SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 December 1926, Page 3

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1926. PHASES OF TXE MOON DECEMBER. December 5. —New moon, 5.42 p.m. December 12.—First quarter, 6.17 p.r„ December 19.-—Full moon, 5.39 p.m. December 27. —Last Quarter, 4.29 p.m. TIDES AND SUN. High water Sun- Sun-

ARRIVED, v November 30.—Rarawa, s.s. (5 30 a.m.), 1072 tons. Bark, from Onehunga. Passengers: Misses McGuinness, Jackson, Casey; Mrs. Ward and child; Messrs Heald, Richards, Smith, Alhusen, Davis, Whileman, Binger, Adamson, Bowen, Jardine, Godkin, Pepperell, Williams, McKewen, MeMimminan, Binger. November 30.—Kittawa, s.s. (5.30 pin.), 1253 tons, from Devonport, (Tasmania). SAILED. November 30. —Totara, s.s. (4.15 p.m.), 426 tons, Pearson, for Wellington. November 30.—-Rarawa, s.s. (8.25 p.in.), 1072 tons, Bark, for Onehunga. Passengers: blisses Armstrong, Richards, Marshall; Mesdames Reynolds, Armstrong, Wat-kin, Palmer, Severne; Messrs Waltham, Severne, Hannaford, Finchaim, Cattley, Y'oung. IN PORT. Kittawa, s.s., Newton King wharf. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. Opihi, from Dunedin, to-day. Corinna, from Wellington, to-day. John, from Bluff, to-morrow. Alexander, from Westport, to-morrow. Kaitanigata, from Greymouth, to-morrow. Rarawa, from Onehunga, Friday. Kamona, from Dunedin, early. Rarawa, from Onehunga, Tuesday. OVERSEAS. Waitemata, 5729 tons, left San FranclsctJ October 14 for Napier, Lyttelton, DunttMn, Nelson and New Plymouth; arrived Napier Novenu ber 6. Due at New Plymouth to-morrow. (U.S.S. Co.). Stroma, 3748 tons, left Nauru Island on Tuesday for Auckland and New Plymouth; now due at Auckland and New Plymouth end of week. (Newton King, Ltd.). Wingatui, 2373 tons, leaves Melbourne tomorrow for New Plymouth, Wellington and Auckland; due New Plymouth next Wednesday. (U.S.S. Co.). Mahana, 11,796 tons, left London October 20 for Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth. Due Auckland to-morrow and New Plymouth December 15. (Newton King, Ltd.). Gallic, 7912 tons, from Australia, due New Plymouth December 22 to load for Home. (Newton King, Ltd.).* Port Melbourne, 9152 tons, left London October 26 for Wellington, Lyttelton, New Plymouth and Auckland; due Wellington next Wednesday. (Collett and Co.). Dewey, 5630 tons, left Los Angeles November 12 for New Zealand ports, including New Plymouth; due Auckland next Wednesday and New Plymouth December 20, (Newton King, Ltd.). Walotapu, 7176 tons, loads at Pacific ports In December for Wellington, New Plymouth, Lvttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. (U.S.S. Co.). Hertford, 10,923 tons, leaves Liverpool December 31 for New Zealand ports. Including New Plymouth; due Auckland February 11. (U.S.S. Co.).

Port Caroline, 8263 tons, loads at London January 12 for direct discharge at New Plymouth. (Collett and Co.) A. and A. steamer, leaves N»w York late In November or early in December for New Zealand ports, including Ncx Plymoutn. (U.S.S. Co.), Walteraata, loads at Pacific Coast >orts during January, for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. (U.S S. Co.). EN ROUTE TO NEW ZEALAND. Tekoa, left Liverpool on October 24 fot Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. Now due at Auckland. Mernoo, left Montreal on October 23 for Auckland, Wellington, Picton, Sydney and Bris bane; due Auckland December 15. Tongariro, left London on October 22 for Suva, Auckland. Port taalmers and Timaru; due Auckland December 3. Canadian Spinner, left Montreal on October 27 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff; due Auckland December 11. Trcworlas, left New York on October 26 for Auckland, YVellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin; due Auckland December 4. Mataroa, left Southampton on N vembor 5 for Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington December 12. Port Bowen, left Livervool on November 11 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dune din; due Auckland December 24. Athenlc, left Southampton on November 12 for Wellington. Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Napier; due Wellington December 20. Trevorlan, left New York on November 13 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; due Auckland December 23. Vinemoor, left San Francisco on November 18 for Wellington and Melbourne; due Wellington December 15. Rotorua, left Southampton an November 17 for Auckland, Wellington and Bluff; due Auckland December 25. West Conob, left Los Angeles on November 22 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Nelson; due Auckland December 12. Canadian Planter, left Montreal on November 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Napier; due Auckland January 8.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS

