SHIPPING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 120, 21 May 1917, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Frmset: This e-rertmi, 4.46. Sunrise: To-morrow morn Ins. 6.49. Moon: New Moon, May 21, LI. 17 p.m. HIGH WATER. Ano-sJarid.. _. .To-d.iy. 7.17 a.m. 7.40 p.m. Auckland Tues., 5.4 a.m. 5.20 p.m. Onehnngn Tues., 11.34 a.m. 11.50 p.m. Mac::k-aa Hds. .Tnes., 10.34 a.m. 10.59 pjm. Kaipara H-ds. . .Tues_, 11.24 ajm. 11.49 p.m. Tidal constants, to be added to, or snb-fc-a.-rcj from, high water at Auckland: W bangarei minus o minntes. Thames plus 111 minntes. Tauranga minus 12 minntes, Russell plus 17 mi antes, Coromandel plus 30 minntes. ARRIVALS. SATURDAY. MANAIA. S.S., 1139 tons. -Vorunry. at • p.m., from Wh.-mgarei.—Northern Co., agents. WAIPU. s.s.. 201 tons. Warm. at 10 p.m.. fr.-.m Chromandei. — Northern Co.. agents. YESTERDAY. TANIWHA. s.s.. 263 tons. Freeman, at 1-3-" a.m., from Paeroa. —Northern Co.. agents. DEPARTURES. SATURDAY. A3SATIURA. s.s.. 1596 tons, for East YESTERDAY. rvAIMAEIE. s.s. _4--, at 10.15 p.m.. fo- Paeroa. KANIERI, s.s., 205 tons, ai 6.40 p.m. fcr Wlwngarei. NORTHERN S.S. COMPANY. Expected Arrivals. To-mnrrwr. Hal iti. from Oiena. W.-ii-wera. M_buran-_-l. ;,r;-i Wark-ivorth. ap n.wn: Gael, from Matakana and Mallei Point, at .". p.m.: Orewa. from Brown's Bay. Arkles Ray. and Siherdaie. .11 11.30 a.m.: Waipn. from i'oroiaandel and Waiheie. a: 1 p.m-: Wafcaterc. from Thames, at 11.30 a.m.: Waimarie. from Paeroa. at 3.30 a.m.: Kanieri. from Whangsrei. at 3.30 a.m.: 4lar,aia. from a: 0.40 p.m. The I'nioD Coro-pany's sLearner Tarawera. ■which arrived here l.Ye last week, is t" leave for Southern ports at 6 p.m. to-day. The inivpmnif-nt steamer Hinemoa ar rivod ba'-k at Wellington at ie».:;.) o'clock on Friday morning fri.m her round trip to the! Eon-bern lighthonses. According to cable advices from Stook_boin-,. Norway's lests in respect of the use of reinforced concrete for vessels have been so sneressfa] .ha; she has ordered on.ntm ton- of such shippi ig. PASSENGERS FOR SOUTTT. The Tarasveru .-.ills for Somhern ports today with the ioilowinu- passengers:—For W'ei;in<rTon: Misses Casey. Mann. Gilchrist. r>avids..n. Mesdamc-s Gilchrist. Messrs Bell. Dunk. For I.melton: Mr. Hurse. For Dnnedin: Mr. •'hurohill. PASSENGERS FROM ISLANDS. Tbe last stRHHT from the Islands femnght the following passengers:—Misses Skeon. Aha innrse girli. Mesdames Taylor. Heth,rington and child. Barter. Messrs. Banting. Stringer. Ramsey. Captain ■Mm.-him. Corporal Johnson. Private Jones. FaNricius. Lieutenant Carter. Fruean. Master Enmt. Rn-ld. Sheppsrd. Colonel Jowsey. Private Watson. Sollett, Pearce. Lopton. Taylor, and 12 soldiers In the steerage. PASSENGERS FROM STDNEY. The last steamer to arrive In Auckland from Sydney brought the following passengers:—Misses Brad ford. Emmett. Tatnell. Harris. Mesdames McGregor. McShane and rwo caildren. Blakey and child. Ford and infant. Graham. McLaren. McKenrie. Oreenongh. Smith and child. Messrs. Falconer. Mf-Shane. P.lakey. Hardman. Pace. Wellby. Fori Graham, Booth. Rndriy, Wilson. Torpy. McL-jod, Latimer, and ten steerage passengers.

THE ARMAGH. ! The " Pail-.- Commercial News and Shippine LL«t " (Sydney), dated May 11. says:— " The Armagh, the new Union steamer - which was recently launched in England, is pnie_<-ally a sister ship to the Northumberland, a vessel of the Federal and Shire Line, which is well known to tho New Zealand trad*- When tho war started the Armagh war in the builders' hands, but owing to the i*ish of war vessels she has for some considerable rime remained in a «rate of semi-completion. Now. with the Finiden decision of the British Government t.. huild cargo vessels, she has been completed. The vessel, which is one of some 12.000 tons gross. Is intended for the New Zealand meat trade, and. like ber sister ship, will also carry passengers. She is fitted -with the latest canto-working appliances, and a powerful set of refrigerating machinery. The new vessel will he propelled by four geared tnrhines. coupled to two shafts, and will have a -raiser stern. Her length is 535 ft. breadth 63ft. and depth ' 3L9it. The builders are Swan, Hunter, Wisram, and Richirdson."