Province and Suburb

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 585, 11 February 1929, Page 2

Province and Suburb

(From THE SUN’S Correspondents.)

TAURANGA NOTES The new concrete block of buildings in Devonport Road, owned by Messrs. Bradley Williams and J. Daines, is now finished. It makes a valuable addition to the buildings in this part of the town. The block contains three shops on the ground floor and Hats upstairs. At the back is a two-storey warehouse and sample rooms. The ground floor of tins building has been taken by an Auckland wholesale firm as a permanent showroom. All the shops and fiats are occupied. Word has been received that the Hamilton Friendly Societies will hold their annual picnic on the Tauraxiga Domain next week-end. This is a fine pic me ground, there being good tree shelter, numerous appliances for children’s amusement, and electric hot-water system for the continuous supply of not water. It is also close to a clean, hard sandv beach, where the littles outs are perfectly sate to paddle. The bowling green and tennis courts are also adjoining. The Railway Department is putting on an excursion train, and it is expected there will be about 1,000 excursionists. KAWAU FOR MANGAWAI. —The Northern Company advises that the Kawuu leaves Auckland at 6 p.m. next Friday for Kawau, Leigh and Mangawai. WAIPAHI FOR SUVA. —The local office of the Union Company advises that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi is to sail from Auckland on February 21 for Suva, where she will load fruit for this port. TAMAROA CLEARED COLON. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tamaroa is reported to have cleared Colon last Friday, en route from Auckland to Southampton and London. She was dispatched from Auckland on January 19. PORT HARDY AT PANAMA. —The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Hardy, which left Lyttelton for London on January 17, is reported to have reached Panama last Thursday. ii CANADIAN WINNER REPORTED.The Canadian National steamer Canadian Winner is reported to have reached Colon last Thursday, en route from Halifax to Auckland and Australian ports. She is due at Auckland about March 9. MAKURA FROM SAN FRANCISCO.— From San Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga, the Royal Mail liner Makura arrived at Wellington this morning. After landing passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand she is to resume her voyage to Sydney to-morrow afternoon. MARAMA FROM SYDNEY. —Due in the stream at Auckland to-morrow at 8.30 a.m. from Sydney, the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Mara ma berths at the. Central Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. At 3 p.m. next Friday she leaves here on her re-, turn trip to Sydney. CARGO FROM THE EAST. —Leaving Wellington at 2 p.m. last Saturday for Auckland, the Union Company’s freighter Waiotapu is due here at 3.30 o’clock this afternoon. She will berth at the Queen’s Wharf to discharge the remainder of her Eastern cargo, after which she proceeds to Vancouver direct to load for New Zealand.

TOFUA LEAVES APlA. —Radio advice has been received by the local office of the Union Company that the Island passenger steamer Tofua left Apia, Samoa, at 4 p.m. last Friday for Suva and Auckland. She is to clear the Fijian port on Thursday, and is due here next Monday.

KAIKORAI TO RESUME. —The local office of the Union Company advises that the collier Kaikorai, which has been laid up since last December, is to resume running. She will be docked this afternoon for cleaning and painting, and tomorrow will leave Auckland for Newcastle, to load for Wellington and Napier.

RUAHINE LEAVES PANAMA Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that its liner Ruahine, en route from London and Southampton, left Panama on Wednesday for Wellington and Auckland. She is due at Wellington on February 23, and at Auckland a week later.

REMUERA RADIOS. —A radio message has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company from the master of the Remuera, which left Wellington on February 6 for Southamtpon and London, advising: “Very fine weather since departure. All well.”

KIA ORA SAILS. —To continue loading New Zealand produce for England, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Kia Ora sailed for Oamaru, Wanganui. Wellington, Timaru and Lyttelton at mid-day on Saturday. From Lyttelton she is to be dispatched on March 1 for London, via Panama.

CANADIAN CONQUEROR DUE. —An expected arrival next Thursday is the Canadian National steamer Canadian Conqueror, from Halifax. The vessel has general merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. She has been allotted a berth at Prince’s Wharf.

HORORATA AT W ELL IN GTON— Last Friday afternoon the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Hororata arrived at Wellington from London. The vessel has cargo for discharge at Wellington, Auckland and Bluff, and is expected here toward the end of this week to land the local portion of her cargo.

