SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2604, 10 February 1904, Page 57

SHIPPING NEWS.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

AUCKLAND, February s— Arri/ed: Star of New Zealand, from London, -Melbourne, anel Sydney Ths- Rimut .ka arnvcd at Plymouth on the 2nd inst., after a passage of 40 days.

The Gothic, from London, reached Wellincr'on ycuterduj morning. The Tongarno, which left Auckland oa January 15, reached Monte Video on Thursday. 4th in?t. Tho Rimulrka, which took her departure from Well'ugton ou December 2 4 , arrived in London on the sth inst.

WELLIXGION, February s.— Sailed : 6.10 a.m.. Coriuthic, for London. She drew 51ft 2in aft an 1 29 ft Sin forward, a record for a vessel loading at Wellington wharf. WELLINGTON, February 6.— Sailed : 10 a m., Star of Ireland, for London.

The enormous fortunes lost in sunken ships each year on the coasts of the United Kingdom ( c ays a Home paper) are taxing the resource* of both and insurance officers. The most ample provisions ha\e bscn maele to <--D^ure the safety of all ■>. essels approahing our coast lino. Lighthouses, beacons, storm signalling stations, raid a highly-trained coastguard ser\ice patrol every fooc of the coast line, and. strange to say, year in anel year out the locjps increase, and the sum of money forfeited to the sea has reached a fabulous sum reckoned in tens of millions. It has been estimated by experts that within sight of land and within comparatively easy reach the-re arc millions of pouncis v. orth of shipping buried in the sands. The problem has been considered how to save such losses in fuUue, and a vessel is being constructed at Leith which will be kept for a ser- salvage ship to raise any vc=-el that m;ght meet vich cKaster on the British coas'i. She is to co=t BI^.OOO to build, and Mill b-> fitted vi) ■iiith the rrost modern cigmeermg appliances, pumps, and diving apparatus. The model of the Baltic salvage boats mil be followed, and several new improvements will be added. It is estimated that the tvg — for she really is no more than a tug in build — will have the capacity and power to raise a vessel as larsje as a Wh<te Star leviathan. One featuro about the foreign salvage fleets is novel. If they undertake to raise a \es=el for the owners their terms are. no cure, no pay.

The e.s. V-ximaJsire. from New York, via northern ports, brings about 1500 tons of original cargo, including transhipment^, to ihis pott, and >n the completion of her discharge *he will commence to take in enrgo for London. After leaving Dunedin the Nairnshire will proceed to northern porte, and finally lea%es the Bluff for London about March 3.

luo s.s. Rvkaia was all clear of hei Dunedin cargo on Saturday. She has taker, 111 11 quantity of wool, flax, and other earg<3 at Port Chalmers for London in addition to 1000 tons of bunker coal.

Advice has been received by the Union Company that ihe steamer Fuziika- left Calcutta on Tuesday, the 12t'i inn., for Now Zealand ports, v. ith the following cargo: — - For Auckland, 930 tons; Wellington, 237 tons; Lytteltcn, 657 tons; Dunedin, Si? tons. The vessel will call at Auckland fir=t, and ia due there about February 11. She will then come on to Wellington, Lyttelton, and Duredin

Th-e New Zealand Shipping Company's f.s. Rafcan, loft the oe^an steamers' wharf at Port Chalmers on Saturday for London, via. intermed ate pores, taking from Dunedm a quantity of weel, flax, .md other produce.

