SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 218, 3 February 1913, Page 2

SHIPPING.

iffc i -a* I PORT OF KEW PLYMOUTH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1013. PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY. I). 11. M. s. ; New Moon 0 4 58 21 p.m. First Quarter 14 8 10 21 a.m. Full Moon 21 1 40 15 p.m. Last Quarter 28 8 52 1G a.m. High water at New Plymouth to-day 7.5 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. To-morrow 7.53 a.m. and 8.16 p.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day 5.4, to-morrow 5.5. Sets to-day G.SG, to-morrow G. 55. arrived. Saturday.—l'arasva, s.s., 1072 tons, Norbury, from Onchunga. Sunday.—Corimm, s.s., 1271 tons, Cam- ( eron, from Onehunga. SAILED. Saturday Night. —Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Norbury, for Onehunga. Bluff, Saturday.—Arrived, at 11 a.m., barque Annual, from Clarence River. Auckland, Saturday.—Arrived, at 12.15 p.m.. Inga, from Newcastle. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. i Rarawa, from North, Thursday. ' I Rarawa, from North, Saturday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. H. D. Bendixen, schooner, left Seattle, December 23. Due end of February. Cargo. —Oregon pine and Laths; consignees, Webster Bros. TELEGRAPHIC. Sydney, 2.—Siiilt.'d, yesterday, A\ nrriinoo. for New Zealand. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa. which arrived from Onehunga on Saturday, brought 700 tons of cargo. She sailed for Oneliunga as usual in the evening. ; THE COlll NX A. The Corinna arrived from Onehunga yesterday and to-day will ship butter, etc., for Wellington. JAPAN AS A SHIPBUILDER. . The latest report of the British Con-sul-General in Yokohama (says Engineering) states that there are 230 shipbuilding yards in Japan, not including junkbuilding establishments —a decrease of nine as compared with the previous year. Of course, many of these yards f are small, and the appliances are still J rather primitive. For the last year > covered by available authentic statis- : tics these 'yards turned out 77 steamers, of 24,470 tons, and 147 sailing vessels, of 11,097 tons. This is a decrease of 58 sailing vessels from 1010, but an increase of 10 steamers, the tonnage of the latter, however, decreasing by 38,996. This record does not include a number of new steamers since completed or authorised, which tend to strengthen Japan's North American and European lines. All of Japan's leading steamship lines are preparing to build additional steamers for foreign service, mostly medium-sized freight and passenger craft. Japan's total shipping now includes 2543 steamers, of 1.233,909 gross tons;, 6392 sailing vessels, of 414,720 gross tons; and, in addition, a large number of junks.