BLUFF HABOUR.

Southland Times, Issue 11901, 24 November 1891, Page 2

BLUFF HABOUR.

abbitbd: Hot 23— Talune, s.s, 1284 tons, Chatfield, from Melbourne via Hobart. Union Steamship Co, agents. Passengers —Dr and Mrs Butler, ' Messrs 0 Btainwald, Lowenstein, Bennett, Bond andMiott. ffAfr.yn, Hot *3- Talune, as, 1248 tons, Obatfield, for Dunedin. Union Bteamahip 00, agents. ' Passengers— Mr and Mrs Waldie and ohild and Stteerage. TO AHBXVB tram Melbourne— Tarawera Pram northern Porte— Manaponri ' From Chesterfield Island— Bella, barqne From Brisbane— Beechdale, barque Prom Melbourne— Swanmore, barque From Australian Ports— Nairnshire, s.s From Port Pirie— James Livesey, barque From Albany— Peri, barqne TBBBBLfI Iff PORT, Barques— Othello and Doris. IMPOSTS. (A special charge is made for consignees announcements inserted in this column,) Per Talnne— lBl packages general cargo. Consignees— Whittingham Bros and Instone, A GuawcrthjC Bradshaw, W Todd, J Growther, J QoAnn, J Webster, Union S.S Co, and order. KXPOBTB. Per Talune— 422 sacks oats, J G Ward ; 605 do do, 1 case cheese, Tothill, Watson and Co ; 4do do, 2«7 sacks oats, H M and A Co ; 160 do do, 10 casks pelts, H.Z Loan Co j 4 bales paper, Mataura Paper Co ; 1 case currants, U.B.S Co ; 44 do baoon, Quinn and Co ; 1 pkge moulds, Wilkins ; 2 cases slashers, B Edwards. The Talune arrived from Melbourne at 5.15 ajn yesterday. She left Williaxnstown at 6.16 p.m on the 17th Lost, and reached Hobart at 8 a.m on the 19th ; leaving there at 480 p.m same day for New Zealand arrived as above. Strong south-east winds were experienced for the first 86 hours, and thence light south-west winds to arrival. The Talune sailed for Dnnedin at 6 pjn. The first of the season's wool arrived at the Bluff on Saturday from the Merriyale estate. The Hobart cable re the striking of the steamer Talune on a sunken rock turns out to be absolutely untrue. What actually happened to the Talnne was that Bhe cast one of the blades of her screw whea off Goote Island. This caused a slight shock bnt nothing to speak of. To say that a number of the passengers were thrown off their feet by the shock was altogether incorrect ; in fact a number of them were unaware of the loss of the blade till they felt the engines working erratically Capt. Chatfield, in the course of conversation, expressed surprise that snch a report should have bean cabled, and he is, naturally, very much annoyed thereat. The 'f aluna was going at full speed at the time the reported striking took place, and had she struck on a rock it would probably have taken the bottom out of her The screw may have struck a submerged log or something of that description, but it is hardly likely ; in factCapian Chatfield ratb.tr inclines to toe belief that the screw attaching the blade to the boss had loosened and given way. The Talnne will have a new blade fitted in Dnnedin. The Ooogee's triumph by 5 minutes over the Botomahana on the run from Launoeeton to Melbourne was short-lived, the "greyhound" having vines beaten the Coogee by one hour. The latter was evidently doing her best as the passage was two hours shorter than her average, the respective times being 13 and 14 honid. The Botomahana is the favourite with the travelling public.