1346 THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. June 25, 1915. Dublin, June 30.-6,000 tons of best Wigan coal for the South Dublin Guardians. Forms from Master, at the Workhouse. Dublin, June 30.—500 tons best Irish coal, 700 tons best Lancashire steam coal, 1,000 tons best Wigan, 720 tons best Whitehaven, 520 tons best splint, for the North Dublin Guardians. (Forms from Master’s Stores, North Brunswick - street. East Retford, July 2. — 8,500 tons of screened or unscreened gas coal or nuts for the Corporation. Forms from J. B. Fenwick, engineer and manager, Gas and Water Offices, Retford. Ecclesfield, June 28.—Coal and coke for the County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Forms from W. Hague, divisional clerk, Education Office, Ecclesfield. Filey (Yorkshire), June 28. —■ About 2,250 tons double screened washed gas nuts for the Urban District Council. Forms from H. Tobey, engineer, Malton. . Glasgow, June 30.—House coal for the Parish Council. Forms from J. R. Motion, 'inspector and clerk, 266, George- street. Godalming, June 30.—Steam, anthracite, and other coal for the Corporation. Forms from A. Bromley, water engineer, Municipal Offices, Godaiming. Goole, June 29.—100 tons of South Yorkshire steam coal for the Guardians. Forms from C. H. Coggrave, 4, Belgravia, Goole. Guildford, June 28.—100 tons house coal, 40 tons steam coal, and 200 tons of coke for the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. Forms from W. T. Patrick, assistant secretary, .at the Hospital. Hanwell, W., June 28.—Coal and coke for the Central London School District Board of Management. Forms from G. P. Morrell, clerk, The School, Han well, W. FCastings, June 28.—190 tons of house coal for the Cor- poration. Forms from P. H. Palmer, Town Hall, Lias tings. Huntingdon, June 29.—Good house coal, cobbles, and coke for the Huntingdon Education Committee. Forms from S. G. Cook, clerk, County Education Offices, Huntingdon. Hornsey, July 5.—2,500, tons of slacks, peas, nuts, or beans for the Town Council. Forms from Town Clerk, Town Hall, South wood-lane, Highgate, N. Ipswich, June 29.—50 tons Bolsover or similar coal, and 10 tons of gas coke for the Samford Guardians, Tenders to A. J. Haward, clerk, 34, Princes-street, Ipswich. Keighley, June 28. — 3,250 tons of gas coal (screened, unscreened, and gas nuts) for the Haworth Urban District Council. Tenders to W. Robertshaw, clerk, United Counties Bank Chambers, North-street, Keighley. Kingston-by-Sea (Sussex), June 29.—Steam coal for the ,Guardians of Bteyning Union. Forms from A. Flowers, Union Office, Shoreham-by-Sea. Limerick, July 2.—180 tons of anthracite peas for the Corporation. Particulars from E. Badham, -Thornhill, borough electrical engineer, Power Station, Limerick. Llanelly, June 28.—Coa], for the Corporation. Forms from Borough Surveyor. London, N.E., June 28.—House, large and small steam and kitchen coal and coke for the Hackney Guardians. Forms from F. R. Coles, clerk, Hackney Union, Homerton, N.E. London, N.W., June 30.—Steam and house coal and coke for the Willesden Guardians. Forms from J. Hutton Haylor, clerk, Guardians’ Office, 357, High-road, Brondes- bury, N.W. London, S.W., June 30.—9,000 tons of fin. to lj in. nutty slack steam coal, 2,000 tons of similar coal, for the Fulham Borough Council. Forms from Borough Electrical Engineer, Electricity Works, Townmead-road, Fulham. Loughlinstown (Ireland), June 30.—200 tons of Wigan and 20 tons of Cardiff steam or Ocean Merthyr coal for the Guardians of Rathdown Union. Tenders to P. Cunmam, clerk. Manchester, June 28.