ARAWA AT HOBART.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1558, 30 September 1912, Page 7

ARAWA AT HOBART.

By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright Hobart, September 28. Arawa, R.M.S., has arrived from London, via Cape Town. She tails for Wellington at 5 o'clock to-inorrow morning. Three passengers landed, and 195 are proceeding to New Zealand. Tf the Arawa. managed to set away to time she should show up at Wellington about Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. 1 . .KCAHIXE FKOM LONDON. Early yesterday evening the K.JI.H. Ruahine arrived in the stream from London, via Hobart. After the vessel had been inspected by the port health officer, she berthed at the King's Wharf to discharge passengers and cargo. The liuahine left the Eoyal Albert Docks at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 15, just 14 days late, having been detained in London by the dock strike. Passengers were embarked at Tilbury, and the vessel left at 2 h:m. on Friday • for Weymouth, which was reached the same day at 6.30 p.m.. After a stay of.an hour aud a half the vessel proceeded for Toneriffe. meeting fresh to moderate south-westerly aud westerly (winds and rainy weather until arrival at Tencrilfe. at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21. After replenishing hunkers, the voyage, was resumed at 3 o'clock the. next morning, fresh north-east trade winds prevailing to latitude 16deg., when the wind shifted to the southward. Moderate to strong head winds were experienced to arrival at Capo Town at 5 p.m. on September 5. The vessel went into dock there, and took in eome coal, and left again for Hobart just boforo midnight. Two days out from the Cape she encountered a fresh north-wester-ly gale, which soon moderated, and a long spell of fine clear weather Was experienced to longitude 83deg. E. The Crozet Islands wore sighted on Wednesday, September 11. in fine, clear weather, the vessel passing two miles off the Anostlos Island aud Possession and . East Islands, fine views being obtained! From longitude 83tleg.'E. stormy weather prevailed, with high seas and frequent rain to the Tasmaniun Coast, a very heavy gale being encountered on September 21, Hobart being reached at 9.30 a.m. on September 21. Thi. vc-ssi-l landed 47 passengers there, and 730 tons of cargo, on discharge of which the voyage wrts resumed at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25. Strong westerly winds and rough seas wore experienced across the Tasmnii Sea. which increased to a strong southwesterly gale when nearing.thc New Zealand coast. Farewell Spit was at 8.15 a.m. in line weather, and Wellington was venehod at 5.30 p.m. The usual sports, coueerts. and dances have been held throughout the. voyage. ahso two very successful- fancy dress balls. Captain Fornes is still in command, and has associated with him the following officers:—.!. T. Squires, chief; Ed. J. Kutmy, (second; A. S. Bird, third; J. Gorrick, fourth; W. K. Fowler, fifth: J. C. Hin"s. surgeon; C. Searlo. purser: J. Scott, chief engineer; A. White, second; A. Mern.icU, third: H. W. f'mvtlie, fourth: A. R.'Pearson, fifth: H. Munro, sixth; ,T. liisset. llr.U refrigerating engineer; J. Storm, second; A. H. Fleming, 'electrician; T. Musehamp, Marconi operator. UNION CO.'S SQUALL PURCHASED. Information received in Wellington yesterday announced that Messrs. Richardson and Co., of Napier, had purchased the Union Company's coastal steamer Squall, employed in the Gisborne, East Coast bays-Auckland trade, li is understood that her new owners intend keeping the Squall in the trade for which she was purchased by the Union Company some years ago. Messrs. Richardson and Co. were practically the pioneers in the East Coast bays trade and their fleet of serviceable steamers have always been trading between Wellington and Napier. If their present intentions are carried out the firm will have practically the whole of the East Coast bays trade from Wellington to Auckland, The Squall is a steel screw steamer of 369 tons gross and 265 net register. She was

