FORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16671, 26 February 1925, Page 3

FORT OF GISBORNE

PHASES OF THE MOON,

MARCH.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF,

FEBRUARY.

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS, Thursday, February 26. Wainni. r.s. (1.15 a.m.), 684 lens. Grey, ironi Auckland. Passengers : Misses .Stapp, Kidd. Heffernan. West (3). Hobbs, Capsliek (2). Alossman, .McKenzie. (2). Morgan, and Lawrence: Mesdames Stapp, Craven, HoJTeninn. West, Martin. Hobbs. ,Smith, Clayton (2), Oman, and Kirk: Messrs Porter. Bennett.. Stapp (2), Craven, Agnew, Murray, Taylor. doLautour, Niehol's. .Mann, Hay. Herdman, Farrar, and Morgan, Captain Kirk, and 11 steerage. DEPARTURES. Wednesday, February 25. Waimana. s.s. (7.46 p.m..). 10.389 lons. Andrews, for Nelson. .Koau, o.e.v. (1.0 pan.), 155 tons, YEN'a b, for Napier. The Wainni arrived from Auckland at 1.15 a.m. today, and was tendered for inward passengers at 6 a.m. She will be tendered with outward passengers at 8 .p.m. to-day, and sails later for Napier. The steamer leaves Napier to-morrow evening and will be tendered here for in ward .passengers on arrival, and outward passengers at 10 a.m. on .Saturday, sailing later for Auckland via Tokomaru Bay. The Flora is expected to arrive from Lyttelton to-day, atfd after lifting a full load of sheep, she will leave again for that port. The Rakanoa sailed from Lyttelton at 6 a.m. to-day, and is due here on Saturday morning to load sheep. The Wanaka. was due at Lyttelton today, and on completion of discharge there, leaves for Gisborne to load sheep. The Wingatui left- Timnru at 6 p.m. yesterday for Napier and Gisborne, via Wellington, and is due here on Tuesday or Wednesday. This steamer will be available for Southern cargo, including Bluff. The Kamo loads at Dunedin about March 3 for Napier and Gisborne, via ports, .and is expected to arrive here about 10th March. The Union Company received advice to the effect, that the motor ship Aorangi passed Te Arnt’oa at 9.50 a.m. to-day. The Tekoa leaves Wellington at noon to-morrow, and will commence loading here on Saturday morning. The Shaw) Savill and Albion liner Waimana completed her Gisborne loading yesterday, and left for Nelson at 7.40 p.in.' She proceeds thence to Wellington, on Wednesday next, and takes her final departure from the latter port the next day, for London, via Cape Horn and Toner iff e The Koau sailed for Whangawchi and Napier lasi night. The Pakura is due from Napier to-mor-row morning, and sails for Wellington at 7 o’clock the same evening. The Awn lion was expected to clear Auckland for the Coast and Gisborne to. dav. The Tiroa cleared Auckland for the Coast, and Gisborne at 10 o clock last night, and is due here to-morrow. The Inga is expected to be despatched for (Spun at the end of the week. The Elsie Mary commenced loading general cargo for Auckland to-day, and will be despatched for that, port at the end of the week. Thu Maroro is now due hove with a load of coal from Newcastle. The following passengers are honked to lenva for Napier hv the Wninui tonight : Miss Cleveland; Mesdames Gibson and child, and Wnrbnrton ; Messrs Caul ton, Hailey, and Huxtable. TELEfiRAPHIC SKIPPING. Auckland: Arrived at 7 a.m.. Port Curtis, from Napier ; at 10.50 a.m., Kainpoi. from Newcastle- Sailed at 10.30 last night', Tiroa. for Gisborne. Lyttelton: Arrived at 7.30 p.m. yesI rrdn v. Rakanoa from Gisborne. Sailed n( 6.20 a.m. to-dav. Rakanoa for Gisborne. Lyttelton: Arrived, at 11.40 a.m., Wanaka. ironr Gisborne. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Auckland: Eastern Moon, Tntanekui. Waitomo, Hunvuui, Somerset, Koromiko, Kandahn," Waiotapu, Knimnnawn. Wellington: Wahine. Maori. Aralmva, Ngaio, Mahia, Matalua, Wanaka, Raknnao, Port Auckland. Waimana. Winpatui, Aorangi, Manuka, Wailcawa, D. G Schofield. Ulooloo. Waikonaiti, Katoa, Karetii, Rotorua. Matoppo. Matingnnui,. lonic, Port Denison, Viking. H.M.S. Veronica. H.M.S. Dunedin, H.M.S. La burnum, Manama. WEATHER REPORT. Light northerlies, with cloudy skies, generally prevailed to-day. it was squally at Woiling!on. Cape Palliser, and Capo Campbell.. The highest thermometer reading was at Napier. 70 degrees, other places registering as follows: Auckland 68. Tanranga 67, Last Capo 69. Gisborne' 61, Opoliki 65, Wei li.nglon 62, New Plymoulh and Wanga uni 65. STATE OF THE SEA. It was smooth to-day at Tiriliii, Opo tiki. Gisborne, and Najm-i ; rough at Cape Campbell, and moderate elsewhere. WEATHER FORECAST. Indications are for northerly winds, moderate to strong, freshening and back- , rig to tlifl west. Expect warm and humid conditions, with increasing haze and cloudiness for a change. Barometer has a falling tendency. Tides good. Sea moderate.

I'ii'sl Quarter March 2 11.37 jt.m. run Moon Man’ll 11 1.51 a.in, ljl'.si Quarter March IS 4.52 a.in. NYw Moon March 25 1.33 a. m.

High water. Low water. a.m. p.in. a.m. p.m. 20 Thursday .. 7.56 8.24 1.32 2.06 27 l’i itia,y ., 8.54 9.10 2.29 3.01 28 Saturday .. 9.49 lO.lo 3.28 5.54