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NOTICE

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THE "HAUROTO."

SHIPPING JOURNAL'S

CRITICISM.

MERCANTILE MARINE.

CHINA COAST CHANGES.

Shipping and Engineering notifies the following China Coast changes:-

Ngankia, is.on leave.

Shipping Gui Engineering. (Shanghai) has the following article in its issue of the 5th instant

The refusal of the Government f Captain H. A. Wavell, of the of Hongkong, to take steps to ascertain whether the s. Hauroto or any of her crew are stil above water and capable of being succoured, has aroused a con- siderable amount of adverse ciricism in shipping circles where the indifference of the Navy tol the safety of the lives of those in the Merchant Service is keenly resented.

leave, has gone master, Ngankin. Captain F. Newcombe, from

Mr. A. V. Winckler, second officer, Fatshan, has gone second officer, Hulchow.

Mr. W. Runsden, second officer, Huichow, is on reserve.

Mr. J. Turner, second officer, Cheklang, is on reserve.

Mr. D. Jones, from reserve, has Sone second officer, Chekiang

Mr. J. Anderson, chief engineer, Fengtien, is on reserve,

HONGKONG

W RESCUE TUE.

LAUNCHED TODAY AT

KOWLOON.

The Hongkong and Whampoa Don't Co Ed, launched at their Cosmopolitan Dock to-day, the

St. Monaños, the think of the rescue type tags contracted to be built for the British Government.. A fourth tug to be named "St James," will be launched at an early date.

The "St. Dominic " and St. Sampson," sister ships, to the "St. Monance" "proved very successful on trial, and tests, performed under direction of the Chief Constructor, Navy Yard, showed ample stability in each condition of lading..

War Re- gulations" not now being en- forced, slight modifications have. been made to the accommodation for officers and crew, to store rooms, &c., from the design adopted for the earlier tugs.

The "St. Monance" is a steel single screw ocean-going tug built to Lloyd's requirements, and special survey of their represent- ative Mr. J.SR.Gardiner.

The dimensions are as follows, viz:-Length overall 143"-3",

185-0", breadth extreme 30'-7", length between perpendiculars breadth moulded 29'-0", and depth tonnage being 451 tons, under moulded 16-1.1/2"; the grous

deck tonnage 393 tons, and Net tonnage 35 tons.

Accommodation is provided for Captain, Chief Engineer, and Officers, in the top-gallant fore- castle which is 32 feet long, for petty officers and crew on the It will be remembered that the

lower decks forward and aft. A Hauroto left Saigon with a full

large teak house is fitted at the cargo of rice and three hundred

after end of forecastle deck. pro- souls on board, among whom were

viding a well furnished cabin, and the British master, chief and

chart and wheel house and above second officer, and chief and

the house a second steering second engineer. On July 30.

position with most up-to- typhoon of great intensity swept over the China Seas across the

Mr. R.K. Burns, from leave, has and

date fittings, signalling apparatus, searchlight. Provision track the Hauroto would have to

gone second engineer, Kweilin. is made for wireless telegraphy, make and when, instead of the| Mr. J. Matthews, second engi- but the installation is not being. six or seven days usually occupi-Heer, Kweilin, is on leave. proceeded with as in the "St.

Mr. J. L. Manthie, from reserve, has gone chief engineer, Fengtien.

Mr. T. J. Collier, second en- gineer. Fengtien. is on leave,

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Mr. J. M. Morren has been appointed supernumerary second officer. Wingsang.

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ed by the passage, a fortnight had Mr. J. Hay, acting second en-Dominic" and "St. Sampson elapsed and nothing had beengineer, Kweilin, has gone third Compartments providing ample beard of the vessel, her owners engineer. Fengtien.

stowage for salvage, gear, provi-, became anxious and requested the Mr. C. Reed, acting chief en.sions, and ship stores, are Naval authorities to send a gineer, Shinon, has gone second ranged at the fore end of vessel. cruiser in search of her they were engineer, Kaiping.

A steam windlass for 1.1/8" cable told that no vessel was available.

