SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 July 1923, Page 7

SHIPPING

July 24—6.50 a.m. ; 7.24 p.m. July 25 —8.2 a.in. ; 8.26 p.m ARRIVED, July 23 —Baden Powell, s.s., 155 tons (McPherson), 5 p.in., from Westport. SAILED July 23 —Waimea, s.s., 207 tons (Graham), 9.15 p.m., for Westport. IN port. Tees, Kaiapoi, Kahuna, Ngahere, Karori, Baden Powell. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Regulus, Westport, to-morrow. Titoki, Wellington, Thursday. PRO J ECTED DE PARTURES. Ngahere, Miramar, this day. Karori, Timaru, this day. Tees, Lyttelton, to-morrow. The Waimea sailed last night for Wanganui and Tieton, coal and timber laden. The Regulus is due hero to-morrow from Wellington, via Nelson. On discharge of general cargo she proceeds to Westport and Wangahui. The Titoki leaves Wellington to-mor-row lor Greymouth, via way ports. The Tees is loading timber for Lyttelton, and is expected to sail on Wednesday. The Ngahere is expected, to sail tonight for Lytelton, with coal and timber. The Kaiapoi, which is loading a full cargo of timber for Sydney, Newcastle and Melbourne, and will sail for Australia probably next week. The Baden Powell arrived from Wellington, via Westport yesterday. She will sail for Wellington with timber on Thursday. The Opua has arrived, at Terekohe with her cargo of timber from Grey-"" mouth, and the Orepuki also with a cargo of timber has arrived at AT OTHER PORTS. PORT NELSON, July J»g Sailed at 10.30 a.m., RcgulusJ Greymouth. TARAKOHE, July Sailed at 3.55 a.m., Opua, for }H mouth. NELSON, July, MM Sailed at 11.30 a.m., Titokijflßßß Westport. SYDNEY, July -HM Arrived, Manuka and MAM MOTH LIFEBOATS JBBB In tlie Ohio, the latest shipjfeiW" the Royal Mail Packet; put into its service, there is i I that the science of the marine has devised which is not placed uHHB disposal of travellers by sea London Daily Telegraph). Thuij»«H| do the voyage to New York in they are mindful of ships which a generation ago North Atlantic trip, will marvel uMHH change that has been made accommodation. The old openiWHHK system for emigrants has gone and so much consideration is the third class passenger that if SMH Ohio, at any rate, the third commodation is superior to ranged for cabin passengers a tion ago. But in providing forts for the traveller in the o.W® est section of the ship, the have not forgotten that persons Pnijl* - higher fares demand more space-MiPi more opportunities for recreation WByb were oliered them in pre-war yearsf^B' ■; the Ohio they receive the full soiawki for which the Royal Mail Steam Packet is famous. The cabins are large, lofty, and well ventilated, and the spacious drawing, writing, and smoking rooms are furnished with admirable taste. The cabins provide for 229 first class, 523 second class, and 690 third class passengers, and although the first class section of the ship is planned on a scale, to be attractive to all requiring luxurious accommodation, it is the second class portion which gives evidence of the enormous advance made in ocean travel. The social halls, the writing rooms, the saloon, in which more than 250 persons can be seated at one time for meals, and the spacious deck indicate that it is for the multitude rather than the millionaire that the marine architect lias been at pains to provide. And an inspection of the third class quarters confirms that view. The Ohio has a length of 517 ft. and a beam of 71ft., and a gross tonnage of nearly 19,000 tons. As leviathans go she is no greyhound, but her engines have a power which will enable her io maintain a sea speed of 17 knots, a pace con '.lucive to comfort as well as safety. She will sail between Hamburg, Southampton, and New York, and there is this about her that those who go down to the sea. in ships will appreciate--she has the largest lifeboats of any vessel in the mercantile marine, which shows that the Royal Mail Steam Packet is true to its tradition of looking after the safety as well as the comfort of the passengers. That is no new policy. Although the company is comparatively new to the North Atlantic trade, it is one of ihe oldest and largest passenger traffic lines in the world, and the experience it has gained in a long period of years is now supplied to its latest service. The company saw the advantages of Southampton as a home port before l many of the other great English steamship lines were brought into being, and Southampton is proud that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Steamers have sailed continuously from ihe port since 1842. The Ohio is certainly worthy to uphold the good place which the company has consistently maintained in the British mercantile marine.