PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 20666, 23 April 1929, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

ARRIVED. —Monday, April 22. — Calm s.s. (Captain R. Manson) 892 tons from Lyttelton at 12.20 a.m. SAILED. —Monday, April 22. — Calm s.s. (Captain R. Manson) 892 tons for Dunedin at 6.15 p.m. VESSELS IN PORT. Rangitiki t.m.v. Waipiata s.s. » EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Huntingdon, Dunedin, to-morrow. Devon. Australia, April 25. Port Hunter, Port Kembla, April 27. Manuka, Melbourne, April 28. Calm, Lyttelton, May 3. Norfolk, Dunedin, May 20. Wairuna, Dunedin, May 22. Piako, Dunedin, May 23. Valacia, Port Chalmers, June 15. Kia Ora, Port Chalmers, June 20. Cumberland, Dunedin, July 5. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Waipiata, Dunedin, to-day. Rangitiki, Port Chalmers, to-morrow. Devon, Dunedin, April 26. Huntingdon, Dunedin, April 29. Manuka, Dunedin, April 29. Port Hunter, Port Kembla, May 1. Calm, Dunedin, May 3. Norfolk, Northern Ports, May 23. Wairuna, Dunedin, May 24. Piako, Northern Ports, May 25. Valacia, Timaru, June 19. Kia Ora, Lyttelton, June 22. Cumberland, Northern Ports, July 10. GENERAL NOTES. The coastal steamer Calm arrived at Bluff early yesterday morning from Lyttelton and after discharging and loading proceeded in the evening to Dunedin and her usual ports as far as Wanganui. The Manuka leaves Melbourne at 10 a.m. to-morrow for Bluff direct and is due here on Sunday. She will sail on Monday afternoon for Dunedin. The local agents of the Federal Steam Navigation Company’ have been informed that the Devon sailed from Brisbane last Friday. She is due to arrive here on Thursday. The Federal Line steamer Cornwall is scheduled to sail from Liverpool on June 22 for New Zealand ports. She will transship Bluff cargo at Dunedin. WAIPIATA IN PORT. The Union Company's freighter Waipiata continuer! discharging and loading at Bluff yesterday on her usual coastal run from Auckland and way ports. She is to complete loading to-day sailing for Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton etc. KARTIGI DISCHARGING. The Union Company’s inter-colonial .freighter Kartigi, which arrived at Bluff on Sunday evening, discharged the local portion of her cargo from Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart yesterday and was to sail early this morning for Dunedin and Lyttelton.. Her Bluff cargo consisted mainly of timber with a little general- ’ , RANGITIKI LOADING. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s new motor liner Rangitiki commenced loading refrigerated apd general cargo for London and Southampton yesterday. She is scheduled to complete her Bluff cargo on Wedn.sday proceeding to Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Wellington. The Rangitiki arrived at Bluff on Saturday week last and has since discharged 4,460 tons of cargo from Home ports.

HOMEWARD BOUND. A notable departure from Wellington on April 16 for England was the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s large motor ship Coptic, which sailed shortly after mid-day for London, via the Panama canal. Thin fine ship is carrying a full cargo of wool, frozen meat, dairy produce, fruit, and other produce. . Loaded within a foot or 18 inches of her Plimsol mark, the Coptic was in good trim, and should make the run to London, where she is due about May 20, in 34 days. The Coptic went out from London with a full cargo for Australian ports. She made the run to the Suez canal in eight days, and after calling at Colombo, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Queensland ports, completed discharging at Cairns 56 days after her departure from London. Her powerful Diesel engines are working well, and the ship averaged over 15 knots on the passage to Australia. The Coptic has now joined the long procession of fully-loaded liners carrying the season’s wool, meat, fruit, and dairy produce from the Dominion to the. United Kingdom. Since the middle of February no fewer than 25 large ships have sailed from New’ Zealand ports for England, and of this big fleet 17 or 18 are etill steaming along the 11,500 miles’ route. Two of them, Port Melbourne and Port Pirie, are running in pairs, and have kept close together all the way since their departure from New Zealand early last month. The Coptic is the fourth ship that has left New’ Zealand for London within a week. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations last evening. Auckland: Maui Pomare, Ulimaroa, Maunganui, Nucula, Tofua, Tainui, Norfolk, Aorangi. ’ . . Wellington: Arahura, Maori, Ngaio, lamahine, Wahine, Marama, Raranga, Cambridge, Amalthus, Niagara, Otira. , Awarua: Huntingdon, Devon, Tahiti, Karamea, Kaponga. Chatham Islands: Nil. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. Auckland, April 22. Sailed:—Tutanekai 6.15 a.m. for Northern lighthouses; Aorangi 10 p.m. for Sydney. Wellington, April 22. Arrived: —Makura 5.40 a.m. from Sydney; Baron Fairlie 9 a.m. from Auckland. Sailed:—Poolta 11.35 a.m. for Picton; Holmdale 6 p.m. for Wanganui; Opihi 6.15 p.m. for Nelson; Breeze 7.15 p.m. for Lyttelton; Wahine 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton; Cygnet 9 p.m. for Kaikoura. Lyttelton, April 22. Arrived: —Orepuki 2 a.m. from Tarakohe. Sailed:—Storm 5.50 p.m. for Wellington; Maori 8.30 p.m. for Wellington.