SHIPPING NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 161, 2 August 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. .MONDAY. AUGUST i. PHASES OF THE kOON. 1). H. 41. S. full Jloou .. 2 8 51 12 ii.iii. Uist Quarter S It 4(1 21 p.m. Sew .Uoon .. ili 11 31 l'J ]Uii. l-'irst Quarter 24 3 32 13 p.m. lull iloun .. 31 4 41 211 ji.ui. High water at -New Plymouth to-day 3.2 a a.m. and !).4S p.m.; lu-murrow lo.fi j.in. and !).17 p.m. (High water at Waitara and Opunak' lo minutes later J. Hun rises to-day 7.0; to-morrow Sets to-day 5.0; to-iuonow 0.1. EXPECTED ARRIVAI& .Rosamond, from South, to-day. fiarawa, from North, llonday. Rosamond, from North, Tuesday. Rimu, from North, Wedne«day. Rarawa, from .North, Thursday. Corinna, from South, Friday. Rosamond, from South, Saturday.

Information received slates that the new collier ordered by Messrs J. and A. lirowji for the Newcastle coal trade is nearing completion. The new steamer is to be named Pel aw-Main, and is of about 120U tons register. She is expected to sd.il from Englaad at an early date. It will surprise most persons to learn that the Danish company operating a line of steamers from .Scandinavia to the Far East owes its birth to a woman, H.R.H. Princess Marie of Orleans, consort of Prince Waldeinnr. brother of the present Danish king, and Commodore of tile Danish fleet. 1 he Princess, who is a daughter of the Jioyal House of Bourbon-Orleans and a descendant of the French Kings is an enthusiast in all things maritime, and it is to her personal efforts that the company owes much of its success since its foundation. Shu attends personally to matters of detail in the management,' and is one of the active members of the Board. She even Vent to the length of designing the artistic poster used for advertising the line several years ago. Under such pushful management the company lias made gigantic strides, and has now several branches, notably in France and Russia. Princes 6 Marie, besides being an able business woman, has endeared herself to mariners by her tender solicitude for the suffering seamen who have come under her notice. She is the mother of five children, and although she has made lier mark in pursuits not generally -ought by women, the l'rineess shares with her exalted female relatives hi England the belief that -woman's proper sphere is to be as much feminine as possible. -All that is left of tile Elgiitehire, which was wrecked o(T Kingsdown more than -eventeen years ago. is gradually disappearing from view (says the ' Tim.iru Herald). At high tide now the seas break right over the wreck, am! what decking and timber of any sort has managed to hold on for so long is being broken away by the sea and'washed up ■ii the beach. A very noticeable fact regarding the wreckage that is coming aslio; is the excellent condition of tile varnish on the woodwork. A piec- Oi cabin and fittings, probable "f eei.ing wood, was left at the llerajd ofliee recently; ft is painlcd white, a:id ihe paint looks remarkably fresh after >J'/a years' exposure at' Normanby. I here have been some fairly still' seas lately, as shown by the material set•ling down of the old boat. There is to I e seen high and dry on the beach . -olid iron awning for a ship'* Mainvn*. weighing about two tons or peril more, which must have required con .. erable force to move. This has Ik\ . occupied as a home by two penguins, who have taken up their quarters there' LEVIATHAN'S OK THE FUTURE. An American report of the contemplated construction of an ocean liner .2000 ft long, havhg a speed of 40 knots ■in hour, has drawn from Lieut. Newton. R.N.R., an interesting statement as lo the limitations of steamships. He compares the ocean aristocrats of twentr•'v« .ve«rs ago with those of to-day. The "linage has increased from 8000 to K.(U|tl. and the speed from 1!) knots to -oM: knots, bpt the dailv' consumption of coal has risen from 280 tons to 1000 tons. The nurn.be,. of first-class passengers carried has risen from 400 to 500, of second-class from 300 to 500, and of lliird-claes from 300 to 1200, but the expense of maintenance a nd running has so grown that the 8000-ton vessel was the most profitable. The minimum firstclass fare on the Mauretania is £25 and the maximum £4OO for a trip lasting five and a-half days, and Lieu*. Newton nelicves that tile limit has been reached u thi* respect, tie expressed a doubt whether the Lusitania and Mauretania could be kept in the service if it were :iot_ for the Admiralty subsidy of £130.000 a year. The size of ocean steamships, he continues, depends oi tile natural advantages and artificial improvement;, of the terminal seaports. New York's largest pier extends ±S2sfl into the river. But cut iujr back into tlie roadway a possible 1000 ft could be -•bti'ined. but any exteiis ; 'iu beyond this wouM be impracticable, because vessels of greater length could not back out of tlie ilui - k> on the other side of tlie river. For that reason Lieut. Newton daces IIMHIfi, as the limit of length of lransalla:il:e passenger ships. Having regard to tlie coal consumption and the expense of every additional knot 0 f -peed, it i-, suggested that the leviathans of (lie future will be 00.000-ton ics-ls. IdOOft long, having a service -peei! of no more than 20 knots. That combination' would prove the most economical, but it is always possible fliat improvement i t . engine types will ••liable vesse -in tit n greater speed It a smaller cos' for fuel. Unless sucli improvement* arc made, however, the •mblic need expect no substantial roduc- ■ ion in tlie average time occupied in •rossing the Atlantic.

OVERSEA SHIPPING. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. From London Star of Australia (due Wellington Ktimara (due Wellington about 'ui'iist 3), sailed on June's, via Aue;r.i!h 'i porl» and Auckland. (Shaw. s avii; - ■"! Ibion Line, agents.) Cni iisi iii" :due Wellington about Aug•t I-1, 'ailed from London Julie 2li Hvnioulh 27, for Wellinglon. vi a Tene--1 iffe. Capetown ami Ilob'art. (Shaw, ,Sa";ill and Albion Co.. agent-V Marere (due Wellington ;:'":it All"rtst "111, sailed June 211, vi ; . Ihourm-. Sydney and Auekland. fiwr Line agents).

Paparoa (due about August 2fi). sail- | ed from Plymouth July in. via Caper town and Unhurt. (Vw Zealand Shipi'ing Co., agents). [ Fro'" N. -nool - i on (due \\< ! ii'iion about August ~ sailed Hay -uV. Australian ports ind Auckland. IF.'IS Liru*, nfjontO Cornwall (dm- \ r ' -iglon 'bout Aug est 30), sailed fn.i, !. ; v,-rpo.d on June •26, ria Australian <f t '* and Auckland. fF.FI.S, Line, agent- . From Vew YorkBantu (due Wel i;!?'.-!" on May i:i. vhi Au-mlia anil Auckland. (A. ,nn) A J/no. ni?f»nts.)

! Glendevon (due Wellington about Alienist 27), sailed on June 8, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Ke\y Zealand Shipping Company, ngenKl tyinnoelcburn (due Wellb«ton nbo it 30) mailed on June 21. v"s« Ait-!'-land. (Vacuum Oil Co., agenK'. Toinoana (due Wellington aboiu September 8). sailed on June 15, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents). Belphic (due about September 21;. sailed from Liverpool July 10, via Australia aud Auckland. (Shaw. Savill and Albion Co.. ayenls). SAILERS TO ATiRIVK. Clara, barque, sailed from Liverpool May 27, for Wellington.