SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 January 1921, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH, LATEST OVERSEA MOVEMENTS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1921. PHASES OF THE MOON. JANUARY. 31st.-—Last Quarter, 7.39 a.m. TIDES. High water to-day at 0.15 a.m. and 0.25 p.m.; to-morrow at 0.50 a.m. and 1.16 p.m. SUNRISE AND SUNSET. The pun rises to-day at 4.57 a.m. and sets at 7.8 P-un- J to-morrow, rises at 4.58 a.m. and sets at 7.2 p.m. IN PORT. West Mahwah, s.s. Corinna, s.s. Kamona, s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from Onehunga, to-day. Kumars, from Australia, Tuesday. Kini, from Greymouth, next week. Kaiapoi, from Melbourne, next month, THE RARAWA. The Rarawa Is expected to arrive from Onehunga at 5.36 o’clock this morning with passengers and cargo. She will sail on the return trip at 8.20 p.m. KUMARA ON TUESDAY. Advice has been received that the steamer Kumara was to leave Newcastle last night for New Plymouth direct to load frozen produce. She should arrive here about Tuesday. VESSELS DISCHARGING. Work ou the three vessels iu port—-the West Mahwah, Corinna, and Kamona—was proceeding apace yesterday. The West Mahwah commenced putting out her timber, while the Kamona was discharging cement, and the Corinna general cargo. The Corinna should get away for Wellington to-morrow, but the other two vessels will be in port over the weekP. AND O. SERVICE. A cable from London states that the P. and O. Company advertise a regular fourweekly service to Australia from February 5 with the Mantua, Morea, Malwa and Narkunda. PALOONA TO RESUME. The Unjon Company advise that the Paloona is to leave Dunedin on February 8 for Wellington, and is to sail from Wellington on February 10 for Melbourne in her usual passenger service. The vessel is completing an overhaul at Port Chalmers. PORT CURTIS AT LONDON. Cable advice has been received by the C. and D. Line that the Port Curtis arrived at London on the 21st inst. from Wellington via Panama and New York. GANGES TRANSHIPS CARGO. The steamer Ganges, which arrived at Auckland on Wednesday from Calcutta, via ports, will tranship her cargo for Wellington at Auckland. THE TAHITI ARRIVES. The R.M.S. Tahiti, from San Francisco via ports, arrived at Wellington yesterday afternoon. The Tahiti is Scheduled to leave Wellington next. Thursday on the return tri.p to San Francisco via ports. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. London, Jan. 26.—At Manchester, Wiltshire from Wellington; passed Prawlfe Point, Euripides, from Australia; at Newport News, Remuera, from Wellington; at Panama, Woodarra, from Wellington. Port Chalmers, Jan. 27—Ngakuta (7 a.m.), from Newcastle. Auckland, Jan. 27.—Tofua (6.35 a.m.), from Sydney. Wellington, Jan. 27.—Anten (1.55 p.m.), from Hampton Road. Wellington, Jan. 27.—Tahiti (4 p.m.), from 'Frisco, via ports. Port Chalmers, Jsn. 27.—Matsura Maru (4.45 p.m.), from Japan. SAILED. Onehunga, Jan. 27.—Raiawa (3.45 p.m.), for New Plymouth. Manukau Heads, Jan. 27.—Rarawa (5.30 p.m.), for New Plymouth. Auckland, Jan. 27.—Fiona (11.20 p.m., Jan. 26), for Suva. OVERSEA STEAMERS. Waiwera (S.S. and A.), left England ,for New Zealand, via South Africa, Oct. 20. Due Auckland Jan. 31. Otarama (Federal Line), • left Liverpool Dec. 17. Due Auckland Jan. 30. Due Wellington Feb. 7. Sealda (Union Co.) left Calcutta Dec. 16. At Auckland. Due Wellington to-morrow. Port Hacking (C. and D.) left New York for Auckland. Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia, Dec. 31. Due Auckland Feb. 9. Wue Wellington Feb. 13. Port Macquarie (C. and' D.), left London for Australia and Auckland, Napier, and Wellington Jan. 1. Northumberland (Federal Line), left New York for Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, and Brisbane, Dec. 31. Due Auckland Feb. 3. Due Wellington Feb. 19. Willaston (N.Z.S. Co.), left Hampton Roads for Lyttelton Dec. 28. Due. Feb. 4. Rimutaka (N.Z.S. Co.) left Southampton for Auckland and Wellington Dec. 23. Due Auckland Feb. 13. Due Wellington Feb. 21. Sussex (N.Z.S. Co.) left St. John for Auckland and Wellington Dec. 24. Due Auckland Feb. 4. Due Wellington