Shipping News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 36, 12 February 1904, Page 2

Shipping News.

POUT OF NEW r^YMOUTH. AimivEn. Feb. 11.—Takapunn, s.s., 957 tons, G. Holford, from Onehunga. I'asBengerß—Misses Wuill (2). Itonmr, Phillips, Mesdames Baync and two children, Jtunes and Child, Rust ami family, Loney, Mcl'hee, Wing, Scotland, Phillips, Messrs Marchunt-, Coukl, Kemp), Williams, llapley, Cotmell, Lewis, Loney, <!ee, earner, Scotland, Uildroy, "Rowley, Burton, Wing, Rust, Kenworth, Edwards, McCartney, Janits, A<huns, Tozer, Woodky, Johns ; S3 steerage. Feb. 11-.—Rotoiti, s.s., 1159 tons, Rolfcrtson, from South. SAILED. Feb. 11.—Rotoiti, 1159 tons, Robertson, for Onehunga. Passengers—Misses Gretgg, Hobbs, Hanschin, Mesdames, Webster, Mamiix, Bull, Captains Bakpwell, King, Messrs Webster, King, Tamaer, White., Kyssell, Jaekson, baker, Hanlon, Curtis, Rkchie, Murray, Minnix, Ellison, Vonseeks, Humiiii, Welch, ''■ Rev. Bull,. Masters Burr, I'lper, l'ol'Bon, Crane, Farqjuhar, Morley. Cargo—s cases-' cheese, 3 bags wool, 1 ease preservative, 3 bundles E.H. Sacks, 6 bundles skins, 1 portmanteaux," 1 trunk. Feb. s.s.. for South.- ' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. *\ Rarawa,. from Manukau, to-day. Jtotoiti; from Manukau, on Saturday. Corirma, from South, on Sunday. Rpsawa, from Manukau, on Mon>ilay. fPaltapujia, from Manukau, on TuesV day.' Rotoiti, from South, on Tuesday. Karawa, from Manukau, on Wednesday. Takapuna, from Manukau, on Thursday. vllotoiti, from South, on Thursday. Karawa, from Manukau, on Fri-r-14ay-r— ._. Wellington, Feb. 11 .-Arrived, Bamjatira. s.s., from London, via Monte Video, at 1015 a.m. ; sailed, Mercedes, s.s., for Hongkong, at H.lO. The need for well-equipped coaling stations »a made more appurent when one teams what an enormous amount is consumed by a single Teasel. Writing on this subject, the Koval and Military Record says . "The crujser Powerful is ordered to take relief crews to China, and it is estimated that on the voyage out and back she will burn 11.000 tons at ooiL If she carried 1400 men—and she can hamlly be exjwetod to carrj' r more—this works out at 10 . tons-per head'for the return voyage. This is certainly cheaper than sending the men out by freigjht ship, while it gives the ship and Ihg men some beneficial exercise. The fact, however, that none of our greatest cruisers pap gp to Chjna and !back «4Ui a less consumption than 14.000 tons Of coal shows hi microcosm how enormously the naval bill is increasing, and the question mast sooner or later "be faced whether or not we can # reduce the amount. Any engineer cam design machinery that will use up. 21b 1 of coal per horse-[*>wer per hour. The genius, however, who can move a ship at 22 or 23 knots op a consumption of lib has not yet been found.