PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 22490, 26 January 1935, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

/ , VESSEL IN PORT. Opawa m.v. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Breeze, Wellington, January 28. H.M.S. Leith. Dunedin, January 29. Narbada, Dunedin. January 30. Waikouaiti, Oamaru, January 31. Waipiata, Dunedin. January 31. Waltakl. Hobart, February 4. Pennyworth, Lyttelton. February 14. Imperial Star, Timaru. February 14. Canadian Scottish. Dunedin. February 15. Port Napier. Lyttelton, February 16. . Anglo-Canadian, Lyttelton, February 16. Port Hobart. New Plymouth. February-20; Port Hunter, Lyttelton, March 16. Canadian Challenger, Dunedin, March 20. Port Fairy, Dunedin, April —. Indien. Dunedin, May 9. Canadian Scottish. Dunedin. June 13 PROJECTED DEPARTURESOpawa, 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. Waltaki, Dunedin. February 4. Pennyworth, New York, February 14. Canadian Scottish, New York, February 16. Imperial Star, Port Chalmers, February 17. Anglo-Canadian. Port Chalmers, February 17. Port Napier, London. February 19. Port Hobart, New Plymouth, February 25.. Port Hunter, Wellington. March 19. Canadian Challenger, New York, March 21. Port Fairy’. —. April —. Indien. Melbourne, May 10. Canadian Scottish. New York. June 14. GENERAL NOTES. Owing to the rough weather no work was done on the liner Opawa yesterday and no shipping movement of any nature was recorded. Weather permitting, the Tamatea will make two trips to Stewart Island to-day, at 8 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. She returns to Bluff from the latter on Saturday night. The Union Steamship Company has been notified that the Ruahine arrived in London on the morning of January 24. A wireless message received by the Union Company states that all is well on board the Rangltata and the weather is fine. The Grenadier Guards Band is oh board this vessel. The Waipiata is reported to have left Auckland at 9 p.m. on Thursday for Napier. From this port she will proceed to Wellington, Lyttelton and thence to Bluff. The liner Monterey was due at Auckland this morning in the course of her voyage from Los Angeles to Australia. She is due at Sydney on January 28. The Otranto is expected to reach Auckland on Wednesday, February 6, from Brisbane. She is to sail for Wellington at midnight on February 7. .... 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 The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mamari arrived at Auckland on Monday from Napier. After loading she is to sail from Wanganui on February 5 for London and West Coast ports of the United Kingdom, via Panama and Kingston; She is due at London on March 19. NEW MOTOR SHIP’S VOYAGE. The new Blue Star Line motor ship Imperial Star, which left Belfast in ballast on January 3 for Auckland, on her maiden voyage, sailed from Willemstad, Dutch West Indies, on January 16, according to a cabled report; The. ship is due at Auckland on February 4. and will load at Aucklrmd. Wellington. Timaru, Bluff, and Port Chalmers. The Imperial Star is one of three sister ships ordered by the company for the. carriage of produce from New Zealand and Australia to Great Britain. The other two vessels' are the New Zealand Star, and the Australian Star. All are of about ’ 10,670 tons gross. ' MISHAP TO NARBADA. When swinging round in the Hooghly River shortly after leaving Calcutta for New Zealand, the Narbada, due at Lyttelton to-morrow, struck a large, mooring buoy, the anchor chain of which became entwined round the Narbada’s starboard propeller. A river vessel, conveying natives was made fast to the buoy at the time and the small craft was pushed aside out did not capsize. The fast-revolving propeller fouled the chain, which twisted round the shaft and stopped the engine. The xnetal buoy, about 20 feet in diameter, was half submerged under the ship’s counter. With the aid of tugs and using the ships port engine, which was not affected, efforts were made to clear the tangled propeller without result. A large lighter specially equipped for tending the moorings in the river, was summoned from Calcutta, and after many hours' work the buoy was turned over, unshackled and the chain freed. The starboard engine is stated to have refused to, work at first, and it was feared that it had been

seriously damaged. The ship returned to Calcutta and entered the dock, where divers made an examination. It was reported that little damage had been done to the propeller, and as the engine had since been set going, IF was decided to continue the voyage and dock in New Zealand after the cargo had been discharged. At the time of the mishap the Narbada was in charge of one of the Hooghly River pilots. This pilot service is noted as one of the few in the world where a pilot is in supreme command of a vessel, the captain not having power to over-rule his decisions should the occasion arise. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Auckland, January 25. Arrived:—Monterey 7.15 a.m. from Los Angeles; Monowai 8.0 a.m. from a northern cruise. Sailed:—Matai 10.25 a.m. for Russell; Monterey 6.20 p.m. for Sydney; Monowai 7.20 p.m. for Sydney; Akaroa 8.30 p.m. for Wellington. WeUington, January 25. -Sailed:—Gale 11 a.m. for Lyttelton; Kaimiro 1.15 pm. for Greymouth; Waimarino 1.25 p.m. for Auckland; Tamahine 2.45 p.m. for Picton; Talisman 5.16 p.m. for Picton; Echo 7 p.m. for Blenheim; Paua 5.40 p.m. for Auckland; Arahura 7.30 p.m. for Nelson; Rangatira 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton. ArrivedKapiti 4.50 a.m. from Greymouth; Arahura 5.35 a.m. from Nelson; Echo 6.15 a.m. from Blenheim; Rangatira 7 a.m. from Lyttelton. Lyttelton, January 25. Arrived: Wainui 6.10 a.m. from Timaru; Storm 6.20 a.m. from Timaru; Wahine 6.40 a.m. from WeUington; Holmdale 9 a.m. from Timaru. . Sailed: Karetu 1.25 pan. for Dunedin; Holmdale 3.5 p.m. for WeUington; Storm 3.10 pan. for WeUington; Wainui 3.45 p.m. for Wellington; Tees 5.5 p.m. for Chatham Islands; Narbada 7.20 p.m, for Timaru; Wahine 8.15 p.m. for WeUington. Dunedin, January 25. Arrived:—Kini 12.30 a.m. from Oamaru; Wakakura 4 p.m. from Oamaru. Sailed:—Waikouaiti 4.30 a.m. for Timaru. To Sail:—Kini 11 p.m. for Oamaru. Sydney, January 25. Sailed: From Newcastle, Querinba for Auckland. London, January 24. Arrived: At London, Ruahine; at Cristobal, Surrey and Port Hunter. Sailed: Canadian ChaUenger from New York; Mahana from Kingston.