SHIPPING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2317, 9 October 1908, Page 2

SHIPPING.

ARRIVED.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER S

Pelotas, barquentino (4 p.m.), 251 tons, Cozens, lrom Newcastle.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS

Ruru, Napier, to-day. lonic, South, to-<lay. Tarawera, South, to-morrow. Monowai, Auckland, Octohor 11. Talune, South, October 14. Mokoia, Auckland, October 14. Talune, Auckland, October 18. -Awanui, Auckland, early. Torgauten, Greymouth, early. Alert, Whangarei, early. Haupiri, Coast and Auckland, early

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Ruru, Napier, to-night. lonic, London, to-night. Tarawera, South, to-morrow. Monowai, South, October 11. Talune, Auckland, October 14 Mokoia, South, October 14. Talune, South, October 18.

A Press Association telegram "from Auckland last night states that the Northern Steamship Co.’s Paeroa, which arrived at 11 p.m., reported having picked up some liie buoys identified as belonging t 0 the missing Loch Lomond, off the Great Barrier. The barquentine arrived yesterday afternoon from Newcastle. She'left "her loading port on Friday, September 25, and nothing of note occurred on her passage. She took the southern route, and experienced fair winds through Cook Strait and up tho const, arriving; outside the Bay on Wednesday. Sho stood on and off all night and came up the channel under her own sail on the afternoon tide yesterday. Although humping a few times in the river, she sailed along nicelv'until just nearing her berth, when she got fast aground on the mud, and remained immovable. A stern-line was got out to the dredge John Townley, and, with her assistance, and that of the Harbor Board’s launch, she was hove astern and off the mudbank. The launch, nicely handled by Giptain Martin, then took the large vessel in hand, and by dint of clever seamanship manoeuvred her .bv degrees to her berth. At times the little launch was tugging, and at times, ■with her bow square oil, was pushing tho unwieldy barquentine toward her mooring, and clearly demonstrated to an interested crowd on the wharf what a powerful little vessel she is. The Pelotas brings a carge of 340 tons of coal for the Gas Company. The U.S.S. Co.’s Tarawera arrives from South to-morrow morning and sails later for Auckland. At the latter port she takes the Mokoia’s Sydney passengers and cargo mid returns down tho coast on Wednesday next. The Mokoia doubles back to Sydney.

Tlie TT.S.S. Co.’s Monowai returns from Auckland on Sunday afternoon and continues her voyage South at night. The Shaw, Savill nnd Albion Co.’s lonic is duo to-day from Wellington. After loading frozen mutton she leaves again direct for London. Tho U.S.S. Co.’s Haupiri-is. still working Coast ports on her way from Auckland to this port, and is dne here in a few days. Tho U.iS.S. Co.’s Squall i s timed to leave Auckland to-morrow fou Tologa Bay and Gisborne. Messrs Richardson and Co.’s Ruru left Napier at 4.30 yesterday aftermoon , for this port. Sho will probably return to Napier this evening. The barquentine Selwyn Craig arrived at Auckland on Wednesday from Newcastle, after a stormy voyage. Sbo sailed from Newcastle on September 24th, and met with heavy winds and seas for the first three days. On the fourth day the wind shifted to _ the north-west and blew with hurricane force. Huge seas broke over the vessel fore and aft, and for tho whole week the decks wore completely under water. The gale was at its worst on the night of September 27, when rain mme down in torrents, accompanied by lightning and thunder. -.This continued for four hours, tho vessel being under water all the time. “It was a dirtv [night, and never shall I forget it,” said the first mate of the barquentine. “I-have been at sen for over 22 years ■and never in all my life have I gone through such an experience. I assure you that I did not know whether we were on board the ship or in the sea itself. It was pitch dark, and we cpuhl not see our hands in front of us. Now and then, we would be able to see the vessel, and that was when the lightning flashed over us. The main staysail was completely carried away, and three other headsails were torn, but no other-damage was done. On Sunday the weather moderated and the harbor was reached without further trouble.”—Press Association. Tbo Moeraki met rough weather on Tuesday when voyaging from Sydney to "Wellington (says a Press Association message). A heavy sea came on board, and fell on some of the steerage passengers, one of whom, W. G. Brown, booked for Lyttelton, was. swept along tho deck and squeezed partly through the railings. He was badly wounded in the forehead, and suffered several bruises. A steward named Harwood was thrown along the deck, and had ono of his wrists broken, besides being bruised. He was confined to his bunk. About 40ft _ of the Moeraki’s railing was carried away. .

BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, October 8. Sailed—Mokoia (2 p.m.), for Auckland. ‘AUCKLAND, October 8. Arrived—Squall (2.30 a.m.), from Gisborne, via East Coast bays; English Monarch (5.50 a.m.), from New York. CAPE MARIA. October 8. U.S.S. Co.’s Hawea from east passed south at 3.45 p.m. NAPIER, Oct. 8. Arrived—-Victoria (6 a.m.), from Gisborne. . PORT AHURIRI, October 8. Sailed—Ruru (4.30 p.m.), from Gisborne. WELLINGTON, Oct. 8. Sailed—lonic (12.30 p.m.), for Gisborne.