SHIPPING NEWS

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13773, 9 January 1917, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

HIGH WATER.- AT OAMARU, 1,. ,|.jy .... ;;.-lila.n?. \ -L3. I'-™-i a-. -1.3S p.m. lo morrow. - SUIiSJ&B. .SUNSET.; ■> .Set.'. To-day'- a '"!' '. 7/12 IUIK Tu morrow . W-S sun-. P ,Ul \' rIIASES OF THE MOON Full Moon—Jau. 8, at 7.12 p.ui, last Quarter— Jan. at 11.12 p.m. New Moon-Jan. at 7.10, p.m. . First Quarter— Jan. 'JO, at o.Jljmu- , . NOTES. ' The Corinua is. due <jn;i'rtJay next U :-jad for N.elioii and New Plymouth.- - The Te Ai'uiu is due on Wednesday 17t1.i to load,for-Auclilaud, Napier, and (liibornc. 1 ■.. 'flic John i-s diie.'.tb load-for Wellington and Waiigaiiui oii the lSth.inst. The Calm, is due ® n 16th illst| ' fr ° m J.)iinediii. Jo i.oad produce for Wellington and Wangauui. The Union. Company-have been ad-vi-ed that in consequence of heavy (•enliinious rain at Oisboruc the- river is ,harped with silt.' ;it U soine ~,'untiiy. f'mco the. company's steamer Arahura has 'been unable to berth at the Cisborne wharf on account of the river shoaling., The Arahura is tendered j„ the roadstead the. same as the other passenger steamers calling there. The sleamci' Gogovalc, which arrived at Wellington on Friday from New i'ork, via Panama, completed the journey in the good time ol' thirty-three .lavs., the average speed being, eleven knots. The is practically a new shop of 5800 tons,''and up.to date in all respects, Captatin Steele, late of

the Gayfeude, is i" command, j Thorrnre two great.aliipping com ; panics iVrtaiwi-Mhe Nippon ' Yiist'ti lyaitlia and the Osaka_ Sliosen Kaislia. which two concern's control almost all the shipping in the East. The N.\.K„ as it is commonly knujvn, has been trailing to Australia lor many joutSi -Hid is fairly well known in New Zealand since the recently, established cargo service between this country and Japan. * .

.Of till' Iffi! i:uiii)i*Juii:s, however, says tin I 'Jivtiiniijy Post, I'lif. O.S.K. can be said to be tin:, larger, tint as i.t lias only re oiiliy luracil it* attention to flic possibilities of trade with Australasia, there Jiro liiw-people'in New Zealand who have ever heard o!. it. Nevertheless it in a huge. coucorn. and number.-; in its lleot nearly 120 vessels, ranging from ilic new passenger liner Hawaii Mam,- ()| ! 10,000 tons, to the small steamer Knyo Maru, of 170 tons. The lirst steamer of the line to visit Australasia was Maru. vhu'h arrived in Sydney from Japs'", a few weeks ago. Apparently the experiment has proved a sueecss, and on t?!)tur<.luv n reporter in Me course yt' au interesting ronycrs'iition with Mr K V. Cardale, who lias 'been appointed localagent for tiic Osakih Shosen Kaisha

learned that it- Jiijs been decided lo extend tlio business to Now Zealand, The Nanking Maru reJ'crreil to above has been chosen to make the first trip to New Bciilauil tor Hie company. She is lo go on the loading lierlli at Japan this mouth, and will arrive in tin: Douiiniou in March. According to prcsc.ut arrangements. she will visit Aucklaud only I his (rip. but- jirovided sulliicifnt iuducemcut is offered the service will afterwards extend, so as to embrace all.th,*: principal port" Dominion. There is no doubt that in the near future the Osaka Shoson Kai-, slia will lie an important'factor iu New ZeaJami shipping'.

THE FERRY. SERVICE. The Mowing, vessels Jeavo Lytteltou for Wellington,on'tlij.wrival of traim from Ohristcliuroli (if! under:— • .To-day— AlaOri,- 7.-.'!, p.m. To-morrow—Mararoa., ; 7.HD p.m. TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 8. Arrived—Niagara, at 7.50 p.m. on (lie 7th/from Suva.; , Arrived—Kotorua, 'at £.15 a.m. i'rom llarotonga. ..