SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 174, 22 January 1912, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

MONDAY, JANUARY, 22, 1912. ! POM «F MEW PLYMOUTH. HIGH WATER. I High water at New Plymouth to-day 10.53 a.m. and 11.13 p.m. To-morrow 1 11.24 a.m. and 11.36 p.m. j THE SUN Rises to-day 4.52, to-morrow 4.53. Sets to-day 7.8, to-morrow 7.7. ARRIVED. Saturday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Irwin, from Onehunga. Sunday.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Caml eron, from Onehunga. . EXPECTED ARRIVALS. '"" Rosamond, from South, Saturday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. Eamona, from Greymouth, via Wellington and Picton, Monday. Koonya, from South, Wednesday. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond did not arrive from Onehunga till midnight on Saturday and consequently her departure for Wellington has been postponed till to-day. She sails after loading about 4000 crates of cheese. THE CORINNA. The Corinna, on leaving port to-day for Wellington, will he a full ship, having on board over thirty thousand boxes of butter, the major portion of which was loaded at Onehunga. SHIP SURGEONS* FEES. The decision of the P. and 0. Company to fall into line with other leading steamship companies in allowing their ship surgeons to charge reasonable fees for the treatment of first and second cabin passengers, should excite no opposition. It is true that the carriage of a surgeon is obligatory upon the shipowners in nearly every case, and it is, perhaps, for that reason that the practice grew up of placing the services of the ship's doctor at the disposal of everyone on board. Primarily, it may be supposed, the business of the ship surgeon was to deal with epidemic disorders among emigrants, rather than with the ailments, serious or trifling, of the well-to-do voyager. Under the new regime the ship i surgeon will necessarily still have a monopoly. No other doctor with a lower scale of fees will, that is to say, be available. Hence the precaution has been taken to provide that the fees charged shall be reasonable, and oh this point the j captain, to whom the bills are to be sub- [ mitted, is to be the judge. This seems I a desirable and useful acknowledgment I of the supreme authority of the com- \ mander, and few ship surgeons will quarrel with the requirements. Quite likely the concession will have the effect of rendering service on shipboard more attractive to the profession. A steel five-masted vessel of <JSOO tons deadweight capacity and 10,560 tons displacement, provided with a pair of auxiliary internal combustion motors, built for Messrs Prendtout, Leblond and Laroux, of Rouen, was launched on December 9, at Laumont, and named the France. She is intended for the transport of iron ore from New Caledonia to Europe. OVERSEA VESSELS. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE AT WELLINGTON. From London— Tainut (due about January 23), sailed on December 7, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). Hamad (due about February 1), sailed <m December 6, via Auckland. (Shaw, 6avil). Rotorua (due about February 4), sailed •n December 23, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Muritai (due about February 16), sailed on November 28, via Australia and Awkland. (Tyser). Mimiro (due about March 2), sailed on December 28, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser). lonic (due about February 20), sailed on January 4, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). From Liverpool— Waimana (due about February IS), sailed on December 23, 'via Australian. ports and Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Banffshire (due about February 29), sailed on December 21, via Capetown, Sydney, Newcastle and Auckland. (F.H.S.) , •■ .. Sussex (due about March 22), sailed on January 12, via Sydney, Newcastle and Auckland. (F.H.S.) From Montreal— Rakaia (due about February 1), sailed on November 19, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Waiwera (duo about March 6), sailed on December 28, via.Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) From San Francisco— Tahiti (due about February 1), sailed on January 10, via Papeete and Rarotonga. (U.SS.S. Co.) Prom New York— Star of Scotland (due about January 27, sailed on November 18, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser.) Falls of Orchy (due about February 16), sailed on November 18, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.) Kirkdale (due about March 24), sailed on December 13, via Australia and Auckland. (A. and A. Line). From PhiladelphiaTerrier (due about February 18), sailed November, via Dunedin and Lyttelton. (Gollin and Co.) SAILER TO ARRIVE. Queen Elizabeth, ship, sailed from New Yerk, October 17.