SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1916. PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY. 11.—First quarter, 9.57 a.m. 19. —Full moon, 2.5 p.m. 26. —Last quarter, 9.0 p.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 1.29 a.m. ani 1.51 p.m.; to-morrow, at 2.18 a.m. and 2.44 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 5.11 a.m. and sets at 6,49 p.m.;, to-morrow, rises at 5.12 a.m. and sets at 6.48 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Gorinna, from South, to-day. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. TELEGRAPHIC! ARRIVED. Onehunga, Feb. 9.—Arrived, at 8.50 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. V SAILED. ' 'Bluff. Feb. 9.—Sailed, at 5 a.m., Kini, for Dunedin. THE CORINNA, The Corinna arrives from Wellington to-day, and to-niovrow she will take dairy produce to Wellington for transhipment to the Tainul for London. TO WHOM IS THE HONOR DUE? Still another "first captain to cross the Atlantic in a steam vessel" has been discovered by the New York World. At various times the honor has been given to various skippers. The extract from the World reads:—"The captain of the first steam vessel to cross the Atlantic was Moses Rogers, who died at Clieraw, S.C., ninety-three years ago. Rogers was.a native of New London, Conn., and was in his fortieth year when he was placed in command of the steamship Savannah, a vessel of 380 tons. On May 24. ISIS, with Stephen Rogers as navigator and Moses Rogers as skipper, the Savannah sailed from the city for which she was named, bound for Liverpool. The voyage occupied twenty-six days, upon eighteen of which she was propelled by steam. The steamship was thought to be on fire when she reached the Irish coast, and a crew was sent out to help fight the flames. From Liverpool the Savannah proceeded to St. Petersburg, returning thence to Savannah.

SHIPPING BOOM AT HONGKONG. The Hongkong correspondent of the North China Herald states that Hongkong is enjoying a shipbuilding boom oh an extensive and unprecedented scale. At the Taikoo yard the general manager stated that every slip was full, and the yard was "absolutely full up with work." Tiie general manager then mentioned that at the present time the Taikoo programme consists of six new ships. Three are being built to the order of Messrs Alfred Holt (of the Blue Funnel line) for tho Straits Steamship Company, with whom Messrs Holt have recently amalgamated. Two of these vessels will be 280 ft in length, and the other 250 ft. A vessel is being built for the China. Navigation Company of about 500 tons, for the Shanghai. Hongkong and Canton run, another is on the way, and there is a third to,"'lay down." The vessels mentioned will be all of the same type. The Rlue Funnel boati will follow.the same style, with the exception of tonnage, as the huge vessels which ply between Liverpool and the East, and the throe China Navigation steamers will be of the recognised pattern. The Tnikno yard is now so equipped that it is able to deal with all classes of vessels up to 10,000 tons, nnd, in view of the conditions existing at Home, the company expect many more orders for new ships, and they confidently expect orders for vessels of 10,000 tons, —s NOTESi An instance of remarkable despatch in the discharge of a wheat cargo by the Port of London Authority has recently occurred'-' at the central gTanarv in the Miilwall Dock. The steamship Wand Hall, with 7116 tons of wheat on hoard, comenced discharge at 7 a.in. on December 13 and finished at 7 p.m on the 16th. having worked 20 hours. The rate of discharge per hour was 243% tons, or 1100 quarters, constituting an unusually high average, especially ha vine: regard to the conditions under which wofk is carried on during war time.