SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1915, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER G, '1915. PHASES OF THE MOON. NOVEMBER. 7 —Now moon, 9.29 p.m. 14—First quarter, 10.40 a-m. 22—Full moon, 5.13 a.m. 30—'Last quarter, 9.47 a.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day 8.31 a.m. and 8.57 p.m.; to-morrow 9.20 a.m. and 9.43 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 5.4 a.m. and sets at O.'iVG p.m. To-morrow 5.3 a.m. and 6.57 p.m. ARRIVED. November s.—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Bark ( from Onehunga. Passengers:— Mesdames Aldridge, Thompson, Brash, Kemp, Sansen, Bnrgp,ss, Greatbatcli (2), Benger Tunbridge, Brown, ~-Gane and Lynch; Messrs Aldridge, Newbury, Iborniman, Desmond Nesbit, Hall, SmaJley, Burrell, Smith, McCormick, Hudner, Gilson, Danks, Baosen, Nixon, Edwards, Poroa, Jackson and Ogle; 10 steerage.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kowhai, from South, Saturday. Rarawa, from North, Tueßday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa brought 93 tons of general cargo from Onehunga yesterday, including 10 tons of manure, 13 tons of sugar, 10 tons of salt and eight ton? of cement.

THE KINL The Union Cohpany have receivd advice that the Kini will load at Bluff for New Plymouth on November 11, and is expected liere at the end of next week. . TO SAIL FROM LIVERPOOL. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advise that the following veisels *r« fixed to leave Liverpool:— Delphic, on November 15, for Australia; due New Zealand about January 25. Zealandic, on November 30, for Australia; duo New Zealand about January 31. Waim&na, on December 17, for Australia; due in New Zealand about February 80.

AMERICA'S BIGGEST SHIP. Seattle advices state that the Great ■Northern Steamship Company has announced its intention to sell its only steamship, the Minnesota, the largest in the transpacific trade, because the service has been unprofitable. The vessel is valued at approximately 2.000j000d01., and is of 20,718 tons. It has been esfci.mated by officials of the company that the increase of wages for the Minnesota, if Chinese crews are to_ be supplanted by English-speaking crews, would be l'l,ooodol. per month, or 132,000d01. per annum, without considering the increase in the cost of food supplies. The Minnesota was badly damaged in the early part of this year, when she ran aground on rocks in Japanese waters, and for some months was out of service. The withdrawal of the Great Northern from the Pacific trade is taken as corroborative proof of the statement made by the officials of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company when they announced that the La Folette law made it impossible for them to continue the operation of their fleet of steamers in the Pacific. With the Minnesota out of the Pacific trade routes the last vestige of the liner section of the American merchant marine will disappear from those waters. SAILING FROM NEW YORK. Cable advices received by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line state that the steamer Port Augusta will be despatched from New York on November 25 for Melbourne, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Auckland.