LYTTELTON NEWS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22112, 7 June 1937, Page 15

LYTTELTON NEWS

COTTAGE DESTROYED BY FIRE A five-roomed cottage at Corsair Bay, owned by the Lyttelton Borough Council, was totally destroyed by fire early on Saturday morning. The cottage was occupied by the caretaker at Corsair Bay, Mr L. C. Crowther. who retired at 11 p.m. on Friday. He awakened at 3 a.m. to find his bedroom full of smoke and the sitting' room ablaze. He drove to Lyttelton in his motor-car and gave the alarm at 3.20 a.m,, but by the time the brigade reached Corsair Bay the cottage was 1 too far gone to be saved. Some of the furniture was saved by neighbours. The building was insured for £2OO in the Northern Union office, and the furniture for £350 in the Sun Insurance office. Golf Medal- matches were played at Charteris Bay yesterday, the course, which had received considerable attention during the week, being in excellent condition. Results are:— > Senior men—C. A. Pascoe 84, 13—69; R. Candy 91, 16—73. Junior Judge 101, 26—73; L. Coombes 108, x 30—78. Women—Mrs R. Candy 103, 36—67; Miss W. White-Parsons HQ, 36—74. A men's, match, played at Diamond Harbour on Saturday over 12 holes, was won by. P. Gilmtrtir. R. Y., Clow was runner-up. - nhHE LYTTELTON FERRY LAUNCHES, LTD. LAUNCHES OWAKA, ONAWE. TUI. AND REOMQANA.' Weather and other circumstances permitting, we run daily to Diamond Harbour, including Sundays. To Charteris Bay, Sundays, at 0.20. And for private Picnics and Fishing Parties by special arrangements. W. C, CLEARY and CO., Agents. Telephone 37-293

PORT OF TIMARU

ARRIVALS Saturday Storm, from Oamaru. D. C. Turnbull and Company, agents. Port waikato, from Dunedin. H. J. R. Somerville and Company, agents. DEPARTURES Saturday Port Waikato, for Lyttelton. Yesterday Pakeha, for Oamaru. National Mortgage Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Tairoa, New Plymouth, this day. Waipahi. Dunedin, June 8. Port Whangarei, Dunedin, June 8. Norfolk, Bluff, June 8. Gale. Dunedin. June 9. Waimarino, Dunedin, June 10. Kaimai, Port Chalmers. June 10. Wainui. Oamaru. June 10. Westmoreland. Wanganui. June 14. Waipiata. Bluff, June 15. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Storm. Lyttelton. this day. Waipahi, Lyttelton, June 8. Port Whangarei. Lyttelton, June 8. Gale, Lyttelton, June 9. Waimarino, Lyttelton, June 10. Tairoa, Port Chalmers, June 10. Kaimai, Lyttelton, June 10. Wainui, Lyttelton. June 10. Norfolk, Lyttelton, June 12. Waipiata, Lyttelton. June 15. Westmoreland, Bluff, June 16. PORT OF WESTPORT [THE PRESS Special Service.] WESTPORT, June 5. The bar 1b still unworkable to-day and several vessels are lying off the entrance waiting for the seas to moderate. The Rata, from Nelson, entered port last night and ia expected to sail to-mor-row morning for New Plymouth and Wanganui. The Waimea is an expected arrival tomorrow from Tarakohe to load for Greymouth and Nelson. The Canopus, from Auckland, ls still outside waiting for conditions to moderate. She is due to Toad coal tor Wellington. The Omana, from Wellington with general cargo, is still in the roadstead waiting for bar conditions to improve and prospects are moderate for her entering port to-day, She part-loads here on Monday with Melbourne timber and proceeds to Greymouth to complete. The Kaimai, from Napier, is also still delayed in the roadstead with moderate prospects of berthing this evening to load on Monday for BlufrT Dunedin. Port Chalmers. Timaru, and Lyttelton. The Karepo, from Grey roadstead, is now off the bar here, presumably waiting to enter for bunkers. The Kartigi, with general cargo, is due from Auckland to load on Monday for Napier and Auckland. The Totara sailed from Wellington at 8 am. to-day and is due here to-morrow to load on Monday for Miramar. . The Poolta will sail from Wellington at 1 p.m. to-day and is due here to-morrow to load on Monday for Wellington This vessel is due to return from Wellington to load here again for Wellington on High 'water at Westport on Monday, 8.30 a.m. and 9.5 p.m. PORT OF GREYMOUTH fTHE PRESS Special Service.] GREYMOUTH, June 5. The Karepo is sheltering at Cape Foulwind until weather moderates, when she ia expected to return to Greymouth to lift t full load of coal for Wellington After discharge at Wellington she will return to Greymouth to load coal again f °Th^ e Omana' is still barbound outside Westport, and is now unlikely to reach Greymouth before Monday evening to load timber for Melbourne. The Karu was expected totawW* n-fiton at noon to-day with cargo for rVfvrnouth and will load here on MonWellington, and Miramar. -The Waimea left Tarakohe yesterday fnr Westport and Greymouth, and is due hLnn Monday to load coal for Picton. he Tne ° Alex»r is, due to-night from Pi &°e n T 3 ito°kl^s oa now r d I ue IS on Thursday Onehungi? via Dargaville Wellingtonmand Westport, to load coal for TarakThe Huanui will VXL w"n coal for Foxton when the bar moderates. WANGANELLA'S ALTERED SCHEDULE The liner Wanganella left Sydney on Friday tor Wellington where shewM &S. CITV OF GLASGOW AT MONTREAL ™* Bot lington on April 15 *° r n £| w Montrea i QO ton and Montreal, reacnvu Federal May 27. The City of ComP"W |« n e Cy il for Auckland. Wel--IggtonrLy J tte n iton.and Dunedin.