SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16211, 23 August 1923, Page 5

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS. Wednesday, August 22

Arahura, s.s. (5.45 .p.m.), J 596 Inns Drvden. from Auckland. DEPARTURES. Thursday, August 23.

Avahura, s.s. (1.5 a.m.), 1596 tons, Dvyden, for Napier.

TJio Arahura arrived in the roadstead at 6 p.m. yesterday for Tokomaru Buy, but owing to tidal conditions could not be tendered until 11 p.m., when one launch was dispatched i'or inward and outward passengers. The steamer left for Napier at 1 a.m. to-day, reaching there at 8.15 a.m., and will leave Napier at 8 o'clock to-night on the return trip. She will be tendered to-morrow morning at 4.45 o'clock for inward passengers, and again at 4 p.m. for outward travellers, after which she returns to Napier. Un Saturday the Arahura will "be tendered at Gisbomo with one launch at 2 p.m. (meantime) for inward and outward passengers, proceeding later to Auckland via Tokomaru Bay. The Kamo arrived at Napier this morning, and cannot be dispatched for (iisborne before Saturday. She is bringing a cargo of southern produce, and on completion of discharge will load again and leave for Dunedin on Monday night. At Dunedin she will re-load for Gisborne via Oamaru, Timaru, and Wellington, and should^ sufficient cargo offer in the South the' vessel will proceed from Gisbomo to Tauranga. The Ripple is expected to arrive on Saturday morning. The tiroa was sheltering yesterday near Te Araroa, and was expected to arrive at midday to-day. She is expected to leave at midday to-morrow for Auckland, via Tokomaru and Hicks Bay. The Inga resumed work to-day and is to leave to-morrow afternoon for Kaipara. The Awahou is duo on Saturday from Auckland via Coast ports. The Huanui is at present undergoing survey, but is expected to leave towards the end of the week.

The War Lord left Whakatane yesterday with a. load of sand for Gisbomo. The Elsie Mary is expected to be ready for sea at the end of the week. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line setamer Port Curtis has been fixed to commonco loading fori London at Gisborne about September 8. She will complete loading at Napier, Auckland, Wanganui, and Wellington, sailing finally from the last-named port about September 26, via Las Palmas. ' A Wellington Press Association message states that the Wahine left on her usual trip south last night. The Mararoa will sail from Wellington to-morrow

evening. Seventy tons of mussels were clinging lo the bottom of the Union Company's steamer Atua when she was docked for cleaning and painting on Friday. The underwater portion of the hull was exceptionally foul, as the vessel had been moored in the stream in Auckland Harbor for two years. The Northern Company's coal hulk Euro, which was formerly a French man-'o-vvfir at the Islands, has not been in dock for ten years. She is to bo docked next month, and her crop of mussels should be another" large quantity. The marine growth in Wellington harbor is not as heavy as at Auckland, owing to the water being much colder. The following are the movements of the Union Company's vessels employed in the trans-Pacific cargo service: The Ilauraki sailed from Sydney for Fanning Island and Vancouver on Tuesday, August 14. She is due at Fanning Island on Tuesday, August 28, and loads at Pacific Coast ports during September for Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney. The Waiotapu was expected to leave Newcastle yesterday, with about 600 tons of coal for Wellington, en route \to Vancouver. "She loads at Pacific Coast ports at the end* of September, and early in October for Auckland, Melbourne, and Sydney. The Wairuna, from Pacific Coast ports, is duo at Auckland on Monday, August 27, and proceeds thence to Melbourne and Sydney. The Waikawa, from Pacific Coast ports, is expected to sail from San Francisco early next week for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and possibly Sydney. The Waihemo sailed from Newcastle on Thursday, August 16, i'or Vancouver direct. She loads at Pacific Coast ports during September for Napier, Wellington, Now Plymouth, and probably Sydney. 'Hie Arahura's passengers from North comprised: Misses Frazer, Greatbatch, Wright, Dobinson, Latham, Oakden, Miller, Wilkins; Mesdames Ford (and 2 children), Stewart, Corn and child, Kerr and child, Scanlen, Chalmers, Williams, Reynolds and 2 children; Messrs. Greig, King, Hood, Miller, Woodcock, Astley, Seam, Comes, Warner, Newton, Chrisp, McAndrcw, Scanlen, Macfarland,, Swift, Chalmers, Ward, Lemon, Oakden; nine members of Tokomaru hockey team; 19 steerage.

