PORT OF GISBORNE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16619, 24 December 1924, Page 5

PORT OF GISBORNE.

PHASES OF THE MOON.

DECEMBER. New Moon— Friday, 26th, 3.16 pan

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF.

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS. Wednesday, December 24I’uliki, s.s: (2.15 a.m.), 409 tons. Smith, from Napier. Cumberland. s.s. (12.15 p.m.), 11.4-15 Inns, from Auckland. Aialiuru, s.s. (12.45 p.m.), 1595 lons, I’eod. from Auckland.

Tlit> Arabura left Auckland iu 1 p.m. on Tuesday, and' was tendered to-day on arrival with launch for 'inward passengem. The. launch for outward pas senders was fixed to leave the wharf at 3 p.m. to-day, the vessel sailing Inter for Napier. She. is expected i<> leave Napier at 11 a.m. on Saturday, on her northward trip, and will he tendered here at 6 p.m. the same day (meantime) with one lunch for outward and inward passengers, proceeding later (o Tokomarn flay and. Auckland. The Flora is expected to have Dunedin to-day, and after loading at Uaimmi, Timaru, and Lyttelton for Najiier and Gisborne, is due about 2nd' ■ fanunay. The New Zealand Shipping Go. s steamer Cumberland, from Auckland, arrived at Gisborne at 12.15 p.m. to-day. She is loading meat and general cargo for London, and will he here over the Christmas holidays.

The Ruapehu is expected to complete discharge of her Gisborne cargo on Sat urelay, after which she sails for Welling foil.

The Parent is due from Napier and Wellington cm -Monday next and loads for the latter port. The Putiki arrived from Napier this morning, and was to have sailed again for that ,port finis afternoon. She returns to Gis'borne on -Monday, and leads for Napier. The Awaho'Ui loads m Auckland tor the Coast and Gisborne on Tuesday next.

The Tima, is *duo in Auckland Inuigllit, and will be despatched for the Coast and Gisborne about January 5.

The following passengers are hooked to leave for Napier by the Aruhura tonight.: Misses Holt, (TNei.'l, Duncan, McKenzie, Thompson, Allan, Rossbotham, Ellis, Smith, and Patterson; Mcsdames Kirkpatrick and child and infant, Fonlgrain, Plowright, Woodward, and. Gover and child; Messrs Davidson, Bishop,. Cairns. Peulgraia., TTmiihul!, Gicig, Wt evens. O'Grady. Bull, ('looks, and Meuzics. THE SUNNY HILL ARRIVES. Messrs. Richardson and Company’s now vessel, the Siuimyhill, arrived at Napier at 8.30 o’clock on Monday morning. The ship left Ncwenstlc-cn-Tyna on October 21, and canto via the Panama Canal.

The trip, an described by Captain Tfjbell, was uneventful. The firs! two weeks on the Atlantic were fairly rough, hid 'afterwards, excepting am occasional blow in tlici Pacific, the trip was a very fair one. Two dav.s were spent at. Panama and thence the ver.'pl rnme direct to Napier. The actual number-of’steam-ing days, from Newcastle was. 63, and 32 from Panama, th v ■awnage spec I bring in the iio ini-tv of eight knots. Her cargo was 700 lons of coal from Newcastle.

Captain Isbell had with him Mr. Wnl!rwo (cbif.f officer). Mr. ; Tnlloeh (second officer), Mr. Day (chief engineer),' Mr. Rcmviok (second engineer), Mr. Waitnn (third engineer), and 13 others. Mr. i! W. Wallace, superintendent, (engineer of Messrs Richardson and Company, was a passenger from England.

The vessel, which is of flip wo'l-«1c ,, 1c tyve, i<s of 7CO tons gross nnd 305 tons net. She was built by 11. V. Scheep. of Vbiardigon, Holland, in 1922. and was (named Main. Her principal diinrmsions are: Length 180 ft, breadth 23ft, den:.]) 12ft, and has memos of 3 cylinders, 1.5 in., 25in., anil 40in.,' with a. 24m. stroke, developing 115 n.li.p. She vw bought. in .April lew J. O-eddis and A. AT Copper Co., of NewcnHle. The Sunnyhill is' classed at T/ovd’s as 100 Al.

TF.M-fiRAPHIC SHIPPING. Napier: Arrived, al 6 a.m., Awahou, from Gisborne. ' ’ 1 '

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE

Auckland: Niagara’, Aspen, Tofua, Kaia.poi, Pinna., CooUino, Fiona, Uliinaroa., West. Nil Us. Wellington: Maori, Walrine, Mnrarca, Xgai-o, Waiotapu, IVla.imgia.riui. Koromiko, Wingatui, Whan gape, Ala'liono, Manuka, Aloeraki. Waih-emo, Hertford, Pnkeba, Marama., Cmnberhmd, Nirvana, R brut taka,,' Largo Law, Kiwnara,, .Ra,'karma., Canadiart Tra-velior, Eaton, Australia d, Arahura. Uhathams: Ben Mohr, Maliana. WRATH Hit REPORT. Fresh -westerly to S.W. breezes were blowing tills mo'i'ning at Tiritiri, Taupo, Napier;, Cope' Palliser. and t'upei E mont. The weal.! km- generally was tine. Wellington reported 13 points Of rainfa 1.1. Tempera-tine readings' at 9 a.m. : Auckland 64, Tanpo' 59.* Ea.rt Catpe -65, Gisborne 70, Niipier 70, Niw Plymmvtli 64, Wellington 65, Cape Campbell 65. STATU OF THI- Sl:\. Hough seas Were reported at Cape Egrnont, considerable at .Cape Jhilliser, mo,derate.. at Tiritiri- and Oishorne; smooth elsewhere.

High water. Low water. a .in. p.nt. a.til. p.m. 24 Wednesday .. 2.40 3.1.3 8.52 9.12 25 Thursday .. 3.34 4.09 9.51 10.12 2G Frid ay .. 4.34 5.07 10.52 11.14 27 Saturday .. 5.36 6.12 11.56 — 28 Sunday .. 6.40 7,25 0.17 1.02 29 Monday .. 7.45 3 2? 1.20 2.03 30 Tuesday .. 8.43 9 15 2.19 2.59 3:i Woihw'wlny .. 9.37 io!o8 3.14 3 52