SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF NEW PLYMOUTH. ' MONDAY, MARCH 0, 1916. PHASES OP THE MOON. MARCH 4—New moon, 3,14 p.m.', 12—First quarter, (1.!) a.ni 20—Full moon, 5.3 a.m. 27—Last quarter, 3.59 a.m. THE TIDES. ( Higli water to-day at 10.51 a.m. and at 11 i) p.m ; to morrow, 1.1 ,?5 a.m. aid 11.41 p.m THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 5.41 a.m. and sets at (1.19 u m.; to-morrow, at 5.42 a m. and 6.18 p.m. j EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ! Corinna, from South, Tuesday | Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. Ngakuta, from South, Wednesday. TELEGRAPHIC ARRIVED Onehunga, March 4.—At f1.30 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. Sydney, March 4.—At 0 a.m., Westralia, from Wellington. Fremantle, March 4.—Orontes and Niwaru, from London. Timaru, March 4.—» At 10.50 a.m., Kaituna, from Newcastle. NOTES. 'As two defective cables in Cool; Strait require attention, the Government steamer Tutanekai is at present taking aboard her cable-repairing gear, preparatory to putting to sea. It is expected that the vessel will sail about the end of the week from Wellington. According to a New York message, under date November 13, a new steamship line was about to start running between Norway and Canadian ports. The service was to commence with the running of the steamer Tip Top, built in Canada for the trade. It was understood that the steamer Matatua, leaving this month, would be the last cargo vessel to make the run from Montreal to New Zealand direct under the present contract, but private advicea received state that the Canadian Government has arranged for more cargo steamers to follow the Matatua in the Montreal-New Zealand trade. Tlie well-known steamer Largo Law, which was running under charter between Newcastle and New Zealand porta for some months about five years ago, has been chartered to load wheat at * West Australian ports for the United Kingdom. The Largo Law left London on January 27 with a full cargo of general for Fremantle. The barque Dee. 1115 tons register, left Singapore on December 15 last for Port Adelaide. The Dee, like her sister ship, the Den. is well-known in New Zea-' land ports. The Dee, like the majority of other British sailers, has. been driven out of the regular trades by the modern tramp, and has perforce to go tramping wherever a freight was offering. .Tlie Peruvian barque Lorton, which arrived at Melbourne on August 15 last in a damaged condition, with a cargo of nitrate from Peneo (Pern), has been chartered to load coal at Newcastle for Callao, Chili. The Lorton has been for sale for many months, but as freights are very high at the present time it has been decided by her owners to refit the vessel, and the work is at present being carried out.

Two American four-masted barquentinea have, according to news received in Sydney recently, just changed owners. The most important of them is the John Palmer, and she realised, so it is reported, £IO,OOO, whilst the other .the John C. Meyer, brought £OOOO. The Palmer is of 1080 tons net register, with a lumber-carrying capacity of about 1,300,000 feet. The Meyer is of <94 tons net register, with a lumber carrying capacity of 1,150,000 feet, Captain Suffern, of <thc Pacific Phosphates Company's Steamer Wonganella, which, whilst bour.d to Fremantlc from Ocean Island, called at Brisbane recently to replenish bunkers, can now, if never before, tell a story bearing on the oftliard remark that the Pacific Ocean is not always as peaceful as the name implies. Explaining the vessel's appearance at the Queensland port, the captain remarked that the vessel left Ocean Island on January 30 last, and until a.bout a week or so ago nothing eventful happened. At that time, however, very bail weather struck the vessel, which was than about 260 miles north-east of Sandy Cape. Captain Suffern had no hesitation in saying that a rather bad cyclonic disturbance was run through, and as a result the ship, which was riding pretty deep, was hove-to for thirty hours. The soa ran high for a while, and a considerable quantity of water was shipped. During the disturbance some of the deck fittings were torn away, notably some of the iron gangway rails.