SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POIIT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1916. PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY. 19.—Full moon, 2.5 p.m. 20.—Last quarter, 9.o'p.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 7.45 a.m. and 8.10 p.m.; to-morrow, 8.30 a.m. and 8.50 P.M. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 5.19 a.m and sets at 0.41 p.m.; to-morrow at 5.20 a.m. and 0,40 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday, ARRIVED. Feb 15—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Bark, from Onehunga. Passengers: Mesdames Wilkinson, Dalrymple and two children, Bluf, Weston, Puhurley, Melvern, Simcock, Hall. Jack, Moore, Snowden, Hungford, Rhodes, Wicksteed and child, Imiis; Misses Rhodes, Hardney, Ennis, Blut; Messrs. Houghton, Dobson, Scott, Wilkinson, Paul (2), Bellringer, Will, Lance, Kerkwood, Hill, Dinnes, Foote (4). Lester, Melvern, Johnston, Bales, Richmond, Cameron, Tiddy, Morton; 7 steerage TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Wellington, Feb. 15.—Arrived, at 2.15 a.m., Moeraki, from Sydney. Melbourne, Feb. 15.—Arrived, Somerset, from Liverpool; and Paloona, from Wellington. Vancouver, Feb. 14.—Makura. SAILED. London, Feb. 14.—Turakina, for Wellington. ' THE RARAWA. 'Die Rarawa arrived yesterday from Onehunga, bringing 114 tons of general cargo, including 18 tons of sugar, 19 .ton.-) of soltar, and 10 tons of cement. KARU, FROM WELLINGTON. The Unioli Company advise that the Kara will leave Wellington to-day for Moturoa, and should arrive to-morrow evening. She will bring about 300 tons oi' cargo, and will subsequently sail for Greyinouth. LAST OF THE GEELONQ. Several members of the crew of the illfated P. and O. Branch liner Geelong, which was sunk in the Mediterranean early last month after a collision with ».n Admiralty storeship, recently arrived at Fremantle, and during an interview supplied some additional particulars of the occurrence. As has all along been surmised, the collision occurred at night, when both vessels were steaming with lights out, submarines having been reported for somo time previously. The crash wag terrific, and although the storeship was a smaller vessel, the fleelong was cut almost in halves. Realising the danger, preparations to leave her at once began, and as it was possible to get some of the watertight subdivisions to work, an hour elapsed before the irmul old vessel disappeared. But by this time all on board were safe, and soon after they were rescued. AN.OLD WHALER. The expected arrival at Adelaide of the brig Jeani'tte, a. sturdy whaler, which has done service in many parts of the world, was creating some interest when the last mail left Australia. The little ve'sel in but 217 tons register, and was constructed at Beneeia on the Pacific Coast in 1893. and did good service ill the interests of Rotli, Blum, and Company for many years. Then she went to San Francisco, where for some reason or other—probably, though, because the whaling industry was dying out—she was laid up for a long spell. Whilst there she caught the eye of Captain Brown, an octogenarian shipmaster, who knew the sturdy nature of the vessel—builders always do good work on a whaler —and reunited such a craft to make a trip to the South Seas in search o.' buried treasure. Whether he still lias that, idea or not is not known, but it is definite that if he retains it the trip is pff for some time, as the .Icanette \ras secured at a good figure to load a cargo of case oil at San Francisco for Adelaide, and she began the passage oil the 3rd January.