SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7900, 16 August 1905, Page 2

SHIPPING.

."' FORT OF «KW PLYMOUTH. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16, 1905. Hifh water at New Plymouth—f.4o a.m. and 9.5S p.m. Hi** water at Waitara— 9.6s a.m. awTTo.U p.m. Son—Rise, %M p.m., set, 5.14 p.m. Moon—Last quarter, Aug. 23, oh. Kjd. 80s, p.m.

ARRIVED. Aag. 15.—Takapuna, s.s, 957 tons, 0. Bedford, from Onehußga. Passrn«rs—Mesdames Malter, Shand, Dacre Misses Qibbs, Warnock and 2 children, Stewart, Buttrrworlk, Hon. Holmes, M.L.C., Messrs Coinrie, Donard, Hunter, Royle, Roger, Miner, Andrews, Henderson, Crouch, Brewer, Hyde, Godfrey, Death, Warns, Shand, Douglas, lmandt, Johurton, Starkey (2), Stewart (2), Aitken, Holmes, Herd, Hawke's Bay football team (22), 22 steerage.

SAILED. Aug. 15.-Takapuna, s.s., 957 tons, 0. Holloid, (or Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rotoiti, from South, to-day. Rarawa, from Manukau, to-morrow. Rotoiti, from Manukau, Friday. Takapuna, from South, Saturday. Rarawa, from Manukau, Monday. Takapuna, from Manukau, Tuesday. Rotoiti. from South, Wednesday. Rarawa, Irom Manukau, Thursday. t*t Rotoiti left Wellington at 5 em. yesterday for New Plymouth. It la seldom nowadays that a company order a high-class steamer to be ttmtical with a vessel built eleven ■ yeara previously, bat this has been doe* by "the Edinburgh and London Shipping Company. In 1894 the Calodoo Shipbuilding and Engineering tfcmpmny built the .steamer Fingal for the Edinburgh and London Company, and they were so pleased with the performance of this vessel that they ordered «. Bister vessel from the company, which was launched on June 19 of this year, and named the Fiona. She is 2904 ft by 36ft by 19Jft, *ad baa engines 3Sin. 49in and 80k, bv 46in stroke.

Since the. Alan Company have introduced turbines into their steamers on the Liverpool-Canadian route tiiey bare cut ofl a 4oinplete day In the Journey.

News from England states that the Kew tfaatand Shipping Company has onKfwl a new steamer for the New Zealand trade, to be "built by Messrs William tfenny and Sons, of DuinbarUm. It if not **ted whether the vessel is for tx cargo or passenger trade.

It is always pkusing to shipmasters to hear of satisfactory rrcognitiur of mdivklu&l merit. In connection with t*« miahap to the Anglo-Australian •taamer Port Blh'oti. which lost her propelior blade when «00 miles south of the Haunt ins. while bound from London to Australia, and was safely naviguteJ to Adelaide under reduced ■need /or repairs. a plensing function took place on July 31. The underwrite™ recognised "special merit" in the circumstances, and presented Captain Hutchinson with a gold watch and sovereign purse.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS AT WELLINGTON.

BTEAMER3. Athenic. due about August l.'i.sail ed from Plymouth July 1, via Capetown and Hobart.

_ Essex, doc about August 19, s a ilid from Liverpool June 10. via Australian porta and Auckland. Burgermsister Itackmann, duo about August* ~25, sailed from New York June 16. via Auckland.

Star of Scotland, due about Aur■W 2», (ailed fr.m London June 22. Papagui. due about August 25. sailed from Plymouth July S; vfe Capetown and Auckland.

Uganda, due about August 29.saited from Calcutta July 26.

Turahtna. doe about August 30 •ailed from Plymouth July 15, yj' Capetown and Hobart.

Brefi Huel, due about Bo>\- tMnber 2 •ailed from New York ■'* „ \fc I Australian port* «*• w£f„„H Corlnthie due ,' ' A , u< * J ' ind : ,-, ■ailed from P* «** "f"** "' Capetown ► J -?! , ° ut '' Julj »• vl ° Aparip- •* nd "°»>»rt..a. due about September 12, o» i from Calcutta August .">, via iii&tpore. Java, Fiji and Auckland. Havcrsham Grange, due about September 16, nailed from Kcw York June 28, via Australia oad Auckland. Star of Sew Zealand, due about . September 20, sailed from London July 12, vis. Australia and Auckland. Dray-torl Grange, due about September 18, sailed from Liverpool July 11 via Australia and Auckland. Tndrattevi, due about September 28, •ailed from New York July 12. via Australia and Auckland. SAILERS. Ktnfauns, barque, sailed from Liverpool May J 3 Loch Oarve, ship, sailed from Liverpool July 11.