SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 20616, 15 October 1928, Page 2

SHIPPING

THE TIDES. Monday, October 15.

PORT OF BLUFF. ARRIVED. —Sunday, October 14. Waikawa s.s. (Captain A. H. Davey) 5677 tons from Nelson, at 3 p.m. SAILED. —Sunday, October 14. Port Fremantle m.v. (Captain Steele) 10,000 tons for Dunedin at 2.15 p.m. VESSEL. IN PORT. Waikawa s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Karetu, Lyttelton, to-day. Opihi, W’estport. to-day. Calm. Wanganui, to-morrow. Turakina. Liverpool, October 17. Canadian Conqueror, Wellington, Octobei 21. Manuka, Wellington, October 27. Tainui, London, November 22. Northumberland. Liverpool, January 16 Waikawa, Napier, February 8. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Calm, Dunedin, to-morrow. Opihi, Dunedin, October 16. Port Fremantle, Auckland, October 15. Waikawa. Melbourne, October 16. Karetu, Sydney, October 17. Turakina. Wellington. October 18. Canadian Conqueror, Wellington, Octobei 23. Manuka, Melbourne, October 27. Tainui, Wellington, November 25. Northumberland, northern ports, January 18. Waikawa, Wellington, February 18. GENERAL NOTES. The Port Fremantle completed loading the Bluff portion of her Home cargo on Saturday and sailed yesterday afternoon for northern ports to continue loading for United Kingdom ports. The Opihi which sailed from W’estport at 10 p.m. on Friday is expected to arrive here to-day. She has a quantity of coal for discharge. The Karetu is expected to sail from Dunedin to-day for Bluff. After completing here she will sail for Sydney. The Calm is due at Bluff to-morrow from the usual northern ports with general cargo for discharge. It is hoped to get her away in the evening for Wanganui via coastal ports. After an exceptionally rough passage during the latter part of the voyage, the steamer Turakina arrived at Auckland on September 26 from Home ports. At the northern port she commenced unloading, continuing at Wellington and Lyttelton. The vessel arrived at Dunedin on Friday afternoon to put out the local portion of her merchandise, and v.as berthed at the Rattray street wharf. After completing at Dunedin the Turakina will sail for Bluff where she is due about Wednesday. Sailing from Liverpool on August 18, the vessel cleared Panama on September 2. Generally fair weather prevailed until September 18, when stormy conditions were encountered. Afterwards the vessel was beset by hard westerly gales and high head seas, which caused her to labour heavily and to ship water fore and aft. Considerable delay was caused, and the speed of the vessel at times was only four knots. Some of the deck fittings were broken by the seas. The Canadian Conqueror arrived at Wellington on Thursday from Montreal via Panama. The vessel is carrying general merchandise from Eastern Canadian ports for discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. She will also load in the south, and will then go to Auckland to complete loading general cargo for New York, Boston and Montreal. The Canadian Conqueror is due at Dunedin on October 19, and at Bluff about October 21. The Tainui, which sailed from London on Friday for New Zealand porte, is due at Bluff about November 22. The Sussex, which was docked at Port Chalmers early last week for painting and overhaul, sailed on Friday morning for Wellington. After bunkering there she will proceed to Vancouver direct. The Sussex will load at Pacific Coast ports for New Zealand. Divers have completed the survey of the steamer Lygnern, which was stranded off the south mole at Fremantle, states an Australian cable. Tb»e damage is extensive. but cannot be computed till all the cargo has been removed and the vessel docked. In view of the fact that two strange seabirds were blown into Invercargill recently by the wind, it is interesting to learn that two stormy petrels, in an exhausted condition were blown aboard the White Star liner Homeric when the vessel was in mid-Atlantic. They were caught by the assistant purser, who released them next day when they recovered. Their revival was aided by means of castor oil and brandy, administered, drop by drop, from the end of a small stick. The White Star Line received a radio from the Megantic, whilst on her way from Montreal to Southampton, to the effect that on August 27, the steamer in mid-Atlantic, received signals for surgical aid from the steamer Blairholm, of Glasgow. The Megantic’s surgeon visited the Blairholm, and found that one of the engineers was suffering from a crushed hand and arm. The man was taken to the Megantic, and a successful operation performed. He arrived at Southampton by the Megantic on Thursday, August 31. The famous old clipper ship Benjamin F. Packard, practically the last of her particular type in existence seems destined to pass soon into the hands of another owner (says the Nautical Gazette). This historic relic of bygone days has been grounded and almost beached off Manhasset Isle, Port Washington, Long Island, for the past two years. Due to the death of the latest owner of the vessel, Max Williams, of New York city, who was nationally recognized as one of the finest designers of

