PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 20447, 27 March 1928, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

ARRIVED. —Sunday, March 25. Manuka s.s. (Captain Morgan), 4534 tons, from Melbourne, at 11.45 p.m SAILED. . —Monday, March 26. — Manuka s.s. Captain Morgan (4534 tons) for Dunedin at 9.20 p.mVESSELS IN PORT. Poolta sjs. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waikawa, San Francisco, to-day. Waikouaiti, to-day. Piako, New York, April 3. Pakeha, March 29. Calm, March 30. Herminius, March 31. Kahika, March 31. City of Melbourne, New York, March. Somerset, London, April 14. Zealandic, May 4. Canadian Challenger, Halifax, June 20. Cumberland, June. Canadian Challenger, Montreal, October 20. Port Curtis, New York, indefinite. West Conob, indefinite. Waikawa, Vancouver, indefinite. Hurunui, London, indefinite. Mataroa, London, indefinite. Hororata, London, indefinite. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Poolta, to-day. Waikawa, to-day. Waikouaiti, to-morrow. Calm, April 1. Herminius, April 2. Piako, London, April 8. Somerset, April 15. Zealandic, May 6. Port Curtis, indefinite. Kahika, indefinite. City of Melbourne, indefinite. West Conob, indefinite. Waikawa, indefinite. Canadian Challenger, indefinite. Hurunui, indefinite. Mataroa, indefinite. Hororata, indefinite. GENERAL NOTES. The Manuka got away at 9.20 o’clock last evening for Dunedin. There was a stiff gale blowing from the north. During the evening she had loaded 850 cases of fish for Melbour. . The Manuka berthed at Bluff about midnight on Sunday with a large list of passengers and 45 tons of general cargo to discharge. She got away for Dunedin yesterday afternoon and will proceed to Melbourne via Lyttelton and Wellington. Heavy rain suspended unloading operations on the Poolta yesterday for some hours. She is expected to get away for Greymouth to-day after discharging about 1000 tons of coal. The Calm, so Messrs H. L. Tapley and Co. advise, is expected to arrive at Bluff on Friday. The Union Steamship Co. report that the Waikawa leaves for Port Chalmers to-day. The Waikouaiti is due from Hobart this evening. The Opihi loads at Westport about Saturday next for Bluff and Dunedin. The Manuka is scheduled to leave Wellington on Saturday next for Melbourne. The Piako is expected to arrive on April 3, sailing on the Bth for America and London. Messrs D. W’. McKay, Ltd., report that the Kotare will sail on April 4 on her final trip to the Sounds. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. advise that the Pakeha is due on Thursday next when she will load meat, dairy produce and general cargo for the United Kingdom. It is now reported that the Herminius will call at Port Chalmers and then proceed to Bluff, arriving on the 31st and sailing afterwards for Wellington. The Somerset is expected to arrive at Bluff on April 14. The Northumberland is expected to leave Liverpool for New Zealand ports on May

The Cumberland also, is due to sail from Liverpool on April 28 for New Zealand ports including Bluff. PASSENGERS BY THE MANUKA. The following were passengers by the Manuka from Australia:— SALOON. Bluff:—Miss J. Buckley, Mrs S. Bruce, Mr A. K. Bell, Mrs C. Bell, Miss G. Brumitt, Mr. Carter, Mr, Mrs and Miss Craven, Mr and Mrs Ewart, Mr and Mrs G. V. Edge, Mr R. E. Fisher, Mr W. Francke, Mrs C. Fyfe, Sir Benjamin Fuller, Rev. H. Hitchman, Mr. L. N. Haslan, Mrs. A. L. Haslam, Mrs E. Moffatt, Mr. and Mrs G. Mayhew, Mr. G. Mayhew, Mr. J. Mayhew, Mr., Mrs. and Miss O’Conner, Mrs J. W. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs Ricketts, Mr. F. Robb, Mr and Mrs E. Robb, Mrs and Master Turney, Miss L. Webster, Mr A. F. Watkins, Mr. H. Woolf, Miss G. O’Brien, Mrs C. Chalmers, Mr A. Curtis, Mr J. Dunlop, Mrs L. M. Duthie Mr. and Mrs N. Graham, Mr J. Imrie, Miss H. McGee, Mr S. Mair, Mrs C. Rodger, Mrs Rose, Miss A. Singer, Miss D. Watts, Mr W. Balloch, Mrs Balloch, Mrs M. Banks, Mrs Lowry, Misses (3) Sagar, Mr and Mrs J. Smith, Mr J. Sloane, Mr. R. Tench. Wellington: —Mrs W. Cornwall, Miss O. Cornwall, Mrs J. Hamilton, Miss C. Lewis, Mr and Mrs A. Murie, Mrs E. Proctor, Miss A. Ross, Mrs A. Rayward. Melbourne Mr. _P. Burnside, Mr and Mrs W. Glen, Miss B. Johnston, Mr. J. Kavanagh, Mrs Kavanagh, Mrs S. Marshall, Miss A. Meylan, Miss J. White. STEERAGE. Bluff.—Mr., Mrs. and Master Sexted, Mr. and Mrs Borlick, Mr and Mrs L. Birch, Mr

