SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 313, 29 May 1911, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

MONDAY, MAY 2D, 1911. j PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH PHASES OF THE MOON. MAY. D. H. M. S. . First Quarter 6 0 50 19 a.m. Full Moon 13 5 46 19 p.m. Last Quarter 21 8 59 21 p.m. New Moon 28 6 1 16 a.m. THE TIDES. High water at New Plymouth to day 9.47 a.m. and 10.3.) p.m. To-morrow 10.11 a.m.'and 10.5!) p.m. THE SUN Rises to-day 7.16, to-morrow 7.17. .Sets to-day 4.44, to-morrow 4.43. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Monday. Koonya, from South, Tuesday, Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rosamond, from North, Saturday.

TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Onehunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 10 а.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. Wellington, Saturday, Arrived, at б.40 a.m., Drayton Grange, from Capetown. Ureymouth, Saturday.—Arrived, at 12.10 a.m., Himitangi, from New Plymouth. Lyttelton, Saturday.—Arrived, in the stream, at 7 p.m., Wanaka, from Newcastle. Auckland, Last Night.—Arrived, at 1.30 p.m., Wimmcra, from Sydney. SAILED. Melbourne, Saturday.—Sailed, Mar-, joric Craig, for Auckland. Port Chalmers, Saturday.—Sailed, at 4.30 p.m., Waitemata, for Newcastle. Onehunga, Last Night.—Sailed, at .1.10 p.m., Rarawa, for New Plymouth, crossing the bar at 7 p.m. THE OORINNA. The Corinna was not despatched to Onehunga on .Saturday, but remained in port. She loads a quantity of cheese to-dav and sails afterwards for Wellington. THE PAPANUI AGAIN.

The Australian Shipping Company, who recently purchased the steamer Papanui, and, after having her repaired, despatched her with a full cargo of Australian products and a large number of passengers to London, are having trouble in securing return cargo and passengers owing to the operation of a system of deferred rebates granted by the shipping ring in the United Kingdom. Very little cargo has been booked for the return voyage of the Papanui to be made in June, although every other steamer on the berth for Australia is being loaded almost to the hatches. Evidence is not wanting as to the reason. A Melbourne firm arranged with the Papanui's owners for the carriage of 12,000 casks of cement from London, and cabled Home instructions to their agents to forward the consignment by the steamer. A reply was quickly forthcoming that the agents could not comply, as if they shipped by the Papanui they would lose their deferred rebates. The Papanui's owners then arranged to buy the cement in London, carry it to Melbourne, and sell it there to the consignees. A cablegram to the cement manufacturers brought a refusal to sell to the shipping company, and arrangements for shipping by another line have had to be made.

The company are not only experiencing trouble in securing cargo, but are being undercut by the shipping ring in regard to passenger fares. The vessel carries accommodation for which from £3B to £.45 is charged for the voyage Home. A share of the immigrant traffic has been applied for twice to the Immigrant Bureau in Melbourne, but no business has resulted.

The Australian Shipping Company hope to make the Papanui a pioneer steamer of a large locally-owned fleet, and an application is being made to the State and Federal Governments for a share of their cargo consignments from London. The result will be awaited with interest.

OVERSEA VESSELS. FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. Margit, barque, sailed from Liverpool on March 8 for New Plymouth (Newton' King, agent). FOR WELLINGTON. From London— Turakina (due about May 30), sailed on April 15, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Matatua (due about June 8), sailed on April 14. via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Star of Scotland (due about June 12), sailed on April 5, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Athenic (due about June 13), sailed on April 27, via Capetown ai— Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). Marere (due about July 16), sailed on April 22, via Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Kaipara (due about July 13). sailed on May 8, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) From Liverpool—

Nairnshire (due about July 17), sailed on May <i, via Auckland and Napier. (F.H.S. Line). ; From Montreal—

Wakanui (due about June 5), sailed on March 26, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Ascot (due about July 2G), sailed on April 23, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) From New York. Parthenia (due about June 17), sailed on March 29, via Australia and Auckland. (Dalgety). Mimiro (due about July 10), sailed on April 18, via Australia and Auckland). (A. and A. Line). From PhiladelphiaJohn Ilardie (due about June 4), sailed on March 12, via Auckland. (Gollin and Co.) ' SAILERS. Duneraig, barque, sailed from Liverpool. March 10. (Johnston and Co.) Australia, Italian ship, sailed from Marseilles April 8. (Briscoe and Co.)