SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1915, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1915. PHASES OF THE MOON. SEPTEMBER, 1915. 23—Full moon, 9.12 p.m. THIS TXDEB. High water to-day at 11.34 a.m. and 11.52 p.m.; to-morrow 12.11 a.m. and 12.15 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 5.55 ! u.m. and sets at 6.5 p.m.; to-morrow, 5.53 a.m. and 6.7 p.m. ARRIVED. Sept. 20—To Anau, s.s., 1052 tons, Baron, from Southern ports. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Oneliunga, Sept. 25.—At noon, RimUj from New Plymouth. .Wellington, Sept. 25.—At 10.45 a.m., Arawa, from London, via Hobart. Newcastle, Sept. 25.—Rakanoa, from Dunedin. Vancouver, Sept. 25.—Waihemo and Niagara. Fremantle, Sept. 20.—Khyber, from London. Lyttelton, Sept. 25.—At 2.50 p.m., Kauri, from Newcastle.

IT;""; SAILED. '. Sydney, Sept. 25—Kaikoura, for New Zealand. Newcastle, Sept. 25.—Katoa, for Auckland. ■' z London, Sept. 25.—Star of India'. Wellington, Sept. 25.—At 5.45 p.m., ffuruga, for Sydney. To sail, at midnight, Poherua, for New Plymouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rimu, from North, Tuesday. Rimu, from North, Friday. THE TE ANAU. Tho Te Anau arrived at New Plymouth from Wellington yesterday with a general cargo from Southern ports. WAITARA PORT. The steamer Clan WcTavish i 3 due it Waitara to-morrow from Australia, to load 30,000 carcases of mutton. After taking in a further 10,000 carcases at Wellington, the vessel will leave for London via Cape Horn. %

FREIGHTS FROM NEW YORK. Reporting on shipping at New York, under date August 27, a well-known firm j states: —"The outlook is not at all favorable for any cheaper freights in the future. On the contrary, there is a possibility that rates may be advanced. Without doubt a vast amount of tonnage will be required to transports our surplus crops as well as the large amdunt of munitions of war that are now being manufactured in this country, and to supply the tonnage will take a large number of steamers that are usually engaged in regular business and on regular lines. Owners are realising the. present position, and taking advantage of it, and are unwilling to charter their steamers unless at extreme rates, and much prefer the shorter voyages with quick returns than long voyage business. Charter rates have already materially advanced, and indications point to very strong markets for the coming four to six months. As yet no changes have been made in freight rates on merchandise, and we are hoping the lines will not feel the necessity to make any advances, but should charters go to a higher basis freight rates will undoubtedly follow."

THE SUNKEN WALKURE. According to news brought by the Union Company's steamer Flora, which arrived at Auckland from, the Cook and Society Islands on Friday morning, the German steamer Walkure, which was sunk in Papeete harbor when the latter was bombarded by the German cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, has been sold to an American buyer. Tenders for the vessel as she lies were invited some months ago by the French Consul at Auckland, ami it is understood that, among the tenderers were the Union Company (whose superintending engineer, Mr, D. M. Gillies, recently spent some time at Papeete) and an Auckland syndicate. The Walkure at present shows only her bridge, funnel, and masts above water, but tKe prospects of raising her are considered to be fairly goad. The steamer is of 3563 tons, and was built at Sunderland in 1907 for the Rhederei. AG. Oceana, of Hamburg. She visited Various New Zealand ports prior to the-war.