SHIPPING OVERSEAS AND COASTAL.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20632, 5 June 1935, Page 2

SHIPPING OVERSEAS AND COASTAL.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Waikouaiti Now Due Saturday. I The Union Company’s inter-colonial steamer Waikouaiti is now expected at Lyttelton on Saturday from Australia via southern ports. The Kaimiro has been delayed and should now arrive here on Tuesday. The T'oxton is expected to arrive tonight. The Wingatui should arrive this afternoon to discharge Auckland cargo. The only vessel in port during the forenoon was the Maori. VESSEX.S IN PONT. Maori, No. 2, west. ARRIVALS. TO-DA Y. Maori, Wellington, 6.40 a.m. DEPARTURES. YESTERDAY. Holmglen, Wellington, 3.10 p.m. Rangatira, Wellington, 8.20 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Wingatui, Wellington, this afternoon, - Gladstone Pier, east. Foxton. Wellington, to-night. Rangatira. Wellington. June 6. Pakura, Gisborne, June 6. Xapier Star. Timaru, June 6. Orepuki, Timaru, June 6. Waipiata, Timaru, June 6. Abel Tasman. Wellington, June 7. Waikouaiti. Timaru. June 8. Breeze, Timaru. June 8. Parera. Timaru, June 8. Taupata, Timaru, June 8. Tees, Wellington, June 8. Maui Pomar«. Xiue Island, June 9. Kaimai, Timaru, June 9. Port Waikato, Timaru, June 9. Kaimiro, Wellington, June 11. Port Whangarei, Wellington, June 11. Uolmdale, Timaru. June 11. Cambridge, Wellington, June 11. Waim-arino, Wellington, June 11. Wingatui, Timaru, June 11. Poolta. Wellington, June 11. Aldington Court, Wellington, June 12. Durham. Wellington, June 12. Otira, Oamaru, June 12. Waipawa. Xew Flymouth, June 12. Waitaki, Dunedin, June 12. Wainui. Timaru, June 33. Akaria, Port Chalmers, June 13. Ueatus, Wellington, June 13. Kotorua, Wellington, June 14. Port Whangarei. Timaru, June 14. Akaroa, Port Chalmers, June 15. Waipawa, Auckland, June 15. Balaklava, Wellington, June 18. Canadian Cruiser, Port Chalmers, June 20. Pakeha. Wellington. June 28. Rotorua, Bluff. June 29. Tamarca, London. July 18. PXOJBOTSD DEPASTURES. Maori. Wellington, this day. Wingatui, Dunedin, this day. Orepuki, Wellington, June 6. Waipiata. Wellington, June 6. Foxton, Foxton, June 6. Pakura. Gisborne. June 6. Xapier Star. Wellington, June 6. Rangatira, Wellington, June 6. Abel Tasman, Auckland, June 7. Breeze, Wellington, June 8. Wellington, June 8. Taupata, Xelson. June 8. Fort Waikato. Wellington, June 10. Kaimai, Xelson, June 10, Maui Poniare, Wellington, June 10. Kaimiro, Dunedin, June 11. Waikouaiti, Bluff, June 11. Holmdale, Wellington, June 11. Port Whangarei. Dunedin, June 11. Waimarino. Dunedin, June 11. Wingatui, Wellington, June 11. Poolta. Timaru, June 11. Cambridge. Dunedin, June 12. Aldington Court. Dunedin. June 12. Waitaki, Wellington, June 12. Wainui. Wellington. June 13. Otira. Wellington. June 13. Durham. Xew Plymouth, June 13. Port Whangarei, Wellington, June 14. Beatus, Dunedin, June 14. Akaroa, Picton, June 15. Waipawa. Auckland, June 15. Balaklava, Dunedin, June 19. Canadian Cruiser, Wellington, June 20. Pakeha, Dunedin, June 29. Rotorua, Wellington, July 2. . SHIPPING NOTES. TAUPATA, from Tarakohe, is due here, via Timaru, on Saturday, to load for Nelson. Mapua and Motueka. PORT WAIKATO is expected on Sunday, to load for Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga and Whangarei. OREPUKI should arrive here tomorrow from Timaru, to load for Wellington and Wanganui. BREEZE, from Dunedin, via Oamaru and Timaru, should arrive here on Saturday. to load for Wellington. Picton and Wanganui. PAKURA. on loading here to-morrow, will load for Gisborne, Waikoltopu,

