SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 April 1925, Page 7

SHIPPING

oHIGH WATER, ? April 22—9.40 a.m., 10.0 p.m. April 23—10.18 a.m.; 10.38 p.m. April'24^lo.ss a.m-; 11.12 p.m. April 25—11.32 a.m. ; 11.51 p.m.; April 26- —; 0.12 p.m. . April 27—0.30 a.m.; 0.50 p.m. April 28—1.12 a.m. ; 1.35 p.m. April 29—1.58 a.m. ; 2.15 p.m. April 30—2.40 a.m.; 3.5 p.m. DEPTH OF BAR. The depth on the bar and river at high water yesterday wasßar, 19ft. Gin. ; river 20ft.' gin. ARRIVED. April 22.—Kaituna, s.s., 1208 tons (Stewart) 7.35 a.m., from Auckland. Bailed, Nil. IN PORT. Ngakuta, Ihumata, Kaitangata, Kaituna. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Coolana, Koutu, Thursday. Opua, Wellington, Thursday.’ Waimea, Onehunga, Friday. Orepuki, Lyttelton, Friday--Gabriella, Wanganui, Friday. Kahika; Dunedin, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Ngakuta, 'Now Plymouth, to-night. ■Kaitangata: Wellington, to-night. Ihumata, Melbourne, to-night. Opua, Nelson, Thursday. Orepuki, Tarakohe, Friday. Kaituna, Melbourne, Saturday. Coolana, Melbourne, Tuesday. OTHER PORTS. WELLINGTON, April 22. Arrived at" 5.25 a.m., Kaimai, from Greymouth. ~ PORT NELSON, April 21. 9 Arrived, Regulus, from West Coast ports. HOKIANGA HEADS, April 21. Sailed, Coolana, for Greymouth., SYDNEY, April 21Arrived, Ulirnaroa. SHIPPING NOTES. Captain W. H. Gardner, late of tho Opihi, is now in command of -the Kamo' vice Captain D; M’Donald, who is 'awaiting instructions. The Ihumata is expected to complete her loading -of timber to-day, :and will' sail for Melbourne and Adelaide this evening. The Gabriella is due from Wanganui on Friday. She will load timber for Melbourne. ' ' ' ■ The Coolana is due from Koutu on Thursday to complete loading timber for Melbourne. She will sail about next Tuesday. The Tees sails from Lyttelton’ for Greymouth via Wellington with general cargo to-morrow. The,Ngakuta completed .her loading of coal and timber for New Plymouth last night, but was unable to sail owing to the rough state Of the bar. She will probably get away, this evening. The Kaitangata is in port loading coal and timber for' Wellington. She is expected to sail this evening;'. The Kaituna-arrived this morning from Auckland with general cargo. She will, load timber for Melbourne, and is expected to sail' about Saturday.. The Kahika sailed last night from Lyttelton for Greymouth via Wellington, New Plymouth and Westport. She has on board for discharge a quantity of general cargo from Dunedin. ’ The Orepuki left Lyttelton yesterday for Picton, Nelson, Westpoj’t and Greymouth with general. cargo. After discharge she loads -for Tarakohe. The Opua left Wellington . yesterday for Nelson and Coast with general cargo. After discharge she loads for Nelson and Wanganui. The Waimea left Onehunga yeterday for Nelson and Coast 'with general cargo. ■ ■ - It is a long time since a ship flying the Greek flag has visited Auckland. One arrived the other day, this being the Electra Stravoudi ; with a: cargo of. hardwood‘ timber from . Bunbury.. She has sailed ■. under thre flags. . Originally named tne , Varzin,■ she • was launched at Elens- . berg, Schleswig-Holstein in. 1899. 'Tne vessel then traded under'the. German flag until during the war, when she was taken over by the British. The red ensign-was flown until-e about . three years ago, when the ship was bought by her present' owner, at Chania; Crete, and was renamed. The . Electra Stravoudi is different ; from i the ordinary cargo steamer, as she i has two funnels. Otherwise she Is : an ordinary type of command' tramp. ■ !. 'r ~ i