PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 22487, 23 January 1935, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Maheno, Wellington, to-day. Opawa, Port Chalmers, to-morrow. Breeze, Wellington, January 28. H.M.S. Leith, Dunedin, January 29. Narbada, Dunedin, January 30. Waikouaiti, Oamaru, January 31. Waipiata, Dunedin, January 31. Waitaki, Hobart, February 4. Pennyworth, Lyttelton, February 14. Imperial Star. Timaru, February 14. Canadian Scottish. Dunedin, February 15. Anglo-Canadian, Lyttelton. February 16. Port Hobart. New Plymouth. February 20. Canadian Challenger, Dunedin, March 20Port Fairy, Dunedin, April —. Indlen, Dunedin. May 9. Canadian Scottish, Dunedin, June 13 PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maheno, Melbourne, to-day. Opawa, New Plymouth, January 26. Breeze. Dunedin. January 28. Narbada. Sydney. January 31. Waipiata. Dunedin, February 1. Waikouaiti. Sydney. February 1. H.M.S. Leith, West Coast Sounds, February 4. Waitaid, Dimedin. February 4. Pennyworth. New York, February 15. Canadian Scottish, New York, February 16. Imperial Star, Port Chalmers, February 17. Anglo-Canadian, Port Chalmers, February 17. Port Hobart. —, February 23. Canadian Challenger, New York, March 21. Port Fairy, —, April —. Indien. Melbourne, May 10. Canadian Scottish, New York, June 14. GENERAL NOTES. The Tamatea returned on Monday night from Stewart Island. She sails again at 10.15 a.m. to-day and returns this afternoon, leaving the island at 2.30 p.m. No shipping movement was reported at Bluff yesterday. Mr V. Miller has replaced Mr H. J. Kemp as third officer in the Waipiata. Mr F.R. Putter has joined the same vessel as fourth engineer, relieving Mr T. H. Downes. Canadian National Steamship’s vessel the Canadian Scottish, which sailed from Halifax on December 29 for Auckland, has passed through the Panama Canal: she sailed from Balboa on January 13, and is due at Auckland on February 7. Her other ports of discharge will be Wellington, where she is due on February 11, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff.

The liner Rangitata sailed for London via Panama, Kingston and Plymouth from Auckland at 5 p.m. on Friday. She has 341 passengers, including 132 naval ratings and members of the Grenadier Guards Band. The Golden Cloud is scheduled to reach Auckland on January 29 from San Francisco and Pacific Coast ports. She has general cargo for Auckland, Wellington and Bound to New York, Boston and Halifax, from Wellington, whence she sailed on December 18, the Canadian Challenger has passed through the Panama Canal. The Canadian Victor, which left Lyttelton on December 15 for North American ports, has passed through the Canal. The Sultan Star, which left Auckland on December 29 for the United Kingdom, via Panama, reached’ Balboa- a week ago, according to advice received by cablegram. She is due at London about January 30. The Otranto is expected to reach Auckland on Wednesday, February 6. from Brisbane. She is to sail for Wellington at mid-night on February 7. The chief dimensions of the steamers

Scbamhorst and Gnejsenau, now under construction at the yards of the Deutsche Schiffund Maschinenbau Aktiengesekkscgaft, Werk: Act Ges. Weser, and which will be placed in the Far Eastern service of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen this year, are as follows:—Length between the perpendiculars, 610 ft; breadth moulded. 73ft height of sides to the main deck, 44ft Ilin; depth of bulkheads. 29ft; deadweight all told, about 11,000 tons. Each steamer will be measured for about 18,000 tons gross. Each steamer will be able to carry roundly 300 passengers In the first class and tourist class, and the crew of each steamer will number about 265 men. It is proposed to entrust the command of the Schamhorst to Captain Wakther Stein, of the s.s. Coblenz. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday:— Auckland: Aorangi. Benholm, Canadian Conqueror, Coptic, Golden Cloud, Matai, Monowai. Northumberland, Waipahi. Walkawa, Recorder. , ~ , . Wellington: H.M.A.S. Australia, Imperial Star, Karamea, H.M.S. Leith, Mariposa, Mataroa. Maunganui. Ngakuta, Niagara. Port Alma. Port Chalmers. Rangatira, Rangitane, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Rotorua, Tamahine, Wahine. Walpawa. Awarua: Bear of Oakland, Jacob Ruppert, Maheno, Makura, Opawa, Port Gisborne. Wanganella. . „ - Chatham Islands: South Sea. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, January 22. Arrived:—Canadian Britisher 2.50 а. from Halifax; Matai 1.15 p.m. from East Coast lighthouses. Sailed:—Abel Tasman 12.30 a.m. for Wanganui; Recorder 10.20 am. for Norfolk Island; Canopus 12.25 p.m. for Westport. Wellington, January 22. Arrived:—Futurist mid-night from Cook Strait; Matangi 4.35 am. from Nelson; Wahine 6.25 a.m. from Lyttelton; Kapiti 10 am. from Lyttelton; Awahou 1.10 pm. from Lyttelton; Wahine 5.20 pm. from Picton; Tamahine б. p.m. from Picton. Sailed:—Nora Niven 10.50 pm. (January 21) for Cook Strait; Maheno 11.5 pm. (January 21) for Bluff; Maunganui 3.5 p.m. for San Francisco; Inaha 5.5 p.m. for Patea; Hawera 5.10 pm. for Patea; Kapuni 5.15 pm. for Patea; Matangi 7.35 pm. for Nelson; Wahine 7.55 pm. for Lyttelton. Lytteltoil, January 22, Arrived:—Rangatira 6.45 am. from Wellington; Waimarino 7.10 a.m. from .Timaru; Narbada 10.25 a.m. from Wellington; Port Whangarei 2 pm. from Wellington. a Sailed:—Breeze 3.30 pm. for Wellington; Port Whangarei 8.10 pm. for Dunedin; Rangatira 8.20 pm. for Wellington. Dunedin, January 22.

Arrived:—Waikouaiti 5.45 a.m. from Bluff; H.M.S. Leith 8.5 pm. from Lyttelton. .

Sailed:—Port Gisborne 6.15 am. for Wellington; Indien 6.15 am. for Melbourne; Wainui 5 pm. for Oamaru.