PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 21606, 19 January 1932, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waikouaiti, Sydney, to-morrow. Poolta, Wellington, January 21. Narbada, Dunedin, January 21. Waipiata, Dunedin, January 22. Paua, Wellington, January 23. Calm, Lyttelton, January 23. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, January 28. Opawa, Port Chalmers, January' 30. . Mahana, Port Chalmers, February 8. Otaio, Dunedin, February 13. Somerset, Port Chalmers, February 22. Orari, Dunedin, April 13. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Port Melbourne, Port Chalmers, to-day. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, to-morrow. Poolta, Dunedin, January 21. Narbada, Newcastle, January 21. Waipiata, Dunedin, January 22. Calm, Dunedin, January 23. Paua, Dunedin, January 23. Waikouaiti, Sydney, January 28. Opawa, Napier, February 1. Mahana, London, February 10. Otaio, -, February 17. Somerset, Timaru, February 24. Orari, — , April 17. I INWARD CARGO ON HAND. 1 Cathay, ex Wainui, in B shed (W. S. and i Co.) Cormorin, ex Wainui, in B shed (W. S. i «nd Cb.) i ( Matakana, railed from Dunedin, in A t »hed (D. and Co.) . j

, Mataroa, ex Wainui, in B shed (N. M. A.) Nieuw Zeeland, ex Waikouaiti, in B shed • <D. and Co.) Sonoma, ex Waipiata, in B shed (U. S. ■ *B.) i. , • (D. and Co.): Dalgety and Company. (Hend.): Henderson and Company. I (H.L.T.): H. L. Tapley and Company. (J.G.W.): J. G. Ward and Company. ' (N.M.A.): National Mortgage and i Agency Company. ; (N.Z.S.): New Zealand Shipping Comoan y. ' (0.5. C. Oreti Shipping Company. (U.S.S.): Union Steam Ship Company. (W.S. and Co.): Wright, Stephenson and Company. GENERAL NOTES. Messrs H. L. Tapley and Company advise that the coastal vessel Calm, from Lyttelton, is due at Bluff on January 23 and sails for Dunedin the same day. The Union Company’s Poolta is scheduled to clear Wellington at 1 p.m. on Tuesday for Bluff, where she is due on Thursday. The vessel is to sail the following day for Dunedin. lhe Union Company’s freighter Waipiata is to leave Wellington this evening for Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. The vessel is due at Bluff on Friday and loads back for Wellington and Auckland, via ports. The Union Company advises that the Waikouaiti was to leave Sydney at noon on Friday with general cargo for discharge at Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Timaru. She is due at Dunedin on January 21. The Now Zealand Shipping Company’s motor liner Rangitiki was to leave Southampton on Friday for Wellington and Auckland. She is due at Wellington on February 18. The naval training vessel Wakakura returned to Dunedin on Friday afternoon from Akaroa with a draft of ratings of the Otago Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who had completed a week’s training in gun drill and general seamanship. The Wakakura was to sail on Saturday afternoon with the second draft for Akaroa, where the men will undergo training for six days. Cable advice has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Federal steamer Northumberland left Colon on January 9. She sailed from Napier on December 21 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow. The Union Steam Ship Company, agents for the Orient Line in New Zealand, advise that, commencing with the present voyages Homewards of the Orama, and outwards of the Orontes, Aden will be included as a regular port of call for the vessels of the line. The only exception will be the Orsova, which will proceed as before, direct from Colombo and Suez, and vice versa. Times of arrivals and departures from other ports will remain unchanged. The big Finnish four-masted barques Melbourne and Viking, which left Copenhagen on October 4 for Port Lincoln for orders, are expected to arrive at their destinations this week. These two vessels are well matched, and a very close race is anticipated. The Viking was the last big sailer to be built in Denmark, and was especially built for a training ship. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor ship Bort Gisborne, which left London on December 19 for Sydney, via ports, J is carrying the English mails which are due 1 at Fremantle to-day. After discharging her ) inward cargo, the Port Gisborne will be loaded for London. On the Homeward voyage she will again act as a mail liner, and ] will leave Fremantle on February 22 with . the Australian mails for London, and • should arrive there on March 24. '

