SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 194, 20 September 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. PHASES OF THE MOON. SEPTEMBER. D. H. M. S. Last Quarter 7 0 2 10 a.m. New Moou .. 15 2 45 10 a.m. First Quarter 23 0' 8 17 a.m. Full Moou .. 30 0 42 10 a.m. HIGH WATER High water at New Plymouth to : di>.v midnight. To-morrow 0.19 a.m: and 0.38 SUN. ibises to-day 0.3, to-morrow 0.2. Sets to-day 5.57, to-morrow 5.58. ARRIVED. Saturday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons Edwin, from Nelson. Pictou and Wellington. Last Night.—Corinna, is.s., 1271 tons, Cameron, from Onehunga.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Rarawa, from North, Monday. Koonya, from South, Tuesday. Rosamond, from North, Tuesday. Rarawa, from North, Thursday. Rosamond, from South, Saturday,

TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Bluff, Saturday—Arrived, at O.lea.m. barque Louisa Craig, from Surprise Isiand. Onehunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 7.45 a.m., Comma, from New Plymouth. London, Sept. 17.—Arrived, Kaikoura, from Lyttelton. Auckland, Sunday.—Arrived, noon, Wimmera, from Sydney. SAILED. London, Sept. 17.—Sailed, John Lockett, for Wellington. Newcastle, Saturday.—Sailed, Waruna, for Wellington. Onehunga, Last Night.—Sailed, at 3.20 p.m., Rarawa, for New Plymoutn, passing Manukau Heads at 5 p.m. Onehunga, Sunday.—Sailed, sjt 5.30 a.m., Corinna, for New Plymouth, passing Manukau Heads at 7.25 a.m. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond did not arrive on SatLiday till nearly 7 p.m., being about nine hours overdue. She was a full fillip and could make but little headway against the heavy sea with her available* power, for she averaged less than six knots. Her steaming time from Wellington was about 30 hours. She got away h- Onehunga about midnight and returns to-morrow.

THE K.OONYA.

The Koonya was expected from tlic tfl'iff ..nil other South Island ports at Wellington yesterday, and is timed to l°avs there to-day for New Plymouth and the We,t Coast. .

Mr. Sewel! joined the Rosamond at Wellington or Thursday as second officer, and Mr, Yrankie wenE ashore for orders.

Duiing the past fortnight the shipping trade lije been brightening (says the Wellington Dominion), and more cargo is now offering for the coastal steamers. On Thursday the whanvs looked busy, especially where the small steamers lay, and practically all those that sailed had large cargoes. The British-India Company's steamer TJmta, n«w completing discharge at Wellington, has a crew of eighty-live all told, arid there are only ten whites among Ihem. The firemen and sailors are Mahomcdans, as nre also most of the stewards; a few of the latter are flonmse (from Portuguese India). The cart-enter is a Chinaman, and the sailmaker i» Irom the Seychelles. Much controversy has arisen of lat: 1 in connection with' the substitution of Chinese for British crews in ships of the mercantile marine (says the Svdniv Daily Telegraph). According to statistics just received from the Board of Trade by the Imperial Men-hunt Serviec fiuild, the numbers of Chinese shipped at eighteen the principal ports in the Tniteil Kingdom during the veari l»0fl. 1907. and 11)08 are 3100, 40,52, and •4H13 respectively. From tliis, of eottrs'. it would appear thitt the new language' test for seamen imposed liv the Board of Trade has arrested the influx ol Chinese seamen in British ships. ■

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.* OVERSEA SHIPPING. From London—".uapeliu (due about September 21), nailed on August 6, via Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart. (New Zealand Shipping Co.)

Kia Ora (due about September 25). sailed on August 8, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.) Tainui (due about October 4), sailed August 20. Plymouth August 21. via Ttencrific. Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.)

Niwaru (due about October 21), sailed on August 21, via Melbourne, Sydn;y, Auckland and Napier. (Tvscr Line). * niinutnkii (due about 'October 13). sailed on September 3, Plymouth September 4, via Teneriffc, Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) . Opawa (due about October 31), sailed on September 8, via Auckland. (N.Z. 'Shipping Co.) Xliiuiro (due about November 1). sailed on September i. via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyscr Line). From Liverpool— Fifcshire (due about September 27). sailed on July 24, via Australian ports ami Auckland. (F.H.S. Line, agents). Drayton Grange (due Wellingfw about October 25), sailed on August 21 via Melbournr, Sydney and Auckland. (F.H.S. Line).

From New York— Kabinga (due about September 20), sailed on July 15, via Australia porta and Auckland. (Tvser Line, agents). Wlui.kanm (due Wellington about October 25), sailed on August 21. via Australian ports and Auckland. WaimatG (due about September 10), saded on July 23, via Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents).