SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 149, 20 December 1911, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1911. POET OF HEW PLYMOUTH PHASES OP THE MOON. I DECEMBER. t D. H. M. S. ' Full Moon 6 2 28 21 fM. Last Quarter 13 5 22 18 a.m. New Moon 21 3 17 15 a.m. First Quartet 29 6 24 17 ajn. THE TIDES. High water at New Plymouth to-day 8.40 o.m. and 9.- p.m. To-morrow 9.20 aon. and 9.40 pjn. THE SUN Rises to-day 4.36, to-morrow 4.30. Sets to-day 7.24, to-morrow 7.24. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Te Anau, from North, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Ctrinna, from Sottth, Friday. Rosamond, from South, Saturday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. TELEGRAPHIC. AtRRTVED. Onehunga, Tuesday.—Arrived, at 8.30 ajn., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. . BAILED. Sydney, Tuesday.—Sailed, Zealandk, for Auckland. Newcastle, Tuesday.—Sailed, Drayton Grange, for Auckland. TOE TE ANAU. The Te Anau was expected to arrive at Onehunga yesterday from Picton and is due to arrive here on Thursday. She sails that day for the West Coast. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond's next visit here will be about Saturday, when she comes from Wellington, Picton and Nelson. THE TAHITI. The Union Company's new steamer Tahiti, which arrived at Wellington on Friday last, was formerly known as the Port Kingston. She was purchased for •£IOO,OOO (£60,000 less than the first cost of the Maheno) from the Imperial Direct West India Mail Service Co., Ltd., and up till that time was employed in the trade betwen Bristol and Jamaica. The Tahiti is a steel vessel of about 8000 tons, and has twin screws. Her dimensions are:—Length, 400 ft breadth, 55ft; depth, 24ft 4in. She is admirably adapted for trade through the tropical part of the Pacific, as most of the passenger accommodation is on the bridge deck, and the vessel *as engaged in passenger service to the West Indies, The Port Kingston was the largest boat in the service of her former owners, who were subsidised by the Imperial Government for the carirage of mails. The boats of this line were specially fitted up for conveying fruit. They were, in fact, expected to carry 20,000 bunches of bananas to Bristol each trip. It is expected that, with the advent of the Tahiti, the route from Sydney to Great Britain, via Wellington, Rarotonga, Tahiti and San Francisco will grow in popularity.

OVERSEA VESSELS. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE AT WELLINGTON. From LondonStar of Canada (due about Decei"ber26), sailed on October 18, via MelDourne, Sydney and New Zealand ports. (Tyser Line). Arawa (due about December 26), sailed on November 11, via Capetown and Hobant. (Shaw, Savill). Star of India (due about JaniKiiry 3), sailed on November 4, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Otaki (due about January 13), sailed on November 4, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. Shiping Co.) Ruapehu (due about January 9), sailed on November 25, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Muritai (due about February 3), sailed on November 28, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser). Tainui (due about January 23), sailed on December 7, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). From Liverpool— Zealandic (due about December 26), sailed on November 1, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Drayton Grange (due about January 2), sailed on Otcober 24, for New Zealand ports. (F.H.S. Line). Somerset (due about January 10), sailed on November 22, via Capetown and Hobart. (F.H.S. Line). From Montreal— Tokomaru (due about January 3), sailed on October 10, via Australian and New Zealand ports. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Rakada (due about January 26), sailed o* November 19, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) From New York— Star of Australia (due about December 27), sailed on October 15, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser). Marienfels (due about January 15), sailed on October 31, via Australian ports and Auckland (Dalgety).

Star of Scotland (due about January 27, sailed on November 18, via Australia and Auckland. ()Tyser). Falls of Orehy (due about February 16), Bailed on November 18, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.) From Calcutta— Aparima (due about January 3), sailed on December 3, via Singapore and Auckland. (U.S.S. Co.) SAILER TO ARRIVE. Antico, barque, sailed from Liverpool on September 20. Queen Elizabeth, ship, sailed from New York, October 17.