SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 321, 22 February 1910, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. FEBRUARY. D- H. M. S. last Quarter 2 11 4 13 p.m. New Moon 10 , 0 50 12 p.m. First Quarter 17 6 9 17 p.m. Full Meon 24 _ 3 12 20 a.m. V HIGH WATER. . High water at New Plymouth to-day 8.0 a.m. and 8.22 p.m. To-morrow 8.41 a.m. and 9.0 p.m. SUN. Rises to-day 5.25, to-morrow 5.20. Sets to-day ii.do, to-morrow 6.34. ARRIVED. Monday.—Corinna, s.s., 1072 tons, Stephenson, from Onehunga, ..Passengers: Misses Choll, Maggoleum, Short, Alien, Fowler, Wade, Slatin, Sellers, Gubb, McDiarmid, Mesdames Loveridge, Proud and two children, Sands ana two children, McDiarmid, Ross, Mackay, Sellers, Messrs Tucker, Broadman, May, I Dadall, Jones, Goodger, Higgerson, Feason, Smith, McDiarmid, Busley, Soobr, Jenkinson, Cobden, Fagan; 10 steerage. SAILED. Monday.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Game Ton, for Wellington and Southern ports. , EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Koonya, from South, Tuesday. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rosamond, from rsorth, Saturday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. TELEGRAPHIC. SAILED. Bluff, Last Night—Sailed, at 6.15 p.m. Marama, for Hohart. ONEHUNGA-NEAV PLYMOUTH SERVICE. Tlie Northern and Union Companies will continue . the present tri-weekly running of the Rarawia during next month. The passenger traffic has. kept up so well as to warrant the continuance of the service. THE CORINNA. Wellington, Last Night.—Sailed, at 4.10 p.m., Koonya, for New Plymouth. The Corinna left yesterday for Wellington with 10,308 boxes of butter "or transhipment to the Arawa. She only shipped 10 boxes at Onehunga, the Auckland shipment being taken direct by the Karamea. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa brought 85 tons of cargo from Onehunga yesterday, including 5 tons of sugar, 5 tons cement, 15 tons flour and 250 cases fruit. THE KOONYA. The Koonya left Wellington yesterday shortly after 4 p.m. for New Plymouth, and is due here this morning. She will have a cargo of about 300 tons for this port, after discharging which she leaves for Westport and Greymoutb. MORSE SIGNALLING. A recent order issued bv the Union Companv forbids any officer, while on ■watch, from communicating with any passing vessel unless the captain is on the bridge. The reason given for Chi* edict is that the officer on watch is liable to become too engrossed in the lamp signalling, and thus neglect proper attention to navigation. This would more or less endanger the vessel. The officers who have been in the habit nf practising with the Morse lamp on every possible occasion so as to "keep in form" 1 are now giving less attention to practice, as they do not care to call up the captain merely for the sake of exchanging signals with another boat. Officers are consequently losing their skill with , the Morse code, as practice is esssntial to maintain a reasoname knowledge of i the system. Lately a man-o'-war tried I to communicate a message to one of the I Union Company's passenger boats, bat I through neglect of practice by the offil ccrs of the latter steamer the message from the cruiser could not he rend. It : is suggested by masters and officers as an alternative to the new regulation that the officer on watch may simplv call up an extra A.B. on the bridge to keep a sharp look-out for a few minutes while the Morse signalling is effected. This would obviate the necessity of troubling the captain. Th? Morse lamp is a valuable equipment. ■which should be available for use wh?n emergency requires.—N.Z. Times. OVERSEA VESSELS TO ARRIVE AT WELLINGTON. From London— Tomoana (due about Feb. 20), sailed on December 17, via Australian ports, Auckland. Napier. (Tyser). Tiiimii (due about Feb. 22), sailed on January (i, Plymouth January 8, •via Teneriff'e, Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw. Savili and Albion Cx) | Paparoa (due about March 0), sailed on January 10. via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) j Rimutaka (due about March S) sailed ' on January 20, Plymouth January | 22, via TeiicrifTe. Capetown and ! Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) lonic (duo about March 22), sailed on February 3. Plymouth February i\ via Tencriffe. Capetown and Ilobarr. (Shaw. Savili). Niwaru (due about March 28) sailed on Jan.iar.v2G, via Melbourne. Sydney. Auckland and Nnnicr. Tv*er'i. Kin Ora (due about March 31), sailed on Feb. 8. via Auckland. (Shaw. > Savili). j.Whakarua (due about April IS), sailed i on Feb. 11. via Melbourne. Sydney I Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). From Liverpool— I Buteshire (due about Feb. 24) sailed on December 11, via Sydney and Auckland. (F.H-S. Lint'). Kumara (one about Feb. 2~5)\ sailed en December 27, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savili and Albion Co.) Cornwall (due about March 14), sailed ■on January 7, via Sydney and ii.__. Auckland. (F.H.S. Ajamttffift sailed