SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1915, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP NEW PLYMOUTH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, l'Jlo, PHASES OP THE MOON. AUGUST, 1915. 18—First quarter, 1.54 p.in, 25—Pull moon, 9.17 a.m. THE TIDES, High water to-day at 1.42 a.m. and 2.5 p.m.; to-morrow, 2.44 a.m. and .123 p.m. THE SUN, The sun rises to-day at 0.11 a.m. and seta at 5.10 p.m.; to-morrow, (i.-l;J a m. and 5.17 p.m. ARRIVED. August 17.—Rarawa, s.s, 1072 tons, Bark, from Onehunga. Passengers: Misses Hammond and Inglis; Mesdamos Roberts and Sole; Messrs Thompson, Brown, Roebuck, Sanson, Curiis, Woodcock, Ric-e, Nicholson, Nue, Goodridge, Anderson, McNeill, Knobb, Eustace, Harrison, Bishop, Sole, Ashwere, Langley, Firth, Riddock, Shpldrick; thirteen steeragp. SAILED. August 17.—Awahou, 102 tons, Roger, for Westport, August 17.—Rarawa, for Onehunga, Passengers:—Misses Parson, Mcßean, Holmes: Mcsdames Fookes, Hall, Tobin, Gumming; Messrs McMuster, Glynes, Ridd, Soarle,'Ramsey, DrgglcT'GTtne, MeAlpine, Dongjas, Rißhlands, Middlemas, Hall, bhodroski, Wilkie"; ahiKeven steer age. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Bluff August 17.—At 0.5 a.m., Mokoia, from liobart, with English mail. Sydney, August 10.—Linstol, from New Zealand; at 1 p.m., Moeraki, from New Zealand. Newcastle, August 10.—Katoa, from Auckland. San, Francisco, August 10.—Maitai from New Zealand. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from north, Tuesday. Flora, from southern ports, Friday or Saturday. Rarawa, from north, Friday. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa arrived from On-.-hiiMgn ycstenl.iy ir.oniii g with J24 toes i.-r mineral cargo, iii I'ding 20 tons of cement aii'i 11 tons of sugar. She saiied on the return trip in the evcnii.g. THE MAPOURIKA. The Mapourika leaves Wellington on Thursday for New Plymouth, returnirg to Wellington en Frk'ay. NEW STEAMER I/'/.INCHED. I >li!'oil, Ai gust l"i Howard, Smith, and Co.'s new steamer .il.nedon '.i:h been launched a'c Port Glasgow. OTAKI'S EVENTFUL VOYAGE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night.

The steamer Otaki, which arrived from London to-day, received the Benalla's s.o.s. call, and stood by until she was informed that further assistance was not needed. Two days later the Ot:iki encountered a hurricane, lasting for 'Hi hours. Hugo" waves washed the decks every minute, and about two hundred packages of cargo that were stowed en deck were washed overboard. The waves were washing into the carpenter's shop, and Hooded nearly all the officers' rooms, and damaged the main deck fixtures, sli.-h as rails, ladders, etc. The lust car-o was mainly calcium of carbide and varnish consigned to Blurt'. A •[.".RICA* SHIPPING. New York. August ih. The Pa?.i'lj Ma ; l SleamshiivGv pany has sold live .large steamers to ;.':e Atlantic Tr:>ns]j.:-t Ccmpany. '! h ■ sale is Mie out.v." of Senator La Foil '!;."'s Shipping Bill, which prohibits American vessels employing cheap Oriental labor. The Pacific Mail Company is theref.r.e unable to compete with its Japanese rivals, and will discontinue the service in November. President Wil-eu lias ordered an inquiry into the provisoes of the ltd. with a view to revising if it will hamper the American merchant marine.