SHIPPING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 44, 17 March 1909, Page 2

SHIPPING

POET OF NEW PLYMOUTH. ] . • WEDNESDAY, JIAKCH 17. phases of the moon D. H. 11. S. Full Moon 2 32 2U p.m. Last Quarter 15 3 18 19 p.m. New Moon ..2*2 7 48 15a.m. First Quarter 29 4 25 19 a.m. High water at New Plymouth to-day 4.12 a.m. and 5.2 p.m.; to morrow 5.41 а.m. and 6-20 <p-m. Sun rises this morning o-sli; to-inor-fctfw 5.57. Bete to-day 6.4; to-morrow б.3.

ARRIVED. r Tuesday.—Rotoiti, a.a., 1159 tons, 'DreSvette, from Onetuinga. Tuesday.—Takapuna, s.s., 1030 tons, Crawford, from Wellington. SAILED. • Tuesday.—Rotoiti, s.s., 1159 tons*] DreHvette, for Wellington. Last Night.—Tak'apuna, s.s., 1030 •tons, Cifnvford, for Onehunga. PassengeTe: M»«es Hayes and Finlay (2), Mesdamts iDeacon and i'ioilay, Mr. Finlay, and others. TELEGRAPHIC.

Onehtaiga, Last Night.—Sailed, 4.10 p.m., Harawa-, for New Plymouth, passing Manukau. Heads at 5.50 p.!m. Passengers; Misees Asher and Whithaw Me'sdames Withain, Gold\vater andi maid, L»we, Wood, and five steerage. Onehunga, Last Night.—Sailed, Rimu, for New Plymouth, passing ilanukaui Heads at 4.50 p.m. Onehunga., Tuesday—Arrived, at 84ftJ a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. Melbourne, Tuesday.—Arrived, Koromiko, from Westport. < Sydtoey, Tuesday.—Arrived, at 4.3 ft a.m., Riverina. : NeHtoaetle, Tuesday.—Arrived, Nalj from Auckland. Port Huon, Tuesday.—Sailed, Kassa, for New Zealand. 1 Auckland, Last Night.—Sailed, at 3.13 p.m., Indralevi, for Vancouver (8.C.) Melbourne, Laf*t Night. —Arrived, Whakarua, from New York; Lauderdale and Taieri, from New Zealand. Melbourne, Last Night.—Sailed, Sel"wvn Craig, for Auckland. 'Sydney, Last Night—Arrived, Mar? Isabel, from Wliangape.

From Wellington yesterday morning the Takapuna brought 151 tons of cargo. Intluded in this were 470 bags of salt, 50 wises of benzine, 80 bags of, rice, and 60 sacks of potatoes. The Rotoiti brought 33 tons of cargo (from Onehunga; yesterday morning* This included 280 bags of sugar and 53 oaeea of 'fruit. Captain Dreiritte has assumed command of the Rotoiti, vice Captain R. G. Bell, who has joined the harbormaster's staff at Auckland. ' Awfcy in the north of 'Auckland a. miniature shipping •war is raging. The company who have for years sent the only trading steamers from Heleasville to Dargaville and up the- North Wairoiij river were threatened with extinction by a. rival steamer built specially for the trade. The old company responded to the challenge by taking passengers, to Dargaville, a distance of sixty miles, for the nominal fare of one shilling.. How long th* fight lean last is a matter for conjecture.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from Onehunga, Wednesday. Takapuna, from Onehunga, Thursday. Rarawa, from Onelmnga, Friday. Takapuna. from Onehunga, Saturday. Rotoiti, from South; Satnrday. Rarawa, from Onehunga, Monday. Rotoiti, from Onehunga, Tuesday. Takapuna, from South, Tuesday. PROJECTED DEPARTURE TO-DAY Rarawa, for Onehunga, 8.30 p.m.