Tlie following are the shipping statistics for tho part week: — Arri-s als— Rimu, s.s., 14-3 tons; liwerecrgill, s.s.. 123 (three times); Poherua, «.s.. 740; Moeraki, s.s., 2714 j To Anau. 0 s.. 1028; Rose Cr^ey, s.s., S9 ; Pnkaki. s.s., 817: Corinna, s.s., 832; Monowai s.b., 2137: Rangatira, s.s., Westraha, s.s r 1819 ;— total, 11,823 tons. Depnrturos — Isabella, Anderson, schooner, 79 tc"-.« : Roi'P Cuscj% s.s.. 99 (twice); Invercargill. s. 5 123 (tw.co); Rimu. s.s.. 143; Waikpre. s.s., 1901; Inverufie, barque. 1309 j Mceraki. 2714; Talune, =.s , 1570; Pukaki, " s., 917: Mo.->owai, s.s., 2157: Ralcaia. s.s., 6&-13:— 'olal, 17.6*2 tons. Total arrivals and clerartures — 52. 455 tons.

Mes'rs Turnbull, Martin, and Co.'s new "ifo-aine-hip Ayrshire, now on her maiden, ti;p to the colonies, ran her steam trials la^t moiith very patisfaetonly. She was built by ilc-sr-. Hawthorne, Leslie, and Co., arcl is the fourteenth vessel constructed by that company for tho Shirp lino. The new chip carries a deadweight parso of 10.200 tons, and en hr™ tr.al trip attained a speed of 14 knots. Her dimensions are : length, 460 ft; bi-padtli. 59ft; depth. 35ft. She has five hold*, tho t'u-c-o forvarel ones being i-o!atx! and P.t ed up with a refrigerating irislallat.ci on the arimoii-ia system of air circrl.ilion bj' the Li'"de British Rcfrif>-erat-ing Company, pnel tl c three forward 'tween docks are fUtc-.l with air pipes for the carriage of chilled meat; Irrge hatchings and 10 powerful winches ar« fitted. Accommodation is arrarajed for 24 saloon pas^en^exs in a dccVr.otiso on the '•bolter dcek. The? machii.ery consiructpd by the North EiAteni Marine Er.ginporing Company (Limited), of Walls'Miel, consi^td of a. set of twin-screws. tripV-expansion engines, having cj-inirlors of 25in. 42in, aaid 71m respectfully, with a length of stroke of 4-2 inches, ■"team being supplied by four single-ended boiler?, with TTowden's forccel di aught, and onr, larce ru\il ; ary boilc-r, all workinsr at a pressure of SOOib per pqunro inch During the trial fiesp er.gir.es worked very smoothly ond to the c^tisfuction of all on board

The *.«. Raveratira took in a quantity of 01-2:0 for London at the George street pier P'-'.t Cnahrvcv*, on Monday The Show, Sav.U nrd Albion Company 1 ! I tup O-imaru. from London, which was rei p ,rtr.cl 15 rnilrs to the southward of Capa ! Saiindci* o'i Sunday, stood 111 to the land on M.in lav Ir.ol-.11r7. ir.'l wps tendered by [ i'lf tursr Phifky. wlurh brought her up to anchor.";* 1 in tl-e powr'^r ground, whore. ='Ie rflfiv-fi'-rls tramhipnod a qnant'ty of c onr.U3 T iblc- tT th 0 . pewrier r utter Margaret [ C; ; rv. T'io Oannni aft^r her arrivnl. was j bonrJc-d b\- thf '10.1UI1 ard Customs efficors, j p ■•('. "11 bring w^ll. was granted pratique. aii'J e'i".irc I in Tho pn^satr' 1 from port to port has ccoup etl 131 clays. Tl'^ cargo nf tbo Ooriji th if. whioh STi'led: , f--opi Wo"hncr f on on Friday m-nrnMiT for [TiChcl n. I'—'hidr'cl the- folloiiinc — H ?70 !>om>3 brt'.-r. 5° " 1 1 oavp-ises limb. 93 90"- f> c\-ps i-i-u'r-r ° ,-•"'' hi]"* wool. 563 n l - '.filow, j r-- 1 , . L , 1, „ fp i.,],, c l, „,,.! , -_ V -g 1 r rl.-r 1 .-- °~ T <•* k r "") "' n , \ nr? 1 " - L-jxc» geld fll^'jji-). la; s-u-Wb ;,u^i SLCtL