IN PORT.

Grey River Argus, 24 August 1912, Page 3

IN PORT.

Kowhai, Deefnder, Koonya (steam). Holmdale, s.s, left Napier on Thursday night and is due here on Sunday to. discharge a cargo of lime-stone. She sails on Tuesday for Gisborne and Tolago Bay with a cargo of timber. John, s.s., left Wanganui at seven o'clock on Friday morning. She loads timber and sails on Tuesday for. Dunedin. Kennedy, s.s, is due on Monday from Wellington and ports, and sails' the same day with a cargo of coal for Foxton. Kaitoa, s.s, arrived yesterday afternoon from Wellington and ports, and sailed early this morning with a cargo of coal for Tarakohe. . Waimea, s.s, returns to Greymouth direct in ballast, and on arrival loads timber for Gisborne. Opouri, s.s, sailed at 8 o'clock last night for Lyttelton. with a cargo of timber. Kairaki, s.s., is due to-day from Karamea. She.-sails on Monday for the same port. '•:' Putiki, s.s., is due from Wanganui and Westport on Sunday. She loads Blackball coal and sails for New Plymouth on Monday. Amongst the officers aboard the Allan liner Corsican, which collided with a berg- off Newfoundland last week, was Mr-.Floyd Gillam, son of the Rev. W...E. Gillam, of Auckland. Mr Gillam is second engineer on the Corsican. Mr J. W. Whatley, late third engineer of the-Moeraki-and Taviuni, has passed at Dunedin for his chief engineer's certificate. The- extensive overhaul to whi^th the Mararoa has been subjected is completed, and the vessel looks as spick and span as a new ship. She resumed her commission up her usual ferry run to Wellington last night. Captain C. Clift will be in command of the Mararoa until Captain Manning returns from his holiday, and the following deck officers' will be associated with him:—Mr A. J. R. Barr (chief), Mr C. Keeffe (second), and Mr W. Bowerman (third). A collision occurred between the steamer John and the Defender in Wellington Harbour on Wednesday. The Defender Jiad •completed loading general cargo for Hokitika and was moored at the Glasgow wharf. The John was shifting down, and when the captain rang "full speed astern" the engines refused to act. The first mate, seeing a collision was imminent, with commendable presence of mind let go the anchor. If this had not been done the John would have crashed into the Defender's stern -and one or both vessels would have sunk. As it was., the Defender received a good smash on thestern, the marks of which are still visible. As the Defender was not leaking in any way she came on to Greymouth.