PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 20538, 14 July 1928, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

ARRIVED. • —Friday, July 13. — Kurow s.s. (Captain J. Watson) 3625 tons from Dunedin, at 4.15 p.m. SAILED. —Friday, July 13. Taranaki m.v. (Captain C. Wood, D. 5.0., R.N.R.) 11,140 tons for Timaru at 9.30 a.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Karetu, Sydney, to-day. Kaponga, Westport, to-morrow. Calm, Wanganui, to-morrow. Kurow, Port Craig, July 16. Northumberland Liverpool, July 17. Willesden, Juan de Nova, July 22. Waikouaiti, Melbourne, July 23Paua, Wellington, July 24. Rotorua, Wellington, August 1. Port Napier. London, September. Somerset, Liverpool, September 28. Canadian Challenger, Montreal, Octobej 20. Sussex, Calcutta, October. Waitemata, Los Angeles, November 8. Mataroa, London, indefinite. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kurow, Port Craig, to-night. Kaponga, Dunedin, July 16. Karetu Dunedin, July 16. Calm, Dunedin, July 16. Kurow, Wellington, July 17. 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. Fifty-three years ago on Thursday the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand was incorporated. Several boats of the oyster fleet put out to the beds yesterday, but heavy weather militated against good catches. The Kurow arrived from Dunedin yesterday afternoon. She has 400 tons of general cargo to discharge and will then proceed to Port Craig to load timber, returning to Bluff to load for northern ports. The Taranaki which completed loading the Bluff portion of her cargo for Home ports late on Thursday evening sailed for Timaru, Napier and New Plymouth at 9.30 a.m. yesterday. She arrived here on Friday last and discharged 3000 tons of cargo, chiefly basic slag and loaded refrigerated cargo—meat, cheese and butter—and some general. She was delayed a clay on account of unfavourable weather. The Kaponga which sailed from Westport at 6 a.m. yesterday is due at Bluff tomorrow with a cargo of coal for discharge. The Karetu from Sydney is due at Bluff at 11 p.m. to-day and will sail for Dunedin on Monday. The Rotorua, which sailed from Southampton on June 8 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Port Chalmers, is due at Wellington to-day. She will load outwards at Port Chalmers, Bluff, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington, sailing finally from the last port on August 18. She is clue at this port on August 1. The Calm is due at Bluff to-morrow to load general cargo, sailing on Monday for the usual ports. Cable advice has been received by the Union Company that the Sussex left Singapore on July 4 for Calcutta. The vessel is due there about July 20, and will load for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff being due here early in September. She is to leave about the first week in August for Penang, Singapore and Samarang to fill up. Messrs J. G. Ward and Co., the local agents, advise that the Federal Line steamer Cambridge left Liverpool on Saturday last loaded with general merchandise for Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland about August 14. The Federal Line steamer Northumberland from Liverpool via northern New Zealand ports, was expected to arrive at Dunedin yesterday. She sailed from Liverpool on May 12. Fine weather prevailed in the Atlantic and Panama was cleared on May 29, Boisterous w’eathfer was encountered in the Pacific. The last two weeks of the voyage were very stormy, the wind blowing all the time with hard gale force from directions between south and west. Seas broke on board and one stove in the hatches over No. 1 hold. The stormy conditions continued until the vessel reached the shelter of the land. After completing at Dunedin the Northumberland will sail for Bluff, being due at this port on Tuesday, sailing later for New Plymouth. 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 J. 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 18 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.

