SHIPPING

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2469, 6 April 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING

’ ' : ' ARRIVED. ■ SUNDAY, APRIL 4th. . k; Whakarua, s.s. (11 pan.), 10,000 tons, Fclgate, from Auckland. " MONDAY, APRIL sth. Delphic, s.s. (1 a.m.), 8273 tons; jßreen,. from Lyttelton. Squall, s.s. (6.15 a.m.),-369 tons, McifKonzie, from Auckland via Tologa. *]3> EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Monowai, South, April 7. ; Wimmera, Auckland, April 7. ) Mokoia, South, April 9. Mono\vai, Auckland, April 11. Mahono, Auckland, April 14. AVaikare, South, April 15. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Squall, Auckland, to-day. Whakarua. Wellington, to-night. Delphic, London, Wednesday. Monowai, Auckland, April 7. Wimmera, South, April 7. Mokoia, Auckland, April 9. Monowai, South, April 11. MaKeno, South, April 14. Waikare, Auckland, April 1-5. VESSELS IN PORT. Southern Isle, scow. Waikonini, scow. Emproza, barque. Koromiko, s.s., in tho Bay. Delphic, s.s., in the bay. Whakarua, s.s., in the bay. The Tyser liner WhnkarV.a arrived from Auckland on Sunda’Y'To load frozen meat for Home. She leaves again for "Wellington to-night. The Indralema •will be the next Tyser boat to call at Gisborne, arriving on the 23rd, and the IVhakarua also returns about the 30th. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.’s Delphic, from Lyttelton, arrived early ..yesterday morning. She loads frozen meat, etc., until to-morrow night, when she is expected to leave direOt for London.

The U.S.S. Co.’s Squall arrived early yesterday morning from Auckland via ; Tologa Bay. About 40 tons of cargo were landed at Tologa 'Bay, and the Gisborne cargo consisted of 18,000 feet timber and 150 tons general cargo, including transhiments ex Indradevi. She returns to Auckland. The U.S.S. Co.’s Tuatea was expected to leave for Waipiro at midnight to bring back the members of the party who have been attending the Mormon conference. The U.S.S. Co.’s Monowai arrives from South to-morrow morning, and leaves for Auckland later. The Hnddart-PaYker Co.’s Wimmera .arrives from Sydney and Auckland tomorrow afternoon, and continues her journey South in the evening. The ketch Coronation was expected to leave for Tairua early this morning. Mr. W. J. White has rejoined the Squall as chief engineer after a month’s •holiday, and Mr. T. Miller, who was .-acting chief engineer, has resumed his position as second. Mr. R. W. Carpenter, who was acting in the capacity •of second engineer, has gone ashore at Auckland for instructions.

The San Francisco correspondent of irthe “Evening Standard” says: Time -*was when ’Frisco had a great grain -trade, and a big fleet to carry it. Now -the. grain trade does not amount to much—partly because Californian farmers have taken to raising fruits and •other crops that are more profitable, -and partly because the last half-dozen seasons have been unfavorable to grain •crops. It is worth remembering that in 1882, when the State had a record wheat crop, 559 ships went loaded out .of San Francisco to carry the grain to JEurope. Of these ships 154 flew the 'American flag, and 405 sailed under foreign (register. In the last seven years 602 grain ships have sailed from San Francisco, and only twelve of these Hew the Amei’ican flag. Even worse is fhe record of the last four years, when oriot one ship of American register cleared from the Golden Gate with .grain for foreign ports. England controls flie trade completely now. Fifty years •ago the American merchant marine ■claimed to be the largest in the world, and the American flag floated on every «ea where business was to be found. Subsidies, cheap wages, and better -treatment for crews, have given foreign .(ships an advantage that American shiplowners cannot overcome.

To colonial ears there is one part of the story of the Republic-Florkla disaster almost incredible (remarks an Australian paper). The officers of the ship : and the” first-class passengers, and even some of the writers reporting the wreck nil insisted that it was only right and proper that the women and *hildren should have been ferried across to the Baltic first, but that after they had gone the men of the first-class should -ta'ke all precedence in the boats over : -those in the steerage. Some writers -even express indignation because the men in the third class objected to this order. More than that, even when ! “these' passengers were first transferred S from a. great sinking liner in mid-ocean ! with great difficulty to the injured Italian ship, which did its dutv to the letter by standing by them all alone, -when - her danger was almost as great sis theirs, and both wore imminent, •complaints were frequently made of the crowding and'® the want of first-class ■quarters upon the shin that saved them. Even the newspapers appear t'o see nothing humorous in such statements as the following, made by a wealthy elderly American, General -Ives: “The Italian ship,” says this saved passenger, “was the acme of discomfort. She is a third-class ship, I am told. Well, if there is a sixth class), so far as cleanliness is concerned, she is at the top. Two-thirds of those of us who wore taken on board of -her were out in the weather the whole time. The public rooms were small and were soon jammed. I bad an extra blanket, so I found a spot on the deck next to a very dirty passenger, wrapped myself up, and stayed there most of the time.”

BY TELEGRAPH. '■ CLARENCE RIVER, April 5. . Sailed —Manurewa for Napier. MELBOURNE, April 5. Arrived—Eutherglen from New -AUCKLAND, April 5. ' Arrived. —Tolcomam (1 a.m.) from London 'direct; Nhvaru (12.30 a .in.), from Sydney. Sailed—Rio, barquentme, for, Mercury Bay , , and Sydney Pendle Hill, barquentirio., for Tairiia and Sydney, Victoria (5:45 p.m.) -for \ Sydney..;- )> • : , NAPIER, April o. a : ived- T -’VVaikare (0' a.m.) from GisIjdrnc. 7 ’ „ WELLINGTON, Apr.il o. : Arrived—Rimpehu (to-night) from London,' via Capetown anc! Hobart. - PORT CHALMERS, All'll <5. Arrived —Rakaia (7.30 a.m.) from London. j NEWCASTLE. April .5. , ■ Casablanca for Auckland* •