SHIPPING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16608, 4 December 1919, Page 6

SHIPPING.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1919. DIARY. High Sun- Sun November, 1919. water rise. set.

At Waitara the tide is 15 minutes earlier than the above figures for New Plymouth, while at Opunake it is high water lo minutes later than at New Plymouth. PHASES OF THE MOON. FOR DECEMBER, 1919. Ist—First Quarter 1.4 a.m. 7th—Full Moon 7.9 p.m. 14th —Last Quarter 0.39 p.m. 92nd—New Moon 10.32 p.m. 30th—First 5.2 p.m.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH, SAILED. December 3.—Rimu, s.s. (5 p.m.), 411 tons, Keatley, tor Ouehunga. December 4.—liad.cn I'owell, s.s., 174 tons, M'Phorson, for NyUia Bay. IN PORT. Kia Ora, s.s EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Karainu, from Lyttelton, about "Wednesday. Rimu, Irora Onehunga, Friday. •C’oriuua, from Dunedin and ports, about December XU. Lucy (schooner), from ’Frisco, after January 20. THE KIA ORA. X The liner Kia Ora is expected to finish loading the Waitara consignment of meat this evening and sails before dark for Wanganui. THE RIMU. The Rimu made a fairly smart trip to Onehunga last night, arriving there before 9 a.m. She is due back boro as usual to-morrow morning and sails in the evening. KARAMU DELAYED. The Karamu has been delayed and will not leave Lyttelton until Monday. She may bo expected here about Wednesday morning. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Onehunga, December 4.—Rimu (8.40 a.m.), from New Plymouth. Newcastle, December 4.—Rakanoa, from Auckland. SAILED. Wellington, December 4.—Remuera I (8.30 a.m.), for London, via Panama. ; Newcastle, December 4.—Kaiapoi i and Pakoha, for New Zealand. AJANA CHANGES HANDS. The New Zealand Shipping Company announced in Wellington on Tuesday that the company had completed tho purchase of the well-known steamer Ajana. Tho Ajana has been a regular trader to Australia ever since she was launched. She is a steel twin-screw steamer of 7759 tons gross and 4873 tons net, and was built in 1912 by Messrs. Russell and Co, at Port Glasgow to tho order of the Australind Steam Shipping Company, Ltd., of London. She is 454 ft. beam, and has a depth of 36ft. - Tho Ajaniv is fitted with electric light, and refrigerating machinery, the system of refrigerating being brine and charcoal, tho ice-melting capacity being 93 per • hour. Her refrigerated capacity is of six chambers, carrying 180,000 cubic tfeet. Her deadweight capacity, including bunkers and cargo, is 10,400 tons and her speed is 13 knots. Captain A. Hunter is in command of the vessel. Tho Ajana was last in Wellington on October 23, when she arrived to tho agency of the New Zealand and African Company from London, via Panama Sydney, and Wellington. She is at present at Melbourne loading for Antwerp-

Tho Niagara arrived at Vancouver from Auckland on November 25, and according to c able advice left on the return trip on November 30. The Manuka was scheduled to leave Sydney to-day for Wellington. Minor alterations wore to bo made to the crcw,s quarters while the- vessel was at Sydney this trip. On tho return trip she is to leave Wellington on December 11,

In order to load for New Zealand and Australia the F. and S. liner Armagh left Avon mouth on November 15 for New York.

It was reported in the cable news recently Hint the F. and ,S. steamer Sussex had left the United Kingdom for Australia. It now transpires that the Sussex left for Canada to load for Now Zealand and Australia.

29 Saturday .... a.m. ... 1.4 4.43 7.17 SO—Sunday .. 1.45 4.43 7.17 December, iyi'J. I ....... ... 2.26 4.42 7.18 2—Tuesday .. 3.19 4.41 7.19 ■3—Wednesday . ... $ 4.34: 4.40 7.20 4 Thursday .... o.oS 4.40 7-20 5—Friday .. 7.15 4,39 V.21