SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 262, 15 March 1911, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 19,11. I I PORT OP NEW PLYMOUTH. 1 I• PHASES OF THE MOON. MARCH. D. H. M. S. New Mhh 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-ilay 9.18 a.m. and 9.33 y.m. To-morrow 9.42 a.m. and 10.12 p.m. THE SUN Rises to-day .3.03, to-morrow 5.44. Rises to-day 5.53, to-morrow 3.54. ARRIVED. Tuesday.—Gertie, s.s., 269 tons, Rodger, from Westport. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rosamojrd, from Oneliunga, Saturday. Corinna, from South, Friday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. Koonya, from South Tuesday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. TELEGRAPHIC." ARRIVED. ) Onehunga, Tuesday.—Arrived, at 10.10 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. Wellington, Tuesday.—Arrived, at 0.5 a.m., Rosamond, from New Plymouth. Sydney, Tuesday—Arrived, at 5 a.m., Manuka, from Wellington. THE GERTIE. The Gertie arrived from Westport yesterday afternoon from Westport with a full cargo of coal for the Gas Company. She discharges her cargo to-day. THE ROSAMOND. To enable the Rosamond to keep to her time-table, the usual call at Nelson will be omitted this trip. Nelson cargo will be brought by the' Oorinna. The Koiamond will arive as usual to-morrow. • A NEW SERVICE. ! An auxiliary ketch named the "Jane" has arrived at Waitara from the North. It is intended to trade between the coast ports and Waitara and New Plymouth, as cargo offers. She is said to l be a very serviceable vessel and well adapted to the trade she will be engaged in. Her engines are capable of giving a speed of six knots. Messrs Green and Wilkinson (master and engineer jMisppctively) are the owners. A VETERAN SKIPPER. Commander J. F. RutliVen, the commodore of the Orient fleet, whose retirement was announced recently, has probably conveyed more people between England and Australia than any other living man. He joined the Orient Company on its formation in 1881 as chief officer of the Garrone—the first steamer to fly the house-flag of the Orient Company—and then, after assisting to superintend the fitting-out of the Orient, assumed command of that vessel. Next he wss promoted to the command of the Lusitania, and .subsequently commanded in succession the Cuzco, Garrone, Chimborazo, Austral, Ophir, Omrah, and then the Orontes. Captain Ruthven took command about twenty months ago of the R.M.S. Orsova, the first of the new 12,000-ton liners of the Orient Company, and upon the completion of the Orvieto was transferred to that vessel. Prior to entering the service of the Orient Company he was employed for ten years and a-half in sailing ships. Captain Ruthven has covered nearly two and a half million nautical miles, has passed through Port Philip Heads 330 times, and through Sydney Heads 338 times. He has navigated the Suez Canal on 154 occasions. Iu his early days he was shipwrecked off Port Philip Heads, and reached Melbourne with the remainder of the ship's company in lifeboats. OVERSEA VESSELS. FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. Margit, barque, sailed on March S for New Plymouth. (Newton King, agent). FOR WELLINGTON/ From London— Kaikaura (due about March 20), sailed on January 25, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Arawa (due about March 21), sailed on February 2, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, SavHl). Kia Ora (due about March 25), sailed on, February 11, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Ruapchu (due about April 3), sailed on February 18, via Capetown and llobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Whakarua (due about April 5), sailed on January 30, via Australian ports, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Jndrabarah (due about Aprii 10), sailed on February 11, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Tainui (due about May 2), sailed on March 6, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) From LiverpoolKent (due about March 27), sailed on January 16, via Australian ports and Aucklanu. (F.H.S. Line). Norfolk (due about April !)), sailed on February 4, via Capetown, Hobart and Auckland. (F. 11.5.) Nerehana (due about April IS), sailed on February 18, via Auckland. (Tyser). Morayshire (due about May 14), sailed on March 4, via Australian ports and Auckland. (F.H.S. Line). From Montreal— Whakatane (due about March 27), sailed on January 21, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Invertay (due about April 29), sailed on February 18, via Melbourne and Auckland). From New York— Cranley (duo 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 Au«kland. A. and A. Line). Briez Izel (due about May 20), sailed on February 21, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.)