SHIPPING AND BLUFF NEWS

Southland Times, Issue 23693, 16 December 1938, Page 2

SHIPPING AND BLUFF NEWS

PORT OF BLUFF ARRIVED Thursday, December 15 TAMATEA m.v. (Captain R. J. HamIton), from Stewart Island, at 11.25 a.m. expected arrivals Intercolonial, And Coastal MAUNGANUI, Melbourne, December 18. KAIMAI, Oamaru, December 20. WAINUI, Wellington, December 21. PAUA, Wellington. December 22. WAIPIATA, Auckland, December 22. MAUNGANUI, Wellington. December 26. WAIPORI, Lyttelton, December 29. KARETU, Dunedin, early January. WAIKOUAITI. Sydney. January 2. Overseas ORARI, Dunedin. December 27. PORT AUCKLAND, Wellington, January b. NARBADA, Dunedin, January 28. CITY OF GLASGOW, Dunedin, January 31. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Intercolonial And Coastal MATAI, Wellington, December 10. MAUNGANUI. Dunedin. December 19KAIMAI, Dunedin, December 20. WAINUI. Dunedin, December 21. WAIPIATA, Dunedin, December 22. PAUA, Dunedin, December 23. MAUNGANUI. Melbourne, December 2bWAIPORI. Dunedin, December 29. t KARETU, Sydney, early January. WAIKOUAITI. Dunedin, January 2. Overseas ORARI, Timaru, December 31. PORT AUCKLAND, Port Chalmers. January 9. _ „ Q NARBADA, northern ports, January 29. CITY OF GLASGOW, northern ports, January 31. VESSELS DUE AT BLUFF Intercolonial MAUNGANUI, left Melbourne on Wednesday for Bluff (due December 18); leaves Bluff December 19 for Dudedl "’ ’ telton and Wellington. (Union Steam Ship C °WAIKOUAITI, due at Bluff from about January 2 and sails th ® n sam I ? vt ? e / for Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru and Lyttel ton. (Union Steam Ship Co ). KARETU, loads Sydney Lyttelton. Timaru, Dunedin and (due early January). (Union Steam Ship Co.).

Coastal WAIPORI, left Rotterdam on November 1 for Auckland, Wellington (due 23). Lyttelton and Bluff (due Dumber 29), sails the same day for Dunedin. St pAUA hl due C °at' Bluff from Wellington on DeS 22, sails from Bluff the following day for Wellington, via ports. (Shell C °WAIPIATA. leaves Auckland today for Bluff (due December 22), leaves Bluff the same day for Dunedin (Union S< KAIMM? left* Westport December 15 for Lyttelton, Oamaru and Bluff (due V. eCel Pu® r 20); leaves the same day for Dunedin. (Un 10 WAINUI, leaves Wellington on December 19 for Bluff (due December 21); ’ e £™s Bluff the same day for Dunedin. (Union Steam Ship Co.). Overseas

ARAWA, leaves London on January 26 for Suva, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Timaru. (National Mortgage and Agency Co.; Dalgety and Co.). BENLEDI, due at Bluff on February 20 from Timaru to load wool; sails from Bluff on February 22 for Port Chalmers. (H. L. Ta BEWYVIS C ° due at Bluff on March 2 ® from Timaru to load wool; sails from Bitar on March 28 for Port Chalmers. (H. L. Tapley and Co.). CITY OF GLASGOW leaves Halifax on December 21 .for Auckland (due January 20), Wellington, Lyttelton. Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff (due about January 31). (JG. Ward and Co.). KENT, leaves Liverpool tomorrow lor Auckland (due January 26), Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin anti, Bluff (due February 14). (J. G. Ward and Co.).- ' „ ' NARBADA, left Calcutta December 7 for Auckland (due January 7). Wellington. Lyttelton,'Timaru. Dunedin and Bluff (due end of January). (Union Steam Ship Co.). , « , ORARI, left London on November 3 for Suva, Lyttelton (due December 18), Dunedin, Bluff (due December 27), Timaru and New Plymouth. (Union Steam Ship Co.). PORT HUNTER, was to leave; London on December 15 for Suva, Lyttelton (due January 28), Dunedin, Bluff (due February 5) and Napier. (J. E. Watson and Co.). PORT AUCKLAND, from New York; loads Gisborne December 20; thence Auckland, Wellington (due January 2). Bluff (due January 6) and Psrt Chalmers; leaves Port Chalmers on January 14 for London and Newcastle-on-Tyne, via the Panama Canal. (J. E. Watson and Co.). PORT HALIFAX, leaves Halifax on February 10 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. (Union Steam Ship Co.). FORDSDALE, leaves Liverpool on February 11 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff; due Bluff end of March. (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Agency Co.). PASSENGER SERVICES England-New Zealand ARAWA, leaves London on January 26 for Suva. Lyttelton. Port Chalmers, Bluff and Timaru. (Dalgety and Co.: National ■Mortgage and Agency Co.) DOMINION MONARCH, leaves London on February 16 for Wellington and Auckland. (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Agency Co.). MATAROA, leaves London on January 19 for Auckland and Wellington. (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Agency Co.). RANGITATA. leaves London on February 2 for Auckland and Wellington. (Union Steam Ship Co.) RANGITANE, left London November 10 for Wellington (due today) and Auckland (due December 23). (Union Steam Ship Co.). RANGITIKI. leaves London on January a for Auckland (due February 9) and Lyttelton. (Union Steam Ship Co.) RIMUTAKA. left London on December 8 for Auckland (due January 12), and Wellington. (Union Steam Ship Co.) TAMAROA, leaves London on December 22 for Wellington (due January 25) and Auckland. (Dalgety and Co.; National Mortgage and Agency Co.).

