SHIPPING

Taranaki Daily News, 15 October 1921, Page 2

SHIPPING

' PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. t LATEST OVERSEAS MOVEMENTS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1921. I PHASES OF THE MOON. imi OCTOBER. 17th—Full moon. 10.36 a.<m. 24th—Last quarter, 4.8 pm. Slat—New moon, 11.15 a.m. TIDES. High water to-day at 8.14 a.m. and 8.34 p.m.; to-morrow, at 8.54 a.m. and 9.14 p.m. SUNRISE AND SUNSET. The sun rises to-day at 5.32 a.m, and sets at 6.28 p.m.; to-morrow, rises at 5.31 a.un. and sets at 6.29 p.m. ARRIVED. October 14.—Ngafcuta, s.s. (3 a.m.), 1775 tons, Dowell, from Whangarei. October 14.—Rarawa, s.s. (5.30 a.m.), 1072 tons. Bark, from Onehunga. Passengers:— Misses Walsh, Sturmey and McLaren; Mesdames Howard (2), Hamilton (2), Ramsay, Lloyd, McCqllough, Patterson, Gibson and child, Cock; Messrs. Ross, Donaldaen, MoAllum. Full, Taylor, Haunilton (2), Henderson, Browning, Lloyd; 9 steerage. SAILED. October 14.—Rarawa, s.s. (8.30 p.m.), 1072 tons, Bark, for Onehunga. Passengers:— Misses Kirkwood, Wilson, Cole; Mesdames Orr, Kirkwood, Wheeler, Martin, Batty, Graham, Tyrrell, Hopkins. Ladeau; Messrs. Bingham, P’.ke, Clark, Copeland, Ladeau, McDonald, Kiikwood (2), Hornby, Pinley, Corbett, Keane, Traves, Fleming, Wheeler, Byaantser, Benjamin, Booklass, Campbell, Silver; Father Finn. October 14.—Ngakuta, s.s. (3.10 p.m.), 1775 tons. Dowel), for Greymouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. '• COASTAL. Corinna, from Onehunga, to-morrow. Kara mu, from south, Tuesday. Rarawa, from Onehunga, Tuesday. Rarawa, from Onehunga, Friday. OVERSEAS. Whangape, from Newcastle, Friday. Essex, to load, Wednesday. Kaituua, from Adela.Je, next week. Left Vancouver October 4, for New Zealand ports, including New Plymouth. Canadian Pioneer, from Montreal and New York. Due November. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa arrived from Onehunga yesterday unorning with passengers and 145 tons of cargo, including 10 tons of sugar. The vessel sailed again f-r Onehunga at 8.30 p.m. NGAKUTA WITH CEMENT. The Ngakuta arrived from Whangarei at 3 a.m. yesterday and berthed at 6 o'clock. She discharged 180 tons of cement and sailed for Gre.vmouth at 3 10 p.m. to discharge the balance of her cargo. KARA MU ON TUESDAY. The Wellington Tinies states that the Kara<mc if» due at Wellington to-morrow from Dunedin, Oamaru, Tiniaru, and Lyttelton. The vessel will leave Wellington on Monday for New Plymouth, taking cargo. ESSEX FROM NEWCASTLE. The latest advice of the liner is that she should reach New Plymouth from Newcastle on Wednesday. CORINNA DELAYED. The Union Company advise that the Corinna is now expected to leave Onehunga to-day, i’.nc will therefore arrive here to-morrow to load dairy produce. KAITUNA FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA. The Kaituna, with a cargo from Adelaide and Edithburg, is due at Wellington about the beginning of November, and later comes to New Plymouth. THE CANADIAN PIONEER. The Canadian Pioneer left Panama on October 2, en route to Auckland from Montrea’ and New York. She is due at Auckland on November 3. After discharge of the Auckland portion of her cargo she will visit Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyitelton, Dui.edin, and Australian ports. WIRELESS FROM MARAMA. A wireless (message received from the R.M.S. Marama states that she expects to arrive at Wellington from San Francisco, via Papeete and Rarotonga, at daybreak to-mor-CITY OF CHESTER. The Federal Line have been advised by cable that the City of Chester left New York on September 30, and Newport News on October 5 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The vessel is due at Auckland about December 3, and at Wellington a week later. THE MAHENO. The Union Company’s inter-colonial passenger steamer Maheno left Auckland yesterday for Sydney, and is to sail from the latter port on Wednesday next for Wellington. She Is due at Wellington on the 23rd instant, and is to leave there on the 26th instant for Sydney. HORORATA AT DURBAN. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received cable advice that the Hororata arrived at Durban on the 11th inst. from Australia, en route to Liverpool and London. AMERICA’S WOODEN SHIPS.

The construction of a fleet of wooden ships in America was regarded at the time as one of tl:e triumphs of the war. The whole fleet of 205 vessels has been sold for £107,622, which Is about £60,000 less than the average cost of building one ship. The ships were originally built to carry 3500 tons each, but were altered from the original plans by the addition of 700 tons of extra bracing, thus cutting the carrying load down to 2800 tons each. It takes 40 men to run each ship, but the same number can run a steel ship of 6700 tons. For many months the United States Shipping Board had invited bids without* result, and the officials had reached a point where they were prepared to give the vessels away and thus save the expense of £12,000 a month in maintaining them. The chairman of the Shipping Board, in fact, declared that two tugboats were required to be in constant attention on the fleet anchored in the James River, off Old Point Comfort, Virginia, to pump water from the vessels and prevent them sinking, and that he had seriously considered dismissing the caretakers on the theory that it would be the easiest way out of the difficulty if the ships were left unprotected in he hope that somebody would steal them, and thus relieve the Government of its white elephant. Then an American company offered to take the whole fleet at £522 each, and the beard hailed its tender with joy. The new owners declare that half the purchase will be scrapped, and the remainder put in service in the Caribbean Sea. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. SAILED. Wellington, October 14.—Rlverina. (12.10 p.m.). or Sydney. S’.(hi. y, October 14.—Kokirl, for New ZeaLoudon, October 13.--From London, Malenoa, for Wellington; from Vancou er. M.-ikura, for Auckland.