SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 May 1919, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF HEW PLYMOUTH. j WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1919. 1 PHASES OF THK MOON. MAY. 2SM—lot Qaarbsr, MO «Ja. Mia-aiMr Moon. 12-« Ml THE TIMS. High water at New Plymouth to-day at IX zul and LSI VM. i to-morrow, at 1.41 am. and 2.3 pm. THIS SON. The sun rises to-day at 7,13 ajn. and sets at 147 p.m ; to-morrow, rises at 1.14 aan. and hats at 4 46 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. KalapoL from scuts, "Wodnesd.iV, Xahlia, ftam Greymoußv, Tttursday, Banwa, tram Onehunga, Friday. Elk On, from Welltastan, about Mar 25. ARRrrao. May JO.—Rarawa, 1072 tons, Bark. from Onehunga, at 6.45 a.m. Passengers: Misses iHtikte, Bradley, Randnulf; Meadames Garvy. Dickie, Woolly, HiU and child, Brodlo and child. Ansler, Russall, Tucker and child; Messrs. ■Wink, Richards, ToVmg, Hill, Conirett, Spuk, Davis, Aiken, Oxenhain (2), Paull, Dickie, Caspu Bchnell, Hughes, Kane, Garry, Wooly.Hill, Tucker, Phillips, Corporal Gibson, and Master Thornier; 11 steerage. SAILED. Ma* 21.—Rarawa, ss, 1072 tons, Bark, for Onehunga. Passengers: Misses Fitzpatrlck, Hall, i Theet, Petrte, Menzles; Mesdames Belllttgh&W, Morris, Arrowsmltb, Marsh, Paulger, Lusty, Perry, Dingle, Schmidt, Baxter; Messrs. Boyle, Mcßlnley, O'Neill, Dcwues, Adam, Marsh, Brad- , ley. Comes (2), Scrivener, Hughes, Milne, Mnrth, Lambie, Schmidt, Baxter, Bell, Henry, i Sftutbers; 13 steerage. TELEGRAPHIC BHIPPING, SAILED. Auckland, May 20.—Barque Manurewa, 2.40b p.m., for Melbourne. THE RARAWA. The Northern Steamship Company's Rarawa arrived from Onehunga yesterday morning, and had a good passenger list and a fair passage. 1 She left again for Onehunga last night, and re- | turns here on Friday. THE KAHIKA. The Kahlka, with a load of coal from Greymouth, is expected here during to-morrow (Thursday). THE KAIAPOI. The Kaiapol, from Lyttelton and other southern ports. IS expected to be berthed at the breakwater to-day. THE ORISSA. The s.s. Orlssa has completed the Idadihg of the refinery plant, and is expected to sail from New Plymouth for Sydney to-day It Is understood the vessel takes a number o.' passengers from New Plymouth, including Messrs. B. Cock and R. H. George, of the Bldd Milking Machine Company, and Mr. .1. P. Greenway. who has been acting for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in connection with the purchasing of the refinery plant from the Taranaki (No. 2) Oil Wells, Ltd. THE CORtNNA. I The Union Company's Corlnna has completed i her loading, but owing to the rough weather • prevailing her departure for southern ports has : been delayed. THE KIA ORA. The Kla Ora sailed from Welllnfon on Saturday for southern potts. She will load at New Plymouth, Waltara, Wivnsahul and Wellington and is expected at New Plymouth during this week. THE MANUKA. A cable received from Sydney yesterday Intimates that the Manuka has been declared a clean ship, and the passengers were to be released that morning THE QUEEN OP THE SOUTH. The principal keeper of the Cape Campbell Lighthouse advised the Marine Department yesterday that the Queen of the South broke amidships during Monday fclght and completely disappeared. No wreckage has yet come ashore. —Press Association. , MISSING CABLE BUOY. | The Collector of Customs (Mr. R. B. D. Eyre) has received a further message from the Ad» ralralty stating that Information received indicated that the supposed htfhc off Opunake was probably the cable buoy drifted from Farewell minefield. Description: A black, conical buoy numbered 0, 4ft. In diameter with white squares on each side, and a v-shaped neck to receive a flagstaff. There was ~o flag on this buoy. Advise shipping concerned and ask them to look oilt. BARQUE ABANDONED AT SEA. An important Judgment by Mr. E. C. Ctttten. S.M., and the assessors, Captain G. McKenzle and Professor P. P. Worley, who investigated the circumstances of the loss of the barque Inverness, was delivered in the Auckland MaglSItrate's Court last Friday. The Inquiry, having commenced on August 15th, proceeded for some time afterwards, and a preliminary finding was previously given exonerating the mastcr, Captain Hughes, commending him for his action,.and returning to him his certificate. The final decision was held over to enable the scientific aspects to be Inquired Mo, and to enable the obtaining of information front different parts Of the 'world. The barque Inverness left