IN BALLAST

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 109, 1 February 1935, Page 14

IN BALLAST

Many Vessels Coming No fewer than 11 vessels are now en route ifroiu the United Kingdom to New Zealand in ballast to load Homeward. A iiumiber have already made the trip out in ballast, while many more will do so before the present export season is over. I.ast season nearly 00 vessels came to New Zealand in ballast to load for the United Kingdom. mid this season the total will be approximately the same. The latest vessels to leave in ballast are the Blue Star Llnq motor-ship Tuscan Slur on January 24. the Shaw, Savill motor-ship Zealandic on January 29, aud the <fc D. Line steamers Port Victor and Port I’irie on January 1M and January 30 respectively. MAIIMOAS ADTBRIEiD ITINERARY. The Shaw. Savill steamer Maimoa is now due at Wellington to-morrow from Napier to continue her Homeward loading. She will leave here again on February 8 for Picton and Lyttelton to rill up, clearing the Canterbury port linally on February 18 for Loudon, via the? Panama Canal and Kingston. THE WAIRUNA. The Union Company’s Wairuna is to clear Los Angeles to-morrow for Apia, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia. She is due at Auckland on February HUNTINGDON REPORTS. En route from Falmouth iu ballast, the Federal steamer Huntingdon has reported by wireless that she expects to reach New Plymouth at 6 a.m. to-day to commence her Homeward loading. MAMARI TO-MORROW. The Shaw, Savill steamer Mamari is now due at Wellington to-morrow morning from Lyttelton to continue her Homeward loading. She will leave here again next Monday for 'Wanganui to till up. and is still scheduled to clear that port finally on February 6 for London. Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via the Panama Canal. NIAGARA LEAVES VANCOUVER. The C.-A. liner Niagara left Vancouver on Wednesday for Honolulu, Suva. Auckland and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on February 17. OPAWA’S 'MOVEMENTS. To complete discharge of her Liverpool cargo and to co-mmcnce her Homeward loading, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-ship O.pawa reached New Plymouth yesterday from Bluff. She will leave there again ou February 12 for Opua, Auckland, Waikokopu and Wellington to com- ' plete.' The vessel is due here on February 25, and is to clear this port finally on February 28 for London. HERTFORD LEAVES CUIRAOAO. Cabled advice has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Hertford, en route from London to New Zealand in ballast, cleared Caracas Bay on Tuesday. She is due in New Zealand on March 1 to load Homeward. GOLDEN CLOUD TO-DAY. To discharge the local portion ot her Pacific Coast cargo, the O. and O. Line steamer Golden Cloud is due at. Welliligtou this morning from Auckland and will berth at No. 1 North Queen’s Wharf. She is to leave again later to-day for Melbourne. Burns, Philp and Co.. Ltd. are the local x agents. MARAMA FOR SYDNEY. The Union Company’s Marama is due back at Wellington this morning.from her cruise in the Marlborough Sounds and wil berth at No. 1 South Queen’s Wharf. She is timed to leave here again at 3 p.m. to-day Cor Sydney. TEES LEAVES CIIATHAMS. The steamer Tees left the Chatham Islands yesterday for Lyttelton and Wellington. She is due here next Tuesday morning and will leave again later the same day for the Chathams. DALVEEN FRITM JAVA. The steamer Dalveeu has been chartered to load raw sugar at Java for Auckland. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Captain F. Summers, commander of the Cunard-White Star motor-liner Georgic, has retired after 35 years’ service with the White Star Line. His first'command was the Galiie. Captain F. A. Frank. D. 5.0., commander of the Cunard-White Star liner Homeric, has retired. He joined the IVhite Star T.ine as fourth officer of the old Doric in .1899, and was appointed to his fifst command. the Gallic, in 1925. Captain J. W. Binks, commander of the liner Olympic, retired last month. He spent 35 years with the White Star Line,, aud received bls first command, the Runic, in 1924. SUEZ CANAL TRAFFIC. During the first' H mouths of 1934 262 more vessels passed through the Suez Canal than in the corresponding period of 1933. while transit dues increased by 10,910.000 fr. Thli respective totals for the two periods were 5197. vessels paying dues . of 755.850.000 fr.. aud 4935 vessels and 774.940.000 fr. MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. The approximate traffic return of the Manchester Ship Canal for November was £95,303, an increase of £l4O over the figure for the same month last year, and that for the eleven months of 1034 was £1.071.035. an advance of £57.101 over 1933; END OF THE "MORGAN COMBINE.” We are at present witnessing the last stages in the break-up of that great American shipping combine which rlie late Mr. J. P. Morgan engineered in the early years of the present century, and which, from hfs point of view, proved such a costly failure, remarks the “Syren and Shipping.” The White Star Line has reverted to British ownership and merged with the Canard Line. The American Line no longer runs an express transAtlantic service, but confines its activities tn the United States coast-to-coast trade, its place being taken by the more recently ■ formed United States Lines. The Leyland Line has practically ceased to exist, nearly all its vessels having boon sold cither to British owners for trading or for breaking up. Now the Atlantic Transport Line and tlio Red Star Line are to become but memories. The Minnewaska nud Minnetonka. of Ihe A.T. L-. are already in the hands of the breakers, but the fate of all the Red Star ships is not yet quite so certain. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEAS. LONDON. January 30. Arrived.—At Table Bay. Waiwera: at Halifax. Canadian Victor: at Balboa. Canadian Constructor. Sailed.—From Curacao. Maturmi: from Liverpool. Zealandii’. MELBOURNE. January 31. Sailed. —Brisbane Maru. for Hobart. BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. THURSDAY. JANUARY 31. AUCKLAND. Arrived.— Port Whaugarei (6.30 a.m.). from Welliligtou; Coptie (9.40 a.m.). from New Plymouth. Sailed.—Poolta (3.5 p.m.). for Napier; Kalingo (5.20 p.m.). for Wellington. NAPIER. Arrived.—Awahou (7 p.m. Wednesday), from Wellington. WANGANUI. Sailed.—Kapiti (3.50 p.m.), for .Wellington. NELSON. Sailed.—Arahura (7.30 p.m.). for Wellington. WAIRAU BAR. Sailed—Echo (3.10 p.m.). tor Wellington. WESTPORT. Sailed—Canopus (6.40 a.m.), for Wellington. CHATHAM ISLANDS. Sailed.—Tees (11 a.m.). for Lyttelton. DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Orepukl (7:15 a.m.). from Wellington. Sailed.—Orepukl (6 p.m.). for Omnaru. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to bo within range of the undermentioned wireless stations last night:— AUCKLAND. —Aller. Aorangi, Australia, Comliebank. Coptic. Imperial Star. Kalingo-, Matai. Northumberland. Querimba, Recorder. Storanger, Sussex. Triona, Waipahi, Wansranella. WELLINGTON. —Golden Cloud. Huntingdon. Karamea. Maiinoa. Mamari. Marama. Maui I’oniare, Mataroa. Niagara. Port Alma. Port Hobart. Queen Eleanor. Rangatira, Rangitata, Rangitiki. Tainul. Tamaliine. Tii'iuaroa. Wahine.'WaikaWa. Waipawa.. AWARUA. —Boar of Oakland. Jacob Ruppert. Kaimiro. Maheno. Makura. Maunganui, Monowai. Narbada, Port Napier, Waikouaiti. Waitaki.