SHIPPING

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2466, 2 April 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING

' ' • - ARRIVED. & THURSDAY, APRIL 1. /Flora, s.s. .(2.30 a'.m.), 1273 tons,. [cßr.ide, from south. Empreza, barque, 238 tons, Bushell, ■ora Hoanga. AVaikonini, scow, 69 tens, McDerlott, from Tairua. Southern Isle, scow, 72 tons, Vile,, rom Tairua. ... SAILED. THURSDAY, APRIL 1. Flora, s.s. (10 a.m.), 1273 tons, Mc- - sride, for Auckland, via Coast ports. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. AYaikare, North, April 4. AVimmera, North, April 7. Victoria, South, April 3. v PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Victoria, North, April 3. AYaikare, South, April 4._ AVimmera, South, April 7. VESSELS IN PORT. Alert, scow. Rangi, scow. Coronation, ketch. / Empreza, barque. AVaikonini, scow. Southern Isle, scow. The U.S.S. Co.’s from south early yesterday morning, and hailed later for AVaipiro, where she lands a large party of Mormons for the Conference tliere. The FI or ft then (works Coast bays on her way to Aucki* The ketch Coronatoin is expected to sail to-day lor Tairua to load timber. _ The Huddart-Parker Co.’s Victoria is due from south to-morrow morning, and leaves again for Auckland and Sydney. The White Star liner Athenic, which left "Wellington recently for London, via way ports, had a large and valuable cargo, and was drawing 29ft /in when she left the wharf. The vessel was carrying 29S passengers ,including 11 of [-the crew of the wrecked ship Foiiest Hall. , . TJ According to the ‘‘Wanganui Herald ” an interesting find was made on March 26 underneath the stranded •steamer Charles Edward. W hen the -diver was down examining the hull, lie found ft propeller lying just clear of the stern of the boat, but as the Charles Edward's propellers (she is a. twinscrew boat) were in position all right, it is evident that the propeller found by the diver must have been dropped from another* steamer at some time or ■other. It is three-bladed, about six' feet across, and with part of a tail shaft. The diver says it is quite smooth and clean, and he thinks the boss has been painted red. If a chance offers, an attempt will he made to pick up the propeller. It is thought in some quarters that this screw was probably the object which the steamer struck when crossing the bar, and that it became embedded in her bottom, and was carried along until she- finally grounded, afterwards falling off her. To what steamer the screw formerly belonged is a mystery, though it is, we understand, thought probable that it was one lost by tlie Waverley some, time ago. After being moored tlie stream for a considerable period, tlie old barque ■AVeathersfield was towed alongside, the ; King's wharf, W'ellington, the other <|ay. Her owners, the Union Company, intend to place a crew on her to sail the barque to Suva, where, she will be dismantled and equipped as a coal liulk for that port. About October last, when all hope had been abandoned of the safety of the company’s missing barque Loch Lomond, which sailed in July from Newcastle for Lyttelton, the Union Company purchased the AYea•thersfield' from Air. T. G. Alacarthy, of Wellington. It was intended that either Hie Loch Lomond or the Dartford was do he dismantled for a coal hulk, but -the latter vessel being suitable for conversion into a training ship, it was decided to purchase the AVeathersfield for use as a hulk. The AVeathersfield was built in 1865 by Alessrs R. Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow. She is a vessel of 1101 tons gross and 1047 tons net. The N.Z. Shipping Company’s R.AI.S. Turakina arrived at Monte Video on Wednesday, and the turbine steamer Otaki left Alonte A r idco on Tuesday for ILondon. Three vessels arrived.in port yesterday afternoon with full cargoes of timber for different consignees. They Hvere the barque Empreza, from Hoanga, and the scows Southern Isle and AVaikonini from Tairua. BY TELEGRAPH. NEWCASTLE, April 1. SYDNEY, April 1. Sailed —Niwaru, for Auckland. AUCKLAND, April 1. Arrived —Indralema (10.15 p.m. on 31st), from Sydney; AVhakarua (1 a.m.) from Sydney. ' Sailed—Wanaka (11 a.m.), f'od Newcastle; Mashona, for Wellington. Arrived —\v aikare (IO.oU a.m.); 'from Gisborne ; Selwyn Craig, Darquctine, from Melbormw.^ Arrived —Alokoia (8 a.m.), nom G tborne. _