SHIPPING NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19731, 28 December 1926, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS

phases of the moon. DECEMBER.

PORT OF WANGA’ T ARRIVED. IfONDAY, DECEMBER 27. NIL. SAILED. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27. NIL. VESSELS TN POBT. SOLMDALE, Wellington. KAPITI. Wellington. BREEZE. Picton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. GALLIC, New Plvmouth. Friday. INVERCARGILL. Wellington, early. JOHN. Westpott, early. ARAPAWA. Onehunga, January. PROGRESS, Dunedin. January. STORM, Lyttelton, January. DEI ON, Australia, January 5. MATAKANA, Newcastle, January 13. BRONNOY, Texas, January. GABRIELLA. Newcastle, January. PORT CAMPBELL, Launceston. Feb. 2 TREMEADOW. New York, February.

BY TELEGRAPH. (Per Association.) WELLINGTON, Dee. 27. Sailed—Tonganro. 6.45 a. hi., for Tim- ' aru; Arawa, 6.50 a.m., for Napier; Pori Sydney, 7.35 p.m., for Waikokopu; Ma’, hine, 8 p.m., ror Lyttelton. LYTTELTON. Dec. 27. Sailed—Maori, 8.20 p.m.. for Welling ton. AUCKLAND, Dec. 27. Arrived. —Port Bowen, 6 p.m., from London. PANAMA. Dec. 25. Arrived.—Port Hobart from Auck- | land. LONDON. De\ 25. . Sailed.—Bimutaki for Wriirigtcs WELLINGTON, Dec. 26. Arrived —Friday: Maori, 6.55 a.m.. i from Lyttelton; Maheno, 9.50 a.m., ‘ from Lyttelton; Ngakuta, 6 p.m., from' Lyttelton; Wahine, 6.10 p.fn., from Lyt- < telton; Tees. 9.15 p.m.. from Lyttelton, j ) Saturday: Maori, 7 a.m., from Lytt“lJ ton; Totara, 11.35 a.m.. from LyttelI ton; Mataroa, ’1.30 p.m.. from Auck ’ land. Sunday: Wahine, 7.20 a.m.. from Lyttelton. Sailed—Friday: Maori. 8.50 a.m., for Lyttelton: Canadian Spinner. 12.5 p.m.. for Lyttelton; Kurow, 12:40 p.m., for Lyttelton; Wahine, 8 p.m., for Lyttelton* Mernoo, 11.35 a.m., for Picton ;| Marama. 3 p.m., for Sydney. Saturday; Maori, 7.50 p.m.. for Lvttelton. LYTTELTON. Dec. 26. Arrived —Friday: Wahine. 6.20 a.m.. from Wellington: Orepuki. 2.45 p.m.. from Tarakohp: Maori, 6.5 p.m.. from Wellington. Saturday: Kurow,* 5.40 a.m., from Wellington: Wahine, 6.35 a.m.. from Wellington: Canadian ner, 7.20 a.m.. from Wellington; Gale 7.10 p.m.. from Welling on. Sunday: Maori. 7.5 a.m.. from Wellington. Sailed —Friday: Otaki. 12.10 a.m., for London: Wahine. 8.35 a.m.. for Wellington: Maori. 9 10 a.m.. for Wdling ton. Saturday: Wahine. 9 p.m.. for Wellington. AUCKLAND. Dec. 26. Arrived—Rotorua. 3 a.m.. from London; Olivehank. 7 a.m.. from Dunedin: Kaponga. 6.20 p.m.. from Westpori; Port Melbourne. 6.25 p.m.. from New Plymouth. Saturdav: Tris. 6.30 p.m., from Wellington: Kamo. 10.30 p.m.. from Gisborne. Sunday: Carinthia, 2.40 p.m.. from Port Moresby. Sailed—Friday: Mataroa. 7.20 a.m.. for Wellington: Maunganui. 3.40 p.m.. for Sydnev. Sunday: West Connop. 8 a.m.. for Napier. OVERSEAS VESSELS. INWARD BOUND. TRELISSICK— L**b Montreal on November 25 for Auckland, Wellinjrion. T.yttelton. Dunedin. Melbourne and Sydney ; due Auckland COLUMBIAN—Left Galveston December 1 for Auckland. Port Chalmer*. Lyttelton. Sydney. Geelong: due Auck'-and Decem--Left New York October 14 for world cruise. Eastern norts. Auckland. Wellington ; due Auckland December 27 ; due Weni"eton December 31. . . , PORT BOWEN—Left Liverpool Nov. 4 for Auckland. Wellington. T yttelton. Dunedin; due Wellington January *. CORINTHIC —Lef'i Southampton on Dr ermber 3 for Wellington and Auckland; due WHlinetun January 10. . e CANADIAN PLANTER—Left Halifax Nov. *»5 for Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton. Tunaru. Dunedin : due Auckland Jan. 9 ; due Wellington Jan. 14. BKMUERA From Louden, left Southampton December 4 for Wellington. Lyttelton. Fort Chalmers. Bluff : due Wellington January 9. NORTHUMBERLAND—Left Liverpool December 5 for Auckland. Napier. Wellington, Lyttelton. Port Chalmers: due Auckland January 10: due Wellington January 20. SUSSEX—Left Calcutta December 5. via Penang. Singapore, and Samarang, for Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton. Timaru. Dunedin. Bluff: due Auckland January 12; due Wellington January 19. TRELEVAN —Left New York December S for Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, jjobart. Launceston. Bumie: due Auckland January 16: due Wellington January 23. YOMAH —Left New York December 8 for Auckland Napier. Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin. Bluff: due Auckland January 12 ; due Wellington January 19. OTOKIA —Left San Luis. Obispo. California, on December 8 for Wellington ; due Wellington January 1. SVAIHORA- -Left Calcutta on December 8 for Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin and Bluff; due Wellington January 8. LIONEL —Left Port Arthur (Texas) on December 3 for Auckland. Wellington, and Australia; due Auckland January 15. WEST CALERA —Left Los Angeles on Deeember 5 for Auckland. Wellington, and Australia : due Auckland December 29. PAKEHA —Left Liverpool December 21 for Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin; due Auckland January 28; due Wellington

