NEW MOTOR SHIP

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21418, 9 March 1935, Page 23

NEW MOTOR SHIP

NEW ZEALAND STAR'S TRIALS DUE AT LYTTELTON ON APRIL 22 i Cable messages from England announce that the Blue Star Line's fast modern motor-ship New Zealand Star has run very satisfactory trials, making an average speed of 18.6 knots over the trial course in both directions. The New Zealand Star is a sister ship to the Imperial Star, and is the second of. the six new motor-vessels being built by the Blue Star Line (N.Z.), Ltd., for trade between this Dominion. Australia, and the United Kingdom. She is the first vessel of this _ line now trading between the Dominion and the United Kingdom to bring outward cargo from Home ports to New Zealand. She is expected to arrive at Lvttelton to commence discharge on April 22. TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE The Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., supplies the following about the movements of its cargo steamer.-; in the trans-Pacific serl vice:— ; Hauraki—Left Los Angeles February 28. due Papeete March 13, Apia March ' 20, Auckland March 27; thence Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, Sydney, Fiji, Apia, and Vancouver. Indien—Left Apia February 21 for Vancouver, where due March 9. Wairuna—Left Wellington March 7 for Melbourne. Sydney, Newcastle, ■ Fiji, Apia, and Vancouver. Approximate forward loading dates at Pacific Coast ports, subject to alteration without notice:— Indien—Expected to leave Van--1 couvcr March 10, San Francisco March i 24, Los Angeles March 2G. Due Auckland via Apia April 24; thence Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Melbourne, and Sydney. Cape York —Expected to leave Vancouver April 10, San Francisco April ] 22, Los Angeles April 24. Due Auek- ! land via Apia May 20; thence Welling- ; ton, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Melbourne, j 1 and Sydney. | Wairuna —Expected to leave VanI couver May 10. San Francisco M.v 24, j Los Angeles May 2(>. Due Auckland I June 25; thence Wellington, LyttelI ton, Dunedin, Melbourne, Sydney, also I possibly Napier. Hauraki -Expected to leave Vani couver June 5, San Francisco June 23, ! Los Angeles June 25. Due Auckland, | via Papeete July 21; thence Welling- j | lon. New Plymouth. Lyttelton. Dun- j j edin, Melbourne, and Sydney. | Steamer —Expected to leave VanI couver July 10. San Francisco July 24. i Los Angeles July 2(5. Due Auckland ! August 24: thence Wellington, Lyttel- | ton, Dunedin. Melbourne, and Sydney. I jTHIO CANADIAN CONSTRUCTOR l The Canadian Constructor arrived • at Louisburg on February 215, and sailed I again on Saturday en route for Auck- | land. | JIOL.MDALIO FOR SI.IP i The coastal steamer iiolindale, which is due at Wellington to-morrow from Wanganui, is to go on the slip the following day for cleaning and painting. She is to leave Wellington again on Tuesday tor southern ports. CANADIAN HIGHLANDER lON ROUTE The Canadian Highlander sailed from Halifax on Monday for New Zealand. She is now due at Auckland on April 10, and at Wellington on April 15, and will complete discharge at Lyttelton and Dunedin. THE PORT AI'CKLANI) ! The Purl Auckland, alter discharging at Wellington, left there yesterday for Nelson, to commence loading. She will complete at New Plymouth. Wellington, and Port Chalmers, and is to sail from Port Chalmers on March 24 for London. M.UIARI L HAVES COLON j The Mamari, which left Wanganui on February !) for London and West Coast | ports oi' the United Kingdom, sailed j from Colon on Tuesday afternoon. MAT AK A N A'S I) EI >ART UR E The Matakana. at present completing her Homeward loading at Auckland, is now.lo leave there on Monday afternoon tor London, via Panama and Kingston. liV TIIIO STRATHAIRD The following are through passengers from London to New Zealand by the Strathaird, which is duo at. Auckland on March 15, in the course of a tourist cruise from Australia:—Mr, Mrs, and Miss Muntz and infant, Miss Jcx, ; Mi' and Mrs Kilkelly. Mr and Mrs Bent and infant, Mr and Mrs Summers, Mr Zadick, Mr and Mrs Cooper, Mr and Mrs Balgarnie. O RSOVA'S PA SSEN GE RS The Orsova, which arrived at Fremantle on Tuesday from London, had on board the following passengers for New Zealand: —Rev. C. W. Brown, Mrs Brown, and Miss N. Brown, Mr and Mrs E. Y. Smith, Mr and Mrs E. Rarity, Mrs Boyd-Leslie, Mrs Boyd, Mrs Dalgleish and child, Miss M. C. Dalgleish, Mrs White, Miss N. D. Coxon, Miss J. K. Hendrie. Miss R. Johnstone, Miss L. Lovering, Miss A. D. P. Morison, Miss M. Moroney, Miss E. M. Rushton, Miss J. M. Swan, Mr W. H. C. Swan, Mr J. Agnew, Mr T. R. Clarkson, Mr A. J. J. T. Meikle, Mr G. G. K. Taylor, Mr E. P. Warner. RAN'GITATA LEAVES LONDON The New Zealand Shipping Company's motor-liner Rangitata left London* on Thursday afternoon for Wellington and Auckland. RANGITANE EARLIER The Rangitane, en route from London, reports that she expects to arrive at Wellington at noon on Wednesday, one day ahead of schedule.