SHIPPING PVERSEAS AND COASTAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19170, 9 September 1930, Page 2

SHIPPING PVERSEAS AND COASTAL.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. TIDES. To-day .... 4.37 a .tn. 4.5 0 p.m. To-morrow 5.21 a.m. 5.43 p.m. TODAYS BERTHING LIST. Kamona, Gladstone Pier. Kaimanawa, Gladstone Pier. Totara, No. 2 east. Maori, No. 2 west. Kuku, No. 4 east. Cygnet, No. 5 west. Foxton, No. 6 east. Taranaki, No. 6 west. Fairburn, No. 7 breastwork. Rapaki and dredge Te Whaka, in dock. ARRIVALS. TO-DAY. Kamcna. Westport, 6.15 a m. Wahine, Wellington, 6.53 a.m. DEPARTURES. YESTERDAY. Maori, Wellington, S.lO p.m. EXPECTED Ait RIVALS. lonic, Timaru. September 10. Waipiata. Wellington. September 10. Ivanna, Wellington, September 10. Gale. Timaru, September 10. Karetu, Dunedin. September 10. Golden Cross, Wellington, September 10. Narbada. Wellington, September 10. * John, Timaru, September 30. Pa«a, Dunedin, September 10. Armadale. Wellington, September 19. Wingatui, Timaru, September 13. Opihi, Timaru, September 11. Tees, Wellington, September 31. Somerset. Wellington, September 11. Storm, Timaru, September 11. Tutanekax, Wellington, September 11. Timaru. September 31. Foxton. Foxton. September 11. Lyons, Wellington, September Sildra, Wellington. September 13. Canadian Tx-an.sporter, Wellington, September 13. King Nauru Island. September Rreezv, Timaru. September 13. Holmdale, Timaru, September 13. Middlesex, Timaru, September 14. Zealandic, Wellington, September to. Canadian Transporter, Wellington, September 16. Kainxanawa. Westport, September 16. Kalingo, Goffs Harbour, September 17. Waikou&iti, Wellington, September 20. Maheno, Dunedin, September 23. Port Caroline. Dunedin, September 27. Ituahine, Port Chalmers, September SO. Pipiriki. Wellington, October 1. Ruapehu, Napier, October 2. Fernwood, Wellington, October- 3. Hertford. Wellington, October 7. Golden Cloud, Wellington, Oetobex* 10. Port Brisbane. Wellington. October 11. Canadian Highlander, Wellington, Oc-

Port Nicholson. Suva, October If. Ferndale, Dor,don. October 30. City of Tokio, Wellington, November. Port I-lunter, Wellington, December 7.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Foxton, Foxton, this day. Totara. New Plymouth, this day. Kaimanawa, Westport, this* day. Kuku, Wellington, this day. Taranaki. Dunedin, this day. Wahine. Wellington, this day. Gale. Wellington, September 10. Waipiata, Dunedin, September 10. John. Wellington. September 10. Fnxton, Foxton, September 11. Wingatui, Wellington. September 11. Opihi, Wellington, September 11. . Karetu. Sydney, September 10. lonic, New Plymouth, September 10. Paua, Wellington. September 30. Armadale. Timaru, September 11. Tees. Chatham Islands, September Narbada. Timaru, September 11. Storm, Wellington, September 11. Calm. Wellington, September 31. Tutanekai, Akaroa, September 12. Golden Cross, Dunedin, September Holmdale, Wellington, September IS. Breeze. “Wellington, September 13. Lyons, Dunedin, September Canadian Transporter, Timaru, September 14. Somerset. Dunedin, September 15. Zealandic. Dunedin, September 16. Wainui. Napier, September 3 9. Middlesex. Wellington, September 20. WaikouaiTi. Timaru, September 22. Maheno. Wellington, September 25. Pox Caroline, Wanganui, September Fern wood, Dunedin, October t. Rnabine, Timaru, October 2. Ruapehu. Wellington. October 6. Hertford, Port Chalmers, October S. Golden Cloud, Timaru, October 3. Port Brisbane. Dunedin. October 14. Canadian Highlander, Dunedin, October 16. Waihemo, Dunedin, October 27. Otaki, Timaru, October 2S. Golden West, Dunedin, November 11. Canadian Conqueror, Timaru, November 37. Tongariro, Port Chalmers, November City of Tokio, Dunedin, November. Port Hunter, Dunedin, December 8. Ferndale, Port Chalmers, November TASMAN AND PACIFIC. HIKFRAXGI arrived at Auckland yesterday from Norfolk Island after a very rough passage. NIAGARA arrived at Auckland last evening from Vancouver, via Honolulu and Suva. She will leave the northern, port to-day for Sydney, where she is due on Saturday. The vessel will leave Sydney on September IS for Auckland. MAHENO, which made her departure from Wellington at 6.10 p.m. on Saturday for Bluft\ did not reach hex- destination until 3.10 p.m. yesterday. MAKURA was an early arrival al Wellington yesterday morning from Sydnes*. She will leave Wellington this afternoon for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete. SOLOY was dispatched from Auckland yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth and Australian ports. The vessel has Galvaston cargo for discharge. WAIRUNA, owing to having encountered bad weather while en route from Dos Angeles to Auckland, has been delayed two days. GOLDEN CROSS, from San Francisco, via Auckland and Wellington, is expected on Thursday to discharge Pacific Coast cargo. OVERSEAS VESSELS. lONIC, now at Timaru, is due here to-morrow. From Dyttelton she will proceed to New Plymouth, Wanganui and Wellington. Due Wellington September 39. To leave Wellington oil September 24 for London. MIDDLESEX is due at Timaru on Friday to load for London and West of England ports. She should arrive here about Tuesday next. RANGITIKI, according to Her schedule, should leave Tokomaru Bay to-day for Auckland to complete her loading for London. She should leave Auckland on August 16. NARBADA did not arrive at Welling'ton from Auckland until yesterday morning. The vessel will not now arrive here until to-morrow at the earliest. Al AMI LIUS left New Plymouth last, evening for Wanganui. The vessel’s next, port of call will be Wellington, where she will complete her loading - for London. She will make her departure for London on September 24. CITY OF LYONS should arrive at Lyttelton on Thursday to continue her unloading of New York cargo. SOMERSET is timed to leave Wellington to-morrow for Lyttelton. The vessel has West of England cargo for discharge. TARANAKI may complete the unloading of her Lyttelton cargo from London by this evening, in which case she will be dispatched for Port Chalmers tonight. PORT CAROLINE, from Australia, ia expected at Bluff on September 22. She will also load at Timaru, Lyttelton. X 4 anganui. New Plymouth, Auckland and Wellington. To leave Wellington on October 15 for London, via Monto Video. H.M.S. DUNEDIN left Bluff shortly after midday yesterday for Milford PERSONAL. Mr T. • Sawyers has relieved Mi* W. M’Cormick as second mate on the Gale. P. AND O. SERVICE. After trading to Australia for a number of years the P. and O. liners Na!dera and Narkunda will be replaced ifc the service by the new 23,000-ton liners Strathaird and Strathaven, which are now being built. The Naldera and Narkunda will probably be transferred 1o the London-Bomhay-Japan service to replace older vessels. A number of old vessels from the P. and O. fleet have been sold recently, the last reported sale being that of the Royal Mail liner Morea, which was purchased by Japanese Interests fox- use in , the fishing industry. Ships of the same age as the Morea, and at least one-—the Macedonia—which is considerably older, aie still in service in the Eastern run. ! It is ' stated that replacements will be made with new vessels in no me instances. TOTARA S ROUGH TRIP. The coastal steamer Totara, trhleh arrived at Lyttelton at midday on Sunday encountered heavy seas and a south'•Gy gale on her passage from New Ply -

