Shipping, Weather and Mails

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20511, 1 September 1936, Page 2

Shipping, Weather and Mails

PORT OF TIMARU

LATEST ADVICES The Shaw, Savill and Albion vessel Zealandic continued loading for Home yesterday and is expected to sail this evening for Port Chalmers. The Federal steamer Surrey was to leave Bluff at 6 o’clock last night for Timaru and is due this afternoon to load for London and Southampton. She is to sail on Thursday for Wellington. The Hohnglen loaded yesterday for Wellington, New Plymouth and Waikato and sailed in the afternoon for Lyttelton., DEPARTURE August 31 Holmglen, m.v., 430 tons (McArthur) for Lyttelton. (H. J. R. Somerville and Co., agents.) VESSEL IN PORT No. 1 wharf—Zealandic, m.v.The following list of steamers’ movements is compiled in accordance with advices supplied by agents for the different Lines: EXPECTED ARRIVALS Gale, Qamaru To-day Homlea, Dunedin To-day Port Waikato, Dunedin To-day Surrey, Bluff To-day Storip, Dunedin Sept. 2 Wainui, Oamaru Sept. 2 Wingatul, Oamaru Sept. 3 Port Whangarei, Dunedin .... Sept. 3 Karu, Oamaru Sept. 4 Breeze, Dunedin . Sept. 5 Waimarino, Dimedin Sept. 6 Waipiata, Dunedin Sept. 13 Narbada, Lyttelton Sept. 17 Canadian Highlander, Dunedin Oct. 16 Mahia, Dunedin Nov. 27/ PROJECTED DEPARTURES Gale, Lyttelton To-day Port Waikato, Lyttelton To-day Homlea, Lyttelton To-day Zealandic, Port Chalmers .... To-day Storm, Lyttelton Sept. 2 Wainui, Lyttelton Sept. 2 Breeze, Lyttelton Sept. 5 Wingatui, Lyttelton ....... Sept. 3 Surrey, Wellington Sept. 3 Port Whangarei, Lyttelton ... Sept. 3 Karu, Lyttelton Sept. 4 Waimarino, Wellington Sept. 6 Waipiata, Lyttelton Sept. 14 Narbada, Dunedin Sept. 17 NOTES The Gale is due from Oamaru this evening to load for Wellington and Wanganui. She should sail this evening for Lyttelton. The Port Waikato should be here from Dunedin this morning to lift Wellington, Tauranga, Auckland and Whangerei cargo and is to sail later for Lyttelton. The Homelea is scheduled to load for Wellington, New Plymouth and Waikato to-day. She is due from Dunedin and should get away for Lyttelton later in the night. Cape Horn En Route The freighter Cape Horn, in the Union Company’s transpacific cargo service, left Los Angeles last Sunday. She is due at Auckland on September 14, at Wellington on September 18, and, after calling at Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff, will proceed by way of Melbourne, Sydney and Fiji to Vancouver. A Busy Port The shipping and cargo returns for the port of Wellington show a further Improvement during the month of July as compared with July of last year. The shipping arrivals were 315,639 net tons, as against 305,114 net tons, an increase of 10,525 tons. The cargo handled amounted to 168,582 tons, which Is 26,785 tons greater than last year’s figure for the corresponding period. The quantity of cargo imported from English and foreign ports increased by 9606 tons, and the cargo from coastal and Australian ports by 3373 tons. Exports were higher by 10,146 tons, the principal increase being in frozen meat, butter, and wool, all of which show an improvement. Personal Captain S. E. Gaskin has taken command of the Kaimai, relieving Captain T. S. Mac Nicol for orders.

NEW ZEALAND PORTS By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, August 31. Arrived: Kaikoral (7 a.m.) from Sydney; Niagara (11.20 a.m.) from Vancouver. WELLINGTON, August 31. Arrived: Rangitane (1.45 a.m.) from London; Makura (7.40 a.m.) from Sydney. Sailed: Rangatira (8 p.m.) for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, August 31. Sailed: Maori (8.55 p.m.) for Wellington. DUNEDIN, August 31. Arrived: Port Waikato (8.30 a.m.) from Lyttelton. Sailed: Gale (8 p,m.), Holmlea (8 p.m.) and Port Waikato (11 p.m.) for Timaru. BLUFF, August 31. Sailed: Surrey (7 p.m.) for Timaru. OVERSEAS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 30. Arrived /-t Liverpool, Tongtriro; At Aorangi. SYDNEY, August 31. Arrived—At Newcastle, Omana from New Zealand; (9.50 a.m.) Wanganella, from Wellington. BRISBANE, August 31. Arrived—Gabriella from Greymouth. SUVA. August 31. Sailed—(9.n a.m.), Leigh for Vila.

