SHIPPING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143451, 11 March 1911, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. SATURDAY, MARCH 11, WW--0 1 A FI Y. -March, High Sun Sun 1011. Water. Rise. Set.

At Wnilara the tido is lu iiiimitos earlier than the above figures for New ITymoulli, while at Opmuiko it i? high water 15 minutes later than at Now I’lvmonUi. PHASES OF THE MOON FOR MARCH. New Moon, Id. Oh. Bm. First Quarter, 3d. 10b. 3Sm. Full Muon, loci. llh. 35m. Last Quarter, 28d. Ob. 2m. New Muon, Old. Dh. 14m. EXPKCTED AHRIVALS. I’osamcmi, from North, Sunday. Kmav.a, frirn North, .Monday. . Itnrawa, [rum Nortli, V.Vilimstlay. Rosamoj!.;, 1 rum Smith. Thursday. Rarawa, iron North, Friday. Corinna, iroir.-Eouth, Friday. SHIPPINfI TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. WollinAnn. March 10. Arrived. EnlU'idale, from Nencn.-itle. Oncliun At a reh 11. —Arrived, at 8.25 a.m., Rosamnml, i'rt.in .'.or flynioutli. . Wolington. March 11 Arrived at 8,55 a.ni., llnohine, from London, via Hobart. ... c London, March 10,—Arrived. Star of Scotland, from llmudin. SAILED. Wellington, March 10.—Sailed, Manuka, for Sydney. Auckland, .March 10.—Sailed, at 7.20 p.m., Fiona, lor Lautnka, Tiji. Newcartle. .'March 10.---Sailed. Wanaka, for Wellington; lima, for Wanganui. London, March 10,—Sailed, Paparoa, for Wellington. SOUNDS EXCURSION ABANDONED. Tho Union Company has abandoned tile projected Easter excu r.vioa to the Marlborough Sounds owing to no steamer being available, had been intended to use the Mekoirf for the excursion, hut that vessel is :eplacing the Manuka in the inter-colonial tra<le, the Manuka taking up the running in the ‘Frisco mail .service of the disabled Aorangi, THE THEM I STOC liES. Tho Aberdeen Lino inaugurated tlie pioneer service between Australia and England, via South Africa, and one of the greatest events in its history is the advent of the steamer Themistocles. This vessel was recently launched at the yards of Messrs. Harland and Wollf, and left London on February 10 on her maiden voyage to Australia. She is a twin-screw steamer of 11,400 tons, is 516 feet over all in length, and 62 foot in beam, and has been constructed under Lloyd's survey for the 100 A 1 class, conforming also to the Admiralty Transport Department and Hoard of Trade passenger regulations and requirements. She is fitted with wireless telegraphy and submarine signalling apparatus, ami has accommodation for 100 firstclass and nearly 800 third-class passengers. The demand nowadays for singleberth state-rooms is a marked feature of ocean travel, and the Themistocles enjoys the distinction of possessing the largest proportion of cabins of this type of any ocean-going steamer, one complete, deck being allotted to them. The third-class quart ere also attain a high degree of excellence. The ThemistoeW* is timed to leave Sydney on April 22. being due in England in a mole time for the Coronation, and a large number of passages has already been secured. Captain A. If. H. C. Douglas, 11.N.11., who is well known in .Australasian waters, has been appointed to tho Themistocles. The Demosthenes, winch is ft sister-shin of the Thernistoeles, is now' nearing completion nt Messrs. Harland and Wolffs, and they are exactly similar, with one exception. While the Themistocles has twin-screws, the Demosthenes is propelled by a combination of reciprocating and turbine machinery, as in the ca t e of tin* leviathan White Star liner Olympic. Tho Demosthenes will he the first .'■framer engaged in the Home trade fitted in this manner.

11--Saturday •• . G.41 5.47 6.13 i a--Sunday . 7.48 5.40 (i.ll 13--Monday , 8.3!) 5.CO G.10 14—Tuesday y. 18 5.5*2 G.8 15--Wednesday 0.48 5.50 G.7 l(>--Thursday .. . lll.L’ii 5.04 0.6 17--Friday . 10.57 5.5G G.4