SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 1919, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POM OF NEW PLYMOUTH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IC, 1911 J PHASES OF THE MOON. 1 SEPTEMBER. ! 17th.—Last quarter, 9.8 a.m. 24th.—New moon, 4.10 p.m. ' ■ THE TIDES. j High water at New Plymouth to-day at 1 7 a.m. and 1.33 p.m.; to-morrow, at 2,4 a m and 2,35 p.m. ' ' ' THE SUN. | The sun rises to-day at 6.8 a.m. and sets' at 5.52 p.m.; to-morrow, rises at 6.7 a.m and' sets at 5.23 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Rarawa, from Onehunga, to-day. Koklri, from Greyhiouth, to-morrow. ' ! Rarawa, from Onehunga, Thursday" , Rarawa, from Onehunga, Saturday Karu, from Wellington, early Karamea, from Wellington, Sept 30 Kahika, from Wellington, to-morrow! ARRIVED. Sept. 15,-Waiwera, s.s., 6237 tons, Gordon, from Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Newcastle, Sept. 15.—Wanaka, from New Zealand. Wellington, Sept. 15.—H.M.S. New Zealand at 2 p.m., from Plcton. ' SAILED. Onehunga, Sept. 15—Rarawa, for New Plymouth; passing Manukau Heads at 5.30 p.m. THE KAHIKA^ The New Plymouth office of the U.S.B. Co has been advised that the Kahika will return direct from Wellington to load a further consignment of 14,000 crates of cheese for transhlfment to the Durham. She will probably reach here to-morrow. She will then make another trip to New Plymouth to take away 12,000 crates of cheese for the liner Essex. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa is due this morning, return-! Ing to-ntght. THE KOKIRI. The Kokirl was to leave fireymouth at midnight last night, with a cargo of 600 tons of cral for New Plymouth. She should reach here early to-morrow morning. After discharging here she proceeds'to Wellington. H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND. HM.S. New Zealand arrived at Wellington from Plcton at 2 p.m. yesterday, and anchored in the stream. CUNARD LINERS EOR AUSTRALIA. New York, September 13. According to a message ' from Boston the Cunard Company announces that a new steamer service between Boston arid Australia via Capetown will start on September 17 with monthly sailings. THE WArWERA.

The Waiwera arrived at New Plymouth and was berthed at.7 a.m. yesterday, at low-water She was drawing 19ft. din. of water. It vU Iw remembered that the Waiwera was the vessel which first opened the port to overseas traffic, the occasion (March 21, 1917) being a gala day for the province. Since leaving New Zealand at that tlmo the vessel has been engaged in carrying produce for the Imperial authorities to England from New York, ZnrItz, Compaina, Monte Video, Buenos Aires hos Palmas, and South America. She had oae exciting experience In the English Channel when a Portuguese vosscl collided with her and did considerable damage. The accident occurred at fi.no a.m. on November 10, 1917. Communication was eslabllshed with the shore, at 7-.12 and two Admiralty tugs took the vessel in tow to Portland at 11.12 a.m. Shortly after entering the race both tugs parted from the Waiwera, and she dropped an anchor and drifted oft Portland Bill in the fog, evontually arriving at Portland at 11.45 pm. the same day. But for the No. 3 bulkhead being secured and holding, the vessel would have sunk.. She remained at Portland for about three weeks while salvage operations were being carried out, and then went to Barrv, In South Wajes where she remained for' two weeks and subsequently tool; up her running again. She reached Buenos Aires in the midst of a revolution there, which delayed her considerably, and she was ultimatelyordered out to Compania. The vessel still carries her naval gun, which protrudes ominously over the stern, but the two howitzers which she carried during the war period have been removed. The Waiwera reached New Zealand on her present trip on June 24, arriving at Lyttelton, She has been delayed in local waters, having in the meantime, since the Australian maritime strike collapsed, made a trip to Newcastle, bringing back a cargo of coal, which was discharged at Wellington. New Plymouth Is her first loading port, her work here commencing at 8 a.m. yesterday. She Is loading the following quantities from the stores of the Taranakl Farmers' Meat Company: 13,500 freight carcases of mutton and iamb, 1200 freight carcases of frozen sundries (the space allotment was for 12,000 freight carcases, but the system of telescoping at the works allowed the extra quantity), 10(1 casks of tallow; 5 bales of hair. She Is expected to get away late on Wednesday or Thursday morninj for Nelson. From there she will go on Saturday night to LytteKton, remrjnlmj there about ten days, and returning to Wellington to complete her Home loading, being scheduled to sail for England on October 7.

The Waiwera is in command of Capt. H. R." Gordon who has with him the following officers: Mr. S. M. James, chief; Mr. R 0 Ireland 2nd ; Mr. S. M. Smith, 3rd.; Mr. 0 Wldloke. chief Marconi operator, and Mr. C, W. Charman, 2nd ; Mr. L T. Winshlp, chief engineer; Mr. 1. Bloomer, 2nd.; Mr. W. Matthews, 3rd.; Air. 0. S Wnestnff, 4th ; and Mr. J. Oeddes, sth; Mr. R. J. Mackay, chief rofrlireratlnc engineer; Mr. J. Scagall, 2nd ; Mr. W. Blnks, purser. Of the present crow only four belonged to the vessel when she was here In March. 1917, they being the chief officer, the chief engineer, the chief refrigerating engineer, and the parser Captain Kelly,- who brought the Waiwera here on his previous visit, Is now In command of the Karamca. '

The arrival of the Waiwera on tho present occasion marks the 12th. visit of an ocean liner to the port. The Shaw, Suvill, and Albion Company have had a liner here on seven occasions, the vessols being: Waiwera (two visits), Kiit Ora (two visits), Kumara. Mamarl, Matatua; the Now Zealand Shipping Company have had a liner here oh three occasions. Whakntane (two visits) and Paparoe; and there hnve been two other vessels, Port Alma (Cunard), and Orlssa (BritishIndia).