SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 198, 19 February 1912, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 191*. PORT OF HEW PLYMOUTH. PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY. Full Moon 3 11 35 13 a.m. Last Quarter 10 0 27 20 p.m. New Moon ' 18 5 21 13 a.m. First Quarter 26 7 3 19 p.m. HIGH WATER. High water at New Plymouth to-day 9.51 a.m. and 10.8 p.m. To-morrow 1Q23 a.m. and 10.38 p.m. THE SUN Rises to-day 5.22, to-morrow 5.23. Sets to-day <5.38, to-morrow 0.37. ARRIVED. Sunday.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Cameron, from Onehunga. Melbourne, Saturday.—Arrived, Waipori, from Greymouth.

SAILED. Newcastle, Saturday.—Sailed, Hazel Craig, for Auckland. * EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rosamond, from North, Saturday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED.

Onehunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 8.30 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. Onehunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 7.45 a.m., Corinna, from New Plymouth.' SAILED. Picton, Saturday.—Sailed, at 9.30 p.m., Rakaia, for Waitara. " THE CORINNA. The Corinna arrived from Onehunga last evening, and will load to-day a cargo of butter for Wellington.

THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond has been delayed at Onehunga, but will arrive this morning. THE FLORA. The Flora is scheduled to leave Dunedin on Thursday for Lyttelton and Wellington and is to make a special trip to New Plymouth, being due here on the 27th.

THE RAKAIA AT WAITARA.. The New Zealand Shipping Company's cargo steamer Rakdia arrived in the .Waitara roadstead about nooii yesterdav and takes in cargo for Home markets.

AN UP-TO-DATE STEAMER.

The new Indra liner Indrapura, which is due in Wellington on March 7, brought one of the largest cargoes of general merchandise that has-ever come forward from London for Australian and New Zealand ports. While embodying all the most approved appliances and con- . veniences of the modern cargo carrier, this steamer possesses several additional interesting features, which call for special mention. Of these, probably the most important is the "Rich" fire protector and extinguisher, a similar equipment to that used on the giant Cunarder Mauretania. This ingenious invention periodically tests each of the holds in search of smoke. Should an outbreak of fire be discovered the work of extinguishing it is operated from the charthouse, an immense pressure of steam being projected on the fire by automatic means. For handling cargo quickly she is fitted with an unusual number of the ! latest patent winches, with extra long ' derricks for roadstead work, as well as a heavy-weight "lift" up to twenty tons. To further facilitate this work she is equipped, in addition to the usual electric lighing installation, with a complete system of acetylene flare lights to each "hatch, giving an illumination equal to 17,600 candle-power. Another novelty is a patent hold-ladder, invented by Captain Horne. This is an ingenious contrivance, by means of which access may be had at all times to the ship's double bottom, tank lids, and so on, although the vessel may at the time be full of. cargo.