SKIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1920, Page 2

SKIPPING.

! ' ■ —- • •■ 1 PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH, 1 \ MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1920. ! PHASES OF THE MOON. APRIL. J 3rd.—Full Moon, 10.31 p.m. 12th.—Last Quarter, 1.1 a.m. 10th.—New Moon, 9.20 a.m. . 26th.—First Quarter, 1.4 a.m. TIDES. High water to-day at 4.35 a.m. ana 5.20 p.m.; to-morrow, at G.2 a.m. and 8,43 p.m. SUNRISE AND SUNSET. The sun rises to-day at 0.10 a.m. and sets at 5.50 p.m.; to-morrow, rises at 6.1 2a.m. and sets at 5.48 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rttrawa, from Onehunga, to-morrow. Corlnna, from Nelson and the south, tomorrow. Hula, from Wellington, early. . Mamafl, from Wellington, Thursday. Lorain, from New York, early. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Onehunga, March 27.—Rarawa, at 9.40 a.m., from New Plymouth. SAILED. Melbourne, March 27.—Westrslla, for Wellington. * THE HUIA. The Hula Is expected to leave Wellington for New Plymouth to-day with a cargo of benzine. THE KOWHAI. The Union Company advise that the Kowhal Is to load coal at Westport for Niiw Plymouth, and that she Is expected to leave there at 5 pm. to-day. She is bringing abc>ut 900 tons and should reach here In time to commence discharging early on Wednesday morning. THE MAMARI. The departure of the Mamarl from Wellington for New Plymouth has been delayed a day on account of the wa.terslders at Wellington holding a atop-work meeting to-mor-row. The vessel will therefore not arrive here until Thursday. In addition to frozen meat, etc., she will lift 5000 crates of cheese at this port. ■ From Waltara and Wanganul the Mamarl will return to Wellington on April 15th t< ail up, and 13 to sail finally on April 20th. BAR CHANGES AT MANUKAU. A Gazette notice gives further warning to master mariners without local knowledge of the bar changes In Manukau harbor, stating that they should not attempt to cross the bar under half tide, and then only at such times when the semaphore and bar signals can be clearly seen. NEW SHAW, SAVILL STEASfERS. ''"' At the present time the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company are having built three new steamers for the New Zealand service—namely, tho Tairoa (builders, Messrs. Armstrong, Whltworth and Co, Newcastle-on-Tyne), the Maimoa (being built by Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Hebburn-on-Tyne), and the Matakana (on the stocks of Messrs. Alexander Stephen and Sons, Goran Glasgow). All these vessels were contracted for a considerable time ago, but their building was tiiithJy slopped owing to the war, They are all "nrgo carriers of about 11,500 tons register, and they are fitted for the conveyance of very large quantities of refrigerator products All are twin-screw vessels Tho Tairoa and the Maimoa will be fitted with reciprocating engines, and the Matakana with reduction gear turbines. The Tairoa, Is Is hoped, will be delivered this month, the Maimoa a month or two late)r, and the Alatakana towards the end of the year. STEAMERS FOR OVERSEA PORTS. Talnul, Wellington, April, for London. Corlnthic, Wellington, April, for London. Makura, Auckland. April 5, for Vancouver. Arawa, Wellington, .Tune, for London. P.emuera, Wellington, May, for London. - Paparoa, Wellington, June, for London. IRuahlne. Wellington, July, for London. lonic, Wellington, May, for London. ,Rlmutakft, Wellington, August, for London. VESSELS FOR OVERSEAS. CATHLAMET, left New York Feb. 22 for Lyttelton. Duo March 27. CORLNTHIC, left U.K. Feb. 20, for Wellington. Duo April 0. LORAIN, left New York, Feb. 23 for.Auckland, Wellington, Wanganul, and New Plymouth. Due March 20. NOKATAY, duo Lyttelton April 1 from New York. OPAWA left Liverpool Feb. 19 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. Duo Wellington April 16. OTAKI left Liverpool Feb. 20 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Due Wellington, April 12. PORT VICTOR left London Feb. 1, for Axickland, Napier, and Wellington, via Cape and Australia. Due Auckland April 0. ITAINUI, left U.K. Feb. 16. Due Auckland April 2.