SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 309, 26 June 1912, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1912. ' PHASES OP THE MOON. t JUNE. ' D. H. M. S. Laat quarter 8 2 12 18 p.m. New Moon 15 « 0 18 p.m. First Quarter 22 8 15 21 a.m. Full Moon 30 1 10 20 a.m. HIGH WATER. High water at New Plymouth to-day 6.21 a.m. and 7,12 p.m. To-morrow G. 51 a.m. and 7.34 p.m. THE SUN ...... Rises to-day 7.23, to-morrow 7.23. Sets to-day 4.37, to-morrow 4.37. ARRIVED. Tuesday.—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Norbury, from Onehunga. Passengers:— Misses Slone, Ainsley, Empson, Black, Mesdames Maundel, Armstrong, Short and child, Drinkwater and child, Messrs Mouldley, Grant, Pyrke, Whitcombe. Brodie, James Cotterall, Russell, Stead, Lamb, Simpson, C. 0. Hawke; 24 steerSAILED. Last Night.—Putiki, s.s., 409 tons, Wahtetrom, for Greymouth, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waimea, from Greymouth, Thursday. Rosamond, from South, Friday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Wellington, Tuesday.—Arrived, at 5,50 a.m., Corinna, from New Plymouth. Port Chalmers, Wednesday.—Arrived, at noon, Mamari, from Sydney. THE PUTIKI. The Putiki, which arrived from Greymouth on Monday evening, discharged her cargo of coal, amounting to 280 tons, yesterday, and got away in the evening on her return to Greymouth. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa brought 120 tons of cargo from Onehunga yesterday morning, including 20 tons cement, 30 tons flour, 13 tons sugar, 1 ton manure, and a small quantity of fruit. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond is to bo despatched from Wellington this morning for Picton and New Plymouth, the usual call at Nelson being omitted this trip. The vessel should arrive here on Friday. THE WAIMEA. The Waimea has been still further de- ' tained at Greymouth, and is now not due here till to-morrow. I SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE.

The sailing list for 1912-13 of the Oceanic Steamship Company, for the San Francisco-Sydney service, lias just been published. It has been decided that the vessels will not call at Auckland, as was at first suggested. The new service will be maintained by the steamers Sonoma and Ventura, which were previously employed in the old San Francisco-Auck-land-Sydney service. These vessels have been fitted with oil-burners, thus doing away with the troubles which are so constantly being experienced with firemen. The steamers are of 10,000 displacement, and are capable of steaming over 17 knots an hour. Each is fitted with a wireless apparatus. The service will be inaugurated by the Sonoma from Sydney, the ports of call en route being Pago Pago (Samoa) and Honolulu. The vessels irill run under contract with the United States Government, and the voyage is to be accomplished in 19 days from Sydney to San Francisco, and 20 days from the Californian port to Sydney. By this route, mails will reach London in 29 day 3 from the time of leaving Sydney. The service will be a 28 days' one.