SHIPPING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14323, 13 October 1910, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT OP TLUART* Tha' flagstaff of Tiuiaru 13 situated in East longitude 171 deg. 15 ruin. 10 sec., South latitude 44 deg. 23 miu. 11 sec. High water, 9.45 a.m.; 10.25 p.m. Sua rises, 0.14 a.m.; sets, 6.18 p.m. Alooa. rises, 11.33 a.m.; sets, 2.44 pan. ARRIVED.—Oct. 12t£. Pukaki, s.s. c 1.30 p.m.), 1444 tons Beigkton, from Lyttekon N.JI. and A. Co., agents. SAILED. Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Breeze, s.s.. from Oamaru, to-day. Xaviuni, s.s., from Oamaru, early. Storm, s.s., t'rom Oamaru, to-mor-row. Wartaka, s.s., troro Oamaru, on Sattircuy. Kaiapoi, s.s., from i.ytlelton, fcatnxday. KoVaata. s.s, from Oamaru. Holiday. Coruiikre, s.s., irom Lyttelton, Sunday. i-r.Z.G.S. Arnok'jra, on Monuay. iI.M.S. Vionae, from Auek'aud, Kcxumbor 20tii Afghanistan. ij, ; f--no Loader., v,porta, November 30tk. raOJECTEO j ■r.i'.l'.TVßjlS. Breeze, ai., ro: a t/t rrc.ltr.n. to-aay. Storm, 3.5., Lyt'-V;:•->;?, •<.■■■-. •Pukaki, as., for ctcrRangatira 6.5.- for £na-a.iR direct. Saturday. Otving: vo a. delay in trie r.otrta, ike B.s. Breer.o did not road:, bore yesterday, out .-.houid arrive this mornrni;. 'i'he y.Z. Govo-im...r:r. TKi'mng ship Amokurii is esp.-=:«i [:: T.rruiru on Monday nuxt, the 17:1: ::.s:. Tho 3J. Pukaki, whtca haa risitcd this port for some X.1..0. :Lrrirt\i from Lyttelton yesterday •titerce»'>n. to lacac oaa! and t:n:bor Tho S.S. Kaiapoi is ers--. f.t-v! c> b-.iv-liytteiton to-morrow •. v\::.:.g for 'iitr.aru. She kits a her : _:e t.mber cargo for this port, and •■:•- eerapletrcn .: discharge, proceeds :•• (' ■;:-■.< ln. Tho Shaw Sarill :i:ai .\ >:•::. r..::::Ermy's steamer Ara-.va. ozidoa en September 17ih .--cr -Ni'if Zealand ports, continued her vr;. ._:ir.cfrom Capetown on Saturday i'Vi:::ut last. The steamer which is six days crerdiie at IU.-.it fr-m: ;.';■:■,- . edin, is a steer sere 7.- ■■■; ;" : ' ■.; tons, commanded Ly L .pra::: -V. >i.Kay. The vossei ••>:■. s ':i I'iraaru .-: '. "• weeks ago d Lsehar.tr r.e; s::;.--i"j - -:- .-.: ::■..:•.■ from Japan. She i-tt .i) :.._e: ■_■'■'■ <■'-: i-'-inst. in ballast for Tas:..an.":i. \. :.-.re she was to load railway u— California. Au interesting and iiistriit .ire tr.ai of oil as fuel instead 0: cai '.Vt.s recently made- on the- Yalo, eVio or the 22-knot passenger liners which ruu between -Sew \"urk au-i Ucnon. result was so satisfactory th.it oii v.:!l be used ersclusivoly en the steamers in future instead oi c.r.:. l-.-rm. r!y the Yale burne-1 en a rr.ure.-I_ i.\> -~<i tons of coal, v.hieh t-fe.k e-"ght. h.-urs to get on board, whereas only an hour is occupied to numt> rrcm au eel i>ari.-» the 45.000 gartons of iiqu:d_itiel necessary for the round trip, lire principal saving, amatint-m.u; to lll'yJ p'r month, is due to the- fact that erirat operators do ail the \vork_ui the botierroom, where preriously i-S stokers were necessary.

The Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand (says Fairpiay) have contracted with Messrs Itamuge ar.d Ferguson, Leith. fur the cc-iistmoti-jn ci E. cargo steamer with a carrying capacity of about 2i50 tons. for delivery in about- six months. Tne Tessei is to have triple-expansion engines, with cylinders 21:n. 3im. ane: 6€in, by 3oin stroke. It'is "an.nour.e--d th.it the Clan P r r=. a steamer of 2-J'j2 ton;, commanded by Captain Mce. has been chartered by Mr"G. H. Scales to load woU in New Zealand for Loneivn. Tiie vessel, which has a of coal f-.-r V.'elEngton was expected to leave Port Kembia on Tuesday. A new device for the electrical cleaning of thips : b ;tt-.-ms has _ appeared on the r.ava'i horizon. Some experiments tri-_-d on \.-.;.r-.i Ti.M..~. Revenge some time ba:k _nroved t;•.'.•cessful. The advanta-j-- c: bc-:r.g a'.le to clean a ship, especially in war time, without having to dock her is patent.

