SHIPPING : BLUFF NEWS

Southland Times, Issue 23651, 28 October 1938, Page 2

SHIPPING : BLUFF NEWS

PORT OF BLUFF

ARRIVED Thursday, October 27 MAUNGANUI t.s.s. (Captain W. Whitefield), 7527 tons, from Wellington, at 4.55 a.m. SAILED Thursday, October 27 MAUNGANUI t.s.s. (Captain W. Whitefield), 7527 tons, for Melbourne, at 4.30 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Intercolonial And Coastal PAUA, Wellington, about October 31. BREEZE, Wellington, October 31. KARETU. Port Chalmers. November 2. WAIMARINO. Dunedin, November 3. MAUNGANUI, Melbourne. November 8. WAINUI. Wellington. November 7. KAURI, Adelaide, November 10. WAIANA. Dunedin, November 10. Overseas ROTORUA, Dunedin, October 30. MAHIA, Lyttelton, November 3. FORDSDALE, Lyttelton, November 8. KAIMATA, Dunedin, November 16. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Intercolonial And Coastal PAUA, Dunedin, about October 31. BREEZE, Dunedin, October 31. KARETU, Sydney, November 2. WAIMARINO, Dunedin, November 4. MAUNGANUI. Dunedin. November 7. WAINUI. Dunedin Nn’-ember 7. KAURI, Dunedin, November 10. WAIANA, Dunedin. November 10. Overseas ROTORUA, northern ports, .November 4. MAHIA, London, November 4. KAIMATA, northern ports, November 16. FORDSDALE, New Plymouth, November 11. VESSELS DUE AT BLUFF Intercolonial MAUNGANUI. leaves Melbourne on November 2 for Bluff (due November 6), Dune din, Lyttelton and Wellington. (Union St KARETU P leaves Port Chataers tor Bluff (due November 2); loads Bluff and “Us the same day for Sydney. (Union Steam Sh KAURL loads Edithburg and Adelaide end October for Bluff (due November 9), Dun edin, Tlmaru and Lyttelton. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Coastal WAINUI, leaves Wellington for Bluff (due November 7); leaves Bluff the same day to Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship Co.). PAUA, leaves Wellington for BlufL (due end October); leaves Bluff for Dunedin. (Shell Company). Rll]fF WAIMARINO. leaves Dunedin for Bluff (due November 3): leaves Bluff on Nov ember 4 for Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship C< BREEZE, leaves Wellington tomorrow for Bluff (due o c to ber 31); leav e s Bluff the same day for Dunedin. (H. L. Tapley leaves Auckland on November 4 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dtaedlnand Bluff (due October 10); thence the same d y to Dunedin. (Union-Steam Ship co.). Overseas ROTORUA, left Liverpool August 28 for Auckland (arrived October 8). ton. Lyttelton. Dunedin and B 1 "® <*ie at Bluff on Sunday). (\ G - Ward and Co.). KAIMATA, left Montreal on September 23 for Auckland, Wellington, pyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff (due approximately November 16). (Union Steam Ship Co;). FORDSDALE, left London September 23 for Port Chalmers (due today), Lyttelton. Bluff. New Plymouth and helson; due at Bluff on November 8. (Dalgety and. Co., National Mortgage and Agency Co.). ORARI, leaves London on November_J tor Suva, Lyttelton (due December 12), Dunedin. Bluff (due December 31). Tlmaru and New Plymouth. (Union Steam Ship Co.). ‘ PORT HUNTER, leaves London on December 15 for Suva. Lyttelton (due January 28), Dunedin, Bluff (due February ,5). and Napier. (J. E. Watson and C 0.).. KENT, leaves Liverpool on December 17 for Auckland (due January 26). Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff (due February 14). (J. G. Ward and Co.). . NARBADA, leaves Calcutta on November 29 for Auckland (due January 2), Wellington, Lyttelton. Tlmaru, Dunedin and Bluff (due Januai- 28) (Union Steam Ship Co.). MAHIA, due at Bluff on November 3 from Lyttelton and sails the following day for London, via Falkland Islands. Montevideo and Teneriffe. (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Agency Co.). PASSENGER SERVICES Australian-New Zealand -/ AWATEA, left Sydney October 26 for Wellington (due tomorrow); leaves Wellington November 1 for Sydney (due November 4). (Union Steam Ship Co.). WANGANELLA, left Wellington October 27 for Sydney (due October 31), and Melbourne (due November 2). (J. G. Ward and Co.). x „ MAUNGANUI, left Bluff yesterday for Melbourne'(due October 31); leaves Melbourne November 2 for Bluff (due November 6); leaves Bluff November 7 for Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington. (Union Steam Ship Co.). England-New Zealand AKAROA, was to leave London October 27 for Auckland (due December 1) and Wellington (due December 8). (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Agency Co.). ARAWA, left London on September 29 for Wellington (due November 3) and Auckland (due November 8). (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Agency Co.). RANGITATA, left London on October 13 for Wellington (due November 16). Lyttelton and Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship C °RANGITANE, leaves Condon on November 10 for Wellington (due December 14) and Auckland (due December 21). (Union Steam Ship Co.). RIMUTAKA, leaves London on December 8 for Auckland (due January 12) and Wellington. (Union Steam Co.). TAMAROA, leaves London on December 22 for Wellington (due January 25) and Auckland. (Dalgety and Co.: National Mortgage and Agency Co.). TAINUI. leaves London on November 24 for Auckland (due January 2) and Dunedin. (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Col). PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE AORANGI, left Sydney October 27 for Auckland (due October 31); leaves Auckland on November 1 for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver (due November 18); leaves Vancouver November 23 for Honolulu, Suva and Auckland (due December 12); leaves Auckland on December 13 for Sydney (due December 17). (Union Steam Ship Co.). MARIPOSA, left Auckland on October 17 for Suva, Honolulu, Los Angeles (due October 31) and San Francisco (due November 1): leaves San Francisco November 8 and Los Angeles November 9 for Honolulu, Suva and Auckland (due November 25); leaves Auckland November 25 for Sydney (due November 28) and Melbourne (due December 2). (H. L. Tapley and Co.). MONTEREY, left San Francisco on October 11 for Los Angeles on October 12 for Honolulu, Suva and Auckland (due today); leaves Auckland today for Sydney (due October 31) and Melbourne (due November 4): leaver Melbourne November 7 and leaves Sydney November 11 for Auckland (due November 14); leaves Auckland on November 14 for Suva, Honolulu. Los Angeles (due November 28) and San Francisco (due November 29). (H. L. Tapley and Co.). NIAGARA, left Vancouver October 26 for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland (due November 14); leaves Auckland November 15 for Sydney (due November 12); leaves Sydney on November 24 for Auckland (due November 28); leaves Auckland November 29 for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver (due December 16). (Union Steam Ship Co.). MAHIA FOR BLUFF DUE HERE FINALLY NEXT WEEK

