SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20488, 5 March 1932, Page 21

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVALS. Friday, March 4th. Opihi, s.s. (6.30 a.m.), 1116 (ons, Hackworth, from Timaru. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. ' Wahine, s.s, (6.45 a.m.), 4436 tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. . Wakakura, H.M.B. (4.0 p.m.), 247 tons, Brooker, from Akaroa. DEPARTURES. , -Friday, March 4th. Opihi, s.s. (noon), 1116 tons, Hackworlh, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Waimarino, s.s. (4.50 p.m.), "030 tons, Prosser, for Auckland. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. < Wahine, s.s. (8.0 p.m.), 4406 tons, Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. VESSELS IN PORT. Ship. Berth. From. TO. Cygnet—No. 8 Bstwk. Laid up. Kuku —No. 7 Bstwk. Laid up. Water Lilyr—No. BK. For overhaul. Calm—No. 5 Kast Laid up. Wakakura, H.M.S.— .No. 5 "West Akaroa Akaroa

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rangatira, Wellington, this day (2 West). Storm, Wellington, this day (6 East). Wahine, Wellington, March 6th.' Golden Cloud, Wellington, March 6th. Orepnkt, Timaru, March 6th. JCent,' Auckland, March 6th. Somerset, Wellington, March 6th Coptic, Wellington, March 6th. Kini, Napier, March 6th. Port Alma, London, March 7th. Holmdale, Timaru, March , Bth. Wingatui, Wellington, March 81h. Ardenvohr, Wellington. March 9th. Canadian Conqueror. Wellington, March 9. Waipiata, Timaru, March 9th. ' • KinJ, JTioiMU, March 10th. Storm, Timaru, March 10th. Waipahi, Gisborne, March 11th. Taranaki, Brisbane, March lltli. Rangitiki, Napier, March 12th. Sargona, Wellington, March 17th. • Waipahi, Timaru, March 17th. Port Hunter, Wanganui. March 18th. Gahriella, Timaru, March 19th. Tamaroa, Opua. Match 19 th. Wainui, Dunedin, March 23rd. Kartigi. Timaru,- March 23rd. Veronica, H.M.S., March. 24th. Cornwall. Wellington. March 25th Waikawa, Wellington, March «7th. TJenholm, Wellington. April °°th Kia Ora. Port Chalmers. March oOth. Wirrall, Wellington, March 31st. • Maori. Wellington, Apnl Ist. Orari. Wellington, April Bth. Canadian Cruiser,' Wellington, April 10th. Ruahine. Timaru, April 10th. Port Wellington. Wellington, April 12th. Maimoa, Wellington Apnl 12th. Rotorua. Port Chainlets, April 24th. Port Hnon, Wellington, April sMth. Port Ilobnrt. Wellington. April 2flth. Mataroa, Southampton, April 28th.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Rangatira, Wellington, this day. Storm, Bluff, this dayWahine. Wellington, March 7th. Orepukl, Wellington, March 7 ™- Golden Cloud, Dunedin, March 7th. Kini, Dnnedin, March 7th. . Wingatui, Dunedm. March Bth. _ Holmdale, Wellington, March Bth. Port Alma, Djinedm. March 9th. Somerset, Port Chalmers. March 9th. Waiplota, Wellington, March 9th, K*4«i Wolliiutton, March 10th.. Canadian Conqueror. Dun e din, Mftrch l ot h. Ardenvohr. Port Chalmers. March 10th. Storm. Wellington, March 10th. Waipahi, Dunedin, March 11th. Coptic, London, Mareh 11th. tfflnft Wellington. March lltn. , . , Wakakura, H.M.S., Aknroa, March l_th. Taranaki: Napier, March 14th. Raneitiki. Wellington. March 16th. Waipahi. Wellington, March 17t h v Ruahine, Wellington. April 17th. Port Hunter, Wellington. March 19th Wainui. Wellington, March 23rd. Tamaroa, Wellington. March 23rd. ' Walkawa Dunedln, March 80th. Cornell.' Port Chalmers. March 30th. *»" * Ruahine, Wellington. April "tn. rnkaK'. hS?S ™ V«SHngo».April 26. ass; sra. 4 S»-i&-SHIPPING NOTES. j. in arrive here this morning The Storm for Bluff, Dunedin, iro r > is due hack oh Thursday g'M wSSW» .sya-sg; »• A i. - »«~

