Oamaru Mar. 17 j Maimoa, Lyttelton Mar. 17 ‘ Somerset, Port Chalmers Mar. 19 Waimarino, Dunedin Mar. 20 ■ Port Waikato, Dunedin Mar. 21 Cornwall, Pt. Chalmers Mar. 26 r PROJECTED DEPARTURES Port Alma, Lyttelton To-day - Breeze, Lyttelton To-day , Holmdale, Lyttelton Mar. 12 Canadian Highlander, D’edin . Mar. 13 !John, Lyttelton Mar. 13 Gale, Lyttelton Mar. 13 Kahika. Lyttelton Mar. 16 .. Opihi, Lyttelton Mar. 17 * Waimarino, Lyttelton Mar. 20 . Port Waikato, Lyttelton Mar. 21 NOTES. The Storm arrived yesterday morning from Port Chalmers, to load » general cargo for Wellington and Wanganui. She sailed in the afteri noon for Lyttelton. The Breeze, of , the same fleet, is due to-day from Oamaru for similar loading; while the Gale, on the Wellington, Picton and Wanganui run, is listed to arrive on * Thursday from Port Chalmers. The Holmdale Is set down to call here from Oamaru on Thursday, for Wellington and Wanganui loading. The John is expected to arrive the following day from Dunedin, when she is to load for Wellington. New Plymouth and Waikato Heads. The Kahika is scheduled to arrive on Sunday morning from Oamaru. On Monday the vessel is to commence Wellington, Napier and Gisborne loading, sailing the same day for Lyttelton. The Waimarino is expected to load Wellington and Auckland cargo at Timaru on March 20th. The motor vessel Port Waikato is due to reach Timaru on March 21st from Dunedin. Her loading ports are Tauranga, Whangarel and Dargaville, via Lyttelton. The Waikoualtl Is listed to leave Dunedin to-day for Sydney, via Blull and Lyttelton, and is expected to load on the other side for New Zealand ports, including Timaru. Overseas. The Tairoa, which loaded frozen meat, wool and general cargo for the Homeland at Timaru, was despatched at 8 o'clock yesterday morning for Wellington. The Port Alma, It is expected, win complete loading frozen meat, wool and general cargo for England to-day, and sail for Lyttelton. The Canadian Highlander is expected to arrive to-morrow from Lyttelton to discharge Canadian and Amerlcar general cargo. Under favourable conditions, the vessel will load for Boston New York and Montreal, and sail the same night for Dunedin. The Shaw, Savill steamer Maimos is set down to call here on Tuesdaj from the south, to commence Homeward loading. The Somerset sailed from Londor on January 30th, for Lyttelton, Pori Chalmers, Timaru, New Plymouth an< Nelson. She is due at Timaru or March 19th. The Cornwall is due at Timan about March 26th, to load meat anc general cargo for London and Continental ports. She sails finally, vii Panama, on April 13th. The Orari is to leave Liverpool oi March 14th, for Auckland, Wellington Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. The Ruahine, which left Wellingtoi on February 28th, with passengers am cargo for Home, reports by wireles that since leaving Wellington moder ate weather has been experienced. A] are well on board. The second of the two motor cargi liners which Alexander Stephen am Sons, Glasgow, are building for th New Zealand Shipping Company, wa launched on January 20th (reports th "Syren and Shipping”). The vessel the Opawa, is a sister ship of th Orari. launched from the same yar on October 23rd, and also of th Barrow-built Otaio, which was deliver ed towards the end of last year. Th Opawa is 490 ft in length overall, 671 in moulded breadth, 40ft in depti moulded to the upper deck, and o 9750 tons gross register; she is of th two-deck type, with poop and Ion; bridge. Six holds offer large space fo the carriage of bulk, general and re frigerated cargo, and the deadweigh capacity is about 12,300 tons. Th cargo-handling appliances are of th most modem description, and all th deck auxiliaries are electrically oper ated. The propelling machinery fo the twin screws consists of two sets o single-acting Sulzer-Diesel engine.' each developing about 4700 h.p. at 12 r.p.m. They are being constructed h the engineering department at Lint house, whereas those of the Orari wer supplied from the Winterthur-work of Sulzer Brothers. The Otaio is at present loading i; New Zealand, and the Orari i scheduled to leave Liverpool on Marc! 14th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttel ton, Timaru and Port Chalmers, an is due here about the middle of Apr! OVERSEAS. United Press Association—By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright FREMANTLE, March 10. Arrived: Mooltan, from London. BUTESHIRE REFLOATED. » « United Press Association—By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 9. The Buteshire was refloated an arrived at Hull.

