SHIPPING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2622, 2 October 1909, Page 3

SHIPPING.

SAILED. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1. H.M.S. Prometheu s (7 a.m.), 2135 tons, Commander J. C. T. Glossop, tor Napier. EXPECTE.D ARRIVALS. Fanny, Napier, to-day. Wimmera, South, to-clay. Monowai, Auckland, to-morrow. Tarawera, South, October 6. Victoria, Auckland. October G PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Wimmera, Auckland, to-day. Monowai, South, to-morrow. Tarafrera, Auckland, October G. Victoria, South, October G H.M.S. Prometheus sailed tor Napier early yesterday morning, and arrived during the afternoon at Napier. The Huddart-Parker Co.’s V irnmera arrives from South tins, morning, and proceeds later for Auckland and Sydney. The Tuatea leaves the wharf at G a.m. and 10 a.m. The following passengers have booked to leave by the Victoria: —For Auckland—Misses King, Humphries, and Somervell; Mr. and Mrs. Osborn, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, Mr and Mrs. Stokes; Mesdames Blair and infant, Valder and infant; Archdeacon and Mrs. M illiams, Messrs Foote, A. L. Sheppard, Greenman, Blair, A. Good, and E. King. For Sydney—Messrs J. Smale, E. Bain, and Peterson. Messrs Richardson and Co.’s Fanny arrives from Napier this morning. The U.S.S. Co.’s Monowai is to arrive from Auckland to-morrow* afternoon. and proceeds South during the evening. The Tuatea leaves the wharf on arrival and at 5 p.m. The U.S.. Co.’s Flora arrived in Auckland yesterday morning from G.slvorne. She leaves on Monday on her return to Gisborne, via Coast ports, ami

■from here goes cn to Nap.c r and Y.e!i ing ton. .Ucsrrs Evans, Yield arid Co. advise that the schooner Awauui was to have sa Ed yesterday from Auckland for To nga Day and Gisborne, with a full load' ef general cargo. On discharging she proceeds to Tologa Bay, and thence to Mercury Bay to load a full cargo of timber. The U.S.S. Co.’s Wanaka left Oamaru yesterday morning for Timani, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. A curious verdict was returned on July 28 by a South Shields coroner’s jury at an inquest on Duncan McGregor, the master of the steamer Loughbrow, who was drowned on J illy 23 by falling overboard while the vessel was off Ushant. The ship left Salih on the Moroccan coast, on July 17. The captain had had some trouble with the port authorities, and, this seemed to worry him. On the night of the 22nd while in his berth he.began firing a revolver, several of the bullets coming through the cabin door, which, to protect themselves, the crew had lashed. The captain calmed down in the morning, but a,s he was leaving the bridge the vessel gave a heavy lurch and lie fell overboard and was drowned. Ho was said to he a man of temperate habits, and was quite sober at the time. The verdict was that “Death was due to immersion in the sea owing to his having overbalanced while in a state of temporary insanity, probably caused by worry.” Captain McGregor was fif»ysix years old, was married, and his home was at Middlesbrough.

MY TELEGRAPH. 1 Pint Vhkkh Association.'! CAPE MARIA, October 1. Kamona, from south, passed east at G a.m. AUCKLAND, October 1. Arrived — Flora (6.45 a.m.), from Gisborne, via East Coast bays. NAPIER, September- I. Sailed —Wimmera, for the North. Passengers for Gisborne : Misses Davie, Sievwright, Ranghvaka, Williams, and Davidson; Mesdames Wade, Cotterill, Tiffen, Margoliouth, Buscke, and McKenzie; Messrs Dunne, Morlev, Smith, Hill, Pike, Williams, Holds worth, Hamilton, Sharpin, Caro, Bull. Shaw, I Clark, Strachan, Eglmton, Watson, Cameron, Moor, Williams, Beatty, Mason, and Smith; 8 steerage. Arrived—H.M.S. Prometheus (3 p.m.), from Gisborne.

WELLINGTON, October 1. Sailed—Manuka (5.10 p.m.), for Sydney. NEWCASTLE, October 1. Sailed —Whan gape, for Lyttelton. SYDNEY. Oct. 1. Arrived—Mokoia from Auckland ; Laira from Whangarei.