Monday afternoon with cargo for Wellington. Picton, and Wanganui. The Kini is due here to-morrow from Westport via Napier. She will discharge coal on Monday, and is to sail for Dunedin and Timaru. Due back on Thursday, she will load for Nolson, New Plymouth, Westport, and Greymouth. The Holmdale is an expected arival on Tuesday from Dunedin, Oamaru, and Timaru. She loads for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. I The Wingatui is duo here on Tuesday from Auckland and Wellington. She proceeds I to Dunedin and Timaru. The Waipiatn is to arrive here on Wednesday from Bluff, Dunedin, and Timaru to load for Auckland. Scales. Ltd-.'s, Chartered motor-ship Ardenvohr is due at Lyttelton about Wednesday from Wellington to continue loading for English and Continental ports. She will complete at Lyttelton and Bluff, and is to sail from Bluff on March 19th for Dunkirk and London, via Dakar. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Otira is to sail from Auckland on Monday for London, via Pannma and Kingston. The Benholm is to sail from New York on March 17th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Waipahi it due at Lyttelton on Friday from Gisborne with sheep. - She is to sail the same day for Dunedin. and is due back, via Oamaru and Timaru, on March 17th to load for Napier and Gisborne. The British International Oil Company's chartered, motor-tanker, Bisca, left Los Angeles on February 16th with bulk motorspirit for Auckland, Wellington, and Austra. ua. She i» due at Auckland on March 9th. 1 VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF N.Z. The following Tessels are within reach of the stations named:— Auckland—Alynbank, Adrangi, Brunswick Canadian Conqueror, Dtomede, Fordsdale,' Karteu, Kent, Matai, Maui Pomare, Melbourno MaVu, Nahlin, Newton Pine, Port Alma Tofua, Ulimaroa. ' Wellington—Ardenvoli'r, Cornwall, Huntingdon, Marama, Niagara, Otaio, Port Pirie, Kan&atira, Sagona; Sierra, Tamahine, Wahine, Wainui, Ward, Zealandic. Awarua—Karepo, Kartigi, Laburnum, Makura, Monowai, Wakakura. KENT DUE AT LYTTELTON. The Federal liner Kent is due at Lyttelton to-morrow afternoon or early on Monday from Auckland for further loftding. PORT ALMA LEAVES SUVA. The Port Alma, en route from London, lias sailed from Suva, and she is due at Lyttelton on Monday morning. HUNTINGDON sXILS. Having completed her Homeward loading in New Zealand, the Huntingdon left Napier on Wednesday night for London, via Cape Horn and Dakar. PAKEHA AT SOUTHAMPTON. ' The Shaw, Savill Company has received advice that the Pakeha reached Southampton last Monday. She left Wellington on January 18th for Southampton and London, via Panama and Kingston. ■ SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. LONDON, March 3. Arrived, at S&n Francisco, Sonoma. Sailed, for New Zealand, from Vancouver, Niagara; from I/ondon, Cumberland. SYDNEY, March 4. Sailed, Maunganui (5 p.m.), for Wellington. AUCKLAND. March 4. Arrived, Otira (2 a.m.), from Wellington; Melbourne Maru (4 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed, Canadian Conqueror (6.45 a.m.), for Wellington; Ulimaroa (11.20 a.m.), for Sydney; Wingatui (5 p.m.), for Wellington; Newton Pine (7.30 p.m.), for Newcastle; Melbourne Maru (10 p.m.), for Sydney; ICaretu (11 p.m.). for Newcastle. WELLINGTON, March 4. Arrived. Rangatira (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Paua (7.25 a.m.), from Wanganui; Golden Cloud (7.45 a.m.). from Auckland; Gale (11.45 a.m.), from Wanganui; Kaimiro (£.40 p.m.), from Napier; Waipahi (4.15 p.m.), . from LytteltoW SallefJ, Marama (>3.20 p.m.), for Sydney; Storm (4 p.m.). for Lyttelton; Gale (5J30 p.m.), for Wanganui; Wainui (5.30 p.m.), for Bluff; Rangatira (8 p.m.), for Lyttelton . DUNEDIN, March 4. Arrived, Holmdale (9.10 a.m.) and Orepuki (noon), from Wellington.

