SHIPPING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16036, 22 January 1918, Page 6

SHIPPING.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1918, DIARY.

At. \\ aitara the ticitV is 15 minutes earlier than the above figures for Now Plymouth, while at Opunake it is high water 15 minutes later than at New Plymouth. PHASES OP THE MOON. JANUARY, 1918. 27th; Full Moon, 2.51 p.m. FEBRUARY, 1918. 4th; Last quarter, 7. 29 p. m. 11th; New moon, 9.41 p.m. 18th; First quarter, 0.33 p.m. 26th: Full moon, 9.11 am. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Corinna, from South, Wednesday (January 30). Rarawa, from Onehunga, Friday. Karu, from Wellington, probably tonight. Waimea, from Westport, to-morrow. Karamu, from Greymouth, Thursday. Huia,' from Wellington, Friday. ARRIVED. Jan. 22.—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Dorling, from Onehunga. Passengers; Misses Maroy, Price, Andrews, Ward (2), Parkes, Misschamp, Symmontls, Thompson, Weston,"Lee, Rhodes, Scott, Bland; Mesdamss Cleave, Fenton. Andin, Ansell, Munro, Richardson, Crawsfair and child; Welsh, Easton, Barnett, Weston, M‘Ewen, Neal, Richardson, Watson, Ward, Holmes, Cummings, Chaplin and child, Thompson, Potts; Messrs. M‘Ewen, Meyers, Gruersen, Fitzhorberfc, M‘Lean, Hayden, Thompson, Masters Lyall, Holmes, Christie, Brown, Colebrook, Scott, Burgess, Ward, Juke; Masters Easton, Neal, and Ward; 23 steerage. SAILED. Jan. 21.—Baden Powell, e.s. (7.30 p.m.), 174 tons, Owen, for Wellington. THE WAIMEA. The Waimea is expected to arrive tomorrow from Westport. Prom here she will probably go to Greymouth. DEEP WATERIN PANAMA. A vessel drawing 33ft. and carrying a . cargo, of 10,000 tons, mad© the transit of

tlie Panama Canal safely recently (says the Christian Science Monitor of October 23). This draft is 3ft. greater than the maximum advertised as a guide to shipping companies, andjs also tlnfu much m excess of any yet permitted to pass through Gaillard Cut. This fact is encouraging to those who have hoped that the' day of disastrous slides is over. The banks of the canal have held up exceedingly well through the present rainy season, which began early in June. October and November usually witness the heaviest precipitation of the year, and if the “cut’’ is not disturbed until December 31, it is believed that the canal may be regarded as finally safe. There have been many minor earthquake shocks here since the opening of the canal, but none of them created any damage, while the general history of the isthmus in tliis respect is excellent, as far as the records go, back to Balboa’s day. The dredging activities have been diminished, and do not need) to interfere with traffic. Two of the largest suction dredges have been converted into cargo boats, and others are being used in the reclamation of swamp land required for special purposes. This reclamation work has created much valuable land adjacent to Panama and Colon.

January, 1918. High Sun21—Monday water 3.26 riso. 4,52 set. 7 8 22—Tuesday 4.42 4.53 7.7 23—Wednesday ... (5.20 4.53 7.7 24—Thursday 7.28 4.54 25—Friday 8.19 4.54 7.6