Shipping News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 261, 3 December 1903, Page 2

Shipping News.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. = ARRIVED. Doc. 2.—Rarawa, s.s., 1100 tons, j tforbury, from Onehunga. Passengers— Mesdinnes Hammond and boy, JPstrio, McDonald, Teape, Hridgewater, ilclWrson, Misses McDonald, P#trie. Ayres, Rev. IHggall, Sergt. Follcy, Messrs Foster., Kigigfall, ('nird Good. IVtrie, Blackwell, Wallace, Kyngdon, Hall, Hunt, Hammond Humor, Vuntclls, McPherson ; lifteen Steerage. SAII.ED. Nov. 30.—Gertie, s.s, for Westport.. Dec. I.—Surprise and Rover, scows, for Kaipana. Doc. —Rarawa, s.s., 1100 tons, Norlmry, for Oneliimga. Passengers: Jleydames Buchanan, Andrew*, and Matthews, Messrs Wells, Buchanan, Clare, Wilson, and 11 steerage. Cargo— 1 cases bacon, Stratford Bacon Co. ; 11 do., lnglewood Bacon Co. ; .♦ pkgs. N.Z. Express Co. ; 10 pkgs, ilailwav Department. EXPECTED ARHIVALS. Rotoiti, from Manukau, to-Jay. Takapuna, from South, to-"day. Rarawa, from Manukau, on Friday. Takapuna, from Manukau, ori Saturday. Corinna, from South, on Sunday. Rarawa, from Manukau, on Monday. Takapuna, from Manukau, on Tuesday. Rotoiti, from South, on Tuesday. Rarawa, from Manukau, on Wednesday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Westport, Dec. I.—Gertie, s.s., from New Plymouth, at 4.10 p.m. Wellington, Dec. 2.—Takapuna, s.s, from New Plymouth, at 2.30 a.m. Wellington, Dec. 2.—Ripplngtoam, Grange, s.s., from LytteJton, at 6.45 a.m. Wellington, Dec. 2—Dunol%', from Westport, at 7 a.m. Onehunga, Dec. 2.—Rotoiti, s.s., from New Plymouth, at 8.45 a.m. SAILED. Wellington, Dec. 2.-r-Sailed, RippingSiam Grange, for Sydney, at 5.25 p.m. Wellington, Dec. 2.—Sailed, Star of Australia, for Lyttelton. Sydney, Dec. 2—Sailed, Kaikoura, for Auckland. Melbourne, Dec. 2.—The steamer Alexandra, from Clyde to Nelson, signalled at Wilson's Promontory, f all well." SHIPPING PARAGRAPHS. A Press cable from London states that MilHiurn's new steamer Port Jackson has been launched. A new Pacific line between Tacoma, Vancouver, 'and Australian ports is contemplated. Shareholders include Australian and New Zealand capitalists. The steamer Somerset, wllich wont ashore at Port River, South Australia, was refloated, after fifteen tens of cargo had been diflckai*gwi. A new passenger steamer being built for the Huddart-Parker Company is to be called the Australia, making the third large steamer of the same name in the Australian trade. Captain Jensen left Waitara for Auckland on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of b'ringtin-g down the new steamer Tainui for the Mokau trade. Mr Ogle is also in Auckland to take over the vessel. The Merchant Service Guild has received a communication from tl» Board of Trade stating that the department is issuing instructions to the superintendents of mercantile marine •ffices giving effect to the recommendation of the Mercantile Marine Committee " that a icferMice by the way of appeal should !>e allowed to seamen in cases in which the master glives a lAd character on discharge, or declines to report." The Tfaikapuna's departure from Wellin£|ton was delayed till 9.30 o'clock last nigiht, owing to her being on the patent slip for painting. She will, therefore, arrive at the IJreakwaiter fljbput mid-day to-cfey. The Rotoiti sailed from Onehungu for New Plymouth at 4.20 p.m. yesterday.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS IN WELLINGTON. Ocean-going steamers— Tokomaru, left Londor Oct.. .via Capetown and Ho hart; due 18th Dec. Kaikoura, left London 9th Oct., via Australian ports and Auckland; due about Soth Dec.