SHIPPING NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 153, 24 July 1909, Page 6

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. SATURSDAY, JULY 24. PHASES OF THE UCON. 1). H. .U S. Full Moon .. 3 11 bt 15 p.m. Last Quarter 10 6 3s, 13 p.m. New Moon .. 25 10 21 18 p.m. lurst Quarter 25 11 22 15 p.iii. High water at New Plymouth to-dav 0.55 a.m. and I.la p.m; to-morrow 1.133 a.m. and 1.50 p.m. High water at Waitara and Opunuke 15 minutes later. Sun rises to-day 7.7; to-morrow 7.7. Sets to-day 4.53, to-morrow 4.53. ARRIVED. Friday.—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Norbury, from Onehunga. Friday.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Cameron, from Southern ports. SAILED. Friday.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Cameron, for Onehunga, | EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Corinna, from South, Friday. Rimu, from South Saturday. Rosamond, from South, Saturday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. Jtarawa, from North, Monday. Rosamond, from North, Tuesday. Koonya, from South, Tuesday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Sydney, Friday. Arrived, James Craig, from Kopuj and Inga, from Neiv Zealand. SAILED. Newcastle, I'riday.—Sailed, Brisbane, from Lyttelton. Wanjjanui, Friday.—Sailed, at 12.55 pJm., Rimu, for Onehunga, via usual ports. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa brought from OaehUnga yesterday morning 80 tons of cargo, ineluding 270 bags of sugar, 174 bags of cement, 120 bags of manure, 50 sacks, 50 hundreds and 100 fifties of flour, and 208 cases of fruit. The Northern Company have decided to alter the running of the Rarawa, to meet the convenience of the general public and merchants. From August Ist she will leave Onehunga on Sundays and Wednesdays (instead of Thursdays) and will return from New Plymouth on Mondays and Thursdays (instead of Fridays) after the arrival of the express train.

THE <CORINNA. The Oorinna brought 713 tons of general cargo from Southern ports yesterday. This included 1712 sacks of potatoes, 1603 sacks of oats, 394 sacks of wheat, 187 sacks of oatmeal, 191 sacks of ppllard, *277 sacks, 194 hundreds, and 7GB fifties of potatoes,-200 cases of kerosene, and 800 bags of manure. She left after discharging for Onehunga and returns here to-morrow evening, sailing for Wellington on Monday. A SAILER IX PORT. The scow Ohinemuri arrived yesterday morning from Herekino and Whangape with, a quantity of timber for H. Brown and Co. The Ohinemuri is a vessel of 73 tons and owned by J. Harrison, of Kaipara. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond is due from Wellington, Picton and Nelson to-day with general cargo. She leaves later for Onehunga, returning here on Tuesday. THE RIIIU. The Rimu left Wanganui yesterday shortly after noon for Onehunga and way ports. It is hoped to be able to work Opunakc earlv this morning and the steamer, should arrive here about notfn, sailing shortly afterwards for liawhia and Onehunga. THE MORAYSHIRE. The Federal-Houlder-Shire Company':Morayshire will be the next Home boat to load at Waitara. The vessel is at present at Dunedin, but after discharging at that port will sail for Waitara via Bluff, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wanganui, loading produce at each port named for West of England ports. The Morayshire is scheduled to leave Wellington for Avonmouth on August 10. A TARAXAKI WRECK RE-CALLED - THE LIZZIE BELL. To-day is the eighth anniversary of the disastrous wreck of the iron barque Lizzie Bell (1036 tons regiser). by which thirteen lives were lost, creating a "rent sensation at the time throughout Taranaki, The vessel was bound from Wellington Newcastle in 'ballast, and struck on the Whamoka reef, about three miles from Captain Good's place, Oeo, near Gpunake, and close to where tlie schooner Annie Wilson and the steamers Manaia and Mavamara were wrecked. Thirteen of the crew were drowned, viz. !L. Alley (second mate), W. Lang, W.' Simmons, J. Perry, W. Rener. J. Portland, H. Fredrick-son (A.B.'s),A. Jones W. Boyee, Chas. Chappel, T. Gay (apprentices), J. Milligan (cook). The Lizzie Bell was commanded by Captain Rees, who attributed the cause of the wreck to the compass lwing incorrect. As a result of the enquiry lieUl in New Plymouth, the captain's certificate was suspended for twelve months, he bein" granted a first mate's certificate. An agitation was commenced at the time in view of the many wrecks that had occurred in the vicinity for a light to lie placed tliere, ,but this never materialised. The folk of the Plains royaly responded to appeals for assistance and a large sum was raised to Help the shipwrecked cen. A monument has been erected since to the memory of those who were drowned.

A LONG TOW. The tug Champion, ■which is on its way from Australia to Auckland to tow back the sailer Leicester Castle, which recently put into Auckland in distress and is to have new spars fitted in Svdney, is about to undertake probably the longest tow attempted by any" tu" hitherto in Australia or Xew Zealand" The distance from Auckland to Sydney is 1281 miles, and. with a vessel of 200!) tons grcss, like the ship Leicester Castle, the feat is not by anv means an ea=v one. nor without risk. The Champion is a powerful steam tusr of 307 tons gross, and 1.15 feet in length. A few years ago „lie was despatched from .«•■<! ney down to the south of Xew Zealan 'mi what proved to be a. fruitless quest for the derelict steamer Port Stephens, winch it was believed was drifting about in the southern latitudes

Twenty-seven thousand vessels yearly enter the port of London. The report recently current that the Oretavale was to load in Australia and New Zealand for England is said to refer to the flryfedale, 4244 tons, which is to leave New Vork next month for AustraTn consequence of the prolonged stayi of the cable steamer Irish at Auckland, it has ,ieen decided to keep only a small crew on board. ITcr crew of Xorfolk Islanders were paid ofT yesterday, ami return to Norfolk Island bv tlre'lvoromiko, leavinjf Auckland this'week. Tlie Italian barque Caracciolo, bound from Teondie, New Caledonia, to Antwerp with a cargo of 2200 tons of nickel Cre, put into Auckland on Tuesday owing to her cargo having shifted'in a southerly gale on June 4. The barque discharged a part cargo of tiles from Marseilles, at Auckland in March last and then proceeded to New Caledonia, arriving there after a passage of ten days. The U'.S.W Company have placed an order with Messrs Alex. Stephen and .Sons, Ltd.. of Linhouse, for a new twinscrew -passenger steame,- of 04(10 tons for the Australasian inter-State trade. She will lie a sister ship to the ffvrcema. The steamer Auclicndale. 3!1.'52 ion-, has been chartered to load a full cargo of case oils at New York for four New Zealand ports. The Auchendale is a steel screw steamer classed 100A1 at Lloyds, and owned bv the Auchen Shipping Company, Glasgow. The Kaitoa. -which a cable the .other day stated to have left Home for Nelson, is a new steamer for the Anchor Company, and is To take the place of the Charles Edward, which was wrecked at Wangaimi some months ago. The departure of several cargo steamers from Wellington is 'being delayed bv the shortage of trucks, owing to there having been large cargoes of coal discharged at the port recently, thereby utilising more than the usual number of trucks.