SHIPPING OVERSEAS AND COASTAL

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20239, 24 February 1934, Page 2

SHIPPING OVERSEAS AND COASTAL

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Hororata Discharging London Cargo.

The Hororata arrived at Lyttelton this morning from Port Chalmers to continue her unloading of London cargo. The vessel will be despatched for New Plymouth about Tuesday to complete unloading there. The Tees, after a rough trip from the Chathams, arrived at Lyttelton early this morning. The Storm is engaged in loading for Wellington, Picton and Wanganui. The Canadian Cruiser is expected to-morrow from Timaru to load for American and Canadian ports. VESSELS IN FORT. Hororata, Gladstone Pier. Rangatira. No. 2 west. Ruahine, No. 3 west. H.M..S. Wakakura, No. 5 west. Storm, No. 6 east. Tees, No. 7 west. lonic, No. 7 west. ARRIVALS. YESTERDAY. Wakakura, H.M.S., Akaroa, 4 p.m. TO-DAY. Totara. Wellington, 7.30 a.m. Storm, Timaru, 7.20 a.m. Rangatira, Wellington. 6.4 0 a.m. Hororata, Port Chalmers, 8 a.m. Tees. Waitangi, 3.15 a.m. DEPASTURES. YESTERDAY. Alexander, Tarakohe, noon. Kapiti, Wanganui, 3.30 p.m. Wahine, Wellington, 8.15 p.m. Ngahau, Dunedin, 7 p.m. TO-DAY. Totara, Dunedin, 9.30 a.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Wahine, Wellington, February 25. Canadian Cruiser, Timaru, February 25. John, Timaru, February 27. Port Whangarei, Wellington, February 27. Waimarino, Wellington, Februarj' 27. Waihemo, Wellington, February 27. Gale, Timaru, February 27. Waiplata, Timaru, February 28. Totara, Timaru, February 28. Wainui, Duntedin, February 28. Ivaretu, Dunedin, February 28. Rata, Nelson, March 1. Port Whangarei, Timaru. March 1. Holmdale, Timaru. March 2. Karepo, Wellington, March 2. Willy, Wellington, March 2. Maitai, Wellington, March 2. Abel Tasman, Wellington, March 10. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Rangatira, Wellington, this day. Tees, Auckland, this day. Storm, Wellington, this day. lonic, Timaru, this day. Totara, Bluff, this day. Canadian Cruiser, Wellington, Febru--26. John, Dargaville, February 27. Hororata, New Plymouth, February 27. Waimarino, Duntedin, February 27. Gale, Wellington, February 27. Port Whangarei, Dunedin, February 27. Totara, Wellington, February 28. Ruahine, Wellington, February 28. Waiplata, Picton, February 28. Waihemo, Dunedin, February 28. Ruahine, Wellington, February 28. Wainui, Wellington, February 28. Karetu. Wellington, February 28. Rata, Nelson, March 1. Port Whangarei, Wellington, March 1. Holmdale, Wellington, March 2. Karepo, Dunedin, March 2. Maitai, Akaroa, March 3. Waimarino, Dunedin. March 7. Hororata, London, March 17. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. NGAHAU was dispatched from Lyttelton last evening for Dunedin. TOTARA, on her way south, called at Lyttelton to-day for bunkers, and proceeded south. She is scheduled to return on Wednesday to load for New Plymouth direct. PORT WHANGAREI will call at Lyttelton on Tuesday on her way south. The vessel should return here on Friday to load for Auckland, Tauranga and Whangarei. WAIMARINO, from Auckland, via Wellington, is due here on Tuesday to load for Dunedin, Bluff, Oamaru and Timaru.

STORM arrived this morning from southern ports to load for Wellington and Wanganui. GALE, from Dunedin, via Timaru, should arrive here on Tuesday to load for Wellington, Picton and Wanganui.

