SHIPPING.

Southland Times, Issue 16787, 17 July 1911, Page 4

SHIPPING.

TIDES—JULY IT. IfJluff .. 5.36 a.in. 6.0 p.m. AH', ercargill .. G. 1 6 a.in. 6.10 p.m. Ifeiverton .. -J,Uti a.in. 5.0 p.m. BLUFF HARBOUR. There were no shipping movements »t. --.is port yesterday. _c is expected that the Waitemata will uJad at Bluff about Tuesday, Hath Inst., tJumaru about Thursday. 27 th, ami Tipi4TU about Friday, 2sth, for Napier, GisLdrne and Auckland. it will soon be as expensive a business to build a first-class Atlantic liner ns to build a "super-Dreadnutlght.'' jsome amazing figures come tram Harlund and Wolf's shipyard, at Belfast. The t\vo new White Star steamers Olympic and Titanic —which will pet hold (heir ve ~ cord for pre-eminence in size niore than a year—have cost between them no less than £0,000,000 1 Those wpo have seen their towering proportions at close quarters say it is impossible not to feel at first,sight that they are cheap at the price. They are very heavily built, and each is described as being "two and ahalf times greater than a modern battleship." In its unfinished state, with eight months’ work to be done on it, the Titanic contains between 24,000 and 25,000 tons of steel. It is 883 feet long, 92 feet 6 inches in breadth. 176 feel from the keel to the top of the Dfcmel, and has eleven decks. Such is the capacity of this monster that it has been possible to keep 4000 men employed on It simultaneously and day by clay fpr several months. Both vessels have been built very rapidly, as there is plenty for them to do as soon as they can be got Into commission. With American and Canadian prosperity ever increasing and stimulating mere people to travel, the Atlantic passenger traffic continues to grow faster than the ship accommodation provided for it. The now White Star Ijners will pave a speed of 21 knots, •which all but the most energetic American business men consider fast enough. The Cunard Company will therefore be left In possession of the record for fast steaming. The twin - screw passenger steamer Saguenay, which the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, fautfcped recently, is a vessel of a type pot seep frequently op the Clyde. She is intended for the service of the Richelieu pm! Ontarip Navigation Company between Montreal and Quebec or Queb£P apfi Sqguepay, and is 3.5 ft in length. 54.6 ft in breadth, and 40ft in depth to hurricane deck. She has five decks, and has an imposing qppearpuce. The vessel will have sleeping accommodation for 2f 0 first-class passengers, and a crew of 76 men, but will ho certified to carry 1700 passengers. There afe special observation turrets and cabins from which passengers can view the scenery through which they are passing, and the vessel will he fitted inside in a very attractive style. Tnpleexpansion engines will be sppplied by the builders. The t'pguepay is something of a novelty in Clyde shipbuilding, although vessels of a similar type hpd beep bptit pn the river. Spe was Intended for service on a rpn of 1000 miles. It having been reported some time back that the Three Kings were wrongly charted, HM-S. Cambrian had instructions when she left Wellington last week to take the bearings of the Kings by ascertaining the astronomical positions of Gape Reinga and the summit or the Great King. The officers of the Cambrian, which arrived at Auckland on Tuesday morning from Russell, report that when the warship was off Cape Reinga the weather was so boisterous that she had to run to Russell for shelter. She remained at Russell from Friday to Saturday, and then returned to Cape Reinga, and the astronomical position of the Cape was ascertained, as was also that of the summit of the Gt. King. The officers have not yet worked out the figures showing the true bearings pf the Kings, but it is expected that they will substantiate the latest corrections. ‘Captain Petterson, of the Norwegian barque, Margit, which arrived in New Plymouth last Wednesday, reported a rather sensational experience. According to an exchange, his vessel had a trying time on June 20, when off the south-east of Tasmaniq. ft was fine that day until about 3 p.m., when the wind changed suddenly, and a south-east gale began to blow with terrific force. In order to keep the vessel off the land they had to keep all sail set and to press on, so the barque had a lively time. The upper and lower topsails were IpsL some of the rigging parted, some sideposts were smashed, and a winch carried away. Once past the land they shortened sail, but the gale lasted two days. When questioned about the crew’s behaviour during the voyage, Captain Petterson became reticent. It appeared, however, that one of the ordinary seamen— a Russian Finn—was then in Irons. He had been arrested on April 14 for refusing to work, and had remained under arrest since that date. "Ho is a big, stout man,’’ added the captain, “and he said that if he had had a revolver and a knife lie would have killed us all. I took two knives from him. It was the crew that arrested him, not me," said Captain Petterson, and from some further remarks which he made it would seerri that the rest of the crew had a quarrel with the man who was in irons. “There was lots more trouble, but I won't tell you it all," added the captain. “You'll hear some more of it,” Questioning did not elicij; qpy piqre definite statements, beyond an admission that the captain intended to communicate with ihe Norwegian Consul in New Zealand, and that there would probably i,e developments in the police court. "I have been thirty-seven years at sea, and this is the worst voyage f have had," 'concluded Captain Petterson. U.S.S. CQ. STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Monday, 17th July—Warrimoo arrives fj;om Melbourne and Hobart about noon, apd leaves; for Sydney via North qu arrival of 1.4p p.m. train from Invercarr gill. Tuesday, IStfi July—Koopya arrives from about noon. Tuesday, ISUi July—fvoonya leaves fqr New Plymouth, Westport pin] Greys jnouth op arrival of 11.25 u.jru fraiu. DIRECT SHIPMENTS FOR BLUFF. The following are sailings from UonJqn for Bluff direct ; —From Liverpool.— May fi—Nairnshire, due July 27. Iqly 22—Kent, due October 12. Oct. 14 —Drayton Grange, due Jan. 4. (Per United Press Association). SYDNEY, July 16. Sailed —Moeraki for Wellington. MELBOURNE, July f6. Arrived —Manuka from New Zealand. AUCKLAND, July 16. Arrived—Saturday : Qtaki from Wellington ; Whangape from Westport. Supday : Maheno from Sydney: Mokoia from southern ports ; Karavva from Onebunga ; Squall from Gisborne. Sailed —Saturday ; Star of India for Napier and Wellington ; Mpnowai for fso 14 them ports ; Kurow for Fiji. TfIE SANTA ROS-\ ENQUIRY. NEW YORK, July 14. Contradictory evidence was given at the Santa Rqsa enquiry. A schooner’s officers who'offered to lend aid declared that the sea was smooth. The Santa Rosa’s officers s|ate that it was not smooth, and that it was dangerous to transfer tixe pasoenyers.