! Tolaga Bay, Toltomaru Bay and Hick’s ; Bay. PARERA returns here on Saturday from Timaru, to load for Wellington, Xew Plymouth and Waikato. KAIMIRO will load here on Tuesday for Grcymouth. The vessel is bringing general South Australian cargo. "WAIKOUAITI is now expected to arrive at Lyttelton on Saturday from | Timaru, to discharge Sydney cargo and | general and coal from Newcastle. ! KAIMAI. due on Sunday, will load I here the following day for Xelson and ] Xew Plymouth. I WAIPIATA. on arrival to-morrow, | will load for Auckland. ! ABEL TASMAN, due here on Friday, will load for Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle. THE DUSK API. The Federal motor-ship Durham is expected here from Wellington on Wednesday next to load for London and West of England ports. PORT HU ON TO LOAD. Port H uou has sailed from New York with cargo for Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne- and Adelaide, after which she will proceed to New Zealand to load. POST CURTIS AT LONDON. Port Curtis, which left Wanganui on April 16 for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas, reached London on Sunday. MATAROA RADIOS. Mataroa, which left. Wellington on May 25 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal, radios that she reached Pitcairn Island on Sunday. Fine weather has been experienced, and all are well on board. CITY OP SALISBURY AT COLON. City of Salisbury, en route from New York to Auckland, Wellington, Lvttelton. Dunedin and Australia, is reported to have reached Colon last Friday. She is due at Auckland on June 29. TURAKINA LEAVES HALIFAX. Turakina. which sailed from Wellington on April 26, arrived at Halifax from New York last Thursday, and sailed on Saturday. She is now proceeding to Bremerhaven, instead of Hook of Holland, before agoing on to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow. PERSONAL. Captain Donald McDonald is to join the Gabriel la at Auckland, relieving Mr R. B. Denniston for further orders. Mr A. H. Gel! joined the Wingatui last week as third offi<-o*-, relieving Mr A. C. Crosbie for holidays. Captain D. has resumed command of the R.M.S. Makura at Sydney. relieving Captain W. Martin for further instructions. Mr F. Sine] is now chief officer of the Parera, relieving Mr E. A. Rate. Mr J. B. Williams has been relieved as third officer of the Kaimai by Mr R. G. Pierpont.. Mr Williams is now extra officer of the Waimarino. NEW UNION COMPANY SHIP. The twin-screw passenger and fruitcarrying motor-ship recently stated to be on order for the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand. Ltd., is to be built by Messrs R. and W. Hawthorn. Leslie and Co., Ltd., of Hebburn-on-Tvne. The vessel will be equipped specially for carrying tropical fruit. She will be 351 ft long with 51ft beam and will have a sea speed of 16 knots. Her gross tonnage will be approximately 3 500. This is the vessel of which the brief announcement has been made that she is to be employed for the carrying of fruit, principally bananas, between tin* South Sea Islands and Xew Zelaand, with general cargo on the return passage. The Union Company has been engaged in the fruit-carrying trade for more than forty years, and. although the volume of traffic in bananas from the Fiji Islands, owing to tariff restrictions in Australia, is not as large as it was some years ago, there is need for a faster vessel for the service. OVERSEAS REPORTS. (Received June 5. 10.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE. This Day. Arrived—Ryuyo Maru from Wanganui. LONDON. .Tune 4. Sailed—Port Fairy, from Falkland; Karamea. from Rio do Janeiro; Turakina, from Halifax: City of Salisbury, from Panama; Coptic, from Balboa, (Received June 5, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Arrived—Newcastle and Kairanga, from New Zealand. WIRELESS NOTICE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night; Auckland—Aldington Court, Birchhank. Dunedin, Emma Maersk, Golden Cloud, Kaimiro. Ivaretu, Mahia. Maul Pomare, Port Gisborne, Welcombe. Wellington—Abel Tasman, Akaroa, Aorangi, Hurunui, Maori, Mariposa, Mataroa, Melbourne Maru. Monterey, Niagara, Otira, Piako Port Darwin, Port Sydney, Rangatira. Rangitata, Rangitiki. Rotorua. Walpahi, Yoserie. Awarua—Alfie Cam, Canadian Britisher. Cape York. Durham, Omana, Waitaki. Chatham Islands—South Sea.