Feb. 11. Athenic (S.S. and A.), left Southampton for. Wellington and Auckland Jan. 13. Due Wellington February 25. Crosby Hall (S.S. and A.) left England for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers, Jan. 14. Due Auckland Feb. 23. Due Wellington Mar. 7. Trelyon (Federal Line), left New York for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin Jan. 10. Due Auckland Feb. 19. Due Wellington Feb. 26. Canadian Winner (Murray Roberts), left Vancouver for New Zealand via Australia Dee. 17. Due Auckland Feb. 10. Marama (U.S.B. Co.), left Vancouver for Auckland, Jan. 13. Due Auckland Feb. 1. [Late shipping news appears on Page 4]

AN APPEAL TO LOVERS OF MUSIC. (To the Editor.) Sir, —The response to form an orchestral organisation has been encouraging beyond expectations. The present strength of the orchestra is 33 players, including a well proportioned number of string and an excellent variety of wood wind, and full complement of brass instruments. There is room at once for viola, cello, and bass players in the string section, another oboe, clarinet, and horn player, and two bassoon players, but even with these vacancies the organisation promises very well, and is an excellent, start. Rehearsals are to commence on Monday evenings in each week immediately on obtaining music. In order to obtain the funds necessary to furnish this, the constitution provides for an activo and honorary membership on payment of 10s Gd per annum. Subscribers will receive .consideration on occasions of public performances, of which It is proposed to give at least four concerts during tte coming winter months. Also it will assist us to obtain the necessary music. The basis of the society is an amateur one for all, including the conductor, so r hope we shall meet with the support of the public In becoming active and honorary members, as it is the intention of all connected with it to make it a flrsi-class organisation. A further opportunity of most valuable help is open to anyone desirous of presentlaig such works to the orchestra as the overtures of "Egmont," “Prometheus,” “Hebrides,” incidental music such as entracte and ballet music to "Rosamuilde,” German's Henry VIII., Peer Gynt Suite, Bocearini’s “Minuet,” some of Delibes’ smaller works, Ponchinelll’s “Dance of the Houris,” “Funeral March of a Marionette,” selections from such works as “Faust,” “Gondoliers,” of the Guard,” and music by some of the French composers, without touching tte more exacting classical works; all of these should prove excellent material for work, and are certainly most interesting to hear, some of them unknown in New Plymouth. Subscriptions and offers of assistance in the 'direction indicated above will be gladly received ’ by me at the Soldiers’ Club.—l am, etc. r G. E. ROPER, Secretary N.P. Returned Soldiers' and Citicens' Orchestral Society. THE DEFENCE FORCE. (To the Editor.) Sir, —In Wednesday’s paper there is a Press Association report on the Defence Force that is extremely sympathetic. It concerns certain reductions in the number of officers on pay. The Minister is said to “regret it is necessary to retire a number of officers.” He may “regret,” but a very large number of people in this country will be very glad that there is a prospect of a reduction of military expenditure. This refers to officers, and of course there will be proportionate reduction in other grades, but without regret. Why is it that “the Government has endeavored to compensate officers on the most favorable terms possible?” In dealing with labor generally there is not that, gentle treatment and sympathetic speech. It all comes from the erroneous idea that there is special honor attaching to all army matters, and particularly to the officers. I do not notice such tenderness in dealing with the miners or the seamen, yet they are much more useful to the country than even army officers. One need not be in favor of strikes or go-slow to ses that after all more benefit comes t-o the gauntry through its bushmen, ploughmen, builaers and other workers than through army officers. Why, then, such solicitude for the feelings and interests of the last-named?—l am, etc., PAX.