SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 307, 22 May 1911, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

MONDAY, MAY 22, 1911. PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH \ PHASES OF THE MOON. MAY. D. H. M. S. First Quarter 6 0 50 19 a.m. Full Moon 13 5 46 19 p.m. Last Quarter 21 8 59 21 p.m. New Moon 28 6 1 10 a.m. THE TIDES. High water at New Plymouth to-day 3.19 p.m. To-morrow 3.55 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. THE SUN Rises to-day 7.13, to-morrow 7.14. Sets . to-day 4.47, to-morrow 4.40. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rosamond, from North, to-day. Rarawa, from North, Monday. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Corinna, from South, Friday. Roßamond, from North, Saturday. Koonya, from South, Tuesday. Rosamond, from North, Sunday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED. Onehunga, Saturday—Arrived, at 10.55 a.m., Rosamond, from New Plymouth. Auckland, Saturday at 1 a.m., Bellambie, from Newcastle. Auckland, Sunday.—Arrived, at 8.30 a.m., Maheno, from Sydney. Auckland, Last Night.—Arrived, at 2 a.m., Mineric, from San Francisco. • SAILED. Onehunga, Lust Night.—Sailed, at 3.45 p.m., Rarawa, for New Plymouth, crossing the bar at 0.15 p.m. Onehunga, Last Night.—'Sailed, at 10.45 a.m., Rosamond, for New Plymouth, crossing the bar at 1 p.m. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond crossed the bar outwards from Onehunga at 1 p.m. yesterday and is due here this morning. After loading) «argo she proceeds to Wellington. SHIPS WITHOUT FUNNELS.

Oil fuel f/y sea vessels and funnelless battleships were discussed last month at the spring meeting of the Institution of Naval Architects, London, Sir William White presiding. Dr. Diesel, the inventor of the Diesel system, said that though the output of marine engines in comparison with tbat of land engines had been relatively small, he knew of 250 ships' fitted, or to be fitted, with Diesel plants. The most important field had been supplied by, the submarine boats, in whicli France took the lead seven or eight years ago. Now the Diesel engine was nearly universally adopted for this kind df' snip by the Admiralties of all nations except Great Britain and the United States, which were just beginning. (Laughter.) The number of Diesel submarine boats was about 150 of from 300 to 5.000 h.p. This year began the era of the large cargo boats, including the 9,000 ton boat at Hamburg. If these succeeded there would evidently be a certain revolution in ship building, and the warships would follow very quickly. There was .already one battleship with Diesel engines in execution, about which he was forbidden to say anything. A fleet of this type would be entirely independent, of coaling stations. The engines could be entirely hidden beneath the armored deck, and almost under the waterline, such a ship being invulnerable in its engines. As the engine had no smoke stacks,' the guns could shoot' all round the horizon, which involved an entire change in war tactics, and the number and .size of the guns could be very much increased on account of the smaller weight of the engines and the fuel.

The new Lauderdale, which is due here at the end of this month or the beginning of next; will, after discharging her cargo, proceed to Grcymoiith to load timber for Melbourne and Sydney. OVERSEA VESSELS. t t FOR NEWPLYMOUTH. Margit, barque, sailed from Liverpool on Marck 8 for New Plymouth (Newton King, agent). Lauderdale, s.s. (due about May 31), • ■ sailed from Liverpool March 22. (Union Company, agents). FOR WELLINGTON. From London— Pakeha (due about May 22), sailed on April 8, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill) Star of Canada (due about May 20), sailed on March 22, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Turakina (due about May 30), sailed on April 15, via Capetown and Hobart. (-V.SS. Shiping Co.) Mala tun (due about June 8), sailed on April 14, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Star of Scotland (due about June 12), sailed on April 5, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Athenic (due about June 13), sailed on , Apru 27, via Capetown aiu. Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). Marere (due about July 1G), sailed on April 22, via Adelaide, Melbourne, Svdney. Auckland and -Napier. ,(Tyscr). From LiverpoolDrayton Grange (due about May 2li), sailed on April 1, via Capetown. (F.H.S.) ~ From Montreal— Wakanui (due about June 5), sailed on March £6, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Ascot (due about July 20), sailed on ' April' 23. via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Swanley (due about May 22), sailed on February 10. via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser). Miniiro (due about July 10), sailed on April 18, via Australia and Auckland). (A. and A. Line). Parthenia (due about June 17), sailed on March 29, via Australia and Auckland. (Dalgety). SAILERS. : "Diincraig, barque, sailed from Liverpool March 10. (Johnston and Co.) Australia, Italian ship, sailed from Marseilles April 8. (Briscoe and Co.)