PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 20771, 11 May 1929, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

SAILED. —Friday, May 10. —■ Huntingdon s.s. (Captain FI. E. R. Field) 10,951 tons for Lyttelton at 2.25 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waipiata, Dunedin, to-day. Norfolk, Port Chalmers, May 20. Calm, Dunedin, May 20. Taranaki, Townsville, May 22. Wairuna, Dunedin, May 23. Piako, Timaru, May 23. Manuka, Dunedin, May 24. Karetu, Dunedin, June 3. Poolta, Dunedin, June 4. Valacia, Port Chalmers, June 11. Kia Ora, Port Chalmers, June 20. Cumberland, Dunedin, July 11. Waihemo, Dunedin, July 20. Mataroa, Port Chalmers, August 2. Tairoa, Port Chalmers, September 8. lonic, Port Chalmers, November 20. PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Waipiata, Dunedin, May 13. Calm, Dunedin, May 20. Norfolk, Timaru, May 23. Wairuna, New Plymouth, May 25. Piako, Wellington, May 25. Manuka, Melbourne, May 25. Taranaki, Port Chalmers, May 26. Karetu, Sydney, Juno 4. Poolta, West Coast, June 6. Valacia, Timaru, June 14. Kia Ora, Lyttelton, June 22. Cumberland, Dunedin, July 14. Waihemo, Dunedin, July 22. Mataroa, Dunedin, August 6. Tairoa, Dunedin, September 11. lonic, Dunedin, November 23. GENERAL NOTES. The only major shipping movement at Bluff yesterday was the departure of the steamer Huntingdon. Messrs. H. L. Tapley and Company advise that the Calm is expected back at Bluff from the usual northern ports on May 20 to load general cargo for the return voyage. At present at Port Chalmers the Norfolk will arrive at Bluff towards the end of next week to continue loading for London. Upon completing here the vessel will leave for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Gisborne to complete, sailing finally about June 12 for London via Panama.

The Union Company report that the Poolta is to load at Clarence River, Port Stephens and Newcastle next week for New Zealand ports including Bluff, her cargo being comprised mainly of timber. The vessel is due hero early in June and upon completing .here, will probably proceed to a West Coast port not yet named. I The Waipiata is expected to berth at j Bluff this morning to load general cargo for Wellington and Auckland, proceeding to those ports on Monday by way of Dunedin and Lyttelton. The Wairuna from Pacific Coast ports which left Auckland at 1.50 p.m. on Thursday for Wellington, proceeds thence to Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and New Plymouth to complete. The date of the vessel’s arrival at Bluff is set down for the 23rd inst. The local agents advise that the Union Company’s freighter Karetu on her next trip to New Zealand, will now leave Sydney for Lyttelton direct instead of Bluff. She will proceed thence to Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff, being due here about June 3 and will sail later for Sydney direct. The local agents for the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advise that the Tairoa will load at Glasgow until June 29 and at Liverpool till July 6 for Bluff discharge. The vessel will arrive at Bluff early in September. The Manuka is to leave Melbourne on Wednesday next for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff; being due here on the 24th inst. and sailing next day for Melbourne direct. The Shaw, Savill steamer Kia Ora which was expected to leave London on Wednesday, for Port Chalmers, Bluff, Lyttelton and New Plymouth, is due here about June 20 to discharge general cargo. The Piako from Cardiff via Cape Town, Wellington, Oamaru and Timaru, is expected to arrive at Bluff on the 23rd to continue Homeward loading, returning Jo Wellington from- Bluff to complete. The vessel is scheduled to sail from Wellington finally on May 30 for London. The Taranaki is expected to arrive at Bluff on the 22nd inst. from Townsville to load frozen meat, dairy produce and general cargo. Upon completing here the vessel will leave for Port Chalmers, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland being scheduled to clear the last mentioned port on June 12 for London via Panama. HUNTINGDON SAILS. The Federal line steamer Huntingdon got away yesterday afternoon for Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne and Auckland to complete Homeward loading. She has been in port for eight days being delayed first by a shortage of trucks and finally by the adverse weather conditions on the day of her projected departure. MARINE JOTTINGS THE NEW BRITANNIC. TO BE LAUNCHED IN MAY.

