SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15774, 15 March 1922, Page 5

SHIPPING.

DEPARTURES. Tuesday, March 14. Tiroa, s.s. (7 p.m.), 206 tons, Clarke, for tlie. Coast and Auckland. The Arahura was dispatched from Auckland cat 3 p.m. yesterday for Tokomaru Bay and Gisborne. She passed Te Arafoa at, 8;15 a.m. to-day, and i left Tokomaru at 11.50 a.m. She is to be tendered upon arrival this. afternoon for mward passengers, •and discharges eajjgo. to-morrow. The vessel is to be tendered at 1 p.m. to-morrow with the launch for outward passengers, after which she steams to Nla'piei. Lfti Saturday she is to return to Gisborne again, when she is to be tendered at 6 and 9 a.m. with the launches for inward and outward passengers respectively. The Arahura subsequently sails for Auckland direct.

The Ivini is expected to be dispatched from Lyttelton at 3 p.m. to-day for Wellington, which port she should leave 'on Thursday evening for Napier and Gisborne. The steamer is duo here about Monday next to discharge her Southern produce. • * The Union S.S. Co. announce that the Moeraki is to take the place of tne Maheno, which vessel has been held up in Sydney. The produce steamer Wingatui, which is not calling at Gisborne this trip, is to proceed from Napier direct to Auckland. The S.S. and A. Co.'s liner Athenic is to leave Auckland at 5 p.m. to-day and should arrive at Gisborne to-mor-row ovening to continue Homeward loading. It is anticipated that the vessel will complete "and clear from this port late on Monday night for Wellington. She is scheduled to take her final |fepartiuV from the latter port at daybreak on Wednesday. The Federal Line steamer Durham is expected to arrive at Gisborne about the end of the month to load for West Cbast of England ports. The 0. and D. Lino steamer Port Napier arrived at Russell, this morning from Gisborne. The vessel is to continue, loading for the United Kingdom at Opu'a, after which she proceeds to Australia to complete her cargo for London.

The Koutunui is not now expected to arrive at Gisborne from Tokomaru Bay until Saturday, She is to load here for Napier.

The Ripple.is expected to arrive from Napier and Wellington oh Friday morning, and sails the same evening for Weilingi, via the Coast. The MakO should get away from Auckland to-day for Coast bays and Napier. It is hoped to dispatch the Inga from Tokomaru Bay to-morrow night for Gisborne. The 'steamer is expected to cpmplete.the discharge of her, Newcastle coal cargo here on Saturday night. An effort is to bo ma'd'e to bring the vessel into the river for the discharge of her cargo. The Tiroa sailed hence last evening for Tokomaru Bay, which port she reached early this morning. She is expected to leave Hicka Bay to-night, and should reach Auckland! on Friday night. The vessel is scheduled to sail from Auckland again on Saturday night for Hicks Bay and Gisbcfne. The ketch Huanui, which sailed from Gisborne on the morning of March 1, arrived at Auckland at 4 p.m. yesterday. Upon completion of discharge of her local carjjo she is to load general cargo for Gisborne.

The discharge of cargo from the threemasted topsail schooner War Lord* , at Auckland is being continued.. When this work is finished the sailer is to. be slipped {or repairs.

A pronounced and somewhat sudden revival in the inter-state passenger shipping trade,' especially to and from Queensland,, is imminent (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph) For the last six months or longer the slump in the passenger service has paused ship owners much concern, and many well-known steamers have been tied up in preference to being run at a dead loss. During the last few weeks numerous. enquiries have been made-for berths to Melbourne and Queensland ports, with the result that Howard Smith, Ltd., have decided to recommission their, fast and luxuri-ously-fitted steamer Canberra, for the Melbourne-Sydney-Queehsland service. To meet, the'requirements of travellers it has been decided to add the Cooma to the run. Nothing definite has been decided about the Bombala, which is also idle; but it is probable that if bookings continue to increase she will be seen again along the Australian coast. The condition of other, inter-state services is •also improving, but the New Zealand trade is still stagnant. Nearly forty steamers,' mostly engaged in the -cargo trade, are lying idle in New Zealand and Australian ports. -'■'

An account of th«i voyage of the fivemasted barque France, which reported off the entrance to the English Channel 87 days out-from Wellington, £s given in a London paper. Captain Lep'ort stated in an interview that they had a fine run from Wellington to Cape* Horn. In 30 days they had como half way from Wellington to London, but thence on bad head winds, or lie winds, and it took two more months to complete the •voyage. One day they did 420MniOts.in"a' hurricane, which is something over 17 knots per hour. The best fine weather riin was 322 knots in one day. In fine weather the vessel .sailed at 14 kn<Us for six consecutive, days. Captain Eeport said that, after rounding Cape Horn, the France experienced the,, very worst hurricane ha had ever known. One sea, caused some damage on deck and swept awa>* two sailors, who wero not seen again.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Newcastle: Arrived, Kaikorai, from New Zealand; Kaiwarra, from New Zealand. Russell: Arrived at 7.30 a.m., Fort Napier from Uisborne. Tokomaru Bay : Sailed' at 11.50 a.m., Aiahura, for Gisobrne. Napier: To sail at 7 p.m. on 16th, Ripple for Gisborne. .Wellington : Sailed, at 12.5 p.m., Wan. garetta,for London. • " , WITHIN WIRELESS RANGIT. Awariui:■ Port Napier, Taisei Maru, Waitomo, Port Curtis. " Auckland: Arahura, Sussex, TJlimaroa, Athenic, Kaituna, Devon, Remuera, Kawatiri, Olaucus. : Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Riiapehu, Kurow, Hatipara, Waiotapu, Canadian Cruiser, Mia Oia, Wangaratta, Reioyo Maru, City of Canton, Loitriin, Cbrinthic. ' .

Chatham Islands : Remuera, Corinthic, Devon.

WEATHER REPORT. * S'.W. to .N.W. breezes prevailed over most of the Dominion this morning with fine weather, excepting at*Wanganui and Wellington, where rain was reported, Cape Campbell, Greymouth, and Christchurch passing showers, and Taupo drizzling rain. Wanganui reported 'ill points of rainfall and Wellington 29 points. Temperature \ readings at b< a.m. : Gape Maria 70, Auckland 62,

Gisborne 71, Napier 66, Wellington 64, Christehurch 56, D'unedin 50, Bluff 48. ' STATE OF THE SEA. Rough seas were running at Cape Palliser and New Plymouth, considerable at Cape Maria. aud'Farewell Spit, smooth at Tiritiri, smooth at Tauranga, Gisborne and Napier. , . .... Weather forecast. The indications are for southerly winds. The weather will probably prove cold and showery. The barometer has a rising tendency. Sea moderate. Tides good. .... ....... ■ • ■