IN PORT.

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1911, Page 3

IN PORT.

Ennerdale, Kotuku, Pctonc, Waipori. iiic K-aitoa is aue iroai Wellington ana sails to-muttc lor Vvestport and JL-"xCIUU. ilie vVaimea leaves Wellington tomorrow ior Grey via way ports and is due on Monday morning. She loads coal and sails for Napier the same day. The Flora is due to-morrow and loads coal for Dunedin. The Mapouriika is due from Wellington via ports 'to-day and is timed to sail on the return trip at 7 o'clock to-night. After the discharge of her casg"of .timber from Kaipara at Melbourne the Union Company's steamer Kaitangata will proceed to Hobart to load timber for Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington. Loading is expected to commence at the Tasmanlan port about the end of the month. - | As was anticipated, the American four-masted barquentine Kohala beat the Union Company's training- ship, Dartford on the passage from Lyttelton to Newcastle. The Dartford sailed on Thursday, 6th inst and the Kohala sailed the following day. and was in company with the ship in Cook Strait on the Sunday. The ivonaia reached Newcastle on Sunday akcr a passage of fifteen days lrorn .Lyttelton. lhe Dartford reach ed Newcastle on Sunday, having Deen sixteen aays on the passage across troin Lyttelton. .Uoih vessels are to load coal at Newcastle tt>r fc>an i"ia-»-CisCO. .me oarquendno beiwyii Craig has completed her last voyage. She &-- rived at Auckianu on bunday with a cargo of produce from Geelong, and after discharging, will be Handed over to the Union Company, who will convert her- into a coal hulk. A Tress messags from Tokip (Japan) says that the steamer Empire, from Sydney, struck a sandbank at Nojoi The passengers are safe. The steamer was subsequently ec» floated uninjured., The cruiser Edgar arrived at Sydney from England bringing relief crews for the warsHips TorcE, Sea Lark and Fantome. The Edgar had an exciting- time when towing the Submarine G 38 from Suez to Singapore. During a heavy blow -the tow ! lines parted, and the submarine was for two days knocking about in the storm under her own steam. He was practically submerged by the heavy seas. The crew were' placed on short allowance, but ultimately the weather moderated.