HOLMDA LE, from the south, is expected to loud for Wellington, Pioton, Wanganui and New Plymouth. JOHN is now expected here on Tuesday from Timaru to load for Waikato It AT A i s ached ul ed Thursday for Nelson Greymouth. i load here Westport OVERSEAS VESSELS. ABEL TASMAN will leave Sydney on March 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin and Bluff. She is due at Auckland on March 6, Wellington March 8. Lyttelton March 10 and DunCANADIAN' CRUISER, from Timaru, is due at Lyttelton to-morrow. Completes at Wellington, Auckland and Napier. CITY OF CANBERRA was to leave New York on February 22 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia. HORORATA at Lyttelton. To discharge at Lyttelton and New Plymoutn. MAT AK AN A, due early in March from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington, to discharge, completes at Dunedin and Bluff. KAREPO loads at Edithburg and completes at Adelaide for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton (March 2) and Dunedin. KARETU loaded at Newcastle on February 21. Completes ,at Sydney for Dunedin, Lyttelton (February 28), Wellington and Auckland. PORT ALMA, du« early in March from Wellington, to discharge cargo from New York. Completes at Dunedin. PORT HOBART leaves Liverpool on March 17 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Bluff and New Plymouth. RUAHINE leaves Lyttelton for Picton and Wellington on Wednesday. TAMAROA, due about March 11 from London, via Auckland (February 28), Napier and Wellington, to discharge. Completes at Port Chalmers. TARANAKI, due May 14 from London, via Suva and Port Chalmers, to discharge. Completes at Timaru. WAINUI en route from Melbourne for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton (February 28) and Wellington. WAIHEMO, due on Tuesday from Los Angeles, via Auckland, Napier and Wellington, to discharge and load. Proceeds to Dunedin and Australia. WILLY, the Shell Company’s chartered tanker, which left Singapore on February 8, is due at Wellington next Tuesday. She will complete discharge of her cargo of motor spirit at Lyttelton. NOBTHUMSEBLANX) AT LONDON. The Northumberland, which left Napier on January 15 for London and West Coast ports, arrived at London on Thursday morning. NOTICES TO MARINERS. The Marine Department advises that the Kaipara Bar has shoaled. On February 14, when sounding on the bar, a least depth of 14 feet M.L.W.S. was found with the rear beacon open its own width southward of the lighthouse, and a least depth of 10ft M.L'.W.S. with the rear beacon and the lighthouse in line. No. 2 beacon in Bluff Harbour has been destroyed, and will be replaced as soon as possible. No further notice will be given. Telephonic communication has been re-established with the Akaroa Lighthouse, and keepers will, as before, take signals when they are observed. A constant watch is not maintained. PERSONAL. Captain F. W. Robinson is in command of the Opawa. Captain G. Gibbons is in command of the Franconia, due at Wellington on Monday morning from Auckland. Mr E. R. Rale hea been appointed second mate of the Holmdale, relieving Mr M. M. M’Arthur. Mr W. Graham has been engaged as second engineer of the Gale. WIRELESS NOTICE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end: Auckland—For Saturday only: Dunedin, Franconia, Monowai, Port Nicholson. For Saturday and Sunday: Balaklava, Golden Cloud, Kalingo, Laburnum, Monterey, Nogoya, Opawa, Port Alma, Tamaroa, Tekoa, Toorak, Veronica., For Sunday only: Magdalene Vinnen. Wellington—For Saturday only: Mamari, O. A. Knudsen, Port Victor, Rangatira, Wahine. For Saturday and Sunday: Canadian Leader, Diomede, Doric Star, Elmbank, Hororata, Marama, Mariposa, Middlesex, Orari, Otaio, Rangitane, Remuera, Tamahine, Willy, Wirral, Zealandic. For Sunday only: Franconia. Awarua—For Sunday only: Canadian Cruiser. For Saturday and Sunday: Anglo-Canadian, Bear of Oakland, Discovery 11., lonic, Karepo, Kiwitea, Makura, Maunganui. Wainui. For Sunday only: Monowai, Waikouaiti.