SHIPPING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 70, 19 April 1909, Page 2

SHIPPING

£35." • » : POET OF NEW PLYMOUTH. MONDAY, APRIL 19. ' PHASES OF-TUB MOOS D. H. M. S. Full Moon .. fi ' 8 o ID a.m. Last Quarter B 8 7 14 »•"'• New Mow .. 20 4 23 15 p.m. Last Quarter 27 10 13 14 a.m. ' Hi"li water at New Plymouth tc-diiy 8.38 a.m. ami 8.57 p.m.; tomorrow, 11.17 n.m. ami 0.30 p.m. Bun rises this morning G.3U; to-mor-row 0.37. Sets to-day 5.24; to-morrow, 5.23. ' ARRIVED. Saturday.—Takapuna, s.s., 1030 tons, Evans, from Onekunga. SAILED. Saturday Night.—Takapuna, s.s., 1030 tons, Evans, for Unvhunga. TELEGRAPHIC. Onehunga, Sunday.—Arrived, at 8.20 a.m., Takapuna. from Xew Plymouth. Omhunga. Last Xight,— Sailed,at 3.10 p.m., Rarawa, for New Plymouth, passing Manukau Heads at 5.30 p.m. Brisbane, Saturday.—Arrived, Jlakuri'i from Vancouver. | Adelaide. Saturday.—Arrived, Iviiapoi, from Xew Zealand. Sydney, Last Xight.—Arrived, Y'edds, from Auckland. Newcastle, Last Night.—Sailed, Ennerdale, for Wellington. Hobart, Last Night.—Arrived, Mashona, from Port Chalmers. Sydney, Last Night.—Sailed, 3 p.m. yesterday, Manuka, for New Zealand. The Kotuku is to leave Grevmoutli today for New Plymouth. From Onehiinga on Saturday the Tafcapuna brought 30 tons of cargo. This included 200 bags of sugar, 40 bags of lime, and 70 eases of fruit. There arc dozens of X'ew Zealanders who will feel more than a passing interest in the departure of the barque Weathersfield. the one-time regular sailing ship trader between London and New Zealand, which is about to proceed on what must be her last voyage across the seas (says Saturday's Wellington Times). This vessel, which is one of the few links connecting the sailing ship dnya witli the present age of huge steamship liners, leaves for Suva, where she is to be converted into a coal hulk for her owners, the Union Company. An uncommon type of fern- steamer ■was launched a few weeks ago at Xew-castle-on-Tyne to the order of the Swedish State Railway Department. The steanier i 3 intended to carry railway trains across the Baltic, and is remarkable for the length Of voyage she will Usually when trains are carried across arms of the sea the transit is hut .short. In this case, however, the voyage will take place from Sassnitz, in Germany, to Trelleborg, in Sweden, a distance of not less than 05 nautical miles across sea which at times is very rough. The vessel is 354 ft in length by over 50ft beam, and will fot! propelled by twin-screw triple-expansion engines, supplied with steam from four large boilers working under forced draught. She is (o do the trip in four hours, and will earry the trains on two tracks on the main deck. She is luxutiously atted up for passenger accommodation.

EXPECTED ABRIVALS. Karawa, from Onehunga, Monday. Takapuna, from Onehunga, Tuesday. Raratva, from Onehunga, Wednesday. Koonya, from South, Thursday. Takapuna, from South, Thursday. Corinna, from South, Friday. Karatva, from Onehunga. Fridav. Rimn, from South, Friday. Takapuna, from Onehunga, Saturday. PROJECTED DEPARTURE TO-DAY; Earawa, for Onehunga, 8.30 p.m.