The Swansea Gazette and Daily Shipping Register

CLEARED FOR SEA. I January 16 Wm Balls s 1595, Ward, Genoa, coal 3300, E. T Agius; bunkers 415. F Fenwick Jenny s476, Hansen, Caen, coat 900, E W Cook bunkers 70 Ettrick s 465, McConnell, Glasgow, gen, M. Jones and Bros New Pioneer s 330, Geinmell, Rouen, general, M Jones and Bro Princess Glga s 439, Collister, Hull &c, general, TncVer & Co Hero s 1?64, Atherton. Antwerp, gen, B. S. N. Co coal 300, F W Merchant; coal 330, Wes- ter i Valleps Co Lizzie 66, Nicholas, Watchct, coal 120, T, P. R. Richards

ENTERED INWARDB I Jan 16 Portaferry s 74. Bristol, gen, Michael Murphy New Pioneer s 32", Garston, M Jones and Bros gen not to be landed Jeany s 475, Bristoi, nil Hero s 1164, Cardiff, gen, not to be landed t-rincesa Olga s 437, Aberdeen via C'diff, gen, Tucker and Co Ettrick s 465, Glasgow, gen, M Jones and Bro Speedwell s 579, St Malo, nil

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The: Docks ""consist of the Prince of Wales Dock, the North Dock, and the South Dock; each equipped withmcdern appliance? for the rapid loading and un- loading: of vessels. The Entrance.Channel to the Harbour is lighted by means of Gas Buoys The New King's DOCK capable of accommodating the largest vessels afloat is expected to be opened for traffic this year. The Quays are 19,000sfeet§in length The Warehouses contain a floor area of 288,000 square feet. The Railways of.the Trust have direct connections with the Great Western, London and North Western, Midland, and Rhondda and Swansba Bay Railways. There are 26 Coal Tips, and 80 Hydraulic, Steam and Hand Cranes. Swansea Is the Centre.of the Anthracite Coal district. There are more Patent^J|lF uel Works in Swansea than at any other port in the Kingdom and the Fuel is held in high repute in Continental|4and other markets. There is a Large ArBa:ot. Land available for Fuel Works, Creosote. Worke Saw M-ils and other commercial purposes, Lines of Steamers run between Swansea and the following ports, viz. :— New York, Baltimore Philadelphia, Singa- pore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Hiogo, Java ports, Rio de Janerio, Santas Rosario, Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, Ports in Chili and Peru, St. Petersburg, Hamburg Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Treport, Rouen, Nantes, Bordeaux, Oporto. Lisbon, Setubal. Barcelona, Genoa, Leghorn, Venice, Trieste, Fiume, ports in Greece, Constantinople and other Turkish ports Galatz, Ibrail, Odessa, Batoum," Alex il-, dria &c. Within the Harbour are Nine Graving Docks. Extensive provision has been made for the Fish Trade, in the South Dock. The Swansea Fleet now numbers about 80 Steam Trawlers in addition to Liners and Smacks. Pilotage.The Trustees are the Pilotage Authority. Pilotage is noncom- pulsory, both inward and outwards. Rates and Charges. -arp. moderate. The Mumbles Lighthouse Signal Station is worked by the Trustees. Vessels calling for orders can communicate with their Owners without lowering a boat—good and sheltered free anchorage being found unaer the Mumbles Head at any state of the tide The Trustees have erected on the Mumbles Head a Reed Fog Horn Signal giving three blasts of about two seconds' duration in quick succession every two minutes. For information on any point connected with the Port and Harbour, apply to- WILLIAM LAW, Gtneral Manager Registered Address for Telegrams- LAW|'S|SWANSEA.