SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 94, 29 July 1910, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

FRIDAY, JULY 29. JULY. U. 0. M. S. New Moon 7 8. 57 18 a.m. First Quarter 14 8 1 16 a.m Full Moon 22 8 14 12 p.m. Last Quarter 29 8 11 17 p.m. HIGH WATER. High water at New Plymouth to-day 1,37 a.m. To-morrow 2.5 a.m. and 2.31 p.m. SUJN. Rises to-diay 7.4, to-morrow 7.3. Sets to-day 4.56, to-morrow 4.57. AtUUVED. Thursday.—Alexander, s.s., 377 tons, Vickerman, from Westport. Thursday.—Kotuku, s.s., 1054 tons, Carey, from Greymouth and Onehunga. Thursday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Watson, from Wellington, Picton and Nelson^ Thursday,—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Norbury, from Onehunga. SAILED. Thursday.—Alexander, s.s., 377 tons, Vickerman, for Westport. Thursday.—Hosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Watson, for Onehunga. Last Night.—Kotuku, e.s., 1051 tons, Carey, for Greymouth. % Last Night. Rarawa, s.s., for Onehunga. Passengers: Mesdames McGarry, Rutherford, Goodson and child, Heymann, O'Driscoll, A. D. Gray, Pond and family, and MoSweeney, Misses Bayly, McGarry, Price, Goodson, D. Moore, Robinson, and Rafter, Messrs. M. Scott, Young, Gartner, Skeatea, Zeltner, C. Burgess, Monteath, McGarry, "Rutherford, C. A. Brown, Heymann, Pond, ißobinson, and others; 14 steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rosamond, from North, Saturday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. Rimu, from North, Wednesday. Rosamond, from North, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Thursday'. TELEGRAPHIC. SAILED. Newcastle, Thursday. Sailed, Melbourne, for Auckland; Whangape, for Bluff. Port Chalmers, Thursday.—Sailed, at 9.20 a.m., Indradevi, for Sydney. Wellington, Thursday—Sailed, at 12.15 p.m., Ruapehu, for London. THE ROSAMOND. ' The Rosamond arrived yesterday morning with 94 tons of general cargo. She left for Onehunga about 4 p.m. and returns here on Saturday. THE RARAWA. The 'Rarawa brought 110 <ons of e;en-| eral cargo from Onehunga yesterday morning, including 12 tons of sugar, 15 tons of flour, 47 tons of cement, 2 \,ons of manure, and about 100 boxes of iruit.

THE ALEXANDER. The' Alexander, with a cargo of 246 tons of coal, arrived from Westport at about 3.30 a.m. yesterday. She *on>pleted discharging about 5 p.m. and left for Westport. THE KOTUKU. The Kotuku arrived early yesterday morning from Greymouth. and Onehunga with 270 tons of coal. After discharging sihe loaded a quantity of rails and proceeded later to Greymouth. A LONG TRAMP. Fifteen thousand miles in 62 days without a.stop ds the performance credited to the Union Company's cargo steamer Waitemata, which, arrived at Vancouver from Glasgow on May 26th. This gave lier an average speed throughout the long voyage of liy 2 knots an hour. At Tacoma she loaded 3,000,000 feet of tim!ber for San Francisco. From the latter port she took on board 1000 mules and sailed for Fiji, where the animals will be used on the sugar plantations. The appearance of the Waitemata may be looked for at Auckland some time in October. | ' Arrangements have been made on behalf of the new Dominion Steamship Co. with' the Dublin Dockyard Co. for the construction of a twin-screw steamer for the Auckland-Gisborne service. The vessel is to be named the Maranui, will carry 450 tons of cargo on a lift 6in ! draught, and 'have accommodation for 34 first-class and 15 second-class passengers. She will have a speed of 13y 2 knots and is expected to arrive in New Zealand at the end of the year.

OVERSEA VESSELS. FOR WELLINGTON. /From London— Rimutaka (due about. July 28), sailed on June 0. Plymouth June 11, via Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart. fN.Z. Shipping Co.) Kumara (due about August 3), sailed on June 4, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). lonic (due about August 9), sailed on June 23, (Plymouth June 25, via Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.) • Turakina (due about August 23), sailed on July 7, Plymouth July 9, via Ten- - eriffe, Capetown and Hobart (N.Z. Shipping Co.) From Liverpool— Caldergrove (due about August 7), sailed on May 28, via Australian ports and Auckland. (F.H.S.) Empire Transport (due about August 29), sailed on July 2, via Auckland. F.H.S. Line). . From. Glasgow— N»atoro, new collier (due about August a 20), sailed on June 8. (Blackball Coal Co.) From New York— Indrani (due about July 29), sailed on May 4, via Australian ports and Auckland. (A. and A. Line). Strathclvde (due about August 10), sailed on May 19, via Australian ports •and Auckland. (U.S. and A.S.) Highland Monarch (due about August r 15), sailed on June 21, via Auckland. Vacuum Oil Co.) IndTadiiri (due about August 20). sailed on June 7, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser). Tomoana (due about August 30), sailed on June 20, via Australian ports and Auckland. (A. and A. Line). From Montreal— Rakaia (due about July 29). sailed on May 14. via Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Whakatane (due about August 30), sailed on June 17, via Melbourne, Svdney and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.)