The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Mahia has had its itinerary altered to include Bluff as Its final port. She is due here on November 3 from Lyttelton and is expected to sail for London, via Falkland Islands. Montevideo and Teneriffe, on November 4. She will load meat, cheese, wool and tallow at this port.

The auxiliary schooner Britannia sailed for Dog Island yesterday morning with mail

and returned later to Bluff. , _ The motor-vessel Kekeno arrived at Bluff yesterday afternoon from Ruapuke Island. She brought to the mainland a cargo or Ca The motor-vessel Ranul (Mr J. W. PThompson, master) arrived at Bluff last evening with passengers and cargo from Milford Sound. The. Union Company’s liner Maunganui reached Bluff yesterday morning from Wellington and sailed again in the aftemoon with cargo and passengers for Melbourne. She is due to arrive there on MondayThe National Mortgage and Agency Company advises that the steamer Fordsdale is now due at Bluff about November 8 from Lyttelton and will sail for New Plymouth about November 11. The Union Company’s intercolonial steamer Karetu, undergoing overhaul and at Port Chalmers, came out of dock on Tuesday and berthed at the Union Company’s wharf. . t The Union Company’s Kauri is to load at Edithburg and Adelaide at the end of the month and is to complete at Melbourne for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru'and Lyttelton. The Port Line motor-ship Port Townsville, from Liverpool, via northern ports, is due at Dunedin on November 2 to c ° m " tinue discharge. She is later to go to New Plymouth to complete. The Bank Line vessel Forresbank was to leave Nauru island on Tuesday with phosphate for discharge at Lyttelton, Ravensbourne and Dunedin. She Is due at Lyttelton on November 7 and at Ravensbourne on November 9. t The New Zealand Shipping Company s liner Ruahine, Homeward bound from Wellington, arrived at Panama on Saturday, and sailed from Colon on Sunday. She is due at London on November 8. H. L. Tapley and Company (Dunedin) advises that the steamer Bencruachan has been chartered by George H. Scales Ltd., to load wool at Dunedin for London and the -Continent. She is due at Picton on December 12 and is to continue loading at Napier, Gisborne. Tolaga Bay, Wellington, Lyttelton, Tinjaru and Port Chalmers. She is due at Dunedin on January. 1 and is to sail finally on January 5. EMPIRE’S FASTEST FERRY STEAMER On September 9 there arrived in Sydney the South Steyne, the fastest ferry steamer in the Empire, which is to be used on the run between Circular Quay, in the heart of Sydney, and Manly, the large and attractive residential suburb and holiday beach near the northern entrance to Sydney’s beautiful harbour. ’The South Steyne came out to Australia under her own steam from Leith where she was built and she’ is to make her- regular trips between Sydney and Manly at a speed of 17 knots. She can carry 2000 passengers on this lovelytrip across Sydney Harbour. This is 400 more than the largest ferry steamers now in the service. The South Steyne was brought out to Sydney from Scotland by Captain R. M. Beedle. an English master. Manly is one of the most famous surf bathing beaches in Australia. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE The following vessels are within range of the undermentioned wireless stations:— Auckland: H.M.S. Endeavour, H. M. S. Leander, H.M.S. Wakakura, H. M. S. Wellington, Kaimiro; Kairanga, Matua, Omana, Lacklan, Dalfram, Hertford, Kaimata, Monterey, Orcades, Pontypridd, Rangitiki, Tekoa, Wellington: Matal, Rangatira, Tamahine, Wahine, Awatea, Kaikorai, Kakapo, Kalingo, Niagara, Doric Star, Wanganeila, Arawa, Fordsdale, Mariposa, Mataroa, Middlesex, Port Townsville, Rangitata, Tamaroa. Awarua: Kaiwarra, Maunganui, Recorder, Triadic, Triaster, Trienza, Triona, G. S. Walden, Henry Dundas, Comorin, Maetsuycker, Maloja, Mooltan, Nieuw Zeeland, Nieuw Holland, Ombilin, Orion, Ormonde, Oronsay, Orontes, Port Montreal, Queen Mary, Strathmore, Tasman, Ulysses. OTHER PORTS COASTAL 'AND OVERSEAS AUCKLAND, October 27. Arrived:. Port Whangarei 3.50 a.m. from Whangarei; Kaimata 3.10 p.m. from Montreal. Sailed: Rangitiki 6 p.m. for Wellington. To sail: Karepo 8 pjrn. for Portland. WELLINGTON, October 27. Arrived: Wahine 7 a.m., .O. B. Sorensen 9.10 a.m., Waipahi 11.10 a.m. and Maui Pomare 11.40 a.m. from Lyttelton; Mahia noon from Napier; Holmdale 2.5 p.m. from Lyttelton; Kakapo 6.15 p.m. from Byron Bay. Sailed: Wahine 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton. To Sail: Wanganeila 10 p.m. for Sydney. LYTTELTON, October 27. Arrived: Rangatira 6.40 a.m. from Wellington; ' Waiana 8.5 a.m. from Tlmaru; Wainui 10.25 a.m. from Timaru. Sailed:. Port Waikato 1.5 p.m. for Dunedin; Rangatira 8.40 p.m. for Wellington; Wainui 9.15 p.m. for Wellington; Waiana 9.10 p.m. for Wellington. DUNEDIN, October 27. Arrived: Rotorua 7.15 a.m. from Lyttelton.

To arrive: Miro from Lyttelton. Sailed: Temple Moat 3 p.m. for Westport. MELBOURNE, October 26. Sailed: Piri for New Zealand.LONDON, October 26. Sailed: Ruahine from Colon; Kaipara from Sydney (Nova Scotia).