PORT OF GISBORNE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16425, 8 May 1924, Page 3

PORT OF GISBORNE.

PHASES OP THE MOON. MAY. First Quarter—Monday 12tli, 1.44 p.rn. Full Moon—Monday 19th, 9.23 a.in. Last Quarter—Monday 26th, 1.46 a.in. TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARP. MAY.

|! SHIPPING. [ ARRIVALS. f, Wednesday, May 7. Aiahura, s.s. (9.40 p.m.), 1596 tons. jj Herd, from Auckland. Passengers: !l .Misses Adams. Wilson, Goodman, Mills, i Green. Morns, Black, Hens haw, and M iSryant: Mesdames Adams, (iarside. I Oliff, Pullinger, Collin, lirewster, Wal--1 leu, (iattieltil and infant. Keating, Clare, | .leune, and W'itford; Messrs Mnystons | (2), Leggett, Collins, Murray, Young, I Laing, Russell, Oldman, Henderson, I Shelton, Hunt, Cruickshank, Nicol, 1 Keating, Presland, Witford, and Kay, 1 and 8 steerage. j DEPARTURES. j Wednesday, May 7. ! 'J'e Arolia., a'.s. (9.46 p.m.), 156 ions, H Nairn, lot' Wairoa. | Anlmna,, s.s. (10.55 p.m), 1596 tons, 1 Heed, for Napier. The Arahura arrived in the roadstead I at 9.40 o'clock last evening from Anck- | lamd via. Tokomaru Hay, nmd was ten--1 tiered with one la/antfn on arrival for I inwaft'd and outward passengefrs, and the I steamer left for Napier at ,11 p.m. She I is ito leave the latter port to-night at I 11 o'clock and willK.be .tendered with a launch for inward passengers 10-mor-I row morniinig at 7 a.m. aind again at 7 p.m. for onitwardl passengers, proceed- * iiiig to Napier fatar. Returning here I (in. Saturday ,she wild be tendered with one launch for inward and outward passengers at. 7 p.m. (meantime), proceeding latter on. to lAuckhnind direct. The Kaimainawa left Newcastle (it 7 a.m. on Wednesday for Giisborne and Napier with coal, and is due here about Wednesday mouning next. The Wanaka is expected to commence! leading at the Bluff albout the 12th instant for Napier and Gisborne, \ia. Dunediji, Oama.ru, and Timaru. The Wlngatui 'loads at Lyttelton about ahont the 12th instant, for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, via Wellington. The To, Aroha sailed at 9.45 last night for Wairoa. The Ripple arrives from Napier on Saturday and sails the fcame evening for Wellington. j The Mako is working the Coast on her j way north. I The Awahotii is due from the ("cast i to-night, and loads to-morrow for Tolaga j Ray, Tokomaru Hay and Auckland. The Putiki is expected to leave Wesfi port on Saturday night for Waikokopu i and Gisborne. The C. and J), liner Port Ho wen arrives from Napier on Saturday morning. ] While in Gisborne she loads approximately 18,000 freight carcases and a small quantity of wool and-tallow. On the completion of her loading operations .she proceeds to Tokomaru Pay, thence 1 WhaloaUme and Auckland, linally clear- ' trig the latter port about May 23 for ' London. „ ' The Shaw, Savifl and Albion liner iVlahana will not, as previously arranged, make Auckland her final port, but will load at. Hicks Hay and Gisborne, and it i is expected she will finally clear the lat- ; ter port about May. 9 for New York, I Huston, and London. The Til'oa sailed from Hicks Hay at mitlday yesterday for Auckland, from whence she is expected to be dispatched early next week for Gisborne, via the Coast. • The Huauui is loading benzine in Auckland for Gisborne. The Maroro is loading timber for Sydney, and should depart early netx week. The War Lord is loading for Auckland, and is expected to sail to-day. The Joseph Sims is at present loading ; while pine for Hobart, and is likely *o leave on Monday for Hobart. direct. i | A busy scene was witnessed on the Onehunga wharf recently, when the Alapa wa completed her loading for Port Waikato, leaving soon after dusk with a ! fail cargo. This included 46C0 cases of ; oil (for the various centres on the Wai- ' kato river, as well as numerous consignments of merchandise that were arranged before the railways resumed running. ' At one time during the afternoon there i vve)'e no fewer than 16 motor lorries at I the wharf, loaded with benzine, and resi- 1 'dents of Onehunga who happened to be t in the vicinity (remarks the Herald) had i a vivid picture of what will become quite I a regular occurrence when litis embyro traffic is brought up to- its proper dimen- 1 sions by the construct-on of the Waiu.ku 1 j canal i The Elsie Mary is still leading for ] Auckland, and should sail about Satur- s day. o t TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SEVICE.

