PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 254, 17 January 1928, Page 2

PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT

AUTOMEDON* FAST Maintaining lb. Paputatlao IN G_ fast steaming by the Blue Fun*. (2 ers, the Auion-.edon did the trnv e *i~, Melbourne and Cape Leeu-wi,, ■smart time of 101 hour. , n tt, tance is in the vicinity of , *iw* it will be seen that the speed was averaged. * 15 RECORD WHEAT SHIPMENT. the first time in history shipments of wheat have , " ork - > 800,000,000 bushels for the ]« for the period ended Julv SI iS? aa ®. cording to a recent official w S' United btates Department ,f 1 ” *2— Of this total. Europe took 678 the rest of the world 131.000.(1 90 An interesting feature of this T „7**a the heavy importation of * *** Europe, clearly deflecting wheat and rye crops a year United Kingdom received about Sn, _ bushels of wheat and fcour wCn 0 437.000.000 bushels arriTU 'at rw*tal parts d.—- the past compares with an importation , 1925-26 of 214.100.090 United Kingdom, and 313 000 (nn”! 0 tk * to the Continent, or a total of V bushels. European wheat ports this year have w ® our <»- 150.000.000 bushels in excess of V\This year the United Kingdom about 45 per cent, of the cargoes, and the Continent t* ,’ ! ing 55 per cent. A year ago these were split about evenly betw«.^ Mrs Continent and the United Kingdom PORT OF LONDON.— The represe', tive for Australia and New (Captain A W. Fearse) of the rSf ; London Authority writes: “In the *i don Times’ of November 8 sj r Broadbank gives some strinkiujr *£s? tics regarding the world’s largest and market. There is no commercial history for such r.n unbry ] ’story of progress and prosperity as ’, accorded by the Port of London. 4 SHIPPING STATISTICS year. Tons. «II :: :: :: :: :: :: fcigß 1926 i1.273.09l

• A large proportion of fhi s is . necessarily for consumption in Londoi but is intended for sale in the wholes*l» London markets, where the wholes*.! buyers attend from all parts of th« world, and where for this reason best prices can always be obtained an<? where a glut cannot take place such * might occur anywhere else. Xo port can compete with London in regard t» financial or insurance facilities. Vast improvements have been made dunn* the past few years, and now a ne£ lock at Tilbury, capable of containing the largest liners afloat, a new r+v,r landing-stage at Tilbury for passenger by ocean-going steamers, and mar./ other improvements, are being mad*. Port and storage charges bv the authority are cut down to the lowest possibi* level. They do not look for dividend-. Once the low fixed interes# is paid on the bonds, all profits go into improvements and reduction of rates, therefore it is in fact co-operative—the lamer the business the lower become 'he charges. The authority of 28 members is an elective honorary body of busiawi men.” TENDERS FOR TUG.— Fourteen tenders have been received by the New Plymouth Harbour Board for the construe* tion of the proposed tug-dredger Ngamotu. The time for tendering expi-ed last month, and in accordance with the board's instructions they are now being considered bv the resident engineer, whi is to submit a report to the next meeting of the board. The tenderers Include eight Scottish firms, four English, one Australian and a British firm in China. The lowest is a firm of repute, which has used the board’s plans and specift ations in their entirety. The tune Tor building and delivery varies from eight to 14 months. COMMODORE RETIRES.—When the Union-Castle liner Carnarvon Castle arrived in England last month, her commander. Captain H. Strong, R.D., R.N.R., commodore of the company a fleet, passed into well-earned retirement after 48 years’ service on the sea. After two years’ training in the Worcester, and other seafaring experience, during winch, he gained his mate’s certificate, he joined the Union Line in 1887 as fourth officer of the Tartar. From that ship he passed to the Moor, the Arab. the Trojan tbe Mexican, anti the boot, untn m 1899 he was given the command of in the intermediates 6 rvictLWß mail command was the c arisbroSM castle, and since then he has commandedlth« Saxon, the Armadale Castle, the Edinburgh Castle, the W radsor Castle, and, the Carnarvon Castle. Strong is a Younger Brother of Trmit> HoSsf; a member of the Company of xt as ter and a member of h* London Committee of the Seamen. He will be succeeded by Captain W F. Stanley, of the Windsor Casde, and be gave up the post of commodore on November 16, his birthday. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be with?A ranfe of the .undermentioned wireless stations to-nignt: — Auckland. Tofua. Rona, Norfols. Maersk, Nueula. West Elcajon, .uag~a, Tutanekai, Kairanga. Chatham Islands. —Arawa, ManchesTe’* Merchant. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Arahura, Tamahine. Aorangi. Tainui, Otokia. Wairuna, Sussex. Ki row, * kura, Canadian Prospector, T? iroa ..at r ey, Port Dunedin, Ruahme, RimutaKa. Awarua. —Tahiti. Northumberland. C- 4Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross, N. T. .i. Alonso, City of Winchester. PORT OF ONEHUNGA — DEPARTURES YESTERDAY NGAPUItI (5.30 p.m.), 703 tone. Barit, for New Plymouth. WETERE (6 p.m.), 183 tons, , f* r Waitara. The Ngapuhi sailed yesterday after* noon for New Plymouth. She is due back again at 7 o’clock to-morrow raornniThe Hauturu is to be dispatched from Onehunga at 4 o’clock this afternoon for Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato, on* arrives back again at 6 o’clock on Thursday morning. . The Anchor steamer Kaitoa arrive* ai Onehunga to-morrow, to load for Picton only. - The Arapawa sails this evening *^ r Wanganui and coast port:!.

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