SHIPPING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19640, 7 November 1933, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OF TIMARU. Sun rises 4.41 a.m.; sets 6.57 p.m. High water 6.57 a.m.; 6.24 p.m. (Add half an hour for Summertime.) PHASES OF THE MOON. Last Quarter .... No \ 10 11.48 p.m. New Moon Nov. 18 3.54 a.m. First Quarter .... Nov. 24 7.8 p.m. DEPARTURES. November 6. Port Waikato, m.v., 688 tons (Watchlin) for Lyttelton. (H. J. R. Somerville and Co., agents.) Golden Cloud, s.s., 5760 tons (Skjelerup) for Melbourne. (D. C. Turnbull and Co., agents.) The following list of steamers’ movements is compiled in accordance with advices supplied by agents for the different lines. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Storm, Oamaru To-day Wingatui, Dunedin Nov. 8 Holmglen, Dunedin Nov. 8 Totara, Dunedin Nov. 8 Titoki, Dunedin Nov. 8 Port Whangarei, Dunedin Nov. 10 Gale, Dunedin Nov. 11 Waipiata, Dunedin Nov. 12 Holmdale, Oamaru Nov. 13 Opihi, Oamaru Nov. 13 Poolta, Oamaru Nov. 15 Waikouaiti, Dunedin Nov. 16 Waimarino, Oamaru Nov. 20 Rotorua, Dunedin Nov. 23 PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Storm, Lyttelton To-day Wingatui, Lyttelton .......... Nov. 8 Holmglen, Lyttelton Nov. 8 Titoki, Lyttelton Nov. 8 Totara, Lyttelton Nov. 8 Port Whangarei, Lyttelton ... Nov. 10 Gale, Lyttelton Nov. 11 Waipiata, Lyttelton Nov. 12 Holmdale, Lyttelton Nov. 13 Opihi, Lyttelton Nov. 13 Poolta, Lyttelton Nov. 15 Waikouaiti, Lyttelton Nov. 16 Waimarino, Lyttelton Nov. 20 NEW ZEALAND PORTS. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON November 6. Arrived: Waipiata (10.40 a.m.) and Abel Tasman (7.35 p.m.) from Auckland. Sailed: Gale (noon) and Holmdale (12.5 p.m.) for Ficton; Opihi (7.40 p.m.) for Nelson; Rangatira (7.50 p.m.) for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, November 6. Sailed: Wahine (8 p.m.) for Wellington. AUCKLAND, November 6. Arrived—Waimarino (2.10 p.m.) from Wellington; Kia Ora (8.30 p.m.) from Wellington; Wairuna (11 p.m.) from Los Angeles. Sailed—Port Whangarei (3.5 p.m.) for Wellington. NOTES. The Port Waikato completed loading for Wellington, Tauranga, Auckland and Whangarei yesterday and sailed in the evening for the north via Lyttelton. The Storm is expected to arrive from Oamaru this evening to load for Wellington and Wanganui. She should sail for Lyttelton again this evening. The Wingatui has been delayed in the south. She is now set down to arrive at this port from Dunedin tomorrow to load for Wellington and Auckland and possibly for Picton. The Holmglen also is due to arrive from the south to-morrow. After loading Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth and Waikato shipments, she is to proceed via Lyttelton. The Titoki which is another arrival scheduled for to-morrow will bring transhipments ex the Cumberland. She will load for Wellington, Napier, Gisborne and Tauranga. Golden Cloud Sails for Melbourne. The O. and O. Line steamer Golden Cloud, which arrived from Wellington on Saturday, loaded 400 tons of fertiliser at Timaru yesterday, and sailed in the evening for Melbourne direct to complete loading for Los Angeles.

Wool Shipments. Three vessels have been chartered by G. H. Scales, Ltd., to load wool in New Zealand this season for the United Kingdom and the Continent. They are the Benreoch, Bencruachan, and Anglo-Canadian, all of which have been to New Zealand before. The Benreoch is due at Picton on December 13 from Port Kembla. Her other ports of call have not been definitely fixed, but they will include Wellington and Port Chalmers, from where she is to sail on January 5, probably for Dunkirk, London and Hull. The Benreoch will be followed by the Anglo-Canadian, to leave towards the end of February, and the Bencruachan, to sail early in April. Akaroa Due at Auckland. The National Mortgage and Agency Company is in receipt of a radio message from the master of the Akaroa, en route from Southampton, stating that it is expected to reach Auckland this evening. Gallic and Delphic Sold. News has been received that the well-known White Star Line steamers Gallic (7912 tons) and Delphic (8006 tons gross register), both built in 1918, have been sold to the Clan Line Steamers, Ltd. Meiko Maru For Auckland. The Meiko Maru, which loaded jarrah at Bunbury for New Zealand ports, is reported to have left there last week for Auckland. She is due at Auckland about November 9 and will complete discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. After this she will load a further shipment of scrap metal for Japan, following close on the tracks of the Nankwa Maru, which is at present at Wanganui. Personal. Mr E. Frazer has been engaged as seventh engineer on the Rangatira. Mr J. Hamilton, third engineer on the same vessel, is at present ashore on leave as the result of an accident. Mr A. Pert has joined the Wingatui as extra officer. Mr R. Hart has been engaged as chief officer on the Kapiti, relieving Mr J. J .Smith, who is ashore on sick leave. Mr J. A. Hughan is relieving C, MacLeod as chief officer on the Matangi, MAIL NOTICES. Subject to any necessary alteration mails will close at the Chief Post Office, Timaru, as under:— Registered letter mails close one hour earlier than ordinary letter mails. Late fee box at railway station cleared at due time arrival of express trains.

