SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 March 1907, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON—MARCH.

HIGH WATER. March 26.—8.17 a.m.; 8.41 p.m. March 27.—9.2 a.m.; 9.22 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. Greymouth. Wind, southeast, fresh breeze weather, fine; barometer, 30.15; thermometer, 64 degrees; tides, good; bar, smooth. WEATHER FORECAST: Captain Edwin wired from Wellington at noon to-day as followa: “Expect moderate to strong easterly winds; glass fall slowly, tides increasing, sea moderate.” ARRIVED.

March 25.—Arahura, ss, 771 tons, Cap tain Lambert, from Wellington, Nelson and Westport. Passengers : —Misses Galen, Herron, Moynihan, Yucasinch, CunliHe, Lyons, Earnshawe, Casey, Watson, Curtis, Seymour, Cox; Mesdames MeHardy, McMillan, Findlay, Trott and infant, O’Meara, Creasy, King, Jacobs, Pulleino, Shannon, Davis, Moore and child, Myrne and two children, Von Sturmer and child, Dargan, Stanleton, Werner, Waterhouse, and three children, Roche; Messrs McGlashan, Keating (2), Peck, Dillon, Jacobs, Griffiths, McGregor, Pulleine, Hessey, Whitehead, Bird. Costive, Ballantyne, Perano, Muir, Robinson, Mclntyre, Nicholson, Jackson, Ridgway, Carmine, Boucher, Richardson, Merrett, Curtis, Stapleton (2), Weaver, Tymons, Featherston, Dunn, Roche, Waterhouse, Dunn, Winchester, Morgan, Penns, Hutton and 50 steerage. March 26 :—Nil. SAILED. March 26. Petone, ss, 388 tons, Captain Christian, for Wellington. March 285.—Kittawa, s», 708 tons, Captain McKenzie for Wellington and Now Plymouth. IN PORT. Taicri, Kamona, Arahura. The Kennedy sails this afternoon for Wanganui direct. The Charles Edward leaves Wellington to-day, is due hero via Nelson on Thursday, and sails proban ■ Wanganui. The Jane Douglas left Hokitika last night for Bruce Bay, is expected here tomorrow, and will then load and sail for long South ports. An officer of the Public Works Department is to be sent to Oleum to report on the improvement of the berthage of the Okura wharf. It is expected that this will involve the necessity for some bar hour improvements there. The schooner Eunice has completed loading at Hokitika, and left last evening for Lyttelton._ The Arahura arrived from the north at eight o’clock last night. Owing to the large amount of cargo lb discharge, her departure has been postponed until five o’clock this evening.

The Mapourika left Wellington this afternoon tor Nelson and the Coast. She is due at Grey on Thursday morning, and will sail on return at 9 p.m.

The Taicri sails for Timaru and Lyl tellon to-morrow morning.

The Jane Douglas sailed from ITokitiki for Bruce Bay only for a load of hemp from Messrs Chinn and Taylor’s mill, and a quantity of wool. On her return she makes her periodical long South trip. The Petone sailed for Wellington this morning with a cargo of Blckball coal. The Kennedy, which sails for Wangan' to-night, is taking a full load of sleepers for the North Island Main Trunk Rail way, to the order of the Public Works’ Department. The barquentinc May Flower from Syd ney and schooner Clyde from Wellington are daily expected to put in an appearance.

The renewing of the old portion of the wharf between the Nos 1 and 2 hydraulic cranes was commenced yesterday by the Railway Department, and other works are also in progress in connection with what is known as Mr Ronayne’s scheme. The following passengers leave by the Arahura for Westport, Nelson and Wellington to-night:—Messrs Ginder, Sweetman, Robertson, Hood, Roberts, Broady, Grilfen, Ramsay, Payne, Reese, Leach, Cottrell, Bush, Gillies, Scott, Newlnnd, Thompson, Ginley, Dugdale, Strangeman, Palmer, Wells, Stratford, Stevenson, Palmer, Wells, Stratford, Stevenson, Stevens, Rooney, Cook, McLean, Atkinson, Adams; Mesdames Nightingale, Dodds, Dyker, Griffon and two children, Leach and child, Shaw, Leary and two children, Mcdlcn, Boddv. Scoff, Thomas, ji.cLean, Sutherland, and child, May, McGill Misses Garth, Ziegler, Johnston (2), Reid, Larkin, Stevens, Malhoson (2), Harlshonip, McMahon, McDavid Kirkwood, Cain, Holmes, Page, Evans, McLean, Casey, Corcoran, Flicker, Pastill and Hokitika School Girls (20).

Last quarter .. 7th 8.12 p.m. New moon .. 14th 5.35 p.m First quarter 22nd 0.40 p.m. Full moon .. 30th 7.14 a.m.