SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 March 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1916. - PHASES OP THE MOON. MARCH 20—Full moon, 5.3 a.m. 27—Last quarter, 3.59 a.m. THE TIDES High water to-day at U. 9 a.m. and at 0.42 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.11 a.m. and at 7.40 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 5.53 a.m. and sots at 8.7 p.m.; to-morrow, at 5,54 a.m. and 0.6 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, . Kini, from Onehunga, to-day. Rarawa, from North, Thursday. Rarawa, from South, Saturday. Kowhai, from South, Saturday. Corinna, from South, end of week. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. ARRIVED. March 14.—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Bark, from Onehunga. Passengers: Mesdames Casey, McKay, McQuoid, Brown, Davis, Blair, Instone, (irattan, Blair, Miller 4 , Carroll, Sole, McQuoid, Dartnall, Sloan, Bell; Missts McKay, Casey, Kelly, Steven, Green, Bottrlll, Goddard, McQuoid; Messrs. Casey, Instone, Miller, Coats, Kaspar, Lester, Simmins, McQuoid, Bayly, Oldham, Davis, Bidel, Duller, Alentner, Thompson, Wallace, Bottrill, Crowal, Grattan, Hodgson, Dartnall, Walker, Tipsloy, Swales, Casey, Deckey, Sayter, Meal, Martin, Parsons, Clegg, Walker, Chappell; 18 steerage. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Sydney, March 14.—At 6.30 a.m., Maitfti, from Wellington. SAILED.

Wellington, March 14.—At 8.10 am., Zealandie, for London THE CORINNA AND KOWHAI. The Union Company advise that, owing to lack of space on the Corinna, the Lyttelton cargo for New Plymouth will be brought by the Kowliaf, which will leave Lyttelton to-morrow direct for here, arriving on Saturday. The Corinna was to leave Timaru yesterday for Wellington and Nelson, and will come on here at the end of the week. THE RARAW4. The Rarawa arrived yesterday from Onelnmga with 05 tons of general cargo, including 25 tons of sugar and 5 tons of manure. THE KIEL CANAPThe Kiel Canal is the result of an idea which ripened through centuries. From 1300 on projects for connecting tae -Baltic and North Seas via a water route through the northern peninsula were considered spasmodically, but not until 1887 was the foundation stone of the canal laid. The waterway was formally declared open in 1895, and since then the original canal has been extensively improved. It extends from the northern suburbs of Kiel to the mouth of the Elbe at sea level, the locks at either end merely serving to neutralise the tides. The canal is 80 miles long, 30 feet deep and sufficiently wide to permit the' largest man-o'-war to pass through. It takes a steamer from ciglit to nine hours to make the passage. Its original cost was about £7,800,000, but many more millions have been spent on it since for improvements.