SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1925, Page 7

SHIPPING

HIGH WATEB. May 14—2.12 a.m. ; 2.40 p.m. May 15 —3.10 a-m. ; 3.40 p.m. DEPTH OF BAR. ..The depth on the bar and river at high water yesterday was :• —Bar, 2Qft.; river, 21ft.. . ARRIVED. * Nil. SAILED. Nil. INPORT. Kakapo. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. -i . I"— Opua, ’ Tarakohe, to-night. Orepuki, to-night. Kahika, Dunedin, SundayKaimai, Wellington, Monday. Inga, Gisobrne, Monray. Patera, Gisborne, Tuesday. Kaitangata, Wellington, Wednesday Joan Craig, Wanganui, Wednesday. Regulus, Picton, early. Tees, Lyttelton, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kakapo, Wellington, Saturday*, Opua, Gisborne, Saturday, Orepuki, Tarakohe, Saturday. Kaimai, Wellington, Tuesday. Patera, Gisborne, Wednesday. Kahika, Sydney, early. Kaitangata, ■ Melbourne, early. Inga, Sydney, early. Joan Craig, Sydney, early. SHIPPING NOTES. The Kakapo is in port loading coal, timber and general cargo for Wellington, for which port she is expected to sail to-moVrow. The Kaimai is expected to sail from Wellington to-day for this port. She will ■ load coal and timber for return to Wellington and Miramar. The Patera is expected here about Tuesday next to load coal for Gisborne. The Kaitangata is due about the 20th to load timber for Melbourne and Adelaide. •■’ , The Inga is due from Gisborne, on Monday, and will load timber for Sydney. . , The Tees is expected to sail from Lyttelton for Grey mouth, via Wel’linglingtoii on Monday, 'and. oil-arrival will load timber' for Waikokopu ; The Joan Craig is due on Wednesday from Wanganui to load timber for Sydney. _ The" Opua is due to-night from Wanganui direct to load coal for Gisborne. The Orepuki is due to-night from Lyttelton, via Wellington, Nelson-and Westport, with general ’cargo. After discharge she will probably load for Tarakohe. The Nile, from Karamea yesterday morning, landed 115 boxes of butter for transit to the cool stores in Lyttelton," "also 41 dead pigs and 31 live pigs for Christchurch. . - , FORD’S NEW VENTURE. NEW'YORK, May 14. It is announced that Mr. Henry Ford is prepared to buy four hundred of the United States Shipping Board’s vessels, providing that, the price is reasonable. '' Mr. T. V. O’Connor (Chairman of the Shipping Board) states that, the price will not stand in the way, so long as: the boats are going ihto American hands, and will fly the American flag.'. • It is understood if Mr. Henry Ford secures 1 the vessels, he will select from thirty to fifty of those most suitable for trading purposes, and will scrap the remainder.