Shipping, Weather and Mails

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20668, 5 March 1937, Page 2

Shipping, Weather and Mails

PORT OF TIMARU | LATEST ADVICES The Port Waikato arrived yesterday from Dunedin and after loading for Wellington, Tauranga, Auckland and Whangarei, sailed for Lyttelton. The Gale arrived late last night from Oamaru. To-day she is to load for Wellington, Picton and Wanganui. ARRIVALS March 4 Gale, m.v., GOO tons (Davies) from Oamaru. (D. C. Turnbull and Co., agents). Port Waikato, m.v., 668 tons (Holm) from Dunedin. (H. J. R. Somerville and Co., agents). VESSEL IN PORT No. 3 wharf—Gale, m.v. The following list of steamers’ movements is compiled tn accordance with advices supplied by agents for the different Lines: EXPECTED ARRIVALS Wainui, Oamaru To-day Surrey, Oamaru Mar. 8 | Wingatui. Oamaru Mar d Breeze, Oamaru Mar. 9 Awahou, Dunedin Mar. 9 Port Waikato, Dunedin Mar. 9 Waipahi. Oamaru Mar. 9 Storm, Dunedin Mar. 11 Waikouaiti, Dunedin Mai. 12 Waimarino, Dunedin Mar. 14 Waipiata, Dunedin Mar. 21 Cambridge, Bluff Mar. 30 City of Glasgow. Lyttelton .. Mar. 30 Armadale, Lyttelton April 2 PROJECTED DEPARTURES Wainui, Lyttelton To-day Gale, Lyttelton To-day Wingatui. Lyttelton Mar. 8 Awahou, Lyttelton Mar. 9 Port Waikato, Lyttelton .... Mar. 9 Surrey, New Plymouth Mar. 9 Breeze, Lyttelton Mar. 9 Waipahi. Lyttelton Mar. 9 Storm, Lyttelton Mar. 11 Waikouaiti, Lyttelton Mar. 12 Waimarino. Lyttelton Mar. 15 Waipiata, Lyttelton Mar. 22 City of Glasgow, Bluff .. .. Mar. 31 Cambridge,, Lyttelton Apr. 1 Armadale, T Apr. 3 NOTES The Wainui is expected to arrive early this morning from Oamaru to load for Wellington, Napier and Gisborne. The Wingatui, on the Wellington and Auckland run, is listed to arrive on Monday from the south. The Surrey The Surrey is now due on Monday from Port Chalmers to load frozen meat, wool and general cargo for London. She should sail the next day for New Plymouth. Rangitata Reports The New Zealand Shipping Company has received a wireless message from the motor-liner Rangitata, en route from London to Wellington, via Kingston and the Panama Canal, reporting that she expects to arrive at Wellington at 7 a.m. on March 12. She will later proceed to Auckland to complete discharge. Tainui Clears Colon The Sh&w, Savill Company has received cabled advice that the liner Tainui cleared Colon on Sunday. She left Wellington on February 7 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal and Kingston. Dominia Sold The Dominia, the twin screw cable ship, has been sold by the Telegraph Construction Company, London, to the Soviet Government. The price paid has not been disclosed, but it is understood that the vessel was sold through the agency of Messrs Harley and Co., London. The ship is to be converted into an ordinary cargo vessel. The Dominia, which is the largest \ 'rsel of her kind in the world, was built and engined by Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson, in 1926, and has a gross and net’ tonnage of 9273 and 4913 respectively. Her dimensions are: Length b.p. 488.9 ft, breadth 59ft and depth 37.4 ft. Her greatest feat of cable laying was accomplished in 1926 on her maiden voyage, when she duplicated t? ? cable between Vancouver and Fanning Islands, in the Pacific, a distance of over 3500 nautical miles. NEW ZEALAND TORTS By Telegraph —Bress Association AUCKLAND, March 4. Sailed: U.S.S. Preston and Smith (10.25 a.m.) for Sydney. Arrived: Canopus (3.30 p.m.) from Westport. WELLINGTON, March 4. Arrived: Wahine (7 a.m.) and Storm (11.30 a.m.) from Lyttelton; Waipiata (10 p.m.) from Picton. Sailed: Kiwitea (3 p.m.) for Westport; Holmglen (6.20 p.m.) for New Plymouth; Wahine (7.50 p.m.) for Lyttelton; Port Nicholson (9 p.m.) for Boston; Storm (10 p.m.) for Wanganui. LYTTELTON, March 4. Arrived: Rangatira (6.40 a.m.) from Wellington; Mamari (7.40 p.m.) from Bluff; Wingatui (8.50 a.m.) from Wellington. Sailed: South Sea (4.5 p.m.) for the Chathams; Karetu (6.55 p.m.) for Bluff; Wingatui (9.30 p.m.) for Dunedin; Rangatira (8.35, p.m.) for Wellington. DUNEDIN, March 4. Sailed: Zealandic (6 p.m.) for SouthI ampton. I 3.30 p.m.

