POET OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18067, 19 April 1933, Page 5

POET OF GISBORNE

PHASES OP THE MOON. APRIL, 1933. Last Quarter April 17, 3.47 p.m. New Moon April 35, 0.08 a.m.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

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The Waiinea left Auckland yesterday afternoon for Gisborne and Napier. She is due here in the morning and on completion of discharge will sail for the Hawke’s Bay port. The Poolta is expected to leave Napier this afternoon with southern cargo tor Gisborne. She is due here in the morning and on completion of discharge and loading will sail for Dunedin to begin loading again as usual for Napier ana Gisborne.

The Kalingo is expected to complete her discharge of Newcastle coal and Sydney general cargo here to-day and sail late to-night for Picton. The Kini sailed yesterday from Greymouth with Westport and Grevmouth coal for Wellington, Napier and Gisborne. Sho is duo here about to-day week. The Aorangi, from Sydney, Auckland, Suva and Honolulu, is to arrive at Vancouver on Friday.

The Niagara, from Vancouver, Honolulu, and Suva, left Auckland yesterday for Sydney, where she is to arrive on Saturday.

The Makura- left Wellington yesterday for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco.

The Maunganui, from Sail Francisco, is to leave Papeete on Saturday for Rarotonga and Wellington. The Pnkura loaded at Portland yesterday and will leave Auckland this? afternoon, instead of leaving yesterday as customary, for the Coast, Gisborne and Napier, She is due here on Friday morning and will sail later for Napier, thence Wellington, to replace the Awahou. The Awahou is expected to leave Wellington this evening for Napier and Gisborne, arriving here on Saturday morning. On completion of discharge and loading she will sail for Wellington to undergo overhaul. The Pukeko, which has been clocked at Auckland for painting, is to resume her running in the Auckland-Ooast-Gis-borne-Napicr service next week. The Tiroa is to clear Auckland this afternoon for Gisborne and is expected here on Friday morning.

The Margaret W will complete her overhaul tins week and recommence her running in the Auckland-Coast-Gisborne service next week.

The Itaugatira made a very fast run bark to Wellington from Picton on Monday', arriving at 5.10 p.m., the run having taken 2 hours 18 minutes, at uu average speed of 22.61 knots. The Canadian Government Merchant Marine sold seven of its steamers last year for a total of £24,188, the annual report shows. They were disposed of at prices varying from 5s 3d to 10s 6d per deadweight ton. The vessels were the Canadian Reaver, Canadian Commander, Canadian Explorer, Canadian Farmer, Canadian Miller, Canadian Ranger, and Canadian Traveller. The list of salvage awards by the Admiralty Court during 1932, compiled hv the Liverpool Underwriters’ Association, ■contains 11 items, the total sum involved being £34,975, compared with 14 awards and £44,080 in 1931. The largest individual amount granted last year was £19.000 io the British tugs Lady Brassey, Lady Dmieaimo, Arcadia, Muria, Contest? and Watercock: the Dutch tugs Noordzee and Oostzee, and the German Seofalke and Hermes, which, after live attempts, refloated and towed to Ifover the American steamer Hybert, which had stranded on llio Goodwins iii November of the previous year. She was a vessel of 6551 tons gross, and with her general cargo she was valued at £71,057. The onlv other large award was one of £ll,500'to the British steamer Oiisebridge. for towing to St. Michaels the Swedish motor-tanker Castor, 8714 tons moss, wliich caught fire and was abandoned 175 miles from the Azores in April, 1931. The Castor with her cargo of fuel oil was valued at £106,000. whilst the Gusebridge was on her way from NicolaicJT to Baltimore with a cargo of iron ore valued at £66,670. 'J'he Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Melbourne is expected here from Napier on April 29 to load frozen meat, wool and general cargo for London. The vessel is due at Auckland on May 3 and is to sail on May 6 for Home, via Cape Horn. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS Auckland. —April 18 : Sailed, Waimea. 6.40 p.m., for Napier, via Gisborne. Suva.—April 19: Arrived, Waipnlu, yesterday, from Auckland, and sailed for Apia'; Karetn, from Sydney. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland: Alynbank, Brunswick, Golden Eagle, Kanna, Karamea, Ivaretii, Niagara, Port Field, Taranaki, and Waipahi. Wellington: Aorangi, Diomede, Tvai Ora, Muhana, Makura, Mamari, Maori, Mariposa, Maui Pomave, Middlesex, Monowai, Monterey, Norfolk, Chari, Otaio, Rangitane, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Somerset, Tainui, Tamahine, and Wahine. Awarua: Canadian Leader, Maunganui, Paua. Port Melbourne, Strathnaird, Wnikouaiti, and Wainui.

THE WEATHER

(To-day’s North Island Report) Overcast conditions were reported this morning in the Bay of Plenty and at Wellington, but. blue skies prevailed elsewhere in tho North Island. Northwesterlv gales were blowing from Wellington’ to Napier, and fresh north-wes-terly winds elsewhere. Tin barometer had commenced a falling movement. Temperatures at, 9 o clock were: Auckland and East Cape 63 degrees, Tauranga 60, Opot iki and Napier 66, and WellingIcm 57. Rough seas were reported from Wellington to Napier, and at East Cape; elsewhere moderate and smooth. (Last Night’s Forecast) A moderate anticyclone has been moving over northern New Zealand to-day, nud ail intense one now covers southern Australia. A series of westerly depressions continues to cross tho southern Tasman and southern New Zealand. Wind's: Moderate to strong northerly to westerly, reaching gale force at times in Cook and Fovcaux Straits. Seas: Hough on the west coast and about Cook and Fovcaux Straits; elsewhere moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Strong west winds, rough seas. Weather : Still fair to fine in the eastern districts; elsewhere changeable, showers at times; some heavy falls on tho west coast of the South Island. Moderate temperatures.

APRIL, 1033. High Water. Low Water. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. 10 Wednesday . 0.34 0.55 7.00 7.13 20 Thursday . 1.24 1.45 7.51 8.05 21 Friday „ 2.13 2.34 8.30 8.50 22 Saturday . . 3.00 3.20 0.29 0.50 23 Sunday . 3.50 4.11 10.18 10.45 24 Monday . 4.44 5.00 11.00 11.42 2. r > Tuesday . 5.42 0.05 0.00 0.02 20 Wednesday . 0.43 7.05 0.37 0.55 27 Thursday 7.40 7.50 1.30 1.45 28 Friday . 8.33 8.44 2.18 2.30 2 r 0 Saturday . 0.13 0.25 2.59 3.08 30 Sunday . 0.53 10.02 3.30 3.45