—About 5,000 tons of good house coal for the Corporation. Particulars from Clerk, Education Committee, Education Offices, Deansgate, Manchester. Maidstone, June 28. — Good household coal and best broken gas coke for the Kent Education Committee. Forms from Stores Superintendent, Sessions House, Maidstone. Middleton (Lancashire), July 8.—Coal for the Gas Works of the Corporation. Forms from W. Rogerson, .gas engineer, Gas Works. Milton Regis (Kent), July 2.—About 1,200 tons of best Durham or Yorkshire unscreened gas coal, and 600 tons of washed or screened Durham or Yorkshire gas nuts, for the Urban District Council. Forms from H. W. Kaye, engineer, Gas Works. Mountain Ash, July 12.—About 5,000 tons of large coal, through and through, washed nuts, or small coals for the Urban District Council. Forms from W. G. Thomas, Town Hall, Mountain Ash. Naas, July 1.—About 800 tons best gas coking coal for the Naas Gas Company Limited. Neath, June 28.—For the Gas Committee of the Corpora- tion, 7,000 tons of through and 3,000 tons of small. coal. Particulars from the gas manager, W. Clark Johnson, Esq., Gas Works, Neath. Omagh, July 2.—300 tons of screened house coal and 150 tons of screened steam coal for the Guardians. Tenders to W. Cathcart, clerk, Poor Law Office. Plymouth, June 28.—160 tons gas coal and 50 tons of house coal, and 125 tons of-coke, for the Corporation. Forms from G. Lintern, clerk of the Asylum, Blackadon, near Ivybridge. Plymouth, July 5.—15 tons of coal and 30 tons of coke for the Plymouth Royal Eye Infirmary. Forms from E. Howard, hon. secretary, 7, Princess-square. Redruth, June 30.—120 tons of best Forest large house coal for the Guardians. Forms from T. Peter, clerk, Union Offices, Town Hall, Redruth. Runcorn, June 28.—Coal, coke, and boiler slacK for the Guardians. Forms from W. E. Hough, 71, High-street, Runcorn. * Salford, June 30. — Tenders required for 12 months’ supply of coal. Full particulars from Manager, Sewage Works, Weaste, Salford. Southampton, June 28.—Coal to the Electricity Works for the Corporation. Forms from the Borough Electrical Engineer. Southampton, July 12.—Best house, steam, and anthra- cite coal, and coke, to the schools in the administrative county of Hampshire. Forms from D. T. Cowan, Director of Education, The Castle, Winchester. South Bank (Yorkshire), June 30.—10,000 tons of gas coal, screened, unscreened, double, and treble nuts, for the South Bank and Normanby Gas Light and Coke Company Limited. Tenders to W. Nixon, secretary. Tottenham, June 28.—Best Woollaton hards, best Derby brights, and best gas coke, for the Education Committee. Forms from Education Offices, Philip-lane, 'South Tottenham. Tredegar.—Large, through, or nut gas coal and washed pea steam coal for the Whitehead Iron and 'Steel Company Limited. ‘Tunbridge Wells, July 1.—Coal and coke for the Cor- poration. Forms from borough surveyor, Town Hall. , Uxbridge, June 28.—Hard steam Warwickshire coal and yard slack for the Urban District. Council. Tenders to W. T. Harvey, clerk, Council Offices, 63, High-street. Warrington, June 30.—Gas coal, nuts, or slack for the Corporation. Particulars from W. S. Haddock, general manager, Gas Office®. Watford, July 2.—Coal and coke for the Governors of the Watford Grammar School. Form from Clerk, Watford- place, Watford. Wood Green, June 30. — Flouse coal, steam coal, and broken coke for the Urban District Council. Forms from W. P. Harding, clerk, Town Hall, Wood Green. Wrexham, June 30.—Coal for the Guardians. Forms from T. J. Thomas, master, Workhouse. * The date given is the latest upon which tenders can be received. CONTRACTS OPEN FOR ENGINEERING, IRON AND STEEL WORK, &c. Birkenhead, June 30.—Gas Condenser.