FACILITIES FOR TRAVELLERS. Ocean travellers jreCjUeiLtlv reap n ■• small advantage .-■.: tlou and absurpt.-ons wii.cii c-araci-.-!'-ise modern steaiaii::;) > :::'--rp:'::c. Thus, the acc/ids-iiou L?.e i.ai.u Li..now allows tne l'cu-:u=u.\a and U:.e:i"-a ; Company to ufcor a cicala;- ucii/t. wlucu enables the to :.....:•.• the outward voyage to by the Suez Cauai and the iiLria-jwarc trip by tiie Cape, or vice J; ;s l. Choice of routa v.:u'-!i is r.k-jiy to •.;•., vo attractive, since m-jst-to see as much as limy .-c:: i:: a time. Another new by •>.::•- Peninsular and Oruu-tai Co:apa::y, ;-j take effect in tii;s case i.-i.ra Jieji-ary nextj is a circular ticket at a '-<.:..- bined reduced rate, winch vr.'.i e:.tit:- ; passengers to travel to Ck.i;a n:.d Japan by way or tile Siber.au mil:', ay, and return by steamer ti.--Suez Canal, or vice versa. 'inii, again, is likely to bo a p.<;iuiar concession. In tliis case, however, an additional privilege is thrown in. O.i the voyage via Suez the traveller v..ii Lave tho option of proceeding by <■: the French, and Ger::.an :j.a:i y.■::::.;.:.ies, the tickets in respect of the prinoiTKn tho journey. Thus, u the V'jy;:;-er leaves a Peninsular and Oriental j-.v.a----mer at a particular nurt for :.:.■; ->::■ poses of a brief etay, ho raay Sir.-. '■: convenient to go on to the riest ■ '•.[•■ ping place by Jlossagßrins or N'.rc-sfcutscher-Lioyd boat. The resui'.. presumably, will Jso be tr- a/id to the aornber of ports which it is within tip competence of th* ieburc/1 oaKenger to visit on s. single -t0:..-. \ father illustration of the n.v'b.n: L'-.vJ-ency is to be io'.;nd in t:.'.- ir.ti:r:at>.:; of the Orient Company, tl_at tht-y ar'j issuing tickets to Australia by the Suez route, which wili iy available i'.r return by the Cape by M'-:->.-.■; G'-or;;.> Thompson and Co.'s Aberdeen V.Lite Star steamers, or vice v.-r.-a.

AN ADMIRALTY SEXSATIOX. DREADNOUGHTS .SOON OBSOLETE The lorosliaflo'.ri!:- ■.,: a r::<,tor-d:-iv*:: battleship, r.\lii.--.-h. wilt ::.ai;<j l):i::A----noughts ob3o":<:t<>, is th-;'::r ; :i.-:i!.>.ri I,: tho moment ::i British r.-.vi.'. •:;i.]t~,. According to tho I* .rU:::ouLh "NVv.:.'" the Admiralty L 23 to lay -Kx:, (presumably at l\jrts::-x:j'_:_, t :r:<,t<,rdriven battleship, r.-ith ii-torna! <•.:::- bustion engines. Tho leading f-'.-atur':j of the ship ttCI be eco:.o:r:y in vrflrfit, economy in spar-e. no Loil-.rs. n., .s!ix!:< : - stack, no and :*o ri.'.ro ;/'.iiponrder. It is well !c:ir.-.m f-.vi-itrJ:* :i naval correGpondor.t. of I.'.', " Si;f-f!s<-!>l li-'tlopenderit ") that o^l/r:r::<hT:i v,;i!i a Ti'ew to dev<\!or<rr:«-n*s 'j:i ti./.- Unr.-.s indicated in tho " I'ommwiih t:.'-.--_,:i;"* have bnon in TJ.,. jr.. stilts of "tb'wc f-x;.; ri:i.<ntr, :ir .. " V;" course, kept s«-/-r<-t. but 1'n,.,.^ Jiavrx !,r,on :•:-! to n-nrd ■.v:thr,:it"i":7 ! <K-<; despair thp <.f ;:■>!!.<u-/!y iril proving t!:- ; rrr>: : -r,f-v.:..- I,v ji,.' :: ,] : . lr . taticm of tjig •<:•.:■•:■ 'l'r. >:. i !:■!.,:• ; ',•'..i-. te? power is nrrdud hv tV, mammoth «ÜB&_ftf Jusiikus nay;.*, and

:'l is lie- i.'ffiuaiiJ ior <ir:gino rocm and .sv.k.?k..id space- that- has ln*cn t'.:t-' :.■..':!>'.. >o:::e factor to riv.koi; with ir. p.-.:.:;:ng the advances in tiio ail-big gun .ships A L-.tnoi-drivon battleship with '.nternal combustion on- £ 'ies wi.i mark a triumph in economy *:f .-:p::.:e. r.::h i'rij- reaching ofioou on the ;::.v:'."i cv'r.stnietion of the future. \V:tk bigger gen-power v-'c shni] have shi;\? more •■■::. pact, a rcduood co:up!o----m-:!t uf ire::. a:;J lighter biLLs for fuel c :ii':";;'t:-JH.

j (I3v Cable.) : The YVinimera loft fivur.ov at sp.m. ! ! both far New Zealand.