MARITIME MOVEMENTS!

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20124, 18 April 1928, Page 9

MARITIME MOVEMENTS!

PORT OF WANGANUI There were no movements in t port yesterday. VESSELS IN PORT. Port Adelaide (in thp roadstead), New Plymouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Hoimdale, South, to-morrow Kia Ora, N.Z. ports, April. Mamari. N.Z. ports, April. Maimoa, N.Z. ports, April Kyntire, Ocean Islan I. early. Cowden Law, Gal veil. on. end of April. I Gabriella, Newcastle, May. w: Uaston, New York, June. BY TELEGRAPH. I Per Press Association, j AUCKLAND, April 17. Arrived—Kaponga, 5.45 p-m., from Newcastle. Sailed—lonic, 8 p.m.. for Napier. DUNEDIN. April 17. Arrived—Breeze, 6-15 p.m., from Lyttelton. Sailed—Calm 8.30 u.m. for TimaruWELLINGTON, April 17. Arrived—M?nuka, 2.5 a.m., from Mel bourne; Maori, 7 a.m., from Lyttelton. Sailed—Ke.hika, 1 p.m., for Napier; Storm, 4-45 p.m-. for Wanganui; Herminius, 5 n.m.. for London; Maori, 7.50 p.m., for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON April 17. Arrived Wahine, 6.45 a.m., from Wellington: Holmdale. 11-50 a.m-, from Timaru; Kaituna, 9.40 a.m., from Oamaru. Sailed—Piako. 5.5 p.m., for Wellington; Holmdale, 8 10 p.m., for Wellington; Kia Ora. 5-20 p.m.. for Dunedin; Wahine. 8.35 p.m., for Wellington. OVERSEAS VESSELS. NORFOLK—Was to sail from Liverpool April 14 for New Zealand ports including Hawke’s Bay. CUMBERLAND—SaiIs from Home port.’ April 28 for New Zealand, including Fluff. NORTHUMBERLAND—To sail May 12 for New Zealand porta, including New Plymouth. NEWBY HALL—Left New York March 7; left Newport News March 10 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Sydney: due Auckland Sunday; due Wellington April 11. HURUNUI—Left London March 16 for Auckland. Port Chalmers and Bluff; due Auckland April 22. TURAKINA—Left Liverpool March 17 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin: due Auckland April fl; due Wellington May 1. ZEA LAN DIC Left Newcastle-on-Tyne March 30 for Bluff; due May 3. HORORATA—From London, left Southampton March 26 for Auckland and Wellington ; due Auckland May 4. TAMAROA—From London ; left Southampton March 30 for Wellington, Auckland; due Wellington May 5. WIRRALL—Tx?ft New York March 24; left News March 26 for Levuka, Suva. Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin ; due Levuka April 29 : due Auckland May 9 : due Wellington May 16. QUEEN ELEANOR—From St. John; left New York April 17 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin; due Auckland May 13; due Wellington May 20. PORT AUCKLAND—Left London March 16 for Weiington, Lyttelton, Timaru and New Plymouth. Wanganui, Newcastle; due Wellington April 27. COWDEN LAW—Left Galveston March 6 for Auckland. Wellington .Lyttelton. New Plymoiuth. Wanganui. Newcastle: duo Auckland to-day; due Wellington April 22.

