SHIPPING.

Grey River Argus, 2 September 1908, Page 2

SHIPPING.

TIDES. kept. 2 ... 1.59 a.m. ... 2.21 p.m. Sept. 3 ... 2.44 a.m. ... 3.9 p.m. ¥^H WEATHEH. The local weather report yesterday was: — - J Wind,, east, light; barometer, 30. 39 ; thermometer, 48 degrees ; tides, moderate ; bar, - smooth. Captain Edwin wired from Welington at noon yesterday as follows :— Expect northerly moderate to strong: winds, tides high, sea considerable, glass fall." ARRIVALS. September r. DEPARTURES. September 1. •££•&•■*%£!?' Ca "' ai " R <*" 8M PORT. Oakhurst. fr<sm Bluff. Speculant, from Sydney, lane Douglas, from Hokitika. Gertie, from Wanganui. • Unite Mapourika arrives from Wellington to-morrow morning and sails morning at / °' dOCk On F^y .The Haupiri is due to-day from NaP1 T r rt- loads coal for thesame port "n lastmght, timber laden «« f J f n i e Dou ff ]as at present in 1 H>L a ? d leave s to-day for Picton frnJrc K'^entine Elixir is to proceed Jrom Sydney to Grafton (N.S.W ) to :Joad hardwood for Greymouth. It will be consigned to the Greymouth Harbor Board per D. McLean. Mr J. Healey, chief engineer of the turbine steamer Maori, is to come ashore on holiday leave. Mr Paterson, late of the Waitemata, has been placed m charge of the engine room. It was originally intended that the barquentine Jap should proceed from Sydney, where she is at present engaged in unloading white pine from Greymouth, to Clarence River, to load ironbark for Greymouth. The charter has now been amended, and the Jap diverted to Napier. The Charles Edward sailed at 3 p.m. yesterday for Nelson direct. The Alexander leaves Nelson to-day for Westoort and Grey, and is due Acre to-morrow. Work on the new Wellington graving- dock has been much hindered of la*e by bad weather and shortage of white pine timber. The arrangement of the magnitude of the undertaking of the piles and the lay-out, of the timber staging above now give some idea Filling in is going on all along the water front, and the concrete mixing and moulding, plant is being got into trim. . , The dividend of the Suez Canal Co. for IQO7 has been declared at 141 francs per net sharej or the same as for the previous year. The year's results are understood to have been excellent, but this year a falling-off in the traffic receipts has taken place. On May 14 a notice to mariners was issued, stating that ships with a j draught of 28ft can now navigate the"" waterway.

Phases of the Moon. — September. First quarter ... 4th 8.21 a.m. Full Moon ... 10th 11.53 p.m Last quarter ... 17th 8.3 p.m, New moon ... 26th 2.20 a.m.