ARGYLLSHIRE’S ITINERARY. The New Zealand Shipping Company announces an alteration in the loading itinerary of the Argyllshire. The vessel left Bluff on Saturday afternoon for Napier, Waikokopu, Gisborne, Lyttelton and Wellington. She is due. at Wellington on February 28, and will sail finally from that port on March 2 for London, via Panama. WEST OF ENGLAND SAILINGS. —The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises the following projected sailings of the Federal steamers from West of England ports for New Zealand:— The Huntingdon, on February 16. for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. The Cambridge, on March 2. for Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers. The Norfolk, on March 30. for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Sort Chalmers and New Plymouth. The Kent, on April 13, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. The Cumberland, on May 11, for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. The Cornwall, on June 6, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. THE KUNGSHOLM ACCIDENT.— We have received from Messrs. Burmeister and Wain, Copenhagen, their official report on the explosion which occurred in the new motor-liner Kungsholm in October while she was on trials in the North Sea and which caused loss of several lives, reports the “Syren and Shipping.’ When the starboard engine i mining at about 90 r.p.ro. there was a slight explosion inside the crank-casing, followed immediately by a violent one in the engine room. The first explosion caused the sheet iron doors of cylinders three, four and six to be blown out, strikmg the hand-rails fitted between the pillars at the back of the engine. The from thfc door openings and extended into the thrust recess and an ii™ Ur V\ t >, he ( ? ft end rfoTe port engine. 1 art of the floor plating in the mam engine room was lifted out of place , examination of the port engine showed that the lubricating oil trough 3in a r t b iSd Plate was „ bulled in “about l as well as the bottom, mm m.f h . ls made of steel plates, 4 m. ' thickness and welded together 3*)® air . Pressure following the explosion board jockey wheel fr\r- found that the to the earnshaft 7-0 “I 3 - 1 " c 'hain drive ssssr- wi?h a on the bronze bushes oil the explosion. \ s the’wt reby starting in perfect order it i-*JT™.^ whe , el was likely that some sanj 3 .:onnid/’red most had remained in the raatter itself into the bearing 5 P ‘ S and ’ ivork ed

WAITOMO COUNTY cJun«y ll fVumtil U,^,d°at t T , e k‘ Uo^ Friday the chairman. M r Tt u "‘ ot ported hating intc,-viewed the Mni *1 a> The'T ™i;r' by lh " *- ward i ,Y, ~unly Fount.l Tught’ B -h« '"' m° ,0r ,r 'Wt making * "\tPJu mion toV vT° rists should 7: taiitd upon to PU> a greater prouon, toward the upkeep of the h, E " . tax 0,1 or other direct tax J turn aa declded ltJ endorse the resSii. League K iori ,Ai^ Ut 7 feagues constitution, and it was t coded that the council should link with that body, the chairman and c t ? Mr T K \ief-r ,*;V° ln K ed dele *»t* Mi. L. lr McGrath objected to tk To Mapura 103.11 of jl 1.600 for a rating area, asking why a SS meeting had not been held. Ci. IV ilson said two mtetings v been held and the project openly „ plained. It would be a pity if was not raised, as it would carry r» for £1 subsidy. * ** Tlie chairman said if the objectr*. did not agree, the settlers on metalled roads would also refuse t come in. The project meant nearlr £5.000 in free money. The Main Highways Board advise that a grant toward improving had corners on the Caves-Te Anga R,J could not be made at present. Gordon Higgie asked that the Kohna metalling contract be extended xm-. chains, up to Holloway’s gate. ul stated that he was being rated for the work, but had no access to his pro perty in winter time, except on horsel back. The engineer said that the extension would cost £2OO, arid the matter was left in his and the riding members hands to make a report. The Under-Secretary for Native Affairs forwarded a warrant from the Native Minister releasing the native lands exempted from rates from th e payment of any unpaid rates. The Taranaki Chamber of Commerce, the Taranaki Automobile Association and the New Plymouth Tourist League sent a joint letter pointing out the bad condition of the main north road between Te Kuiti and Mahoenui. The letter stated that the condition of the road was intolerable. It was understood that a deviation was to be made at Mahoenui, but it would be months before this was accomplished. and the road was going from bad to worse. Tlie council’s co-opera-tion was asked in having the road put in decent order. The council had no more money to expend on this portion of the highway, but it was understood that the Highways Board was going to put this road in order, and it was decided that the New Plymouth bodies be advised ta that effect.

