SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 May 1912, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS

HIGH WATER. May 21.- 1.4 a.m. ; * 1.31 p.m. ARRIVED. May 21--Alexander, s.s., 185 tons, Captain Vickerman. from Wellington. IN els on and Westport. SAILED. May 21—rArahnra,--s.-s., 771 tons, Captain Lambert, for 'Westport. Nelson and Wellington. Passengers;■-Miss Herrick.. Mesdamps Kelsall, Watson, Jeff ares, Messrs Ward. .Mcllroy, Kelsall, Watson, Richardson. Jeffares. Nicholson. Coull. Davies, Livick, Miller, Pearson, and Master Haszard.- ’ ~ - .May 21—Koonya., As.,- 663 tons, Captain Prydo. for Lyttelton. Maly. 21- Kaitoa. s.s.. 117 tons. C aptain Graham, for Wanganui. ' IN PORT THIS DAY. Kaiapoi, Alexander (steam), Lily, (sail).' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Pohcrun, Wellington.'- to-night. Rosamond. Lvtteiton, to-morrow. John. PiWoiV, Thursday. Pukaki, .Lyttelton, Thursday. Mapourika, Wellington, Nelson, WestN port, Thursday. Flora, Dunedin, via East Coast ports, Saturday. * ■ - ~ Taviuni, Dunedin, Saturday.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Alexander, Wanganui, to morrow. Rosamond, Onehunga. to-morrow. Kaiapoi, Melbourne, Sydney, Wednesday. - John, Dargaville, Helensville, Thursday. Ngahere, Lyttelton, imam, Oamam, r i hursday. Kittawa. Lyttelton, Thursday. Maphurika,, Westport, Nelson, Wellington, Thursday. Opouri. Lyttelton. Friday night. Flora; Dunedin, Saturday. • Taviuni. Dunedin. Saturday.

The AvahmV :uid Koonyn were unable to sail last night owing to-the heavy sea on the bar, but sailed at midday today. 'Die Rosamond left Lyttelton last night for Grey- direct and oir arrivnl.loads con) for Onehungsf. . ■ The Pplieriia is due -to-night and loads coal for Wellington. The Opouri , is due. -from Lyttelton tomorrow. She loads timber arid i'etVo'lik'Oir Friday night. The schooner Lily sails for Lyttelton tomorrow with a cargo of timber. ■ ~ • The Alexander arrived this afternoon from Wellington via why ports, and sails ! tc),-morrow for Wanganui direct With" a cargo" of timber, ■ •rovphej. Waverley. leaves, Wellington--to-day-for ■ Grev. via.;,way.,.-ports, and .[s fjpp ~on| Thursday/ ..... ■ , . ...... I : 'T!ic Ivennedy- 'lea ves Wellington To-nior-row /for. Nelson. -West-prirtv, and Grey--, ■month.-' . : ■ The magisterial' enquiry .into the. \yreck of the Kotuku commences' at Greymouth I next Monday; before. Mr J. <G. L; ■Hewitt, S/M. The nautical'assessors are : Captain Post, master of the. Tntanekai, and Cap-, tain Felix- Black, coastal pilot, of Wellington. 1 , Owing to the heavy sea on the bar"there were, .no shipping movements last night, The-Holmdale arrived in Wwlington yesterday and went into duck for an overhaul. She is expected to sail towards the And of Uni week for Grey month.

The Ngahero. is- due. •on Wednesday night-.from NapieV- She sails .the following morning for Lyttelton, .Timarn, and Oainano ■

The John "is due from Pictcnr-oh Thui-g- ---- -morning with a cargo of produce. She sails/the same, night; with,a -cargo, of State coal for Hclci.usville and Dargaville. From May'7th to .May 20th, inclusive, the dredge Mawhera made forty-two- trips to sea with- spoil from the Lagoon dock works. .. It. is estimated that .the.quantity of spoil removed amounted to 21,000 tons. From the 11th' to the 16th 13,000 -toils were removed, which is' the best performance the dredge- has ever accomplished. Twice, previously the Kotuku had been, in trouble; On the first. . occasion she struck Walker’s Rock, off Jackson Head .This was .in 1901'but on that occasion the "vessel did not sustain serious‘damage. A graver mishap occurred iir Sept. 1910. On that occasion the Kotuku was on a voyage from Onehunga to. Greymouth, and ; when she, had done 70 miles her shaft carried away. ; A heavy westerly gale was blowing at the time, and n’ considerable beam, sea -was - running' which caused the vessel to drift tbvvafds the 1.-uid at a speed of three knots, an hour/ At the time of the mishap .the steamer was only 40 miles off shore, and the situation' looked rather ominous. After six hours of strenuous work, however., the engine-rom staff were successful in effecting temporary repairs, and the vessel’s head was turned toward Stephen’s Island. She only made three knots an hour owing to the. rough weather,, and after- signalling the island made for Wellington. The Union; Company’s tug. Tbrawhiti, 'picked her tip off the Brothers on the day after the mishap, and brought lier into port. u • ■.