SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 July 1907, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON—JULY.

HIGH WATER. July 27.—11.55 a.m.; midnight. July 28.—0.20 a.m.; 0.43 p.m. July 29.—1.5 a.m.; 1.25 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. Greymouth.—Wind, east, light breeze; weather, lino; barometer, 30.10; thermometer, (9 a.m.) 41 degrees; tides, good; bar, smooth; river, normal. ARRIVED. July 26.'—Himitangi, ss, 149 tons, Captain Mauley, from Foxton. July 27.—Pareora, ss, 355 tons. Captain Black, from Wellington. SAILED. July 26.—Himitangi, ss, 149 tons, Cap tain Manley, for Westport. July 25.—Jane Douglas, ss, 75 tons, Captain Irvine, for Okarito. July 26.—Waverley, .ss, 95 ions, Captain VVildmau, jun., for Nelson. July 27.—Kotuku, ss, 663 tons, Captain Nicholson, for Wellington. IN PORT. Kahuna, Rosamond, Pareora, Rio, Jap, Clyde, Annie Hill, Poherua.

The Waverley sailed for Foxton last night. The Rosamond left at midday for Timaru with timber. The Kotuku sailed at noon to-day for Wellington, coal laden. The Poherua sails to-night for Oaniam and Dunedin with coal.

The Kahuna leaves on Monday for Lyttelton with a load of timber.

The Petone is due this evening, and sails on Monday for Lyttelton. The Pareora arrived from Wellington this morning, and sails again for same port to-night. The Ripple from the Bluff is due, and should put in an appearance at any moment.

The Alexander loaves Wellington on Monday, and is due, via Nelson, on Wednesday. The Koonya is due to-night from Dunedin, and loads coal for Bluff, Dunedin and Oamaru.

The Kittawa arrives to-night from Lyttelton, and loads coal and sleepers for the same port. The Collector of Customs is advised that Jackson’s Head beacon has been relighted. The Jane Douglas sailed last night for Okarito with a general cargo, and is expected back about Monday or Tuesday with a shipment of flax. The Wainui leaves Onehunga this afternoon for Grey and is due here on Monday. She loads coal for Now Plymouth and Onehunga. The Arahura leaves Wellington to-day for Grey, is due here on Monday morning, and leaves on return at eleven o’clock the same evening. The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm 11, reported in our cables a few days ago as havingcareened over and sunk at Bremerhave.r through being improperly trimmed whilst coaling, was built in 1902 for the Nord-deutcher-Lloyd. She is the longest express steamer trading to-day (though ihciv are two Cunarders of 25,000 tons each and 25 knots recently launched), being 19,360 tons registered, 678 feet long, and with a speed of 23) knots. She holds the ‘highest record for a single day’s run (583 knots), but lias been beaten by her two sister ships in the trans-Atlantic run of five days.

Last quarter 3rd 2.4 a.m. New moon , . nth 2.47 a.m. First quarter . 191 li 0.42 a.m. Full moon . 25th 4.0 a.m.