OLD CUNARDER AS "FLATS."

A syndicate of Norwegian business men are planning to buy the old Cuuard liner Carmania (20,000 tons), moor her at Oslo and convert her into something between a board-uig-houso and a biock of flats, giving accommodation for about 2000 people at reasonable rents during the present housing shortage. The price mentioned for the liner is £28,000. H.M.S. VERONICA. DUE AT LYTTELTON THIS MONTH. H.M.S. Veronica is due at Lyttelton on March 24th, and will remain in port until April Bth» THE CANADIAN CHALLENGER. Canadian Notional Steamships have received advice that the Canadian Challenger reached Halifax on February 26th. She left Dunedin on January 9th for New York, Boston, nad Halifax, via Panama. THE COPTIC. continue her Homeward loading, the Shaw, Savill motor-slxip Coptic arrived at Wellington on Wednesday evening from Wanganui, She is to leave Wellington, to-day for Lyttelton to complete, and is to clear this port nnally op Friday for Southampton and London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. *rHE CANADIAN CONQUEROR. The Canadian National steamer Canadian conqueror arrived at Auckland on Wednesday morning from Halifax. She was to leave there again on Thursday for Wellington, and 18 due there to-morrow to discharge Halifax '° ' 0!l d tor New York, Boston, and Montreal. She -will leave acain next iuesday for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Australia. , PERSONAL. tli a E ta ' n S. Durham is in command of <?• v ant * k' ne steamer Port Hunter, which arrived at Wellington yesterday from o <V v ' a Auckland, and his officers re. Chief, Mr G. T. C. Harris; second, Mr u K. Townshend; third, Mr G. A. Munday; »? u „ ' _^ r . ■ McClaren; wireless officer, Mr • Whitelaw; chief engineer, Mr F. G. wrover Hooker; second, Mr J. A. Struthers; third, Mr H. Young, fourth, Mr J. Proudfoot; fifth, Mr J. F. Higglnson; sixth, Mr i. Barker; seventh, Mr L. H. Davey; chief refrigerating engineer. Mr H. J. Young; second, Mr W. Qnmick; chief steward, Mr B. W, Bradley: Captain J. e. Hancox has relieved Captain Vr nnon master of the Kapuni. Mr T. C. Sawyers is at present mate of the Kapuni.

THE WATERFRONT.

