SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16121, 9 May 1923, Page 5

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS. Wednesday, May 9

Wanaka, s.s. (8.35 a.m.), 2942 tons. Watson, from Napier. Waimana, s.s. (10.45 a.m.), 10,389 tons, Oharman, from Whakatane.

DEPARTURI-S. Tuesday, May 8.

Putiki, s.s. (10.10 p.m.). 4C9 tons Norling, from Napier.

The Arahura was being dispatched from Auckland at noon to-day for Tokoniaru Bay and Gisborne. She is to be tendered' ati Gisborne at 2 p.m. (meantime) to-morrow, with one launch only for inward and outward passengers. The ship works cargo here to-morrow and steams for Napier in the evening. The Wanakn arrived l from Napier this morning with soul hern produce, hut in consequence of the heavy rain was unable to start discharge. Upon completion here the freighter is to be dispatched for Auckland, nt which porl the balance of her cargo is to be unloaded.

The Wingntni is now to leave Dunedin to-morrow for Napier. Gisborne, and Auckland, via Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. She is to bring southern produce.

This afternoon there was still no sign of the s.s. Kamona, which left Westport on Saturday morning for Gisborne with coal. Tt. is 1 bought that she may be sheltering, but no report, has been received of the vessel.

The Federal Lino steamer Middlesex was due ati Auckland to-day from tho United! Kingdom. From tho former port she goes to Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dnncdin; thence Timaru. Wanganui, Gisborne, Napier, and' Wellington. She is expected! at Gisborne on Juno 18 to load. The- vessel is scheduled l in clear Wellington Homewards bound towards the end! of June.

The loading of the s.s. Admiral Codrington has been proceeding very slowly on account of the weather and! tho facilities of the port nob being available for a quick dispatch. Yesterday only four harges of meat? were loaded t while on Monday only the contents of three barges were shipped. The.ship is lifting at Gisborne approximately 75.000 freight carcases of frozen moat and 1 a considerable quantity of general cargo. Tt is expeeted that it will now be early Tie-xtl week before she completes here. From this port the Admiral Codrington goes to Napier, Wellington, and! Bluff for final dispatch for England via Monte Video. *,.

The Tiroa, which left hero yesterday, was at Hicks Bay this morning. She is expected! at Auckland to-morrow and loads on Friday for Hicks Bay, Tokoniaru Bay, and Gisborne. The) Putiki departed hence last night for Napier. From there she goes to Wellington to load cokei for Gisborne. She should! arive back at Gisborne about Monday next. The Awahou is expected to leave Auckland to-day for the Coast and! Gisborne. She is due hero on Saturday. The Mako is due in Auckland about Thursday, and loads for Coast Bays and Napier. The Ripple is d'ue at Gisborne from Napier and Wellington on Friday. The story of a remarkably long tow was related by the captain of the fourmasted! barque Bellands (Captain Araldsen), which reached! Melbourne on Thursday week. Leaving Scandinavia Captain Araldsen said' he engaged a powerful Dutch tugboat to tow him across tho North Sea and down the English Channel. Soon after leaving port dirty weather struck the tug and her tow, and both made heavy weather or it. However, they struggled on. The storm increased 1 in violence, and 1 the two vessels wem slowly butl surely driven bacjk whence they came. With an abatement of the storm another effort was made. Great seas crashed over the barque, and! water gushed l along her decks from castle to poop. Eventually tho storm became so severe that it was decided' to seek shelter in Portland Bill (U.K.). Forty days and nights had been spent in tlie struggle to get thus far, and with The Spit at the entrance to the harbor looming up on their starboard bow the crew heavev a sigh of relief. They were soon at it hard again, for with the wind beam on the Bellands began to drift, and only good seamanship and pluck averted; her grounding, and permitted her to mako harbor safely. The costi of the' tow is estimated at £I2OO.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Sydney: Arrived, Lindstol, from New Zealand. . ■ ■ . .

Auckland: Sailed at 7.10 .a.m., Canadian Constructor, for New York. \ Napier: Sailed at 12.fi a.m., Ronlunui, for Gisborne, via Waikokopu. Arrived at 10,20 a.m., Putiki, from Dishorn©.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Auckland: Kaitoke, Veronica, Tofua, Flora, Waimana, Pawnee, Easterner, Trovethick, Montrose, Canadian Ranger, Berengar, Niagara, Bradford City, Wanaka, Canadian Constructor, Westmeath, Arahura. Wellington: Wahine, Mararoa, Ngaio, Port Nicholson, Moeraki, Dorset, Waipara, Koromiko, Katoa, Wingatui, Kaikoura, Errol, Kauri, Chatham Islands: Kaikoura, Whakatane.

WEATHER REPORT. Fresh southerly and south-easterly breezes were blowing this morning at (Jape Maria, Taupo, New Plymouth, Napier, Wellington and Cape Campbell; fresh east-north-east at Capo Palliser; calm at Gisborne, light breezes elsewhere. Rain was falling at Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, Cape Palliser, and Cape Campbell, drizzling rain at Taupo, overcast conditions elsewhere, excepting at) Auckland where blue skies were reported. Wellington reported! 37 points of rainfall. Temperature readings! at 9 a.m.: Cape) Maria) 62, Auckland! 60, Tauranga 57, Taupo 51, Gisborne 56, Napier 55, New Plymouth 50, Wellington 55, Cape Campbell 63. STATE OF THE SEA.

Rough seas wore reported at New Plymouth, considerable at Caj>e Campbell, moderate at Capef Maria, Tiritiri, Tauranga, and!Cape Palliser; smooth at Gisborne, moderate swell at Napier. WEATHER FORECAST, The indications are for 1 moderate to strong easterly winds and backing by east to north, then .freshening. Weather cloudy to overcast. Heavy rain is to be expected with rivers rising shortly. Barometer fnlling. Seas rough; tides good.