SHIPPING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2645, 29 October 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. . Wimmera, South, October 30. ■Monowai, Auckland, October 31. Tara veer a, South, November 3^ Victoria, Auckland, November 3. Waikare, South, November 6. Tarawera, Auckland, November 7. Monowai, South, November 10. Waikare, Auckland, November 10. Victoria, South. November 13. Monowai, Auckland, November 14. Tarawera, South, November 17. _ Wimmera, Auckland, November I<* I’HOJ ECTED DEPARTURES- ' Wimmera, Auckland, October 30. Monowai, South, October 31. Tarawera, Auckland, November 3. Victoria, South. November 3. Waikare, Auckland, November (i. Tarawera, South, November 7. "Monowai, Auckland. November 10. * Waikare, South, November 10. Victoria, .Auckland, November 13. Monowai, South, November 14. Tarawera, Auckland, November 17. Wimmera, South, November 17. The Huddart-Parkcr Co.’s Wimmera arrives from South early to-morrow morning, and proceeds later to Auckland and Sydney. The U.S.S. Co.’s Monowai returns from Auckland on Sunday afternoon, nrd sails during the evening for South. The U.S.S. Co.’s Flora is due early from Coast bays and Auckland The U.S.S. Co.’s Squall arrived in Auckland yesterday morning. She is expected to leave there to-morrow loi Tologa and Gisborne. Messrs Common, Shelton and Company have been advised that the s.s. lonic was signalled at Hobart at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Captain Smith, of the Government Shipping Office, will leave Wellington for Lyttelton and Dunedin on November 4” to arrange matters in connection with the navy reserve for tlie train, irg ship Pioneer. From Wellington tlie Pioneer .goes to Lyttelton, then on to Stewart Island> the West Coast Sounds, Dunedin, and the Bluff. _ It is reported b v the mail boat ilia., a large fleet of. Norwegian steamers, now in the vicinity of La Plata, and others that are approaching, will be ordered on to Australia. This unusual departure has probably been brought about by tlic scarcity of freights from that part of the world, and the excellent prospects of securing a profitable charter at a Commonwealth port during the coming wheat season. In future the second saloon passengers by the P. and 0. . Company’s boats will dine in the evening, instead of at midday, as hitherto. The hours of meals in the second saloon will he : Breakfast at 8.30 a.m., luncheon at 1 p.in., and dinner from 6 p.m. to 7 p.jji.” Only first and second i nloon pas-i..-r.t y ers are carried. Captain Bollons, of the Government rite am er Tlinemoa, has advised the Marine Department that ho has been successful in locating a supposed rock which was reported to oxist at- the north end of Mayor Island, Bay of Plentv. The rock was found to be 500 ft long and 100 ft broad, and at low water spring tides is submerged in 12ft ~f water. The bearings of the rock trim Mavor Island have been marked, off. In a report to the Marine Do- ; n-vr tment. Captain Bollons states that’ the middle of the rock lies 22 degrees west, and seven cables away from the north end cf Mayor Island, and on the same line of bearing five cables from North Hock. Between North Bock find the sunken rock there is from nine to twelve fathoms at high water, the bottom being rocky. The roclc just located is said to be a dangerous one. The cliffs of the island are high and -nerpendicular, rising sheer from the water’s dege. The water also deepens quieklv on the north, east, and west ; >,des of the submerged rock. * BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, October 28. Arrived—Squall (3 a.m.), from Gisborne, via Tologa Bay; Monowai (B.JO from Gisborne. J NAPIER, October 28. Arrived —Waikare (6 a.m.), lrom Gisborne. „ . , , ~,, 1 WELLINGTON, October 28. . Sailed— Fifeshire (10.5 a.m.), for Avonmouth. „ _ , , __ NEWCASTLE, Oct. 28. Sailed —Ganymede for Auckland.