] NEW ZEALAND PORTS. By Telegraph—Press Association ] AUCKLAND. March 10. ’ Sailed: Matai (6.10 a.m.) for East Coast lighthouses; Niagara (11.25 a.m.) j for Vancouver. WELLINGTON, March 10. j Arrived: Canadian Highlander (1.35 j a.m.) from Auckland; Kapici (4.50 am.) from Wanganui; Gale (6.20 am.) from Wanganui; Tekoa (5.30 am.) from Liverpool; Marama (6.40 am.) from Sydney; Maori (7 am.) from Lyttelton; Opihi (9.20 am.) from Lyttelton; Calm (9.40 am.) from j Lyttelton; Maui Pomare (10.5 a.m.) j from Lyttelton. Sailed: Ruapehu (1 p.m.) for London; Kaplti (4 pm.) for Wanganui; I Golden West (4 pm.) for Lyttelton; Monowal (5 p.m.) for Sydney; Maui Pomare (5.10 pm.) for Auckland; j Gale (6.15 pm.) for Dunedin; Calm (6.35 p.m.) for Wanganui; Maori (7.50 p.m.) for Lyttelton; Pakura (8.30 pm.) j for Napier; Maheno (9.35 p.m.) for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, March 10. j Arrived: Wahine (6.40 a.m.) from Wellington; Waipiata (8.45 a.m.) from Wellington; Progress (9.45 a.m.) from Timaru. Sailed: Progress (5.10 p.m.) for Wellington; Wahine (8.45 pm.) for Wellington; Waipiata (6.10 p.m.) for Dunedin. DUNEDIN, March 10. | Arrived; Breeze (5.40 a.m.) from j Timaru. MAIL NOTICES. '■ i I [ Subject to any necessary alteration*, malls will close at the Chief Post Office, Timaru, as under:— Only parcels prepaid at express [ transit rate are forwarded by express | trains. ; Registered letter mails close one : hour, and newspaper and parcel malls . close 45 minutes earlier than ordinary | letter malls. 1 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, Satur--1 day, 3.15 pm. For Christchurch, North Canterbury, • and Westland: Dally, at 6 a.m.; Mon--5 day, Wednesday, Friday, 12.30 p.m.; Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday, 3.15 pm. i For Temuka and Geraldine: Daily, f at 5 am. For Ashburton: Daily, at 6 a.m. For Walmate: Daily, at 5 a.m, and 1 6 am. t For Oamaru and Intermediate i Offices: Daily, at 6 a.m. 1 For Temuka, Geraldine, and Ashburton; Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday, I 10.45 a.m. and 3.15 p.m.; Monday, i Wednesday, Friday, 12.30 and 3.30 pm. For Waimate, Oamaru, Dunedin, a Invercargill, and all Southern Offices: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Satura day, 10.45 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.; Wednesi, day, Friday. 2.45 p.m. For Fairlie, Pleasant Point, etc.: n Daily, at 6 a.m. (letters only) and d 3.30 pm. ;s For Fairlie and Hermitage; Tuesday, - Thursday, Saturday, per car, 10.45 a.m. II For Dunedin and Christchurch (night trains): Daily, at 7 p.m., exo cepting Sunday (letters only), d For Oamaru and Invercargill: Tuese day, Thursday, Saturday, 7 p.m s (letters only). e For Ashburton; Wednesday, Frida,. 1, Saturday, 7 p.m. (letters only). d THURSDAY, MARCH 12. e At 3.15 p.m. Norfolk Islands, per Hikurangi, at e Auckland. THURSDAY. MARCH 13 At 3.15 p.m. (Late Fee 3.30 p.m.) I Australian States, South Africa. z. Japan, China, Straits Settlements and Egypt. Also air-mail correspondence, '7 extra fee 7d per ioz, for Great Britain, p Ireland and Continent of Europe, via Karachi-London air-mail. Due London 15th April. Correspondence will also be accepted for despatch by air- “ mail services in Australia. Air-mail * fee in addition to postage 3d per ioz. Great Britain, Island and Continent of Europe (correspondence must be lU marked “via Australia”), per Marama, n at Wellington. Due London 18th April. THURSDAY, MARCH 12. At 3.15 p.m. ,s Great Britain, Ireland and Europe (specially addressed correspondence n only), Central America and South American Western States, via Panama, i to connect with Port Victor, at Wel- “ lington. 1 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 mall. 10th Mar.—R.M.S. Monowai, from San Francisco. English and American mail. 11th Mar.—S.S. Marama, from Syd«ney. Australian mail. / C. R. INGRAM, Chief Postmaster, d 1 • Timaru, March 11, 1931.