IS fitted on the forecastle That the typhoon which she

head, a powerful steam capstan must have encountered was of a

on the upper deck aft, and a most destructive character was

66" steam steering gear in a proved by the experience of the

steel house on deck abaft the 8. Pheumpenh which, leaving Mr. F. C. Everett, from leave.machinery casing. The quadrant Saigon about the same time, has gone chief officer, Loongwo.

tiller is operated by chain having encountered the blow North of

Capain L. A Mair of the an easy lead to steering gear. the Paracels, and, her steering Lienshing, is on leave.

Above the quadrant a deep-sea gear becoming disabled and her engine-room flooded, she drifted Lienshing has gone acting master, Water ballast can be carried in Mr. W. Cullen, chief officer, salvage anchor is stowed on a specially designed platform. for several days being "only same ship. brought through by the Mr. J. Cartwright, from reserve,

the fore and after peak tanks, the magnificent seamanship of her has gone chief officer, Lienshing capacity being 62 tons, and 21 master, aided by her officers and Mr. E. J. Ellefsen, second tons boiler feed water and 6.16 assisted, probably, by an amount officer, Hsinchi, has gone acting tons fresh water in double bottom of good fortune that may have chief officer, Toonan. been lacking in the case of the! Mr. A. T. Goldewyk, from re- Hauroto. The Pheumpenh, during serve, has gone second officer, the five terrible days that Hsinchi. sbe lay disabled in the

Mr. E. D. Zammattic, from

track of the typhoon, drifted right reserve, has gone second engineer, through the Paracel Group, her Hsinchi. steering gear disabled, the water

in the stokehold nearly up to the engineer, Hsinchi, has level of the furnaces and her second engineer, Kianghian: decks awash in the vicious seas that were being hurled against Wollowra, has resigned.

Mr. C. Manus, chief officer, her. Occasionally, when a reef Captain De La Sala of the was sighted under her lee a few Pheümpenh, has resigned.. kicks abead were got from her Mr. F. E. Hamilton, engines and she managed to get officer, Suisang, has gone acting chief clear. The excuse of the Navy master, Pheumpenh. has been that there is no gunboat

than the value of the lives of appointed merchant seame: who sacrificed Pheumpenh. themselves so teely during the

war. Apart from the absence of

a cruiser in commission, an

absence that is in itself open tö

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A cross bunker for 106 tons of coal, and port and starboard side bunkers for 140 tons, are amid-

bunker dividing the engine and ships, this position being most suitable for trim. The cross

Mr. C. E. Howard, second boiler rooms, permits an arrange- ment of machinery casings such gobe

that the towing hooks are fitted amidships, and as low as possible. The position also permits a good JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE was not sufficient for the main- derrick swing over engine room,

tenance of a satisfactory means of the steel mast being housed

communication, sad the Royal within the towing position.

The report of the Java-China-Packet Company, the Nederland The machinery spaces being Japan Line for 1918 states that and the Rotterdam used separated, communication is pro- on October 1 the company repaid these routes in 1918 to Mr. J. T. Platts, from reserve,vided by a tunnel through the to the Treasury the subsidy it fill or cruiser in commission nearer has gone chief officer, Suisang.

up their time, while cross bunker.

had received in the course of the Japanese shipping showed a con- than H.M.S. Cadmus at Weihai- Captain H. Cass, from reserve,

The total length of machinery year, and thereby brought its siderable development. The fin wei and, apparently, the amount has gone master, Cardium.

spaces and bunkers is 77 feet or agreement with the Government fancial results of the company's of coal involved in bringing her"! from there, or in ordering up a Cardium, is on reserve.

