PORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17232, 11 April 1930, Page 5

PORT OF GISBORNE

PHASES or THE MOON AI'KIL. Full Moon, April Kith, 5.19 p.in. Flint Quarter, April ‘JIM, 9.119 u.m. Now Moon, April L’Otli, (I.JB a.in.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WIIARI APKIIi. High \Vatnr. Low Wator.

SHIPPING ARRIVALS Thursday, April 10 Avvahou, s.s. iD. lo p.m. |, 410 tons, .Tones, from Auckland, via Coast bavs. Friday April I I Tirna. s.s. ( I a.m.). iMHi tons, Garret i, I'roiii Auckland, via Coast hays. I'akura, s.s. | I'.MII a.m.;, 7i n tons, Goldietttt, from Wellington, via Napier. DEPARTURES Thursday, April 1(1 Hikurangi, s.s. Mi.Kl p.in.), -Hi tuns, George, Cor Auckland, Friday, April I 1 Wuipalii, s.s. (2.1" i a.m. ~ I 7«" lons, Gardner, for Auckland. The Waimea arrived at NapieV las! night from Gisbornc. Fr i here slie proceeds to Auckland In load :iguin for (lisl)orne and Napier. The Waipahi was dispatched at 2.1") n.m. to-day for Auckland to re-enter tl)n i 'ook islands fruit t rade. The Kaliika, which will enter the Dunedin - Napier - Gisboriie service, leaves the first-mentioned port on Monday for Oainaru, Timaru, Lyttcl ton, and Wellington to load general cargo. She is due here aboil| April The Ngatoto is expected to arrive here on Monday from I ire*, month and Westport, via Napier, with coal. The Aoraiigv, from Vancouver, Jlono-' lulu, and Suva, arrives at Auckland on April 20. She sails the following day for Sydney. The Niagara, from Sydney and Auckland, leaves Suva to-day for Honolulu, and Vancouver. The Tahiti arrives at (Sydney to morrow from San Francisco, via Papeete, Rarotonga, and Wellington, slie sails again next Thursday for Wellington, Rarotonga, Papeete, anil San Francisco. The Marania arrives at San Francisco to-day from Sydney, via ports. She sails next Wednesday for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington, and Sydney. To continue Homeward loading, the (?. and I). line's steamer Port Auckland is due here on April 2b, The Awaliou arrived here at 9.15 p.m. yesterday from Auckland via Coast lays. Slie sads this evening for Tolaga Bay, Tokouiaru Bay, Port Awanui, and Auckland, and should reach the lastmentioned port on Sunday The vessel is to sail no Tuesday evening for Coast bays and Gisboriie. The I'akura, which arrived here, til 2.30 a.m. to-day from Wellington via Napier, sails this evening for Wellington. Tic vessel is di\o. there on Sun day, loads on Monday and Tuesday, and sails on Tuesday night for Napier ami (iisborne. The Hikunillgi sailed' last evening I'm Auckland. Hie load, there at the beginning of next, week, and sails on Tuesday afternoon for Gisboi'lio. Tic 'l'iroii arrived here at 1 a.m. In day from Auckland, via Coast hays. The vessel sails to-night for Hicks Bay and Auckland, leaving the lastmenlioned port again on Monday night for Hicks Bay, Tokoinarii Bay, Tolaga Bay. and (.lisborne. The auxiliary ketch Huauui sails this evening; for Wellington. The challenge for the blue ribbon of the Atlantic has been taken up by France. 'As soon as the new slipways at St. Na/.aire are completed the Cum pagnie Generale Tralisatlanticqup will (it is stated by the I'aris torresponIrnt of the Daily Chronicle) huild a (iO,OOO-ton liner, on the model of the lie de France, with a speed of nearly 2{) knots. It is expected to put the vessel into service in 1933. Harbor works are being carried out at Havre to facilitate her docking. An extension to the western breakwater at Westport, 300 ft. (approx.) seaward of its.present seaward extremity, is in progress. A temporary fixed red light, which will be ad vaueed seaward as the work proceeds, will be show ) the extension, The trestle may at I inies be in advance of the light. All extrusion is also being carried out to the eastern breakwater, ami the existing' fixed green light at its seaward end will he moved seaward as the work proceeds. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING Napier: Arrived, 11 p.m. yesterday. Waimea, from (lisborne. Wellington: Arrived, Zealand if, 3.J50 a.m., and Mulnngi. 5.30 a.m.. from Nelson; Maheuo, 6.10 a.m., and Wnhine, 7 a.m., from Lyttelloii. Lytlellon: Arrived, Mauri, 6.40 a.m.', from Wellington; Weirbank, 8 a.m., from Auckland. Suva, April 10: Sailed, Tnl'ua, for Auckland, THE WEATHER (Last Night's Forecast.) Yesterday's cyclone has passed to the eastward, but another depression is advancing from the southern Tasluan S,a, and is likely to cross the South Miami to-night. Winds, Hinder ate to strong westerly to south' westerly, but south westerlies' bee ing genera! during to morrow, Seas rough on i In l wesi I'oasl and soul li of Castlepoint ; moderate north of ( astlepoint. s; rong westerly hacking In southerly winds in the eastern Tasiiian Sea, w ith rough seas. Weather cool and changeable, with showers in mosi ,lisi rids, heavy at places on the vest coast. (Today's North Island Report.) Illut! skies v.cie reported this morning at Gisboriie. Fast Cape, and Gpoliki, Inn conditions elsewhere in the North Island were unsettled and overcast. A moderate north-westerly gale was blow in... ;it ( ape I'allisei. and Mesh north westerly breezes elsewhere. The haro meter had commenced n rising move ni ,.,il. Temperatures it I 9 o'clock were: Auckland 62 degrees, Tauianga 66, Opotiki iitid Fast Cape 63. Cishorue 64, Napier 65, and Wellington 57. Rough Seas weie reported at Cape I'allisei' and CasliepoinL: moderate or smooth elsewhere ■aiwqn—(Midday Forecast). The indications are for moderate to strong westerly winds, backing by west to south, and freshening. The weather appears to he cloudy ami unsettled, with rain fulling. Barometer unsteady. Seas rough ; tides [joon.

11. Friday a.in. p.m. a. hi a.m. 9.10 p.m. 9.:t9 12 Saturday . . y’.Vo 4.i:i 10.1 1 10.119 n Sunday . . 4.46 n.l 4 1 1.09 11.42 i i Monday . . 5.41) ti. 1 0.00 0.09 15 Tuesday . . 6.55 7.20 0.40 1.08 16 Wednesday 7.58 8.2 0 1.47 2.04 17 Thursday . . 8.54 9.20 2.4:i 2.57 18 Friday . . <>.45 10.08 :i.:io 11.48 19 Saturday 10.32 1 0.04 4.20 4.90 20 Sunday 11.1 (5 l l.oo 0.14 5.24