SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 October 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW (PLYMOUTH. THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 191 ft, PHASES OF THE MOON. Last quarter 19th 0.45 p,m, New moon, 27th, 5.14 a.m. THE TIDES. ; High water at New Plymouth to-day at 8.53 a.m. and 9.10 p.m,; tomorrow, 9 35 a.m. and 9.54 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 5.17 a.m. and sets at 6.42 p.m.; to-morrow, rises at 5.16 a.m. and sets at 6.43 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Karu, from Wellington, to-day. Corinna; from Wellington, to-day. Earawa. from North, Friday, ARRIVED. "\l. 25.—Rarawa, s.s.. 1072 tons, Bark, from Onelmnga. Passengers: Misses. Bond. 1 Kelly; Mcsdames Kelly, Rilty, Gladding, Blaisin, Coates, Eggers, Patterson. Johnson, Preeee, Tumu; Messrs. Norton, Clayton, Riley, Blaisin, Coates, Eggtrs, Marsh, Kinney, Aughton, Henley, Marshall, Tahiea, Hayde, iWard, Kelly, Stevens, Adams, Jones, Teed, Cumming; 8 steerage. Oct. 25, —Rosamond, from Onehunga. TELEGRAPHIC ARRIVED./ Auckland, Oct. 25.—Waimana, ftcitt Hoba-t. i'oston, Oct. 25.—At 9 a.m., Auahou, from New Plymouth. Sydney, Oet. 24.—Arrived, Koputai, from Ne,w Zealand. Fremantle, Oct. 24.—-Arrived, Mongolia, from London. SAILED. Uct. 2S.—Rarawa. s.s., for Onehunga. Passengers: Misses Young, Harrison, Salmon, Hall; Mesdames Cuthbert. Esdale, Sole; Messrs. Cuthbert, Crossley, Richards, Cumming, Young, McGrath, Porter, Crompton, and Sergt. E. W. Rhodes; 6 steerage. SAILED. Onehunga, Oct. 25.—At !) a.m., Rosaviond, for New Plymouth; passed the Heads at 11.45 a.m. Wellington, Oct. 25.—At 6.35 a,ra, Karu, for New Plymouth. Nelson, Oct. .4.—At 5 p.m.. Melbourne, for Newcastle. ': HE RARAWA The Rarawa. which arrived from- o'.'l.iin ? a this morning, brought 129 tona of SOJieral cargo. . She left on the re'ufn trip in the evening.

THE KARU. The Karu ;et't Wellington, at 6.35 a in. jcttirday, and is due here at an early "lOur this moaning. t A HUGE WHEAT SHIP. An interesting problem in arithmetic is suggested by the departure from Port Arthur, Ontario, of the freight carrier. W: Grant Morden, for 'Port M'Nicoll. Ontario, with the largest wheat cargo the world has seen. The ship carried 490,720 bushels of wheat, a quantity which, if ground into flour, would produce 109,050 barrels of 32,060,700 loaves. The quantity of bread would suffice to feed the entire population of Canada for four an 3 a half days. The arrival in a British port of • one such ship would exercise a marked effect on the British wheat markets, and it is a simple problem in arithmetic to estimate the number of such units necessary in a fleet of wheat ships carrying flour sufficient to maintain the populace of these islands or -the armies in Europe for a stipulated period.

The London corespondent of the Otngo Daily Times, writing on September 8, tells' us that The Times, remarking on the wreck of the Tongariro, remarked that it might involve the market "in one of the heaviest marine losses since the Titanic disaster, for although the liner had discharged 2000 tons of cargo at Auckland, he had on board 7500 tons of general goods,for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chamlers, which may be valued at £500.000. The hull was insured against all risks for £BI.OOO, and, in addition, there were amounts placed against the risk of total loss only, and on homeward freight, etc., bringing the total insurances in connection with the ship to about £170,000, and raising the sum involved in the casualty to not far short of £700,000."