SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 261, 14 March 1911, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

TUESDAY, MARCH 14. | PORT OF HEW PLYMOUTH. I PHASES OF THE MOON. I MARCH. D. H. M. S. New M.on 1 0 8 13 p.m. First Quarter 8 10 37 17 a.m. Full Moon 15 11 35 17 p.m. Last Quarter 23 0 3 16 p.m. New Moon 31 0 14 20 a.m. THE TIDES. High water at New Plymouth to-day 8.48 a.m. and 9.3 p.m. To-morrow 9.18 a.m. and 9.45 p.m. THE SUN Rises to-day 5.52, to-morrow 5.53. Sets to-day 6.8, to-morrow 6.7. ARRIVED. Monday.—Rarawa, s.s, 1072 tons, Norbury, from Onehunga. SAILED. Monday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Ritchie, for Wellington. IXPBCTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rosamrad, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rosamond, irom Onehunga, Saturday. Corinna, from South, Friday. Corimia, from North, Sunday. Koonya, from South Tuesday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Bluff, Monday—Arrived, at 2 p.m., Ulimaroa, from Hobart, with English mail. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond, which arrived from Onehunga on Sunday, yesterday loaded 41 tons of cargo, including 200 boxes ■of butter (for transhipment to Dunedin) and 103 sacks of hides, and sailed later for Wellington. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa yesterday morning brought 171 tons of cargo, including 12 tons of manure, 19 tons of cement, 22 tons of sugar,: 2 tons of flour,' and 760 cases of fruit. Spme 2000 ft of timber was also brought. GERTIE DUE TO-DAY. The small steamer Gertie left Westport yesterday -for New Plymouth with cargo of coal, aiid is due this afternoon. THE WELLINGTON-LYTTELTON SERVICE. A rumor is in the air (says a message from Dunedin), but confirmation has not assumed definite shape, that a new turbine ferry steamer will be placed in the Lyttelton-Wellington service, so that daily connection can be made between the second express from the south and the North Island express trains. Should the steamer be constructed, she and the Mapri will conduct the ferry service. The only definite official information available is that no immediate change in the direction referred to will take place. On March 20 the Mararoa will revert to her old running, connecting with the first express from the south. OVERSEA, VESSEIS. FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, Margit, barque, sailed on March 8 for New Plymouth. • (Newton King, agent). FOR WELLINGTON. From London— Kaikoura (due about March 17), sailed on January 25, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Arawa (due about March 21), sailed on February 2, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). Kia Ora (due about March 25), sailed on February 11. via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Indrabarah (due about April 10), sailed on February 11, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). From LiverpoolKent (due about March 27), sailed on January 10, via Australian ports and Aucklanu. (F.H.S. Line). Norfolk (due about April 9), sailed on February 4, via Capetown, Hobart and Auckland. (F.H.S.) From Montreal— Whakatane (due about March 27), sailed on January 21, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) From New YorkCranky (due about March 11), sailed on -December 24, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser). Harpagus (due about April 17), sailed on Januar 7, via Australia and Auckland. (A. and A. Line). Swanley (due about May 1), sailed on February 10, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser). Swanley (due about May 1), sailed on February 10, via Australia and Auckland. A. and A. Line).