SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 152, 14 November 1912, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. 'THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1912. PHASES OF THB MOON.

High water at New Plymouth to-day 0.18 p.m. To-morrow 0.41 a.m. and 1.3 p.m. THE SDN. Rises to-day 4.56, to-morrow 4.55. Sets to-day 7.4, to-morrow 7.5. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Gertie, from Westport, to-day. Kapiti, from Puponga, to-day. Rarawa, from North, Friday. , Haupiri, from South, Saturday. Rarawa, from North, Tue*daj. I Corinna, from South, Friday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. TELEGEAPHIC. ARRIVED. Newcastle, Wednesday. Arrived, Kauri, from Auckland. Onelmnga, Wednesday.—Arrived, at 8.10 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. Wellington, Wednesday.—Arrived, at j 5.50 a.m., Ulimaroa, from Sydney. J Westport, Wednesday.—Arrived, at 11.30 a.m., Flora, from New Plymouth. SAILED. Westport, Wednesday.—Sailed, at 4.30 a.m., Gertie, for New Plymouth. Puponga, Wednesday.—Sailed, at 12.50 p.m., Kapiti, for New Plymouth. , THE GERTIE. The Gertie is expected .here this morning from Westport with ahout 180 tons of coal. After discharging, she proceeds to The Grove, near Pieton. THE KAPITI. The Kapiti sailed from Puponga early! yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth j and should put in an appearance to-day. She will have 180 tons of coal for the ) Railway Department. "SAFEST" SHIP AFLOAT. What is claimed to be the "safest" ship afloat was launched from the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company's yards on the Clyde a few weeks ago. The vessel has been named Empress of l Russia, and was built for the Canadian i Pacific Railway's service between Van-' , couver and Japan and China. She will, j be the largest ship in the Pacific, and | is 590 ft. long, 68ft. broad and 46ft. deep, j and her gross tonnage will be' 15,000. 1 She will be fitted with four Parsons turbines, and will have a speed of about 20 knots. There will be accommodation for 200 first-class, 100 second-class and 800 third-class Asiatic passengers. The vessel is so constructed that she can be transformed at short notice into a cruiser. It was at the luncheon subsequent to the launch that the claim for safety was made. It was pointed out by Mr. Gracie, chairman of the Fairfield Company, who declared she would float with four of her compartments full of water, which was practically double what the Board of Trade required of any vessel, that body's mandate in this respect laying down that only sufficient buoyancy ; was necessary to overocmc the flooding | of two compartments.

NOVEMBER. D. H. M. S. Last quarter 1 8 14 It p.m. New moon a i 41 £0 p.*. First quarter 17 !• » 18 &.m. Full moon as a 49 14 *,.n.