PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 19894, 12 June 1926, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

ARRIVED. —Thursday, June 10. — Ko la re. s.s. (Captain Mumby), 109 tons, from Pon Craig, at 11.10 p.m. SAILED. —Friday, June 11.— Kotare, &s. (Captain Mumby), 109 tons, for Invercargill, at 10.40 aan. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Karetu, from Sydney, via Dunedin, today. Calm, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. Waikouaiti. Newcastle, June 17. Mahana, Liverpool, via ports, June 16. Waitemata, San Francisco, via ports, June 25. Lepanto, New York, July 4. Hertford, London, via northern ports, July 5. | Karori, Walpole Island, early July. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Karetu, Sydney, to-day. Calm, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. City of Winchester, to-day. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, June 18. Mahana, northern ports, June 21. Waitemata, New Plymouth, June 27. Lepanto, New York, July 5, Hertford, Liverpool, July 7. Karori, Dunedin, July. GENERAL NOTES. I The Karetu leaves Bluff to-day for Oamj aru, Timaru, Lyttelton and Sydney. ; The Manuka was timed to leave Mei- ' ixiurne at 4 p.m. yesterday for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Calm is due at Bluff to-day from ; Wanganui, via ports. | The West Islip will be despatched from I New York on September 1 for Bluff. The Karori is at present proceeding to ; Walpole Island from Auckland to load a cargo of guano for Bluff. She is due here early in July. The Waikouaiti is listed to sail from Syd- ' ney to-day for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyt- ■ telton and Wellington. She will return to ; Bluff to load for Melbourne and Sydney i early in July. The New Zealand Shipping Company i have been advised by cable that the steamer Baron Kelvin arrived at Sydney (Cape Breton) on June 3 to commence loading for New Zealand ports. Information received by the New Zea- ! land Shipping Company states that the ' st earner Tasmania arrived at London on I Monday, June 7. The vessel loaded in I New Zealand and sailed from Wellington | on April 21. ' The Canadian Government steamer Can- . adian Conqueror, from Halifax, arrived at Auckland on Wednesday morning last. After ' unloading she will proceed south to com- ! plete discharge, and to commence loading ; for New York, Boston and Montreal. A departure from Auckland on Saturday • last was the Admiralty tanker, Nucula, for : San Pedro, Los Angeles, to load another I cargo of fuel oil for use by the warships of the New Zealand squadron. Cable advice received by the New Zea- ; land Shipping Company states that tho i -teamer Wirral left Montreal on June 4 • ; with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wel- * lington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is i expected at Auckland on June 19, and at . Wellington a week later. Cable advice received by the Federal i Company states that the steamer Norfolk sailed from Liverpool on June 5 with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. She is expected at Auckland on July 12, and at Wellington a week later. [ A wireless message has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company from . • the Ruahine, bound from London and j Southampton, statins that the vessel exl I peers to arrive at Wellington early on Monj dav morning. The Ruahine will disembark passengers at Wellington, and will J then proceed to Lyttelton and Port Chalmj I ers to discharge cargo. j There hangs in the underwriters’ room . ’ at Lloyd’s, in London, the bell salved in ’ 1859 from the bullion ship Lutine, wrecked 60 years before (says the Daily Chronicle.) Many guide books on London mention this, but show a decided confusion of ideas as to its present use. One writes of the joy there is when it is sounded, for it means that some overdue ship has arrived safelv. Another says that the bell is the harbinger of evil, for its rinsing means the total loss of some good ship. What really happens is this: When important news has come through the bell is struck once, and the resulting silence is tense, ’ for if it is not struck again a ship has gone, and large sums will have to be paid ’ i up. A second stroke, however, is heard ' ■ with joy. for it signifies that a missing ves- * | sei has been reported safe in port. j The steamer Kotare arrived at 11.10 p.m. " on Thursday from Port Craig. She landed ' some passengers and left again on Friday at 10.40 a.m. for Invercargill. Owing to * • squally weather she was unable to get ber yond Barracouta Point and had to return - to Bluff windbound at 3.25 p.m. Heavy rain fell at Bluff yesterday morn- - ing and stopped the shipping from working. The weather cleared later on and a start was made at the City of Winchester - and Wingatui at 1 o’clock. A sharp shower at 3.30 p.m. caused another break in the work lasting for half an hour. The stop- - pages put the departure of the steamer out >- of question and the City of Winchester will leave for Port Chalmers about noon today and the Wingatui for Oamaru in th« afternoon.

The work of driving concrete piles at the new wharf at Bluff is making good progress. Seven piles were driven on Thursday and 72 in all, being one-third of the total number. WHALE ’CHASERS GETTING READY. The Norwegian whale ’chasers, Star VI. and Star VII., have been extensively repaired at Port Chalmers. The repairs included the removal of a number of shell plates and the straightening of frames which had been bent by contact with the ice in the Ross Sea last summer. The hulls have been strengthened by ice plates outside, as these ’chasers will lead the others through the drift ice or bump a way through more solid obstruction. Now that the repairs have been completed, they will proceed to the whaling base at Stewart Island and they will be manned by the crews, which are bringing two other ’chasers here from the base for overhaul. GISBORNE’S NEW HARBOUR. Gisborne’s new harbour scheme now under construction has cost £377,253 as at May 31 (reports the Times), according to the treasurer’s statement presented to the board meeting. There is an unexpended balance of £122,746 18/10 out of the first £500,000 raised. Of the unexpended balance £22,746 18/10 is now in hand, and the balance of £lOO,OOO is to be raised in instalments from the A.M.P. Society. During the last five weeks £14,796 12/4 of loan moneys have been expended. The unexpended balance of the £500,000 is expected to last until the end of the year. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within wirelss range of the undermentioned stations last night:— Auckland. —H.M.S. Veronica, H.M,S. Dunedin, Ngakuta, Marama, Kairanga, H.M.S. Diomede, Baron Murray, Port, Hardy, Canadian Inventor, Kaimiloa, Port Pirie, Kauri. Port Curtis, Hinemoa, Tofua, Koromiko, Kawatiri, Port Melbourne, Ulimaroa, King Malcolm, Arawa, Port Napier. Wellington.—Wahine, Mararoa, Tamahine, Arahura, lonic, Waiotapu, Tascalusa, Maunganui, Devon, Waitemata, Canadian Conqueror, Ruahine. Awarua. —Karetu, Manuka, Waipori, Waikouaiti. Chatham Islands. —Port Nicholson and Port Hardy. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. Auckland, June 11. Arrived: Baron Murray from St. John. Sailed: Marama for Sydney. Wellington, June 11. Arrived: Wahine, Kaimanawa and Opihi from Lyttelton; Gale from Onakaka; Haunui from Gisborne. Sailed: Tascalu> for San Francisco; Katoa for Auckland; Maunganui for Sydney; Kamo for Napier; Wahine and Kurow for Lyttelton; Kaimanawa for Picton. Lyttelton, June 11. Arrived: Storm and Wingatui from Timaru; Calm, Mararoa and Wootton from Wellington; Tees from Chathams. Sailed: Kahika for Dunedin; Calm for Bluff; Pakura for Greymouth; Kennedy for Foxton; Tekoa •jnd Mararoa for Wellington; Kaponga for Westport. Dunedin, June 11. Arrived: Holmdale from Wellington; Waipahi from Lyttelton. London, June 11. Arrived —At Honolulu: Niagara. Sailed —From Fayal: Tainui. Suva, June 11. Sailed: Aorangi for Honolulu.