SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 November 1915, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1015. PHASES OF THE, MOON NOVEMBER. •' 14—First quarter, 10.40 a.m. 22—-Full moon, 5.13 a.m. 3o—Last THE TIDES. High water to-day at 12.13 a.m. anil 12.15 p.m.; to-morrow, 12.33 a.m. and 1.53 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 4.58 a.m. and sets at 7.2 p.m.; to-morrow 4.58 a.m. and 7.2 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Corinna, from South, Sunday TELEGRAPHIC ARRIVED. Nov. 10. —Kowhai, s.s., 934 Nicholas, from Wellington. Wellington, Nov. 10.—At 3.30 p.m., Moana, from Sydney. SAILED. Nov. 10.—Alexander, s.s., 377 tonß, Wlidman, jun., for Wellington. THE KOWHAI. The Kowhai arrived from Wellington last night with 300 tons of general cargo. THE ALEXANDER. The Alexander completed the discharge of her cargo of 279 tons of coal yesterday, and sailed in the afternoon for Wellington. BLESSING IN DISGUISE.

Some writers, in referring to the loss of the Arabic, seem to consider that the. loss will be a serious thing for the White Star Line, and that the shares of the International Mercantile Marine Company of New Jersey should have fallen after the loss was reported (remarks Faii-play). While the loss of the vessel is undoubtedly unfortunate from a national point of view, the company owning her may probably be in a better position than before. All the steamers of the White Star Line have to be insured for the benefit of the debenture holders, and are also insured against war risks in the Liverpool War Risks Assoeiution. It is to be presumed that the Arabic is covered for her full market value, and it is probable that after the war it will be extremely difficult to find adequate employment for the large Atlantic liners in the carrying of passengers and emigrants it follows that the company might easily be better off with the money in its coffers. While cargo steamers have enormously increased in value during the past six months, the same cannot be said of liners, and the profits to be obtained by the former ire quite out of proportion : to those obtainable by the latter. SMART SHIPBUILDING RECORD. Foreign shipbuilders have recently built vessels in very short time. The Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, on December 17 last, signed the contract for the construction of the s.s. Mariana. This vessel is 334 ft sin, by 4fift 7i», by 25ft, 3140 tons gross, and with engines 21Jin, 36in, and 63in, by 42in stroke. The keel was laid on February 8, she was launched on May 22, her engines were tried on June 17, and she was delivered to her owners in New York on July 3. It is reported that this company has now under construction or an order for two battleships for the" U.S. Navy, 10 merchant vessels, one passenger and cargo steamer, four cargo steamors, and three oil-tank steamers.

QUEER FISH. Two of the New South Wales Slate trawling vessels have located wrecks during their operations. On her last trip the Gunundaal let down her trawl at a spot about five miles off Botany Head, and at thirty fathoms struck an obstruction, which proved to- be a wreck. The net suffered very severely, and most of it was lost. What was dragged out of the depths, however, brought with it a piece of angle steel, about 30ft long, with a spring about Din in length attached to it. The object apparently came off the deck of the vessel. The steel appeared to have been in the water for a very long time, and was heavily oxidised, but the name "Consetti and C 0.," a well-known firm of steel-malters in Yorkshire, was discernible. On the same day, and at about the same totality, the Koranga, at a depth of 50 fathoms, fouled something very substantial, and in her ease, too, the trawl net was considerably damaged. TO SAIL FROM LIVERPOOL. The Shaw, Savili and Albion Company advise that the following vessels are fixed to leave Liverpool;— Delphic, od November 15, for Australia; due New Zealand about January 25. Zealandic, on November 30, for Australia; due New Zealand about January 31. Waimana, on December 17, for Australia; due in New Zealand about February 20.