PORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16500, 18 November 1927, Page 5

PORT OF GISBORNE

PHASES OF THE MOON

(Standard Time)

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

SHIPPING ARRIVALS Thursday, November 17. Tiroa, s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 206 tons, Clark, from the Coast and Auckland. Friday, November 18. Rum, s.s. (9 a.m.), 178 tons, Haroldson, from Napier. DEPARTURES Thursday, November 17. Port Darwin, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 10,365 tons, Sawbridge, for Wellington. Waimea, s.s.' (11 p.m.), 454 lons, Watilstrom, for Napier. The Waimea completed the discharge oil' ■ her Auckland cargo here yesterday and sailed at 11 p.m. for Napier. The Kaluka is to load for Napier and Gisborne, leaving Dunedin on Monday next for Cfamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. The Federal Line steamer Huntingdon sailed from Liverpool on Saturday last for Auckland, Wellington,.Lyttelton and Dunedin.

The Niagara, which left Sydney yesterday, leaves ' Auckland on November 22, Suva November 25, Honolulu December 2. and arrives at Vancouver on December 9 The Tiroa, which arrived last night from the coast and Auckland, leaves again this afternoon on the return trip to Auckland. The vessel is to load in Auckland on Monday and sail oh Tuesday for Hicks Bay and. Gisborne. The Gn'hbar was to leave Auckland to-day for coast bays, Gisborne. and Napier. She is due here on Monday on Tuesday. The Tvoau is due at Gisborne to-mor-row with cargo from Napier. She proceeds to Tokomaru Day to lighter the Runpohn and returns to this port on Monday to load wool for transhipment to the Coriiithie. fit Napier.

The Te Aroha is due here to-mor-row with sand from Napier. She re : turns to the Hnwke's Bay port the same day.

The Awahou tvhs expected to arrive, at Gisborne this afternoon from Tokohinru Bay and Auckland. She sails tonight i'or Auckland. The Paknra is due here to-morrow morning- from Napier and sails in the evening i'or Wellington. The Burn arrived at Gisborne this morning with shingle from Napier. On completion of discharge to-night she sails for Tolaga Hay, proceeding later Id Tokomaru Hay to lighter the liner Kuapehu. The i'utiki is due at (Jtisbome on Tuesday from Waikokopu and Gre.ymouth. The Patera should arrive here oh Tuesday next with caxgo from Auckland, via Waikokopu and -Napier. The C. ami D. Line steamer Tort Darwin left Gisborne last night for Wellington. She leaves that port on Tuesday next for Napier, and departs from Napier on November 26 for London, v.; Panama, to catch the. January wool sales. At Gisborne the vessel loaded 3271 bales of wool, 1783 boxes of butter, and 48 casks of fallow.

The auxiliary schooner Elsie Mary loaves Auckland to-uighi for the coast and Gisborne, being due hove or Sunday. She should sail hence on. Tuesday night with wool'for Xnpior.

The .auxiliary ketch Huanui is-ex-pected at GiSbome. during the weekend with benzine and oil from Wellington. The N.Z. Shipping Co.'s Runpehu will leave. Wellington to-day for Napier, Tokornaru Bay, and Auckland. She is due at Auckland on Monday ; and is to s.ail from that port next Thursday for London, via Panama. The following warning was broadcasted from Sydney radio last night: "According. to advice received by the Secretary of the Post Office from Auckland radio, 7.27 p.m., November 17, the Navigation Department is advised that the hulk Alice is now ashore." The Auckland Harbor Board workmen are at present busy constructing a com-pass-adjusting dolphin off Judge's Bay. Wooden piles already have been driven, and the work is expected to be finished in about two or three weeks' time. No iron or steel is being used on the job, so that ships' compasses may be in no way affected. The bolts, etc., are of muntz metal, -winch is non-magnetic.

Now that the wharf is finished, the Opnnake Harbor Hoard is faced with the task of making the port a revenueproducing, and that task is a big one. For the prospects of the harbor as- a commercial concern are not bright (says the Times). It would appear that much more shelter is necessary before a regular shipping service can be established.

