SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16491, 8 November 1927, Page 5

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS Monday, November 7. Mako, .s.s. (9 p.m.), 505 tons, Clark. from the Const and Auckland. Tuesday, November 8. Elsie -Mary, aux. sell. (1 a.m.), 90 tons, Owen, from Napier. Koau, o.e.v. (2.50 a.m.), 155 tons, Bales, from Napier.

The Waimea is expected to leave Auckland at 4 p.m. to-day with cargo for Gisborne and Napier. She is due here on Thursday morning to discharge. The Kahika., continuing to load for Napier and Gisborne, is expected to leave Lvttelton to-day for Wellington. She should arrive hove about Saturday or Sunday.

The N Z. Shipping Co.'s liner Remuera is due at Gisborne on December 5 to load frozen meat and general cargo for London. The Niagara, from Vancouver, Honolulu, f.nd Suva, arrived at Airkland yesterday, and .sails to-day for Sydney, where she is due on November 12. The Tahiti, from Sydney, leaves Wellington to-day for Rarotonga, Papeete, and San Francisco. The Gunbar sailed from Auckland yesterday afternoon' with cargo for Coast bays, Gisborne and Napier. She is expected here on Thursday. The Awabou leaves Auckland this evening for Tokomaru Hay and Gisborne, and is due here on Friday.

The Rakura leaves Wellington tonight for Napier and Oisborne. She is due here on Friday morning.

Upon the completion of discharging benzine here, the Mako, which arrived at Gisborne last night from the coast and Auckland, proceeds to the coast to load wool for Napier. The Koau arrived this morning with shingle from Napier and returns to that port to-night laden with wool. The Parera was due at Westport last night from Napier to load coal for VYaikokopu and Tokomaru Kay. The I'utiki. from Greymouth, left Wellington last night for Gisborne. She is flue here to-morrow to discharge ben/me and coal.

The auxiliary schooner Elsie .Mary, which arrived at Uishorne this morning from Napier, sails to-night on the return trip to the Jiawko's Hay port, loaded with wool. The vessel is expected back at Oisborne on Thursday morning.

After the discharge of her cargo of coal and cement, the auxiliary ketch lluantii, which arrived at Gisborne yesterday afternoon from Tolaga Bay, Portland 1 and Auckland, loads for Wellington.

The Tiroa was to leave. Auckland at noon to-day for Hicks Bay and Gisborne, being due here on Thursday. The. final dispatch of an old vessel includes a pathetic element which in the case, ol the- Moana, sunk at the mole last week, was expressed by ah old ex"sea captain: "She went very quietly at the fast." Immediately prior to her demise the Moana bad caused some concern on-the waterfront at Port Chalmers by Jistmg over and sinking, also by a very pronounced tendency to cant over after she had been refloated, ibis had been described as the final struggles of a lighting veteran against demise. But the odds were too great for her to put up a final light at the mole. Dredge 2'i'i and the tug Dunedin handled her firmly as the ebb tide carried her gently but steadily against the stonework. A drizzly rain was falling at the time, and inquisitive seagulls skimmed, silently overiiead, but there was no last moment reprieve. A charge. oi' explosive rent her hull plating for Ihe inflow of the ebb title. Nevertheless, she assumed an acute list to port as she, sank to rest on the sandy bottom. —Dunedin Star.

Damage was done 55ft. above the watovline of the freighter l'iako when a huge sea struck the vessel while she was crossing the Indian Ocean (reports the Sydney Daily Telegraph). Crashing wi the .starboard side of the freighter, the sea overwhelmed the lower decks, navigation bridge, and a small bridge above, known as " monkey island." On this bridge is installed the ship's standard compass, and it was here that heavy wooden rails and side panelling "we're smashed and carried away by the force of the impact. The glass windows of the chart room below were shattered, and fragments of glass scored holes in the woodwork. A quartermaster at the* wheel, arid, an oflicer in the chart room were assailed by broken glass and a deluge of water, but they were not seriously hurt. Finding no ready outlet from the port side of the navigation bridge, (he water smashed some panelling, and portion of the same wave ripped out the gear of one of the lifeboats. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. .Auckland: Arrived, at 6.45 a.m. today, West Kenshaw, from Los Angeles;' at 7' a.m., Marama, from Sydney. Christchurch: Arrived, 6.15 a.m., Kamo, from Auckland; 7.10 a.m.. Kemuera ; 6.35 a'.m. Wahine, both from Wellington. WEATHER REPORT. OislK>rne was again (lie only North Island centre reporting blue skies this morning, conditions elsewhere being overcast with light northerly breezes. The barometer had fallen slightly since yesterday, but temperatures were, again high, Auckland and Opotiki reporting 65 degrees, Ta.uranga 63, East Cape 62, >Gisborne 69. Napier 73, Wanganui 71. and Wellington 68. .Rough seas were reported at Cape Campbell and Castle point; moderate or smooth elsewhere. Wairoa report -. Light north-west wind; moderate sen; oar unworkable, WEATHER FORECAST The indications are for moderate, to strong westerly winds, backing by west to south.. Expect dull and cooler weather, with, much mist and fog in parts. Rain is probable, but the weather will be improving soon. 'Che barometer is falling. Seas rough; tides good.