SHIPPING

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20282, 17 April 1934, Page 2

SHIPPING

OVERSEAS AND COASTAL.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Waimarino Loading for Auckland. The coastal steamer Waimarino arrived this morning to load for Auckland, and should leave for the northern port to-morrow, via Wellington. The Waikouaiti, the Ilohnglen and the Opihi were other arrivals from Timaru this morning. The Fox ton was engaged in loading for Wellington and Foxton. The Canonesa is flying her Blue Peter, and is expected to proceed to Picton this evening. The Japanese steamer Reiyo Maru should complete unloading of sulphur this afternoon, and is expected to leave for Castlecliff to-day. VESSELS IN FORT. Reiyo Maru, Gladstone Pier. Rangatira, No. 2 west. Holniglen, No. 3 east. Waimarino, No. 6 west. Opihi, No. 4 east. Canonesa, No. 7 west. ARRIVALS. YESTERDAY. Foxton, Kaiapoi, 7.25 p.m. TO-DAY. Opihi, Timaru, 6 a.m. Rangatira, Wellington, 6.45 a.m. Holmglen, Timaru, 8 a.m. Waimarino, Timaru, 8.20 a.m. Waikouaiti, Timaru, 11.30 a.m. DEPARTURES. YESTERDAY. Storm, Wellington, 2.45 p.m. Kiwitea, Oamaru, 6.45 p.m. Wahine, Wellington, 8.15 p.m. Maui Pomare, Wellington, 9.45 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Orepuki, Wellington, this evening, No. Tees, Chathams, April 18. Trojan Star, New Plymouth, April 13. Port Whangarei, Wellington, April IS. Holmdale, Timaru, April 18. Wingatui, Wellington, April 18. Wahine, Wellington, April IS. Akaroa, Wellington. April IS. Port Wellington, Wellington, April 18. Gale, Timaru, April 18. Poolta, Timaru, April 19. Port Whangarei. Timaru. April 20. Antonio, Wellington, April 20. Rotorua, Wellington, April 20. Norfolk. Wellington, April 20. Port Whangarei, Timaru, April 21. Totara, Timaru, April 21. Toorak, Auckland, April 22. Canadian Highlander, Dunedin, April Hauraki, Wellington, April 23. Waipiata, Wellington, April 24. Gabriella, Timaru, April 24. City of Tokio, Wellington, April 25. Wainui, Dunedin, May 2. Abel Tasman, Wellington, May 10. Narbada, Wellington, May 15. Mataroa, London, May 24. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Rangatira, Wellington, this day. Canonesa, Picton, this day. Holmglen, Wellington, this day. Opihi, Wellington, this day. Reiyo Maru. Castlecliff, this day. Waimarino, Wellington, April 18. Foxton, Wellington, this day. Wingatui, Dunedin, April IS. Port Whangarei, Dunedin, April 18. Orepuki, Nelson, April IS. Holmdale, Wellington, April 18. Tees. Wellington, April 18. Gale, Wellington, April 18. Wahine, Wellington, April 18. Waikouaiti, Bluff, April 19. Poolta, Wellington. April 19. Port Wellington, Bluff, April 19. Akaroa. Port Chalmers, April 20. Trojan Star, Wellington, April 20. Port Whangarei, Wellington. April 21. Totara, Wellington, April 21, Antonia, Dunedin, April 21. Rotorua, Port Chalmers. April 21. Norfolk, London, April 24. Wingatui, Wellington, April 24. Gabriella. Greyrnouth, April 24. City of Tokio, Dunedin, April 26. Wainui, Wellington, May 2. Abel Tasman, Dunedin. May 10. Narbada, Timaru, May 17. COASTAL SKIPPING. TEES, which sailed from the Chathams on Sunday at 9.30 p.m. for Lyttelton and Wellington, is now expected to arrive here early to-morrow morning with sheep for Lyttelton and fish for Wellington. OREPUKI is expected late this afternoon from Tarakohe via Wellington. She is to sail to-morrow on loading for Nelson, Mapua and Motueka. WINGATUI is due to-morrow from Auckland via Wellington. GABRIELLA is expected at Lyttelton on Tuesday from Westport via Timaru with coal. She will leave the same day for Greyrnouth. HOLMDALE will load here to-morrow for Wellington, Picton and Wanganui. PORT WHANGAREI, from Auckland, is expected to-morrow to discharge. The vessel proceeds to Dunedin to-morrow afternoon and returns her about Saturday for Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga and Whangarei. FOXTON loaded sixty tons of general produce at Kaiapoi yesterday afternoon and left for Lyttelton, crossing the bar at five o’clock, and hour and a quarter before high water. She will complete her loading at Lyttelton and proceed to the North Island.

