PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 20537, 13 July 1928, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

VESSELS IN PORT. Taranaki m.v. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kurow, Westport, to-day. Kaponga, Westport, to-morrow. Karetu, Sydney, to-morrow. Kurow, Port Craig, July 15. Calm, Wanganui, July 15. Northumberland Liverpool, July 17. Willesden, Juan de Nova, July 22. Waikouaiti, Melbourne, July 23. Paua. Wellington, July 24. Rotorua, Wellington, August 1. Port Napier. London, September. Somerset, Liverpool, September 28. Canadian Challenger, Montreal, October 20. Sussex, Calcutta, October. Waitemata, Los Angeles, November 8. Mataroa, London, indefinite. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Taranaki, Timaru, to-day. Kaponga, Dunedin, to-morrow. Kurow, Port Craig, to-morrow. Karetu Dunedin, July 16. Calm, Dunedin, July 16. Kurow, Wellington, July 16. Northumberland, New Plymouth, July 19. Willesden, Dunedin, July 24. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, July 24. Paua, Wellington, July 25. Rotorua, London, August 4. Port Napier, September. Somerset, September 30. Canadian Challenger, October 21. Sussex, October. Waitemata, northern ports, November 11. Mataroa, indefinite. GENERAL NOTES. There were no major shipping movements at Bluff yesterday. The oyster fleet visited the beds yesterday and good catches were recorded. Owing to the fact that rain has periodically interfered with the working of the cargo on the m.v. Taranaki the vessel was not able to complete loading until late yesterday. She is to sail at 9 a.m. today for Timaru, Napier and New Plymouth. She arrived at Bluff from Dunedin on Friday last and discharged 3000 tons of cargo, chiefly basic slag and general and loaded refrigerated cargo for London. Captain C. Wood, D. 5.0., R.N.R., is in command. Advice has been received by the Union Company that the Kaponga with cargo for Bluff, Dunedin and Lyttelton, was bat bound at Westport on Wednesday evening and was expected to sail last evening for Bluff, being due at this port to-morrow with a quantity of coal to discharge. The Karetu from Sydney is due at Bluff at 11 p.m. to-morrow, sailing on Monday for Dunedin. No alteration is advised in the itinerary of the Calm which is due at Bluff on Sunday to load general cargo, sailing on Monday for the usual ports. The Kurow which cleared Dunedin last evening is due at Bluff to-day and is expected to sail to-morrow for Port Craig. The Sussex is to load during August at Calcutta, Penang, Singapore, and Samaritng for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff being due at this port early in October. The Northumberland is due at Bluff on Tuesday next when she will sail later for New Plymouth. The Rotorua from London and Southampton via Wellington, Lyttelton and Timaru is due at Bluff on August 1 to complete loading. She will then return to Wellington via Lyttelton and will sail on August 18 for Southampton and London via Panama Canal. The Waitemata is expected to load at Vancouver. San Francisco and Los Angeles in September for New Zealand ports including Bluff. Leaving Los Angeles in the first week of October she is due at Bluff early in November. Messrs V. E. Watson and Co., announce that the s-s. Willesden from Juan de Nova is expected to arrive at Bluff on the 22nd inst. Being scheduled to leave Liverpool on August IS for Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Bluff, the Somerset is due here on September 28. The Port Napier is expected to sail from London on July 18 with general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Port Chalmers and Bluff, being due here about the middle of September. PASSENGERS OF UNSOUND MIND. The Australian Assistant Minister for Trade and Customs states that complaints have been made by shipping companies in Australia regarding recent instances in which persons of unsound mind have travelled as passengers on board vessels belonging to such companies. As a result considerable annoyance and inconvenience has been caused and the shipping companies have been put to additional expense. Senator Crawford states that under the Navigation Act it is an offence, for which a penalty of £5O is provided, for any person to engage or pay a passage on any ship for a lunatic or send a lunatic on board ehip as a passenger, without informing the owner, master or agent of the ship that the person is a lunatic. For the purposes of the Act the term lunatic includes any person of unsound mind and any person who to the knowledge of the person charged with a contravention of the Act is liable to become a lunatic or person of unsound mind. It is obvious that any person of unsound mind may be a source of considerable danger on board a ship unless placed under proper supervision and the provisions of the Act are for the protection of the travelling public. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within wireless range last evening:— Auckland: P-RF.A. Nucula, Scalaria, Aorangi, West Cusetta, Dundrennan, Waitomo, Waipahi, Maui Pomare, Kaikorai Valacia, Will as ton.

Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Tamahine, Port Dennison, Cumberland, Niagara, Norfolk, Dunedin, Rotorua, Waitemata, Waikawa, Arawa. Awarua.—Waikouaiti, Karetu, Taranaki, Tekoa, Northumberland. Chatham Islands:—Port Curtis, Ruahine, Borderer, Port Huon, Huntingdon. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL Z ND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, July 12. Arrived: —Brynje 4.50 a.m. from Bunbury; Kaimanawa 6.5 a.m. for Napier; Canadian Challenger 10.30 p.m. from Wellington. Wellington, July 12. Arrived: —Holmdale 3.50 ajn. from Wanganui; Calm 4.45 a.m. from Wanganui; Maori 7.5 a.m. from Lyttelton; Pukeko 7.40 a.m. from Gisborne; Gale 3.20 a.m. from Lyttelton; Kartigi 3.20 p.m. from Lyttelton. Sailed: —Waitemata 7.20 a.m. for Melbourne; Waikawa 1.15 p.m. for New Plymouth; Corinna 5.15 p.m. for Nelson; Holmdale 6.10 p.m. for Dunedin; Waipiata 6.30 p.m. for Napier; Calm 7.5 p.m. for Lyttelton; Maori 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton; Pukeko for Wakokopu; Kartigi 11 p.m. for Tarakohe. • Lyttelton, July 12. Arrived. —Wahine 6.50 a.m. from Wellington ; Orepuki 8.50 a.m. from Tarakohe. Sailed: —Northumberland 5 p.m. for Port Chalmers; Wahine 8.20 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedin, July 12. Arrived: —Katoa 12.35 p.m. from Auckland; Storm 4.15 p.m. from Lyttelton; Kurow 11 p.m. from Bluff. Southampton, July 11. Arrived.—Maimoa and C. A. Larsen.— Australian Press Association. London, July 11. Arrived. —Turakina. —Australian Press Association. Quebec, July 11. Arrived. —Canadian Transporter.—Australian Press Association. Madiera, July 11. Sailed: —Remuera.—Australian Press Association. Balboa, July 11. Sailed. —Pakeha and Mahana.—Australian Press Association. Galveston, July 11. Sailed.—Copenhagen.—Australian Press Association.