PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 22492, 29 January 1935, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

VESSEL IN PORT. Opawa m.v. • EXPECTED ARRIVALS. H.M.S. Leith, Dunedin, to-day. Narbada, Dunedin, to-morrow. Waikouaiti, Oamaru, January 31. Waipiata, Dunedin, January 31. Waitaki. Hobart, February 4. Pennyworth, Lyttelton, February 14. Imperial Star, Timaru, February 14. Port Napier, Lyttelton. February 16. Anglo-Canadian, Lyttelton, February 16. Port Hobart, New Plymouth, February 20., Canadian Scottish, Dunedin,- February 22. Port Hunter, Lyttelton, March 16. Canadian Challenger, Dunedin, March 20. Port Fairy, Dunedin, April —. Indlen, Dunedin, May 9. Canadian Scottish. Dunedin, Juno 13 PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Narbada. Sydney, January 31. Waipiata, Dunedin, February 1. Waikouaiti, Sydney, February 1. H.M.S. Leith, West Coast Sounds, February 4. _ . Waitaki, Dunedin; February 4. r Pennyworth,’ New York, February T 4. Canadian Scottish, New York, February 18 jmperlal Star, Port Chalmers, February .17-Anglo-Canadian, Port Chalmers. February 11 Port Napier, London,' February 19. Port Hobart. New. Plymouth, • February 25. Port Hunter. Wellington, March 19. J Canadian Challenger, New York, March 21. Port Fairy. —. April —. Indlen, Melbourne, May 10. Canadian Scottish, New York. June 14. GENERAL NOTES. The Tamatea left with passengers and cargo for Stewart Island at 85 am. yester-. day and returned to Bluff shortly after 5 P h’m.S. Leith is expected to arrive at Bluff from Dunedin at 9 a.m. to-day. Excellent weather conditions prevailed for work on the waterfront yesterday and the discharging- of the motor liner Opawa was carried on without interruption. She will probably finish working and sail tonight for New Plymouth. Under charter to the A. and A. Line the steamer Benholm has arrived at Auckland from New York The vessel has cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, and Australia. ■ W’ith a large quantity of New Zealand produce, as well as mail and 340 passengers, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor liner Rangitata left Auckland on January 18 for London, via Panama and Kingston. She is scheduled to reach London about F< The a Wai 2 taki left Auckland last Thursday ■for Sydney and Newcastle to load for South Island ports. Afterwards she will complete loading at Sydney and Hobart. She will main tain the Sydney-South Island service In conjunction with the Waikouaiti until further notice. A wireless message received by the New Zealand Shipping Company from the Rotorua states that the vessel is expected to arrive at Wellington at 7 a.m. to-morrow from London. The Rotorua, -after, landing passengers and mails at Wellington, will sail for Port Chalmers, where she Is due on Thursday to discharge part of her Home cargo. En route from Southampton to Wellington the Tainul left Balboa on January 15. She is due at Wellington to land passengers only on February 4. ~ : The Union Company steamer Waikawa. due at Auckland on January 25, left Apia on January 16. After discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin she. will proceed to ■Melbourne.!and Sydney. The Union Company’s Wairuna, now loading on the Pacific coast for Australian and New Zealand ports via Apia, left Vancouver on January 15 for Ocean Falls, thence to San Francisco and Los Angeles to complete. The Shaw, Savill and Albion motor ship Waiwera and the Federal Line steamer Hertford are reported to have left London for New, Zealand in ballast a week ago. They are due in New Zealand toward the end of February. The cable. steamer Recorder Is . to leave Auckland for Norfolk Island to-day to repair a break in the. Auckland-Norfolk Island cable, about forty miles from the island. I The vessel completed replenishing her bunkI ers at Auckland last Tuesday, and further preparations for her coming voyage occupied some days. PERSONAL. Mr O. H. Dillner has replaced Mr J. E. Hamer as chief engineer on the Tamahine. Mr L. F. Blomfleld has joined the Walmarino as chief engineer, relieving Mr W. S. Hale. ' ’ Captain F. R. O’Sullevan will be in command of the Orontes on her next voyage, He left London last week. WITHIN WIRELESS .RANGE. The following vessels were expected to bo within range of the undermentioned wireAtrckland: Australia Canadian Cruiser, Malmoa. Maridal, Matai, Nordic, Orangemoor, Querimba, Recorder, Sussex, Waikawa,. Wanganella. Wellington: Athel, Regent, Cambridge, Huntingdon. Imperial Al star ’ Marama, Mataroa, Port Alma, Port Chalmers, Rangatira, Rangitata, Rangitlki, Tainul, Tamahine, Tamaroa. Wahine. . Awarua: Bear of Oakland, Jacob Ruppert; H.M.S. Leith, Makura, Maunganui, Monowai. Omana, Opawa, Rotorua, Waikouaiti. Chatham Islands: South Sea. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) . Auckland, January 28. ■ Arrived: Kalingo 5 am., from Sydney; Remy era 6.35 am. from Wellington; Waimarino 6,55 a.m. from Napier; Paua 6.55 a.m. from Wellington; Port Gisborne 6.25 a.m. from New Plymouth; Golden Cloud '7 p.m. from Los Angeles, Sailed: Waikawa 6.30 p.m. for Wellington. Wellington, January 28. Arrived: Kohi 10.25 p.m. (Sunday), from Collingwood; Nora Niven 12.15

а. from Cook Strait; Foxton 12.30 p.m. from Foxton; Huanui 1.10 a.m. from Foxton; Awahou 4.55 a.m. from Napier; Marama 7.30 a.m., from Sydney; Arahura 7.45 a.m. from Nelson. Sailed: Futurist 7.55 a.m. from Cook Strait; Tamahine 2.45 p.m. for Picton; Foxton 3.20 p.m. for Picton; Echo 4.25 p.m. for Blenheim; Rata 5.30 p.m. for Tarakohe; Kairnai 6.30 p.m. for New Plymouth; Port Whangarei 7.0 -p.m. for Auckland; Arahura 7.35 p.m. for Nelson; Rangatira 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton. Lyttelton, January 28 t Arrived: Kini 2.55 a.m. from Wellington; Waikouaiti 3.30 p.m. from Oamaru; Wahine 8.20 p.m. from Wellington. ... .. Dunedin, January 28; Sailed: H.M.S. Leith 3 p.m. for Bluff; Rotorua 5.30 p.m. for Lyttelton; Gale б. p.m. for Timaru; Karetu 9 p.m. for Oamaru. . . Sydney, January 28. Arrived;—Monterey 5.30 p.m., from Auckland. -.■■ -