SHIPPING NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 158, 29 July 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OP NEW PLYMOUTH. THURSDAY, JULY 29. PHASES OF THE kOON. 0. H. M. S. Vull Mo«n .. 3 11 64 15 p.m. -ast Quarter 10 6 3i. 13 p.m. \'ew Moon ..25 10 21 18 p.m. • irat Quarter 25 11 22 15 p.m. High water at Xew Plymouth to-day .-<) a.m. and 0.13 p.m. To-morrow, 1i.40 ...u. and 7-19 p.m. (High water at Waitara and Opunake 15 minutes later). Sun rises to-day 7.4; to-morrow 7." Sets to-day 4.56; to-morrow 4.57. ARRIVED.

Lyttelton, Tuesday.—Arrived, in the stream, at 8.27 p.m., barque Banksfield, irom Newcastle. Arrived in the stream, at 7.35 ip.m., harquentine Rio, from Clarence River.

Nelson, Wednesday.—Arrived, at 3.30 a.m., Rosamond, from Xew Plymouth. j Wellington, Wednesday.—Arrived, at j 10.40 a.m., Warrimoo, from Sydney. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. 1 Rarawa, from North, Thursday, harawa, from Xortli, Monday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Wellington, Wednesday.—Arrived, at 2.50 lull., lliinniioiiri, from Rarotonga. Auckland, Wednesday.—Arrived, t* t i.30 p.m., Wailiora, from Suva. —» * CHARTERS.

The scow Whangaroa, 131 tons, lias been chartered to load a cargo of hardwood at Cape Ilaivke, New South Wales, for Wellington. Tlie barque John Lockelt, 770 tons, has been chartered to load a general cargo at Liverpool for Dunedin at Wellington under the auspices of the Graeie Beazley Company. * The well-known barque Helen Denny has been chartered to load a cargo of coal at Newcastle for Wellington. " She left Port Huon (Tasmania) on Saturday week with" a load of timber for Sydney.

SHIPMENTS OF AUSTRALIAN HARDWOOD. The Union Company's training ship Dartford, at present loading a full cargo of jarrah at Bunbury, is expected to sail about the middle ofnext month for Wellington and Lyttelton. After discharging a third of her cargo at Wellington she will proceed to Lyttelton with the Valance. The Norwegian steamer Thyra, which is now oil her way back to Western Australia from* Auckland, is fixed to load at liiinbmy for Wellington, Lvttelton, Timaru and Dune-din. She will discharge (100,000 ft of jarrah at Wellington, fiftO,oooft at Lvtteltoii, 300.0011 ft fit Timaru. and 00(),(MM1 at Dnnedin.

An examination of tlie Iliinitangi at the Wellington Patent Slip revealed 110 more serious damage than a lew loose live;-. A Vancouver despatch of June 7 ■"tales: Isteamer Aorangi will lie taken <if the Vam'ouver-Byd)ncv run after two more trips, was the statement of Charles Iloldswortli. general manager of the Union Steamship Company "of New Zealand. (shortly before lie left for England to-day. The name of (he vessel which will replace her, he was livable to give, hut a boat will be foun by the New Zealand Shipping Compaq owners of the Aorangi. At the last, meeting of the I'atea 1!, bor Board, the pilot reported that 1. had compared the sounding on the bar of this port for the month of .Tune with those of tlie Wjinga-nui port. The channel over tlie bar was straight, being by W. half \V. from the lighthouse, with about l*2ft depth at high water spring tides (Wanganui lift 4in) and about Sft at high water neap tides (Wanganui 7ft). In Wanganui the average for the month was 10ft during spring tides and 7ft at h igh water dnr" ing neap tides. Soundings "taken on the Patea bar on .Tilly 4tli showed nothing less than 12ft all the way out and in for the full width of about 170 ft. The pilot stated that the soundings he reported had also been reported by the masters of vesselg coming into port. The length of the sea-wall now under construction is 160 ft, and, as it is evident from the pilot's report the wall is greatly improving the harbor entrance, it lias been decided to push on with it for another 40ft. The work will then he suspended till the Board's financial posiiiun improves.

OVERSEA SHIPPING. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. From London— Star of Australia (due Wellington about .July 28), sailed Slay 29, via Aus'ralian ports and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents.) Kunmra (due Wellington about August 3), sailed on Jucj 8, via Australian ports and Atiek ind. (Shaw, -nvill ami AP-inn Line, ugents.) Corintliie (due Wellington about Aug"t 12), sailed from London June 26, Wyinonth 27, for Wellington, via Teneiiffe, Capetown and Hobart, (Shaw, Sa•ill anil Albion Co.. agents). Marere (due AYellingto7i about August 3d), .-ailed June 29, via Melbourne, V vdney ami Auckland, (Tyser Line, agents). Pap:uoa (due about August 2(1), sailed from Plymouth July 10. via Cape--own nnd Hobart, (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents). Fr"'ii \iv nool—.in (due WcTii '.on about August sailed Mjiv 29. via Australian ports ■nd Aucklr.';id. (F.H.S. Line, agents.) Cornwall (due Wellington about August 30), sailed from Liverpool on June 2G, via Australian ports and Auckland. (F.H.S. Line, agents). From New York— Hantu (due Wellington about August !l), sailed on May !3, via Australia and Auelclnnd. (A. an.l A. Line, agents.) Clcndevon (due Wellington' about August 27), sailed on June 8, via Ausiralian ports and Auckland. (New Zealand flipping Company, agents.) I.ini- "!:!'':rn (due Wellington about .Angint -r.ileil on .Tune 21, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co., agents). Toinoana (due Wellington about Septembcr 8). sailed on June Li, via Australian ports and Auckland (Tyser Line, agents). Delphic (due about Sep 4 »ti»r 21). sailed from Liverpool July In. i Australia. and Auckland. (■Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., agents). SATLF.RS TO ARRiyE. Clara, barque, sail"! from Liverpool May 27, for Welling'on.

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