SHIPPING NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19847, 23 May 1927, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF WANGANUI ARRIVED. SATURDAY, MAY 21. BREEZE (11.25 a.m.), 553 tons, Sheppard, from. Picton. SUNDAY, MAY 22. KAPUNI (11.15 a.m.), 275 tuns, Robertson, from Wellington. KAPITI (1.37 p.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, from Wellington. SAILED. SATURDAY, MAY 21. INVERCARGILL (2.50 pan.), 226 tons, Smith, for Wellington. PORT DENISON (6 p.m.), 8191 to is, Ferris, for Wellingtson. SUNDAY, MAX 22. NIL. VESSELS IN PORT. HAWERA, Wellington. BREEZE, Dunedin. KAPITI, Wellington. KAPUNI, Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. RARANGA, Wellington, to-day. HOLMDALE, Dunedin, to-day. INVERCARGILL, Wellington, early. STORM, Dunedin, Wednesday. ALEXANDER, West Coast, Wednesday GABRIELLA, Sydney, Thursday. GALE, Dunedin, Friday. ARAPAWA, Unehunga, Saturday. CALM, Dunedin, Saturday. AUSTRALIAD, New York, May. IHUMATA, Sydney, June. TAIBOA, New Plymouth, June. PERSIAN PRINCE, Galveston, June. PORT AUCKLAND, N.Z. ports, June CUMBERLAND. N.Z. ports, June. ARAWA, N.Z. ports, June. WJRRAL, New York, July. BY TELEGRAPH. [Per Fresa Association.] AUCKLAND, May 22. Arrived —Saturday: Kaponga, 6 a.m, from New Plymouth; Norfolk, 12.30 p.m. from Wellington. Sunday* Kaimanawa. 7.20 a.m., from Westport; Kurow, 11 from Picton. Sailed —Saturday: Tofua, 10.50 a.m., for Fiji; West Ivan, noon, for Mel bourne. LYTTELTON, May 22. Arrived — Saturday Wahine 6.35 a.m., from Wellington; Waipiata, 6.45 a.m, from Oamaru. Sunday: Maori, 7 a.m., from Wellington. Sailed —Saturday: West Sarmona, 11.15 a.m., for Dunedin; Canadian Britisher, 4.15 p.m., for Timaru; Kaituna, 6.10 p.m., for Wellingion; Wahine, 8.25 p.m., for Wellington. Waikouaui, 9.30 p.m., for Timaru. DUNEDIN, May 21. Arrived — Saturday: Moeraki,, 8 a.m., from Lyttelton; Gale, 3 p.m., from Piston. Sunday: West Carmona, 8.30 a.m., from Lyttelton. Sailed—Saturday: Oreti, 7.45 a.m., for Invercargill; Moeraki, 5.20 p.m., for Bluff. WELLINGTON. May 21. Arrived —Saturday: Holmdale, 5.35 p.m., from Lyttelton. Sunday: Cygnet, 2 a.m.. from Lyttelton; Port Denison, 3.45 a.m., from Wanganui; Pakura, 6.20 a.m., from Gisborne; Wahine, 7 a.m., from Lyttelton; Kaituna, 2.30 p.m, from Lyttelton. Sailed—Sunday: Arawa, 7 a.m., for Lyttelton; Raranga, 4.40 p.m., for W.iuganui. ___

LOCAL AGENTS’ ADVICE. Messrs C. F. Millward and Co. advise:— The Calm is expected from the South next Saturday. The Breeze left on Saturday for New Plymouth. The Gale is due from southern ports next Friday. The Storm is expected from the South Island and Wellington on Wednesday. Messrs S. Holm and Co. advise:— The Holmdale is due to-day from the South. Messrs Johnston and Co. advise: — The Arapawa arrives on Saturday from Onehunga. Messrs A. Hatrick and Co. advise:— The Invercargill returned to Wellington on Saturday. The Kapiti arrives to-day from Wellington. Messrs J. H. Cock and Co. advise: — The Alexander is due on Wednesday from the West Coast. GENERAL NEWS. Messrs Andrew Weir and Co., of London. ] have contracted with Messrs Harland and I Wolff, Belfast, for the building of two more shallow draft twin-screw tank steamers. They are to be 315 ft in length and 50ft in breadth and of 2300 tons gross. They will be fitted with triple expansion engines, and will burn oil fuel. The company has also purchased the xsor»egian motor ship Lidvard (which has been renamed the Dunafric), and the Folkvard and Landvard. The purchase price is reported to be about £85,000. The death of Captain K. O. Niuman, a prominent figure «n New Zealand coastal shipping for many years, occurred at his residence, Fonsonby (Auckland), on May 4. Captain Niuman, who was 65 years of age, came to New Zealand from Finland 40 years ago. For a long period he was in the service of James Smith and Co., while for some time he owned and ran the schooner Hercules and the keteh Coronation. Although Captain Niuman,. in the course of his career, plied to most of the ports on the New Zealand coast, he was familiar with the run between Auckland and , Whangarei. Messrs C. F. Millward are advertising excursions to Honolulu and Hawaii Islands by the magnificent Union steamers "Maunganui,” “Aorangl” and “Niagara.” See advertisement. VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Awantri.—Niagara, Port Curtis, Nucula, Persian Prince, Kaiwarra, Ulimaroa, Maunganui, Kartigi, Kaitoke, Mineric, Tofua, Wear Ivan. Chatham Islands.—Huntingdon., Northumberland. Wellington.—Tamahine, Tahiti, Northumberland, Kauri, O. A. Knudsen, Port Denison, Queen M % ud, Foreric, Kaituna, Pakeha. Awarua.—Otokia, Moeraki, West Carmona, Petricola. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. Ulimaroa left Auckland on May 20 for Sydney: due at Sydney on May 24. Marama left Sydney on May 20 for Wellington; due at Wellington on May 24. Maunganui left Sydney May 20 for Auckland ; due at Auckland May 24. Moeraki leaves Wellington on May 18 for Melbourne, via southern ports; dut at Melb>>ur,.e on May 28. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Aorangi left Sydney Ma> 5 for Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver ; due Vancouver May 27. Niagara left Vancouver May 5 for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland May 24. Tahiti left Sydney May 19 for Wellington and San Francisco; due Wellington May 23 and ’Frisco June 10. Makura left San Francisco May 18 for Wellington, and Sydney; due Wellington June 6, Sydney June 11. OVERSEAS VESSELS. INWARD BOUND. HUNTINGDON, left Liverpool April 17 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff; due Auckland May 24. CORINTHIC, from London, left Southampton April 23 for Wellington, Auckland; due Wellington May 31. CANADIAN PIONEER, left Halifax April 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin; due Auckland June 6. MAMARI, left London April 29 for Auckland. Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington; due Auckland June 5. CITY OF KHARTOUM, left New York April 28 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, Bluff ; due Auckland June 2. FOYLE, left St. John April 29 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin, Melbourne, Sydney ; due Auckland June 12, REMUERA, from London, left Southampton May 6 for Auckland and Wellington; due Auckland June 11. ANTONIO—Left Port Arthur, Texas. April 22, for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, Australia; due Auckland May 24. MARYLAND—Left Cuba April 23 for Auckland and Australia; due Auckland May 28. TEKOA—Left Liverpool on May 7 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth ; due Auckland June 13. MINERIC—Left Nauru Island on May 17 for Auckland ; due Auckland May 29. PACIFIC TRANSPORT—Left Nauru Island on May 12 for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff; due Lyttelton May 24. WIRRAL —Left New York May 15 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, Wanganui; due Auckland June 25.