SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 91, 3 September 1912, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1912. PHASES OF THE MOON. SEPTEMBER. D. 11. M. S. Last quarter 5 1 O 13 a.m. New moon 11 5 25 17 p.m. First quarter 18 7 31 19 p.m. Full moon 20 11 11 14 p.m. High water at New Plymouth to-day 0.31 p.m. To-morrow 0.45 a.m. and 1.27 p.m. -. i. „ THE SUN Rises to-day 6.24, to-morrow (5.2 J. Sets to-day 5.36, to-morrow 5.37. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Ngapuhi, from North, Wednesday. Taviuni, from South, Wednesday. Ihumata, from Sydney, Thursday. Ngapuhi, from North, Friday. < Ngapuhi, from North, Tuesday. Karamu, from South, Tuesday. Joan Craig, from Newcastle, e.uly. TELEGRAPHIC. I ARRIVED. Ohelmnga, Monday.—Arrived, at 12.30 a.m., Rosamond, from Now Plymouth. j THE FLORA. The Flora is due here from Wellington this morning with about 250 tons of i general cargo. ] THE TAVIUNI. . ' The Taviuni sailed from Wellington ■ yesterday for New Plymouth, via Nel-' son, and is due here to-morrow. She , brings a cargo of about COO tons. THE IHUMATA. Mr. Newton King has received advice that the Ihumata left Sydney on Saturday for New Plymouth, and is due here about Friday. THE KARAMU. The Karamu, which is to leave Dunedin to-morrow for New Plymouth, via way ports, was formerly the Harmony, and when taken over by the Union Company was re-christened the "Karamu." She arrived at Dunedin last Tuesday on her maiden voyage under her new ownership. She is a sister ship to the Kowhai, but is an improved model, and is eight tons larger. On her trials she averaged a speed of 11% knots. The vessel presents a somewhat singular appearance, with her foremast stuck up for'ard on the foc'sle head. The Karamu has a length of 205 ft breadth 32ft, depth loft. Her net tonnage is 485, and gross 934.