SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1923, Page 2

SHIPPING.

i?; PORT OF NEW .PLYMOUTHTUESDAY, MAY 1, 1923. PHASES OF TE MOON. MAY. May I—Full moon. May S—Last quarter. May 16—New moon. May 24—First quarter. May 30—Full moon. TIDES. High water to-day at 9.22 a.m. and 9.52 p.m.; to-morrow, at 10.13 a.m. and 10.43 p.m. SUNRISE AND SUNSET. The sun rises to-day at 6.52 a.m. and sets at 5.8 p.m.; to-morrow, rises at G. 53 a.m. and sets, at 5.7 p.m. ARRIVED. April 30.—Opawa, s.s. (7.15 a.m,), 9237 tons, D. Macmillan, from Liverpool, via Dune din and other New Zealand ports. IN PORT. Kentucky, s.s. Joan Craig, s.s. Opawa, s.s. (in the stream). EXPECTED ARRIVALS. COASTAL. Rarawa, from Onehunga, to-day. Kaliika, from south, Thursday. Eurdw, from Auckland, Saturday. OVERSEAS. Waiwera, from London. At Auckland. Due at New Plymouth Thursday to discharge and load. (Newton King, Ltd.) Dorset, at Lyttelton. Due at New Plymouth Saturday. (U.S.S. C®.) Middlesex, to load, May 11. (U.S.S. Co.) Waipori, from Sydney, Newcastle, and Port Stephens, early. (U.S.S. Co.) Port Auckland, due from Australia, May 17, to load. (Collett and Co.) City of Batavia, left Philadelphia April 17. Duo Auckland May 20. (U.S.S. Co.) Port Kembla, left London March 31. Due Auckland about May 21; due New Plymouth June 7. (Collett and Co.). Devon, left London April 20. Due Auckland June 2 and New Plymouth about June it. (U.S.S. Co.) Port Chalmers, from London, to discharge, about end of July. (Collett and Co.). City of Bagdad, to leave New York May 15 with cargo for New Plymouth. Due end of June. (U.S.S. Co.) OPAWA ARRIVES. After an easy run up the coast the Opawa anchored in the stream at 7.15 yesterday morning from Dunedin. The Opawa loaded at West of England ports and left Liverpool on February 11. Very bad weather was experienced in the Atlantic, and at times the liner was compelled to heave to. She passed through the Panama Canal on March 4. The vessel did good steaming across the Pacific, the best day’s runs being 315 and 305 knots, and arrived at Auckland on March 23. Since then the Opawa has called at Wellington, Lyttelton. and Dunedin, which port she left at 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Composed mainly of salt and fencing wire, the Opawa’s cargo also includes a largo amount of miscellaneous goods, including steel tubing and rods, newsprint, Ironmongery, and motor-cycles. After discharge she will load for English ports, space having been allotted for the following: Twelve thousand boxes of butter, 12,000 crates of cheese, 10,000 freight carcases of beef, drawn from Waitara, and a quantity of general. The Opawa belongs to the New Zealand Shipping Company, anil is amongst the largest that have visited the port, her gross register being 9297 tons, whilst her length is 476 feet. Captain D. Macmillan is in command, and has associated with him the following officers:— Chief. E. R. Kemp; second, D. Bolam; third, H. V. Morden; fourth, K. S. Phillips: chief engineer, W. Bence; second, G. McGregor; third, J. Mt Smith; fourth, R. Webber; fifth, L. Dickenson; sixth, R. Boyer,; chief refrigerating engineer, J. Woodrow: second, W. H. Wootton; surgeon, S. G. Trail; wireless operator, H. R. Dedman; chief steward, J. Scott; cadets, J. Turner, C. Ray, J. Pring and V. Miller. The crew numbers 76. If conditions are favorable, the vessel, which is drawing 23 feet, will berth this evening after the departure for Melbourne of the Kentucky, which is at present occupying the overseas berth. It is probable that she will get away from New Plymouth at the end of the week. KENTUCKY COMPLETING DISCHARGE. The discharge of the Kentucky’s American cargo is expected to be completed early thio afternoon, and she will then sail for Melbourne direct. JOAN CRAIG TO SAIL. Efforts are being made to complete the discharge of the Joan Craig’s shipment of piles and timber for the New Plymouth Harbor Board in time to enable her to sail this afternoon for Bluff, via Westport. ONEHUNGA SERVICE. The Rarawa is due at New Plymouth this morning from Onehunga, and will sail on the return journey on the arrival of the mall train in the evening. She will be at New Plymouth ugain on Friday. JOHN'S ITINERARY ALTERED. The itinerary of the John, which was expected at New Plymouth to-day, has been altered. She left Wellington on Saturday for Dunedin with a cargo of scrap iron, and after completing discharge she will load at the southern port for Wellington, via Timaru and Lyttelton, being due at Wellington on Saturday. It is probable that the John will then sail for Lyttelton to load for New Plymouth, via Wellington and Wanganui. WAIWERA ON THURSDAY. Present advices indicate that the Waiwera. which is at present discharging London cargo at Auckland, will leave the northern poit today for. New Plymouth, arriving here on Thursday. She will berth on the departure of the Opawa. The Waiwera has 1860 lous of cargo for this port, including slag. From New Plymouth she will take 10,009 freight carcases and 7500 boxes of butter and any general cargo offering for London. She will be at New Plymouth about a week from the time of berthing. DORSET’S CARGO. The Dorset, which is at present discharging at Lyttelton, has 2300 tons of general cargo for New Plymouth, the bulk of it being basic slag. On completion of discharge she will load 18,000 freight carcases of frozen meat. KUROW WITH CEMENT. The Union Company lias received advice that the Kurow will leave Auckland on Saturday for New Plymouth direct with 300 tons of cement. KAITOKE'S VISIT CANCELLED. The Kaitoke, which was scheduled to load at Newcastle towards the end of April for New Plymouth,, lias been diverted to other ports, her place being taken by the Waipori, which is expected next week. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Auckland, April 3O.—Tremere (11.40 a.m.), ■from New York.