PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 19501, 16 March 1925, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

ARRIVED. . —Saturday, March 14. Karetu, sus. (4.30 p.m.), 3210 tons, Corby, from Dunedin. Theresa Ward, tug (5 p.m.), 190 tons, Lindsay, from Port Chalmers. Murihiku, dredge (5 p.m.), 550 tons, Harbord. from Port Chalmers. SAILED. —Saturday, March 14.-* Storm, s.s. (2.30 p.m.), 891 tons, Murray, for Dunedin. Whangape, s.s. (4.35 p.m.), 2931 tons, Swales-Eyre, for Oamaru. VESSEL IN PORT. Karetu, sj. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kaiapoi, Greymouth, to-day. Somerset, Wellington, Wednesday. Wonganella, Newcastle, Thursday. Kahika, Newcastle, Thursday. Port Kembla, Port Kembla, Friday. Canadian Challenger, Lyttelton, Friday. Manuka, Melbourne, March 22. City of Winchester, Oamaru, March 24. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kaiapoi, Melbourne, W’ednesday. Karetu, Sydney, Wednesday. Pert Kembla, Port Chalmers, Saturday. Somerset, Port Chalmers, March 22. Canadian Challenger, Wellington, March 22. Manuka, Dunedin, March 23. City of Winchester, Wanganui, March 26. GENERAL NOTES. The Storm sailed for Dunedin and northern ports on Saturday afternoon with general cargo. The Whangape sailed on Saturday afternoon to complete discharge of her coal cargo at Oamaru*.'* The Karetu arrived on Saturday afternoon with general cargo from Sydney, via Lyttelton and From here she sails for Oamaru and Sydney, leaving Bluff about W’ednesday. The Port Kembla is now due about Friday to load meat, dairy produce, tallow, wool and general cargo for London. From here she goes to Port Chalmers and northern ports to fill up. The Wonganella is due at Bluff about Thursday from Newcastle with phosphates from Walpole Island. The Kaiapoi is due to-day from Greymouth to load timber for Melbourne, and is expected to sail about Wednesday. The Canadian Challenger, now in the north, is expected here from Lyttelton on March 20. After loading here and at Wellington, she returns to Auckland for final despatch for America on April 1. The Somerset is to leave Wellington today for Bluff, where she is due on Wednesday to load for the United Kingdom. From here she goes to Port Chalmers for final despatch.

The City of Winchester is due at Oamaru from South Africa to-morrow week, and from there will come on to Bluff to load for Home. From Bluff the City of Winchester goes to Wanganui, later filling up at Napier, Wellington and Auckland. She is to leave Auckland on April 26 for London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe. The Turakina is due at Auckland on Monday from London, and from there goes to Opua for further loading. She then comes to Bluff and is due here on April 4 to load for London. BIG MOTOR SHIP. PORT DUNEDIN LAUNCHED. LONDON, March 13. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s 10,000-ton motor ship Port Dunedin has been launched at Belfast. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. SYDNEY, March 14. Sailed—Port Kembla, for Bluff. NEWCASTLE, March 14. Sailed—Kaiwarra, for Timaru. THURSDAY ISLAND, March 14. Passed: Pinna, for New Zealand. AUCKLAND, March 15. Arrived (Saturday)—Katoa, from Wellington; Kakapo, from Westport. Sailed (Saturday)—Remuera, for Lyttelton; Rakanoa, for Newcastle; Ariel, for Newcastle. Arrived (Sunday)—Turakina, from London. DUNEDIN, March 15. Arrived (Saturday)—Matoppo, from Lyttelton; Trebartha, from Timaru. Arrived (Sunday)—Sir James Clark Ross, Star 1., Star 11., Star 111., whalechasers, from Stewart Island; Storm, from Bluff. LYTTELTON, March 15. Arrived (Saturday)—Wahine, from Wellington; Waitomo, from Newcastle. Arrived (Sunday)—Maori, from Wellington. Sailed (Saturday)—Breeze, for Dunedin; Trelevan, for Timaru; Wahine, for Wellington. WELLINGTON, March 15. Arrived (Saturday)—Calm and Holmdale, from Wanganui; Koromiko, from Portland; Maori and Wootton, from Lyttelton; Tasmania, from Auckland; Paratutu, dredge, from New Plymouth. Sailed (Saturday)—Port Curtis, for London; Kent and Holmdale, for Dunedin; Somerset, for Bluff; Calm, Maori and Wootton, for Lyttelton; Kairanga. for Newcastle. Arrived (Sunday ) —Matakana, from Auck land; Wootton, put back through stress of weather; Wahine, from Lyttelton.