SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1920, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. . THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1821. ' PHASES OF THE MOON. SEPTEMBER. ' ' 6th.—Last Quarter, 0.37 a.m. 14th—New Moon, 3.21 p.m. 21st.—First Quarter, 9.23 p.m. 80th.—Full Moon, 0.3(1 a.m. TIDES. « —— High water to-day at 11.37 a.m. and 11.54 p.m.; to-morrow, at 12.13 a.m. and 0.15 p.m. SUNRISE AND SUNSET. The sun rises to-day at 6.25 a.m. and sett dt 5.35 P.m.; to-morrow, rises at 6.24 a.m. and sets at 5.36 p.m. ARRIVED. . Sept. I—Flora, s.s., at 1.15 p.m., 1283 tons, McLellan, from Lyttelton. Sept. I.—Atauta Maru, s.s., at 6.20 p.m., from Newcastle. IN PORT. Flora s.s. Atsuta Maru, s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Klttawa, from Westport, to-day. Rirau, from Onehunga, to-morrow. Arapawa, from Onehunga, to-morrow. Port Alma,' from Sydney, next week. West Camargo, from 'Frisco, end September, Mamari, from United Kingdom, October . FLORA ARRIVES. The Flora, arrived at 1.15 p.m. yesterday from Lyttelton, Nelson and Wellington with 1000' tons of general cargo. She should complete discharging by to-night, and sail on the return trip to Lyttelton and Wellington. JAPANESE VESSEL IN THE STREAM. The Japanese steamer Atsuta Maru arrived at 6.20 last night, and anchored In the stream. The harbormaster (Captain Waller) and a medical officer will board the vessel tuts, morning and If she shows a clean bill of health she should berth at about 8 a.m. No details of the vessel are yet available, but she appears to be of the collier type and somewhere In the vicinity of 4000 tons COAL FROM WESTPORT. The Klttawa is due to arrive to-day from Westport with 1460 tons of coal for this port. EXPLOSIVES FROM ONEHUNGA. The Aarapawa is expected to arrive tomorrow with 400 cases of explosives from Onehunga. ' OTARAMA'S ITINERARY. Tha liner Otarama is to leave Waitara on Saturday for Wellington to complete Homeward loading. The vessel Is to get away from Wellington about the Bth or Bth inst. for London/, via Panama. MAMARI LEFT BALBOA. Cable advice has been received by the Shaw, Savill and' Albion Company that the Mamari, en route from London, left Balboa on August 30th. for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Wellington, and New Plymouth. Tho vessel Is due at Port Chalmers about September 20th. MAHANA FROM NEWCASTLE. A wireless message from the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mahana, en route from Newcastle, reported that the vessel would arrive in the stream at Wellington last night. The vessel has a load of bunker coal to discharge, and will afterwards load at Napier, arriving back at Wellington on the 22nd Inst, to flit up. The Mahana will sail froth Wellington on the 28th Inst, for Condon, via Panama. JACKSON'S HEADLICHT. The Customs office, New Plymouth, have received a telegram intimating that Jackson's Headlight has been reported out, and tl.at arrangements are being made to re-light Within a few days. THE WEST CAMARGO, The West Camargo, which is coming io New Plymouth this month arrived at Auckland from San Francisco on Monday. She left the American /port on August 3, and called at Honolulu en route, leaving the latter port for Auckland direct on August 16. Fine weather was experienced until last Thursday, «hen the steamer met with :|'rcjng south-west and west winds and Ireavy seas for three days. The West Camargo is a new ell fuel steamer of 3551 tons net, and was specially -built for the trade between America, New Zealand and Australia. The West Camargo Is under the command of Captain L. Weatdahl. THE WEST HOLBROOK. The West Holbrook, belonging to the General Steamship Corporation, left San Francisco on August 25.. She is due at Auckland about September 24, and should arrive at Wellington about October 2. NIAGARA AND TAHITI. The Niagara arrived at Suva on Sunday evening from Auckland, and sailed at 19 a.m. on Monday for Honolulu and Vancouver The Tahiti, from Vancouver, left Honolulu on Saturday evening for Suva and Aucklnnd. She Is due at Auckland on September 9th. THE ARGYLLSHIRE. The Argyllshire sailed from Newport News on August 29th for London, In continual ion of her voyage from Wellington. The vessel is due at London on September 10th. ABADESA TO LOAD^ The 'Abadesa left Sydney on Tuesday for Wanganul, where she is due next Monday for Homeward loading. The vessel is to arrive at Wellington on the 14th inst. from Wanganul, and will leave Wellington on the 21st inst. for London, via Panama. THE WESTMEATH. The Weslmeath, from Newcastle, arrived at Wellington yesterday. The vessel will discharge bunker coal and afterwards load at Wellington, Glsborne, anc} again at Wellington for Liverpool vja Panama. PORT SYDNEY LEFT NEWCASTLE. The Port Sydney, en route from London, left Newcastle at 9 pm. on Monday for Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. The vessel is due at Aucklnnd on the 4th inst. and at Wellington about the 14th. THE CANADIAN JOCPOEffER;.' The Canadian Exporter is due at Auck.and on September 17th from Vancouver. She wi]l proceed thence to. Wellington, arriving there nbout September 27tb., and will subsequently go to Melbourne. The vessel will discharge and load for Vancouver while she Is at Auckland and Wellington, and will ■ complete discharge and loading in Australia. CITY OF CORINTH. The City of Corinth has left Aucklnnd for Wellington, in continuation of her royage from New York, and is due at Wellington to-dny. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Auckland. Sept. l.—Kurow, at 11.20 a.m., from Adelaide. Wellington, Sept. I.—Westmeath, at noon, from Newcastle. Onehunga, Sept. I.—Rlmti, at 7.40 a.'.ii., from New Plymouth. SAILED. Sydney, Sept. l.—Abadesa, for Wanganul. Newcastle, Sept. I.—Katoa, for Auckland. / -Wellington, Sept. I.—Port Hacking at 1.10 p.m., for London, via Panama. COLLISION AT WHARF. DUCHBSS-RUAHINE INQUIRY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Sept. 1. The magisterial inquiry into the collision between the harbor ferry stenmer Duchess, coming from Day's Bay during a fog on July 27, and the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s liner Ruahine lying at Queen's Wharf, was resumed to-day. The damage done to the Ruahine amounted to £SOOO. Sydney Mayson, boatswain on the Ruahlr.e, gave evidence that the Duchess was travelling at the rate of seven or eight. Wnots, and was headed straight on to the Ruahlne. He did not think she could have avoided hitting the nuahlne in the circumstances; she was too close In, The Impnct was such that the Duchess rebounded Are or six feet. . ifeMM JfeulU. Jiutnhtc ftn m* miJiiiu).

•agree* with-the previous witness that the accident was unavoidable. C«ptaln Lowry, of tho Duchess, deposed that he tan Into a thick fog and reduced apeed from 11 knots to 3 knots, and then, thinking he must be (jotting near Queen's Wharf, although he could not Bee anything, he stopped the engines altogether. He saw the Ruahlne when he was only 40 or 50 feet away from her, and struck her stern on. The collision occurred a miinute after he slopped the engines. OVERSEA VESSELS. City of Corinth—Duo Wellington to-day; left New York July 10; Newport Newt, July 23. West Camargo —At Auckland; due Wellington, September 7; due New Plymouth, late September; left San Francisco, August 3. Suffolk—At Aucitlandi'duo Wellington Sept. 4; left Montreal, July 18. Canadian Prospector—Due Auckland, Sept. 30; left Vancouver, Juno 30th„ via Australia. Ayrshire—At Auckland; due Wellington September 6; left Liverpool, July 7. Poit Sydney—Due Auckland, August 31st.; due Wellington, September 9th; left London June 18th. Port Napier—Due Auckland, Sept. 4; due Wellington September 11; left New York, Aug. 10. Mahia—Due Auckland, September 0; due Wellington September IS; left New York, Aug. T. Trewellard—Due Lyttelton, Sept. 11; left New York, August 0; left Newport News, Aug. 12. Atlienic—Due Auckland, Sent. 12; due Wellington, Sept 19-; left Southampton, July 29. Kalkoura~Due Auckland, Sept. 23; due Wellington, Sept. 30; left Nova Scotia, Aug. 16. Corlnthlc—Duo Wellington, Sept. 30; left Southampton, Aug. 18. lington, Sept. 30; left New York, Aug. 10. Mamari—Due Port Chalmers, Sept. 25; Wellington, Oct. 5; due New Plymouth, Oct.; left London, Aug. 11. Port Caroline—Due Auckland Oct. 1; due Wellington Oct. 10; left London, July 29. Kent—Due Auckand, Oct. 1; due Wellington, Oct. 8; left Liverpool, Aug. 18. Otira—Due Auckland Sept. 23; due Wellington Sept. 30; left Montreal, Aug. 20. [Lata shipping news appears on Page 4]