PORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17062, 21 September 1929, Page 3

PORT OF GISBORNE

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF SEPTEMBER. High water Low water

SHIPPING

DEPARTURES Friday, September 20. Awahou, s.s. (3.40 p.in.), 410 tons, Jones, for Auckland, Margaret W, motor ship (4.10 p.m.), 289 tons, Clark, for Auckland. . Parent, s.s. (6.15 p.nt.), 544 tons, Miles, for Wellington. The Waimoa loads at Auckland for Gisborne anti Napier ou Monday and Tuesday, tint) is due here on Thursday next to discharge. The Kahika, with southern cargo, left Onnturu at .10 o’clock last night for Lyttelton and Wellington, and is due here about September 27. The Niagara, from Vancouver. Honolulu,- anil Suva, arrives at Auckland on October 7, and sails the next day for Sydney, where she is due on October 12. The Aoraugi, from Sydney, clears Auckland ou Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu,, and Vancouver, and is due at the last-mentioned port on October 11. The Maunganui, from San Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga, arrives at Wellington on Monday, and sails the next day for Sydney, where she is due on September 28. Tho Tahiti, from Sydney and Wellington, via Rarotonga and Papeete, arrives at San Francisco on September 27. The Awahou sailed hence at 3.40 p.m. yesterday, and is due at Auckland tomorrow. She loads there on Monday and Tuesday, and sails on Tuesday evening for coast bays and Gisborne. The Make should leave Lyttelton today for Wailvokopu, coast bays, and Gisborne. The vessel arrives here ou Wednesday.. Tho Purera was dispatched at 6.15 p.m. yesterday for Wellington, where she is due to-morrow to load gneral enrgo for Napier and Gisborne. The Pakura is expected to leave Groymouth on Monday night with coal and timber for Gisborne. The Pukeko leaves Auckland on Tuesday evening for coast bays, Napier, Waikokopu, and Gisborne. The Gunbar, en route from Wellington to Gisborne, via Napier, is sheltering on the coast.. The motor ship Margaret W, which sailed hence at 4.10 p.m. yesterday, is due at Auckland, this evening. Sl\e loads there on Monday and Tuesday, and sails on Tuesday afternoon for Gisborne. The Tiroa arrived at Auckland this morning from Tolaga Ray. The new dredge for the Otago Harbor Board, the Otakou, which is now on her way lo New Zealand from the Clyde, is reported, to have left Colombo on Sop teniber 10. The vessel is due at Port i Chalmers about October 22. A tender has been accepted for repairs, to the steamer Parcora, which has been idle at Melbourne, since July 25. Tho Pareora discharged 10,000 tons of ore in Hobson’s Bay owing to the development of a leak in a forward hold. Trans-Pacific Cargo Services The Tyr will leave Sydney on September 21 for Melbourne, ancl return to San Francisco direct. The Waikawa left Los Angeles on September 2, is due at Auckland on September 26, and will go thence to Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney, ano return to Vancouver direct. The Waihemo left Union Bay yesterday for San Francisco, to. .complete loading for Wellington, Nelson, Melbourne, and Sydney. , t . , . , The Waitemata will leave Ocean Falls on September 26 for San Francisco and Los Angeles to compete loading for New Zealand outports. 1 The Hauraki left Sydney on September 6 for Vancouver direct;. The Waiotapu will leave Suva, on October 3 for Vancouver, via Fanning Island. Tho Wairuna will leave New . Plymouth on September 01, is due at Napier on September 213, and at Wellington on September 26. She will return to Vancouver via Fiji. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING Sydney, .September 20: Sailed at 1 pun.,. Malie.no, for Auckland; at 5 p.m., Makura, for Wellington. Napier.—Sailed, 5 p.m., Gunbar, for Gisborne. Wellington: Arrived at 5.10 a.i.n., Arnhura, from Nelson; at 7 a.m., Maori, from Lyttelton. Lyttelton: Arrived at (5.10 a.m. to.day, Paua, from Port. Chalmers; at (5.45 a.m., Wahinc, from Wellington; at 7.10 a.m., Gale, aiul at .10.30 a.m., Kahika, from Timaru. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland: Tregonnell, Tofua, Golden Cloud, Waikawa Aoraugi, Hororata, Waipahi, Kaikorai, Port Napier, Maheno, Oakbank, Kairanga, Sagama River, and Poolta, Chatham Islands: Canadian Cruiser. Wellington : Maori, Wahine, T'nmahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Manuka, Ulimaroa, Makura, Niagara, Tainui, Itimutaka, Kawitiri, Kaitoke, Port Victor, Wairuna, .Tamaroa, and Maunganui. Awarua: Pakipaki, Canadian Challenger, Tahiti, Brockallieck, C. A. Larsen, Sir Janies Clark Ross, and Kosmos. THE WEATHER (Last Night’s Forecast.) Ail anti-cyclone is moving on to southern New Zealnaml. A cyclone has developed in the Bass Strait. There, are indications also of a slight oyclone east of Napier. Winds moderate to strong from between south-west and south-east. Seas rough south of East Cape and about Cook Strait, otherwise moderate. Light to moderate south-west to south-east, winds and smooth to moderate seas; in the eastern Tasman. Weather, dull and unsettled in eastern districts, with rain, but improving later from Cook Strait southwards, mainly fair to fine in western districts. Cold temperatures with frosts inland in the South Island. (To-day’s North Island Report.) Blue skies were .reported this morning at Auckland and Wellington, but conditions elsewhere in the North Island were overcast. A strong southerly gale was blowing at East Cape and Gisborne, and moderate southerly winds elsewhere. The barometer had risen steadily since yesterday. Temperatures at 9 o’clock this morning were; Auckland 56 degrees, Tanrangft 49, ■ Opotiki 54, East Capo and Gisborne 58, Napier 44, Wanganui 50, and Wellington 47. Rough seas were reported at Capo Pallisor, C'astlepoint, Gislborne, and East Cape; moderate or smooth elsewhere.

(Midday Forecast)

Indications are for southerly winds, strong to gale and gradually decreasing. I he weather will probably prove squally and changeable with scattered rain probable, hut improving; cold temperatures, but milder to-morrow. Barometer rising. Seas rough. Tides moderate.

PHASES OF THE MOON. SEPTEMBER. 10.27 First quarter . Sept. 11 a.ra, Full moon .. Sept. 19 10.46 a.m. Last quarter .. Sept. 26 1.37 p.m.

21 Saturday а. б. p.m. 7.28 a.m. 0.51 p.m. 1.08 22 Sunday 7.53 8.25 1.42 2.00 23 Monday 8.43 9.16 2.30 2.51 24 Tuesday . 9.33 10.06 3.16 3.43 25 Wednesday .. 10.23 10.54 4.06 4,36 26 Thursday 11.13 11,42 4.55 5.30 27 Friday 0.00 0.03 5.46 6.25 28 Saturday 0.31 0.52 6.39 7.19 29 Sunday 1.20 1.44 7.32 8.10 30 Monday 2.10 2,35 8.25 9.02