SHIPPING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2525, 11 June 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING.

ARRIVED. THURSDAY, JUNE 10. Weka, s.s. (8.15 a.m.), 53 tons, G. Peterson, from Napior. SAILED. THURSDAY, JUNE 10. Weka, s.s. (5 p.m.), 53 tons, Peteron. for Napier. Tainui, s.s. (7 p.m.), 10,500 tons, Moffatt, for Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS W ini mor a, South, Juno 12. Waikare, Auckland, Juno 13. Monowai, South, June IG. Victoria, Auckland, Juno 16. Talline, South, Juno 19. Monowai, Auckland, Juno 20. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Wimmera, Auckland, June 12. Waikare, South, Juno 13. Monowai, Auckland, Juno 16. Victoria, South, Juno 16. Talune, Auckland, June 19Monowai, Juno 20. VESSELS IN PORT. Awanui, schooner. Alert, scow. Waiapu, a.s. Messrs Richardson and Co.’s Welca arrived from Napier early yesterday morning with a general cargo. She 'returned to Napier in the evening. The Shaw', Savill and Albion Co. s Tainui completed 'her loading yesterday afternoon, and sailed in the evening for Wellington. Tho Huddart-Parker Co.’s Wimmera • arrives from south early to-morrow I morniug, and sails later for Auckland | and Sydney. 1 The U.S.S. Co.’s Waikare arrives ! from Auckland on Sunday afternoon, 1 and leaves during the evening for f south. t The U.S.S. Co.’s Squall is due to [leave Auckland to-morrow for Tologa [and Gisborne. , \ The WestjSort Coal Co.’s Rogulus is 'expected to sail from Westport totiight or to-morrow, with a full load of [coal for the local branch of the company. . . ... : The use of signalling lamps, m which metal or other screen is used to. infterrupt the light, or in which the light Its otherwise cut off in lengths according to the Morso cede, is becoming popular on shipboard, and vessels .are gradually being supplied with tho necessary appliances. The Union Company’s steamer Mapourika has been supplied with an electric lamp, j The Marine Department has received advice that the Hinemoa completed her work in landing stores at East Cape, and arrived at Tauranga. on Bth ult. At the latter place the vessel will lay clown a new bell-buoy, and overhaul Several buoys in that harbor. She is due at Auckland to-day, and will sail in Monday for the Thames, to ship :’ne metal tower for the new Cape Brett lighthouse. The Hinemoa then relumes her northward trip. The Maheno’s turbine, says the ‘Otago Daily Times,” was found on ixamination to have been badly strip>ed, fully a dozen rings of rotor blades, jr about 25 per cent., having been tripped, and their replacement will be [ delicate and tedious job. The turiine has been removed to the dock aackine shop, where it will.be repair-

d. . . ■ A cable message received in Christhurch states that the New Zealand Lipping Co.’s steamer Ofcaki sailed rom London on June 6, bound for Timaru, and Lyttelton. The steamer Tottenham,- which arived at Sydney on June 1, from New ;ork, via Durban, had a rather sensaonal experience. When she reached D south, 170 east, her captain states, l cyclone of tremendous force swept own on her from the west-south-west ■ith great suddenness. Those on >ard the vessel were taken completely f surprise. For a few minutes the earner was whirled .away in the grip i the disturbance, and it was only with [eat difficulty that her head was ultiately turned to the gale. Then for tree days she battled and labored in ,e grip of the tempest. Immense as pounded on to her deck in almost idless succession. One of the lifeats was stove in by them, her skyrhts were splintered, and her engineoms almost flooded. However, she do through the gale in safety, and en experienced fine weather for the mainder of the trip. BY TELEGRAPH.

AUCEiLAND, June 10. Arrived —Indravelli (5.35 a.m.), from ncouver and Suva; Waikare (9.15 n.), "from Gisborne. NAPIER, June 10. Arrived —Talune (6 a.m.), from Gis•ne.