PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 20171, 6 May 1927, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

VESSEL IN PORT. Kotare, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Storm, Wellington, to-day. Karetu, Oamaru, May 10. Tongariro, Auckland, May 10. Waikouaiti, Sydney, May 12. Wingatui, Auckland, May 15. Calm. Wellington, May 14. Moeraki, Dunedin, May 21. Kaituna, Hobart, May 21. Rotorua, London, May 26. Southland, m.v., Dublin, May. City of Khartoum, New York, May. American-Australian steamer, May. Cumberland, Liverpool, May. Port Hardy, London, June 13. Huntingdon, Liverpool, June 18. Waihemo, Pacific Coast, June. lonic, London, July 10. Kasama, New York, July. City of Dundee, New York, July. Ruapehu, London, October. Tairoa, London, . PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Storm, Wellington, to-day. Karetu, Sydney, May 12. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, May 12. Calm, Wellington, May 14. Wingatui, Auckland, May 15. Moeraki, Melbourne, May 21. GENERAL NOTES. There were no shipping moveme'nte at the port yesterday. The steamer Toiler, which has been bought by the new Canning Company at Bluff, was to leave Wakatane yesterday in charge of Captain I. L. Petrie. The Oreti was schedeuled to sail from Dunedin yesterday for Invercargill and Port Craig. She should arrive here to-day. The Wingatui was expected to sail from Auckland yesterday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. Bound from Calcutta and East Indian ports, the Union Company’s steamer Sussex is reported to have passed Thursday Island last Monday en route for New Zealand. The Somerset is scheduled to sail from Wellington- to-morrow for London, via Panama. The Bluff Harbour Board’s new tug Southland is reported to have sailed from Dublin on April 28 for Bluff, via Suez. Under charter to the C. and D. Line, the Denham was due at Dunedin yesterday from New York, via Wellington and Lyttelton. She will complete discharge at Hobart. The Waihemo is expected to load at Vancouver and San Francisco during the present month for Apia, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, Bluff and New Plymouth. The Canadian Pioneer left Halifax on April 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on June 6. The Middlesex is due to sail from Wellington on May 17 for London, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool. The Arawa, which sailed from Liverpool on March 29 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, is due at the firstnamed port to-day. A cable from Sydney reports the arrival of the Kaikorai from Bluff direct on Wednesday. NIAGARA FROM VANCOUVER. Vancouver, May 4. The Niagara has sailed. She carries the Canadian soccer team which will tour New Zealand, also seven maples which Mr Lapointe will plant at Canberra.—A. and N.Z. T.B.D. AMBUSCADE. Messrs Yarrow and Co., Ltd., Scotstoun, have now completed the torpedo boat destroyer Ambuscade, which they launched in January of last year for the British Admiralty. The vessel ran her official fullspeed trials in March, maintaining easily a speed of 37 knots. The Ambuscade is the first warship laid down and completed on the Clyde since the war, and the first destroyer of the British post-war and naval programme to run official trials. She is the outcome of experience gained during the war, and much research work on the part of the Yarrow firm. Her length is 322 ft, beam 31ft, mean draught BJft, and displacement 1,200 tons. The propelling machinery consists of Brown-Curtis geared turbines, obtaining steam from Yarrow highpressure water-tube boilers using oil fuel. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within wireless range of the undermentioned stations last evening:— Auckland.—Tofua, Queen Eleanor, Petricola, Australind, Arawa, Matra, Waipori, Cumberland, Tongariro, Whangape, Canadian Britisher, Baron Ruthven. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Arahura, Ngaio, Tahiti, Kaiapoi, Port Darwin, Northumberland, Kairanga, Ruapehu, Otokia, Tainui, Somerset, Kanna, Karori. Awarua.—Karetu, Hertford, Queen Maud, Crosskeys, Moeraki, Denham. Chatham Islands.—Port Caroline, Canadian Challenger, Kia Ora. SHAW-SAVILL STEAMERS. Arawa.—Sailed from Liverpool March 29 for New Zealand. Left Balboa April 15. Due Auckland May 8. Athenic.—Sailed from Liverpool April 23 for Australia. Loads Homeward in New Zealand during July. Corinthic.—Sailed from Southampton April 23 for New Zealand. Due Wellington May 31. lonic.—Arrived Southampton April 17 from New Zealand. Sails again from Southampton May 20 for New Zealand. Due Wellington (to land passengers only) June 27. Mat aroa.—Sailed from Southampton March 25 for New Zealand. Arrived Auckland May 3. Tainui. —Arrived Wellington April 5. Sailed again from Wellington yesterday at daybreak for Southampton and London, ; via Panama.

Tamaroa.—Sailed from Wellington April 9 for Southampton and London, via Panama. Left Colon April 30. Kia Ora.—Sailed from Auckland April 30 for London, via New York, Boston and Halifax. Mahana.—Arrived London April 11 from New Zealand. Sails again from Liverpool May 21 for New Zealand. Due Auckland June 28. Mahia.—Sailed from Wellington April 20 for London, via Monte Video, Rio de Janeiro and Teneriffe. Maimoa.—Sailed from Port Chalmers April 3 for London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe. Left Monte Video April 24. Mamari.—Sailed from London April 29 for New Zealand. Due Auckland June 5 (to land explosives only). Raranga.—Arrived Auckland April 8. Sails again from Wellington about May 23 for London, via Falkland Islands, Monte Video and Rio de Janeiro. Tairoa.—Sailed from London March 18 for Australia. Due Opua May 26 for Homeward loading. Sails again from Wellington about June 18 for London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe. City of Winchester.—Arrived London April 9 from New Zealand. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. Lyttelton, May 5. Arrived: Katoa, Wahine, Waikawa and Tees from Wellington; Totara, Middlesex and Calm from Timaru; Port Denison from Dunedin. Sailed: Totara and Wahine for Wellington; Katoa for Dunedin; Crosskeys for Timaru.