SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 December 1911, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS

HIGH WATER. j Dec. 8.—11.16 a.m.; 11.42 p.m. Dec. 9. ■; 0.8 p.m. Dec. 10.— 0.35 a.m.; 1.2 p.m. ARRIVED. December 7.—Ngatoro, ss, 583 tons, Captain Christian, from Wellington. December B.—Karori, ss, .1194 tons, Captain Murray; from Lyttelton.

SAILED. December B.—Nil. IN PORT—THIS DAI. Kaiapoi, Kaituna, Te Anau, Karori, I»ga, Ngatoro, Putiki (steam), Lily (sail). EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Koonya, Bluff, to-night. Kini, Lyttelton, to-night. Pukaki, Dunedin, to-night. Alexander, New Plymouth, to-morrow. Holmdale, Gi.sborne, to-morrow. Poherua, Wellington, to-morrow. Karori, Lyttelton, to-morrow. Kittawa, WeDington, Saturday. Flora, Wellington, Saturday. Kittawa, Onehunga, Sunday. Waimea, Wellington, Westport, Monday. ' •■ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Putiki, Westport, Wanganui, to-night. Te Anau, Bluff, Dunedin, to-night. Ngatoro, Wellington, to-night. Alexander, Nelson, Wanganui, to-mor-low. Inga, Sydney, to-morrow. Kaituna, Lyttelton, to-morrow. Poherua, Wellington, to-morrow. Kaiapoi, Sydney, to-morrow. Koonya, Dunedin, Saturday. Pukaki, Onehunga, Auckland, to-mor-row. Kennedy, Westport, Wanganui, to-mor-, row. Kittawa, Wellington, Saturday. Flora, Napier, Saturday.

The Mapourika did not come on to Grey this trip owing to the unsettled state of the weather. The Karori arrived this morning and loads coal for Lyttelton. The Pukaki is due to-night from Dunedin and loads coal for Auckland and Onehunga. The Kini is due to-night from Lyttelton. The Koonya is due to-night and loads coal for Dunedin. The Kittawa left Onehunga this morning for Grey direct, and on arrival loads coal for Wellington. The Alexander leaves Nelson to-day for Grtymouth, via Westport, and is due tomorrow. She sails later with a cargo of coal for Nelson and Wanganui. The Waimea leaves Wellington to-mor-row for Westport and Greymouth, and is due here on Monday.

casks; which formerly ndd wine in theiii, all the,water went bad and could not be used. 'The Rana then ran to Bahia, South America. Fourteen days were spent at-'Bahia, and fresh water was obtained. . The intrepid adventurers then tried to. make the Island of Ascension, but could not do so, owing ,to the r S.E. trades. Consequently, they had to run some 120 miles back to flahk.' Leaving the South American port, ft, course Was 'shaped for the Cape of Good Horie. A strong southeasterly was experienced, causing the adventurers much anxiety. The first land touched was at St. Helena Bay, and from thence Cape Town was eventually reached} after a voyage occupying nearly four months from the time the vessel left Norway. The Rami was engaged for some time fishing at the Cape, and was afterwards sold; being cohveitecl into a cargo boat.