FORT OF TIMARU

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21416, 7 March 1935, Page 19

FORT OF TIMARU

ARRIVALS Yesterday Waimarino, from Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Wainui, from Oarnaru. Union Steam Ship Company agents. DEPARTURE Yesterday Waimarino, for Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS liolmglen, Oarnaru, this day. Zealandic, Oarnaru, March 7. Waitaki, Dunedin, March 7. Orepuki, Oarnaru, March 8. Breeze, Dunedin, March 10. Antiope, Lyttelton, March 10. Parera, Oarnaru, March 10. Poolta, Westport, March 10. Karetu, Oarnaru, March 12. Kartigi, Lyttelton. March Jl3. Port Victor, Lyttelton, March _ 26. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, March 26. Ardenvohr, Port Chalmers, March 27. Somerset. Lyttelton. March 28. » PROJECTED DEPARTURES Wainui. Lyttelton, this day. liolmglen. Lyttelton, this day. Waitaki, Lyttelton, March 7. Orepuki. Lyttelton, March 8. Zealandic Picton, March U. Parera, Lyttelton, March 10. Breeze, Lytteilon. March U. Poolta. Oarnaru, March 11. Karelu, Lyttelton, March 12. Kartigi, Dunedin, March 10. Waikouaiti, Lyttelton, March 2ij. Purt Vicior, Wellington, March 28. Somerset, Wellington, March 2!). Ardenvohr, Dunkirk, March 29. WAIIWWA CO.MI'I.KThS vo\.\(;k .The new Waipawa, which hi I Napier on February 1 lor London, via Panama, arrived at London on Sunday afternoon. thus completing her maiden voyage. I'KKHI.KS AT AI'CKI.ANI) The steamer Peebles, which i.-, under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, arrived al Auckland irom Antwerp on Monday morning with a cargo of basic slag lor discharge at Auckland and New Plymouth. I'OKT 111 NTKK'S I .OA I)! N<. The Port Hunter, al present loading at Picton. is now to leave there tomorrow for Wellington. She is to remain at Wellington until March n, when she is to leave? lo complete loading at Lyttelton and BluiY. On March 20 she is to leave BlulT for London, via Panama. KAUAMEA AT LONDON 'l'he Karamea, which ielt Napier on January 2(i for London, via Panama, arrived' at Loudon on Sunday morning. SO.MEKSKT TO I.OAI) The Federal lane .steamer Somerset, whivh sailed from Falmouth on February 8 in ballast for New Zealand, is due at Oarnaru on March 18 lo commence loading. She is to load at Lyttelton, Mari.it 2, r > to 27. and from this port will proceed to Timaru. HERTFORD FOR FINAL I.OADINC The Hertford is due at. L.ytlulloii on March 18 from Wanganui for final loading. She is to sail on March 21 for London, via Panama and Curacao. Til !•: CANADIAN VICTOR Canadian National Steamships advise that the Canadian Vicior is to arrive at Auckland from Halifax on March 10, and the following will be her itinerary:-—Auckland, March 18- '!): Napier. March 21; Wellington, March 22-28: Lyttelton, March 24-25; Timaru, March 2(i; Dunedin, March 2728; Bluff. March 29-80. I'll l\ TEES The Te"j> arrived at Lyttelton yesterday morning from the Chatham Islands with two passengers—Major G. F. Htilton and Mr M. li. Godby. The vessel is to dock at Lyttelton to-day, and is to sail on Saturday for the Chatham Islands. NEW 111 "HNS, I'll 1 Ll* EINEK The former Norddeutscher Lloyd motor-ship Merkur arrived at Sydney on February 23 from Bremen, and is to enter the passenger service between Australian ports and Singapore, under the ownership of Burns. Philp and Company, Ltd. The ship was purchased 'recently, with the Neptun, which is now trading to Hong Kong. Th Merkur is an attractive motorliner. of 594(5 tons, and, like her sister ship, has been designed specially for tropical service. She was built at Kiel in 15)24, for Norddeutscher Lloyd's Bremen-Mexico service, and was formerly known as the Rio Bravo. Accommodation is provided for about 90 first-class passengers in outside cabins, and for 24 third-class passengers. Deck space is extensive, and the public rooms are large and well ventilated. The Merkur, which left. Hamburg on December 29, under the command of Captain F. Poser, came out to Australia via the Cape. The German officers and crew who mtinned the liner are expected to return to their country from Sydney, and will be replaced by officers nncl men engaged by Burns, Philp. and Company. Ltd. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL The following vessels are within wireless range of the undermentioned stations: Auckland -11.M.A.5. Canberra, Cumberland, Eclipse, Kaimiro, Mariposa, Matai, Matakana. Maui Pomare, Niagara, H.M.A.S. Stuart. H.M.S. Sussex, Taranaki, H.M.A.S. Vendetta, H.M.A.S. Voyager, Wanganella, Waipahi. Welling), o n—Akaroa, Aiitiope, Acrangi, Australia, Fordsdale, Hertford, Imperial Star, IVlaunganui, Melbourne Maru, Monowai, Northumberland, Opawa, Port Auckland, Port Hobart, Ranjjatir.a, Rangitane, Remuera, Rotorua, Ruahine, Somerset, Sultan Star, Tainui, Tamahine. Tuscan Star, Wahine, Waimana, Wairuna. Awarua —Bear of Oakland, H.M.S. Dicmede, Golden Bear, Jacob Ruppert, Maheno, Makura, Rosaura. Chatham Islands—South Sea. NORFOLK IN HALLAST The Norfolk left London on Saturday afternoon in ballast for New Zealand ports. She is due at her first loading port about April 10.