SHIPPING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2739, 18 February 1910, Page 4

SHIPPING.

SAILED. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 17. Wha'katane, s.s. (about midnight), 8775 tons, Hemming, for Napier.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS

Maoiari, South, to-day. Wirnmera, South, to-morrow. Flora, South, Feb. 20. Monowai, Auckland, Feb. 20 Tarawera, South, Feb. 23. Victoria, Auckland, Feb. 23. Marere, South, Feb. 24. Mokoia, South, Feb. 26. Tarawera, Auckland. Feb. 27

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

W.immera, Auckland, to-morrow. Flora, Coast bavs and Auckland, Feb 20. Monowai, South, Feb. 20. Tarawexa, Auckland, Feb. 23. Victoria, South, Feb. 23. Mokoia, Auckland, Feb. 26. Tarawera, South, Feb. 27. VESSELS IN PORT. Faii-burn, a.s. Crete, a.s.

The Huddart-Parker Co.’s Wimmera is due from South to-morrow morning, leaving later for Auckland. The Tuat&a if: anuotmeed to go out at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Tlie U.S.S. Co.’s Monowai returns from Auckland on Sunday afternoon, and leaves during the evening for Bouth.

The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.’s Mainari arrives from South to-day for Home loading. The Canterbury Shipping Co.’s new steamer Breeze is to arrive from Napier this, morning. Tlie Breeze is the latest addition to the company’s fleet, having arrived in New Zealand on the 7c!) inst. from Home. Her tonnage is 720. Messrs Richardson and Co.’s Wt'kn is -due this morning from Napier with ger-eral cargo, and will return in the i..", c-r.iug. The New Zealand Shipping Co.’s vVhakatane completed loading last evening, and sailed about midnight for I'vapier. She took about 2300 bales of wool and 30 casks of tallow.

The- departure of tlie. U.S.S. Co.’s Flora from Napier lias been delayed v aril Saturday, and consequently she ..-iff ni : got here till Sunday morning, .■•• saving later for Coast bavs and Aucjk-

The ft. 3. Fairburn will probably get away this morning for Auckland \ m fort A.vanui and Tauranga. A singular fact in connection with the P. and O. Company’s passenger trade was alluded to by the chair-

man, Sir Thomr* Sutherland, in his sneeeh. at the recent annual meeting of that company. He referred to the great change in the social habit of the passengers in the direction of temperance. “I need hardly tell you,” he said, ‘ that wo carry far more passengers than we carried! ten years ago. You will probably be surprised to hear that, notwithstanding the increased number of passengers, our consumption of ivine, beer, and spirits has fallen in these ton years by 50 per cent.” There were cully two exceptions to that decline, added the chairman. There was an increase in the consumption of mineral waters, and there was an increase in the consumption of Stout, a beverage totalis unknown aboard the ship in the tropics until a few years ago. “We may now, I suppose, rejoice,” said Sir Thomas, “in the change which, has taken! place in the habits of travellers as being of a great interest to the rising generation, who will doubtless escape tin* paternal gout and many other ills teat the flesh is heir to.”

BY TELEGRAPH. CAPE MARIA, Feb. 17. Malvva. from east, passed west at &.30 a.m. AUCKLAND, Feb. 17. Arrived —Wanaka (10.45 a.m.) from Gisborne; Monowai (11 a.m.) from- Gisb'ln.e; Buteshire (6.5 p.m.) from Sidney. NAPIER, Feb. 17. Arrived—Mokoia (5.30 a.m.) from Gisborne. To Sail —Breeze. (8 p.m.) and Weka (10 p.m.) for Gisborne. Sailed —Star of New Zealand for .Brisbane. BRISBM7E, Feb. 17. Sailed—Maitai for Vancouver. SYDNEY, Feb. 17. Arrived—Rio from Whitiauga. Sailed—Kaiapoi for Greymouth; lima for Auckland.