SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 229, 21 September 1908, Page 2

SHIPPING.

, PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. L D. d M. S. Last Quarter.. 17 10 10 16 p.m. New Moon .. 26 2 30 10 a.m. High water at New Plymouth to-day, 3.37 a.m. and 0.16 p.m.; to-morrow, 6.41 a.m. and 7,11 p.m. Sun rises this morning 0.2, to-morrow 6.1 j sets to-day 3.58, to-morrow 5.59. ARRIVED. September 19. Takapuna, s.s., 1030 tons, Evens, from Onehunga. SAILED.

Saturday Night.—Takapuna, s.s., 1036 I tons, lor Onehunga. Passengers: Miss.! 3 I Wilson, Mctiuire, Rutherford (2), Williams (2), White, Howell, and Davies, Mesdames Black,-Buxton, and Wallace, Messrs. Williams, MeMahon, Mere, Bu:< ton, Barker, Wallace, Lincoln, Murray, Pinson, Summerfield, Phair, Colebrook, Nottingham, and Dr. Makgill. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Onehunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 8.20 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. Melbourne, Saturday. Arrived, M.iheno, from New Zealand. Auckland, Saturday.—Arrived, at 1.15 p.m., Briez Izel, from Sydney. Onehunga, Sunday. Arrived, 8.*5 a.m., Takapuna, from New Plymouth. "Auckland, Sunday. Arrived, Wimniera, from Sydney, at 1 p.m. Lyttelton, Sunday.—Arrived in stream at 2.30 a.m., Brisbane, 'rom Newcastle. Onehunga, Last Night.—Sailed, at 3.45 p.m., Karawa, for New Plymouth, with Brindisi mail.

Sydney, Sunday. Sailed, at 2 p.m. yesterday, Warriinoo, for New Zealand. Arrived, yesterday evening, Moana, from New Zealand. Hobart, Sunday.—Arrived, last evening, Turakina. Nelson, Last Night.—Sailed, at p.m.. Corinna, for New Plymouth. Newcastle, September 20.—lAmVed,; Tokomaru, from Bluff; Ururoa froul Wtenigarei. Sailed, Helga, for Wellington.

The Corinna, with a general car#> from southern ports, arrived at the breakwater yesterday morning. She return 16 AYcllington this afternoon. There seems to be a possibility of lnvjng the time of passage between Australia and London, via South Africa, reduced, if some of the LoadonSouih Africa- Australian liners are capably of the speed required under the proposed new London-South African mail contract. The tenders invited include the cost of ah accelerated service between Capetown and Southampton. This passage at pres«nt takes 16 days and a half at least. The «o\ iTnment" of the South African colonic are unanimous in their desire to take advantage of the new contract to reduce the passage to 14 or 15 days. Some of the Union Castle boats can do the voyage in the shorter time, but the increased speed would add se much to the coal bill as to render an increased subsidy unavoidable. The eo-oper-ation of " the South African Governments in the arrangement of the new contract will assist towards the obtain" of this increase. The opportunity of the new settlement will also be used to discuss freights and tire relmte ftvstem.

Jlr Bennett, of the Patea Shipping Company's service, who has l>een superintending the building of that company's new steamer Arapawa on the Clyde, writes that Mr .1. Brown, of Hi. 1 Anchor Foundry and Shipping Company. Nelson, attended the launching of the Arapawa. Mr Brown is. he says about to have two steel steamers ■built for the New Zealand coastal trade. They are tp be 150 feet long, 2l> feet beam, to carry about 430 tons. The vessels are t" be fitted with twinscrews and to steam aliout 9% knots. The Union Company's new steamer ■Makura, 8000 tons register, and 8500 horse-power, whidh is being specially built for the Vancouver mail service, is expected to leave Glasgow on September 28th, Capetown on October and Durban on October 17th. The vessel is expected to reach Melbourne on November 2nd. The ship carries passengers in Vhrei classes, is well provided for in all tie requirements of an up-to-date steamer, and will be a valuable addition to the Sydney-Vancou-ver service, which she will enter on arrival in Australia.

According to the "Lytteiton Times" the seamen who left tie Antartic exploration ship Nimrod after her return from tihfe Bar South appear to be com- > ing back now that the tim e of her second departure U approaching. Four of them have already rejoined the vessel. * ;

PROJECTED DEPARTURES TO-DAY. Barnwa, for Onelmnga, 5.30 p.m. Corinna, for South. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Raruwn, from Onchunga, Monday. Rotr.iti. from South, Tuesday. Talopuna. from Onehunga. Tuesday. Rar-wa, from Onehunga, Wednesday. Rotiiti, from Onehunga, Thursday. Takpnna. from South, Thursday. Rar-'wa, from Onehunga, Friday. Tak ipuna, from Onehunga, Saturday.