SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 March 1918, Page 2

SHIPPING.

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1018. PHASES OF THE MOON. MARCH. 20th —First Quarter, 1.7 a.m. 28th—Full Moon, 3.9 a.m. THE TIDES. High water at New Plymouth to-day at 8.7 a.m. and 5.27 p.m.; to-morrow, at 8.45 a.m. and 9.2 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 0.4 a.m. and sets at 5.50 p.m.; to-morrow, rises at 6.5 a.m. and sets at 5.55 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from Onehunga, to-morrow. Rarawa, from Onehunga, Friday. ARRIVALS. March 23.—Arapawa, s.s., 240 tons (Pierrotti), 2.15 p.m., from .Onehunga. March 24.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Elder, 5.25 p.m., from Wellington. SAILED. March 24.—Arapawa, s.s., 240 tons, Pierrotti, at 7.15 a.m., for Wanganui. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Onehunga, March 23.—Rarawa (9.55 a.m.), from New Plymouth. THE KARU. The Karu, which put back to port on Friday, is still at the breakwater. The continued south-easterly breeze blowing south of the Cape, and the choppy state of the sea, making it impossible for her to get away. THE ARAPAWA. i The Arapawa, bound from Onehunga to Opunake and Wanganui, put in on Saturday afternoon on account of the weather. She took in gome water and sailed again at 7.15 a.m. yesterday. THE CORINNA. The Corinna arrived from Wellington at 5.25 p.m. yesterday. She is to load a quantity of dairy produce, and is expected to sail for Wellington this evening. THE BADEN POWELL. The Baden Powell left Wanganui at 7.20 yesterday, and was expected to reach New Plymouth late last night or early this morning.

The well-known Australian merchants and shipowners, Messrs Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., have established a 'branch in Auckland city. This company has at the present time 110 less than fourteen vessels engaged in the island trade alone, while their steamers run to all parts of the world. There are no less than sixty branches and depots belonging to Burns, Philp and Co., with a working capital of £-2,000,000. . The founder of the firm was really a young Scotsman named James Burns, who landed in Queensland! while in his teens, in the year 18C2. He is now Colonel the Hon. Sir James Burns, MX-C., chairman of the directors of the company. Many years ago he helped to establish a regular service between Brisbane and the newly-formed settlements at Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, and eventually right round the Australian coast, to the South Sea Islands, Java, Singapore, and throughout the East. Tlio business lias grown to such an extent that the company now have 'branches ranging from London to Java, and throughout the islands of the Southern Seas, together with being largely connected with subsidiary companies engaged in banking, insurance, planting, and other industries-