The Northern Co.'s < new auxiliary schooner, which is being built, at Freeman's Bay, Auckland, 'by Mr. G. Niccol, is nearly completed and should be ready for sea in about a month. She, is to be named the Toa and will be used in the company's coastal service, taking cargo to and from shallow-draught, ports. Except thai she is slightly larger, she is similar in design to the Otimai, which is L'o7 tons. She will have twin screws driven by Hollander engines. When the Ton is completed the Northern Co. will possess nine, auxiliary schooners ol' the shallow-draught, type. The others are the Tulme, I'arolo, Motn, I'ono, Victory, Torea, O.tmai and Until urn.

The Nobel auxiliary schooner Huia lnft Hokianga on Sunday morning for Brisbane, via Noumea. After unloading her timber cargo at Hmbahc the. vessel will proceed to . Oration to load Australian hardwood lor Waikokopu and Auckland.

Seven Liner-Loads for U.S. in one day The Cunnrd Lino broke nil existing steamship records on September 2f> when they despatched from Southampton, Liverpool, and Olnsgow seven large liners which between thorn carried more than 7000 people across to the United States and Canada.

The Aquitanin, the largest of the seven ships, left Southampton for New York carrying, among others, captains of industry who between them control the destinies of com-

panics and business corporations with a total capital of nearly £500,000,000. The fares paid by passengers crossing the Atlantic in the seven ships totalled close upon ,112. r )0,000, and more than 270,000 meals were served to them before the liners reached their destination. 'telegraphic shipping. Newcastle, November lb 1 : Arrived, Waiheino, from Hcv,' Zealand. Napier : Arrived at 3 p.m. yesterday, Koau, from Gisborne. Napier.—Arrived at 9.45 a.m.', to-day. Waimea, from Gisborne. Lyttelton.—Arrived at 6.15 a.m. today, Kaiiika, from Gisborne. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland : Kia Ora, Wingatui, Bona, Niagara, West Ivan, Port Hardy, Mniinganui, and William Mae Arthur. Chatham Islands ; Epsom and Capo Coiniorin. Wellington ; Maori, Waihine, Ngaio, Aralnira, Tainahine, Dlimnroa, l'ooita. Waikitiva, Kaitigi, Marama, Port Darwin. Buceinnm, Anficlain, Aorangi, (irangepruk, Mahia, Riiapehu, Canadian Pioneer. Kairangi, and Kekerangi, Awarna : Sir James Clark Boss. ('. A'. Larson, N. T. Nilson,- Alnnso, Makura, Tahiti, Manuka, KarClu, Romnora, Tana, and Tutanolcai. WEATHER REPORT. Eint- woatlW with light and variable breeds was general in the North Island this rnnvning The barometer showed little movement. Tentperdtjires at 9 o'clock were: Auckland 01 degrees, Tanrangn and Napier 63, Opoliki .9.1. Rast Cape 65. nislmrne 6-1. Wanganui 50. and Wellington 57. Rough seas were reported at Cape Campbell. Casllopoint, and Capo Pallisor; moderate or smooth elsewhere. Wair'oa report.—'Light westerly winds; moderate sea : liar unworkable. WEATHER FORECAST The indications are for freshening, moderate to strong, westerly winds. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather with increasing haze and cloudiness, and light showers later. The barometer is unsteady. Seas and tides moderate.

NOVEMBER. First, qnartoi- Nov. 3 2.46 a.in Full Moon Nov. 9 6.06 p.m Last quarter Nov. 16 4.58 p.in Now Moon. Nov. 24 9.39 p. m

NOVEMBER. High water Low water a.m. p.m. cl.ll). p.m. 18 Friday .. 0.36 0.53 6.52 7.23 19 Saturday .. 1.20 1.41 7.42 8.15 20 Sunday .. 2.04 2.27 8.35 9.03 21 Monday .. 2.46 3.11 9.21 9.43 22 Tuesday .. 3.31 3.52 10.05 10.21 2.3 Wednesday .. 4.15 4.37 10.49 10.58 24 Thursday .. 5.01 5.22 11.34 11.46 25 Friday .. 5.50 6.15 0.00 0.17 26 Saturday .. 6.38 7.06 0.34 1.01 27 Sunday .. 7.24 7.56 1.19 1.45 28 Monday .. 8.09 8.41 1.56 2.28 29 Tuesday .. 8.55 9.27 2.36 3.09 30 Wednesday .. 9.40 10.10 3.17 3.53