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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6986, 11 February 1891, Page 2

The s a Dlngadee sailed for Timaru at an early hour yesterday morning. The Manawatu is due here : this morning from Wanganui with a cargo of live ■took and returns to Wanganui. The Mawhera leaves Nelson 1 his mornIng for Greymouth via 'Westport. The Dingadee leaves Timaru on Friday for Grey district. . '' ;■'■■'••- The Moa is due to-morrow from Wanganui with stock, and sails on the same tide for Westport. li;; - The s a Kennedy is due to-day from Hokitika, and salU the same tide for northern ports. : The lamentable ignorance of naval captains in the art of navigation is, I (Truth) repeat, notorious, and there la not bflein twenty who would be capable of navigating his. own ship, or even of taking her Into harbor. lam not greatly concerned with Captain Rawson's opinion about Truth, but I am amply convinced that the majority of naval officers, below the rank of Commander, will eupport me in this Important accusation. I might have added that the majority of captains are equally ignorant of gunnery, torpedowork, and signals, whilst the engine-room and all therein ia an absolute mystery to these gentlemen. Ab toy statements have been challenged, I shall, from timo to time, give examples in proof of these assertions. : : . > • From returns published, it appears that during the month of September laat, 19 vessels with an aggregate of 30,197 s tonß were launched on the Clyde, ■ making a total of 253,370 tons for nine months of this year, or 16,167 tons more than laat year, and the largest since 188?. Thfe launches from Scotch ship-building yards during the month represented 38,978 tone, and the work on hand in Scotland amounts to 249,000 tons, against 30,000 tons at the beginning of the year. The memorial' on Plymouth Hoe to commemorate the third centenary of the destruction of the Spanish Armada, which is fast approaching completion, was to be unveiled by H R H the Duke of Edinburgh. The memorial, which iB being provided by public subscription, will cost, when completed, about L4BOO.