OVERSEAS VESSELS. ANTONIO, from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, will discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton (April 20) and Dunedin. ABEL TASMAN is to load at Australian ports for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Picton and Westport. She is scheduled to leave Sydney on April 27 and to reach Auckland about May 4. CITY OF BEDFORD will load at New York, and will leave on April 25 for Auckland.' Wellington. Lyttelton (June) and Dunedin. Due at Auckland on May 2S. CITY OF TOKIO left New York on March IS for Auckland (April 19), Wellington. Lyttelton (April 24), Dunedin and Australia. CANADIAN HIGHLANDER left Halifax on February 21 for Australia. Dun<edin (April IS) and Lyttelton (April 23). CANADIAN SCOTTISH was u leave Halifax on April 10 for Australia, Dunedin and LyDolton (May 27). CAMBRIDGE left Liverpool on April 7 for Auckland (May 16), Wellington and Dunedin. FORDSDALE. in ballast from London, left Balboa on April 8. She is due at Bluff on April 2S to load Homewards. HAURAKI left Los Angeles on March 26 for Auckland (April 17), Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton (April 23). Dunedin and Australia. HERTFORD, from Glasgow, was due to arrive at Opua yesterday. MATAROA leaves London on April 18 for Lyttelton (May 24) and Port Chalmers. NARBADA left Calcutta on April 3 and Rangoon on April 9 for Penang, Singapore, Samnrang, Thursday Island, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton (May 15) and Dunedin. NORFOLK, loading at Wellington, completes at Lyttelton (April 20). She will leave Lyttelton on April 24. OPAWA leaves Liverpool on April 28 for Auckland (June 6). Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin and Bluff. PORT HOBART left Liverpool on March 17 for Auckland (April 22), Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. PORT WELLINGTON, which left London on March 9 for Wellington, Lyttelton (April IS) and Bluff, is now at Wellington. REMUERA sailed from- London on April 7 for Auckland (May 12) and Wellington. TARANAKI, en route from London for New Zealand, via Suva, left Balboa on Friday. She is due at Port Chalmers on May 10, and will complete discharge at Lyttelton and Timaru. TOORAK left San Francisco on March 31 with a cargo of petrol for New Zealand ports. She is due at Auckland about April 21, and will complete discharge at Lyttelton, Hobart and Melbourne. TURAKINA, en route from Liverpool in ballast, is due at Oamaru, her first loading port, on April 27. WINTON, from New York, Is due at Auckland on May 12, thence Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia. TRANSHIPMENTS BY MAUN6ANUI. Transhipments ex the following vessels were taken to Wellington yesterday by the Maunganui from Svdney: Balranald, Ormiston, Coolana, Tanda, Orsova and Shirala. PASSENGERS FROM LONDON. Port Wellington arrived at Wellington on Sunday evening from London. She brought the following passengers;—Dr D. Dickson (ship’s surgeon), Mrs A. E. Dickson, Mrs H. Dickson, Master D. Dickson, Miss J. A. Dickson, Mrs M. Crawford. Master J. Crawford, Mr R. T. Brown. PERSONAL. Mr B. C. Roberts has been engaged as second officer of the Totara. in place of Mr R. L. Earl, who is now serving on the Titoki in the same capacity. Mr T. E. Bevan has been appointed extra officer on the Waipiata. THE TROJAN STAR. Trojan Star left New Plymouth at 8 a.m. to-day and is now due’ here tomorrow. She is the first ship of the Blue Star Line to visit Lyttelton since the company, entered the New Zealand trade last year. Built in Dunkirk, France, in 1916,1 the vessel was originally named La Pero\ise, after the French explorer of that name who was lost while on a vdyage to the South Seas in the exploration ships BoufTole and Astrolabe in the eighteenth century. Later the vessel was renamed Trojanster, and on being taken over by the Blue Star Line received her prsent name. Of 9002 tons, the Trojan Star is a steel twin-screw steamer. She has four masts and is classed A 1 in Lloyd’s register. The principal dimensions of the vessel are: Length 473.8 feet, beam 60 feet, depth 36.6 feet. WIRELESS XTOTXCE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless station to-night:— Auckland: Aorangi, Armadale. City of Tokio, Cumberland, Elmbank, Hauraki, Hertford, Kekerangu, Monowai, Port Gisborne, Port Hobart, Rangitata, Sultan Star, Thordis, Toorak, Tofua, Waimana. Wellington; Akaroa, Canadian Constructor, Canonesa, Dunedin, Karamea, Mariposa, Monterey, Maui Pomare, Maunganui, Nebraska, Niagara, Nucula, Rangatira. Rangitane, Rangitiki, Remuera, Ruahine, Svolder, Tamahine, Trojan Star, Turakina. Tuscan Star, Wahine. Awarua: Canadian Highlander, Karepo, Makura, Paua, Strathaird, Wainui.