SHIPPING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 38, 27 January 1912, Page 6

SHIPPING.

THE TIDES.

High water at Now Plymouth tolay 1.40 p.m., to-morrow 2.17 a.m. and £SB p.m.

THE SUN

Rises to-morrow 4.57. Sets to-day r. 4, to-morrow 7.3. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived. Friday.—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons lorbury, from Onehunga. Friday.—Rosamond, _ s.s., 721 ;ans. Irwin, from Wellington, Picton, md Nelson. Sailed. Friday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, vwin, for Onehunga. Last Night.—Rarawa, s.s., lOii ,ons, Norbury, for Onehunga. Expected Arrivals. Rosamond, from South, Friday. Tarawa, from North, Friday. Tarawa, from North, Monday. Tarawa, from North, Wednesday. PATEA. FRIDAY. The Kiripaka arrived yesterday, and jailed to-day with 930 cases of cheese, .0 bales of wool, and mixed cargo. The Mana and Kapuni arrived tolay, and will sail to-morrow / The Aorere arrived yesterday, and •sailed to-day with a full cargo of wool. TELEGRAPHIC. (Received 27, 9.40 a.m.) Sydney, January 27. Arrived: Kurow, from Kaipara. • BIG STEAMER WAS.

An American paper states that the irrangement made some time ago be‘.woen the Oceanic and Union Steam ihip Companies, whereby the Oceanic Company was to handle the business if both concerns in San Francisco and the Union Company the business in :hc Antipodes, has been terminated. With the abrogation of the agreeuent the Union Company has turned :ts agency in San* Francisco over to Hind, Rolp.li and Co. Although the announcement that the agency has been turned over * the well-known shipping concern crea: nl a little comment, it now develops that this is but the beginning of a uew steamship war that promises to wage fiercely within the ucary future, or as soon as the Ventura and Sonoma have been fully- rebuilt and made ready to enter the San Francisco-Ho-noluiu-Australian service. At the latest it is. expected that the ships will bo ready to go into commission to. begin the. new schedule by March 1. The Pacific Coast and San Francisco in particular are deeply concerned in the conditions that will exist after the six steamers of the two concerns ire making regular tries-between San Francisco and Australia. 'I bat the Oceanic Company will have a big fight on its hands is evident from tbs fact that the Union Company is about as powerful throughout the colonies as ib the Southern Pacific system on the Pacific coast; With its eighty steamers and its extensive ramifications the British concern promises to put up a fight that will result in the extension of a service both for freiglit„and passengers that has never been equalled between the ports affected. That the Oceanic Company has. made careful preparation for the traffic war soon to be started is apparent from the fact that, before the Ventura; and Sonoma are placed in commission 750,000 dollars will have .been expended to put them in shape to do justice to the owners’ expectations. They will be fully equal to i Sierra,' which is now running between San Francisco, and Honolulu with the regularity of a ferry service. s According to the prevailing opinion, there is every possibility that the next few years will see a, complete change in" the trade conditions between America and the Antipodes. Several years ago the business with Australia, amounted to the enormous total of nearly 30,000,000 dollars annually. This has now shrunken un til their annual business amounts t only 3,500,000 dollars. / The development of Australia, ii s said, promises to amaze the world within the next decade. With the probability of'trade reciprocity being entered into between Australia and the United States, it is the opinion ol marine men that within the next hal: score. of years the commerce will e: ceed all high-water marks of the past Although it is but a few months since direct freight and passenger service to the colonies was renewed, it is said that the six ships soon to bo in commission will constitute but a fraction of tiie licet to be operated within ii voyeurs. 'Hie “New York American” says Chat Mr. Bernard N. Baker nas failed co organise ins Atlantic and .Pacific transport Company. Since midsummer ire has been labouring to finance the oeliding and operating- of fifteen big American snips to sail through the Panama Canal and carry the united States mails. Jit.'Baker says that the failure is due to the opposition of the trans-Continentiai ntilroads; that tlie.r influence with banks has spoiled tiie sale of Jiis stock and caused the cancelation of stock subscriptions. The same journal adds that tiie Government lias achieved an astounding success with jts little, licet now running to Panama', and Congress has every warrant to proceed if necessary, to a more ambitious project—to wit, the public ownership of a great interoceanic merchant murine.

A disastrous voyoge terminated on December 4th. when the French threemasted schooner Antoinette, of G9B net tons was towed into St. Nazaire with her crew down with bcri-beri. The Antoinette wiiich was picked up on December 2nd left Samarang on duly 21 hist for Belle Island. Site was spoken “all well” on October 29, in li N., 27 W. When the St. Nazaire health authorites boarded tlie vessel they found the whole of the crew in their hunks suffering from the disease. One of the men had died the day before, but the crew were too ill to conduct the burial. It was only when the schooner was 100 days out that tlie sickness declared itself. The first two men to develop the disease died, and consequently all the other seamen wore affected. The largest steamer yet laid down is the Aquitania, of the Cnnard line now building on the Clyde, whose sectional plates are measured for a total of more, than 900 feet. After tlie Canard lengthened out the keel and decided to put in more plates tlie Ham-biirg-Ameviean Lino stretched the plans of the Imperator and put in enough additional plates to make her 10 feet longer than the Aquitania. The Imperator is now in course of construction at Stettin.

A special ocean yacht devoted to cruising purposes, only is the latest innovation arranged by Messrs Harhuul and Wolif, of Belfast, for the Royal .Mail Steam Packet Company. I Jus twin-screw steamer, called the Arcadian is to be devoted entirely to luxurious passenger accommodation. No cargo hatches will interfere’ with the bold sweep of the 'promenade dock over 500 feet in length, which runs uninterruptedly from stem to stern. All the public rooms, etc., are on this dock,and therefore conveniently accessible. All the bedrooms have separate bedsteads instead of the usual berths. Notable amongst the novel features are the tiled swimming bath, 35 feet long, with dressing rooms attached, and the covered gymnasium with the latest physical culture appliances. The galleried dining saloon occupies the whole height of two clocks, and is'furnished with a’triple row of lofty viiidows, a new departure in marine construction. The Arcadian left Southampton on January 3rd for tourist service; to ; the West Indies and between. New York and Bermuda.