LOCAL AGENTS’ ADVICE. Messrs Millward and Co. advise: The Cowden Law is due at Wanganui about the end of April from Galveston, Texas, via Auckland, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. The Kintyre will sail from Auckland today for Wanganui via New Plymouth, with a cargo of phosphate. The Gabriella loads at Melbourne. Sydney and Newcastle about the middle of May for Wanganui. The Calm loaded at Bluff Monday, thence usual ports and is expected at Wanganui on the 21st inst. Messrs Holm and Co. advise: — The Holmdale loads at Wellington to-day, and is due at Wanganui to-morrow. GENERAL NEWS. AORANGI’S FAST TRIP. A fast trip from Sydney to Auckland was made by the Royal Mail liner Aorangi, which arrived at Auckland on Monday the 9th. Leaving Sydney on the Friday morning the Aorangi travelled the distance from Sydney Heads to Rangitoto Beacon in 3 days 1 hour and 21 minutes, which is three minutes less than the time occupied on her trip when she reached Auckland from Sydney on February I of this year. The fiiagara’s best time beiween the two ports is 3 days 23 minutes, or one hour better than the Aorangi’s time. NEW OIL TANKERS. Specially built for the Australian trade, the Vacuum Oil Company’s tanker Yarraville was launched at the shipbuilding yards of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd., recently. This is the fourth of the company’s fleet to be built for fie Australian trade. Her sister ship, the Voco, visited Sydney on her maiden voyage at the beginning of last month. The Plume and the Pulpit Point ■ i sited Australia last year, and the Pulpit Point is due there again shortly.

The Yarraville will be identical in size and structure to the Voco, which is now en route to Auckland.

It is understood that Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd., have received an order from the Vacuum Oil Company for a steam-driven oil tanker. This vessel will be 335 feet long, and will be designed to carry 7250 tons deadweight on a draft of 24 feet 4 inches. The propelling system consists c.f triple-expansion engines. It is expected that the steamer will be olf the stocks in December. It is not known whether this vessel will be placed in the Australian trade, but it is probable that the four already built will maintain the company’s trade between California and Australia and New Zealand. CAPTAIN W. H. PARKER. Captain W. H. Parker, C.8.E., commander of the White Star liner Albertic, has succeeded Captain Arthur Holme, commander of the White Star liner Homeric, whose retirement was announced in December. Captain Holme has reached the age limit set by the White Star Line, and he will retire to a life of ease after 45 years at sea. Captain Parker, who succeeds him, spent last season in command of the Albertic, the largest cabin, steamer on the St. Lawrence route, which was only added to the White Star fleet last summer. He has had a varied career in more than 40 years at sea, and during that time has formed friendships in many parts of the world. The Homeric was overhauled in January preparatory to her annual cruise to the Mediterranean, for which she left New York on January 21. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. Maunganui, left Auckland for Sydney Friday; due to-day. Leaves Sydney for Wellington on April 20. Leaves Wellington for Sydney on pril 27 ; due May 1. Manuka leaves Bluff on Saturday for Melbourne ; due April 25. Marama, to leave Wellington for Sydney Friday ; due yesterday ; leaves Sydney for Auckland on April 20; due April 24. Leaves Auckland for Sydney on April 27; due May 1. WIRELESS REPORT. Awanui.—Aorangi, Niagara, West Islip, King Egbert, Lubrico, *Kaiapoi. Chatham Islands.—Pakeha. Wellington.—Wahin» Maori, Ngaio, Arahura, TSmahine, Manuka, Devon, Piako, Port Victor. O. A. Knudsen, Herminius, Port Adelaide, Kia Ora, Waihemo, Kaitangata, Kalingo. Awarua. —Kia Ora, Yoseric, Waikouaiti, Karetu. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Niagara, for Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland April 23 and Sydney April 28. To leave Sydney May 3 and Auckland May 7 for Vancouver; due Vancouver May 25. Aorangi left Sydney April 5, and left Auckland Tuesday for Vancouver; duo April 27. Leaves Vancouver May 2 for Auckland and Sydney; due Auckland May 21 and ! Sydney May 26. Tahiti, leaves Sydney to-morrow for Wellington and San Francisco; due Wel..gton April 24 and San Francisco May 11. ■.eaves San Francisco on May 16 for Wellington and Sydney; due Wellington June 4 and Sydney June 9. Makura, leaves San Francisco for Welling- • ton and Sydney to-day; due Wellington May 7 and Sydney May 12. Leaves Sydney May 17 for Wellington and San Francisco; at Wellington May 22 and San Francisco June 8.