Cabled news has been received that the Sutherland Steamship Company’s steamer Kinross, which is en route from Port Arthur Texas, with a full cargo of case oil for discharge in New Zealand and Australia, cleared Balboa on June 25, and is scheduled to reach Auckland on July 30. Her other unloading ports are Wellington, New Plymouth, Townsville, Port Alma, Newcastle and Sydney. She is a vessel of 5234 tons gross, and was built at Middlesbro in 1918. She has had three names the first being War Spartan, and the second Texandrier. An arrival at Auckland on Monday morning was the steamer Dundrennan (Captain T. Ferguson), with a full cargo of Chile nitrate, 825 tons of which is for Auckland. The Dundrennan loaded ’at Iquiqui and Taitai, and cleared the latter port on June 8. She encountered generally fine weather until about a fortnight ago when a strong westerly gale was encountered. On Saturday last the wind chopped round to the north-west and continued to blow with gale force until the vessel reached port. She sailed again on Tuesday for Sydney, Yarraville, Adelaide, Williamstown and Fremantle, to complete discharge, after which she is to load wheat in Australia for South Africa. NEWCASTLE COAL SHIPMENTS. The amount of coal (including bunkers) shipped at Newcastle during the week ended June 15, for places beyond the State was 51,577 tons, of which 34,255 tons represented shipments for Commonwealth ports, the remainder being for foreign ports. For the corresponding period of last year the total was 118,846 tons. The amount of coal (including bunkers) shipped during the week ended June 22, ; 1928, for places beyond the State was 45,845 tons, of which 39,703 tons represented . shipments for Commonwealth ports, the remainder being for foreign ports. For the corresponding period of last year the total was 110,372 tons. SHARK HUNTING. Havana is now offering tourists an opThe harpoons have detachable heads which open out when thrust into the great fish. The lance handle bobbing up with a gyratory movement, together with the rapid uncoiling of the inch rope, shows when a strike has been made. Then comes the tussle to get the shark alongside so that a noose may be slipped over his head. Once this is accomplished the prize is clubbed to death in order that its skin may not be ruined, but the fish always fights : desperately. i The Cuban haroooner is probably as skilful as those of the whalers who formerly sailed out of New Bedford, and his work is extremely hazardous. The sharks range from the Very to the hammerhead variety, a 2001 b fish being considered small. WITHIN WIRELSS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be.within wireless range last evening:— Auckland. —Scalaria, Aorangi, West Cusetta, Dundrennan, Waitomo, Waipahi, Maui Pomare, Kaikorai, Ulimaroa, Valacia, Canadian Highlander, Canadian Challenger, Paua, Norfolk. Wellington:—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Tamahine, Cumberland, Niagara, H.M.S. Dunedin, Rotorua, Waitemata, Moeraki, Pipiriki. Awarua. —Northumberland, Waikouaiti, Karetu, Taranaki, Maunganui, Makura, Tutanekai. Chatham Islands. —Borderer, Port Huon, Huntingdon. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, July 13. Arrived. —Norfolk 9 p.m. from Gisborne. Sailed.—Ulimaroa 11.40 a.m. for Sydney; Valacia 12.15 p.m. for Wellington; Canadian Highlander 1.30 p.m. for Wellington; Paua 4.45 p.m. for Wellington; Kaimanawa 5.10 p.m. for Westport; Wingatui 10 p.m. for Lyttelton. Wellington, July 13. Departures:—Tamahine 3 p.m. for Picton; Wairau 6 p.m. for Blenheim; Nikau 6.30 p.m. for Nelson; Cale 6.35 p.m. for Wanganui ; Moeraki s.s. 6.45 p.m. for Newcastle and Sydney; Wahine 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton. Lyttelton, July 13. Arrived.—Maori 6.55 a.m. from Wellington; Totara 8.40 a.m. from New Plymouth; Breeze 11.40 a.m. from Timaru; Calm 12.35 p.m. from Wellington. Sailed. —Totara 3.5 p.m for Timaru; Maori 7.35 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedin, July 14. Arrived. —Northumberland 12.45 p.m. from Lyttelton. Sailed.—Katoa 4.50 p.m. for Timaru; Storm 6.10 p.m. for Timaru. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Suva, July 13. Departure —Thursday: Aorangi from Vancouver for Auckland.—Australian Press Association. (Rec 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, July 13. Sailed. —Maheno for Wellington.—Australian Press Association. London, July 12. Arrived.—Hororata and Maimoa.—Australian Press Association. Colon, July 12. Arrived.—Canadian Britisher. Sailed. —Tasmania.—Australian Press Association. San Francisco, July 12. Sailed.—Maunganui.—Australian Press Association.