PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 22488, 24 January 1935, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

ARRIVED. —Wednesday, January 23.— Maheno t.s.s. (Captain G. B. Morgan. D.S.C.) 5323 tons, from Wellington, at 10.25 a.m. Opawa m.v. (Captain F. Robinson) 10,107 tons, from Port Chalmers, at 4.50 p.m. SAILED. —Wednesday, January 23.— Maheno t.s.s. (Captain G. 8.. Morgan) 5323 tons, for Melbourne, at 5 p.m. VESSEL IN PORT. Opawa m.v. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Opawa, Port Chalmers, to-day. Breeze, Wellington, January 28. H.M.S. Leith, Dunedin, January 29. Narbada, Dunedin, January 30. Waikouaiti, Oamaru, January 31. Walplata, Dunedin, January 31. Waltaki, 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 20. Port Fairy, Dunedin, April —. Indien. Dunedin. May 9. Canadian Scottish, Dunedin, June 13

PROJECTED DEPARTURESOpawa. New Plymouth, January i«. Breeze. Dunedin, January 28. Narbada, Sydney. January 31. Walplata. Dunedin, February 1. Waikouaiti. Sydney. February 1. H.M.S. Leith, West Coast Sounds, February 4. t . Waltaki, Dunedin. February 4. ■ Pennyworth. New York, February 14. Canadian Scottish, New York, February IB 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 sailed for Stewart Island at 10.35 a.m. yesterday and returned to Bluff in the afternoon, berthing at 4.30 p.m. The motor liner Opawa. under charter to the Federal Company, arrived from Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon and began discharging her English cargo of which she has 2300 tons to put out at Bluff. She is expected to conclude about Tuesday next and will then sail for New Plymouth. The Narbada is expected to leave Lyttelton to-morrow for Tlmaru, Dunedin and Bluff. She should reach the last-named port next Wednesday. Under charter to -the Canadian National steamships the steamer Pennyworth is due at Wanganui from Canada, via Australia, on January 23. After loading at Wanganui, Lyttelton, and Bluff, the vessel will leave Bluff about February 14 for New York, Boston and Halifax. - ..... The Anglo Canadian, which left Vancouver on December 14 to discharge, at Australian ports, is due at Plcton from Port Pirie to commence loading about February 12. She will complete at Lyttelton, Bluff, Port Chalmers and Wellington. The vessel will sail finally from Wellington about March 2 for Dunkirk. Antwerp and United Kingdom ports. FIFTY YEARS AGO. TWO NEW DIRECT RECORDS. The Ruapehu, owned by the New Zealand Shipping Company, eclipsed all previous records by making the trip between Lyttelton and England In 37 days. She left Lyttelton on November 27, 1884, and arrived Home on January 3. 1885. This included two stoppages, one at Rio and one at Madiera. As the actual steaming time of the previous record holder, the Doric, was 37 days 11 hours, and her full time was about 40 days, the Ruapehu had made the voyage in something like three days less than the fastest previous time. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Tongariro, under Captain Bone, arrived in Wellington Harbour at 11 p.m. on January 4, 1885, having made the smartest run on record from Plymouth to Wellington. Her steaming time was 41 days 3 hours. She was a sister ship to the Aorangi, and had not previously visited this port. Her average speed for the trip was 13 knots. . , "We doubt whether any port in New Zealand has ever before accommodated at the same time such a magnificent mercantile steam fleet.” said the Wellington Evening Post on January 5, 1885. There were on that date 18 steamers in port, with a nett aggregate tonnage of 11.283. Among these were the direct liners Arawa and Tongariro. and the Union Company’s Manapouri, Wakatipu. Hauroto, and Rotorua. The five ocean-going sailing-ships in port represented 4040 tons nett, and there were many coasters besides. , . , „, The Ohau and Taupo, sister ships, building for the Union Company, were said by The Post’s London correspondent to be nearly ready for sea. They were being built by Messrs William Denny Bros., and were of about 740 tons, their dimensions being 200 ft by 32ft by 16ft 31n. Another contract had been made for a large steamer, the dimensions of which were the largest yet considered by the company. She was to be 320 ft by 42ft by 26ft, with a gross tonnage of 2500 and accommodation for at least 150 first-class and 120 second-class passengers. Powerful three-cylinder tripleexpansion engines were installed, and she was to be launched at the end of July. 1885. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within rartge of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday:— Auckland: Abel Tasman, Aorangi, Canadian Britisher, H.M.A.S. Australia, Coptic. Golden Cloud, Kalingo, Monowai. Monterey, Northumberland, Mamari, Recorder, H.M.S. Sussex, Waipahi, Walkawa, Waipawa, Thistleglen. . Wellington: Cambridge, Taramea. Mariposa, Mataroa, Maunganui, Ngakuta, Niagara, Port Alma, Port Chalmers, Port Gisborne, Rangatira, Rangitane, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Rotorua. Tamahine, Wahine. Awarua: Bear of Oakland, Indien, Jacob Ruppert, Maheno. Makura, Opawa. Chatham Islands: South Sea. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, January 23. Arrived: Benholm 5.10 a.m. from New York. To sail: Thistle Glen 7.30 p.m. for Sydney; Mamari 8.30 p.m. for Timaru; Canadian Britisher 10 p.m. for Wellington. Wellington, January 23. Arrived: Rangatira 6.55 a.m. from Lyttelton; Port Gisborne 7.5 a.m. from Port Chalmers; Breeze 7.30 a.m. from Lyttelton; Rotorua 8.10 a.m. from London. Sailed: Breeze 1 p.m. for Wanganui; Rotorua 1.25 p.m. for Port Chalmers; Awahou 5.30 p.m. for Napier; Kapiti 6.10 p.m. for Wanganui; Karetu 7.25 p.m. for Lyttelton; Rangatira 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton. Lyttelton, January 23. Arrived: Wahine 6.45 a.m. from Wellington; Taupata 11.55 a.m. from Tarakohe. , , Sailed: Waimarino 3.45 p.m. for Wellington; Wahine 8.10 p.m. for Wellington- - ... - Adelaide, January 23. Sailed.—Omana for New Zealand. Melbourne, January 23. Sailed.—Huia for Auckland. London, January 22. Arrived.—At ’ Balboa,'Mahana; ’at Honolulu,. Mariposa, ’ Sailed.—Port Hunter from Kingston. Dunedin, January 23. Arrived: Storm 10.40 a.m. from Wellington Holmdale, 11.45 a.m., from Wellington; Port Whangarei, 5 p.m., from Lyttelton. _ _ Sailed: Opawa, 4 a.m., for Bluff; Storm, 6.30 p.m., for Timaru; Holmdale, 10 p.m., for Oamaru.