IN PORT.

Grey River Argus, 13 April 1911, Page 3

IN PORT.

Poherua. Annie Hill, Ennerdale. Kittawa. Ngatoro. Kamona.

The Mapoutika is due from north this morning and will bring the passengers and mails transhipped from the Arahura which yesterday put back to Westport. The Mapourika is timed to sail on return at 8 o'clock to-night.

Yesterday morning- the Arahura was ordered back to Westport and the bar dangerous signal put up. The Ngatoro and Himitangi then took the bar against the signal and entered safely. Captain Manley has rejoined the Kimitangi.

The Union Company's steamer Whangape is at . present detained at Newcastle on account of "the strike of the Pelawmain miners.

Mr Clarke has joined the Himitangi as second engineer in place of Mr Howie, resigned.

Mr R\ MoPherson, late chief officer of the Corinna, has been appoint ed third .officer of the Dartford. Mi-

Freeman, third officer of the vessel, has been promoted to ■ second, and his predecessor (Mr Cossentine) has gone to Dunedin for orders. / Captain A. M. Edwin has been ap pointed to the temporary command of the Waihora (now at Newcastle.) Captain W. Hutchings has tgone to Melbourne on leave.

The steamer Rakaia, which arrived at Dunedin from London direct, reports that a day after passing the Cape, when she was plunging- into a Bead sea, several hundred turtles were observed ahead — a most unusthe Rakaia passed close to the shoal one of the number, weighing 2601 b w:is washed on board.

The Union Steam Ship Company's A^anma, towards the end of her voy age ■ trom Melbourne to Dunkirk, fell in with a French steamer named the Douverneux .Ballay which having a tail sliaft broken, was disabled and was- towed into Gibraltar. ' iNews has been received of the ar- s rival at Port Said of the new steainc ihumata. After coaling, the ves\,..i will sail for Melbourne to discnarge her cargo, of timber. The aiumata will subsequently be engag..u in the Australia T New Zealand .:ade in conjunction with the Inga. iA small steamer named Secnlet, which had been running In the ferry service from Vancouver for some time , was overtaken recently by an equmoxial gale, and foundered in the Sound with all hands, thirty-nine lives being lost. Among them was Captain James, who was formerly an officer on the R.M.S. Moana. Captain James came put on the Tofua as third officer in March, 1908, and was later third olficer of the Moana and then of the Marama. He resign ed from the Union Company's service in 1909 and went to Vancouver, where "his people reside. The U.S and A. liner Parthenia sailed from New York on March 29 tor Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington Lyttefton and Dunedin. News hias been received tKat the timber-loaders' strike at Bunbury ended on April 6. The Scales chartered steamer (Clan Ross, which was due at Bunbury oa Saturday from Sioutjh Africa, will load jarrah for Auckland and Tauranga. . Mr H. W. D. Bold, chief officer of the Arahura, who is on leave, has been relieved by Mr J. Ryan. Mr C D. McKinnon, who has been ashore to sit for his master's certificate, has joined the Kini as chief officer, and Mr C. H. Frost, of that vessel has come ashore oU, transfer.. '