For North Island Offices of New Zealand: Mondays 1 p.m. Tuesday to Saturdays 3.30 p.m. For Christchurch, North Can-

t jury and Westland: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. Daily 3.30 p.m.; and letters only 7 p.m. For Ashburton: Daily 6 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10.45 a.m. Saturdays (letters only), 7 p.m. For Temuka: Daily 5 a.m. and 3.50 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10.45 a.m. For Geraldine: Daily 5 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Mondays 3.30 excepted. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1 p.m, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdrys 10.45 a.m.

For Fairlie, Pleasant Point, Cave and Albury: Daily 6 a.m. (letters only) 3.30 p.m. Fairlie and Hermitage: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10.45 a.m. (letters only). Waimate: Daily 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 10.45 a.m. Wednesdays, Fridays 2.45 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 3.30 p.m. Oamaru: Daily 6 a.m. and 10.45 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays 2.45 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 3.30 p.m. Daily (letters only) 7 p.m. Dunedin: Daily 10.45 a.m. Mondays, Tuesday and Thursdays 3.30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays 2.45 p.m. Daily (letters only), 7 p.m. Invercargill and Southern Offices: Dally 10.45 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 3.30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays 2.45 p.m. Saturdays (letters olny), 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, At 3.30 p.m. Late Fee 4 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), and all States of South America via Montevideo. Dile London 23rd December, per “Kia Ora,” at Auckland. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9. At 3.30 p.m. Late Fee 4 p.m. Australian States, South Africa, China, Japan, India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, Egypt, Norfolk Island; also air mail correspondence (extra fee 7d per ioz) for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe via aKrachi —London air-mail, per Marama, at Wellington. (Due London December 11.) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, At 3.30 p.m. Late Fee 4 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (correspondence must be marked “via Australia”). Due London 16th December, per “Marama,” at Wellington. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9. At 3.30 p.m. Late Fee 4 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), via Monte Video, also all States of South America, per Port Nicholson at Wellington. (Due London December 18). SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11. At 3.30 p.m. Late Fee 4 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland, Continent of Europe, Canada, United States of leric. (Canada and U.S.A. Air Services, extra 4d per Joz), Mexico and West Indies, via Vancouver; also Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii and Japan, per Aorangi at Auckland. (Due London December 12.) INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. 6th Nov. —S.S. Monterey, from Los Angeles. English and American mail. : Lh Nov.—M.V. Wanganella, from Sydney. Australian mail. 12th Nov. —S.S. Akaroa, from London. English mail. 14th Nov. —R.M.S. Makura, from San Francisco. English and Anjp>-ioan mail. F. G. NIND, Chief Postmaster. Timaru, November 7, 1933. TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE. TRAINS LEAVE TIMARU. For Christchurch —4.18 a.m. Mondays; I. p.m. Monday. Wednesday and Friday; 4.34 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Friday ana Saturday. 8 a.m., 4.50 p.m. Sundays. Special train 7.50 a.m. Wednesday. For Ashburton—7.3s a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 11.36 a.m., 4.56 p.m. daily. For Oamaru —7.20 a.m. and 4,40 p.m. daily. For Dunedin.—2.2 a.m. and 11.50 a.m. Mondays; 3.46 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. or Invercargill.—ll.33 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For Fairlie—4.44,p.m. daily. Arrive at Timaru. From Christchurch. —1.55 a.m. an: 11. a.m. Mondays; 11.25 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday and Saturday: 3.38 p.m Wednesday and Friday; 12.5 p.m and 9.26 p.m. on Sundays. Wednesdays 0n1y—7.40 p.m. rom Ashburton—9.42 a.m., 3.10 p.m.. 0.53 p.m daily, except Wednesday mi Oamaru. —10,22 a.m. and 7.20 p.m. daily. ■'rom Dunedin.—l. 46 p.m. Monday Wednesday and Friday. ■rom Invercargill.—4.lo a.m, Monday, 4.26 p.m Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday and Saturday. •Tom Fail-1ie,—10.13 a.m. daily.