SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 223, 3 January 1911, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1011. PORT OF MEW PLYMOUTH. PHASES OF THE MOON. JANUARY. D. 11. M. S. New Moon 1 3 58 14 a.m. First Quarter 8 7 57 10 a.m. Full Moon 15 10 3 12 a.m. List Quarter 23 7 57 20 a.m. New Moon 30 0 21' 19 p.m. THE TIDES. High mite,' at New Plymouth to-day 10.42 a.m. and I*l.o p.m. To-morrow 11.18 a.m. and 11.30 p.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day 7.'21, to-morrow 7-21. Sets to-day 7.21, to-morrow 7.21. ARRIVED. Saturday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Watson, from Onehunga. SAILED. Saturday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Watson, for Onchunga. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from Uorth, Friday. Rosamond, from Onehunga, Saturday. Rarawa, from North, Monday.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Sydney, Saturday.—Arrived, Mimeric, from Auckland. Onehunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 7.45 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. Greymouth, Saturday. —Arrived, at 2.40 a.m., Kaitoa, from New Plymouth. Wellington, Saturday.—Arrived, at 7.50 a.m., Roseric, from Buenos Ayres. Melbourne, Dec. 31.—Arrived, Moeraki.

SAILED. Sydney, Saturday.—Sailed, at 3.30 p.m., Warrimoo, for Wellington. MAMMOTHS OF THE SEA. The Cunard Company, as briefly noted in a recent cable, invited Messrs John Brown, Ltd., of Clydebank, and Messrs Swan, Hunter, Wigham and Richardson, of Wallsend-on-Tyne, to tender for the largest passenger vessel ever designed. The Times states that the vessel will be for the Liverpool and New York service, and will be 8S5 l /»ft long by 95ft fiin beam, and will have a total displacement of 50,000 tons, thereby exceeding the tonnage of the Olympic by 5000 tons. The new Cmiarder will have a speed of 23 knots, against 21 of the Olympic and 25 of the Mauretania and the Lusitania. It is not decided whether one or two vessels will be built. The plans have been approved by Lloyd's. The huge ship will cost two millions sterling. Nothing is known as to whether the Government •will ibc asked to grant a subsidy. She will be propelled by turbines and will be fitted to carry oil fuel should it be considered prudent to use it. Her accommodation will include a Turkish bath, swimming pond, and theatre stage. She will acjammodate <iso first saloon, 740 and 2400 third saloon, or a passengers. She will have four fu^^^ With the steamer of the Cunard Line compared the similar vessel just laid Jown on the slips of the Stettin-Vulcan Shipbuilding Company for the Hamburg-Amerika Line. This ship will be 881 ft long, as compared with BS5'/l>ft of the new Cunardpr, while her beam, 100 ft, will be 4'/oft more. The tonnage of the two vessels will be the same—namely, 50,000 tons. Accommodation is to be provided for 5000 passengers. The commander's bridge will project 77ft above the water when the ship is fully loaded, and the mast will rise 208 ft above the level of the water.

OVERSEAS VESSELS K) ARRIVE IN WELLINGTON. Prom London— Turakina (due about January 10), sailed on November 25. via. Capetown and, Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) I Star of India (due about January 26), sailed on November 25, via Australian porj;s and Auckland. (Tyser). Mamari (due about January 27), sailed on December 1, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Athenic (due about January 24), sailed on December 10, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). Muritai (due about February 22), sailed on December Id, via Australian ports, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). from LiverpoolDurham (due about January, 23), sailed on November 17, via Australia and Auckland. N.Z. and S.A. Co.) Orari (due aDout January 17), sailed on November 29, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Surrey (due about February 20), sailed on Deccwber 10, via Australian ports and Auckland. (F.H.S.) \ From Calcutta—

-'■•arima (due about January 2), sailed yi December 1, via Singapore, Sanaaand Auckland. (U.S.S. Co.) \ From Montreal— Karamca KJne about January 29), sailed on Novt\,,. r 18, via Australian ports and Auc-,\ j, (X.Z. Shipping Co.) From Francisco—ilaitai (duo about \>mary 5), sailed on December 14, vi^ pee te and Rarotonga. (UjS.S. From New Vu.-v. Parisiana (due about JanuaX v g3) l sailed on October 29, via AustrJsiy p o , r t s and Auckland. (A. and' A. Hqe). Dalmore (due about February 13),\uied on November 10, via Australia ports and Auckland. (A. and A. I Line). Magdala (due about March 2), sailed on L Decemhe 10, via Australian ports. L (Dalgety and Co., agents). L SAILERS. Ate), barque, sailed from Liverpool on 18.