SHIPPING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2519, 4 June 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Flora, South; this morning. , Talune, South, June 5. Maitai, Auckland, Juno 6 \ , Waikare, South, Juno 9. Talune, Auckland, June 9. Wimmera, South, June 12. Waikare, Auckland, June 13. Monowai, South, Juno IG. Victoria, Auckland, June 16. Talune, South, Juno 19. Monowai, Auckland, June 20. PR 0 J ECTE D DEPARTURES. Flora, Coast and Auckland, to-day Talune, Auckland, June 5. Maitai, South, June 6. Waikare, Auckland, Juno 9. Talune, South, June 9. Wimmera, Auckland, June 12. Waikare, South, June 13. Monowai, Auckland, June 16. Victoria, South, June 16. Talune, Auckland, June 19. Monowai, South, June 20.

The U.S.S. Oo.’s Flora loft Napier at 5 p.m. yesterday, and is dne here early this morning. ’She- leaves later for Coast bays and Auckland, and the Tuatea leaves the wharf at 9.30 a.m._ Messrs Evans, Ncild and Co. advise that the schooner Awanui left Tologa Bay on Wednesday night for Gisborne. The U.S.S. Co.’s Talune arrives from South, early to-morrow morning, and leaves again in the forenoon for Auckland. The U.S.S. Co.’s Maitai is due to return from Auckland on Sunday afternoon, and sails again for South in the evening. . It is reported that the Union Company’s training ship Hartford, which arrived at East London last week with a cargo of grain from Melbourne, has been fixed to load a cargo of. iarrah at Bunburv (West Australia) for New Zealand. Y , Captain U. Stewart took charge of the Rotoiti on Saturday, that vessel having gone into the West Coast service, in place of the Araliura. Captain McLean took charge of the Takapuna. Captain J. Robertson, of the MOllO- - has taken charge_of the Maitai, in place of Captain M. Livingstone, who has joined the Manuka in place of Captain W. J. Newton, the latter being on holiday leave. - Eclipsing all her previous fine steaming feats (says the Melbourne “Argus ’) -the Tvser line' steamer Star of New Zealand arrived off Alton a last week from London direct. She accomplished the voyage in the excellent time of 41 days 3 hours and 19 minutes, or about 20* hours less than her next best performance. The trip was not without incident, however, several large icebergs being sighted whilst the v essel was crossing the Southern Ocean from the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope. The first berg was passed m )at. 52deg. 21min. south, and lon. 50deg. 30min. east, soon after the steamer sighted Hoard Island, which, being covered from) base to summit m snow, had all the appearance of a huge berg itself. Again, when approximately in latitude 54deg. 17min. south, and lon, ]Q.4deg. 27niin east, the vessel klghted bergs, two of which were estimated to be about 300 ft high. The •proximity of these formidable impediments naturally caused Captain Haider and his officers to keep an exceptionally sharp look-out. Upon one occasion the course of the steamer had to be altered to clear a berg, which however, wap seen for some considerable time previously from the ship. It was not found necessary to reduce the speed of the vessel for an instant. Intensely (cold weather prevailed during the 1 <>reater portion of the run across the | Y< easting/ y "the lowest latitude icacliecl -being 55deg. south. The following paragraph appears in •an exchange:—Union S.S. Co. s One-Iliunga-New Plymouth service: Owing to lack of inducement, this service has been discontinued in the meantime. • The Rotoiti withdrew at Wellington on IMav 26th. She will he utilised to relieve the Araliura- and Mapourika, ‘these vessels laying up for survey and 'overhaul in the order named, lhe Lorinna will continue her present foi nightly cargo service through to Unejhunga from Southern ports and 'vdlington, leaving Onehunga. on the (southern trip every alternate Saturday as at present. The Koonya will continue her present fortnightly cargo esrvico to New Plymouth from Southern ports and Wellington. The Rosamond will be employed in ai weekly carco service between Onehunga, WelQington, and Nelson, via way ports. The Araliura withdrew from the Wellington, Nelson and AVest Coast service at Wellington on May 27. Her time-table running has been taken up ibv the Rotoiti, the Araliura laying up if or survey and overhaul, lhe Rotoiti, on arrival at Wellington on June 3rd, withdraws from the. time-table, the Arahura taking up her own time-table Stunning, leaving Wellington on June sth. The Mapourika- withdraws Uom Itime-table on arrival at Wellington on June 6th, laying up lor survey and overhaul. The Rotoiti ,leaving lington on June Bth, in the Mapourika’s time-table; 1 returns to Wellington, and is laying up, the time-tabie^ sailing being carried on again by the Mappuiika, leaving Wellington on June loth. BY TELEGRAPH. ’ AUCKLAND, June 3-. j„ Arrived— Squall (2 a.m.) from Gisbome. EAST CAPE, June 3. i Matatua passed south at 9.15 a.m,. NAPIER, June 3. | Arrived—'Wimmera (6 ’a.m.) from Placed—Flora (5 p.m.) for -Gisborne, j MELBOURNE, June 3- [ Arrived—Ester from Hokianga; ;a from Greymouth.