SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 December 1903, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Port of Greymoutli. PHASES OF THE MOON.

111 OH WATER To-Day ... 9 JO a.m. ; 955 p.m. To-Morrow 10 15 a.m ; 10 lid p.m. ai:i: ivi:l>, December IS. Maponrika from Westport Koonya from Westport Paroora from Wellington saii.hu, December IS Maponrika for Westport Kitlawa for Lyttelton Rosamond for (Inelmnga Hinemoa for Timaru IX I’OUT. Kini I’areora Koonya The Maponrika sailed this morning for Westport and north. The Kini sails for Lyttelton to-morrow. The Koonya sails for Westport and south to-morrow morning. The Wainui sails from Wellington tomorrow for the Coast. The Chas Edward left Nelson last night via Westport, and is due to-night. Site sails at midnight for Westport, Nelson and Wellington. The warships Archer and Karrakatta have sailed from Sidney for Plymouth. Ihe owners ot (he Zealatulia, which lowed the four-masted Amefiean harcpie Aurora to Sydney, have been awarded Cls>x•. €SO goes to the captain and €SO to I he crew.

(hi .lime 90 lad there were 57 warships of 919.7 m tons displacement, in course of construction in the United Kingdom Of this number 12 vessels were being built at the Royal Dockyards and 15 in private yards, Mr Raekdrom. chief oilier of the Wainui, has left the vessel. Mr Hazard, formerly see.md olileer of the vessel, has taken up the position of chief, and Mr M iHiatus, formerly third ollieer, is now second. Mr Richards has joined as third ollieer.

A visit to the wrecked haripte lien Avon has shown that the hull of the vessel lias broken in two in the centre. The forward part has fallen over on to (lie port side, the after part having rolled in opposite direelion. The remains of the barque are visible under the water at lowtide. I he hookings fi.p (he annual cruise to the West Coa-t Sounds, to he made bv the \\ aikatv. have, savs a Melbourne exchange, up to the present exceeded the mimher on any previous occasion. Applications (or accommodation, il further slates, are -till coming in freelv. Ihe ship Blenheim which has been a constant trader between New Zealand and London b>r many years past, has been sold to Swedish owners for about €9900, I'he lllenheim is an iron .vessel and w,-is limit at Glasgow in 1577, Her prineipal dimensions an—length, 215.9 ft; breadth. 9 lit; depth, 2* >. Ift ; tonnage, 119tl. Hie barque Francois Copper, of 17-Js lons which left .Newcastle, New South Wales, on September It li. for San Branrisen, has been wrecked at Tomale.s Bay. Bart of the crew were saved, landing at Gnala. Inr. the captain and Li of the crew are missing. The s learner l or,pi inline, w hieli left Port Stephen for Westport on Monday, has been chartered to run in the Hoki-likti-Lytlelion-Tmiarii trade. She is a steel vessel and comparatively new, having been built in Norway less than two years ago. She carries np to 95ii tons deadweight on a fairly light draught.

hkckmhku D. H. M. Full Moon o 5 ■10 a.ui. Last; Quarter ... 12 10 20 a.in. New Moon ... lit 8 oti a.m. First Quarter ... 27 1 52 p.m.