SHIPPING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2338, 3 November 1908, Page 4

SHIPPING.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Alonowai, South, November 4. Victoria, Auckland, November 4. Kaeo, Coast and Auckland, early Kia Ora, AVliitianga, to-dav. Coronation* AVliitianga, early. Torgauten, Greymoutlij early.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Alonowai, Auckland, November 4 Victoria, South, November 4.

T'he U.S.S. Co.’s Squall was unloading her general cargo yesterday, and was expected* to .leave lor Auckland about midnight. The Maori!md S.S, Co.’s rlorganten is due from G rev mouth early with a cargo of timber. The ketch Coronation is due Whitianga fearl-y with timber. The scow Kia Ora a® due to-day with timber for Messrs Peacocke and Co. . . /The U.iS.S. Co.’s Alonowai arrives from South to-morrow morning, and •leaves later for Auckland. The Hudd'art-Pa.rkcr Co.’s Victoria arrives from Sydney and Auckland to-morrow afternoon, and continues her journey South during the even--111 The reef at Bluff Wharf ,on which hasting and 1 deepening operations are .going on, has lately developed into u mineralised seam. A piece of the latter has been submitted for analysis. The result given is 12s per ton in gold. The hewers say- that this was virtually a hit of casing, and that they lire now taking out much richer specimens. BY TELEGRAPH. CAPE MARIA, -Nov. 2. Steamer E.nnerdal'e, from east, passed south at 6.30 p.m. on Sunday: steamer from east passed south at 4 a.m. AUCKLAND, Nov. 2. Arrived —Victoria, from Sydney. Sailed —AVestralia (6 p.m.), for Sydney. BLUFF, Nov. 2. Arrived—Moheno (.30 a.m.), from Hobart, with English mail. MELBOURNE, Nov. 2.

The U.S.S. Co.’s new steamer Ma-ku-ra has .arrived. after a remarkably fast passage.— She lowered the record from Durban, with only seven boilers out of eight in use, covering the distance of 5569 miles in 13 days 20 hours. The'average speed of 16.8 knots an hour wns maintained all the way.