IN PORT.

Grey River Argus, 2 March 1908, Page 2

IN PORT.

■Pukari from •D-uneSßin."' Clyde from Wellington.

_ The Flora sailed on Saturday evening for Bluff and Dunedin, coal and timber laden. 'The Kittawa sailed on ' Saturday morning for New Plymouth and Onehunga A'ia Westport, coal laden. The Pukaki arrived from Lyttelton on Friday evening. She sails for Wellington and Lyttelton frith a full loadof timber to-morrow morning. The Hawea is due from Lyttelton this morning. She takes a full cargo "of timber for Timaru and Lyttelton. The Kaituna is due from Lyttelton this evening. iShe loads coal and timber for Wellington. .'The Arahura is due from Wellington' via ports about 10 o'clock this morning and will sail on her return at 8 p.m. The Waverley sailed on Saturday at noon for Westport, Pieton aad Wellington. - # Tho Kennedy is due here this morning from Wellington via Nelson and Westport, and sails about noon for Foxton. The Charles Edward leaves Wellington to-day and is due here via Nelson and Westport on \^pdnesday afternoon. The Alexander is at present engaged in running sheep from the Sounds to Lyttelton, but will resume her coastal running about the end' of this Aveek. /The neAv skipper of the Prometheus, J. C. T. Glossop, has served in the "Royal Navy for a matter of 23 years. He entered the Britannia in January 1885, as a cadet, Avas appointed middy in 1887, sub-lieutenant in 1891, lieutenant in iSoj, and commander in June 1904.- He is no stranger to the Australian station, having served there previously. He w aboard the Calliope, Captain Kane, when sh c weathered the -.historic hurricane at Apia, Samoa, March, 1889, and he was lieutenant of the Ro>ulist during) the Samoan troubles in 1889. ' - luJrf! Spanish car g° tramp steamer S;/'^ tons Captain d'Anbuiza" Mn vSr f^ om s y dne y to Chili, put into Wellington on Saturday mornino* lun& mS \i eT bunkers - After be n| supplied with 200 tons of coal the ar d her voyaße on &&«£; inf oindn0 indn4 Off f iS the .? ritish Shipbuilding industry for orders that th a in S!S7i ° f * the ° ri ? nt Compiv reTpeS: ng the fine new .boats needed by it for trlrtt ll Commonwealth mail coStSelt A ra ? ing - qnite exceptional in-" teiest. An interesting point is that rfjh« •the Seamen' Union hns V.p P n ;Z X 2a K SJ en ? wi ? A^fshSp^ ■mii^Sf . f f Iam P- triI »mers being required to get up steam on 'donkey boilers in port. Under th c awkrd donkeymen have to get up steam wS but lamp-trimmers, not being included in tiie term donkeymen, the Union has 3S d / a t** ey ?»*»<* compelled to do this work without beinc* SliedS™ 6 ', Tympany fca s re ° plied that m future lamp-trimmers on dfngly 56 S WUI be paid overtime accor-