P. Baker, Mrs J. Coulter, Miss N. Collier, Mrs A. Dickson, Mr C. Denby, Mr. J. Donaldson, Mr. C. Dawber, Mr and Mrs B. Fitch, Mrs J. Foote, Mr. W. Horne, Mr. O. Jones, Miss Kelly, Mr. J. McAndrew, Mr. G. Murphy, Mr J. Nesdale, Mr F. Newett, Mrs and Miss Ottrey, Mr. A. Preston, Mr. R. Rooney, Mr. D. Wishart, Mrs Wishart. Dunedin: —Mrs. W. Connell, Mrs and Master Cleveland, Mr, Mrs and Master Casey, Mr. J. Clarke, Misses (2) Duncan, Mr. J. Edgar, Mrs B. Fraye, Mr. N. Gillespie, Mrs S. Harrop, Mr. E. Hartley, Mr. A. Kelly, Mr. C. Lyon, Mrs and Miss McFarlane, Mr and Master McFarlane, Mr. A. McDonald, Mr D. Munroe, Mr. W. Taylor, Mr. H. Purdie, Miss H. Scurr, Mr. F. Stephens, Mr. J. Thomson, Miss E. Wilson, Mr. J. Withers. Lyttelton:—Miss E. Button, Mr. J. Dunkerley, Mr. A. Hall, Miss Hall, Mr. Wilson, Mrs C. Wilson. Wellington.—Mr. J. Boyle, Mrs N. Ferguson, Mr D. Gow, Mr W. Horne, Mr G. Hansen, Mrs A. Howe, Mrs H. Hay ter, Mr G. Kingham, Mr W. Kirkwood, Mr. F. Lansbury, Mr S. Lundgree, Mrs and Miss Le Roi, Mr T. McMullar, Miss E. Plimmer, Mr. L. Purton, Mr H. Robinson, Mr. A. Sunderland, Mrs M. Sifflet, Miss M. Sifflet.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within wireless range last evening;— Auckland: —Aorangi, Marama, Tofua, Eschunga, Gambia River, Port Albany, Middlesex, Kia Ora, Hinemoa. Wellington:—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Arahura, Ngaio, Maunganui, Ruapehu, Cornwall, Herminius, Pakeha, Niagara, Port Napier, Rotorua. Awarua: —C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross, Tahiti, Karetu, Anglo-Columbian, Manuka, Corinthic. Chatham Islands:—Nil. RAKANOA TO BE SUNK. Wellington, March 26. The Union Company’s Rakanoa is to be sunk out in Cook Strait. She is a cargo boat of 2246 tons, built in 1896, and since 1925 has been used as a coal hulk here. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. Auckland, March 26. Sailed.—Aorangi 3.55 p.m. for Sydney. Wellington, March 26. Arrived.—Makura 5.30 a.m. from Sydney. Sailed. —Storm 12.20 p.m. for Picton; Holmdale 12.30 p.m. for Picton; Putiki 1.10 p.m. for Greymouth; Corinna 5 p.m. for New Plymouth; Cornwall 6.10 p.m. for London; Wahine 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton., Lyttelton, March 26. Arrived.—Alexander 6 p.m. from Nelson. Sailed.—Kahika 6.5 p.m. for Wellington; Breeze 6.15 p.m. for Dunedin; Maori 8.15 p.m. for Wellington; Wairau 8.15 p.m. for Blenheim; Port Napier 9.55 p.m. for Wellington; Katoa 8.15 for Dunedin. Dunedin, March 26. Arrived.—Progress 1.30 a.m. from Wellington; Oreti 9.15 a.m. from Port Craig; Gale 1.25 p.m. from Wellington. Sailed.—Progress 11 p.m. for Oamaru; Gale 11.15 p.m. for Timaru. Honolulu, March 24. Departure:—Niagara. —A. and N.Z. Sydney, March 26. Arrived:—Kaikorai, from Bluff.—A. and N.Z.