BIG GERMAN LINER FOR ATLANTIC TRADE.

Information was received by the last English mail that the latest addition to the fleet of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, the steamer Columbus, is expected to commence her maiden voyage from Bremen to New York on Octover 11 next. The Columbus was built in the dockyard of F. Schichau, of Danzig and Elbing, and is a sister ship of the steamer delivered to the Whito Star Line some time ago, and now running under the name of Homeric. Of 32,000 tons gross register, the vessel is at present the largest German steamer afloat. Her principal dimensions are: Length 775 feet anil bredth 83 feet. Fully loaded, the st(tamer's draft is about 32ft. 10in., and at this draft she has a displacement of about 39,000 tons, and a lifting capacity of 10,000 tons, comprising 6000 tons of oil fuel, 2000 tons fresh water, and 2000 tons of cargo, mails, crew, passengers, baggage and stores. The ship is fitted up for 1792 passengers. The crew will number 733 persons, so that when the ship is full there will be 2525 souls on board. The staterooms, saloon, and drawing-room are artistically fitted and furnished to the designs of the N.DXNaval Architect, Prof. P. L. Troost. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Newcastle: Arrived, the Kurow. Napier: Arrived at 8.15 a.m., Arahura, from Gisborne. To sail at 8 p.m., Arahura, for Gisborne. Wellington: Sailed at 6 p.m. yesterday, Ripple, for Napier and Gisborne. (Special to i ho lieraJrt.i NAPIER, this day. The Arahura sails for Gisborno this evening. Passengers: Misses Matthews, Telford, M. Muir, Blair, J. Blair, Morris, Bel!, Gillingham, Sherratt, J. Sherratt, West, Ludbrook (2), Beale, Stock, Williams, yaughan, Faulkener, N. Williams, Frasor, Beere, Tucker; Mesdames Chrisp. Richardson, Singer and infant, Davis, Sadler and child, Martin and child, Dummer, Watncy, Jeffery, Langford, Ford, Chrisp and child, Sharp and child; Messrs Richardson (2), Allen. Campbell, Chrisp. Singer, Davis, Richardson, Gadden, Burke, Sherriff, Busby, Walton, Staff, Holden, Sherendin, Russell, Buchanan, Wigg, Corn, Hamilton, Stokes, Hanner, McGaflin, Travers, Sutherland, Kells, Sherriff, Ludbrook, Reynolds, Condy, Blackburn, Taylor, Lysnar, Muir, McKcrrow, Pufflett, McPhail, Holden, Dodd, Pyke, Faulkener, Seymour, Murphy (2), Davis, Baker,

Gibbons. Morton, Evans. Roderick, Rig- j ney, Morice, Williams, Father Kelly, Dr. Gal way ; steerage three. j WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. ! Auckland : Canadian Traveller, Cape May. Clan Mackenzie. Flora, Hauraki, Kaitangata, Kaitoke. Kaitnna, Mahora, Niagara, Paparoa, Port Adelaide, Tofua, Rakanoa, Stephan, Trekieve, Tutanekai, Wairuna. Wingatui, Waipori. Wellington: Mararoa, Ngaio, Wahine. Kaimanawa. Swazi. Kaiapoi, Wanaka. Devon, Westmoreland, Tahiti, Waitomo, Corinthic, Maimoa. Doonholm. Manngaiiui. Coolana, Copenhagen. Orowas'ti, Waiotapu. Chatham Islands: Athemc. WEATHER REPORT. Light variable winds, generally southwest to north-west, prevailed over the Dominion I his morning with fine weather. Wellington reported 8 degrees of frost. Temperature records at 9 a.m. were: Cape Maria. 54, Auckland 49 Tauranga 44, Taupo 40, East Cape 46! Gisbornc 45, Napier 42. New Plymouth 50 Wellington 48, Cape Campbell 50. STATE OF THE SEA. Rough seas were running at Cape Campbell, moderate at Tauranga and New Plvmouth, smooth elsewhere. % WEATHER FORECAST. The indications are for variable and moderate breezas, but moderate to strong northerlies prevailing; increasing haze and cloudiness. Barometer unsteady, with a falling tendency. Sea moderate; tides good