SHIPS AND FREIGHTS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18406, 7 March 1928, Page 15

SHIPS AND FREIGHTS

PORT OF LYTTELTON. PHASIS OP THU MOON,

TO-DAY’S AXMAHAC. Sun rose, 6.46 a.m.; sets, 6.35 p.m. Moon rises, 7.17 p.m.; sets, 6.1 a.m. High water, 4.34 a.m.; 4.58 p.m. TO-DAY'S BERTHING X.XST. Laburnum—Gladstone Pier. Wingatui—No. 2 east. Maori—No. 2 west. Waipiata—No. 6 east. Manuka—No. 7 west. Alexander—Cattle jetty. ABBI7ALS. Wednesday, March 7. Maori (6.50 a.m.), 3458 tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Alexander (7.30 a.m.), 377 tons, Maylen, from Sounds. F. E. Sutton and Company, agents. Wlngatui (4.10 p.m.), 2378 tons, Sizer, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. H.M.S.. Laburnum (4.40 p.m.), 1200 tons, Commander Attwood, from TimDEPARTURES. Tuesday, March 6. Holmdale (5.45 p.m.), 681 tons, Williams, for Wellington. F. E, Sutton and Co., agents. Calm (5.50 p.m.) 891 tons, Manson, for Wellington. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. Wahine (8.15 p.m.), 4436 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kennedy, Foxton, this day. Mataroa, Picton, March 8. Ashburton, Wellington, March 8. Kahika, Timaru, March S. Karetu, Wellington, March 8. Kaponga, Wellington, March 8. Cornwall, Wanganui, March f>. Corinna, Wellington, March 9. Breeze, Timaru, March 9. Kaikorai, Dunedin, March 10. John, Wellington. March 10. West Nivaria, Wellington. March 11. Wlngatui. Timaru, March 11. Karetu, Wellington, March 11. Waikawa, Nelson, March 12. Canadian Highlander, Wellington. March 17. Port Napier, Port Chalmers, March 24. Corinthic. Port Chalmers, March 26. Piako, Wellington, March 29. Somerset, Wellington. March 31. Casskipe, French sloop, Timaru, March Kia Ora, Wellington, April 8. Melbourne, Wellington, April Port Albany. Wellington, April 11. Raranga, Port Chalmers, April 12, Canadian Britisher, Wellington, April PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori, Wellington, this day. Manuka. Dunedin, this day. Margaret W., Auckland, March 9. Corinna, Wellington, March 9. Mataroa, Wellington, March 9. Ashburton, Dunedin, .March 9, Kahika, Timaru, March 9. Breeze, Wellington, March 9. John. Wellington, March 10. Kaikorai, Oamaru, March 11. Cornwall, Wellington, March 11. Wingatui, Wellington, March 12. Laburnum, H.M.S., Wellington, March 13. Karetu, Dunedin, March 13. W'aikawa, Dunedin, March 13. West Nivaria, Dunedin, March 14. Canadian Highlander, Timaru, March Port Napier, Wellington, March 26. Cassiope, French sloop, Auckland, April 2. Piako, Dunedin, April 3. Somerset, Dunedin, April 11. Port Albany, Dunedin, April 11. Kia Ora, Dunedin, April 12. City of Melbourne, Dunedin, April 13. Raranga, New Plymouth, April 17. Canadian Britisher. Timaru, April 18. SHIFTING ROTES. Kennedy is expected here to-day from Foxton to load for that port. Wingatui arrived yesterday afternoon from Auckland via Wellington. The vessel will sail for Dunedin to-day. Miinuka arrived at Lyttelton yesterday at noon. Her late arrival and rain delayed her departure for Dunedin, Bluff and Melbourne until this morning. She is at present timed to sail on the arrival of the 11.5 a.m. train for Christchurch. Waipiata. should get away from Lyttelton to-day for Wellington and Auckland. Kaponga. from Portland via New Plymouth and Wellington is expected here to-morrow. ,• , Kahika is expected at Lyttelton tomorrow from Dunedin via ports to load for Wellington, Napier and Gisborne.

