SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 372, 25 April 1910, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

MONDAY, APRIL 25,

HIGH WATER. ' High water at New Plymouth to-day 9.27 a.m. and 9.43 pm. To-morrow 10.0 a.m. and 10.17 p.m.

SUN. Rises to-day (j.43, to-morrow 6.45. Sets to-day 5.17, to-morrow 5.15. ARRIVED. Saturday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Watson, from Onehunga. SAILED. Saturday.—Rosamond, s.s.. 721 tons, Watson, for Wellington.' Saturday.—Kittawa, 5.5... 1247 tons, Pennington, for Westport and Grevmouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Alexander, from Westport, to-day. Rarawa, from No-th. Monday. Putiki, from, Westport, Wednesday. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Te Anau, from South, Friday. Corinna, from South, Friday, Rarawa, from North, Friday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. Rosamond, from South, Saturday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Onehunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 8.30 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. SAILED. J Timaru, Saturday.—Sailed, at 8.40 a.m., Waihora, for Newcastle. Onehunga, Last Niglit. Sailed, at noon, Alexander, for New Plymouth. Onehunga, Last Night.—Sailed, at 3.25 p,m„ Rarawa, for New 'Plymouth, crossing the bar at 5.20 p.m. ~**!»- • > ■' I-) ' I THE ROSAMOND. ' ! The Rosamond arrived from Onehunga a.t 7.30 a,m, on Saturday and sailed for j Wellington about noon. She took ft way 250 boxes of butter, 200 sacks of hides, and 200 packages of fungus for Wellington; .■i-.-'-.MiL'.i'MMjS LAUDERDALE BRINGING TIMBER.

The Maoriland Company's steamer Lauderdale, which has been delayed by the timber-stackers' strike at Melbourne, will leave that port during this week for Port Huon, where she will load timber for Bluff, Timaru and New Plymouth. The Lauderdale is a vessel of 160S tons, and is 201 feet in length. She will have a draught of about 10ft -when she reaches New Plymouth.

THE ALEXANDER. The Alexander, which left Westport on Friday night for New Plymouth, called at Nelson. She left the latter port yesterday afternoon and is due here at an early hour this morning. She will have about 350 tons of coal for New Plymouth.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's big cargo steamer Otaki left Waitara roadstead yesterday afternoon, passing off New Plymouth at about 2.30 o'clock. During last year 6835 vessels, aggregating 1,520,040 tons, entered the port of Auckland, while the figures for Wellington were 0486 vessels with a tonnage of 2,775,902.

Captain Collins, of tne Te Anau, «n-l Captain Showman, of the Koonya, have exchanged positions.

It is stated that in connection with the raising of the Koi at Nelson the services of the Union Company's salvage tug Terawhiti were costing the Anchor Company £IOO per day. According to report it has been decided to name the new steamer now being .built to the order of Messrs Turnbuli, Martin and Co. Argyllshire. This new steamer will, it is understood, not be ready for commission until the end of the year, and when .completed will he one Of the finest vessels of her class afloat. The registered tonnage will be about 14,000, and she is being specially designed for v the carriage of perishaWe products. She enters the Australasian trade.

The Moura, which has been lying idle at Port Chalmers for some time, has been shifted into dock for cleaning and overhaul, preparatory to going into commission on the West Coast trade. The Union Company, having- placed the Moura and Taviuni in commission, has now on vessels of its fleet lying idle at headquarters, a circumstance that has not been the case for a Ions; period. Laid up in port at Wellington are the Rotoiti, Takapuna, .and Haupiri. but there is the prospect that the firstnamed vessel may be engaged in the improved Gisborne-Napier service. . An unusually large nuinbtr of passengers embarked by the Mokoia which sailed on Thursday for Rarotonga. The vessel's complement totalled 112, of whom 45 travelled saloon and 07 were in the third class. A large proportion of them booked through to San Francisco. The steamer was by no mean's fully loaded with freight, grass seed be. ing one of the principal items .in the cargo.

OVERSEAS VESSELS. FOE NEW PLYMOUTH. Viganella, left Liverpool March 12, due about middle of May. Paritutu (dredge) sailed from Clyde on March 24. FOR. WELLINGTON. From London — Star of Scotland (tluo about April 30). sailed on Fob. 23. via Melbourne. Sydney. Auckland and Napier. (IV scr Line). Athenio (dim about April ID), sailed on March 3. PlymouMi March 5, via Tennriffe. Capetown and Ilobail. (Shaw, Savilli. Opawa (due about April 30). sailed on March 10, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Tongariro (due about Mav 3), sailed on March 17, Plymouth 'March 10, via TenprifTe, Capetown and Hobarf. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Matatua (due about May 19). sailed on March 31, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill).

APRIL. D. H. M. S. Last Quarter 3 0 24 18 p.« New Moon 10 9 2 13 a.ii First Quarter 17 1 41 12 a.ii Full Moon 25 0 5!) 18 a.m