SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15594, 10 August 1921, Page 5

SHIPPING.

The Avaluira was dispatched from Auckland at 5.30 p.m. yesterday, for Tokonuiru Hay and Gisborne. If the vessel arrives at Gisborne in time tonight she is to bo tendered upon arrival with Yhe launch for inward passengers. The steamer remains here all day tomorrow. as usual, discharging cargo, and is to be tendered at 7 o clock (meantime) that evening with the launch for outward passengers. The Arahura afterwards proceeds on to Napier. The Arahura, eti route from i-.ilcklund to Gisborne via Tokomaru i'Jny, passed Te Arnron. at 11 o’clock, this morning. She is expected to get away from Tokomaru Bay about '2.30 p.m. to-day, and is due in the Gisborne' roadstead about 7 o’clock this evening. The Koranui commenced discharge of her Southern produce at Gisborne this morning. .It is hoped to complete the unloading hero to-morrow night, after which the steamer will clear for Napier, there to land the balance of her cargo. The produce steamer arrived here on Saturday afternoon, Snd was unable to commence discharge until to-day, owing Lo the heavy sea which lias been running Bay this week. The three-masted topsail schooner War Lord is expected to set sail from Gisborne to-night,- or to-morrow morning for Wairoa, with poles. The Wairoa river bar closed up yesterday, hut is now reported to be clear again. The Tiroa is expected to leave Auckland to-day, loaded with general cargo', for Coast Bays en route to Gisborne. The barque La France and the fullrigged ship Vercingetorix have completed loading a cargo of wool at Wellington for.the United Kingdom. 'liie Koranui is landing at Gisborne transhipments ex t lie I’aloonu ‘from Melbourne. The steamer lias also supplies of wheat, flouy, oats and a large quantity of potatoes, and other produce, besides general cargo. The south-east seas which were rolling into the Bay yesterday aie stated to.he the largest that, have been experienced here for scene t ime. The waves were even breaking over the old portion of the breakwater, this only happening in very rough weather. Tne sea had gone down considerably this morning, but there was stili a swell coming into the roadstead.

The tides locally and along the coast have been very high lately. During south-casteily weather the tides at Gisborne are usually high owing lo the water being hacked up. A report by a recent English mail states that a. fire occurred m No. 3 hold of tile Italian steamer Carignano white the vessel was at Dunkirk, home 300 tons of copra were damagedThe tug Osprey lias been purchased from ttie .Melbourne Harbor Trust by -Messrs J. and N. Brown for £5750.

At a, recent meeting of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council the ‘loss of the steamers Fitzroy and Our Jack off the New South Wales coast were commented upon, and exhaustive inquiries advocated. The secretary communicated with the Minister of Customs, emphasising the value of wireless, and deploring that the navigation laws still allowed many steamers engaged in the coastal trade to go to sea without the installation of wireless. The council requested the amendment of the Navigation Act by the Federal Government, to make it * compulsory for all vessels to he lilted with wireless.

Jt. is reported tiint the effect of dull trade is felt severely in all the United states shipping trades. and this is evidenced by the very large number of idle steamers that are tied up in the country as well as in England, Franee and .Scandinavian ports. Tho shipping trade in America has not been so dull for many years, anti it is difficult to move any steamers in any direction to leave a margin of profit. Owners claim that so far they have not been able to reduce operating expenses, and the laws of the United Status, under which American tonnage must be operated are very onerous, and will have to be changed if they are; to compute successfully with the shipping of other countries. ' Fewer steamers are being dispatched to Australia and New Zealand, and these take much longer periods on the loading berth.. Even with these delays it is almost impossible to secure sufficient cargoes for filling purposes, and many of the steamers are only partially full when they sail. With all these adverse con-di-turns, the managers of the lines state there is no probability of any reduction in freight rates, and they can . see no prospect of over-freighting for a long period ahead.

lIUAN’UI IN DISTRESS. Messrs. Clare and Clare received an urgent telegram from Auckland tins morning, stating that the ketch Huanui was eight miles north of Tiritiri, and signalling for immediate assistance. The Auckland agents hud.dispatched the tug Young Dungaree. The ketch sailed from Auckland on Sunday for Limestone Island to load cement for the former port. If is therefore surmised that she is on her return trip to Auckland.

RAKANOA LEFT NEWCASTLE. 'J lie Union S.S. Co.'s collier Rakanoa sailed from Newcastle at 1 pint. yesterday for Gisborne, and is due hero about Tuesday next. Tile stsamer may now possibly land 1500 tons of coal at this port, and upon completion of the discharge of that quantity is fixed to steam to Auckland. At (lie latter port she is to discharge the remainder of her cargo. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. London, Aug. 9.—Arrivals: At Liverpool, Leitrim; at Hull, Waltham Abbey ; at Antwerp, Tropic. Vancouver : —Sailed yesterday, Waikawu, for Sydney. Newcastle : —Arrived, Kelcerangu, from New Zealand. Sailed, Rakanoa, for New Zealand. Auckland : —Sailed at 5.30 p.m. yesterday, Araliura, for Gisborne. Auckland : Sailed at 12.15 p.m., Kaiwarra, for Newcastle. Napier: To sail at 0 p.m., Ripple, for Gisborne. Greymoiitli.—-Sailed, at 2.30 a.m., Kailangata, for Sydney. WEATHER REPORT. .Fresh south-west and uorlh-Uesb breezes prevailed over the Dominion this morning with fine weather, except for passing showers at Kuipai’a and Westport. Temperature records at 9 a.m. were: Cape Maria 50, Auckland 50,

Gisborne 40, Napier ,46, Wellington 53, Christchurch 41, Dunedin 51, Greymouth 40, Bluff 47. STATE OF THE SEA. Heavy seas were running at Cape Maria, ‘tough at Kaipara, and Farewell Spit, considerable at Tnitiri, Wanganui and Cape Campbell, moderate at Tail ranga, Hokianga, Manukau Heads, West port. Greymouth, and Bluff, moderate ißvell at Gisborne, smooth at Napier, choppy at New .Plymouth. ' WEATHER FORECAST. The indications al'e for westerly winds. There is a prospect of fair weather. Barometer little movement. Sea moderate. Tides good.