SHIPPING NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 17 June 1922, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF GKEYMOUTH. TIDES. HIGH WATEB.

ARRIVALS. JUNE 16. Regains, 227 tons, from Westport. DEPARTURES JUNE 16. Nil. IN PORT. Karori, Waipori, Opuo, Regains (steam), Wanganui (sail). EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Totoki early from Wellington. Waimea early next week from Lyttelton. NOTES. NOTES. Tho Regulus arrived last evening from Westport, Nelson and Wanganui with general cargo. She will .discharge this morning and will then load coal for Nelson. | The Kaiori will get away to-day, j with a load of coal for discharge al Wellington and Miramar. The Waipofri will rcinaTh in port I over the week-end. ami is expected t< | sail on Tuesday for Melbourne. She I will carry a full load of timber. I'he Opua also will occupy her pre- | sent berth over the week-end. She will sail on Monday timber laden for Lyttelton. 'l’he Waimea is dm* to load at Lyttelton to-day for Greyniouth, and will come via way ports. The Titoki is expected at the weekend. with general cargo from Welling ton. On discharge the vessel will loin I- coal at Westport for New Plymouth. Captain J. D. Frew has taken, com maud of the Ngatoro, vice Captain E. Evans, who has gone ashore on leave of absence. ) The Canard liner Mauretania, which (arrived at Southampton on May 1, set lup a new ocean speed record, having I accomplished the passage from New j York in 5 days <S hours 56 minutes Tho Mauretania's average speed throughout, the trip was 25.14 knots, which comes near her own world’s record before the war of an average speed of 25.5 t) knots from New York 'io Liverpool. Since then the ship has been converted to oil fuel. I The Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, returned to New Zealand from England a few months ago by the Wiltshire, in | the loss of which he is naturally much interested. Speaking to a Wanganui “Chronicle” reporter, Sir Robert said he had never travelled in a steadiei ship. The Wiltshire was a fine example of the shipbuilder’s handiwork,. She was splendidly fitted up in every department, and every way a superior class of vessel. Sir Robert went Honv< m the Athenie; whose day’s steaming record was exceeded by the Wiltshire Accommodation for passengers was very fine, and was sufficient for be pween 200 and 300. Sir Robert spoke in high terms of Captain Hayward, c fine sailor and a very intelligent, stud ions man. 'Pho officers, engineers, and crew all seemed to be a very superior sort of men. In our days when tho “wind-jam-mer under full sail is a rare and beautiful sight, ships indifferently pass and repass one another day after day, with never a thought of a contest of speed. There was an exception to tho rule, however, on tho Western Australian Coast recently, when tho Aberdeen .Whit<* Star liner Sophocles, 12,361 tons, 'and the Mellwraith, McEacharn interstate passenger steamer Karoola, 7391 tons, happening to sight one another .made a dash together for Fremantle. | The race lasted from early morning, I when the Karoola sighted the Sophocles’ smoke ahead, until half-past four I in the afternoon, when the smaller ship tied up in port a little over half an I hour ahead of the Aberdeen er. At one stage the ships ran abreast for a while until the Karoola forged ahead and beat her big rival home by 35 minutes. TELEGRAMS. WANGANUI, Juno .I*. Arrived at 5 p.m. on 15th, Progress, from Grey mon th. LYTTELTON, June 16. ' Arrfivcd at 1.5 p.m., Kakapo, from Grey mon th. LONDON, June 15. Arrivals.—At Plymouth, Talawa; nt San Francisco, Georgenhind; at New York, l.rroll. Departures—For Sydney, Sonoma; from Port Natal, Queen Margaret and Skagern; from Colombo, Trematon; from Port Louis, Clanmacnaiz. Greymouth. i Arrived, 2.45 —'Orepuki/ from

Juno IS.— 4.15 a.m.; 4.45 p.m. June 19.— 5.12 a.in.; 5.43 p.m. June 20.— 6.15 a.ui.; 6.50 p.m. J u n e 21.— 7.16 a.m.; 7.46 p.m. J une 22.— 8.5 a.m.; 8.28 p.m.