SHIPPING

Taranaki Daily News, 2 October 1915, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1915, PHASES OF THE MOON. OCTOBER, 1915. 9 —New moon, 9.19 a.m. 16—First quarter, 1.28 a.m. 23—Full moon, 11.52 p.m. 31—Last quarter, 4.16 p.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 2.54 a.m. and 3.20 p.m.; to-morrow, 3.56 a.m. and 4.20 p.m. THE SUN. .The sun rises to-day at 5.48 a.m. and sets at 0.12 p.m.; to-morrow, 5.47 a.m. and 8.13 p.m. ARRIVED. October I.—Rimu, s.s., 407 tons, ?arris, from Onehunga. Passengers:—Mrs. Atkinson and child; Misses Short, Burnett, Ash, Jennings, and Freer; Messrs Sipui, Green, Lister, Newton, Malvin, Williamson, Swanson, Halton, Rennie, Wilson, Kirk, Brown, Gilbert, Skeet, and McKay. TELEGRAPHIC. SAILED. Wellington, Oct. l.—At 1 p.m., Corinna, for New Plymouth. Westport, Oct. I.—At 2.15 a.m., Regulus, for New Plymouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Regulus, from Westport, this morning. Corinna, from Wellington, to-day. Rarawa. from North, Tuesday. Ilarawa, from North, Friday. THE REGULUS. The Regulus is expected this morning I'luiii We-tport, with a load of co.il. THE CORINNA. Th.' ( i.i iniia will arrive here from \\"<-!liniit<m to-day. THE RIMU. The'Riuin arrived from Onehnngu yesterday with 49 tons of general cargo. THE TAHITI HOLD-UP. By Telegraph.—'Ptess Association. Wellington, Last Night. Tn the House of Representatives this afternoon Mr. C. H. Poole asked the Minister of Defence whether lie was aware that a type-written notice was posted in the forecastle of the Tahiti, instructing the' crew that they must be prepared to leave the ship within (wenty-l'our hours of her arrival in port, i mill whether that had anything to do' with the recent hold-up of the ship. The, Minister said he had no knowledge, of any type-written notice being posted in the Tahiti. Mr. Poole remarked that it was a fact. The Minister of Marine, in reply to ] Mr. Poole, said that lie had never stated at a function in Wellington that he was prepared to allow ships to leave port | manned by unqualified officers. His remarks had evidently been misunderstood, if such an impression had got abroad.