OUR SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 April 1910, Page 2

OUR SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

WESTPORT, This Day.—To sail at 1 a.m. nil the 11th, Arahura for Greymouth. WELLINGTON, This Day. -Arrived at 5.15 a.m., Arahura from Greymouth. WESTPORT, This Day.—Arrived at 7 a.in, Mapoin ika from Greymoutli. Arrived ni 5.40 a.m., Alexander from Greymouth. [PEH I'IiESS ASSOCIATION —COI'TKIOUT.] MUTINY ON tHE KANAWHA LuXD«»X, April B Marine* boarded lh.' r-lca i Kanawha anil suppiessed a miiiiiiy anions the CairnronaV passone«i ■, v. ho were refusing lo join the I 'airnrona. 11RK AND PANIC ON A STEAMER. LONDON, April ft. The Newcastle lour favinront, Ikhuhl for Anierira with 00 Russians and Armenians aboard, dis- , nvn-ed her coal bunkers were afi H Beachv Head. Ail ex|>K'i<«u bk-v tin 1 .a. h"m i>:c :: injurina tw.-utv. A pani- ' '. «•■!. .i»d manv of t!:. m'.ii :.'U m| t ;! t. ; U h tin 1,..,•:.'and ill .o broke a woman's spue'. The British crew, using determined measures, prevented a disaster, and knoeked the men down right and left. Four jumped overlioard, but were rescued. Finally all were transferred to other steamers. ' Prineess Louise personally served food to the famished emigrants on their landing at Dover Pier. Liter. Seventy were injured by the explosion on the Uairnrona. many seriously. The emigrants are turning to London for transhipment. CANADIAN DRY DOCKS CO. LONDON. April 8. Sir Robert Perks' Dominion Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company has been incorporated. The Canadian Government is guaranteeing 3J per .ent interest for 35 years on an outlay of tour million dollars. GERMAN SURTAX. BERLIN, April B.—The German shippint; lines have reduced the surtax on freights lo Australia by 5s on class one and 2.6 d on other .lasses per cubic metre. PORT OF MELBOURNE. MELBOURNE, This Day.—A report has been brought from Loudon by Mr Davidson, Inspector-General of Public Works, embodying a scheme of harbour improvements prepared by Sir William Matthew.-. It has been submitted to the Cabinet. The teport condemns the (shortcut scheme recommended by Mr Ferguson, i It. recommends a new pier at the point where Mr Ferguson recommended a short pier. It will he 1800 feet long by 210 ft wide, affording accommodation for four of the largest liners likely to come here. Exelusive of the railway lines and the connection to the pier, the cost would be 1)370.000. The report provides for the construction later on of other piers.

THE MISSING YVARATAH. MELBOURNE, This Day.—The Wakefield, the Wuratah search steamer, is limed to arrive here about May 25(h. THE CAPSIZE OF THE KOT. NELSON, April 8. The nautical enquiry into the foundering of the steamer Koi, when Hearing the Nelson harbour on March 30th. was held to-day before Mr Evans, S.M., and Captains McNab and Clark. Counsel represented Captain Scully, and the Collector of Customs appeared for the Marine Department. The evidence of the master was to the effect that 25 to 30 tons of cargo was taken aboard at Motueka and properly stored, and that a deck load of 282 sheep was hurdled in. He was not aware that the license to carry a deck cargo had expired. He took the usual course and experienced no trouble till near Nelson, when the vessel was struck and thrown on her beam ends by successive rollers and sent to the bottom. Witness was on the bridge at the time. The vessel was well found in every respect. The evidence of other members of the crew and harbormaster was in the direction of showing that everything possible was done to avert a casualty. The Court reserved its decision. THE CUNARD LINE. LONDON, April B.—The Cunard line made a profit for the year of £86,988, which was transferred to' 'eserve, no dividend being declared.