SHIPPING NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 226, 22 March 1912, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1912. PORT OP HEW PLYMOUTH. PHASES OF THE MOON. D. H. M. S. Fall Moon 3 10 18 21 p.m. Last Quarter 11 7 32 18 a.m. New Moon 19 9 45 19 a.m. First Quarter 28 2 38 21 p.m. HIGH WATER. High water at New Plymouth to-day 11.2 a.m. and 11.19 p.m. To-morrow 11.33 a.m. and 11.53 p.m. THE SUN Rises to-day 6.1, to-morrow 6.2. Sets to-day £59, to-morrow 5.58. SAILED. Thursday.—Te Anau, s.s., 1652 tons, Platts, for Westport and Greymouth. Wednesday.—Karori, s.s., 1863 tons, A. Barlow, for Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rosamond, from North, Saturday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Onehunga, Thursday.—Arived, at 9 a.m., Rarawa, from. New Plymouth. BAILED. Greymouth. Thursday.—Sailed, at 1 p.m., Rakanoii, for Sydney. ( THE. KARORI. , . , The Karori, having finished her discharge of coal, sailed yesterday for Wellington. THE TE ANAU. ... The Te Anau completed the discharge yesterday of her 400 tons- of general cargo and sailed for the West Coast. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond is due here to-Jnorrow from Wellington, Picton and Nelson. She has but a small cargo for this port. . NEW TYSER LINER. •' Messrs Workman, Clark and Co.. Ltd., Belfast, have launched from their yards the twin-screw steamer Makarini for the Tyser Line, Ltd. The vessel is 486 ft in , length, with a gross tonnage of over 10,500, js the shelter-deck type, and has been built under special survey for the .highest class in Lloyds' Register. The cargo space is divided into five holds, three being insulated for frozen meat •cargoes. "Refrigerated machinery on the carbonic acid gas system has been arranged. ' Each of the holds is furnished with a hatchway equipped with steam "winches, derricks and other gear. Accommodation for a'boiit 750 steerage passengers- is- provided in rooms on the upper 'tween decks. A smoking-room and lounge are provided on the shelter deck, -and a dining saloon to accommodate all .the' passengers at one sitting is arranged-on. the upper deck'. The propelling* machinery consists of two sets of , triple-expansion engines, supplied with i steam from four single-ended steel boilers wo*kiug-under forced draught. Besides; tlje.jlfakarirri, the Tyser Line have • another vessel on the stocks of the same size as the new vessel. It is reported that both steamers will be engaged in the New Zealand-London,trade. Makaj-ini is the Maori equivalent for McLean,, and it. is said that the vessel w^s.sft,called as a compliment to Mr. r *o«Jgl?.i.^e.Lean 1 of Hawke's Bay.

The Rofoiti,_ well-known on this coast as,haying been for, some years in the Wellington-New Plymouth-Onehunga service, is at present on her way from Melbourne, to Port Chalmers, She is to be placed on a new ferry service between Napier arid'Gisborne wharf.

. OVERSEA VESSELS. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE AT WEi; ;"** \ t ■••'"-'■• -LINGTON. J ■'•'" - • - Prom London— Kia" Ora "(due about March 30), sailed cm Febtuary' 8, via Auckland, 1 <S&aw-«avai). Remuera i(due about April 2), sailed on [' 'February 16, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Ilndrabarah (due about April 3), sailed I on January 26, via Australian porta, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). CoriiftMtf lfaue' about ! April 16),jsailed on February 29, via Capetown and JHobart. (Shaw, Savill). Orari .'(due about 4pril 31), sailed on March 9, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) From LiverpoolSurrey (due'about April 15), sailed on 'February 5, via Sydney, Newcastle • ',and Auckland. (-F.H.S.) ..".'.*. .'. ;From Montreal—

Wakanui (due about March 29), sailed on January 19, via Australian ports and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Nerehana (due about April 16), sailed February" 21, via Australian ports and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) ;i •!■•; From New York— Kattentura (due about March 29), sailed on January 21, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser). Roseric (due abput April 1), sailed on December 30, via Australia and •Auckland. A. Line). Hohenfels (due about May 31), sailed on March 7. From San Francisco— Aorangi (due about Marc h2»), sailed on March 6, via Papeete and Rarotonea;* (U.S.S. Co.) 6 i