PORT OF BLUFF

Southland Times, Issue 22730, 5 November 1935, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF

ARRIVED. —Monday, November 4.— Tamatea s.s. (Captain R. J. Hamilton) from Milford Sound at 4.35 a.m. Waitaki s.s. (Captain A. S. Dalgleish) 2212 tons from Melbourne at 2 p.m. Breeze m.v. (Captain R. D. Stewart) 622 tons from Wellington at 3.10 p.m. VESSELS IN PORT. Paua m.v. Breeze m.v. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waimarino, Dunedin, November 7. Nolisement. Seychelles, November 7. Wainui, Wellington, November 10. Marama. Melbourne. November 11. Waikouaiti, Lyttelton, November 11. Marama. Wellington, November 17. Waipiata, Dunedin, November 14. Karetu. Sydney, November 17. King Malcolm. Port Chalmers, November 25. Rotorua, Dunedin, November 26. Hauraki. Dunedin, December 18. Port Wyndham, Dunedin. December 20. Huntingdon, Dunedin, December 24. Narbada. Dunedin. January —. Mataroa. Wellington. February —. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Paua, Wellington, to-day. Waimarino, Dunedin, November 7. Wainui, Dunedin, November 11. Marama. Dunedin. November 11. Waikouaiti. Sydney, November 12. Waipiata, Dunedin, November 14. Nolisement. Dunedin, November 16. Marama, Melbourne, November 18. Karetu. Dunedin. November 18. King Malcolm. . November 26. Hauraki, Melbourne. December 18. Huntingdon. , December —. Port Wyndham, Dunedin. January 24. Narbada, . January —. Mataroa. . February —•

