Shipping News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue XXXXV, 8 December 1903, Page 2

Shipping News.

' PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. ARRIVED. Dec. s.—Takapuna, s.s., 9.">7 tons, O. Holford, from Onehunga. Passengers —Mesdames Ross and child, Neligan, Goodson and child. Mitres Tipton.Higgins, McLellan and infant. Bishop Neligan, Messrs Kirliy, Roberts. Goodwin, Heels, Lepine. l>e Silva. Polk-u. Halshaw, and Neligan : 9 steerage.

Corinna, s.s., 1200 tons, S. Holford, from South.

Dec. 7.—Rarawa, s.s.. 1100 tons, Norbury, from Onehunga. Passengers—Mesdames Kobinson, Ivrsons, Rowe, Gurney and child. Whit.\.:nbe, Chalwell, Harnett, Misses McJanuelt, Murphy, Sellers, Kempthorn and Beattie, Messrs Hogg, Caird, Milne, Smith, Gilmour, Champion Weltbourn, Robinson. Eager. Kelly. Watts Kerr, Russell, Pikott, C. Robertson, Parsons, Howe ; 15. SAILED.

Dec. 7.—Sailed Rarawa, 1100 tone Xorbury, for Onehunga. Passengers. —Misses Johnston, Levy, Gray, Stewart, Mesdames Ckwett and boy, Davis, Curry, Bigelov*, Maihuta, Kaihau, Hon. Mahuta, Mr.L.C, Messrs H. Kailian, M.H.R., Walters, Davis,, Currie, (ieorge, McGoveru, J. C. HoneyfieM, Lindsay, James, S. W. Shaw, Holmes ; 9 steerage. (Cargo —24 cattle, J. C. HoneyiieW: 1 case bacon, Eltham Bacon Co. ; 3 do., Stratford Bacon Co. ; 14 packages hides. Riddle : 10 packages. Kail way. Dec. 7.—Corinno, 1200 tons, S. Holford, /or Wellington and South. Cargo—ll.7ll boxes butter. l'Jlicases cheese, 2 cases hams, 23 bales wool, 50 bags iron sand, 30 bags coal, 1 case empty jars, 19 empty barrels, 7 hhds., tt crates, 3 cases sundries. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Takapuna, from Manukau, to-day. RotoUi, from South, to-day. Rarawa, from Manukau, on Wednesday. Rotojti, from Manukau, on Thursday. Takapuna, from South, on Thursday. Rarawa, from Manukau, on Tiiday. Takapuna, from -Manukau, on Saturday. Rarawa, from Manukau, on Monday. TrftapUna, from Manukau, on Tuesday. SHIPPING TELEGR-AMS. ARRIVED. Auckland. Pe». 7.—Kaikoura, s.s., bom :Sydney at 2 a.m. Bluff, Dec. ?.—Mokoia., s.s., from Melbourne, via Hobart, at ."> a.m. (English mail.) Bluff, Dec. 7.—Sailed, W'arimoo, tor Hobart.

The Takapuna sailed from Onehunga at 3.45 yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth. The Canadian Government has recently equipped one of its vessels—the steamer Eureka—with a bralte intended to act as a check to the speed of the vessel, and it can also bo utilised in turning about in a limited shipway. During a recent trial in the River St. Lawrence, near Morftreal, the steamer was driven ahead at an indicated speed of 11 knots an hour. Steam was then shut off. and simultaneously, the brake on each side was opened. The steamer cams to a full stop within a distance of her whole length. The brakes were then closed, the vessel sent ahead until the original rate of speed was attafaed, when the engines were reversed, and the brakes opened, with the result that all headwny ceased after she had gone but 50ft, half her whole length. In manoeuvring the Eureka at full speed she was turned also within her whole length with one brake- thrown open. An examination of the brake and hull after the tests showed apparently no harmful strain or other damage, and in operating the brake no jar or vibratidh was observable by those on board.

On June 30 last there were 57 ururships, of .'519,700 tons displacement, in course of construction in the United Kingdom. Of this number 12 vessels were being built in the Royal Dockyards and 4o in private yards.

The Tajrfenaki Freezing Works Co.— The s.s. Athentic will be the next steamer for dairy procuce, leaving Wellington on Dec. 10th, and will be followed by the s.s. Rimutaka on Dec. 24th. The closing days at the Moturoa Freezing Works will be as follows :—for s.s. Athentic, Wednesday, Dec. 2 ; for s.s., Rimutaka, Wednesday, Dec. 16th, at 3 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS IN WELLINGTON. Ocean-going steamers — Tokomaru, left Londoi: xflth Oct.. via Capetown and Hohttrt ; due 18th Dec. Kaikoura, left London 9th Oct., via Australian ports and Auckland; doe about 3oth Dec. Star of Ireland, left Ifew York 12th Oct, via Australia and Auckland ; due about 30th Dec. Everton Grange, left New i York 80th Sept., via Australian ports and Aueklaad. • Paparoa, left Plymoutk 9th Nov-., ria Capetown and Hobart : due about 20th Dec. Whakatane, left London 2nd Novr, *ia Capetown, Hobaist, due alx>ut Sri Jan. Sailing' Ships.— Alice, left New York 7th July. Montgomeryshire, left Liverpool #sth July. Firth or Clyde, left Glasgow I<B 3uly, via Fort Chalmers. Bessfield, le/t Glasgow 19th Aufc,