SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 April 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP NEW (PLYMOUTH*' FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1910. PHASES OF THE MOON. APRIL. 25—Last quarter, 10.15 a.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 6.17 a.m. and G. 53 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.19 a.m. and 7.40 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 6.47 a.m. and sets at 5.13 p.m; to-morrow, at 6.49 a.m. and 5.11 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, to-day, Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. THE CORINNi The Corinna will leave hero on Saturday for Wellington and Southern ports. THE RONA.

A Wellington Post reporter was informed on Wednesday that Messrs G. H. Scales (Ltd.), have purchased the barque Rona. The Rona is a steel vessel of 684 tons net register, and was purchased about ten years ago from a Belfast firm by Messrs A. H. Turnbull and Co., Christchurch, who at that time owned a fine fleet of sailing vessels. Since that time, however, the Rona has changed hands on more than one occasion. Captain G. W. Aircy, the master of the Rona, is well known in Wellington as a former master of the Holnidale (now Karu). The Rona should reach Wellington in about a month's time. Another vessel which has been purchased by the Scales firm is the Louisa Craig, a well-known iron barque of CB3 tons register. She was owned by_,T. J. Craig (Ltd.), and was built in 1878. She has held the reputation oi being a smart sailer, having some excellent times to her credit during tin period she has been engaged in the New Zealand-Australian trade. In 1012 she created a record for a sailing ship for the voyage from Melbourne to Auckland, the time occupied being six days six hours.

A LONG VOYAGE. The three-masted schooner ,T. M. Weatherwax, which has been trying to reach Sydney from British Columbia for the best part of a year with a cargo of 400.000 ft of timber for the State Government, made her appearancq off the Heads on April 7th (says the Sydney Morning Herald), and came to ail anchorage. The vessel is in charge of Captain Robert Purdie, and she left British Columbia as far back as May 31st. She met with bad weather, and put int6 Honolulu 011 June 25th for repairs. Slia did not continue her voyage until August 14th, but once again put back to Honolulu, leaking, 011 October sth. At this stage certain claims were made by the crew, and various troubles followed. It appeared as if the New .South Wales Government was never going to get delivery of the timber cargo. Eventually Mr. Nielsen visited Honolulu, and bought the vessel outright far the New. South Wales Government. Captain Purdie then took charge of the vessel, and another start was made for Sydney on January 10th. On the first day out a stowaway was discovered on board. He was only a boy of 10, and gave the name of John Smith. Captain Purdie was unable to land the boy, and accordingly signed him on as cabin boy. The voyage which followed was a very slow one, and, except for one day, when the vessel covered 100 miles in the 24 hours, she did little better than drift. At one point tlie vessel passed through a large area of pumice dust. The vessel is very dirty below the water line, the bottom being covered with long grass and other marine growths. After discharging her cargo she will be docked, and will return to America.