SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 January 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

TORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1916. PHASES OF THE MOON. JANUARY. 28—Last Quarter, 0.12 p.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day 0.H7 a.m. and 054 p.m.; to-morrow 1.15 a.m. and 1.33 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 4.55 a.m. and sects at 7.5 p.m.; to-morrow at 4.50 a.m. and at 7.4 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Friday. ARRIVED. Jan. 25.—Ngahere, s.s., from Greymouth. Jan. 2.l—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 , tons Pierrotti, from Onehunga. Passengers: Mesdames Eva, Thomson, Banting, Lesten and two children, Bridge and child, MeLaney, Revell and two children, Honour, Toonet, Vulgar, Draik, Morley, Badly and two children, Hammond, Steinge, Jones: Misses Eva, Thomson, Banting, Laird (2), Jones, Harline, Mills, Hammond; Messrs Parsons, Reeve. Peachy, Patterson and .two children, Vulgar, Miller, Rankin, Young, McGrath, Bcnham, Jones, Laing, Shrap, McLean, Patterson, Hutchinson, Bell, Dobson; 24 steerage. SAILED. Jan. 25.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Scott, for Wellington. Jan. 25.—C. S. Holmes, schooner, 307 tons, Baekland, for Wellington. TELEGRAPHIC. SAILED. Auckland, Jan. 25.—Sailed, 12.25 p,m., Makura, for Suva. THE CORTNNA The Corinna sailed yesterday afternoon for Wellington with dairy produce. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa arrived yesterday from Onehunga with 89 tons of general cargo. THE C. S. HOLMES. The C. S. Holmes went into the stream yesterday morning and sailed in the evening for Wellington. NGAHERE, FROM WANGANUI. The Ngahere, from Greymouth, via Wanganui, arrived yesterday with a cargo of coal. TIMES CHANGE. The fact that a master of a wellknown sailing vessel had signed a second mate on at £ll per month for the passage to the West Coast a few days ago (remarks a Sydney exchange) has caused some of the retired shipmasters to grow reminiscent, hence so many stories of "the good old days when I was at sea" are being heard by frequenters of the Exchange. Recently one well-known shipmaster recalled his days as officer, and stated that he had never received more than £4 10s per month as second officer, whilst £7 10s to £8 was excellent pay for a chief mate. "Why," he continued, "one voyage T made as master all the pay I received was £lO per morith and no tobacco." And not one, but several well-known shipowners in the days gone, by, never paid the masters more than £lO per month, and here today we have a second officer getting £ll. It was not so much a contention that officers are too liberally'treated now that prompted the remarks, as it was a sense of regret that he was not able to enjoy the good times himself, for, after all he had had to say, he concluded with the. words, "Well, after all, they deserve it."

The Dutch steamer Riouw, which arrived at Auckland from New York last week after a lengthy voyage, bore unmistakable indications that she, is a neu'tral vessel. The word Riouw is painted in huge letter, on the vessel's .side, and a large red, white, and blue 'square on her bows also warns enemy | vessels that she is a .non-combatant. The vessel is making her first visit to New Zealand. She was built in 1014 and is .of 7520 tons register.