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May, 1915 THE MARINE REVIEW ELECTRIC LIGHT AND PUMPING SET OF AUXILIARY SCHOONER GOLDEN GATE lies between San Francisco and Pirate Cove, Alaska, and formerly consumed from. 25 to 30 days. Since the in- stallation of auxiliary power, how- ever, this time has been reduced to 13, to. 15 days: The hull of the Golden State is of wood throughout, the design being extremely substantial in order to with- stand the severe storms of the North Pacific. She was built at San Fran- cisco of specially selected and dry wood, thus insuring a longer life than when put in damp, as is often the case in northern yards.’ Golden State’s dimensions are as follows: Length, 145 feet; beam, 32 feet, and depth, 11%4 feet. She has a carrying capacity of approximately 500 tons of fish. The main power installation con- sists of a 4-cylinder, 150-horsepower distillate engine of- the open cross- head type placed under the after cabin. This engine is connected to, a two-bladed propeller through the usual disc clutch and reverse gear. Traffic of Suez Canal How the war has effected the in- come of the Suez canal during the year 1914 is shown in the details of the year’s navigation compiled by Worms: & Co: of Port Said. During 1914 a total of 4,802 vessels passed through the waterway, as compared with 5,085 vessels in 1913 and 5,373 vessels in 1912. The year 1914 opened with the far eastern trade depressed. Sailings to China, Japan and Australia were reduced in volume and it was noted that the monthly revenue re- turns of the canal were lower than those of the same month in 1913. The following tabulation shows the number and gross tonnage of vessels using the Suez canal each month dur- ing the year, giving for comparative purposes the same data for the two previous years: 1912 1913 No. of Gross No. of | Gross ves- ton- ves- ton- Month. sels, nage. sels. nage. lich Bases aires 484 2,612,071 454 2,484,241 eb orett: 466 2,831,330 411 2,197,257 Mar ess 497... 25535,857 477 —- 2,547,004 Apres iece: 451 2,313,024 407 2,267,693 Migty fen ses 494 2,517,213 429 2,311,811 June 3 Sc 433 2,194,536 399 =: 2,128, 813 Nil eee sce, 454 2,354,170 422° °-2,308,211 Dalibieavaeeeraty mt 409 2,098,002 397 = 2,159,742 Sep si, 407 2,168,393 395 2,162,879 Octerie 426° 2,297,915 438 2,413,753 INOVisceiacs: 424 2,270,274 405 2,285,840 Deere ec 428 2,316,160 451 2,469,936 Total .. 5,373 28,008,945 5,085 27,737,180 1914 No. of Gross Month. vessels. tonnage. Panatanye i Sas cee tra siate 452 2,424,905 Rebruany icici coun mies 434 2,391,484 Miah ee aioe ose eke at gone 476 2,605,178 Aprile ere eh eaten eak Giatcne es 460 2,534,693 May cree cantata cue wees 400 2,269,280 AUTON, 2 Sal acer sncaair ae, eaten 368 2,082,222 Mutya ree Ses ee One ae ase 393 2,317,404 WUSUBE HOT one aaeaee en eine 250 1,402,864 Septentvber 7 Kes eisai, 323 1,721,195 October oi Gerke ae as 479° 2,635,446 Woven Der vinta aetna eens 370 2,030,245 Decembern sie ors ces 397 2,451,424 Matai cic: xe Sh Cota ssuaeen fone 4,802 26,866,340 The passage of 4,802 vessels in 1914 yielded the canal company 117,388,000 francs in canal dues, while the total receipts of. the company from canal dues and other enterprises carried. on, such as coaling and watering. sta- tions, amounted to a total of 122,249,- 000 francs. In 1913 the canal dues aggregated 122,980,000 francs, while the total receipts were 126,651,000 francs, Im. -19%3). the. canal: -.dues amounted to 132,912,000 francs . and the total receipts 136,424,000 francs. The 4,802 vessels which navigated the canal in 1914 had a gross tonnage of 187 26,866,340 tons and a net tonnage of 19,409,495 tons. In 1913 a total of 5,085 vessels used the canal and had a gross tonnage of 27,737,180 toris and a net tonnage of 20,033,881 tons, while in 1912 a total of 5,373 vessels went through the canal having a gross ton- nage of 28,008,945 tons and a net ton- nage of 20,275,120 tons. As usual, the British flag was pre- eminent on the canal, the Union Jack appearing on 66.09 per cent of the ves- sels. Germany is second with 11.02 per cent and Holland third with 7.17 per cent. The following tabulation gives the percentage of respective flags based on gross tonnage which passed through the canal during the year 1914: ; Per Per Nationality. cent. Nationality cent. British ace, 66,09. Greek. o.oo. 67 Germanys csi47 11502: Swedish ..cc6.08 0.65 Dutch 20. ees 7.17 Norwegian....... 0.48 Pretiehs. vk. 4.53 °° Spanmise cv. eas 0.39 Austrian. seks Sate hurkishs tae. 13 Malan. seco 1.94, Siamese......... 0.03 Japanese....’... 1.81 American........ 0.02 Russtariee iat 100 “Persian “coco. es 0.01 Danish.s. cs sc. 0.81 ean Analysis of the figures of the year’s navigation shows that, while the total tonnage reported in 1914 was less than that of the two previous years, the individual tonnage of Great Brit- ain, Holland, Greece, Italy, Sweden and Turkey increased in 1914 over 1913. The following compilation gives the number of vessels of each nation which passed through the canal in 1914, with their gross tonnage: —1912—_, 7—1913—_, No. of Gross No. of | Gross Flags. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. American .. 5 6,540 8 12,230 Austrian .. 248 1,106,971 246 =1,162,441 British. 5 2.235335 47,611,210 = 2951 °16,537-005 Chinese ... 1 3,216 2 4,046 Dantsh. 2) jacss45 183,361 ——-56 227,985 Dutehe . 2053431718071 342 ~=1,786,747 French: ....... 221. 2.1,1493,181 256 ~=1,401,543 German ... 698 4,241,001 778 4,694,350 Greeks is. 0 34,401 17 70,088 Tallatioc 2143 523,888 110 409,836 Japanese ... 63 441,032 68 475,585 Norwegian . 60 121,389 44 123,340 Persian Bh eess Be iar er z 8,149 Portuguese . 1 1,564 : ee 1,564 Riissiane 22126 499,122 110 463,477 Siamese ... 9 31,922 7 24,831 Spanish 3.55 26 104,852 — 26 106,388 Swedish ... 38 183,552 33 163,838 AMAT KUSE: 2 es ut 3,672 23 63,237 Total ....5,378 28,008,945 5,085 27,737,180 7——1914—_, No. of | Gross Flag. Vessels. Tonnage: Americane | Sc ica sues lei 3 5,264 176 870,140 3,078 17,756,322 42 —-:2.17348 49 178,724 131 521,866 Japanese Wise. tans eee 64 486,817 Norwegian ico. late, Ge 41 127,947 Pe@rsian ): exnesas te oe wee 3 3,769 Portuguese api: sas veges ese mises biatens Russian cee Saas ccs meee 71 272,140 Siamese cosh be ove aee 2 ,092 Spanish: Gs wou ove eee: 26 103,948 Swedish tac snssen ea oe een 35 175,707 Turkish: cascuec na ko ame 25 35,062 VOtal 2 ja weave aga te 4,802 26,866,340