SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1910, PHASES OF THE MOON. MAY, 1918 11th—First Quarter, 2.12 a.m. 18th—Full Moon, 4.44 p.m. 25th —Last Quarter, 10.15 a.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 3.16 a.m. &i\d 3.44 p.m.; to-morrow, 4.15 a.m. and 4.46 p.m. THE SUN. ' The sun rises to-day at 7.2 a.m. and sets at 4.58 p.m.; to-mo*vew, at 7.3 a.m. and 4.57 p.m. | EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Karu, from Wellington, to-day. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Corinna, from South, Saturday. Rosamond, from South, Sunday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. O'nehunga, May 10.—Arrived, at 8.40 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. '"sailed. Greymouth, May 10.—At 4.17 p.m., Kaitangata, for Melbourne. Lyttelton, May 10.—At 5.10 p.m., Koromiko, for Newcastle. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond was to leave Bluff yesterday for New Plymouth, via way ports, and, it is hoped, will get away from Wellington on Saturday THE RANGATIRA By Cabli.—Press Association —Copyright Capetown, May 9. The damage to the Rangatira is serious, but the positon is not hopeless. It is useless to attempt to salve the steamer till the bulk of the cargo has been discharged.

NOTES. A recent English newspaper received in New Plymouth contains a message from its Boston correspondent stating that by an order of the Italian Government, steamship companies operating between the United States and Italian porta are obliged to insure all Italian steerage passengers against loss in case of attack by German submarines in the Mediterranean. Every male and child passenger Ims to lie insured for 15,000 dollars, with about 500 dollars insurance on the personal effects of each passenger. The premium is said to be about 7.5 dollars per head. The Huddart-Parker cteamer P.iverina is maintaining her reputation as the fastest of the intercolonial steamers at present in commission. Of late she has accomplished many excellent steaming feats, the latest of these being on the rur. from Wellington to Sydney. The vessel left Wellington shortly before 6 o'clock on Thursday evening, and reached the South Wales port at 0.30 o'clock on Tuesday morning. The time thus occupied was approximately three and a-half days.

The Toromeo, winch arrived at Lyttelton 011 Monday from New York, via Durban and Melbourne, is one of tlie many ex-German vessels (formerly known as the Tiberius, under which name she visited Australia several times). It bas been announced in West Hartlepool that four great shipping companies have decided to combine, an a result of which traffic between Sweden and England, and the bulk of the traffic between European porta and the Swedish coast, will be carried on by 44 cargo and passenger steamers. The initiator of the amalgamation is understood to be Mr. Herbert Metcalfe, of Gothenburg. The agreement has been tome to between Mr. Brostrom and the Amalgamated Company Foryade Augfartygs Aktiebolaget Svenska Lloyd, whereby the Angfartygs Aktiebolaget Tirfing gives over to the Svenska Lloyd the majority of shares in the Angfartygs Aktiebolaget Thulc at the same prices as purchased by Mr. ArnoUJ Wilson and on the same conditions.