SHIPPING

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13907, 19 May 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING

PORT OF TIMAIIO. The flagstaff of Timaru is situated in East longtitwle- 171dcg. Joinin K> ■ec, South latitude 44deg. 23niin 41sce~ High water. 2.0 a.m.; 2.33 p.m. Sun rises, 7.32 a.m.; sets, 1.37 p.m. Moon rises, 6.31 a.m.; sets, 4.3'J p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. May 20 —New moon, 1.12 a.m. May 27—First quarter, 0.58 p.m. Juue 4 —Full moon, 0.55 p.m. June 11—Last quarter, 2.13 p.m. June IS —New moon, i().58 a.m. June 26—First quarter, (5.13 p.m. ARRIVED. May 18 —Storm, s.s., 40-3 tons. Captain Woods, from Oamaru. May 18 —Elsaj s.s., 3581 tons, Captain Anderson, from Auckland. May 18—Pukaki, s.s.. 1444 tons, Captain Watson, from Greymoiith. SAILED. May 18—Storm, s.s., 405 tons, Captain Woods, for AA'anganui. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. AYaihora, s.s., to-day. Ripple, s.s., to-day: AVaiwera, s.s., to-morrow. Corinna, s.s., to-morrow-. Langton Grange, s.s.. on Friday. Pukaki, s.s., on Friday. Clan Grant, s.s., on Friday. AVairuna, s.s., on Friday. Moorabool, s.s., ou Tuesday. AVanaka, s.s., daily. AYartemata. s.s., early. Rona, barque, early. The AVaiwera, which is -it present at Oamaru, is due to arrive at this port to-morrow, to load Tor London. The Ripple has re-entered the coastal trade for a short time, and is expected here to-day to load for AA'anganui and AVellingtbn. The collier AVaitemata- left Newcastle, yesterday for Lyttelton and Timaru." She should be here early next month.' The Storm arrived from Dunedin early'yesterday morning, with a small cargo of general: She loaded 1000 bags of produce, and sailed for AA'anganui. The big' turret-deck steamer Clan Grant, arrived at Lyttelton on Sunday nigbfc from Sydney. The vessel was expected to sail-to-day for Timaru and Bluff. „ . xl Th© Pukaki arrived from Greymoiith Testcrday at noon, with a small general cargo*- a quantity of timber, and 500 tons of State coal for the Railway Department. ' The AVaihora. after a long stay in the north, is due to arrive at this port She has a large cargo of Newcastle coal to land on account of the N.M. and A. Co., AA'estport Coal Co.. srid-Tlibs. Brc-wn, and also a large quantity of ironbark timber. » The large cargo .tramp steamer Elsa. under the ehorter of Messrs Friedlandcr Bros., arrived at noon yesterday from Auckland. She loads about 32,000 sacks of grain for the United Kingdom, and is expected to complete operations on Friday, when she will sail for Lyttelton to finish-. By Cable. SYDNEY. May IS. Arrived, Manuka, from Newcastle. Sailed..-AVaitemata, for Lyttelton; Aotea, for Auckland. v NEWCASTLE, May 18. Sailed, Inga, for Auckland. A TOTAL WRECK. Per Press Association. NAPIER. May IS. _ The auxiliary schooner Tuhara. !>7 tons, which was blown ashore while at anchor at Kinikini, near Long Point. Mahia Peninsula, is" reported to be practically.a total jireck,. Captain McNab remains near the scene .of the casualty. The remainder of. the crew arrived in Napier this evening.