OUR SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 March 1910, Page 2

OUR SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Tilt; Pilin’, This Day. To sail at 7 a.m. on the 20th. Aralima for Westport, and lireyminitii. Till-: PORT, This Dav. Arrived at 5 a.in., Mapourika from Westport and Greylllollt h. I.VTKLTON. This Day.—Sailed at 2.40 a.in., I’eloiie for Greviaontli. WELLINGTON, Tl'iis Day. Sailed at 7.45 a.m., Ngahere for Gieymouth. WELLINGTON. Tliis Hay. Arrived at 7 a.m.. Waitin' from Greviuouth. WESTPORT. This Dav. To sail at 5 a.m. on the ”bi Galon.i to rOreymouth. [PEIt I'KV.ss ASSOCIATION —CO I'TRIGUT.] ROl'G 1! \\ LATHER FORECASTED. BRISBANE. March 1!).- Warnings for a. severe tropical disliirbam e along the Queensland mast have been issued. ll is now blowing a gale at Townsville. Nearly seven inches of iai nhas (alien at Mackay. STEAMER. ASHORE. HOBART. Mao h 18. The steamer Kakapo ran ashore in a fog near the entrance to the river at Devonport. She is iiii an even keel, and il is expected that -■he will !».■ floated off uninjured. STRANDING OF A VESSEL. AI"('ELAND. This Day. The magisterial inquiry has opened into the stranding of the scow Vesper at Whangaparoa. Refer Peterson, the master, deposed that on the day of tiit* stranding of the Vesper, three hands, including hit::. Ml. were removing mutton carcases fiom the steamer Kaipara. Before they left the steamer three bottles of whisky and one bottle of rum were taken aboard the scow. Witness had about four drinks of whisky on the voyage down the channel. Witness too!; charge, the other men being below. 'lhe night uas clear. At about 3.40 a.m. lie went below to get a cigarette, but collapsed owing to being up two nights in succession. He fell asleep. The next thing be knew was one of the men calling out that the vc "I was ashore.