SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 September 1924, Page 7

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. September 32—9.40 a.m; 10.0 p.m. September 13 —10.20 a.m ; 10.37 p.m. September 14 —10.57 a.rii; 11.16 p.m. DEPTH OF BAR. The depth on the bar and rivet at high water yesterday was: Bar, 20ft. ; river, 21ft. ARRIVED. Sept. 12 —Alexander, s.s., 185 tons (Maylen), 6.50 aim., from Wanganui. SAILED. Sept. 11—Orepuki, s.s., 235 tons (Pearson), 6.40 p.m., for Tarakohe. IN PORT. Kaiapoi, Inga, Alexander. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kaitoa, Wellington, to-day. iWaipori, New Plymouth, to-morrow Kakapo, Timaru, Sunday. .. Regulus, Wanganui, Sunday. Titoki, Wellington, Sunday. Waimea, Onehunga, Monday. Kittawa, Dunedin, Wednesday. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kaiapoi, Melbourne, Saturday. Inga, Melbourne, Saturday. ' Alexander, Wanganui, Saturday. Kaitoa, Picton, Saturday. Titoki, Wellington, Monday. Regulus, Nelson, Monday.

The'Orepuki sailed last evening, coal laden, for Tarakohe, where she will load cement for New Plymouth and Wellington. ■ ■ - The Kaiapoi is now in port loading timber for Melbourne. She is scheduled to sail to-morrow evening. The Kakapo was expected to sail from Timaru yesterday and load a part carao of coal on arrival for Bluff. She completes at Westport for Oamaru and Dunedin. The Kamo is due early next week to load coal for Lyttelton. The Waipori was expetced to sail from New Plymouth yesterday evening, and loads coal on arrival for Napier and Tauranga, and completes at Westport. The Kittawa is due early next week from Westport with general cargo from Dunedin and Timaru. She loads coal for Wellington. The Alexander arrived early this morning from Wanganui direct to load coal for New Plymouth. The Kaitoa'is expected to-night from Wellington, via way ports, with general cargo. After discharge she loads coal for Picton. The Waimea loads at Onehunga today for Nelson and Coast, with general cargo. The Titoki loads at Wellington today, and Picton to-morrow, for Westport and Greymouth. After discharge she loads coal for Wellington. The Regnlus is due on Sunday from Wanganui to load a part load of coal and proceeds to Westport to complete loading for Nelson. WAKATU ABANDONED. (Per Press Association.) BLENHEIM, September 12. The Wakatu has been abandoned, and the crew left for Christchurch yesterday. Captain Wills is now superintending the salvaging operations. The sea is smooth to-day, but light showers of rain are now falling. Tenders are invited for the Wakatu as now lies stranded. PORT LYTTELTON.

LONDON, September 11. The underwriters have, agreed to pay 70 per cent, of the insured value of the steamer Port Lyttelton, which grounded in the Tamar River in Janui ary, and could not be repaired in Sydney, owing to labour disputes. The owners retain the vessel for disposal.

'• MISCELLANEOUS. An unusual incident marked the last voyage from. Australia to India of the British-India Line steamer Nalgora. After leaving Java, and while still about 400 miles from Rangoon, in Burma, a dispute arose one night between two members of the native crew. The Hindus were keeping the fast of Ramadan, and consequently took no food in the daytime.. A bhandarrie, or assistant cook, after working all day in preparing meals for the officers, was called upon in the evening to prepare food for the natives. However, the long fast within sight of food had so unsettled the cook that he refused to consider the suggestion. The native bosun insisted that the food should be cooked. An argument took place on the upper deck, and the cook became so overwrought that, crying out “Then I will never cook another meal,” he sprang overboard. The second officer, who was on the bridge, threw out two lifebelts. These belts were provided with chemical flares. Eight minutes after the cook jumped overboard hs was taken out of the water by the ship’s lifeboat, and on rejoining the ship he declared that he would cook as .many meals as they wished if they promised “not to let him fall into the can ncr m n ’