SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 April 1910, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

HIGH WATER. April 26.—11.9 a.m.; 11.24 p.m. April 27.—11.39 a.m. ; 11.54 p.m. April 28.-0.9 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. Greymouth.—Wind, south-east breeze; barometer, 30.07: thermometer, 42 degree's; tides moderate; bur smooth. WEATHER FORECAST. The Rev. D. Rales (Government. Meteorologist) wired ;it noon to-day as follows : "Easterly moderate to strong winds. veering northerly moderate to strong winds alter twenty hours and winds freshening, probable gale; expect unsettled and cloudy weather; glass fall after sixteen hours; expect, low pressure after 48 hours; tides good and sea moderate. ' ARRIVED. April 20.--Kit.ta.wii. ss. 702 tons, Captain Pennington, from Westport. SAILED. April 25.—Arahura, ss, 771 tuns, Cap tain Lambert, for Westport. Nelson and Wellington. Passengers: Mesdames Beirne'and child, Kellar and two children, Hint/, Sullivan, Cornish: Misses Viekcrman. Ere. Cray. Lawn, Richard. McMalion and Stewart : Messrs Georgeson, Piekwell. D. If. Rolnuts. Jamieson, Peck. Lawson, Wilson. Courtenay, Spear. Phelan. Beamish, Williams and Armstrong! 20 steerage.

IN PORT. Clyde, Waimoa, Kotuku and Kittawa. Tin' Defender leaves Wellington next Thursday for I'icton and Hokitika. The \Vaimea sails tomorrow morning at {our o'clock for Napier and Gisborne direct. The Waverley is duo here from Mangarak.iu to-morrow morning, and sails tomorrow at noon for I'icton direct. Mr G. G. Moss has joined the Kittawa as third officer in pla fMrN. N. Wil- ' \|, ,|. 1.i.i1. late of the coastal steamer Maiia, has joined the Ngahere as se< 1 uilicor. Mr J. McMahou. the second offi- ,„. h;,.< been promoted to chief of the Neahere. Captain S. Kennedv. of the Kaituna, has joined tin- Mourn .it Dunedin. Captain .). M,,rk'v, late, i hief officer of the \Vat [•una. has joined the Kaituna as master. The Anebor Company's steamer Waverlev. which has been laid up at Nelson, has been re-commissioned. She has undergone a thorough nverhiiul. and a new boiler and endues ha»e lioen it-stalled. Mr \V. V. Herring picked up two bottles on Totara i'.eaeh. Cape Koulwmd. last Tuesday containing messages as follows: S S l'etone. -Having good tit >ut here. H,,,„. von are having same. No sleep at present: want some. K. H. Biddell. rtcward. The reference appears to have | ~ to the IVtone's recent detention in the Grev roadstead. The second was from the ss 'l'eiiiNv. the liner recently wreck- ,„| ~|; Westralia. It was encrusted with l.arua.les and had evidently ie miles The date is August 6th, and the ship's position is given. The following 11() t,. is piintcd in five bmruages: "I his paper was ~ overboard for the purpose ~f tiai iii" o, can currents. Ihe finder to plrase fo7w.itd, stating when and where it was U<nw\, and reap a jus! reward." The signature is that of Ernest Lesge. second ofh< or. and the London address nt the IVri, les' loinnuinder.

PHASES OF THE MOON -APKIL. Last quarter 3 0.18 p.m New moon 10 8.55 a.m First quarter . 17 1.39 a.m Full moon . 25 0.53 a.m