SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16475, 20 October 1927, Page 5

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS 1 Thursday, October 20

Tiroa, s.s. (4.10 a.m.), ‘20(1 tons, Clark, from Hicks Bay and Auckland.

Waimea, s.s. (4.4.7 a.m.), 4.>4 tons, Whalstrom, from Auckland. Kamo, s.s. (0.10 a.m.), 1 2BC. tons, Lowe, from Napier.

The Waimea, with cargo from Auckland, arrived hero this morning, and was berthed at noon. She sails about midnight for Napier. The Kamo, with cargo front South Island ports, via Wellington and Napier, arrived hero this morning, and is discharging in ttie roadstead. She sails again this evening for Dunedin, to load ■for Napier and Gisborne at the usual ports. The Kairanga loads coal at Newcastle on Saturday for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The Rotorua is due here on Wednesday' next to load dairy produce and general cargo tor London. The Anrangi was to leave Sydney today for Auckland, where she is due on Monday, but as no work will he done that day (Labor Day), she will not leave the New Zealand port before 5 p.m. on Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria, and Vancouver She arrives at Vancouver on November 11.

The Niagara left Vancouver yesterday for Honolulu. Suva, and Auckland. She arrives at.Jhe New Zealand port on November 7, and sails the following day for Sydney, where she is due on November 12.

The Makura, from Sydney and Wellington, via Rarotonga and Papeete, is due at San Francisco on October 28. The Tahiti, from San Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga, arrives at Wellington on Monday, and sails the following day for Sydney, where .she is due on October 29.

The Awaliou is due here to-night from Tokomarti. Bay and Auckland. The vessel sails to-morrow for Auckland.

The Pakura, from Napier and Wellington. should be here on Saturday morning. She sails the same day on the return trip to Wellington. The Parera is expected at this port to-morrow from Lyttelton, via. Waikokopu. She sails on Friday night for the Coast.

The Tiroa, which arrived here this morning from Hicks Bay and Auckland, sails to-night for Tokomavu Bay, Hicks Bay and Auckland. She is expected to leave the last-mentioned port on Tuesday next for Hicks Bay and Gisborne.

The Omnna, with coal from Newcastle. is due at Gisborne next. week. The Gun bar, which arrived here yesterday afternoon from Waikokopu and Napier, sails late to-night for Waipiro Bay, Port Awanui, Hicks Bay and Auckland.

The auxiliary schooner Maroro is due at Grcymoutli to-morrow from Gisborne to load coal for this port. She should leave early next week. The auxiliary Icetcii lluanui, from Wellington, sailed hence for Auckland yesterday afternoon. After discharge at Auckland she is to load coal for (lisborne.

The auxiliary schooner Kniuia is to go on the slip at Gisborne this week for overhaul prior to sailing tor Napier to load shingle for Tolaga Buy. The auxiliary schooner Elsie Mary, at present loading at Auckland for Toknmuru Bay and Gisborne, should jail on Saturday afternoon, being due here on Monday next.

The auxiliary schooner To A rob a is due here on Saturday with cargo from Napier. She returns smith the same day

Italy’s Big Merchant Fleet ‘ Italian shipping occupies lourtii place in the world, and the second place in Europe, according to a letter addressed by Signor Ciano, Minister of Communications, to Signor Mussolini.

Italy had eighth place among the mercantile nations of the world before the war, sixth place in 1925, fifth in 1920, and fourth in 1927. The total Italian tonnage is given as nearly 3,400,000, against, more than 19,009,000 tons for Great Britain, more than L 1 ,000,000 for the United States, and 4,000,000 for Japan. ltalv’s mean tonnage is third in the world, coining after Britain and flic United Slates. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Invercargill: Sailed at e. 20 p.m. yestordnv, Kurow, for Dunedin. Lyttelton:. Arrived, at noon to-day, Canadian Scottish, from Wellington. Lyttelton: Arrived at 6.40 a.in. today', Wahine, and at 9.55 a.m., Kait.oa, both from W ellington ; at 5.40 a.m., Rain ka, from Westport. WEATHER REPORT At Gisborne and Further north blue shies were reported this morning, but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere, with fresh variable breezes general, lbt barometer showed little movement. Temperatures at 9 o’clock were: Auckland 65 degrees. Tiuiranga and Gisborne 69. Opoliki 56, East Gape 6-1, Napier and Wanganui 69, and Wellington 60. Rough seas were reported at Cast lepoint ml Gape Campbell ; moderate lo smooth elsewhere. .... ~ Wairo* report: Light _ north-east wind; smooth sea; good bar. WEATHER FORECAST

The indications are for westerly winds, strong to gale'. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather. Rain probable in the high country. TWmiineter unsteady. Seas rough oti shore: tides poor.