PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 20395, 26 January 1928, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

ARRIVED. —Wednesday, January 25 Oreti, s.s. (Captain McKenzie) 174 tons, from Dunedin at 8.30 a.m. SAILED. —Wednesday, January 25 Paua, s.s. (Captain Patterson) 1259 tons, for Wellington at 10.10 a.m. Katoa, s.s. (Captain Andrews) 2484 tons, for Dunedin at 10.45 a.m. Oreti, s.s. (Captain McKenzie) 174 tons, for Invercargill at 2.30 p.m. VESSELS IN a PORT. Port Caroline, s.s. Kurow, s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Sussex, Calcutta, January 28. Manuka, Melbourne, January 28. Huntingdon, February 10. Canadian Challenger, Halifax, February Waitemata, San Francisco, March. Piako, New York, March. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Port Caroline, to-day. Kurow, northern ports, to-day. Manuka, Melbourne, January 30. Sussex, Newcastle, January. Huntingdon, London, February. Canadian Challenger, February. Waitemata, March. Piako, March. GENERAL NOTES. The ketch Britannia arrived at Bluff from Stewart Island at 2.30 p.m. yesterday with 220 case of fish on board. The Port Caroline was scheduled to sail at 4 a.m. this morning. The 8.1.0. oiltanker, Paua, after discharging 500 tons of bqlk oil at Bluff, sailed for Wellington yesterday morning. The Oreti called at Bluff yesterday morning to wait for the tide before proceeding to Invercargill. The Kurow sails for Dunedin this afternoon and proceeds to Lyttelton, Wellington and Auckland. She was to discharge at Bluff about 800 tons of general cargo, mostly sugar, and load 200 tons. The Calm was due at Dunedin on Tuesday from Bluff to load general cargo. She was to sail in the evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton and Wanganui. The Min was to arrive at Dunedin yesterday morning from New York to discharge a quantity of American cargo. J. G. Ward and Company advise that the Piako is to leave New York on February 4 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. The Ashburton sailed from New York on January 14 for Suva, Auckland, Wellington, Timaru, Dunedin and Port Lincoln. She is due at Suva about February 16. The City of Melbourne is scheduled to leave New York on February 29 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. From Dunedin she will proceed to Sydney. The Canadian Challenger which left Halifax on December 24 for New Zealand ports is due at Bluff about February 15 with general cargo. She is due at Auckland on February 4 and at Dunedin on February 16. She will load here for United States and Canada.

The Waikawa loads at Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles about the end of the month and the beginning of February for New Zealand ports including Bluff. The City of Bath left New York on December 29 for Newport News on January 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australian ports. She is due at Auckland on February 16. Manchester Merchant which left New York on December 19 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin was scheduled to arrive at Auckland on January 22 and at Dunedin on February 3. The Federal steamer, Somerset, is to leave Liverpool on February 4 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland about March 18. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Line steamer Corinthic is scheduled to leave London on February 1 for Wellington, Port Chalmers and Lyttelton. She is due at Wellington on March 13. PORT HUON’S RECORD VOYAGE. The motor ship Port Huon reached Melbourne from London on January 7, after a smart voyage of 344 days. This is the Port Huon’s second voyage to Australia, and she has improved her time by over half a day. The record for the voyage is 33 days 22 hours, and is held by the company’s motor ship Port Fremantle. KURNALPI FOR SHIPBREAKERS. The small steamer Kurnalpi is to be dismantled by shipbreakers at Auckland. The vessel was built in 1908 at Christiana (Oslo), Norway, and she was for some years owned by the Melbourne Steamship Company, which sold her to a Dargaville syndicate. She reached Auckland from Australia in January, 1926, but after five months in the New Zealand coastal trade she was laid up in August, 1926, off Campbell Point, where she remained until yesterday. In July last year she was sold to Mr F. Appleton, her present owner. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned stations yesterday:— Auckland—Tamaroa, Hororata, Waiotapu, H.M.S. Diomede, H.M.S. Dunedin, Vestvard, Manchester Merchant, Kanna, Waihemo, Pulpit Point, Hinemoa, Kaitangata, Rona, Aorangi, Kartigi, Kaponga. Wellington—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Niagara, Coomoonderry, Cumberland, Manuka, Cydonia, Mamaiius. Awarua—Sir James Clark Ross, C. A. Larsen, { N. T. Neilsen Alonso, Port Caroline, Paua, Ruahine, Canadian Prospector. Chatham Islands—Matakana, Middlesex, Port Sydney. Cambridge.

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COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. Auckland, January 25. Sailed—Pulpit Point (12.20 p.m.) for Wellington, Hinemoa (4.15 p.m.) for Norfolk Island, Kaponga (5.45 p.m.) for Napier, Kartigi (7.30 p.m.) for Portland, Kaitangata (7.30 p.m.) for Greymouth, Rona (8.25 p.m.) for Sydney. Wellington, January 25. Arrived —Gallic (6.50 a.m.) from Lyttelton, Wahine (7 a.m.) from Lyttelton, Totara (11 a.m.) from Lyttelton, Breeze (11.45 a.m.) from Wanganui, Orepuki (12.45 p.m.) from Tarakohe, Corinna (1.15 p.m.) from New Pymouth, Cygnet from Kaikoura. Sailed—Cydonia (3.50 p.m.) for Lyttelton, Manuka (5 p.m.) for Lyttelton, Kennedy (5.5 p.m.) for Wanganui, Titoki (6.5 p.m.) for Greymouth, Breeze (7.10 p.m.)' for Wanganui, Wahine (8.25 p.m.) for Lyttelton, Port Dunedin (8.35 p.m.) for London, Totara for New Plymouth, Orepuki (11 p.m.) for Nelson. Lyttelton, January 25. Arrived—Maori (6.40 a.m.) from Wellington, Kahika (7.10 a.m.) from Timaru, Gale (7.15 a.m.) from Timaru. Sailed—Kotiti (4.25 p.m.) for Kaikoura, Maori (8.30 p.m.) for Wellington. Dunedin, January 25. Arrived—Waikouaiti (8.15 a.m.) from Bluff, Min (11.45 a.m.) from Lyttelton, Calm (12.10 p.m.) from Bluff. Sailed—Canadian Prospector (9.20. a.m.) .for