SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 48, 15 July 1912, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

POST OF NEW PLYMOUTH. \ MONDAY, JULY 15, 1012. ] PHASES OF THE MOON. JULY. Last Quarter 8 4 23 21 a.m. New Moon 15 0 15 14 a.m. First Quarter 21 4 55 16 p.m. Full Moon 29 4 5 14 p.m. HIGH WATES. High water at New Plymouth to-day 0.40 a.m. and 10.3 p.m. To-morrow 10 24 a.m. and 10.45 p.m. !THB SUN Rises to-day 7.14, to-morrow 7.13. Sets to-day 4.4(1, to-morrow 4.47. ARRIVED. Sunday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Lrwin, from Wellington, Picton and Onehunga. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Kaituna, from Newcastle, via Picton, early.

TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. I i Oneliunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 8.50 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. SAILED. Wellington, Saturday.—Sailed, at 8.2 c a.ui., Kumara, for London. THE ROSAMOND. Tlu; Rosamond arrived from Onemtnga yesterday and to-day will load cargo for Wellington and south. The vessel later ioives Wellington for Picton, Nelson and Cnohunga. and will possibly make a call here on her return south. THE KAITUNA. The Kaituna, which is due hero in a day or two, will have 100 tons of Abev,.<lare coal and 070 Abermain coal. TIMBER FROM TASMANIA. T'n? Ennerdale is understood to Up loading hardwood timber at Huon for Ldtelton and New Plymouth. Word of he;- departure is expected at any iiui-j now. PUPONGA COAL. The auxiliary scoiy Eclio is to load a cargo of coal at Puponga for New Plymouth.

; j " THE AURORA. ,i The Aurora, the sealing steamer which ]' carried Dr. Mawson's expedition, is a little wooden ship, slightly smaller than .1 the Terra Nova, of Captain Scott, but a ') great deal bigger than Shackleton's ! Nimrod—very nearly twice the size; that • is to say, she is 380 tons, as against i .about 220 tons of the Nimrod. She is ; I 105 ft long, ,30y 2 f.t broad and 28.0 ft deep. [j The Aurora's captain is Captain J. K. ■ j Davis, who was captain of the Nimrod I I during the latter part of the Shackleton I expedition.

OVERSEA SHIPPING. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE AT WELLINGTON. From London— Star of Scotland (due about August 1), sailed on May 21, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser.) Turakina (duo about August 23), sailed on July 4, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z.S. Co.) From Liverpool— Morayshire (due about July 15), sailed on May 11, via Las Palmas. (F.H.S.) Tyrone (due about July 29), sailed on May 25, via Auckland. (F.H.S.) Essex (due about August 1!)), sailed on Juno 22, via Las Palmas, Capetown, Hobart and Auckland. (F.H.S.) From Montreal — Tokomaru (due about July 22), sailed on April 15), via Australian ports and Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Wiakatane (due about July 31), sailed on May 27, via Australian ports and Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co.) Matatua (due about August 27), sailed on June 20, via Australian ports and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) From San .Francisco— Tahiti (due about July 23), sailed on June 20, via Papeete and Rarotonga. (U.S.S. Co., agents). From New York— Courtfield (due about July 17), sailed on April 8, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser). Neidenfels (due about July 20), sailed on May 2, via Melbourne and Sydney. (Dalgety). Star of Australia (due about August 2), sailed on Ma.y 25, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser line.) Stratliroy (due about August 6), sailed on May 17, via Australian ports. (Vacuum Oil Co.) SAILER. Makawell, American four-masted barquentine, sailed on June 0 from Gray's Harbor.