Durban, South Africa; on February 25, 1918, hound for Taltal, Chile,; with a cargo of 2500 tohs of coal, which became heated during the-voyage, and eventually took fire oh the mottling of Apr'l 24 when 870 miles. S.S.W. of. Rapa Island, The Ship was ahandoned, the master, officers, and crew proceeding in two ship's boats to Rapa. The judgment of the court Was-'expressed a* follows:—The Iqss of the ship -was due to spontaneous combustion of a cargo of coal, and was not due to or contributed to by the negligence, wrongful act, or default on the part of the owners or of the master, officers, >r crew of the ship. The ship was well found and well manned The master of the ship, following, the instructions received from the owners, ra'ade careful Inquiry to satisfy himself that the • coal was safe cargo, and throughout took every precaution and exercised every care In his power to preserve the ship, the utmost credit Is due to him and to his officers and crew for the tkjlfu) way in which the long voyage to Rapa Island was accomplished without loss of lire. In the opinion of the court, the particular coal carried wbb not safe coal to carry In such a quantity on so long a voyage, and H lias, been demonstrated that slack coal stored In '■' depths of over thirteen or fourteen feet presents conditions favorable to spontaneous ,cbmbustlon. . wreck of 'Barque albert. .:,...' Full particulars of the wreck of the American .barque Albert, on the coast of California recently came to Hand by the.last mail. :<l 'Lostng her-course in a ; dense' fog the Albert wa4 dashed to. pieces on a submerged reef eight \ ratios north, qf .live Po.int Reyes lighthouse and : a mile and/* halt from the shore. Captain & < O". Uhlberg; 77-years'of '*ge, master of the ves- ; aeliikwas drosmsdi flShesli.. men: of. the crew : reached shore, e^austed,iafter- fighting In jhe i 'fog for seVeH hours fo. bring the hits of float-' : tng wreckage? Clung to land. •The. vessel, iwhlcliawas valued at £12,000, and . her. cargo , of'leather., and,; tallow; valued at £20,000, ate'a'totai l6si , ''l "' . The Albert Hiree-masted : 'b!irqiie of 824 : .tons., net re£lsjser,\jrgl|e;>ww ending, a voyage from Tlmaruv having, called froqi there on Jaiuary 25th". The vfeMel lost Her way in the fog., and shortly .after midnight' drifted Into Hodega Bay, ■.l2vmlles.;north of; Point Reyes. . She put to sea > agaty, > the master hoping to flhd\the cour/Ce.' Buf" 'sb'; thn: fog thickened It was: decided to drop anchor, which, would not hold.. For many year) the Albert was In the sugar trade between San Francisco and Honolulu. Later she piled to and from Alaska. She left San Francisco on her last voyage to New Zealand last October. The barque, which was owned by Messrs. Alsen Bros., of San Francisco, was built in 1890 at Port Btakeley, Washington. COAL HULK SUNK. The Union Company's coal hulk No. 6, which sank off Shoal Bay, Auckland, on April 21 with over 500 tons of coal on board, 1b still in the same position as when she sank. Tho only work done toward raising her is that four chains hare been placed under the keel and brought to the surface In readlnea fur lifting ber. It is understood that fur.it-r salvage work will be carried out when the bu*y shipping conditions have been relieved and labor is available. STEAMERS FROM OYEBSBAS FORTS. j Crosby Kail, Wellington; > May 29, .loft Nsw 1 York Aprll,!2. Waitoas, AUTklaad, > . UJew»» "jS U.

IWoirlma, Wellington, duo August, from London and 'Frisco. Papuroa, Wellington, May 24, left Glasgow « April 1. | Deron, Lyttelton, May 26, left Suez April 5. |fanacoa, Wemngton, May 24, loft Glasgow April i Ouveatarla, Lyttelton, May 17, left London I AprU 2. ipakeha, Wellington, May :7, left London April ' 12. BimMtaka, Wellington, May 27, lwt Plymouth AprU 5. Moana, Wellington, May 28, left Saa Francisco Hay 4. Western Comet, Auckland. May 28, left New York April 22. Tofaa, Lyttelton or Port Cbalmerß, May SO, left London April 18. City of Dunkirk, Auckland, June 7, left New York May 1. Port Plrie, Wellington, June 24, reft LonCon April 18. Karamea, Auckland, August, leaves London June STEAMERS FOR OVERSEA POSTS. Remuera, Wellington, May 27, for London. " lonic, Wellington, May 29, for London. Raranga, Wellington, May, for London. Pakeba, Wellington, May, for London. Moana, Wellington, June 4, for aSn Francisco Niagara, Auckland, June 10, for Vancouver. Paparoa, Wellington, June IG, for London. Btautaka, Wellington, June 21, for London Aram, Wellington, June, for London.