The Hauraki, from Newcastle via Sydney, witfs to lea.ve Auckland on May 6 for Fanning Island and Vancouver. She load's at Pacific Coast ports at the■ end of May and early June, for Welling, ton. Bluff, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The* Waiotapu, from Newcastle via. Suva, leaves Honolulu ait the end of next week for Vancouver to load at Pacific Coast .ports in May, for Auckland', Melbourne and Sydney. The Wajiruna., from Pacific Coast ports, sailed from Sain Francisco on Friday. April 18, for Wellington, Newcastle, Sydney arid Melbourne. She is due at Wellington a,'bout Wednesday, May 14. The Waikawa. leaves Wellington on Monday, May 5, for San Francisco, and loads art. Pacific Coast, ports about the end of May and early i.n June for (Auckland), Napier New Plymouth, Lyttleton, and Dunedin. ,NEW ORIENT LINERS. The Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., agents for the Orient Line have received cable advice from fjydcmy that the Orient Company have iCont.raWed with Messrs Vickers, Ltd., for another steamer of the same design as the* Ornma. and Oronsny now bii!fl'"'r. This third new steamer is to be delivered in 18 months and these three vessels with the Ormonde will provide thereafter a fast monthly service. P'artleulars of the Ornma and Oronsny appeared recently in the press and are as follows: Length 630 feet, beam 76 feet, depth 47 feed. They will have twin screws and will he fitted with geared turbines using oil, instead of coal, as fuel. Their gross tonnage will approximate 20,000 tons, which is orjnn.l in size to it he largest steamers at present running to Austraflia. A feature in the new vessels will he the great number of single-berth cabins

in tho isaloonis, fur of a total accommodation for about 600 passengers, ahout 250 will be'' accommodated in single-berth cabins fitted in the most, up-to-date manner. Ample provosion is also be ling made in connection with third-class traffic, ate these vessels will be able to carry with every comfort up to about 1250 passengers.

These vessels will be fitted with the mo-t up-to-date working appliances, and Sfia.ce for generail cargo will be considerably in excess of that in the steamers at present running. There will ibe-accommodation in insulated holds for close on 4000 tons of refrigeralted cargo. To gn've a,n idea of the size of these vessels a comparison with some other steamers of the line will prove .llhiminatng : Steamer Orama, gross tonnage, 20,000, length 630 ft. beam 75ft, depth 47ft; Oron,s:t'v, 20,000. 630 ft. 75ft, 47ft, Ormonde. 14.853, 580 ft, 67ft. 40ft . Orvieto, 12.133, 535 ft, 64ft, 38ft, TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. LONDON, May 6: Arrivals at New York: Canadian Constructor; at Vancouver: Makura; at Colon: Trccarrell. Departures from Monte Video: Gallic; from Norfolk : Tasmania ; from Las Palnias; Hororata; from Halifax: Canadian Miller. Newcastle: Sailed, Kaimanawa, for New Zealand. Napier: Arrived at 7 a.m., Arahura from Gisborne. To sail at 8 p.m. Arahura. for Gisborne. Wairoa : Arrived at 8.40 a.m., Te Aroha from Gisborne. Auckland : Arrived at 7.50 a.m., Kawaliri from Melbourne; sailed at 5 p.m. yesterday, Mahami for Hicks Hay and Gisborne. (Special to Hi« Herald.) NAPIER , this day. The following passengers are booked lo sail by the Arahura, leaving to-night for (iishnrne: Misses Heale (3), Rlair (2). Ludbrook, Reeves, Cornish. Unwin, Matthews, ltudge, Sheratt (2), Gellice. Mountfort, Dawkins. Orr, Elliott;. Mesdames Lindsay, Heale, Gervie, .I;<Tc, II ford. Matthews. Barrey, Prince, Thomas and child. Ferman and child. Edge. Strong, Vigis, Fitzgerald, Prince, Taylor, Orr, Moscrip; Messrs Orme. Williams, Can by, Lindsay. Heale, Gervie. Jack, Holdsworth, Williams. Ludhrnok. Sheiriff, Reynolds Sherratt Dower. New, Thorpe, Lewis. Neal. Howe. Gordon. Moscrip. Parkinson, Findlay, Mill, Oiddev. Eagletnn, Holmes. Dennett. Morse. Waddall. Cot'bridge Harry. Gatfdum, Watson, and 10 steerage. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Auckland: .Sussex, Tofua, Trelyon, Truro City, Turakina, Canadian Pioneer, City of Birmingham, City of Pittsburg, Hauraki, Kainpoi, Kaikorai, Ngakuta, Niagara, Omana, Port Nicholson. Chatham Islands: Turakina, Union City, Rotorua. Wellington: Wahine, Maori, Ngaio, Kurow, Waikawa, Port Howen. Maunganui, Wanaka. Tutanekai. Ruahine, Pktko, Port Caroline. Arawa, Karori, Mahana, Wingatui, City of Florence, Waipoii, Kaitangata, Aiahura, Kimutaka, Kekerangu, Kaiwana, Kaituna, Waikouaiti. Kaitoke, Wairuna, and Special Service Kquadion. WEATHER REPORT. Fresh S.W. breezes were blowing this morning- at Cape Palliser and Cape Egmortt, fresh southerly at Cape Campbell : light breezes elsewhere. The weather generally was fine. Temperature readings at 9 a.m. : Cape Maria 62. Auc-k----fand 60. Tauranga 49, Opotiki 56, (lis- . liorne 58. Napier 60, New Plymouth 55, Wellington 55, Cape Campbell 54. STATE OF THE SEA. Hough seas were reported at Cape Kgmont and Capo Campbell; moderate it Tauranga, Fast ('ape. Napier, Cape Palliser and Castlepoirit; smooth at J'nitiri, Opotiki and Gisborne. WEATHER FORECAST. The indications are for southerly winds with cool and changeable showers. Barometer rising. Sea moderate swell. Tides good.

High water Low wattr a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m 8 Thursday . . 9.02 9.14 2.36 2.46 9 Friday . 9.40 9.55 3.16 3.24 10 Saturday . . 10.19 10.34 3.55 4.02 11 Sunday . 10.59 11.14 4.33 4.42 12 Monday . 11.40 11.56 5.13 5.24 13 [Tuesday . 0.00 0.22 5.54 6.08