—One 3,000,000 cubic feet per diem vertical water tube gas condenser, and one 4,000,000 cubic feet per diem Livesey gas washer, for the Corporation. Specification from Gas Engineer, Thomas- street, on deposit of one guinea. Erith, July 5. — Boiler, etc. — One water tube boiler, with superheater, economiser, automatic stoker, steel chimney, and all auxiliaries; one 2,000 kw. high-pressure turbo-alternator, with condensing plant, for the Urban Dis- trict Council. Specifications from the Engineer and Manager, Walnut Tree-road, Erith, on deposit of one guinea. Halifax, July 1. — Electrical Plant. —■ One 5,000kw. turbo-alternator, with condenser; two natural draught chimney type.cooling towers; one water tube boiler, super- heater, and mechanical stoker, for the Tramways and Electricity Committee. Specification from W. M. Rosferson, borough electrical engineer, Electricity Works, Foundry - street, Halifax. Treherbert.—Pit Sinking.—Sinking of the No. 3 Pit, Fernhill Collieries, from the Six-foot seam to the Gellideg seam; size of shaft, 17 ft. 6 in. by lift. 6 in.; for the Fernhill Collieries Limited, Treherbert, Glamorgan. OBITUARY. Mr. Arthur Logan, Brabloch House, Paisley, has been notified that his second son, Capt. Arthur Logan, l/4th Royal Scots Fusiliers (Territorials), was killed in action on the 14th inst. He was a director of Logan, Sons, and Com- pany Limited, coal merchants. Lieut. George Sydney James, 5th (Territorial) Battalion Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action in the Dardanelles, held an appointment in the mine management department of the Wigan Coal and Iron Company. Capt. Maurice Lupton, of the 7th West Yorkshire Regi- ment (Leeds Rifles), has been killed at the front. By pro- fession he was an engineer, and was associated with the firm of Messrs. Hathorn, Davey and Company, Sun Foundry, Jack Lane. Lieut. Walter Ambler Davies, l/4th Loyal North Lanca- shire Regiment (T.F.), whose death is unofficially announced, was in his 21st year. He was the4eldest son of Mr. Walter Davies, of Preston, managing director of the Kiveton Park Collieries. Mr. Geo. May, who died at Clervaux Castle, Croft, on Friday of last week, was for 40 years connected with the ’Harton Coal Company, during the greater part of the period as chief viewer and general manager. He played an impor- tant part in bringing about developments of the company’s group of collieries in the Shields district. . He was at one time a member of Shields Town Council and Board of Guardians, and was a magistrate for the borough. He was one of the best known mining engineers in the North of England, and had been responsible for many additions to the science of mining. In recording the death, in action, of Capt. Bolton in our last issue, it was stated that Mr. H. H. Bolton, of New- church, who, is well known by reason of his connection with local collieries, had received information that another son, Second-Lieut. Geoffrey Bolton, had been wounded. On the 18th inst., however, the pleasing official intimation was received from the Territorial Record Office at Preston that Second-Lieut.' Bolton, previously reported wounded, was now reported from Alexandria not wounded. The death occurred on Friday, the 18th inst., at his residence, Coup Brow, Boothstown, Manchester, of Mr. Thomas Tinker, J.P., one of the best known'miners’ leaders in South-East Lancashire. His son, Mr. J.