TO SAN FRANCISCO. Tahiti, leaves Sydney to-morrow fot San Francisco, via Wellington. Leaves Wellington next Tuesday; due 'Frisco December 24. Leaves ’Frisco December 29 for Wellington ; due January 17. Makura, leaves 'Frisco to-day for, Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington December 20 and Sydney December 24. Leaves Sydney December 30 for 'Frisco, via Wellington. Leaves Wellington January 4 and due 'Frisco January 21 Leaves 'Frisco January 26 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington February 14 and Sydney February 19. Maunganui, leaves Sydney January 27 for San Franoisco, via Wellington. Leaves Wellington February 1 and due 'Frisco February 18. Leaves 'Frisco February 23 for Sydney, via Wellington; due Wellington March 11 ano Sydney March 19. TO VANCOUVER. Aorangl, left Sydney last Friday for Vancouver, via Auckland. Left Auckland last Wednesday and due Vancouver December 10. Leaves Vancouver December 15 for Sydney, via Auckland. Leaves Auckland January 4 and due Sydney January 8. Niagara, left Vancouver November 17 foi Sydney, via Auckland; due Auckland next Monday and Sydney December 11. Leaves Sydnej December 16 for Vancouver, via Auckland Leaves Auckland December 21 and duo Vancouver January 7. Leaves Vancouver January

12 for Sydney, via Auckland. DuO Auckland January 31 and Sydney February 5. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. Marama, now at Sydney. Leaves there next Friday for Auckland; due next Tuesday. Leaves Auckland on December 10 for Sydney; due December 14. Leaves Sydney December 17 for Wellington; due December 21. Maunganui, now at Sydney. Leaves •♦here next Friday for Wellington; duo there next Tuesday. Leaves Wellington December 10 for Sydney; due December 14. Leaves Sydney December 17 for Auckland: due December 21. # Ulhnaroa, now at Auckland. Leaves there next Friday for Sydney ; due . December 7. Leaves Sydney December 10 for Wellington; due December 11. Loaves Auckland December 17 for Sydney ; due December 21. Maheno, l&ft Wellington yesterday for Melbourne, via Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff; due Melbourne December 8. Leaves Melbourne December 15 for Wellington, via Bluff, Milford Sound, Dunedin and Lyttelton; due Wellington December 24. ALEXANDER DUE TO-MORROW. Messrs Cock and Co. advise that the Alexander is due at New Plymouth to-morrow morning with 280 tons of coal from Westport. She returns to that port after discharge. inSnTFORD ’S ITINERARY. The Federal S.N. steamer Hertford, which leaves Liverpool on December 31 with general cargo for discharge, is due at Auckland on February 11 and will also discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and New Plymouth. DEWEY FROM PACIFIC COAST. Messrs Newton King, Ltd., advise that the Dewey, which left Los Angeles on November 13 for New Zealand ports, is due at Auckland next Wednesday. She afterwards calls at Wellington and New Plymouth, where she Is duo on Decem/ber 20 or 22 to discharge Pacific Coast cargo before sailing for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. MAHANA ON DECEMBER 15. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mahana, due at Auckland to-morrow from London, afterwards proceeds to Wellington and New Plymouth, where she is due about December 15 to discharge about 1500 tons of general cargo.