Captain W. E. Jones, of the 57 per cent of the length of to an end. Throughout the year China and Japan services are be- cruiser from Sin-epare is greater

the freight market was high, aling more and more.affected by Mr. P. C. Hutchins has been

The machinery consists of two fact which is reflected in the higher working expenses, toget- second offices, cylindrical return tube boilers financial results, while there was her with the considerable increase

12-6" diameter x 11'-0" long, also a considerable revenue from in the price of coal and fuel oil. having a working pressure 180 the payments for requisitioned Orders have been given to lbs. per square inch, fitted with ships. Traffic on the Java-Pacific the Netherlands Shipbuilding 4th Floor Hotel Howden's Forced Draught, sup- route was resumed in May with Company of Amsterdam for plying steam to oue set of Triple the diminished fleet, but owing to the ships were unable for some time the

construction of two Expansion Surface Condensing various export restrictions the steamers specialy intended for Java America traffic. 29" and 48" dia, and 33" to obtain full cargoes. The tran- The building of the company's atroke.

sport of sugar from Java to Van-harbour works at Macassar is The Auxiliaries consist of two couver formed a welcome addi-approaching completion. In Weir's pumps with float tanktion. After the signature of the conclusion the report says that arrangement, each pump capable" armistice the United States although the economic basis of of feeding the boilers at full Governmer.t issued а con- the company's business justifies power, a Drysdale centrifugal siderable number of export optimism regarding the future, it Judgment was given this morn pump for circulating the conden-permits, built for just such a purpose ing by Mr. Justice Melbourne inser, general service pump of the this it was found impossible to position as strong as possible in but in spite of is necessary to make the financial toward the close of the war. the case, heard in chambers, duplex. type, and on a raised ship the quantities These also

had no crew in which Mr. W R. Horley, platform at the aft end of engine accumulated at San Francisco increasing competition, and for of goods order to keep pace with the and whether sufficient naval proprietor of the Benvard ratings were available to man Musical Comedy Co. sued Mr.distilling set of machinery is fit-as this difficulty has been over-florins is being placed to the room a Weir's evaporating and with sufficient speed, but as soon this purpose the sum of 7,000,000 one of them is immaterial, for Robert Ryles, a former member ted, capable of making ten tons come, traffic in both directions reserve fund. sufficient merchant seamen and of the company, for $1,000 for of fresh water per day.

resumed its regular course. engineors were prepared to man breach of contract. her to go in search of their His Lordship said he had looked full power trial will be run over future, the report continues, are The prospects for the immediate brothers in distress. Yet the up all the authorities quoted by the Admiralty Course, Aberdeen, uncertain, owing in particular to

BIG EMPRESS BOAT. Navy could not see its way to Mr. Mattingly (for plaintiff) and despatch a vessel to search for Mr. Beavis (for defendant) and manoeuvring, and anchor trials which is developing vis Singapore, formerly the Allan Line str. Al also circle, turning, astein, the competition of foreign lines, The Empress of France, the missing ship!! he was of opinion that the con- The sister ships, "St. Dominic" as well as to the raising of satian and later converted into a It is to be hoped that the tract under which defendant was and "St. Sampson," easily main- the railway rates in America cruiser by the British Govern- Hauroto has foundered and car-engaged began on the date the tained a speed of 12 knots per to and from San Francisco, ment, will start on her maiden ried all her human freight to & Company left San Francisco, bour on trial, the machinery whereby New York has been trip from Quebec to Liverpool for swift and merciful death rather which was February 14, 1919, developing 1,200 indicated horse given a larger share in the import the Canadian Pacific Ocean Ber- than that she is still afloat with and that a breach of contract had

powerA her starving crew waiting for the been committed. He gave judg

and export trades of the United vises on October 10. The liner is, The launching ceremony was States. Lately, moreover, there one of the most palarial on the succour which will never reach meat for plaintiff for $1,000 and gracefully performed by Mrs. has been s noticeable reduction in Atlantic and is larger than either them

G. Kennett.

Pacifc cargo os..

of the OP.03. Empress ste am

grave criticism, there lay in the THE BANVARD CASE. Engines having cylinders 18"

Naval Dockyard of Hongkong a cruiser being refitted which, in a few days, could have been made ready for such a mission of peace, even though she were sent away with a nucleus crew.

More, there lay in Hongkong Harbour two completed rescue tugs, fitted .with wireless, which had been

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