LATE SHIPPING STILL BARBOUND.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 144, 19 June 1909, Page 6

LATE SHIPPING STILL BARBOUND.

For the pa6t week the Grey r'-rrr bar lias 6ecn rendered very dangerous by a fresh ana heavy seas. Tho Arahura unablo to cross inwards last Wednesday, and had to return to Wellington without working the port. A message from Grcynimiti' -ectrived t-his morning states that the bar '• <=tfU veiy bad, and thai the Kotoifci, whr-*" arrfved outside on Thursday, was still at anchor, unable to cross towards. Unless the sea moderates the vessel .may have to return to Westport without working tho port. Slio waa due here, m ordinary course, this afternoon. MAMAItrS MART E.UX. The Shaw, S.vdn, .and A'.bion Company's eai-no-earrier Manmri, which r.rnvcd at Tort CSaTmws from London on Thi'-'ijy covered tho distance from Rntfap'i n tho pood :'\x!nj time of 41 dajs- 4 'j'—b. Frno ireaffc r was tho rule, exevr' »-t a large '•art of the Sonthern Ooppn, rr'e-i high sontharly and wcsterlj gales wi'.h heavy seas and sevens were encountered. The Womari maiuta'ned an average speed of 13 knots throughout, her bast day's running beinjj 337. kno'-j. Captain J. liaxwell, who is sbill in cocansand, has with him the following staff of executive offl>rrs :— Mr. F. E. Lambert, chiof officer; Air. F. Kidman, second; Mr. G. Brien, third; Mr. H. R. Hardin, fourth. Mr.\ W. EspHn has charge of the engineroom department, his assistantb being : Second engineer, Mr. C. Berry; third, Mr. D. Robeitfcon; fourth, Mr. G. Eaylor; fifth, Mr R. Gray, sisth, Mr. T. BlcGreßor; chief '•?- frigeratlng engineer, 3. Grant; seeor^, Mr. R. Flower; boilermakcr. Air. J. Dumi Mr. Itoutlodget (chief steward) is in chaise of the victuallinc department. Captain Bernecn is in chargo of the Monowai, due here to-morrow from south, and has with him .the following officers: — Mr. R. S. Walton, chief; Mr. D. D. lies, second; Mr. F. H. Ldge, third; Mr. J. F. Scott, fourth.Mr. Ormiston is in charge of the engine department, assisted by Mr. McDonald (second) and 3lr. Hall (tuird). Mr. Mitchelson ia chief steward. BT TFXERRAPH LYTTELTON, 10th June. Arrived — Pukaki (6 a.m.), fiom Timaru; Nahnshire (7.20 a.m.), from Wellington; Monowai (7 a.m.), from liunedm. Sailed— Joseph Sims, schooner (6.45 a.m.), for Oamaru. , NEW PLYMOUTH, 19th June. Arrived— Rosamond (I.SO p.m.), from Wei lington.