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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11590, 22 May 1903, Page 6

The Tβ Amu arrived 1 from Auckland. ;ri* tire eoet coast, »t 7-10 *.m. yesterday, and l«ft lor Dnnedim «t 2.6 p.m. ,„„„,„„ . + The Rotomahan* «mved from WeUxngrton »t 8.40 a.m. yesterday, *nd left for Wellington at Captam m k*rciel ha« received from tfce Secretary of Oβ Marine Department, Wellmjrton, the following tdwma:—R«d buoy, South Channel, Bluff, has been, replug«d. The Gothic left for Wellington at li& p.m. y The Wakatu arrived from Akaro* »t 12 noon yesterdey, and left for "Wellington, etc., The Cygae* l«ffc for Kaikoura., etc., at about 9 p.m. yesterday- . _ ~ , . „ Tie Wafcanui left for the South about 8 P< Tie y Waipori'arrived jiße,y«#^*'«* 6*** P Tb9 ye Kini for yesterday afternoon. • • , , The Bapallo fc»s been chartered to take a oargo oi phosphates from Ocwa Island to •TfiTbarque Lair» ie loading ealt at Editajburg for New Zc*lamd, probably for I/yttel°Tlie barquentine Chittoor, whioa had been laid up at Sydney «mcc toe beginniiig of OclobeT last, took !ber depwrtuie on May Bttx from Newcwrtle to Lytt«Mon with • of ""The KiWMton. burque, from Glasgow to Duiiedin and Wellington, wae epoken on Febxnr*y 15& in l»t. 49 N.. long. 7 W. The finalport of depertnie for ike New Zealand Shipping Cempany-eeteamer Papanui hae been fixed for Lyttelton on the 9tih June. ■ _ Mr B. Gibeon, of the engine-ioom staff of the Maura, tae joined the Wainui as third engineer. Mr Sinclair, of the Wamui, h*» been temporarily transferred, to th* Moura.

Some ffhippicg phrases need revision or a, standard ruie applied to them (says the Wclungt<ra "Post"). A mild sensation was caused last yreek in Lyttelton owing to * telegram being recpirett by the- Harbour Board authorities from Captada Kidley, of the Cothio, then at Napier, salring when hie ship could be "docked." Ail torts of rumours arose, it being eurmiscd that something aniiss had happened in tho northern port. These gained much ea time progressed till tho vessel, then much overdue, reached tho southern port. The pilot, on going aboard on ■ Sunday, first enquired: of Captain Kidtey what tho veeeel , * exact ■ length, between poipendicuinrs was, and was met with, a nemo too eatisfactory reply. "Becauee," ndded tho pilot, "wo doubt if our dock will accommodate you," Explcnalione followed, and the ahip was duly "berthed" on Monday morning. The uee by the captain of the Englith term "docked" in his telegram in lieu of the ordinary colonial one "berthed" had given rise \o all these surmises. It is not advisable just now to mention the word "dooked" anywhere vrithin hearing of th» big liner. The Tyeer eteanrer Xiwaru left London on 18th May far "WollingUm, vi» Australian port*, Auckland, and' bapier. She is due at Wellington about the end of July. In order to pick up tkue-table dates the Waikare will leavo Wellington for Dunedia direct on Saturday at noon. Captain Currtn, recently maet«r of the etoamer Mokau, left a> few days ago for the Axltunga gold rush in Central Australia.