SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7719, 23 January 1905, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

. " SIOXPAY, JANUARY 23, 1905. High water at New Plymouth—--10.28 a.m. and 10.50 p.m. High water at W-nitara—lo.4.3 a.m. ami 11.3 p.m. Sun —Rise 4.58 a.m., set 7.7 p.m. Moon—Last quarter, 28th, llh _ 56m 21s a.m. ARRIVED. Jon. 21.—Rotoiti, s.s, 1159 tons, Robert son i from Onehunga. Passengers—Misses Jov.scy, Mamie, Wordsworth, Crook. Smith, Short, Fergusson, Penny,, Thomson, Mesdames Clausen and daughter. Curtis, Ilolroyd, Taylor. Davis, Messrs Hannah, Stcven.'on, Passinore, Jowsey, Fry, Storey, Kerby. Pearshouse, McCarthy, McChiskey, Jackson, Fanning', Thomson, Creedy, Macky, llcCable, Walter, Seclmg, Clausen, Curtis, Taylor, Oordon, Matthews, Harburne, Moses, Saunders, Giig'garri, Davis, Vivian, Twyford, and 15 steerage. SALLF.D. Jan. 21.—Rotoiti, s.s., 1159 toh.-, Robertson,; for Onehunga. Passengers—Misses Oswald (2), Watts, Tertian, Coldwell. Hill (2). Howen, Tunnis, Strauss, Telsch. Wise, Imnstan, Tugby, Sheridan, Clow, Mesdames Gow, Howen, Messrs Howell, Weaver, Sheehan, Leopard, KilmarMn, Gow, Cameron and friend, Wakefield, Wise, . Illakey. Warren, Trcmnin, Komi, Fitchett, Foster, Nesbet and others ; also 52 members of Fitzgerald's Circus. KXPF.CTF.D ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from Manukau, to-day. , ' Rotoiti, from Manukau, to-morrow. Takapuna, from South, to-morrow. Rarawa, from Manukau, Wednesday. Takapuna, from Manukau, Thursday. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Wellington, Jan. 21.—Arrived, Papanui, from London, via Hobart, at 4.50 p.m. Port Chalmers, Jan. 21.—Sailed, « Perthshire, for Wellington, at 1.55 p.m. : Star of Australia, for Illuff, at 2 p.m. SjHney, Jan. 22.—Sailed, Moeraki, for Wellington. Thj La Uella got away during Saturday night for Adelaide, and made a good oiling on Sundiy morning. She carried a cargo of aOO.OOO feet of white pine timber. The Rotoiti reached Onehunga from New Plymouth atr 3.15 p.m. on Simday. The Rarawa sailed from Onehunga for New Plymouth at 4 p.m. on Sunday, ar.d was expected to cross the bar nt about 7 o'clock". The Kotuku landud 510 tons of cool on Saturday, and sailed for Gro.nnouth. The Rotoiti waited for Fitzgerald's Circus 0 n Saturday night. The Steamer will sail for Wellington at 7 a.m. to-morrow, and will __dock for paintinj on Wednesday. Ily a lire on board the Buteshire at Capetown, about 120 tons of electrical apparatus, shipped at Home to the order of the Waipori Company, was damaged, and is likely to become a total loss. It was hilly insured. The Nautical Court which inquired into the striking- of the steamer Wninui on the Tower Rocks oil D'l'rvillc Island has censured Captain Hull for aot slowing down when the •hicf officer reported the weather thick. His certificate was returned, but he was ordered to pay .the costs • of th* inquiry. The chief officer was held to be in no way to blame for the accident, and his certificate was returned. H.M.S. Lizard, which is to be sold at Sydney next month, is a well known vessel in New Zealand, and is of the following dimensions —Length, 160 ft ; beam, 29ft ; extreme draught, 13ft ; tonnage, 715. •She is composite built and copper fastened, and has horizontal triple expansion surface condensing engines 5 of 600 natural draught and 1000 forced draught horse-power, steam being supplied by two double-furnace multitubular boilers. . The New York Syren says that the log of Christopher Columbus, written on his first trip to America in 1492, has recently come to light, with other valuable papers of the great explorer, in the library of M. leDuc d'Alba in Paris, and the I'nit- . es States may acquire them all. The value of thaw documents, of course, lies mainly in their .quaint record of Columbus's impressions and methods. Should the Government get the papers it would do well to permit their publication in full. Advices from London state that the P. ana 0. liner HalUmrat, which many years ago was employed on the mail service between England and Australia, has been disposed of by auction l . The Ballaarat will be remembered as a frequent visitor to SVdncy, and she was regarded as a .very fine type of vessel in»her day. She was a vessel of 4690 tons, asj com pa rod with liners of 10,500 tcMJ| of to-day, and her speed of twcrvS knots and a half would not suit the convenience of travellers who arc accustomed to eighteen-knot boats. The Ballaarat, which was built twenty-£wo years ago, had accommodation only for 113 first and 45 second-class passengers. Quite re-' ccntly she made a voyage to India. v Bidding at the auction sale coimneiv cod at £4OOO, and eventually the vessel was knocked down to an Italian: for £9600. Messrs Arkell and Douglas (Xew York) report : "The Tyser Line being unfavourable to the action of the A. and A. Line in cutting rates, have severed all working arrangements witn the line, and hereafter will handle thsir business entirely independently. They stated that they did not believe in the system of discrimination and various other methods of endeavouring to control the trade adopted by the A. and A. Un.\ and could ho longer work rwith them on any such basis. There has been no change in the status of freight rates by steam, and nominally 15» is the current figure to all Australian ports. How long this absurdly low rate can last we are not able to state, but are inclined; to think that freights will advance again before long. In regard to, rates the cut made by the A. awl A. Line continues, and they are.carryl ing cargo on a basis of 7,-itid to 10s and 5 per cent. The V.S-" and A Company have reduced their rate to 10s to meet position, and have carried weight, goods as low as 7s 6din some cases. We also look, for an in sail rates before fcng, The A. and A. Line, in conjunction .with the Atlantic Transput! L,ir, e from here to London are. auyert&''i n( r to take goods to go. toward trom London to Xew Zealand by ttie Fed, oral Steam Navigation Company-.',, vessels. Hates are abou*■ !jl same as those asked- by Uirvc' mcr." * - stea-