SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 June 1919, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POBT or NEW PLYMOUTH. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 25, 1918. / PHASES OF THE; MOON. 14th—Full Moon, 4.S a.m. 21st—Last Quarter, 5 9 p.m. 28th—New Moon, 8.19 a.m. THE TIDES. High water at New Plymouth to-day at 7.2 a.m. and 7.43 p.m.; to-morrow, at 8.11 a.m. and 8.41 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 7.23 a.m. and sets at 4.37 p.m.; to-morrow, rises, at 7.23 a.m. and sets at 4.37 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kokiri, from south, to-day. Itarawa, from Onehunga, to-morrow. Kokiri, from south, about to-morrow. Rarawa, from Onehunga, Saturday. Armagh, from Brisbane, due Waltara about July 1. ARRIVED. June 24.—Corinna; s.s., 1271 tons, Elders, 7 a.m., from Nelson. June 24.—Whakatane, s s„ 7020 tons, Martin, 2.40 p.m., from Tlmaru, via Wellington. SAILED. June 24.—Poherua, s.s., 1175 tons, Chadwick, 6.5 a.m., for Greymouth. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Lyttelton, June 24.—Waiwera, In stream, 8 a.m., from New York. Sydney, June 23.—Inga, from New Zealand. Auckland, June 23.—Waltoma, 2.30 a.m., from Calcutta. THE EARAWA. The Northern Steamship Company advises that owing to weather conditions being unfavorable the Rarawa will not arrive this morning. She has been scheduled to leave Onehunga at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and Friday at 3 p.m., and sails from New Plymouth on Thursday at 6.30 p.m., and on Saturday at 8.30 p.m.

THE POHERUA. The Poherua, after waiting for the weather to moderate, sailed at 6.5 a.m. yesterday for Greymouth. ARAPAWA NOT COMING. The Northern Company advises that the Arapawa Is not coming to New Plymouth from Onehunga this week, as was announced. The cement she was to bring will conte on the Rarawa, THE COJUNNA. The Corinna arrived from Nelson and the south at 7 a.m. yesterday. She discharges 700 tons of general cargo and also loads a Quantity. She is expected to sail for Wellington to-night. THE WHAKATANE. The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Whakatane (7020 tons) arrived oft the breakwater, from Tlmaru (via Wellington), at about 10 a.m. yesterday, and was berthed by the harbormaster (Captain Waller) at 2.40 p.m. This Is the Whakatane's second visit to New Plymouth, and .the eleventh occasion on which an ocean liner' ? fcns been berthed at the breakwater. On her last visit she arrived In New Plymouth on December 31, 1917, and sailed again on January 5, 1918. Since then she has been engaged In transporting foodstuffs, etc., for the Imperial Government, and has made two trips to South American ports. On her present trip the Whakatane left London in ballast for New Zealand, and was delayed there on account of the tug-boaters' strike, ultimately clearing the port on March 21 and coming to Auckland (via Panama), whore she arrived on April 29, with a cargo of .8000 tons to discharge in New Zealand ports. She had a fine trip out lint" nearing the New Zealand coast, when strrtng westerly winds set in. The only untoward event of the voyage was the death at sea of t|)e third engineer (Mr. J. B. Wallace), from Influenza and bronchitis. The Whakatane is under the command of Captain S. F, Martin, who has with him the following officers : Chief, Mr. F. P. Halns; second, Mr. J. H. Thomas; third, Mr. J. Morgan; chief engineer, Mr. W. B. Smith; second, Mr. J. M. Smith; third, Mr. W. H. Somerville; fourth, Mr. R. R. Havelock; fifth, Mr. Drayton; chief steward, Mr. C. H. Clark.

The Whakatane is to take in about 14,000 freight carcases from the Smart Road works, and 100 casks of tallow. At the Producers' Freezing Works at Moturoa there are 4500 freight carcases, belonging to BorthWlck'i, Ltd. (Waltara), which are to gp, and until it is seen how the vessel Is stowed the exact quahtity from Smart Road Will not be known. On completing her loading, which, it is expected, will take until Thursday night, the Whakatane proceeds to Picton, and thence to Wellington to finish taking in cargo.

The Whakatane still carrleß her minesweeping gear, which had been used In the English Channel. Before leaving New York she received a coat of paint over her 'dazzle" painting, the lifeboats and deck equipment being painted over on the way to New Zealand. Mr. H. Somerrille, the third engineer, was on the Otakt when she was sunk in the North Atlantic by a German raider, and was a prisoner of war In Germany for two and ahalf years.

The Whakatane will leave Wellington towards the end of June for London via Panama.

THE SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE. The Moana, en route from Wellington to San Francisco, left Papeete at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, and Is due to reach her destination on July 1. The Paloona, bound from San Francisco to Wellington, left Papeete on Thursday. The vessel is expected to reech Wellington about June 28. ELLERMAN'S HEAVY LOSSES. During the war the EUerman lines lost 90 Mssels. The deferred shareholders of the lines received for 1917 a dividend of 150 per cent. The appropriation to reserve fund Is reduced from £750,000 to £500,000. The directors state that the cost of new tonnage is so high that the lossses the company have sustained cannot be made good with the compensation and insurance money received The abnormal cost of building, they deolare, makes it Impossible to eipect a fair return dn the present cost of new ships. In order to maintain the company's services, and to assist in the restoration of the British mercantile marine to Its former position, contracts have nevertheless been entered into for the replacement of a large proportion of the steamers lost.

STEAHEtfS FROM* OVERSEAS FORTS. Armagh, Waitara, due July 1, from Brisbane. City of Dunkirk, from New York due June 23. Kigoraa, due July, left London June 1. Opawa, Wellington, left London May 15. Paloona, Wellington, due June 28, left San Francisco June 4. Wellington, left New York May Port Bowen, Wellington, left Glasgow May 26 Port Elliot, Wellington, lea/.v New York this month. Shropshire, Napier. .Tuue 2G, from Brisbane. Suffolk, Dunedin, June 29, from Australia. Waiwera, Lyttelton, end of June, left New York on May 16. Port Victor, Auckland, July, from New York Prinzessin, Wellington, July 3 left London on May 16. , Ruahine, Wellington, July 6, left Plymouth on !. • May 19. ' Wajtomo, Auckland, due Jul" 4, from Calcutta ltfU"' Auckland ' 23, loft London May ftuapeliu, Auckland, July it, left' Wymouth oa : May 30. ' ' Tahiti, Auckland, due July.:l3, .left London May 24. 4 • War York°M 1,116 JtUy 4, left New Wairlma, Wellington, due August, from London and San Francisco. Kararaea. Auckland. August, leaves Lotadon June H.MS. New Zealand, Wellington, August, from England. STEAMERS FOR OVERSEA POETS. Arawa,, Wellington, June 28, for London. m 3 ' toi San July 5 - »<* Urarpool. Blmutaka, Wellington, July 8. for London. ' Shropshire, Wellington, July 'O, for London. Makura, Auckland, mid-July, for Vancouver. Essex, Wellington, July, for Liverpool.. Durham, Wellington, July, for Liverpool. Walmana, Wellington, July, for London, fttazeaaln, Wellington, July, fur London. Buahine, Wellington, August, for London.