SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 92, 22 April 1904, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTHi FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1904. High water at Now Plymouth—o.l7 &.m< and 1.11 p.m. High water at YVajtara—l.2 a.m. and 1.26 p.m. »JSun—Rise 6.40 a.m., set 5.20 p.m. -Jfoon—First quarter. 23rd, 4.31 ' ARRIVED. April 21—Botoiti, s.s., 1159 tons. Q. Lambert, from Onehunga. Passengers—Misses Scott, Bevedge Waten. Young (3), Beck, Miller, Mosdames McGovern, Scott, Watt, Shannon and child, Kcngan, Young, Green Messrs McGovern, GUmour, Grant, Tuoby, Cupples, McAndrew, Porter, Walker, Porter, Collins, Evans, Cooper, Hooker, Shannon, Rees, Symons, Strang, Berigan, Taylor, Joseph, Clarke, Young, Connor, Japob, Leals, Mack, Watt, Aibprnethy ; 14 steerage. April 21—Takapuna, 957 tons, S. James t from Wellington,

SAILED, April 21—Takapuna, s.s., 957 tons, S. James, for Onehunga. Passengers —Misses Carton, Crawford (2), Gibbin (2), Mowbray, Stoddart Freeman (2), Thorne, Perfect, Mitchell, Mavis, Lata, Wilson, Burke, Gordon, Hunter, Sefton, Perry, Henry, Hamilton (2), Mrs Graham, Messrs Abbott, Slapoffski, Graham, Earnshaw, GrtWrin, Cabill, Blood, (Waine, Gumming, Henderson, Souttiall, Fairchild, Grainger, Walker, Whitfield, Lynch, Ilsey, Adlum, Listen, Little. April 21—Rotoiti, for. Wellington, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from Manukau, to-day. Takapuna, from Manukau, on Saturday. Coriona, from South, on Sunday.

Wellington, April 21—Arrived, H.M.s. Psychs from Auckland. Onehunga, April 21—Sailed, Rarapra for New Plymouth, at 4.5 p.m. Westport, April 21—Arrived, Oreti from New Plymouth, at 4.45 p.m. Timaru, April 21 —Sailed, Aotea tot Lyttelton at 7.45 p.m. Hobart, April 21—The Kumara arrived from London and Capetown at 5.30 p.m., and leaves at 6 a.m. tomorrow for Wellington. She brings 14 Australian and 45 New Zealand passengers. The Rarawa crossed thq Manukau bar, outward bound .to New Ply-, jnouth, at 5.45 last evening. JTHn MEW AUSTRALIAN FLAGSHIP.

Ttw new flagship, of tin Australian Squadron—H.M.S. Euryalua—which arrived in Australian waters recently, was commissioned at Plymouth on Jan.; 4, and left England for Ho(wrt on tbe 22nd of -that month. She maintained an average speed of 14 knots on the run out. The officers of the vessel are as follows Cap* tain Chaa. L. Kapler, Commander Et Hyde Parker, Lieut, A, C. Scott, Gun."lieut, B. S. Thesiger, Lleuts. G« K» Chc|twwie,. C. % 6. Oliphant, P r H. B, fiumuoiHl, Eajfr-Commander J. T. l&jg.-Lieuta, R. B, Morrison and A, Collins, Majoi; R.M., A, E. Marchanty chaplain, 0, R. F, Hujjhes, K.A,; fleet Surgeon, J, B. Williams, M.D. ; paymaster, C. F. Pollard ; naval instructor, E, W, Fitch, B.A. ; surgeons, J. E. H. Phillips and N. H. Mummery. "Hie following officefs of H.M.S. Royal Arthur will join H.M.S, Euryalus at Hobart; Commander T. D, L. Sheppiard, Lieut. Hon. A. L. Forbes-Sempell, Lieut. A. T. Blackwood, end Lieut. R.M. H, C, Atkinson.

The Euryalus is quite a new ship, and belongs to the Cressey type, of first-class armoured cruisers. She Fas built by Messrs Vickers, and Son, of Barrow, where she was launched fa 1801. She had a cradle justojy, for after feeing damaged by are while lying alongside the yard T: g*?"*' fhc slipped oil the blocks JfMlerin dock at Messrs Lairdls. Tlie damage done to the strip on this last occasion was very great. The boilers' nad to he removed, and much of the bottom plating, and many of the frames renewed, Her dimensions are o ngth - 440(1 ; **»«•, 6»ift; depth, 26ift. The displacen tons ' tho i h -p- is 30,000, and the vessel is capable of 0t 21,0 , knota The engines are tuple expansion, surface condensing, with four eylinders. She is fitted with SO Belville boilers, and Che coal consumption is aibout 120 tons per day. The armament of the Euryalus consists of two 9.2 in guns, twelve 6in, fourteen 12-pr, twelve prand eight machine guns. There are two submerged broadside torpedo tubes, whioh discharge •18in torpedoes of the latest type. Her armour is as follows :—Belt 6in, deck 3.2 in, side below the belt 2in. When completed the cost of She Euryalus reached £804,259. The ship's Company numbers about 750 all told. Speaking of the crew, it is Worthy of mention that there are two large cool chambers, so that fresh provisions are always available* None of the other ships on tbe station are fitted with these improvements. It may be interesting {to compare with the measurements given above the corresponding dimensions of H.M.S. Royal Arthur. Ille Royal Arthur is a first-class cruiser of 7708 tons displacement, and tor indicated h.p. is 12,000. Her, length is 360 ft, breadth 61ft, depth 24ft 7m. The armament consists oi' one 9iin guns, twelve 6in, seventeen &-pr, 3 q.f., and seven machine gun's, and four torpedo tubes. Hex speed is 19.7 knots. The name of the new flagship, Euryalus, is pronounced yith the accent on the y, Euryalus is a Greek word, meaning "broad n.ail."-

OCEAN-GOltfO STEAMEK3 : Inhra, left LontVm Feb. 8, via Australian ports, Auckland, and East Coast; due about April 20. Suffolk, left New York Feb. 19, via Australian ports and .Auckland; due about May 9. Rimutaka, left London JTeb. 27, via Capetown and Hobartflue about April 11. Marere, left London Marclf 1, via Australia, Auckland end East Coast; due about May 2. Wakanui, left London March 2, via Capetown, Hobart and Auckland ; due about April 30. Matatua, left Liverpool March 4, Via Auckland ; due about April 25. Kumara, left London March 12 via Capetown and Hobart;• due about April 26. Star of Australia, left London March 13, via Australia and Auckland ; due about Hay 24. .Anglo-Saxon, left New York March IS. .via Australia and Auckland ; due about Ma; 31<