SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1010. PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY. 20.—Last quarter, 9.0 p.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 11.55 a.m. and 0.15 p.m.; to-morrow, 0.22 a.m. and 0.88 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 5.20 a.m. and sets at 6.34 p.m.; to-morrow at 5.27 a.m. and 0.33 p.m. ARRIVED. Feb. 22.—Ngatoro, s.s., from Greymouth. Feb 22—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Bark, from Onehunga. Passengers: Mcsdames Griffiths, Buchanan, Hark Giles and three children, Widdowes. Anderson, McName, Garlich, Kirkwood, Pellow, Plimmer, Connell and two children, Barry, Robertson, Trison; Misses Buchanan (2), Garlich, Naniee, Kirkwood; Messrs Lovell, Murray, Hant, Firth, Day, Pell, Ah dice, Moore, Jenkins, Widdowes, Trull, Mtinro, McLaug'hlan, Leathain, Waters, Ramsay, Goodkin, Goodacre, Sole, Cottier, P.iomll.y, Rhimer, Connell, Vene. Whitehead, Young, Saldon, Murray, Robinson, Coney, Baron; Revs. Tale and Cohen; 20 steerage. Feb. 22.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Scott, from Wellington. a_ EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Waitara, Feb. 21.—Arrived, at 9.15 p.m., Tainui, from New Plymouth. SAILED. Auckland, Feb. 22.—Sailed, at 12.3(1 ft.ni., Niagara, for Suva. Wellington, Feb.—Sailed, at 5.30 a.m., Tainui, for London. THE RARAWA. The Rarawa arrived yesterday from Onehunga and brought 110 tons of general cargo, including 15 tons of soltar, 13 tons of cement and 12 tons of sugar. THE CORINNA. The Corinna arrived yesterday from southern ports with SOO tons of general cargo. After discharging she will load dairy produce for transhipment to the Rotorua at Wellington. THE NGATORO The Ngatoro arrived from Greymoutli yesterday with a cargo of coal. AN INTERESTING RACE. An exciting race between the two most powerful tugs of the port, the Champion and Heroic, was witnessed from South Head recently (states the Sydney Shipping List). It appears that at 2.48 p.m. a large four-masted barque, which proved to lie the Grenada from New York, was sighted 20 miles to the south-east of the port, and as soon aa this information was received in town the Heroic and Champion were ordered out to try and secure her. Needless to say, the passengers on the ferry boats could see by the way the tugs were steaming that there was something doing. The Heroic, which was first under way. cleared the Heads about 3.40, and was followed by the Champion 3'/. minutes later, and then the tugs settled down to race for the prize. Coal was pileA on and both tugs seemed to bo doing their best. After steaming for 12 miles the tugs ranged up alongside the barque, and the race resulted in the Heroic securing the tow. JAPAN'S MERCHANT MARINE. The Japanese merchant marine has come to play a prominent part in the world's shipping as a result of the warNo fewer than 130 tramp steamers (remarked a recent issue of the Japan Times) are engaged on various foreign routes, and the flags of Japanese merchantment are to be seen almost everywhere on the world's sea highways. The tramp steamers helonging to the Japan Shipowners' Union number about 240, exclu?ive of vessels whose tonnage does not exceed 500. and most of these are owned by individuals. Of this number 41 vessels are chartered by tflie Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the Osaka Shosen Kaislm. and other subsidised steamship companies: 20 engaged in regular ocean voyage* run by individual shipping firms. 67 engaged on coast service, and 14 large steamers with tonnage exceeding 3000 are, engaged in ocean trade; 10 on the Australian line; 10 on the American line; 23 on the South Seas, Indian and Anstralim lines; IS on the Manchuria and Vladivostock line; and 21 on the China coast line. Besides the above, about 55 steamers, hired by the Nippon Yusen, the Toyo Kisen and foreign firms are all •mi ployed on foreign service.