OVERSEAS United Press Association —By Electric - Teiegit ph - Copvrtt»ht SYDNEY, March 4. Arrived—At Newcastle, Kaiwarra, from New Zealand. Sailed—Waikouaiti, for Bluff. LONDON, March 3. Arrived—At Kingston (Jamaica), Tainui. OVERSEAS SHIPS VESSELS DISCHARGING SYDNEY MARU (Federal Co.), left Moji Jan. 25 for Auckland (arr. _ co. 12), Wellington, LytteF a (arr. Feb. 19) and Dunedin (Feb. 24). SURREY (Federal Co.), bft New ford Jan. 13 for Auckland (arr. Feb. 12 >, Wellington (arr. Feb. 19), Lyttelton (due Feb. 25) and Dunedin. WEST MOOR (N.Z.S. Co.), left Antwerp Dec. 24 for Auckland (arr. Feb. 16) and New Plymouth (due Mar. .). CAMBRIDGE (Federal Co.), left L./erpool Jan. 11 for Auckland (arr. Feb. 22), Wellington (due Mar. 3), Lyttelton and Dimedin. DOMINION BOUND MONTEREY (Burns, Philp and I. & W. Young), left San Francisco, Feb. 9 and Los Angeles Feb. 10 for Honolulu, Pago Pago. Suva, Auckland (due Feb. 26) and Sydney. KEIFUKU MARU (Wright, Stephenson), left Miike Feb. 4 for Auckland (due Feb. 26), Wellington (due Mar. I) Lyttelton and Dunedin. ARAWA (Shaw, Savill), from London, left Southampton Jan. 22 for Wellington, passengers only (due Mar 1», Lyttelton (due‘Mar. 2), Dunedin and I ’uff. PORT GISBORNE (Port Line), left London Jan. 23 for Wellington (due Feb. 28), Auckland and Napier. CITY OF GLASGOW (Federal Co J, left Halifax Jan. 31 for Auckland (due Mar. 3), Wellington (due Mar. 8), Lyttelton and Dunedin. SIMNIA (Shell Oil Co.), left Singapore Feb. 13 for Lyttelton (due Mar. 4). PORT DENISON (Port Line), left New York Jan. 31, via Philadelphia and Newport News, left Feb. 5 for Auckland (due Mar. 5), Wellington (due Mar. 10), Lyttelton an ’. Dunedin. HAUI'AKI (Union Co.), left New Westminster Feb. 9 for Papeete, Auckland (due Mar. 6), Wellington <due Mar. ID, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia. NIAGARA (Union Co.), left ver Feb. 17 for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland (due Mar. 8), and Sydney. THORHILD (Union Co.), left Oeban Feb. 14 for Wellington (due Mar. 8). PORT HOBART (Port Line), left Liverpool Jan. 31 for Auckland (due Mar. 8), Wellington (due Mar. 15), Lyttelton Dunedin and New Plymouth. RANGITATA (N.Z.S. Co.), left London Feb. 4 for Wellington (due Mar. II) and Auckland. BOSWORTH (N.Z.S.) Co.), left Immingham Jan. 2 for Auckland (due Mar. 6) and New Plymouth (due Mar. 12). HERTFORD (Federal Co.), left Glasgow in ballast for New Zealand (due about Mar. 6). RARANGA (Shaw, SaviJ ' left Antwerp Jan. 23 for Auckland (due Mar. ID) and New Plymouth, via Cape of Good Hope. GOLDEN COAST (Burns. Philp,, left Los Angeles, Feb. 17 for Auckland (due Mar. 16), Wellington (due Mar. 22) and Australia. RIDLEY (N.Z.S. Co.), left Antwerp Feb. i for Auckland (due Mar. 16>, Wellington (due Mar. 22) and New Plymouth. FERNMOOR (N.Z.S. Co.), left Antwerp Jan. 27 for Auckland (due Mar. 17) and Wellington. OPAWA (N.Z.S. Co.), left London Feb. 11 for Suva. Dunedin (due