built in 1904 by J. Meyer, at Zalt Bommel, and her dimensions are:-Length, 104.4ft. breadth. 24.2ft.: depth, 10.4 ft, When Messrs. Richardson and Co. take the Squall over this week she will be commanded by Captain Jones, late of the Kahu. Captain Fletcher, of the Kiritona, will transfer to the Kahu. and Captain Shirley, who has been relieving on the Kahu, takes charge of the Kiritona. DISTINCTION AND A DIFFERENCE. The schooner Annie Hill. loaded with produce and bridge material for Kaipara. is delayed'at Lyttelton for want of a second mate. The vessel is over 100 ton.- register, and. as she U bound to a port over 300 miles from Lyttelton. =hc is required to cany both a certificated mate and acertificated second mate. On the other hand (says the "Press") another vc-i-el engaged in the fame trade, which is 99 tons regislcr-one short of the 100 tons prescribed in the regulatlon--is permit ted 1o run without, either certificated mate or i-econd mate. Why the Annie Hill should, require three certificated men to navigate her anv distance over 300 miles on the coast, and not for any passage under thai, distance, and why a, vessel very little smaller in . tonnage and carrying practically the same i quantity of cargo a* the Annie Hill, should be allowed to sail in tho same trade with only one certillcatcd man (iiie mailer) ou board is n question Hint has always puzzled shipowners and seafarers. It is next to impossible to get seamen on the New Zealand coast to sit for the coastal second mate's certificate, most of them preferring to go for a-chief mate's certificate, and men holding the latter certificate decline to sail as second mates unlesss as a last resource. Meanwhile the Annie Hill is suffering delay and expense, and her cargo is.urgently needed in Kaipara. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. i Mr. W. W. Fish,' late third officer of tht, Navua, has passed his examination at Auckland for. a', chief mate's certificate. Mr. J. Johansen joined the Putiki as chief officer o n Saturday, vice Mr. C. Dahl, who came aehore. Mr. J. A. Sutherland, chief officer of tho Arahura, having signed off the vessel, Mr. A. Davies .joined in his stead. Having completed overhaul at Port ■ Chalmers, the Tjnion Company's Eastern trader Aparima left for Newcastle to load for Calcutta- ou Saturday afternoon. The Union Company's tramp steamer Waitemata left Oamaru for Sydney at 4.30 a.m. on Saturday. According to a cable message received, the baroucutine Wild Wave arrived at Sydney from .Wellington on Saturday. Wimbledon, s.s., under charter to the British Imperial Oil Company, Ltd. (Messrs. Gollin and Co., agents), has on board a, cargo of 134,000 cases of Shell heroscno from Philadelphia for Now Zealand ports. She is due at Wellington about October 15. For the purposo of completing Home loading, R.M.S. Corinthic is duo at Wellington from Lyttelton about to-morrow. She oai's for London on October 3. , The Norwegian barque Hebe is reported to have left the Seychelles Islands on August 10 with a cargo of phosphates for Lyttelton or Bluff. On November 15 tho New Zealand Shlpping Company's steamer Waimate is scheduled to leave Montreal for New Zealand ports, via Melbourne and Sydney. With oil freights from New York acro=s ' at 7te. a ton against Es. Cd. a few years. ' ago, tho demand for oil tankers is, of course, very keen. Owners wishing to take advantage of the high rales are finding, ■ however, that oil-tankers can only be purchased at very fancy prices at present. Three years ago a 7000-ton steamer could . be contracted for or purchased at between £8 and £9 per ton on the deadweight, but British builders are now quoting about £11 a. ton, with ..delivery in - about eighteen months.' time, while for a new 70C0-tou steamer about ready, the owners are asking as much as about £15 a ton on the ' deadweight, o price which, whi'o perfectly iustified on tho baas of the present earning power, if continued for any length of • time, is one which a would-be owner naturally hesitates to pay. It is reoortcd from Nicolaieff that- the Russian Ministry of Commerce nnd Industry is taking steps to iutroduco a uniform system in the londllnc for all ships using Russian ports. Tlih representatives of the various ports have decided that all shins, both Russian and foreign, must have ' their loadlino clearly marked, and must only be loaded down to that line. In , future the winter as well as the summer loadlinc will be marked at Nicolaicff. Ac- . cording to the .new regulation the winter includes Hie period from the beginning of October to the cud of March. Bad. weather at.,Waitara has, detained the Tyser.linor Indralema- in loading corgo , for London. In consequence the veseel is ' not due at Wellington until to-morrow. She is expccled to get- away for London, via Napier, either on Friday or Saturday. The South Taranaki Steamship Com pany's coastal steamer Hawera will leave Wellington for Nelson to-day to load ' frozen meat for transhipment tof R.M.S. Corinthic at this port for London. Stores, were landed at Waipapa. Point by the Government steamer Hinemoa on Friday. On Saturday a start was made to lay a buoy off Barclay Rock, Stewart Island. This work will be completed to-dav. The Hinemoa is expected to leave the Bluff for West Coast Sounds, Westport, and Wellington to-morrow evening. About 80SO boxes of butler wlil bo brought. from Onehunga and New Plymouth to Wellington to-morrow by the Corinna for transhipment to R.M.S. Corinthic for London.