Interesting particulars of the new Britannic, the first motor vessel of the White Star Line which will be launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyards at Belfast next month, have been supplied to a Times reporter by Messrs. Dalgety and Company. The new vessel ie 27,000 gross tons 680 feet between perpendiculars, has an 82 foot beam and a depth of 43.9 feet. With the graceful, flowing lines for which White Star ships are famous, the cruiser stern and two stumpy funnels —the characteristic of the motor vessel —the Britannic will have a distinctive appearance. The motive power to drive the Britanic will be supplied by two 10-cylinder Har-land-B and W double acting motors, while throughout the ship the fullest use will be made of electricity both for navigating and controlling the ship, for cooking, ventilation and for operating the enormous amount of service machinery necessary in a ship of this size. Designed to carry cabin, tourist third and third class, the Britannic has a passenger capacity of more :han 1500. One of the outstanding features of the passenger accommodation is the provision of a large , number of single rooms, an addition which is certain to prove very popular with the travelling public. The public rooms of the ship will be remarkable for richness of detail, beauty of design and perfection of appointment, and with the advent of the Britannic a new standard of luxury will be set on the Atlantic. Constructed for service on the New York-Liverpool run of the White Star Line, the Britannic will make her maiden voyage in the autumn of this year, and during the winter of 1929-1930 will make two cruises to the Mediterranean. In many ways she will be one of the most import- ’ ant ships built in recent years, and ship- ’ owners and marine architects will watch ■ her performance with particular, interest, ’ for she is the largest British built motor vessel and is the highest, development in the rapid advancement of the motor vesThe Briftannic is an honoured name in the White Star Line, and the new ship is the third of the name. The first Britannic, 5,004 tons, built in 1874, was recognized xs the leading ship of her time on the Western Ocean. The second Britannic, 48,158 tons, had no opportunity to make history for herself, for she was launched in 1914, and in 1916 when acting as a hospital ship, she was mined in the Zea Channel. Nevertheless, fifteen years after her launch, she still hxs the distinction of having been the largest ship ever built in the British Islee. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to \ be within range of the undermentioned stations last evening:— ’ Auckland: Aorangi, Marama, Tofua, Ulimaroa, Baron Bellhavcn, Brockabeck, Daghestan, Matakana, Rotorua, Raisdale. Wellington: Maheno, Wahine, Tamahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Niagara, Maunganui, Tainui, Tutanekai, Rangitiki, Canadian Britisher, Port Campbell, Port Victor, Port I Darwin. Awarua: Makura, Tahiti, Huntingdon, Waiotapu. Chatham Islands: Ruapehu, Remuera. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, May 10. Arrrived: —Canadian Challenger 6.10 a.m from Wellington; Phorus 12.35 p.m. from Borneo. Sailed:—Matakana 6.45 p.m. for Wellington; Baron Bellhaven 7 a.m. for ‘Wellington; Daghston 2 p.m. for Lyttelton. Wellington, May 10. Arrived:—Wahine 7 a.m, from Lyttelton; Holmdale 8.30 a.m. from Lyttelton; Gale 11.20 a.m. from Wanganui; Tutanekai 11.30 a.m. from Onehunga; Progress 4.30 p.m. from Lyttelton. Sailed:—Wingatui 12 a.m. for Auckland; Port Hunter 4.20 a.m. for Picton; Corinna 1 p.m. for New Plymouth; Manganui 3.20 p.m. for Sydney; Gale. 5 p.m. for Dunedin; Breeze 5.5 p.m. for Wanganui; Holmdale 6 p.m. for Wanganui; Wahine 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton; Tees for Lyttelton; Rangitiki midnight for Southampton. Lyttelton, May 10. Arrived:—Cygnet 6.50 a.m. from Kaikoura; City of Adelaide 7.5 a.m. from Wellington ; Maheno 8.45 a.m. from Wellington. Sailed:—Maheno 8.30 p.m., for Wellington. Dunedin, May 10. Arrived:—Waipiata 10 a.m. from Lyttelton; Opihi 10.50 a.m. from Bluff; Calm 11.30 a.m. from Bluff. Sailed: —Opihi 5.30 p.m. for Greymouth; ie Waipiata 8.15 for Bluff; Calm 10.5 for Timaru. >e ———■