SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1010. PHASES OF TIIE MOON. JANUARY. 28—Last Quarter, 0.12 p.®. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 10.0 a.m. and 10.24 p.m.; to-morrow 10.43 a.m. and 11.2 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 4.51 a.m. and sets at 7.0 p.m.; to-morrow at 4.52 a.m. and at 7.8 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, to-day. Corinna, from Wellington, Sunday. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. ARRIVED. •Tammy 20.—Kowhai, s.s., 1913 tons. Nicholas, from Wellington. SAILED. January 20.—Waipori, s.s., 1919 tons, Martin, for Lytteltdn. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Adelaide, Jan. 20.—Arrived, Wahvcra, from St. John's, Newfoundland. London, Jan. 10. —Karamea. Wellington. Jan. 20.—At 1.1-5 p.m., Tainui, from London, via Hobart. SAILED. * London, Jan. 19.—Rimutaka, , for Auckland. Onehunga, Jan. 20.—At 3.30 p.m., Rarawa, for New Plymouth; passed the Heads at 5.30 p.m. Auckland, Jan. 20.—At 4,50 p.m., Katoa, for Newcastle. THE KOWHAI. The Kowhai' arrived from Wellington yesterday afternoon with general cargo. THE CORINNA. The Corinna was to leave Ly.; lei ton yesterday for Wellington, from' which port she proceeds to Nelson to-day and thence sails for New Plymouth to-mor-row. She is to leave this port again oil Tuesday. KARAMU HOVE-TO. A :PROPI'.R " BLOW." Auckland, January IS, The steamer Karamu arrived at Auckland this morning with an exciting story of her experiences during a hurricane met with on the way from Westport to Suva. The Karamu left Westport on December 3. and when 220 miles due south of Cape Washington the vessel had to heave-to in an easterly gale. She was then directed back to the north, and remained hove-to for thirty-six l)ours_ It was then that the hurricane came down in full force. On Sunday, December 9, the centre of the trouble passed the ship after five hours of exceptionally terrific weather The crew of the Karamu state that never in their experience of the sea have they been in such a storm. For hours the ship was tossed about, sometimes in chasms of water with gigantic waves walling her in, while in the next minute the ship was towering on the crest of a mountain of boiling sea. Tlie stokehold was knee-deep in water, and everything movable was flung across the cabins. A ladderwav was snapped in two by a big wave, but beyond this and a few insignificant mishaps the vessel escaped without damage, i A fireman 011 watch was to go off at midnight, but when he stepped on to the deck to go forward a hpavv wave swept him back. After several efforts to make for his quarters he gave up the attempt, and remained on watch until 4in the morning. It was impossible during the fiercest of the hurricane to go /m deck, and even during an abatement -of the storm men walked tlie deck with water sometimes up to their necks. One of the firemen told of how he had been blown by the extreme force of the wind until it was impossible for him to stand up.

RIOUW AT AUCKLAND. •„ NEW ZEALAND CARGO UN- . DAMAGED. Auckland, January IS. The -Dutch steamer Riouw arrived from New York to-night with general cargo. On November 0. when the vesRel was four days from Capetown, a fire broke out in No. 2 hold. A wireless message was sent to the steamer City of Colombo, which stood by until the Riouw arrived at Capetown. The firs was subdued at Capetown after some days, when it was found the damage was confined chiefly to Melbourne cargo. So far as is known no New Zealand cargo is affected.