Corinna should arrive here on Friday to load for Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth. Kaikorai is now expected here on Saturday. The vessel is coining from Newcastle via North Island ports. Totara is due here on Saturday from Tarakohe to discharge cement. The vessel will also load here for Wellington and New Plymouth. Wingatui is expected to return here on Tuesday to load for Wellington and Auckland. Waikawa from Pacific Coast ports via North Island ports is expected to arrive here on Sunday. Kanna from Grey mouth and Westport, via Bluff and Dunedin, is expected here on Monday. Kurow from Auckland via Wellington is due here on Tuesday. The A. and A. Line steamer Ashburton is timed to leave Wellington to-day for Lyttelton. The vessel has. New York cargo for discharge. Dunedin is her next port of call. lonic, after loading at London, left Southampton on March 2 with passengers and cargo for Auckland and Wellington. The vessel is due at Auckland on April 9. Aorangi, from Auckland, arrived at Vancouver o'n March 2. She will leave to-day for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland and Sydney. Niagara, from Auckland, arrived at Sydney on March 3. She will leave again to-morrow for Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver. Gallic left Colon on March 1 for New York, Halifax and West (Coast of Great Britain, en route from Auckland. The vessel sailed from Auckland on FebruTofua.r from Suva and Levuka, arrived at Nukualofa on Sunday, and was to leave the same day for Apia, where she is due to-morrow. Waipahi, from Suva, is due at Auckland on Wednesday. Devon arrived at Auckland at 3 a.m. on Saturday from Antwerp, with a cargo of basic slag for the northern port. Mahana arrived at Napier on Saturday from Gisborne, for further loading. She will leave Napier to-day for Wanganui roadstead. Matatua arrived at Nelson on Saturday from Oamaru, for further loading. She will next proceed to Wellington, and is due there to-morrow. Rotorua is at Auckland discharging the balance of her cargo from London. Mataroa is expected here from Picton to-morrow. Cornwall from New Plymouth is due here to-morrow afternoon or Friday morning. TRANS-ATLANTIC SHIPPING. The dream of four-day American t.rans-Atlantic liners is reported to be a step nearer realisation to-day with the formation of tlfe Trans-oceanic Corporation of the United States, which, 1t is said, is composed of a group oT business men who are prepared to stake £10,000,000 on the venture, states the New York correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph." All the plans, however, are contingent upon the mere chance of Congress authorising a loan, at a "moderate rate of interest," of £18,000.000,, and granting a long-term mailcarrying contract. The United States Shipping Board at present has a construction loan fund of £14,000,000, but it is not believed that any part of it could be legally used as planned by Lire new company, so that fresh legislation would have to be passed by Congress in order to get the money. Mr Lt Wilder, one of the moving spirits of the new company, will outline the plans of the United States Shipping Board this month. They include the construction of six 35,000-ton 900 ft liners, with a speed of 33 knots, drawing 35 feet of water, and accommodating 800 passengers. Mr Wilder will urge the Government to finance these four-day liners to the extent of 75 per cent of their cost, and to amend the Mail Contract Act so as to give American ships a preference. N.Z. SKIPPING CO.’S LINS. R.M.S. Remuera, outward bound, arrived at Panama on Saturday and sailed for Auckland on Sunday morning. She is due at Auckland on Saturday, March 24, subsequently proceeding to Wellington and Naprier to discharge SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, March 7. Arrived: Kapiti (3.50 a.m.), from Wanganui; Ngaio (5.20 a.m.), from Nelson; Wahine (7.25 a.m.), from Lyttelton. WIRELESS NOTICE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Hinemoa, King Edwin, Echeringa, Wakakura, Omana, City of Hankow, Waiotapu, Waitemata, Kaiapol, Rona. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Argyllshire, Poolta. Port Bowen, Ashburton, Kaiapoi, Aorangi, Mataroa, Mahana, Cambridge, Matatua, Westmoreland, Anglo-Colum-bian. Awarua.—Makura, Plume. Tahiti, Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Larsen, N. T. Neilson Alonso, Tutanekai, Kaikorai, Manuka. Cliathams.—Hertford, Corinthic, Ikala, Canadian Highlander.

MARCH. d. h. m. Full moon « 10 57 p.m. Last quarter 15 2 50 a.m. New moon . 22 7 59 a.m. First quarter 2S 11 24 p.m.