SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP NEW PLYMOUTH, - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1916. PHASES OF THE MOON. MARCH. 12—First quarter, 8.9 a.m. 20—Full moon, 5.3 a.m. 27—Last quarter, 3.59 a.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 11.58 a.m. and at 0.15 p.m.; to-morrow, 0.18 a.m., and at 0.36 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 5.44 a.m. and sets at U.IB p.m.; to-morrew, at 5.45 a.m. and G. 15 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Ngakuta, from South, t«-day. Rarawa, from North, Thursday. Rarawa, from Wellington, Saturday. Kowhai, from Wellington, Saturday. ARRIVED. March 7.—Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Bark, from Onehunga. Passengers; Mes- ! dames Giilan and child, Delarey, Phillips, Richards, Clarke, Alexander, Wood, Stewart, Pearson, Browne; Misses Barnes, Teauru, Landon, Mole, Curtis, Logan, Tealkin, Alexander; Messrs. Hillman, Giilan, Benden, Bradley, Logan, Washer, Hutchinson, Chaffe, Evitts, Smith, Bates, Delarey, Revs. Featherstone, Blair, Richards, Hammond, Tinsley; 20 steerage. March 7.—C'orinno, s.s., 1271 tons, Scott, from Southern ports. TELEGRAPHIC. SAILED. Wellington, March 7.—At 12.40 p.m., Indrapura, for London. THE KOWHAI. The Union Company advise that the Kowhai will leave Wellington on Friday for New Plymouth. ARAWA FROM LONDON. The Anrawa is due at Hobart at noon on Friday next, and should reach Wellington the following Wednesday morning. THE CORJNNA. The Corinna arrived from Wellington yesterday, with 800 tons of general cargo. She will sail again for Wellington to-day. THE RARAWA. The Rawva brought 8G tons of general cargo from Onehunga yesterday. The Rarawa will leave Onehunga to day, instead of Thursday, and \vn, leave the Breakwater on Saturday, at 8.2f p.m., instead of Friday. THE NGAKUTA. The Ngakuta was to leave Wanganui yesterday for New Plymouth with 350 tons of coal. THE " WIND-JAMMER." In these days of the decadence of the "wind-jammer" it is unusual to see two deep-sea sailing vessels arrive at Wellington within twenty-four hours of each other (says the Times). This, however, has occurred during the past two days. The four-masted barque Golden Gate, from Half Francisco, via Auckland, was towed into port on Saturday night, and the four-masted schooner A. B. Johnson, iimber-laden from Gray's Harbor, Washington State, U.S.A., was brought in to the stream on Sunday afternoon. TURBO-ELECTRIC BATTLESHIP. 1 Interesting particulars are now available as to the turbo-electric propelling machinery for the United States battleship California. The full capacity is to be 37.000-s.h.p., supplied from two tur-bine-driven generators. The current from the generators goes to four motors, which are directly coupled to the propeller shafts. An interesting feature lies ' in the provision of turbine-driven exciters, the capacity of these machines" being such as to afford ample current for operating the condenser auxiliaries and ventilator fans, all of which are motordriven. According to the contract the General Electric Company of America supply not only the complete outfit of propelling machinery, but most of the engine-room minor equipment as well, and the exercise of their great technical and manufacturing experience ought to produce very satisfactory results, particularly In view of the co-ordination of .the entire arrangement by a single specialist contractor. The very marked improvement towards the employment in marine, service of propelling machinery embodying the characteristics of land practice has considerable significance for British contractors, since avenues are rapidly opening up whereby the newer types of propelling machinery can most economically and expeditiously be supplied by contractors for land power plant. The work of the General Electric Company is a clear illustration of what may, in the future, prove a new and highly important industrial development, closely affecting contractors for marine machinery. If the initial success of turbo-electric arrangements is definitely established by the result of, prolonged use, then we shall be up against some big changes, since in these matters knowledge is power and the battle is to the knowing. In any eveat, shipowners and contractors alike will wateh tho latest movement with close interest. As to naval administrations, I understand that the United States Navy Department has now authorised the adoption of turbo-electric propelling machinery in two of the new battleships ordered since the California was contracted for.