SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 January 1923, Page 7

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. January 30—8.30 a.m.; 8.57 p.m. January 31—9.20 a.m. ; 9.45 p.m.. February 1—10.5 a.m. ; 10.28 p.m. February 2 —10.45 a.m. ; 11.7 p.m. February 3—11.26 a.m. ; 11.47 p.m. February 4 ; 0.10 p.m. February 5—0.34 a.m. ; 0.57 p.m. February 6 —1.23 a.m.; 1.46 p.m. February 7 —2.10 a.m. ; 2.35 p.m. February 8 —3.5 a.m. ; 3.30 p.m. February 9 —3.58 a.m. ; 4.32 p.m. ARRIVED. Nil. SAILED. Nil. • •, •/ IN PORT. Progress, Kamona, Ngatoro, Kerrnandie. The Regulus is due this afternoon from Nelson direct. After discharge of general cargo, she loads coal and proceeds to Westport, Castlecliff and Wanganui. The Titoki arrives to-night from Wellington, via way ports. After discharging general cargo, she loads coal for New Plymouth. ’ , • The Joan Craig is due today to load timber for Sydney. The Ngakuta is due from Wellington on Thursday, and will load coal and timber for Wellington and Miramar. The Kaitangata is due about Friday from Wellington, and will load for Lyttelton and Wellington. The three-masted schooner Mapu has left Sydney for Newcastle. At Newcastle she will complete the discharge of timber loaded at Greymouth, and will then proceed to Port Stephens to load poles for New Zealand. Mr. B. S. Cave has joined the Kama as third officer in place of Mr. Scantlebury, who is ashore on holiday. Mr. J. Ryland has rejoined the Maori as second steward.

at other ports. LYTTELTON, January 30. Arrived at 8.30 p.m. on 29, Orepuki, from Greymouth. WELLINGTON, January 29. Arrived, Coronation, from Greymouth. SYDNEY, January 30. Arrived, Marama. LONDON, January 28. Departures : For Timaru, Port Caroline ; from San Francisco, Waikawa. NEW YORK, January 29. Arrived: Hororata. AMERICAN PACIFIC SCHEME. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Asaociation.) NEW YORK, January 29. Pacific Coast advices state that leading steamship commercial niterests there are getting data relative to American trade with Australasia, with the idea of asking the United States Shipping Board to provide additional tonnage for the Australian trade. A memorial is being prepared for submission to the Board. MISCELLANEOUS. Another vessel to be launched at Palmer’s yards, Jarrow-on-Tyne, is the steel passenger and cargo vessel Automedon for the Ocean Steam-hip Company. This extensive shipbaild ing yard has put out many vessels for the New Zealand run, including the Maimoa, launched in 1920, and I ne Langdon Hall, launched in 1921. The new vessel, which is of the two-deck type, having poop bridge and lorecastle, is designed to carry about 10000 tons dead-weight. Accommodation for a limited number of passengers is provided in the ! tween deck space and forecastle, while there are six cargo holds, one of which is insulated, for carrying perishable cargo. Her single screw will be driven by double reduc-tion-geared turbines, of Parson’s impulse reaction type, supplied and lilted by her builders.