Two large cargoes of phosphates were loaded at Nauru Island during December by ( the Bank Line motor ship Glenbank, which arrived at Auckland on Saturday afternoon. Both cargoes were for Auckland. The first cargo was loaded on December 1 and December 2, and the vessel reached Auckland on December 12. After unloading the cargo of 8300 tons, she sailed on December 19 on her return trip to Nauru Island, which was reached on December 28. The vessel’s present cargo of 8250 tons was loaded on December 29 and December 30, and she left for,Auckland as soon as loading operations were'completed. During the nine months that the Glenbank has been chartered for the work she has loaded about 58,000 tons for Australia and New Zealand. From Auckland she will return to Nauru and will continue in the phosphate trade for another three months, when the charter will be completed. Personal Items. Mr C. R. Carlyon, late third officer of the Kakariki, is on holiday leave. Mr C. 11. George has joined the Poolta as chief officer relieving Mr F. D. Johnston for orders. Mr D. McMurran has joined the Poolta as second engineer, relieving Mr L. B. Clark for holidays. Mr S. E. Turner has joined the Tamahine as purser after being on sick leave at Wellington. The Karepo recommissioned with the following engineers; Chief, Mr R. S. Dickie; second, Mr W. A. Scott; third, Mr W. McMurran. Mr A. J. McKenzie has joined the Marama as third officer at Sydney, relieving Mr L. R. Leeder, who will await instructions at Sydney. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were within range of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday:— Auckland: Cabarita, Glenbank, H.M.S. Laburnum, Marama, Mataroa, Nahlin, Roxen, Tofua,. H.M.S. Veronica. Wellington: Aorangi, Bisco, Cumberland, Herminius, Huntingdon, Mahana, Maunganui, Niagara, Norfolk, Pakeha, Port Fremantle, Rangatira, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Raranga, Remuera, Rotorua, Tairoa, Tamahine, Ulimaroa, Wahine, Westmoreland. Awarua: Bendigo, Cathay, City of Dunkirk, Hauraki, Kaimiro, Karamea, Karepo, Mongolia, Narbada, Paua, Port Melbourne, Waikouaiti. Chatham Islands: Nil.

GHOSTS OF THE PAST.

FATE OF COAL-HULKS.

OLD-TIME TRADERS. Owing to the slackness of the coal trade, the Union Company has decided to lay up three of its coal hulks—the Helen Denny, Dilpussund and Ganymede, as an economy measure. As reported in yesterday’s issue of the Southland Times, the Helen Denny and Dilpussund were taken round to Evans Bay on Tuesday, and the Ganymede joined them on Friday. They have been anchored near the Patent Slip Wharf, and are to remain there indefinitely. In addition to the slackness in the coal trade, the falling away in both the coastal and overseas cargo trades has necessitated the laying-up of many ships. The increase in the number of motor ships and of steamers converted to oil-burners has also affected the coal trade, and this led to the position that there are at present more coal hulks in service at Wellington than are required. Helen Denny Once a Clipper. All hulks are licensed annually by the Harbour Board, and must carry a hulkkeeper. The licenses expired on December 31 last, and in order to cut down expenses, the Union Company decided to lay up the three mentioned above out of their fleet of about a dozen coal hulks. Launched in November, 1866, at Glasgow, the Helen Denny was for many years owned by the Shaw, Savill and Company, who employed her in the emigrant-carrying and general cargo trade between Britain and New Zealand. She once ran from the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope to New Zealand in 23 days, a remarkable performance for a small iron barque. She was eventually sold by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, and was subsequently acquired by the late Captain F. Holm, of Wellington. She then sailed regularly in the intercolonial trade, with coal from Newcastle and timber from New Zealand, until the end of 1913, being commanded during her later days at sea by Captain S. Holm,

a son of Captain F. Holm. She was finally sold and converted into a coal-hulk at Wellington. The hull of the old ship is still remarkably well preserved in spite of 66 years of hard service. Wood and Iron. The Dilpussund, built well over 60 years ago, was a “composite” vessel—that is to say,* she was of wood, built on to iron frames. Of about 600 tons, she had a long and comparatively uneventful career, first as a general trader and finally in the intercolonial trade. For some years she sailed under the German flag as the Europa, and finally returned to British registry under her original name as a trader between New Zealand and Australia. The Ganymede was an iron barque of 586 tons gross register, built at Sunderland, and launched in January, 1868. In her early days the little ship was a general trader, and made more than one voyage between England and New Zealand. About 1898 she was puschased by the late Mr W. S. Waterson, of Invercargill, who ran her in the intercolonial trade for years, until she was finally sold and converted into a coal hulk. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, January 15. Sailed:—Matai 10.15 a.m. for Southern Lights; Calm 12.15 p.m. and Holmdale 12.15 p.m. for Picton; Pakeha 5.25 p.m. for Southampton; Rangatira 7.50 p.m, for Lyttelton. Lyttelton, January 18. Sailed:—Gale 4.10 p.m. for Dunedin; Kini 5.25 p.m. for Wellington; Wahine 8.15 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedin, January 18. Arrived:—Waipahi 6 a.m. from Wellington. Sailed:—Waimarino 4.45 pan. for Timaru.