! mouth. The vessel took 55 hours to reach Lyttelton. The worst, part of the ; trip was between Point Gibson and Motufiau Island during the early hours of Sunday morning. OVERSEAS REPORTS. (United Press Assn.—-By Elec-trio Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received September 9, 9.25 a-m.) SYDNEY, September 9. Arrived—Ulimaroa (6.15 a.m.), from i Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, September 9. Arrived—Maunganui (6.40 a.m.), from Sydney. Sailed—Awahou (5.25 a.m.>, for Sj'dney. WELLINGTON, September 9. Arrived—Waipiata <1 a.m.), from Auckland; Arahnra (5.20 a.m.), from Nelson; Maori (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton. WIRELESS NOTICE. The fallowing vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:—-Auckland—Arlington Court, Canadian Cruiser. Canadian Transporter, Fernwood, King John. Lad}* Lewis, Niagara, Parrakoola, Port Gisborne, Sildra Soloy, Sonoma, Tofua, Vacuoline, Waipahi, Wairuna, YarraviTle, Zealandia-Wellington—-Maori, Wahine, Ngalo, Mamilius, Brynymor, Ruapehu, Aorangi, Balaklava, Poolta, Makura, Armadale. Avarua—Taranaki, Maheno, Dunedin, Chatham Islands —Remuera, M a taro a. VESSELS DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER. Shipping at Lyttelton was delayed on Saturday and again yesterday. Labour engaged on Saturday was kept on in the hope that the weather would clear, but rain was experienced during the whole of the day and vessels in port, with the exception of the Maori, were unable to handle cargo. The Kuku, Totara, Ivaimanawa and Taranaki were delayed in pert over-night.

HIKURANGI BATTERED BY MOUNTAINOUS SEAS.

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, September 8. The newly-repaired bulwarks and a 6tove-in lifeboat displayed by the Hikurangi when she returned to Auckland from Norfolk Island this morning were testimony of the stormy weather through which she had passed. Although she showed herself a splendid sea boat, Captain G. H. George said that she could not escape damage from the mountainous seas that beset her . during the voyage. The Hikurangi sailed for Auckland last Thursday afternoon. As soon as she -was clear of the island she ran into a southerly gale. Captain George could not return to shelter, for he did not know how long he would be delayed, and his cargo of fruit might perish. The Hikurangi splendidly* and shipped only two big seas. One of these, however, on Friday morning, almost overwhelmed |he iittle vessel. It swept right over her, smashing a lifeboat; a fresh water tank was carried away, and the starboard and forward part of the bulwark round the bridge was stove in. Even the funnel was shaken by the weight of water which rushed against it. That sea marked the height of the storm. By Saturday evening the wind had dropped to a moderate southerly, and the Hikurangi made good time to port, arriving only twelve hours later than was expected.

HULL OF OLD VESSEL, LADY ROBERTS, SOLD.

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, September 8. It is reported that the hull of the old and well-known Government steamer Lady Roberts was sold at Apia, Samoa, recently for £2O 5s to Mr J. Heilesoe. Except for the two -main engines the vessel *had been completely stripped. The deck houses, cabin fittings and miscellaneous gear were taken ashore and sold separately, favourable prices being realised. Lady Roberts and her sister ship, Janie Seddon, were built in 1901 by Messrs Fleming and Ferguson, Limited, Paisley, Scotland, for the New Zealand Government, and were designed for use in connection with the harbour defence works. The vessels were named after the wife of Earl Roberts and the wife of the Premier, Mr Richard Seddon.