- Tinker, is miners’ agent for the St. Helens district. In the House of Commons, on Monday, Mr. Ginnell asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Board had ever tested or watched a test of the process invented by Sir Edward Zohrab, Bart., for the utilisation of peat, especially the production of charcoal. Mr. Runciman said he had no reason to believe that the manufacture of steel in this country had been restricted by difficulties in obtaining supplies of charcoal or by the present price of charcoal, and he could not in any case undertake to arrange for the exami- nation on behalf of the Board of Trade of patent processes which claimed to be of industrial advantage. THE FREIGHT MARKET. Outward chartering on the north-east coast is somewhat restricted by a variety of influences at the time of writing. Coal licences are being granted with a very niggardly hand; there is a partial suspension of coal production and of busi- ness generally because of the time-honoured Race . Week holidays on Tyneside and Wearside—-holidays which are being persisted in to some modified extent, even although the races which were their origin are not being held this year— and there is a marked shortage of prompt tonnage. On the other hand, shipments on contract account have been unusually heavy. The result is that rates generally are on the up-grade. Mediterranean quotations have advanced by from 2s. 6d. to 5s., Tyne to Genoa, and proportionately to other ports. North France is considerably stronger, with Rouen from 6d. to Is. dearer, and Dunkirk increased by 2s. 6d. on the week. There is very little doing for the Bay, which, however, is firmer, at 21s. to Bayonne. Coasting rates have advanced by 6d( for London. At South Wales the market has been moderately active, with especial atten- tion paid to the ports of Latin countries on the Atlantic side. Tonnage for the Mediterranean offers ' moderately. Mediterranean rates have advanced considerably on the week, Genoa, from Cardiff, being from 2s. 9d. to 3s. advanced, and Savona and Spezzia similarly dearer. Port Said is from fid. to Is. increased. North French ports are fairly steady, as are also the Canary Islands and the Bay ports. Portugal is weaker. Coasting rates are well main- tained. The River Plate is1 steady. The homeward markets are. generally very depressed, with only a small volume of business reported. The direction in which most interest is manifested is the River Plate, where rates continue—as we forecasted last week would be the case—to fall with sensational rapidity.' The lower ports to London have been repeatedly done at 40s., with 45s. for San Lorenzo to the full United Kingdom range, with the option of the French Atlantic at 2s. 6d. more. There is a little improvement in the Plate enquiry for tonnage. The Eastern trades are very dull, with few orders mentioned. Kurrachec has fallen to 45s. to the United Kingdom for July loading, whilst Java has booked for Marseilles at end July at 75s. Vladivostock has receded to from 80s. to 85s. The rice ports are inactive at from 63s. 9d. to 65s. from Burmah. The Mediterranean is slow. America is dull, with practi- cally no demand for grain tonnage, and coal carriers have been booked from the Northern Range to, Italy at from 38s. to 42s., the former figure being most recently accepted. Deals have arranged for carriage at 137s. fid., old form, from St. John. Nothing is doing in lumber. Tyne to Algiers, 3,500, 20s., from Dunston; 2,500, 20s.; Barcelona, 2,000, 25s.; Bayonne, 2,500, 21s.; Cette, 1,900, 27s.; 1,700, 28s.; Calais, 550, 16s.; Dunkirk, 2,000, 16s. fid.; Genoa, 4,000, 30s.; Lisbon, 3,100, 19s. 6d.; London, 1,000, 7s. 6d., four voyages; 1,700, 7s. 6d.; 450, 7s. 6d.; Las Palmas, 2,200,' 23s.; Marseilles, 1,700, 28s.; Port Said, 5,000, 23s. 6d.; Porto Vecchio, 4,600, 30s.; Rouen, 1,800, 16s. 9d.; 2,500, 16s. 6d.; 1,700, 16s. 3d.; 2,500, 16s. 3d.; 800, 16s.; 1,750, 16s. fid.; 1,400, 16s. 6d.; 1,400, 