SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 185, 3 February 1912, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1912. PORT OF HEW PLYMOUTH. PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY. Full Moon 3 11 35 13 a.m. Last Quarter 10 0 27 20 p.m. New Moon 18 5 21 13 a.m. First Quarter 26 7 3 19 p.m. HIGH WATER. High water at New Plymouth to-day 9.20 a.m. and 9.44 p.m. To-morrow 10.3 a.m. and 10.24 p.m. THE SUN Rises to-day 5.4, to-morow 5.5. Sets to-day 6.56, to-morrow 6.55. ARRIVED. Friday.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Cameron, from southern ports. Friday.—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Stephenson, from Onehunga. SAILED. Friday.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Cameron, for Onehunga. . ■Last Night.—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons; Stephenson, for Onehunga. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Corinna, from South, Friday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rosamond, from North, Saturday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. Rarawa, from. North, Wednesday. TELEGRAPHIC ARRIVED. Onehunga, Friday. —Arrived, at 6 a.m., Rosamond, from Picton. Sydney, Friday.—Arrived, Ennerdale, from Greymouth. RARAWA. The Rarawa, which arrived from Onehunga yesterday morning, was in charge of Captain Stephenson, of the Ngapuhi, 'Captain Norhury heing on'noliday leave. TJie vessel brought 99 tons of cargo, including 11 tons of cement, 16 tons flour, Uptons sugar and 500 cases fruit. i THE CORINNA. The Corinna,; from southern ports, arrived yesterday morning, her cargo amounting to 348 tons. This included 502 sacks, 365 hundreds. 585 fifties and 40 twenty-fives of flour, 30 sacks oats, 706 sacks wheat, 240 sacks pollard, and a quantity of'fruit, besides 24 sheep. Transhipments were brought ex Manuka and Kanna. The Corinna sailed about 4 p.m. for .Onehunga. She returns to-morrow and on Monday will load a large quantity of butter.

. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond is due from Onehunga to-day and will load a quantity of cheese and general cargo for Wellington. THE LATEST CUNARDER. The new twin-screw Cunarder Laconia has successfully completed her trial trip. The leading dimensions of the Laconia are: Length 625 ft and breadth 72ft; .her gross tonnage is about 19,000 and her displacement about 25,000 tons. The Laqonia will eventually run in the Liver-pool-Bpston service, though in the winter she will be employed in the Cunard cruises from New York to various.Mediterranean ports. Frahm's anti-rolling tanks have been installed. The cabins, as well as the public rooms are lofty, spacious, well ventilated, and heated. The general style of decoration in the ship is Georgian, known in "America as Colonial. The second-class accommodation has been carefully planned, and is in every way equal to what was provided for first-elass passengers only a few years ago. The third-class passengers have also been well catered for.

OVERSEA VESSELS. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE AT- WELLINGTON. From London— Rotorua (due about February 4), sailed on December 23, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Muritai (due about February 16), sailed i on November 28, via Australia and • Auckland. (Tyser). Mimlro (due about, Match 2), gailed on December 28, via Australia. and Auckland. (Tyser). lonic (due about February 20), sailed on January 4, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). Turakina (due about March 5), sailed on January 19, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Hurunui (due about March 19), sailed on January 26, via Auckland. (N.Z. Skipping Co.) From Liverpool— Waimana (due about February 18), sailed on December 23, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Banffshire (due about February 29), sailed on December 21, via Capetown, Sydney, Newcastle and Auckland. (F.H.S.) Sussex (due about March 22), sailed on January 12, via Sydney, Newcastle and Auckland. (F.H.S.) From Montreal— Waiwera (due about March 6), sailed on December 28, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Wakanui (due about March 29), sailed on January 19, via Australian ports and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) | From New YorkFalls of Orchy (due about February 16), I sailed on November 18, via AuckI land. (Vacuum Oil Co.) Kirkdale (due about March 24), sailed on December 13, via Australia and Auckland. (A. and A. Line). From PhiladelphiaTerrier (due about February 18), Bailed November, via Dunedin and Lyttelton. (Gollin and Co.)