SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 July 1908, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

WEATHER REPORT. Wind east, light; barometer 29.91; thermometer 42 degrees; tides moderate ; bar smooth. WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin wired from Wellington at noon to-day as follows : Westerly strong winds to gale; tides moderate ; sea considerable ; rain probable ; glass fall but rise after sixteen hours. j. HIGH WATER. July 13.—9.40 a.m. ; 10.4 p.m. July 14-10.28 a.m.; 10.54 p.m. July 15—11.20 a.m.; 11.44 p.m.

ARRIVED. July 12.—Kini,. s.s., 702 tons, Captain R. 0. Bell, from Wellington. July 12.—Gertie, s.s., 140 tons, Captain Rogers, from Wiuignmii. July 12. Petone, s.s., 388 tons. Captain Pennington, from Lyttelton. July 13.—Arahura, s.s., 771 tons, Captain Lambert, from Wellington, Nelson and Westport. Passengers :—-Misses .fansen, Koldaway ;Mesdames Grilfen and infant, Haselde'n, MelCenzie, Hcenan, Absohim, Williams, Neighbours; .Messrs Lake Dick, .'Judge Hazekien, Spindler, Beamish, Gorman, Greatpatch, Gledhill, Stevens Pettit, Wallace Kingsland, Sequin, Rev Mjiiiar, Montgomery's Company. 24 ptcerage. July 13.—Waverley, s.s. 93 tons, Cap- i tain Wildman junr., from Westport, SAILED July 11.—Koonya, s,s., 663 tons, Captain Stringer, for Bluff and Dunedin. IN~PORT. Spcculont, Annie Hill, Kini, Gertie, Pctonc, Arahura, and Waverley. The Jane Douglas leaves Wellington today for Hokitika. The Hawea, from Greymouth, arrived at Adelaide last evening. The Waverley sails at four tliis afternoon for Westport and Foxton. Tile Kini arrived yesterday and sails tonight for New Plymouth and Onehunga, coal laden. The schooner Clyde arrived at Wanganui yesterday from Greymouth, with a cargo oi timber.

The Arahura arrived from Wellington this morning, and sails on return at 7.30 this evening. The Koonya sailed for Lyttelton and Dunedin yesterday morning, coal laden. The Rosamond left Onehunga yesterday for Greymouth, and on arrival loads timber for Lytteiton. The Pukaki leaves New Plymouth tonight for this port, and on arrival loads coal and timber for Lyttelton. Captain Carson, wiho has been on holiday leave, has rejoined the Rakanoa, relieving Captain R, Crawford, who has gone to Wellington to rejoin the Pukaki. Mr S. J. Courthorpe, late chief officer of lh Koonya, is now on th Kini. Mr R. F. Chadwie'k, late second of the Kini, has tionsfcrrcd to the Koonya as second. Mr J Henrys is now purser on the Koonya. The Kittawa on Friday was loaded with 1270 tons of coal and 60,000 superficial feet of timber in ten hours, which _is claimed as a record for the port. Two cianes were used to load the steamer. The following arc the outward passengers by the Arahura to-night:—Misses Wallace. Burns, and Davidson; Mesdames Burns and Watson; Messrs McLisky, McCarthy, Mills, Riddle, Walker, Burns, Welch, Meale, Cook, Ambcrger, Castle, Adge, Heldreth, and Walker; Master Brown.

COAL EXPORT. The export of coal from the port oi Greymouth last week was as follows: STATE.

PHASES OE THE MOON- JULY. First Quarter .. 7th V 55 a. m Full Moon .. 14th 9 10 a. m Last Quarter .. 20th 11.32 p.ra New Moon .. 28th 7 47 p.ra

Tons Cwt Rosamonc 1 .. , .. .. 612 9 Arahura .. 248 0 Kotuku 50 1 Pnkaki 85 11 Poherua .". 867 8 Gertie .. 213 3 Mapourika .. 168 . 5 Alexander .. 312 5 Kittawa .. 1270 10 Koonya .. 987 12 Charles Edward .. 217 10 BRUNNER. Rosamond 64 16 Poherua 62 18 Putiki 38 0 Koonya, 63 18 BLACKBALL. Pukaki .. 1530 8 Grand Total .. .. 6703 3