SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 May 1913, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS

HIGH WATER. ! May 14.—3.42 a.m.; 4.22 p.m. j May 15.—5.3 a.m. ; 5.41 p.m. May 16.—6.16 a.m. ; 6.48 p.m. May 17.—7.18 a.m.; 7.46 p.m. j May 18.—8.11 a.m. ; 8.35 p.m. Mav 19.—8.59 a.m. ; 9.22 p.m. ! ARRIVED. ! May 14.—Nil. SAILED. ! M„y 14.—Nil. IN PORT—THIS DAY. Opouri, Rakiura, ,Holmdale, Arahura Kaitoa, Koonya, Poherua, Lily (schooner). EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ' Ngatoro, from Wellington, to-night. Ngahere, from Napier, Thursday. Kittawa, from Lyttelton, Thursday. Mapourika, from Wellington, Westport and Nelson, Thursday. Waimea, from Wellington, Nelson, and Westport, Thursday. Kini, from one Onehunga, Thursday.' Flora, from Dunedin and East Coast ports Friday. Koonya from Wellington Friday. Karamu from Wellington, Saturday.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ! Koonya, for Wellington, to-night. . f Rakiura, for Lyttelton, to-night. 1 Poherua, for Lyttelton, to-night. I Arahura, for Westport, Nelson, Picton and Wellington, to-night. i Kaitoa, for Tarakohe, to-night. Holmdale, for Lyttelton, to-night. Opouri, for Timaru, to-night. Mapourika, for Westport, Nelson, and Wellington, Thursday. j Ngatoro, for Wellington, Thursday. ' Ngahere, for Timaru and Lyttelton, Fri- ' day. Kini, for Onehunga, Friday. Koonya, for Wellington, Friday. Kittawa for Lyttelton, Saturday. Karamu, for Wellington, Saturday.

The Arahura is still in port, and will sail as soon as the weather permits. The Kittawa leaves Wellington to-mor-row for Greymouth.

The Mapourika is due to-morrow morning, and sails on return at 6 p.m. The Poherua sails for Westport and Lyttelton to-night, bar'permitting. The Koynya will sail for Wellington when the weather moderates. The Kaitoa was unable to sail last evening for Tarakohe, as anticipated, but will, if the bar is workable, sail this evening. The Alexander leaves Wellington tomorrow for Greymouth. via way ports. The Waimea leaves Nelson to-day for Westport and Greymouth, and is due to-morrow night. The Ngatoro is expected .to arrive from Wellington to-night, and sails on return to-morrow night. The Ngahere left Napier last night, and is expected to arrive in Greymouth tomorrow night. She sails on Friday for Timaru and Lyttelton.

Owing to the rough state of the bill' there were no movements in the port of Greymouth this morning. It was still doubtful at. 3.30, if the bar would be available this afternoon. At most only the Arahura and Kaitoa will be able to

Mr D. McPherson, who has recently passed his examination for an extra master's certificate, has joined the Karamu as chief officer in place of Sir Charles Keeffc.

f The wrecked Star of Canada has suffered badly recently durin.g the recent bad 'weather. The vessel lias sunk .about forty feet in the last month, her rudder now being totally submerged. The main topmast seems to have brokeii, off short and gone overboard, and the remaining derrick swings about aimlessly in the wind. The violent swinging about of the afterpart of the wreck serves to indicate that she has broken her back just abaft the-foremast, # and it, ! seems riuite certain that with a couple' move days' sea such las was running on Sunday, the wreck • would be in two pieces,

The ! Melbourne Steamship Company's steapier Brisbane will porbably load coal at Newcastle this month for Wellington. ! Mr W. R. Kelly, third engineer of the Karamu, has signed off the vessel's articles. Mr A. Voishart has joined the Karamu as chief engineer