SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19881, 7 March 1939, Page 3

SHIPPING

PORT OF GISBORNE YESTERDAY’S DEPARTURES Vesper, auxiliary scow, 11.20 p.m., 00 tons, Roll, for Auckland. TO- DAY’S DEPARTURES Rata, s.s., 12.20 a.m., 974 tons, L. B. Vasta, for Westport. TO-DAY’S ARRIVALS Pukeko, in.v., 9.40 a.m., 742 tons, S M. Pelley, from Napier. VESSELS DUE AT GISBORNE Kopara, Auckland, March 9. Port Whangarei, Auckland, March 9. Port Denison, Auckland. March 10. Wainui, southern ports, Match 13. Imperial Star, Auckland, April IG. COASTAL TRADE The auxiliary scow Vesper cleared Gisborne last night for Auckland, having loaded a quantity of empty benzine drums for the northern port. The Rata completed the discharge of her shipment of Greymouth posts here yesterday and sailed at 12.20 a.m. today for Westport. The Pukeko reached Gisborne at 9.--10 a.m. to-day from Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier and Waikokopu. She .sails to-night for Wellington. The Kopara loaded cement at Portland yesterday and general cargo at Auckland to-day for Coast bays, Gisborne and Napier. The ship arrives here on Thursday. The Port Whangarei finishes her Auckland leading to-day and sails for Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay and Gisborne, arriving here on Thursday. The Wainui, loading for Napier and Gisborne, left Bluff last night and leaves Dunedin to-day, Oamaru and Timaru to-morrow, Lyttelton on Thursday, thence Wellington, arriving at Gisborne about Monday next. HOMEWARD LOADINGS Gisborne Roadstead Port Denison (Port Line: agents, Williams and Kettle, Limited, arrives at Gisborne on Friday to lift .meat and butter for London, and sails finally from Port Chalmers on March 30 for England, via Cape Horn, arriving at London about May 10. RANG IT AN E CLEARS LONDON The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ran-gitane sailed from London on Friday afternoon for New Zealand, via Panama. She is due at Wellington on <>. P-lAKO AT WAIKOKOPU The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Piaiko arrived at Waikokopu yesterday from Glasgow in ballast to begin loading for London and Hamburg, via Cape Horn. MISHAP IN TORRES STRAIGHT The Union Steam Ship Company’s chartered tanker Thorsbov apparently received very little, if any, damage to her hull When she grounded on a reef ini Torres Strait, near Goode Island, while bound from Tandjong Oeban, Sumatra, to Wellington, where she arrived last Friday. The Thorshov fortunately ran on the reef at low water and was refloated five bon ns later on the rising tide. As she was making no water and had suffered no apparent damage, the vessel continued on her voyage to Wellington. Built in 1935, at Bremen, the Thorshov has a gross tonnage of 9955 and is under a two-year charter to the Union Steam Ship Company. A USTR ALI A-N EW ZE A LAND Awalea, left Wellington March G: due Sydney March 9; leaves Sydney March 11: due Auckland March 14 Wanganclla, left Auckland March 4: due Sydney March 8: leaves Sydney March 10; due Wellington March 14.

Maunganui, loaves Melbourne. March 8; due Bluff March 12 and Wellington March 17; leaves Wellington March 18 and Bluff March 20; due Melbourne March 24. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE Monterey, left Sydney March 3, arrived and left Auckland March 6; due San Francisco March 21. Mariposa, left San Francisco February 28; arrives and leaves Auckland March 17; due Sydney March 20. Niagara, left Vancouver February 45; arrived Auckland March 0; leaves Auckland March 7; due Sydney March 11. Aorangi, left Sydney February 18; arrived Auckland February 20; left Auckland February 21; due Vancouver March 10. Matua, left Auckland February 28 for Rarotonga, Nukualofa, Apia, and Suva; returns Auckland on March 19. BRUTISH PASSENGER STEAMERS Rangitata, left London February 2; due Auckland March 10. Arawa, left Southampton January 27, due Wellington March 8. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE .Auckland: Matai, I-I.M.S. Endeaccur, Matua, Maui Pomare, Niagara, Waitaki, Cornwall, Forresbank. Monterey, Port Adelaide and Pnrl Nicholson. Wellington: Eangitira, Tamahine, Wahine, Awatea, Gabriella. Kaikorai, Kakapo, Rarepo, Komata, Doric Star, Arawa, Cassel, City oi Glasgow, Empire Star. Mariposa, Pakeha, Piako, Rangitane, Rangitata, Rimutaka, Ruahme. Sydney Maru, Tainui, Tamaroa. Thorshov and Tolten. Awarua: H.M.S. Achilles, Aorangi, Triadic, Triaster, Trienza, Triona, G. S. Walden, R. F. Corwin, Maetsuyckcr, Maloja, Mooltan, Moreton Bay, Narkunda, Nieuw Holland, Nieuw Zeeland, Drama, Orfcwd, Orion, Ormonde, Orbnsay, Orcades, Port Halifax, Queen Mary, Strathaird, Stratheden, Strathnaver andTasman. Chatham Islands: South Sea.