SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 230, 3 February 1911, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1911. PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.. PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARi. D. H. M. S. First Quarter 7 3 4 12 a.m. Full Moon 13 10 14 17 p.m. Last Quarter 21 3 21 14 p.m. THE TIDES. High water at New Plymouth to-day 11.-29 a.m. and 11.45 p.m. To morrow 0.2 p.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day 5.4, to-morrow 5.5. Sets to-day 6.56, to-morrow 6,55. ARRIVED. Thursday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Watson, from Wellington, l'icton and Nelson. SAILED. Watson, for Onehunga. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, irom North, Friday. Corinna, from South, Friday. Botamond, irom Onehunga, Saturday. Cofinna, from North, Sunday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. Koonya, from South, Tuesday. Raravra, from North; Wednesday. Roiamond, from South, Thursday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

ARRIVED. 'T.*" . —. t Wellington, Thursday.—Arrived, at 7.10 a.m., Aorangi, from Rarotonga, Onehunga, Thursday—Arrived, at 8.5 a.m., Raravva, from New Plymouth. SAILED. Melbourne, Thursday.—Sailed, last night, Ulimaroa, for Hobart and Bluff. THE 'FRISCO STEAMER. Wellington, Thursday.—The Aorangi arrived to-day from San Francisco, which port sue left on January 11. She had a fine weatner passage. The wireless installation worked satisfactorily until the steamer was a few days out, when, owing to the fusing of a wire, messages could only be received. Included in the cargo were 2461 cases of bananas, 101 barrels and 535 cases mother-of-pearl shell, 559 cases dried fruit, 76 cases oils and colors, 300 bags barley, and 70 packages hops.

THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond, with 400 tons of cargo, arrived yesterday morning from Wellington, Picton and Nelson. Transhipments were brougnt ex Athcnic, Kaipara, Durham and Orari, all from the United Kingdom. The Rosamond got away for Onehunga at about 4 p.m. She returns tomorrow, when she loads cheese for transhipment at Wellington to the Athenic. THE CORINNA. The Corinna left Nelson yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth and will arrive here this morning. She has about 500 tons of cargo. THE HAMBURG-AMERICA LINE. The Hamburg-America Shipping Co., whose profits for 1910 amounted to two millions sterling, owns in point of carrying capacity the largest fleet in the world, with the exception of the International Mercantile Marine Co. (Morgan Combine). The packet company began its trans-Atlantic service in 1847 with sailing ships. The s.s. Borussia, 2020 tons, appearing in 1885, was followed by other steamers. In 1888 the company decided upon twin screws, and the Columbia, Noumania, etc., successively joined the ever-swelling fleet. TheDeutschland (1<5,502 tons, built at Stettin in 1000) held for some years the record for ocean steaming, with an average speed on a homeward voyage of 23.51 knots. Some of the company's largest and best-equip-ped trans-Atlantic steamers are the new leviathans, Amerika 22,022 tons, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria 24,581 tons, President Lincoln i 5,074 tons. A steamer of 50,000 tons is now being built for the company. Winter and summer cruises are conducted by the specially-designed twin-screw steamers Oceana (7859 tons) and Meteor (3613 tons). The fleet consists of 108 steamers, representing a tonnage of 99,420 tons, and 217 river steamers, lighters, etc., representing a tonnage of 44,791 tons.

OVERSEAS VESSELS TO ARRIVE IN WELLINGTON. From London— Toqguiro (due about February 7), sailed on December 24, yia Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. ShippMg Co.) Corintbic (due about February 21), sailed on January 9, Tia Oaputown and Hofcejrt. (Sfattw, Sarill). Murrtau (due about Febmmry 22), sailed en December 10, via Australian porta, Auckland and Ifopier. (Tyser). Ruahine (due about March O'j, sailed on January 21fi via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. Shiping Co.) From LiverpoolSumy (due about February 20), sailed on December 10, via Austiialian ports and Aunfcland. (F.H.S.) Kent (due about March 27), sailed on January 10, via Australian ports and Auckland. (F.H.S. Line). From Montreal— Kumaro (due about February 25), sailed on December 20, via Australian ports and Audcfond. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Whakatane (due about March 27), sailed on January 31, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) F»om New York— Dal more (due about February 13), sail*jd on November 19, via Australian port* and Auckland. (A. and A. Lin*). Magdala (du« about March 2), sailed on D«e«cnb« 10, via Australian ports. (Dalg«ty arid Co., agents). Cranley (due about March 11), sailed on D*»ember 24, via Australian port-s and Auckland. (Tyser). Strathendrick (due about March 1), sailed on December 10, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co., agent). SAILERS. Ariel, barqne, eailsd from Liverpool on November 14.