16s. 4|d.; 1,000, IQs.; Treport, 550, ilfis.; Trouville, 750, 15s. Cardiff to Algiers, 2,800, 23 fr.; 2,000, 23| fr.; 2,800, 22J fr.; Barcelona,, 2,100, 21s. fid.; Bagnoli, 4,500, 25s., June; Bilbao, 1,600, 14s. 3d.; Bayonne, 2,800, 15J fr.; Cherbourg, 1,500, Ils. 6d.; Cork, 470, 6s., two voyages; Copenhagen, 1,800, 18s. 6d.; Caen, 900, Ils. 6d.; 1,600, 12s.; 700, 12s. 3d.; Genoa, 4,300, 25s. 3d.; 2,200, 25s. coal, 25s. 9d. fuel; 3,400, 25s.; 4,000, 24s. 6d.; 4,200, 24s.; Honfleur, 900, Ils. 6d.; 1,600, 12s.; Havre Canal, 900, 10s. 9d.; Havre, 900, 10s. 6d.; Korsoer, 1,800, 18s. 6d.; Las Palmas, 2,000, 20s.; 3,100, 20s.; Lisbon, 1,300, 15s. 6d., 350; 1,700, 15s. 6d., June 30; Leghorn, 2,200, 25s., June 29; 4,000, 24s. fid.; Marseilles, 5,000, 25|fr., berth' guaranteed; 2,600, 25 fr.; 3,800, 24J fr.; Messina, 3,300, 25s. fid.; Morlaix, 370, Ils. fid.; Malta, 2,600, 20s., end month; Oporto, 850, 16s. 3d.; 1,650, 16s.;. 1,100, 16s.; Porto Ferrajo, 4,500, 25s., June; Port Said, 5,200, 23s.; 5,500, 23s. 6d.; River Plate, 4,500, 26s., fuel, June; Rouen, 1,550, 13s. 3d.; 2,150, 13s.; 1,550, 13s.; Sables, 1,600, 14J fr.; 1,600; 14 fr.; Savona, 2,200, 25s. coal, 25s. 9d. fuel; 3,400, 25s.; 4,000, 24s. 6d. coal, 25s. 3d. fuel; Spezzia, 2.200, 25s., June 29; 3,400, 25s.; 4,000, 24s. 6d. coal, 25s. 3d. fuel; St. Brieux, 370, Ils. 6d. Swansea to Dieppe, 1,600, 11s. 6d.; Tonnay Charente, 1,700, 14 fr.; Marans, 800, 18 fr. coal, 18J fr. fuel; Valencia, 1,650, 21s.; Lisbon, 1,400, 15s. 6d.; Barcelona, 1,300, 21s.; Nantes, 2,200, 13pr., 500; Rouen, 2,600, 13s.; 1,200, 13s. 6d.; 2,700, 12s. lOJd.; 1,400, 13s. 3d.; 700, 13s. 6d.; St. Brieux, 370, 12s. 9d. coal, 13s. 3d. fuel; 560, 11s. fid. coal, 12s. fuel; Rochefort, 1,600, 13-J fr.; 2,100, 14 fr.; La Rochelle, 1,600, 131 fr.; Honfleur, 1,700, 12s.; Genoa, 2,300, 25s. coal, 25s. 9d. fuel, June 28; 3,800, 25s. 6d. coal, 26s. 3d. fuel; Savona, 2,300, 25s. coal, 25s. 9d. fuel, June 28; 3.800, 25s. 6d. coal, 26s. 3d. fuel'; Spezzia, 2,300, 25s. coal, 25s. 9d. fuel, June 28; 3,800, 25s. fid. coal, 26s. 3d. fuel; Leghorn, 2,300, 25s. coal, 25s.' 9d. fuel, June 28; 3,800, 25s. 6d. coal, 26s. 3d. fuel; Havre, 750, Ils. fid.; 800, 12s.; Sundswall, 1,650, 22s.; Rochester, 1,000, 8s. 6d.; Guernsey, 400, 8s.; Morlaix, 560, 11s. 6d. coal, 12s. fuel; Stockholm, 1.800, 24s., June; Alexandria, 5,400, 28s. coal, 28s. 9d. fuel, 500; Amsterdam, 2,000, 11s.; Calais, 600, 13s. 6d.; Fecamp, 750, 12s.; Naples, 3,300, 25s. coal, 25s. 9d. fuel. Newport to Rouen, 1,650, 13s.; 1,200, 13s. fid.; 2,150, 13s.; Dunkirk, 1,250, 12s. fid.; Calais, 1,250, 12s. 6d.; Genoa, 5,500, 24s. 6d.; Oporto, 1,650, 16s.; Naples, 4,700, 23s. 6d.; Torre Annunziata, 4,700, 23s. 6d.; Sables, 1,100, 15 fr.; Bilbao, 1,600, 14s. 3d..; Caen, 700, 12s. 3d. Cardiff and Newport to Marseilles, 3,900, 25 fr. Hull to Rouen, 1,600, 16s.; 2,400, 16s.; 3,000, 16s.; 1.200, 15s. 6d.; 1,500, 16s. 3d. ; Civita Vecchia, p.t.; Calais, 650, 13s. 6d.; Boulogne, 650, 13s. 6d.; Dieppe, 650, 13s. 6d.; London, 1,800, 7s.; Duclair, 1,560, 16s. Wear to Bordeaux, 2,400,19s. 6d.; Algiers, 2,300, 22s. 6d.; Rouen, 1,800, 16s. 6d.; Havre, 1,700, 14s. 6d. Hartlepool to Portsmouth, option Lymington or Yarmouth (Isle of Wight), sail, 210, 12s.; Leghorn, 5,400, 30s. Port Talbot to Porto Ferrajo, 4,400, 23s. 6d.; Bagnoli, 4,400, 23s. 6d.; Bayonne, 3,000, 17 fr.; Rouen, 2,700, 12s. 10id.; Genoa,. 4,600, 24s.; Caen, 700, 12s. 3d. Blyth to Archangel, 2,800, 22s. 6d. Fowey to Philadelphia, 12s., china clay. Goole to'Dieppe, 12s. 6d.; 13s. Immingham to Dieppe, 650, 13s. 6d.; Boulogne, 650, 13s. 6d.; Calais, 650, 13s. 6d. Methil to Sundswall, 2,300, 21s. 9d., June.