OVERSEAS SHIPPING

DOMINION BOUND

RANGITANE (N.Z.S. Co.), left London July 23 for Wellington (due Aug. 30) and Auckland. PORT FAIRY (Port Line), left London July 17 for Suva (left Aug. 21), Dunedin (arrd. Aug. 26), Lyttelton and Bluff. CANADIAN CHALLENGER (Port Line), left Montreal July 16 for Wellington (arrd. Aug. 26) and Australia. GLIVEBANK, left Nauru Island Aug. 17 for New Plymouth (due Aug. 28) and Auckland. CANBERRA MARU (Federal Co.), left Mop Aug. 2 for Australia, Dunedin (due Aug. 30), Lyttelton, Wellington due Sept. 2) and Auckland.

GOLDEN BEAR (Burns, Philp), left Los Angeles Aug. 4 for Auckland (due Aug. 30), Wellington (due Sept. 3) and Australia. LIMERICK (Union Co.), left Los Angeles Aug. 9 for Auckland (due Aug. 30), Wellington (due Sept. 3), New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Dunedin. NIAFARA (Union Co.), left Vancouver Aug. 12 for Honolulu, Suva. Auckland (due Aug. 31), and Sydney. PORT HOBART 'Port Line), left Liverpool July 25 for Auckland (due Aug. 31), Wellington (due Sept. 7), Lyttelton and Dunedin. AWATEA (Union Co.), left Clyde Aug. 5 for Wellington (due Sept. 3).

THORHILD (Union Co.), left Sumatra Aug. 12 for Wellington (due Sept. 2). MONTEREY (T. and W. Young and Burns, Philp), left San Francisco Aug. 18 and Los Angeles Aug. 19 for Honolulu, Pago Pago, Suva, Auckland (due Sept. 4), and Australia. NARBADA (Union Co.), left Calcutta Aug. 3 for Penang, Singapore, Samarang, Auckland (due Sept, 5), Wellington (due Sept. 9), Lyttelton, Timaru (due Sept. 17), Dunedin and Bluff. ASHBURTON (Federal Co.), left New York July 31 and Newport News Aug. 4 for Auckland (due Sept. 6). Wellington (due Sept. 11), Lyttelton, Dunedn and Australia,

CANADIAN SCOTTISH (Port Line), left Montreal July 23 for Auckland (due Sept. 8). Wellington (due Sept. 13), Lyttelton and Dunedin.

TAMAROA (Shaw, Savill), from London, left Southampton Aug. 8 for Auckland (due Sept. 11), and Wellington (due Sept. 11) and Wellington (due Sept. 17).

TACOMA STAR (Blue Star Line owners, N.Z.S. Co. agents), left London Aug. 7 for Dunedin (due Sept. 14) and Lyttelton.

NAIRNBANK, left Cuba Aug. for Auckland (due Sept. 13).

REYNOLDS, left Seychelles Aug. for Auckland (due about. Sept. 20). ROTORUA (Federal Co.), left Liverpool Aug. 15 for Auckland (due Sept. 25), Wellington (due Oct. 2), Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. REMUERA (Federal Co.), left Newport Aug. 18 for Auckland (due Sept. 24) and Wellington (due Oct. 1).

CUMBERLAND (N.Z.S. Co.), left London Aug. 21 for Auckland (due Sept. 30) and Wellington (due Oct. 8).

LOADING FOR OVERSEAS CAMBRIDGE (Federal Co.), at •Opua, thence to Auckland, Napier and Wellington; due Sept. 10; thence Sept. 15 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow.

