SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18530, 17 October 1934, Page 3

SHIPPING

PORT OP GISBORNE ARRIVALS Wednesday, October 17 Waimii, s.s., 1 a. in., 1(13,", tons, A. It. Howie, Iron) Napier. The Wuimea’s departure from Auckland was delayed yesterday, and the vessel is now expected to leave that port at 3 p.m. to-day with cargo for Gisborne and Napier. She should reach here* on Friday morning. The Waimii arrived from Napier last night and is to sail this afternoon for V\ ellington, thence South Island ports, to load next week lor Napier and Gisborne.

The Kaiingo, with coal from Newcastle mid general cargo from Sydney, is expected to leave Auckland to-morrow and to arrive here on Saturday morning to discharge. The Aorangi, from Sydney, left Auckland yesterday for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver.

The Niagara, from Vancouver, leaves Honolulu to-day for Suva, Auckland and Sydney.

The Alaunganui, from Sydney, Wellington. Rarotonga and Papeete, arrives at San Francisco on Friday. The Makura, from San Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga, left Wellington yesterday, and arrives at Sydney on Saturday. The Pitkeko left Auckland last even ingi with cargo for Coast bays, Gisborne and Napier. She is due here to-morrow, and after working Napier on the following (lay returns to Auckland to load again.

The Awnliou was to dear Wellington last night for Napier and Gisborne, The vessel is expected to arrive here tomorrow, and on completion of discharge and loading will sail for Wellington and Lyttelton. She is to load at Lyttelton on Tuesday, October 23. The Koutunui will load for Napier and Gisborne at Wellington on Tuesday, October 23.

The Margaret IV. clear, rr Auckland about 6 p.m._ yesterday with general cargo for Coast hays and Gisborne. She is expected to arrive here to-morrow morning and depart the same day for Auckland to load for Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay and Gisborne. The new light tower which was erected near Steeple Rock, oIT Sentoun, Wellington, some months ago is to be brought into operation on October 23. The new lighthouse at Baring Head which is* to take the place of the present T’encarrow light is exported to ho in operation •early in the New Year. The New Zealand Nautical Almanac foi 1925, now being'prepared, includes the advice to mariners that the light, which will he exhibited from a white concrete tower at an elevation of 2S(sft, will he a group omitting white light, having three eclipses every lf> sec.—i.e., light, dsec-., eclipse User., light 2srr., eclipse 2see., light 2sec., eclipse 2sec. The light, which is expected to arrive in New Zealand shortly, will he visible at a distance of 22, miles between the hearings .'lOddeg., through north, to 152 deg. Although the total tonnage of sailing ships amounts to only 2 per cent of the world tonnage, a Swedish writer in a Stockholm monthly argues that the day of the windjammer is not past, and never will be. He quotes the case of .a Finland Swede, Captain Erikson, who is the largest, individual owner of sailing vessels in the world, having under his flag no fewer than 23 sailing ships, aggregating over 70,000 tons. Captain Erikson, moreover, succeeds where many others have failed, by making his vessels pay, and so certain is he of sailing ships being more profitable that he adds to his fleet by purchasing ships that are destined for the shipbrenker. Amongst the different nations, the United States has the greatest tonnage of sailing ships, and Finland comes next because of Captain Erikson’s Ihelief in sail. In many quarters it is argued that the only training in real seamanship is to be had in sailing vessels, and it is significant that naval authorities in several countries have recently made a time in sail a necessity in naval education.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland.-“-Ahamo, Arttfttigl, Armadale, Maui Pomare, Mohowni, Mntlterev, Mosel, Pool!a, Port Hum eg', Pnrt Fremantle, Rotorua, Waipalii, and Waiwera. Wellington. Canadian Lender, Hertford. King William, Koyo Maru, Makura, Maori, Mariposa, Niagara, Ornana, Rangntira, Rnngitata, Rangit i Id. Remuera, Tamahine, Tamaroa, and Turiearn.

Awanm.—Abel Tasman, Canadian Britisher, Karetii. Maunganui, Wnikonniti, Waitaki, and Wyatt Enrp.