PULVERISED COAL ACHIEVEMENTS —The coal trade is down in the damps, so much so, indeed, that there are those who are even of opinion that it is merely a question of time before the industry is shouldered out of exfcten<*e by oil. On the other hand, the possibilities of pulverisation and carbonisation are inspiring many with fresh hop*, and they certainly appear to have some reason for their confidence. Pulverised coal has been used on land for many yean, it is only recently, however, that any real efforts have been made to apply it to steamers, and there is po doubt as to the optimism felt among exports as to its future, writes “Fairplay.” The evidence so far is, of course, not conclusive; but the United States Shipping Board’s gj, Mercer and the Blue Star liner Stuartstar have demonstrated, that voyages can be safely made with pulverised fuel, and it is unquestionable that in the near future, unless, of course, there is a setback in the experiments, more vess is will be fitted. It is eomended that piiyerised carbonised coal is ideal for use in ships, in that it can. be pumped «a board with the ease and cleanliness of oil fuel and is cheaper; while Sir Geoutt Buchanan states that he is confident that, “just as this year has shown that cm! distillation is commercially possible, niu year will show that its use will be an stablished commercial reality.” With ::e----gard to the question of pumping the pulverised fuel on board, doubt has ben cast upon the possibility of this being done with ships built, .is they are today; but, as to this, the head of a wellknown coal bunkering firm told me a it* days ago that not only will this, in hi: opinion, be effected some day. but f»: also it is more than likely that it will in the near future become the custom t& pump smalls into ships’ holds '• --d bunkers. In fact, if the pulverisation takes place on the ship, it will b 9 quite easy to arrange for the smalls to U pumped on board, either from barges r from depots on <hore, and that, if lbs can be done satisfactorily, it might conceivably have very far-reaching consequences for the mining industry, i‘ ,: should such method prove successful ;mc be applied to coal bunkering general!), many of our liners which at present &■ oil might be induced tc change met to pulverised coal, in which event quite - large business would come to our collieries. Another question which wal have to be answered and it is <> ne f* which there is a.t present a rather lingular difference of opinion, is as to cubic space occupied by pulverised can* pared with raw coal. The latter taken as 42 cubic feet to the ton, *** it has been stated that the goes less. But experts vary, as the tolowing statements show. AccotwC “ Commander Charles E. Evans. the chairman of the Evans and Beid •-<*• Company, Ltd., pulverised coal occupy practically 50 per cent, more cubic *P* t than large coal; and if this be so u * factor which will have to be taken ously into consideration when thf ucomes for the shipment of pulver*®'* in bulk. And Mr. A. A. Lockwood. •*•' * result of tests made about a year instated that pulverised coal occ ®f l f c . n :. cubic feet to the ton when t verised and 57 cubic feet Wh cn ; which bears out Commander statement. Engineer Captain ;; however, in a paper read before to® stitute of Naval Architects in JujJt - that pulverised coal occupied M feet when freshly pulverised alter ping through free air. falling subse<|®' ••• to 50 feet and to 47 cubic feet, stored seven days in ships’ subject to a certain amount, of Mr. F. H. Rosencraftz. of the W*£. tional Combustion Company, has - that the volume of pulverised fi»t compared with that of crushed , the ratio of 1,4 to 1. which, 4: cubic feet to the ton for? 1 ® coal, would mean 51-.8 cubic f tou for pulverised coal.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE--The following vessels a rK .*SSi<« 4 be within ranee of the undenneou wireless stations to-night:—- jcr.L Auckland: Maui Fomare, Tofu-r Golden Coast, Ilarama, Hsmuam nadian Conqueror. Chatham Islands: .Remuera, land. . , vr-aio. A-’ l ' Wellington: .Maori, 'Wahine. hura, Tarnahinc. Fort H*™-’. otob--Mahana. Maunpanoi, T l Ue Yra ,!r “ Northumberland, (’ape T<>r»t eii* Pakeha, Golden State jyji Port Fremantle. Argyllshire. >ii *** Awarua: Sir J. C. Ross, J*- 'r M f Alonso. C. A. Larsen, K* r 2? York, Eleanor Bohng, xignvfc" Kekerangu, Plume. Tutanekai. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS TO-DAY ARAPAWA (8 a.m.), 251 tons, son, from Wanganui. ♦ l o'clock 1 The Rarawa, sailing at 4 fur us • afternoon for New Plymouth.• Onehunga at 7.30 a m. v hun ga **,J The Hauturu leaves c L! p.m. to-day for Raglan ana j* ffl o, is due back early on Tbut The Arapawa sails at 4 for Waikato Heads and I ®, ra jng; f ß ', Onehunga on tiding again the same, afterr:oo» o'clock for Wanganui.