ship models, the sale of the ship is necessary in order to settle his estate, and it will probably be done by public auction in the very near future. From the standpoint of seaworthiness and utility this famous old clipper ship probably has little value, but as an historic relic of seafaring days when wooden ships and iron men sailed the seas she is outstanding as one of the few of this type now extant. MARINE JOTTINGS WAIKAWA ARRIVES. Yesterday afternoon the Union Company’s trans-Pacific cargo steamer Waikawa arrived at Bluff from Pacific Coast ports of America. To-day she will commence discharging the local portion of her cargo of lumber, case oil and genera! merchandise. The Waikawa loaded at Vancouver, New Westminster, San Francisco and Los Angeles, sailing finally from the last-named port on September 3. After a fine trip Apia was reached on September 20 and after putting out a quantity of cargo she proceeded to Auckland and thence Nelson and Bluff. The first two days out from Apia south-easterly storms and heavy seas were encountered but the conditions were not such as to damage the vessel or delay her progress appreciably. Captain A. H. Davey is in command and associated with him are: Chief officer, Mr. C. C. Waters; second, Mr R. D. Brebner; third, Mr. D. W. Blacklaw; chief engineer, Mr. W. D. Taylor; second, Mr W. F. Cameron;- third, Mr. S. Head; fourth, Mr. Whyte; chief steward, Mr. A. N. Thorn; wireless operator, Mr. S. W. Stafford. While the vessel was en route to Vancouver before loading, a fireman named Edminston was lost overboard. The Waikawa will proceed to Melbourne and Sydney to complete the discharge of her cargo. THE DEVIL COMES TO PORT. STRANGE ARRIVAL CHRONICLED. Most of the ships which have called at Bluff in the past, are, for the most part, of the usual type carrying the ordinary kind of cargo so that the arrival of an unusual type of vessel would attract considerable attention. Yet there is an old story on the Liverpool exchange that the following arrival was once chronicled at the port of Liverpool:— “The Devil, Captain McHell, arrived from Hell with a cargo of brimstone.” Some considered this only an effort of wit. but others asserted it was genuine. Mr. Basil Lubbock records in “The Last of the Windjammers” that there Is an East Prussian port called Hell, or Helle, and there certainly was a well-known schooner called the Devil with a full-length gilt effigy of his satanic majesty as a figure-head. The Devil was launched at Preston in 1868. Her owners were two brothers named Miller, and it is said that they failed to agree on a name of their new craft. At last one exclaimed impatiently, “Call her the Devil if you like.” At which the other roared back. “The Devil let her be!” The Devil proved an unlucky vessel, and in view' of her many mishaps the underwriters begged the elder Miller to alter her name, but he not only refused, but duly named a new schooner the She’PLJ, with a still more elegant effigy of the Otril as a figurehead. This vessel was most successful, and had no ill-luck. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations over t.he week-end: — Auckland: -For Saturday only : Kaiwarra, Port Darwin. For Saturday and Sunday: H.M.S. Veronica, Co ana, Lionel, Marama, H.M.A.S. Australia, Waipahi, Cerapus, Kegmbe. Wellington:-For Saturday only: Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Ravenscar, Canadian Conqueror, Antonio, Kairanga, Sussex. For Sunday: jUlimaroa, Maheno, Poolta, it.M.A.S. Australia, Port Dunedin, Hauraki. Awarua: —Maunganui, Makura, Port Hunter, C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross, N. T. Neilsen Alonso, City of New York, Waikawa, Chatham Islands.—Canadian Explorer, Karamda. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, October 14. Arrived, Saturday:—Canadian Winner 5.30 p.m. from Montreal. Sunday:—Port Darwin 4.45 p.m. from Liverpool. Wellington, October 14. Arrived, Saturday : —Tees 3.35 p.m. from Greymouth; Kaimai 4.15 p.m. from Greymouth; Kairanga 7.30 p.m. from Westport; Kamona 9.5 p.m. from Portland; Komata 9.45 p.m. from Westport. Sunday:—Kurow 4 a.m. from Auckland; Wahine 7.30 a.m. from Lyttelton; Sussex 7.45 a.m. from Port Chalmers. Sailed Friday:—H.M.A.S. Australia midnight for Brisbane. Saturday:—Golden State noon for Dunedin; Calm 4.15 p.m. for Bluff; Port Dunedin 5.20 p.m. for London; Holmdale 6.20 p.m. for Dunedin; Progress 10 p.m. for New Plymouth. Lyttelton, October 14. Arrived. —Maori 6.45 a.m. from Wellington; Canadian Conqueror 12.45 p.m. from Wellington. Westport, October 14. Sailed:—Regulus 6.30 a.m. for Greymouth; Pukeko 9.55 a.m. for Gisborne; Kaitangata 10.5 a.m. for Greymouth. Arrived:—Ravenscar 11.20 a.m. from Lyttelton. Dunedin, October 14. Arrived, Saturday:—Waipiata 6.40 a.m. from Bluff; Corinna 6.55 a.m. from Wellington. Sailed: —Waipiata 5.5 p.m. for Timaru. Arrived, Sunday:—Gale from Lyttelton. Southampton October 13. Sailed:—Tainui.—Australian Press Association. New York, October 12. Arrived.—Canadian Britisher.—Australian Press Association. London, October 12. Sailed: —Tainui.—Australian Press Association. Los Angeles, October 12. Sailed:—C. A. Larsen.—Australian Press Association.

Invercargill . . .. 3.35 a.m. 3.51 p.m. Bluff . .. 2.54 a.m. 3.10 p.m. Riverton .. . . .. 1.54 a.m. 2.10 p.m. Oreti Beach . . .. 3.3 a.m. 2.19 p.m. THE SUN. The Sun rises to-day at 5.52 a.m. The Sun sets to-day at 7.15 p.m. THE MOON. The Moon rises to-day at 6.25 a.m. The Moon sets to-day at 8.22 p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Last Quarter October 6 4.36 p.m. New Moon . .. October 14 3.56 a.m. First Quarter .. October 22 9.06 a.m. Full Moon . .. October 29 10.43 a.m.