SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 164, 20 October 1910, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

m THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20. PHASES OF THE MOON.

THE TIDES. High water at New Plymouth to-day 9.59 a.m. and 10.11 p.m. To-morrow 10.30 a.m. and 1L.2 p.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day 5.24, to-morrow 5.23. Sets to-day 0.30, to-morrow G. 37. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Moa, from Westport, Thursday. Taviuni, from South, Thursday. Rosamond, from 'South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Greymouth, Wednesday.—Arrived, at 2 a.m., Gertie, from New Plymouth; at 7.30 a.m., Kini, from New Plymouth. SAILED. Westport, Wednesday.—Sailed, at 7 a.m., Moa, for New Plymouth. London, Tuesday.—(Sailed, Tainui and Sussex, for Wellington; Kowhai, for Dunedin.

THE TAVIUNI. | The Taviuni is due from southern ports this morning. She brings about 300 tons of general cargo. After discharging she | proceeds to Westport and Greymouth. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond left Wellington at noon yesterday for Picton and New Plymouth, the usual call at Picton being omitted to enable the vessel to make up the loss of time caused by the recent heavy weather. She should arrive here this evening. THE MOA. The Moa left Westport yesterday morning for New Plymouth and is expected about 9 or 10 o'clock this morning. THE RUAHINE AND AORANGI. As the steamers Aorangi and Ruahine, from Sydney and London respectively, moved up the wharf on Monday morning (says the Wellington Dominion), one could not help being struck with the dissimilarity of the two vessels—the alpha and omega of the New Zealand Shipping Company's fleet. The Aorangi, with her pretty cut-away bow, her fine lines and three masts, moving through the smooth water with all the stately grace of a yacht, represented what "was, twentyseven years ago, deemed to be the modern idea of an elegant ocean-going passenger steamer, and it was a proud day for New Zealand and the company which takes its name from the Dominion when the vessel first clove to the waters of the bay. She was one of the first three steamers of the company (others being the Ruapehu and Tongariro) to' enter the service between London and this country, in succession to the hardy old ' - lime-juieers." which in those days used to swarm into our ports to pick up the fat wool-bales to the music of the cheerful chanty. It is to the credit of her designers and builders that the Aorangi (now flying the Union Steamship Company's house Hag)., is still a comfortable and serviceable vessel, good for many years of service. In striking distinction to the Aoranji is the Ruahine, a broad-hulled, solid, sub-stantial-looking steamer, built for utility, rather than for the display of those attractive lines which were the vogue three decades ago. She is one of the latest of the New Zealand Shipping Company's fleet, and shows the best features of a modern cargo-carrier and passenger steamer combined. A quarter of a century hence the steamers of the day will, in all probability, show just as striking a contrast to the Ruahine as the Aorangi does to that vessel to-day. The influences of oil fuel, electricity development, wireless telegraphy, and airships, combined with the mystic undiscovered, will, of course, bring many changes.

OVERSEAS VESSELS TO ARRIVE IN WELLINGTON. From London—* Opawa (due about October 27), sailed September 6, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Indrabarah (due about October 28), sailed on August 26, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser). ;;Terehana (due about November 8), sailed on September <5, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Arawa (due about November 1), sailed on September 15, via Capetown and Hobart. Shaw, Savill). Mimiro (due aibout November 20), sailed on Setpember 21, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). i From Liverpool—- | Morayshire (due about October 28), sailed on August 20, via Auckland. (F.ILS.) Delphic (due about November C), sailed on September 3, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.) Drayton Grange (due about' November SO), sailed on September 17, via Australian ports (F.H.S.) From New YorkEarl of CarricK (due about October 20), 6ailed on August 1, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.) Niwaru (due about October 31), sailed on August 26, via Australian ports and Auckland. (A. and A. Line). Vermont (due about November 13), sailed on August 23, via Auckland, i (Vacuum Oil Co.) Sfcrathleven (due about December 2), sailed on August 23, via Australian J ports and Auckland. (U.S. and A. Line). From Montreal— Tokomaru (due about November 2, sailed on August 22, via Australian ports and Auckland. (X.Z. Shipping Co.) Turkestan (due aibout December 2), sailed on September 13, via Australian ports and Auckland (N.Z. Shipping Co.), SAILERS TO ARRIVE. King Malcolm, barque, sailed from Marseilles on June 23. Glenshee, barque, sailed from Liverpool I on

OCTOBER. D. H. M. S. New Moon 3 S !) 12 p.m First Quarter 1-2 1 17 12 a.m Full Moon 1!) 2 1 10 a.m Last Quarter 25 5 24 21 p.m