JOHN DUE TO-MORROW. Messrs Holm and Co. advise that the John 15 now due at New Plymouth to-morrow from Bluff, via ports. She will afterwards sail for Bluff, via all ports. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The Customs Office advises that they have been notified that a cable buoy with a red flag has been streamed 6.7 miles from Robertson Point, bearing one, thirty-two degrees true. WINGATUI FROM AUSTRALIA. The Union Company advises that the Wingatui is scheduled to leave Melbourne tomorrow for New’ Plymouth, Wellington and Auckland. She is due here about "Wednesday next. TURAKINA'S MOVEMENTS. Now loading at Wellington, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Turakina is to sail to-morrow for Napier and Auckland to fill up with wool and produce for London and "West Coast ports of Great Britain. She is to be despatched from Auckland for London on December 17. GALLIC TO LOAD FOR LONDON. The Shaw r , Savill and Albion steamer Gallic is due at New Plymouth on December 22 from Australia direct to load frozen meat and possibly dairy produce for London. She will proceed from here to the Wanganui roadstead and sails finally from Wellington on January 21 from London, via Cape,,Horn, after loading at other New Zealand ports. KITTAWA ARRIVES AND BERTHS. The Kittawa arrived at New Plymouth at about 5.30 pm. yesterday with cargo from Melbourne. She was berthed at the Newton King wharf immediately upon arrival and is expected to sail to-night for Auckland to put out the balance of her cargo. CORINNA DUE THIS MORNING. The Corinna was to leave Wellington yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth, where she is due at about noon to-day. She will load 7500 crates of cheese for transhipment to the Mamari at Wellington. She is scheduled to sail to-morrow for Dunedin and Wellington. KAMONA FROM DUNEDIN. The Union Company advises that the Kamona is scheduled to leave Dunedin to-day for New Plymouth, via Timaru. She afterwards sails for Westport and Greymouth. PHOSPHATES FROM NAURU. The steamer Stroma i« expected at Auckland at any time now with 5500 tons of phosphates from Nauru Island. She will unload about half the cargo at Auckland and the remainder at New Plymouth, where she is due about the end of this week. TOTARA DESPATCHED. The Union Company's chartered steamer Totara was despatched at 4.15 p.m. yesterday for Wellington and Lyttelton, after discharging coal from Westport. OPIHI FROM WELLINGTON. The Opihi left Wellington early yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth, where she is due between 10 and 11 o’clock this morning. She will sail either to-night or to-morrow morning for Westport and Nelson. ONEHUNGA SERVICE. The Rarawa arrived at New Plymouth at the usual hour yesterday morning with passengers and 76 tons of cargo from Onehunga. She returned north after the arrival of the mail train last night, and is due back again early on Friday morning. A.A.O. LINE SAILINGS. The following movements are announced of American-Australian-Orient Line steamers engaged in the New Zealand services: — The West Conob cleared Los Angeles ou November 22 for Auckland and southern ports. She is due at Auckland on December 17, and after discharge In New Zealand Will return to the Pacific Coast, taking cargo for San Francisco and Vancouver. The West Calera is to clear Los Angeles on December 4 for Auckland, where she is due on December 28. and Wellington. The Elkridge is to sail on December 18 for Auckland (January 11) and southern ports. The West CajooV, West Nivarta, Montague,. West Henshaw, West Islip and West Conob are to leave Los Angeles for Auckland and other New Zealand ports at fortnightly intervals. AORANGI TO BE OVERHAULED. The Union Company's Royal Mail motor-ship Aorangi is to be withdrawn from the Vancouver service on arrival at Sydney on January 8, solely in order to have her engines overhauled. The vessel has been running continuously for two years without an overhaul of her engines, and yet on her recent run from ikuckland to Sydney she established a new record. The Aorangi’s engines have proved an unqualified success, and it speaks volumes for them that they base run for two years without being “taken dnvn” for an overhaul. The vessel’s passenger accominodatlcn has given the utmost satisfaction, and the many testimonies lhe Union Company has received provide grounds of pr of of the complete success of the ship's design throughout.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Auckland, November 30.—Tofua (6.10 p.m.), from Suva. Sydney, November 30—Maunganui (6.40 a.m.); Mara ma (7.30 am.). Napier, November 30. —Ruahine (9.30 am), from Wellington; HM.S. Dunedin (9 a.m.). Auckland, November 30.—Harmattan (12.25 p in.), put back. SAILED. Sydney*. November 30.—From r..rt S.?phens, Omana, for Auckland.

a.m. i) m. rise. set. Docember 1 ... 6.7 6.25 4.17 7.11 December 2 .... 6.57 7.15 4.16 7.12 December 3 .7.51 8.7 4.16 7.13 December 4 .. 8.48 8.58 4.16 7.14 December 5 .. 9.33 9.45 4.15 7.15 December 6 .... 10.15 10 30 4.15 7.1G December 7 .... 11.0 11.16 4.15 7.17