SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 February 1930, Page 9

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER—FEBRUARY, 1930. February 17 —1.5 a.m.; 1.25 p.m. February 18—1.50 a.m.; 2.15 p.m. February 19 —2.40 a.m.; 3.5 p.m. Tides and moon times have been advanced 30 minutes to conform with Summer Time. DEPTH OB’ THE BAB. The depth of the bar and river at high water yesterday was:—Bar, 25ft. 10ins.; river, 23ft. lOins. arrived, February 16 —Kaimai, s.s., 784 ton® (Sharpe), 1.40 a.m., from Wellington, {SAILED. February 15. —Kaitoa, s.s., 141 tons (Fisk), 11 p.m., for Motueka. February 15.—Kaituna, 5.5.,. 1208 tons (Corbin), 11.30 .p.m., for Picton. February 16 —Poolta, s.s., 923 tons (Bruce), 12.20 a.m., for'Sydney. Pi PORT. Kamai. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Regulus, Tarakohe, to-morrow. Kalingo, Wellington, Tuesday. Kaponga, Auckland, Wednesday. Orepuki, Westport, Friday. Kanna, Wellington, Saturday. Karepo, Westport, early. Kamona, Wellington, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Regulus, Onakaka, Tuesday. Orepuki, Tarakohe and Picton, Friday. Khmona, Wellington, early. Kalingo, Melbourne and Sydney, early. Karepo, Wellington, early. Kanna, Wellington, early. AT OTHER PORT& NEW PLYMOUTH, February 16. Arrived at 3.45 p.m., Kartigi, from Greymouth. PICTON, February 16. Arrived at 2.50 p.m., Kanna, from Greymouth. PICTON, February 17. Arrived at 7.30 a.m., Kaituna, from Greymouth. SUVA, February 15. Sailed, Otaki, for Auckland. LONDON, February 15. Arrived at San Francisco, Makura. Sailed: From Southampton, Rangitiki. WESTPORT; February 17. Sailed at 11.20 a.m., H.M.S. Veronica, for the south. PORT MOTUEKA, February 17. Arrived at 12.45 p.m., Kaitoa, from Greymouth. TARAKOHE, February 17. Sailed at 12.15 p.m., Regulus for Greymouth. shipping"notes. The Poolta sailed on Sunday morning early with timber for Sydney and Brisbane. The Kaituna sailed on Saturday night with coal and timber foi* Auckland, via Picton. The Kaimai arrived yesterday early, from Wellington, to load coal for return. The Kamona is due to leave Welington to-day for Greymouth, to load for Miramar and Wellington. The Kaponga is due from Auckland on Wednesday, via Wellington, to unload cargo. The Kalingo is due on Tuesday and loads timber for Melbourne and Sydney.

The Kanna returns from Wellington on Saturday to load coal for that port. The Karepo is due early from Westport to load timber and coal for Wellington. The Kaitoa sailed on Saturday night, coal laden, for Motueka. The Regulus is due from Nelson and Tarakohe to-morrow, and loads coal for Onakaka. The Orepuki leaves Lyttelton to-day, and Wellington to-morrow, for -Greymouth, via Coast ports. She is due hare on Friday and loads hence for Tarakohe and Picton. Mr. F. W. Young, chief officer of the Ngatoro, is proceeding to Sydney on holiday leave, Mr. S. A. Smith having relieved him as chief officer of the vessel. J- S. Beaton has rejoined the Kaimai as chief officer, and Mr. J. MacNeil, who has been acting chief officer, has signed off for holidays. . Mr. J. McGill, second engineer of the Kaponga, is now on holiday leave. His place has been taken by Mr. XT. G. Craig. PORT RETURNS. I D w29 ie 2 t d\ e n7 in 1 nt ' 1 < T ed 2- / 20 ’ 607 to ns of coal was examnunt r H m tle Port of Weymouth, the ST? \? 6ing made up as follows:— 5866 tons ’ Blacl£ ball 2535 tons’ apaboe / 91 tons, Paparoa 359 toms Dobson 6887 tons, Castle Point Xs 575 tons SeM 2910 t 0M ’ ° th “' suwSX fe P °t re “ ‘ Otalled ’■ 796 - 40t ’ OCEAN TELEPHONY tj. . LONDON, February 16. ofltoe UP . th , e // hite Star ’ s London mittinp- r th .. as trouble as transmitting loutine instructions to a ship’s , e , agiae . rooni ,” Commander Vaughan ■miou 6B ?’ 8 assistant commander, in nud-Atlantic, pound for America, innhnlv . ? rst public ocean telenT- Ce between the liner and Gt eat Britain, which is at present re--1!. ¥ Calls by the originating linin’ b - U ? tbe .. Postma ster-General hopes to extend it next voyage to calls orlginating from the shore. The service will be available to all ships on the North Atlantic route, fitted with the necessary type of wireless' telephone apparatus. p uue