SHIPPING NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 124, 20 June 1901, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OP NPAV PLYMOUTH, Thursday, June 20, 1901. High Water—ll32 a.m. and 11.45 p.m. Sun Site.—7 24 a.m.; Sun Set 436 p.m. Phaset of the. ifyoii.—First quarter, June 24th, Bh. 30m. 21s. a.m. KXPKCTEI) AHRIVMS. Ngapuhi, from Manukau, t_-d»y Takapona, s.s., fiom Houtli, on Friday Rotoiti, from Mauukan, on Friday Ngapuhi from llanukau, on Moncay Rotciti, from Mftir.ikm, on Tuesday Takapuna. from South, on Tuesday j Ngapuhi, fr<_:r- Manukau, on Thursday

SHIPPING TKLKGI AMS. ARRIVKD. Onsskunga. June 19. Rotoiti, s.fl. fro-n New Plymouth, at 12.25 p.m. Ngapuhi, s.s., from New Plymouth, at 12.95 p.m. • Tim ABU, June 19. Rakaia, s.s., from Port Chalmers, at 7 a.m. Wkllixutok, June 19. Takapura, s.s, from New Plymouth, at 1.15 p.m. (inwaid 'Fri-co mail)

Tbe Takapuna mude a ve y smart run from Ooehunga to Wellington, in spice of the roush weatl.er. Hlie If ft Manukau beads *t2 Fop.m. on Tuesday, and reached Wellington at 1.15 p.m. on Wednesday. She wm delayed hours at New Plymouth, leaving the actual time under 22 hours, an •wage of 14 koo's an hour. The Ngapuhi m-vde better weather in the run to Onehunga on Tuesday evening than theßotoiti. The Kotoiu leltat 10.30 and reached Ooebunga *t 12.25 on Wednesday, the Ngapuhi left shortly afier midnight ann reached Onehunga at 12.35. Considering their having almost a dead headwind both vessels did good work. The ffeiv Zealand Tunes says:—'The Government steamers Tntanekai and Hinemoa Made excellent time in the ran down from Onebniigato Wellington. The journey only occupied a lit'le over twenty-seven, hours in the case uf the Tutanekii, while the Hinanoi ma-le the passage in twenty-six hopra An amn-ing incident in connection with the inn from Jew Plymouth that tbe Premier and party took a special traic from that port in order to reach Wellington at an earlier hoir than it was expected the steamer would. The Hinemoa cleaiei the New Plymouth breakwater justas the ► pecisl steamed out of tbe stafron, and the Tu anekai left some tan m.inutes alte'warJs The latter reac' ed Wellington thirty, u.iuotts before the Hinemca aid just about tha time the special steamed into the Wellington station. The Premier and Iriei ds, therefore, lost anights rest for nothing.