Mar. 24), Lyttelton, Timaru and Nelson. ‘ ’.ATAROA (Shaw, Savill) from London, left Southampton Feb. 19 for Wellington (due Mar. 27) and Auckland. KUMARA (Shaw, Savill), left Glasgow Feb. 6 in ballast for New Zealand, (due Mar. 27), via Cape of Good Hope. PORT TAURANGA (Holm and Co.), left London Jan. 17 for Lyttelton (due about Mar. 14). LOADING FOR OVERSEAS BENCRUACHAN (G. \. Scales), at Port Chalmers; thence Feb. 26 to Dunkirk, Antwerp, London and Hull. CANADIAN HIGHLANDER (Port Line), at Bluff; thence to Wellington; due Feb. 26; thence Mar. 2 to Auckj land; thence Mar. 6 to New York, Boston and Halifax. DURHAM (Federal Co.), loads at Lyttelton Feb. 25; thence Feb. 27 to Wellington; due Feb. 28; thence Mar. 4 to Opua, Auckland and Wanganui; thence Mar. 20 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama Canal. HUNTINGDON (Federal Co.), at Bluff; thence Feb. 25 to Port Chalmers; thence Feb. 26 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow. HURUNUI (Federal Co.) at Auckland; thence Feb. 26 to Tokomaru Bay, Napier and Wellington; due Mar. 5; thence Mar. 11 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Manchester and < .asgow, via Panama Canal. MAMARI (Shaw, Savill) loads at Bluff, Feb. 25; thence Feb. 27 to Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington due Mar. 9; thence Mar. 12 to Wanganui; thence Mar. 17 to London, via Cape Horn and Montevideo. NORTHUMBERLAND (Federal Co.), loads at New Plymouth, Mar. 1; thence to Gisborne, Opua, Auckland and Wellington; due I Tar. 20; thence Mar. 25 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow. PORT NICHOLSON (Port Line), at Port Chalmers; thence Feb. 25 to Wellington; due Feb. 26; thence Mar. 2 r,o Boston and London, via Panama Ca:.?.l. PORT DARWIN (Port Line), loads at Opua, Mar. 1; thence to Gisboiv.e. Wanganiui, Wellington; due Mar. 15; thence Mar. 17 to Auckland; thence Mar. 22 to Southampton and London, via Cape Horn and Montevideo. PORT FREMANTLE '""'ort Line), at Wanganui, Lyttelton, Wellington; due Mar. 3; thence Mar. 6 to Napier:

thence Mar. 12 to London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. RANGITIKI (N.Z.S. Co.), loads at Lyttelton, Feb. 25; thence to Auckland and Wellington; due Mar. 6; thence Mar. 11 to London, via Panama Canal. ROTORUA (N.Z.S. Co.), at Auckland; thence Feb. 25 to Wellington; due Feb. 27; thence Mar. 6 to London, via Panama Canal. SYDNEY MARU (Federal Co.), at Bluff; thence to Dunedin, Wellington; due Feb. 28; thence Mar. 2 to Auckland; thence Mar. 4 to Japan, via Ho"”-Kona and Shanghai. -AMAROA (Shaw, Savill), at Wellington; thence Feb. 26 to Southampton and London, via Panama, Kingston and Curacao. WAIPAWA (Shaw, Savill), at New Plymouth; thence Feb. 25 to Bluff. Opua, Napier and Auckland; thence Mar. It to London, via Caj - Horn and Las Falmas. ZEALANDIC (Shaw. Savill). at Wellington; thence to Port Chalmers; thence Mar. 1 to Southampton and London, via Panama Canal.