SHIPPING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14223, 14 June 1910, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT OF TIMARU. | Tie flagstaff of Timaru is situated in j East longitude 171 deg. io min. l'J sec., South latitude 44 deg. -3 min., i 11 sec. ! I High water. 8.40 a.m.: 0.3 p.m. Sun rises. 7.34 a.m.: sets. 4.26 . Moon rises, 11.57 a.m.; sets, 10.25 p.m. ARRIVED. June 13th—'Wanaka. s.s., 2422 tons.. Todd, from Bluff. June 13th—Drayton Grange, _ s.s.. 10,100 tons, Murcliison, from Wellington. SAILED. June 13tli—Drayton s.s.. 10.100 tons, Murehison, for W ellmgt°n. June 13th —Wanaka. s.s., -4'_'_ tons. Todd, i'or Xapier. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Te Anau, s.s., from Oamaru, today. Alatatua, from ellington, to-mor-row. Ruahiiie, s.s., iroin Xapier, to-mor-row. Koture, from Catlin-s River, to-iuor-row. Kotuku, from Greymouiik early. Taviuni, from Oamaru, 1 riday. Corinna, s.s., from V* ellington, Thursday. K.urow, from Lyttolt-on, early. Storm, s.s., Thursday. Rreeze, s.s., Thursday. Ripple, s.s., June_L'4th. Waihora, from Newcastle, via ports early. Axawa, s.s., from Lvttelton. June 26 th.

Sussex, s.s., from 'Wellington, early. Tritou, barque, irom ilaiden Island, daily.

ELaikoura, from London, via ports, early in August.

The Dilfeera commenced the discharge of her railway sleepers yesterday morning, but was greatly hampered by the shortage of railway trucks. The Waihora, with coal from "Wellington, Lyttelton and Timaru, left Newcastle "for the first named port on Sunday.

The Komata is still busy with her timber and coal cargo, and providing plenty of trucks are available will leave at midnight- to-night- for Dunedin.

The s.s. Taviuni will take up the "West Coast running of tlio Te A nan. Slit' loads at Timaru on Friday, taking cargo for Wellington. Picton. estport. and Greymouth. The New Zealand Shipping Company's turbine steamer Otaki which loaded a large quantity of frozen meat and wool at this pore during April, arrived liome_on the 10th instant. _ The Te Anau in the Koonya s running arrived in port at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, but was unable to b;rt!i owing to all the wharfage accommodation being occupied. She berths first thing this morning. Shortly before 2 o clock on Friday afternoon while going up AA ellington liarbour. tile collier Kaitangata passed a whale cruising slowly in the vic-inuy of the Falcon Shoal buoy off Seatonn. The cetacean was estimated to beabout 40- feet in length. The "Wanaka arrived from the Bluff early yesterday morning, and landed 100 tons general cargo, chiefly sugar and cement. After loading 42'.i tuns, produce for Napier. Gis'oorne and Auckland, she left for the first name-d port at 9 p.m. Tha harbour presented a busy appearance yesterday, ali the berths being taken up. The- Drayton Grange and the "Wanaka. were at the Main "wliarf with the Dilkera and Ivomata fit the Moody wharf. The Lizzie Taylor is still fast to a buoy. "When the s.s. "Wanaka was leaving Oamaru last week she sighted a barque heading north. A head wind was blowing at the time, and the barque was making no progress. Xo signals were exchanged, but the vessel will jr. all probability I>;> the Inton. due at Timaru at any hour. The Shaw Saville liner Arawa from liOndon via way ports arrived at AA ellington at S o'clock on Sunday evening. She leaves Wellington for Lytteltcn to complete discharge of her inward cargo at the end of the present week. Timaru is to be included in her home loading ports and the vessel is due here to load frozen meat, wool and tallow on the 26th inst. Tile Federal HV.ukler liner Drayton Grange from "Wellington berthed at 3 a.Tn. yesterday and commenced taking in her 13.01)0 carcases of frozen meat. Operations were completed at 10 o'clock last evening, and she left for Lvttelton her final port about 11 p.m. The Drayton Granee leaves Lyttelton for Avonmoutb on ISth instant.