SHIPPING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144859, 10 December 1915, Page 6

SHIPPING.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1915. DIARY.

At Waitara the tide is 15 minutes earlier than the above figures for New Plymouth, while at Opunake it is high water 15 minutes later than at Now Plymouth; PHASES OF THE MOON. DECEMBER, 1915. ] 7—. New moon, 5.40 a.m. J IS—First quarter, 11.15 p.m. 22—Full moon, 12.29 p.m. Bo—Last quarter, 12.35 a.m. ARRIVED. Dec. 10.—Rarawa, s.s.. 1073 tons, Bark, from Onehunga. (The passenger list has not been forwarded.) 1 Dec. 10.—Earn, s.s., 267 tomlj Elders, from .Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Corinna, from South, Saturday. Kahika, from Lyttelton, Monday. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. , Rarawa, from North, Friday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Melbourne, Dec. 9. —Arrived, Mokoia, from Wellington. Auckland, Dec. 10. —Arrived, at 1.50 a.m., Kauroa, from Suva. Westport, Dec. 9. —Arrived, at 10.5 p.m., Alexander, from New Plymouth. THE KARU. The Kam left Wellington on Monday evening - at 5.30, and arrived here this morning, with 250 tons- of general cargo. GALLANT LIFEBOAT CREWS. On& of the most terrible lifeboat disasters known in the annals of the British coast is recalled hv tho death at Lytham (England), at the’ago of 83, of Mr. Thomas Clarkson. For sixty years Clarkson was a member of the Lytham lifeboat crew, and for a quarter of a century he acted as its coxswain. He and hit mates performed many gallant lYiy.iief. ip the fUbhls-y iha,

one which is best remembered was carried out during a great storm on December 8, 1886. On that wild night the Hamburg barque Mexico was wrecked off Southport. Three lifeboats, the Lytham, the - Southport and tho St. Anno, put off to her aid. Of these three which fought their way into the teeth of a fearful gale, only tho Lytham boat succeeded In making the doomed sailing ship. The other two capsized, and failed to right themselves. Twenty-seven of the gallant souls who manned them perished. With happier fortune, Clarkson and his men contrived to take off from tho Mexico twelve of her crow, and returned'with them safely to shore. ‘ Tho country was appalled by news of this disaster, and there was a wave of generous sympathy with the relatives of the men who had given their lives in the effort to save fellow human beings. A fund was promptly opened in the Daily Telegraph for the wives and families of tho dead heroes and their many dependents were all adequately provided for by a sum of £6OOO contributed to that journal. Naturally the crew of the Lytham boat, which had run equal risks, and which had won through this terrible ordeal .of rescue work, were not forgotten by tile public, aud they received substantial recognition of their bravery. This memorable disaster had a successor in February of last year, when a lifeboat capsized off Wexford, and several of the crew were drowned. By a tragic coincidence the wrecked vessel to whose assistance the lifeboat had gone out was also named the Mexico.

SUBMARINES’ LONG VOYAGE. A flotilla of submarines built in American yards have sailed in safety from Canadian waters to Gibraltar, and they made the passage under their own power and without extraordinary discomfort to their crews.- That is the testimony of some of the men in letters to their relatives at Toronto. Convoyed by largo warships, tho little squadron of four vessels, fresh from tho yards at Montreal at which they assembled, proceeded down the St„ Lawrence River, and after a stop at St, Johns, Newfoundland, put In sea, bound for Gibraltar. No extremely rough weather was encountered, and all the vessels were able to make the long run under their o„ a engines. Provision had been made, however, for giving assistance if it had boon needed. The flotilla formed part of a group of ten submarines which the British Government had contracted should be built in tho United States, but the authorities decreed that their construction would constitute a broach of United States neutrality. Thereupon the parts were shipped to Canada, and the boats completed in Montreal shipbuilding yards. By the middle of July these four submarines were ready for sea, and naval officers sent over ’ from England conducted a series of trials on the St. Lawrence. When it was satisfactorily established that the vessels were thoroughly seaworthy they were dispatched from Montreal under convoy. The submarines voyaged seaward and along the _6puth coast of Newtosndlaad to St

Johns. The only misadventure was the Joss of one of them in a fog for two days. They remained in tho harbour of St. Johns for four days to have their machinery adjusted, while the convoying cruiser took on supplies for all the boats. One hundred men of the Newfoundland naval reserve and 200 soldiers of tho Newfoundland regiment went aboard the cruiser to join the British sea and land forces. Thoroughly outfitted, the cruiser turned her prow seaward, suiting her pare to the wallowing stride of her proteges. The latter travelled on tho surface throughout the voyage, propelled by crude'oil engines. Each carried a crew of two officers and 16 men. The British officers, whoso first experience it was on an American-built ship, were well pleased with the soa-going qualities of the flotilla. The vessels are not as large as some of the English-built ships of this class, having been designed more for off-shore operations than for deepsea work. Vi lien submerged they are driven by electric motors, but on tho voyage to Gibraltar electricity was only used for heating and cooking purposes, OVERSEA SHimNG FOR WELLINGTON. Steamer. Left. Duo. From London or Plymouth. Rcmiiera Oct. 18 Deo. 11 Corinthic Nov. 1 Den. 10 Nerohana , Oct. 17 Jan. 1 From Liverpool. Athenic Oct. 18 Doc. 24 Paparoa Oct. 20 Dec. 27 From Montreal or St. John. Ashburton Oct. 7 Dee. 16 From New York. Baron Cowdor Sept. 18 Dec. 10 Riouw Sept. 21 Dec. 3 Parattah Oct. 16 Dec. 16 Jet,hou Oct. 23 Doc. 26 Walton Hall Nov. 1 Jan. 1 From Southampton. Maheno Oct. 30 Dec. 20

High SunSun- •' water. rise. set. 7—Tuesday ... 4.39 7.21 8—Wednesday .. 10.42 4.38 7.22 9—Thursday ... .. 11.20 4.38 7.22 10—Friday .. 12.3 4.38 7.23-