SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 May 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW (PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY, MAY 30. 1016. PHASES OE~THE MOON. MAY, 1916. ISth—Full Moon, 4.44 p.m. 2dth—Last Quarter, 10.15 a.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 10.41 a.m. and 11.2 p.m.; to-morrw, 11.22 a.m. and 11.43 p.ir. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 7.10 a.m., and sets at 4.50 p.m.; to-morrow, at a.m. and 4.40 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, to day. Ngatoro, from Wellington, end of week. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Onehunga, May 18.-At fi 40 a.m., Arapawa, from Wanganui, via New Plymouth. Melbourne, May 18.- Kaitangata, from I New Zealand. THE PALOONA. The New Plymouth ofp.ce of the Union Company has received tulvice that the Paloona, which was to leave Wellington for Melbourne yesterday, will not sail till Monday, May 22. Onehunga, May 18. —At 5.30 p.m., Rarawa, for New Plymouth. THE TROUBLE O?) THE MAORI. Wellington, May 18. Mr. Riddell (Magistrate) gave decision in the proceedings ,'pgainst a number of firemen and trimmers on the steamer Maori for an alleged breach of agreement on March 17. when the majority of the stokehold crew left the vessel at Wellington after giving 24 hours' notice at Lyttelton. The Magistrate said that as the men had decided to leave the ship in a body prior to giving , notice, their formally giving notice was of no moment in determining whether their combined action constituted a »tri!re or not. The men had acted in concert for the purpose of compelling tliiv.r employer to concede a demand which was clearly unreasonable. Judgment was entered against defendants for £?, with costs. NOTES.

The White Star liner Afric (11,999 tons) arrived at Auckland on Monday from Australia. She left Sydney on May 10, and made the trip to the northern port with head winds and sea. The Afric lias for some time been engaged as a troopship from Australian ports. She is to load at New Zealand ports for Home. The Afrie has not previously visiter New Zealand, but is well known at Sydney and other Australian ports as a passenger and cargo steamer. She returned recently from Italy to Sydney; after having carried a. cargo of wheat to flenoa and Xaples. From all reports the recent southerly gale seems to have been the worst experienced for some time, especially on. the northern portion of the East Coast. The Secretary for Marine (Mr. Geo. Allport) lias received a communication from the keeper of ,the Cape Brett lighthouse stating that the wires have been down fov close on a week The weather round about that place was stated to be particularly severe. An idea of the size of the sea running at the time can be formed by the fact that the jib o[ a crane that is used for landing stores at Cape Brett was badly damaged by the sea —the jib mentioned being 30 feet above the level of the sea. Mr. Allport states that this same crane was similarly damaged about four years ago, the weather being at that time most violent.