SHIPPING NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 167, 9 August 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. MONDAY, AUGUST 8. | PHASES OF THE UOON. 0. B. il S. Full Moon .. 2 ' 8 51 12 a.m. Last Quarter 8 11 46 21 p.m. New Moon .. 16 11 31 II) p.m. First Quarter 24 3 32 15 p.m. Full Moon .. 31 4 44 20 p.m. High water at New Plymouth to-day 1.5!) a.m. and 1.30 p.m. To-morrow 3.0 a.m. and 3.45 p.m. Sun rises to-day U. 53; to-morrow 6.52. Seta to-day 5.7 j to-morrow 5.8. ARRIVED. Saturday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Edwin, from South. SAILED. •Saturday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Edwin, for Onehunga. EXPECTED- ARRIVALS. Karawa, from North, Monday. Foonya, from South, Tuesday. Rosamond, from North, Tuesday. Kotuku, from Greymouth and Westport, . via Onehunga, about Wednesday. Rarawa, from North, Thursday. Ro6amond, from South, Saturday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. London, Saturdav. Arrived, Clan Grant, from Bluff. Lyttelton, Saturday.—Arrived, at 5 p.m., Kairake, from Glasgow, Onehunga, Sunday.—Arrived, at 10 a.m., Rosamond .for New Plymouth. Auckland, Sunday—Arrived, at 12.15 p.m., Victoria, from Syd-.iey.

SAILED. Newcastle. Saturday.—Sailed, "Wailful for Auckland. Wanganui. Sunday.—Sailed, at 1.40 p.m., Rium, fo,- Now Plymouth. Onehunga, Sunday.—Sailed, at 3.30 p.m., Rarawa, for New Plymouth, crossing the bar at 5.10 p.m. Onehunga, Sunday.—Sailed, at noon, CoTiunn, for New Plymouth, passing the Heads at 1.30 p.m.

CERT! r'ICATE SUSPENDED. Auc];!.;n.i, Saturday.—The Nautical Court suspended the certificate of Capt. Dowd, master of the cutter Flora, which sank at her anchorage in Auckland harbor, one of the crew being drowned in attempting to wwini ashore. The Court decided that the vessel was leaking, overloaded, ami unscaworthy. It was also intended to recommend the Minister for .Marine to amend the Whipping and Seamen's Act to make the law respecting the load-li;ie apply to vessels of this class.

PROVIDING FOR CASTAWAYS. Melbourne, Saturday. -'Mr. Deakin has' announced that steps are betag taken to provide boats and provisions at the Middleton Reef for the use of castaways. A LONG TOW ENDED. Sydney, Saturday.—The Leicester Castle, in tow of the Champion, from Auckland, has been signalled olf the Heads.

I ROSAMOND. The Rosamond arrived from Wellington, I'ietou and Nelson about a quarter to two on Saturday afternoon with 158 tons of cargo, including 125 sacks chaff and 25 sacks barley from "Pieton, and 301) sacks basic slag. The cargo included transhipments ex Manuka from Sydney, Moeraki from Melbourne, and Arahura from Greymouth. niMU. The Rimu was unable to leave Wangaiiui on Satnrdav owing to the condition of the bar but she got-out at 1.411 p.m. yesterday. An effort will be made to work Opunakc, for which port the steamer has about oil tons of cargo. A XKW 1.1 XK. 't is announced that New Zealand ■ •"I* liave been appointed for the •:'ilish--outh African Line of steamer,' lailiin; from Swedish ports to Australia v ■ '-"11111 Africa. The steamers to '"•■'•'iii'.o.vnl in this trade are up-to-iljile a:nl included i„ the ,; ,t , v j|| |„, be !.i-iiia,uc, Australic. i i,|i ani >. .„„, Hellenic. ~11 „f „-liich have been recently launched. ThcJi.M sailing will 1,, the lasnia.nn-.due in Au-.tralin at the be.»inHjiljf of September, to be followed V ■llo Australic. Imliauic and Hellenic ;."•' m Australia at the beginning of M,,l,er, November an.l .lauuarv r.speenely Cargo for Xcw Zealand will be transhipped from these vessel, at S,dnev. , . ■