SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 323, 24 February 1910, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24. FEBRUARY.

HIGH WATER. High water at New Plymouth to-day 9.19 a.m. and 9.39 p.m. To-morrow 9.55 a.m. and 10.10 p.m. SUN. Rises to-day 5.27, to-morrow 5.29. iSets to-day 6.33, to-morrow 6.31. ARRIVED. Wednesday.—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Stephenson, from Onehunga. Passengers: Mesdames Blair, Hardy, Benefield, Reid, Peacock, Reece, Misses McGostlhg, Turner (2), Messrs Harrison, Kelley, Fox, Jennings, Taylor, Ford, Little, ißretherton, Benefield, Hadley, Longuet, Brodrick, Spencer, Anderson, Reid, Fordman, Ferguson, Philpot, Dexter, Davey, Forduct and Mclndoe.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS,

Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rosamond, from .worth, Saturday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. Koonya, from South, Tuesday. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Corinna, from South, Friday. JCorinna, from North, Sunday, TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. . Wellington, Last Night.—Arrived, at (4.50 p.m., Warrimoo, from Sydney. SAILED. ) Nelson, Last Night.—Sailed, at 5.40 p.m., Rosamond, for New Plymouth. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa brough 75 tons of cargo from Onehunga yesterday morning, including 3 tons of cement, 7 tons of flour, 6 tons of sugar, 50 cases fruit and two motor cars. THE HIMITANGI. The Himitangi, which arrived here on Tuesday afternoon, brought 272 tons of coal for the New Plymouth Gas Company. She got away at 11 o'clock the same evening. : THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond left Nelson yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth and is due here this morning. She will have on'iy a small amount of cargo owing to the Koonya having picked up the Wellington shipments on Monday.

BARQUE'S STRANGE EXPERIENCES.

The master of the Scottish four-mast-ed barque Buteshire may well be wondering \ whether or not he is ever to reach port to which his ship is bound#*t»»ya Lloyd's Gazette). Twice during the past nine months he has been unable to make his port, and now, once again, he has had his voyage altered. It is not too much to say thai; this 1900-ton metal windjammer has had a marvellous run of ill-luck. Anyone can understand a sailing ship being "hung up" on an outward passage round Horn, but it is difficult to appreciate the spell of ill-luck which the Buteshire has had to contend with in the tropical regions of the Pacific Ocean. Head winds and calms have been her portion, and even now, after a lapse of many months, she still has her loading port to make. In the middle of last April the Bute shire sailed from Panama, in ballast i for Caleta Coloso (Ghili), where she iva !to load a cargo of nitrate. But •fhe never reached the nitrate port, owing ,'to the vexatious delay she encountered ■in the latitude of the Equator. When she was eighty days out she was still 10 the northward of the Line. Heaviiv coated with marine growth, her captain decided to put back to Panama to luivc the hull cleaned. So, after being at sc.a about ■ three months, she arrived back at Panama, where she appears to have rested about a fortnight.

The passage to Caleto Coloso was abandoned, and she was ordered to proceed to Portland (Oregon). She sailed from Panama at the beginning of August, and again failed to get the winds she needed. The next authentic report of the Buteshire was that she had put into Acapulco short of provisions. The cable announcing this arrival was dated December 1.

, Once again her voyage has been altered, for she is to make no further fittempt to reach Portland (Oregon). Provisions for the belated barque were to have arrived at Acapulco from San Francisco in the middle of last month. At all events the Buteshire sailed from Acapulco on the last day of the year, this time for Newcastle (New South Wales). When she will arrive there it is not easy to suggest. Certainly it is a que ll :- experience for a ship twice t(» be obliged to abandon her voyage.

OVERSEA VESSELS TO ARRIVE AT WELLINGTON. From London— Paparoa (due about March G), sailed on January 10. via Auckland. (X.X. Shipping Co.) Kinmtaka (due about March S) sailed 011 January 20, Plymouth January 22. via TenerifTe,' Capetown and Ilobart. (X.Z. Shipping Co.) lonic (due about March 22), sailed on February 3, Plymouth February C. via. Tencrifi'e. Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). Niwani (due about :\hrcli 2S) spiled en Jautiarv 20, v'i ■Melbourne, Sydney. Auckland and Napier. Tvser). Kia Ora (due aliout starch 31), sailed on Feb. R. via Auckland. (Shaw. Savill). AVhakarua (due about April IS), sailed on Feb. 11. via .Melbourne. Sydney Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). From Liverpool— Buteshire (due about Feb. 24) sailed on December 11, via Sydney and Auckland. (F.H.S. LinC). Kumara (uue about Feb. 25), sailed on December 27, via Auckland. (Sliaw, Savill and Albion Co.) Cornwall (due about March 14), sailed on January 7, via Sydney and Auckland. (F.H.S. Line). Fifcshire (due about April 12), sailed on February 5, via Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Napier. (F.H.S.)

D. H. M. S, Last Quarter 2 11 4 13 p.m. p.m. New Moon 10 0 50 12 First Quarter 17 6 9 17 p.m. lull Moon 24 3 12 20 a.m.