GENERAL NOTES. The Tamatea returned from a trip to Milford Sound early yesterday morning. The Union Company’s intercolonial steamer Waitaki arrived at Bluff from Melbourne early yesterday afternoon with Australian mails and cargo. She was expected to finish working last night and sail for Dunedin. The Canterbury Shipping Company s motor ship Breeze, which arrived yesterday afternoon from Wellington, is discharging motor cars and general cargo. After loading for the north she sails to-day for Dunedin. . , , , The Shell Oil Company’s motor vessel Paua, which arrived on Saturday from Wellington, has been discharging 870 tons of bulk oil and 1250 drums and cases. In addition to empties she loads 6719 bundles of timber (mainly pinus insigms) totalling 150,500 feet, for case making purposes, and, weather permitting, will complete working to-day and sail about 3 p.m. to return to Wellington. , _ The Marama is scheduled to leave Bluff for Melbourne on November 18 at 7.30 p.m. She arrives from Wellington at 7 p.m. on Sunday, the 17th. The Rangitata, which left London on October 17 for Auckland, sailed from Panama on the first of the month. She is due on November 20. . ~ . The Mataroa, which sailed from Auckland on October 11 for Southampton and London. via Panama, has left Colon. The Union Company’s motor ship Hauraki was to clear Los Angeles on Sunday for Papeete. Apia, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and Australia. She is due at Auckland on November 30. The C.-A. liner Niagara is to leave Vancouver on November 9 for Honolulu, Suva. Auckland and Sydney, and is due at Auckland on November 28. « The Canterbury Steam Shipping C°rnpany’s new motor vessel Gale is reported to have cleared Walfish Bay, South-west Africa. She is a vessel of about 800 tons deadweight and was built to replace the company’s steamer Gale, which was sold to Australian buyers last April. From South Africa in ballast to load, the New Zealand Star is due in New Zealand on January 23; the Imperial Star on February 11. and the Tuscan Star on March 3. A Blue Star Line vessel, name not announced, is scheduled to leave London on Januaiy 28 with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Napier. She is due at Auckland about February 10. . The Limerick, which arrived at Vancouver last Wednesday morning to commence loading for New Zealand ports, is now to leave San Francisco on November 20, and Los Angeles on November 22. for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia. She»is now due at Auckland on December 18. NELSON FERRY SERVICE. The Nelson ferry steamer Matangi was to go on the Patent Slip at Wellington yesterday morning for cleaning and painting. She will come off again to-day and will leave for Nelson in the evening m place of the Arahura. The on her arrival at Wellington to-day from Nelson will make a quick turn round, leaving again as soon as possible on the return trip to Nelson, where she will lay up for overhaul and survey. The Kaitoa will act as relieving ship in the service and will leave Wellington on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6.30 p.m.. The Matangi will take the Arahura’s running, leaving there at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. ALTERATIONS TO AORANGI. ■When the Canadian Australasian Motor Liner Aorangi resumes her running on November 7 between Sydney and Y anc °’ ; iv , er via Auckland, Fiji and Honolulu it will be a very spick and span vessel which will leave Sydney Harbour. The Aorangi which arrived at Sydney on September 7 has been undergoing her annual overhaul. This “spring-cleaning" is in itself a most important episode in the life of a ship, but in the case of the Aorangi this year s “spring-cleaning” will be so thorough as to effect a complete transformation of the C deck first-class accommodaton! A feature of what is virtually the reconstruction, of this deck will be a lessening of the ships passenger capacity in order to allow for more spacious cabins. Formerly there was on this deck 92 cabins providing accommodation for 182 passengers. When the alterations are complete there will be 56 roomy cabins accommodating 91 passengers. Twenty-three of these cabins will be beautifully furnished for two passengers, and 19 for one passenger, and 12 special two-berth and two special one-berth rooms, each with private bath-room and toilet, comprise the remainder. Reconstruction of this nature is not merely the simple knocking down of a few intervening partitions, as there are many structural features in the ship to be reckoned with, not the least being the installation of hot running water into all cabins on this deck. For two months a small army of plumbers, electricians, painters and carpenters have been working day and night at high pressure. and it is difficult to realize that out of all the seeming confusion of men, material and the deafening noises of hammers and drills, order can be produced out of such chio'i. In the matter of cabin decorations anlT'furnishings everything to invite and delight the most discriminating traveller has been thought of. Delicate pastel shades of green or biscuit will blend with the delightful furnishings. Large bedsteads are the fashion now and all the rooms will cont A'n a handsome Queensland maple bed-stcaA-of ample dimensions fitted with a patent! 1 , spring mattress; a dressing and writirSf table; radiator, hot and cold running Capacious wardrobes, reading lamps Of the latest design and special nondazzle strip lights over the mirrors of the dressing tables are also being provided. The rugs for the various cabins are of modern design in keeping with the rest of the furnishings and were first introduced to the public at the last British Industrial Fair in London. The Aorangi will thus leave Sydney a credit to British workmanship and materials, and will further enhance her reputation as the most popular and comfortable ship to cross the Pacific. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday:— Auckland: Golden State. Isleworth. Lurline, Maui Pomare, Middlesex, Ngakuta, Port Campbell. Rotorua, Trentbank, Wanganella, W. B. Walker. Wellington: Brisbane Marti. Canadian Cruiser, H.M.S. Diomede, H.M.S. Dunedin, Fresno Star, Hoegh Trader, King Malcolm, Maimoa, Malaita. Matai, Mataroa. Niagara, Port Hunter, Rangatira, Rangitata, Rangitiki. Remuera, Tainui, Wahine, Tamaroa, Awarua: Alfie Cam, Bendigo, City of Tokio, Hauraki, Innaren, James Cook. Kaimiro, Kalingo, Karetu. Kartigi, Makura. Marama, Maunganui, New Zealand, Nolisement, Omana, Port Caroline, South Africa, Triona. Wairuna. Waitaki, Waikouaiti. Chatham Islands: South Sea. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, November 4. Arrived: Waipiata 3.30 p.m. from Picton. ‘ Wellington, November 4. Arrived: Gabriella 4 a.m. from Wanganui; Waimarino 6.40 a.m, from Auckland; Totara 9.10 a.m. from Dunedin; Kaimai 12.25 p.m. from Greymouth. Sailed: Waimarino 6.30 p.m., Rangatira 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton. To sail: Totara 10 p.m. for Westport; Rangitiki 11 p.m. for Auckland. Lyttelton, November 4. Arrived: H.M.S. Dunedin 11 a.m. from Akaroa. Sailed: Innaren 11.55 a.m. for Dunedin; Amalthus 6.10 p.m. for San Pedro; Poolta 6.20 p.m. for Timaru; Wahine 8.5 p.m. for Wellington;_Canadian Cruiser 8.15 p.m. for Wellington; Wingatui 8.30 p.m. for Dunedin. Dunedin, November 4. Arrived: Parera 1.15 p.m. from Wellington. Arrived: Miro 5.15 p.m. from Oamaru; Dredge 350, 6.15 p.m. from Timaru. Sailed: Waikouaiti 2.45 p.m. for Timaru; Kalingo 5 p.m. for Timaru. To sail: Parera 8 p.m. for Timaru. . London, November 3. Arrived; At London, Surray. Sailed: Limerick from Vancouver; Canadian Highlander from Quebec. Sydney, November 4. Arrived —Marama 6.42 a.m. from Wellington.