LOCAL AGENTS’ ADVICE. ' Messrs C. F. Mill ward and Co. advises— THE CALM. The Calm is at present at Dunedin. THE GALE. The Gale is on her way south to load for ; Wanganui. THE BREEZE. \ From the South Island. Wellington and Pic- ) ton the Breeze arrived at Wanganui on Saturday. THE STORM. The Storm is in dock at Lyttelton. THE GABRIELLA. From Sydney and Newcastle, the Gabriella is expected to reach Wanganui about January 16. THE BRONNOY. The Bronnoy is reported to have left Galveston, Texas, on December 3 for Wanganui direct with a load of sulphur. She brings her . cargo for Messrs Kcmpthome, Prosser and I Company’s Aramoho chemical works and is I expected here in January. Messrs S. Holm and Co. advise: — THE JOHN. The John will load coal at Westport this week for Wanganui. THE HOLMDALE. ! From southern ports, Lyttelton and Wei- . lington. the Holmdale arrived at Wanganui . on Thursday. THE PROGRESS. The Progress is on her way to Kaipara and Hokianga. The vessel later loads at Dunedin i - for Oamr.ru. Timaru. Lyttelton. Wellington, Wanganui. New Plymouth and Port Waikato. Messrs A. Hatrick and Co. advise: — THE KAPITI. The Kapiti arrived at Wanganui on Friday from Wellington. THE INVERCARGILL. The Invercargill is due back at Wanganui fmm Wellington shortly. Messrs Johnston and Co. advise:— THE ARAPAWA. From Onehunga. the Arapawa proceeds north to Kaipara, Hokianga and Herekino. ! She is expected back at Wanganui in Janu- ; ary. GENERAL NEWS. HORORATA AT NEW YORK. i A cable message to the New Zealand Ship- ; ping Company reports that the Hororata arI rived at New York on December 20 from Tokomaru Bay. en route to London. The vessel left Tokomaru Bay on November 19. PAKEHA EN ROUTE. Cabled news has be?n received by the Shaw. Savill and Albion Company that the Pakeha ailed from Liverpool on December 21 for | Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The vessel is due at Auckland on Janui ary 28 and at Wellington a week later. AUSTRALIAN CARGO. The Union Company has received advice i that the Waipori. after loading at Edithburg, 1 I Adelaide and Melbourne, is tn leave Melbourne I for New Plymouth. Wellington. Auckland and i Portland on January 5. CARINTHIA’S WORLD CRUISE. } The Cun.ird Company’s 22,00 Q-ton liner Carj inthia. which is on a world cruise and is due lat A> | and from Port Mo esby next Monday mor.i'.ng, has l>ecn allotted a berth at Queen’s j Wharf. Auckland. She will be at Auckland until next Wednesday evening, when she will ! I resume her voyage to Wellington. CARGO FROM NEW YORK. The Tremeadow is to leave New York on J-nuary 12 for .Auckland. Wellington, Lyttel•>n. Timaru, Dunedin and Wanganui. She is to be followed on February 1 by the City of Yokohama for Auckland, Wellington, ■ , Lyttelton. Dunedin and Bluff. Both steamers are running under the aus- i pices of the A. and A. Line. A.A.O. LINE VESSELS. The following arc movements of American- ■ ‘ Australian-Orient Line steamers engaged in 1 j the New Zealand trade:— The West Calera is due at Auckland from . San Pedro •>-morrow and will afterwards go to WellingtC'i and Australia to complete disj charge. The Elkridge, also from Pacific Coast ports, was despatched from San Pedro on December . 18 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton and , Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on January ’ 12 * The next of the company’s steamers to leave ’ San Pedro will be the West Cajoot, which is scheduled to sail on January 1 for Auckland and Wellington, and should reach Auckland on January 26. FROM MELANESIA. After an absence of three months, during which visits were paid to numerous islands in ! the Southern Pacific, the Melanesian Mission : steamer Southern Cross returned to Auckland on December 22. The vessel left Auckland on i Septeml»er 22. touching at Noumea six days later. Vila was coached on October 2, and after supplies for the missionaries had been landed departure was taken the same day for th? New Hebrides and Banks Groups. A stop was made at Vanikora on October 15, anil visits were later paid to various adjacent settlements. The return trip was commenced j on November 27 r.nd after coaling at Noumea 1 on December 13 a course was set for Auckland. Fine weather was experienced throughout the voyage, which was made without inci- . dent. The vessel ? s next cruise will be about the , beginning of next April. ' NOTICES TO MARINERS. The Auckland Harbour Board notifies that ; dredger Hapai is moored cardinally in a posii tion 110 degrees 550 ft from the northern end 1 of western tide-defiector. from which position the dredger will operate in a westerly and a | south-westerly direction. The Tauranga Harbour Board notifies that i the sailing-course from the junction of Katii Rati Channel with Stella Channel "kt Sulphur Point Split is now further marked by three additional black buoys placed in the following | positions: 1. 150 degrees distant 30ft from the northiem end of the new Railway wharf in 12ft M.L.W.S. i 2. 141 degrees distance 970 ft from the eastorn end of the White Island Company's jettv; I in 12ft. M.L.W.S. 3. 178 degrees distant 825 ft from the lighted beacon at the entrance to Stella passage, ’ and opposite Sulphur Point Spit.

VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Awarua—Tutanekai, Mamari, Karetu, C, A. 'Larsen. Sir James Clark Ross. Auckland Niagara, Maunganui, We.iruna, i Ulimaroa. Waihemo, Omana, West Calera, I Tofua, Faraday. I Chatham Islands—Otaki. Wellington—Tongariro, Arawa. Marama, j Port Sydney. Mernoo. West Conob. Tamahine, Wahine. Maori, Arahura, Ngaio, Surprise. . INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. The Mahcno leaves Wellington to-day for I Melbourne direct. The Ulimaroa from Sydney, due Auckland | The Marama from Wellington, due Sydney I The Maunganui from Auckland, due Sydney j to-day. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. Makura, R.M.S., left San Francisco December 1 for Sydney, via Papeete, Rarotonga and Wellington : sailed from Wellington December 20 ; arrived Sydney December 24. Aorangi. R.M.M.S., left Vancouver December 15 for Sydney, via Honolulu, Suva, and Auckland ; due Auckland January 3 ; due Sydney January 8. Tahiti. R.M.S.. left Sydney December 2 for San Francisco, via Wellington, Rarotonga and Papeete sailed from Wellington *ember 7; arrived San Francisco December 24. Niagara. R.M.S., left Sydney December 16 for Vancouver, via Auckland, Suva. and Honolulu : arrived Auckland December 20 ; due Vancouver January 7. ,

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