BUSY NEXT WEEK. The port will bo very busy during noxt week. Five overseas vessels nre due by Monday and four more by the end of the week. The vessels due are the Coptic, Kent, Golden Cloud, and Somerset to-morrow, the Port Alma on Monday, the Ardenvohr and the Canadian Conqueror on Wodnesday, the Taranaki on Friday, and the Rangitiki on Saturday. FISHING LAUNCH ADRIFT. RESCUED BY H.M.S. WAKAKURA. On Tuesday last, at 10.15 a.m., the minesweeper Walcakura, while steaming between Timaru and Akaroa, sighted a launch drifting and displaying distress signals. It proved to be the Ashing launch Mary Ann, of Timaru, with her engine disabled through a broken big-end. Tho launch, which Is owned by John Wilson, was taken in tow to Akaroa, where repairs were effected. MINE-SWEEPER ARRIVES. « WAKAKURA AT LYTTELTON. An unexpected arrival at Lyttelton yesterday afternoon was the mine-sweeper kura, from Dunedin, via Akaroa. She brought a party of Dunedin Naval Volunteer Reservists, who will leave by this morning's express for Dunedin. The Wakakura will carry out Naval Volunteer Reserve training from Lyttelton, and is to sail on Saturday next with a section of tho Christchurch Company on a training cruise, with Akaroa as a base. The Wakakura will spend two weeks out of each three at sea and at Akaroa, and each third week in port at Lyttelton. She is to leave Lyttelton on April 26tlr for Wellington. TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. Tho following are the movements of the Union Company's cargo steamers in the trans-Pacific service:— Waikawa—Left Los Angeles February 22nd, due Papeete March Bth, Auckland March 18th, Wellington March 22nd, Melbourne March 80th, Sydney April 3rd. Returns Vancouver direct. Hauraki—Leaves New Westminster March 9th for San Francisco and Los Angeles. Wnihemo—Left Suva February 27th for Vancouver direct. Wairuna —Loaves Melbourne to-day for Sydney and Newcastle, thence Auckland. Approximate forward loading dates at Pacific Coast ports —subject to alteration without notice —are: — Hnuraki —Expected leave Vancouver February 20th, Ban Francisco March 15th, Lo* Angeles March 17th. Due Auckland April Bth, thence Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. Waihemo—Expected leave Vancouver March 27th. San Francisco April 9th, Lot Angeles April 12! h. Due Auckland May 6th. thence Napier, Wellington, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. Waikawa—Expected leave Vancouver April 27th, San Francisco May Otli, Los Angeles May 3 2th. Due Auckland, via Papeete, June Cth, thence Wellington, - Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. Hauraki—Expected leave Vancouver May 27th, San Francisco June oth. Los Angeles June 12th. Due Auckland July 4th. th?nce Wellington. New Plymouth, Lyttelton, l>unedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. Waihemo—Expected leave Vancouver June 27th, San Francisco July 9th, Los Angeles July 12th. Due Auckland August 6th, thence Napier, Wellington, Lyitelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. PORT OF TIMARU. Departure. Thursday, March 3rd. Opihi. 1117 tons, for Lyttelton. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Expected Arrivals. Orepuki, Dunedin, March stli. Holmdale, Oamaru. March sth. Waipiata, Bluff, March Bth. Kini. Dunedin. 'March 9th. Storm, Dunedin, March 9th. 'Waipahi, Oamaru, March 16th. , Maimoa, Oamaru, March 24th. Tongarlro. via ports. March 81st. Lyttelton, April 7th. Projected Departures. Orepuki, Lyttelton, March sth. Holmdale, Lyttelton, March 5 th. Storm, Lyttelton. March oth. Kini, Lyttelton, March 9th. Waipahi, Lyttelton, March 16th. Note*. The Wuijjjata left Auckland for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Timaru. , Duo on Tuesday. Tho Tongariro is due at Timaru about March 31st to load meat and general cargo for London. The lluahine is due at Timaru about April 7th to load meat and general cargo for London. The Orepuki loads here on March sth lor Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Holmdale is due here on March sth to load for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Kini loads at Dunedin about March Bth, via Timaru and Lyttelton, for Wellington, Nelson, New Plymouth, Westport, and Greymouth. Due Timaru March 9th. The Gahriella loads at Newcastle and Sydney for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyf telton. The Kartigi leaves Newcastle about March 14th for Dunediri, Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton. ' The Waipahi. loaves Dunedin on Tuesday, March 15th, for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborno, via Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton. rrt. ru 0n Wednesday, March 16th. „' x ' h j? Mamioft ig duo here from Oamaru on March 24th to load meat and general cargo lor London.