CANADIAN CONQUEROR (N.Z.S. Co.), at Dunedin, thence to Bluff; thence Sept. 1 to New York, Boston and Montreal. CANADIAN CHALLENGER (Port Line), loads at Bluff Sept. .22; thence to Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington; due Sept. 28; thence Sept. 30 to Auckland; thence Oct, 5 to New York, Boston and Montreal. CANBERRA MARU (Federal Co), loads at Dunedin Aug. 30; thence Aug. 31 to Lyttelton, Wellington; due Sept. 2; thence Sept. 3 to Auckland; thence Sept. 7 to Japan, via Australia. DUNEDIN STAR (Blue Star Line(. Lyttelton, thence to New Plymouth, Wellington; due Aug. 30; thence Sept. 2to Napier and Auckland; thence September 12 to London, via Cape Horn.

PORT DARWIN (Port Line), at Bluff; thence Aug. 29 to London, via Cape Horn. PORT HUNTER (Port Line), at Gisborne; thence to Auckland; thence Sept. 5 to London, via Panama Canal

RANGITATA (N.Z.S. Co.), at Wellington; thence Aug. 27 at daybreak to London, via Panama Canal.

RANGITANE (N.Z.S. Co.), loads at Lyttelton Sept. 12; thence Sept. 15 to Wellington; due Sept. 16; thence Sept. 19 to Auckland.

SURREY (N.Z.S. Co.), .at Port Chalmers, thence to Bluff, Timaru (due Sept. 3), Wellington; due Sept. 7; thence Sept. 9 to Auckland; thence Sept. 16 to Southampton and London, via Panama Canal. ZEALANDIC (Shaw. Savill), at Wellington; thence Aug. 27 to Lyttelton Timaru, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Auckland; thence Sept. 10 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas.

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to any necessary alteration mails will close at the Chief Post Office, Timaru, as under:—

For Ashburton: Daily 6 a.m. and 8.30 pan. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1 pan Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10.45 am. For Temuka: Daily 5 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10.45 am.

For Geraldine: Daily 5 aan. and 3.30 pan. Mondays 3.30 excepted, Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays 1 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10.45 a.m.

For Fairlie, Pleasant Point, Cave, and Albury: Daily 6 a.m. (letters only) 3.15 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 and Fridays 2.45 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 3.30 p.m. Oamaru: Mondays 1 a.m. Dally 6 a.m. and 10.45 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays 2.45 p.m, Mondays, Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays 3.30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays 7 pm. (letters) only). Dunedin: Mondays 1 a.m. Daily 10.45 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 3.30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays 2.45 pun. Mondays to Fridays 7 p.m. (letters only). Registered letter mails close one hour earlier than ordinary letter mails.

Late fee box at the 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 Canterbury and Westland: Mondays 3.30 am. Daily 6 am. and 3.30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 1 p.m. Mondays to Fridays 7 pm. (letters only).

MONDAY, AUGUST 31 At 1 p.m. Late Fee 1.30 p.m.

Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, Canada, United States of America, Mexico and West Indies. Argentine, Brazil Paraguay, Uruguay and Falkl nd Islands, via San Francisco, also Cook Islands and Tahiti, per Makura, at Wellington. (Due London September 28.) Per inland air mail at 7.30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 At 3.30 p.m. Late Fee 4 p.m.

Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), Central and South American Western States, via Panama, also Pitcairn Island and Jamaica, per Port Hunter, at Auckland. (Due London October 12.)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 At 3.30 p.m. Late Fee 4 p.m.

Australian States, South Africa, Italy, Japan, China and Straits Settlements, Ceylon and Egypt, per Marama at Wellington. Letter mail for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe. Correspondence must be marked “via Australia.” (Due London, October 10.) Also air-mail correspondence for Great Britain, Egypt, South Africa, and intermediate countries served by Australia, Singapore, England air mail. (Due London September 21.)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 At 1 p.m. Late Fee 1.30 p.m. Apia, Pago Pago and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare, at Wellington. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, At 3.30 p.m. Late Fee 4 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe. Due London October 14. (Specially addressed correspondence only.) INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS Ist Sept.—S.S. Rangitane from London. English mail. Ist Sept.—R.M.S. Makura from Sydney. Australian mail. Ist Sept.—S.S. Kaimiro, from Melbourne via Auckland. Australian mail. 2nd Sept.—R.M.S Niagara, from Vancouver. English and American mail. 3rd Sept—S.S. Marama from Sydney via Auckland. Australian mail. 6th Sept.—S.S. Monterey from San Pedro via Auckland. English and American mail.

H. MILLER, Chief Postmaster. Timaru, September 1, 1936.