TAINUI, left Southampton on November 25 for Auckland (due and Dunedin. (Dalgety and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Co.). Australian-New Zealand MAUNGANUI, left Melbourne December 14 for Bluff (due December 18), Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington ( due Deceml ££ 23); leaves Wellington December 24 tor Bluff (due December 26); leaves BluffJJ ember 26 for Melbourne 'due December 30). (U w:NGANELLA. iP leaves Sydney today for Wellington (due De , ce U’ ber c . v 2 J2; v le ( a due Wellington December 22 for Sydney (d December 26) and Melbourne (due December 29) (J. G Ward and CoA AWATEA, left Wellington December 13 for Sydney (due today); leaves Sydney’ t - day for Auckland (due December 19). (Union Steam Ship Co.). PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE AORANGI, left Auckland December 12 for Sydney (due today); leaves Sydney on December 22 for Auckland (due December 26); leaves Auckland December 27 for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver (due January 13). (Union Steam Ship Co.). MARIPOSA, left Auckland December 12 for Suva, Honolulu. Los Angeles (due December 26) and San Francisco (due December 27). (H. L. Tapley and Co.). MONTEREY, left San Francisco December 6 and left Los Angeles on December 8 for Honolulu, Suva and Auckland (due December 23); leaves Auckland December 23 for Sydney (due December 26), and Melbourne (due December 30). (H. L. Tapleft Auckland November 29 for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver (due today)- leaves Vancouver on December--21 for Honolulu, Suva, and Auckland (due January 9); leaves Auckland on January 10 for Sydney (due January 14). (Union Steam Ship Co.). ORARI LEAVES SUVA ARRIVAL AT”LYTTELTON ON SUNDAY The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-ship Orarl, from London, left Bu Y a last Saturday morning. She is due at Lyttelton on December 18 and will, proceed later to Port Chalmers, Bluff, Timaru and New Plymouth, to continue discharge. She is expected to reach Bluff about December 27. The Union Company advises that the Wainul is expected to leave Wellington about Monday for Bluff direct. She is due about Wednesday. The motor-vessel Tamatea returned to Bluff yesterday morning with passengers, mail and cargo from Stewart Island. The front cable beacon, with fixed green light, at Depot Point, Devonport, Auckland, has been shifted 520 feet seaward. The light at Akers Point. Stewart Island, in lat. 46deg., 53.9 min S., long., 168 deg., 11.2 min. E. (approx.) has been overhauled and is now in operation. The Shaw, Savill liner Arawa, en route from Napier to Great Britain, has advised that since leaving New Zealand moderate weather with plenty of rain has been experienced. A call was made at Pitcairn Island on Sunday morning. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE The following vessels are within range of the undermentioned wireless stations: — Auckland:' H.M.S. Endeavour, Aorangi, Kaimiro, Kairanga, KoroWai, Waipori, Amdale, Glenbank. Huntingdon. Port Campbell. Wellington: Rangatira, Tamahlne, Wahlne, Awatea, Waitaki, Akaroa, Arawa, Bencruachan, Fordsdale, Mariposa, Mataroa. Monterey, Naumburg, Orarl, Rangitane, Rangltiki, Rimutaka, Tainui, Tekoa, Tricula, Trojan Star, Zealandic. Awarua: Matai, H.M.S. Achilles, Kakapo, Karetu, Kiwitea, Maunganul, Niagara, Paua Waikouaiti, Triadic, Triaster, Osthav, Comorin, Jervis Bay, Kaipara, Kommodore Johnsen, Mooltan, Moreton Bay, Narkurida, Nestor, Orama, Orlon, Ormonde, Orontes, Otranto. Port Montreal, Queen Mary, Strath- ; aird, Strathmore, Susana. OTHER PORTS ' COASTAL AND OVERSEAS AUCKLAND, December 15. Arrived: Amdale 1.30 from Abadan. To Arrive: Huntingdon 10 p.m. from ’ Liverpool. Sailed: Land’s End (yacht) 11.30 a.m. ■ for Bay of Islands; Kaimiro 2.30 p.m. 1 for Sydney. To Sail: Waipori 8 p.m. for Welling- , ton.

WELLINGTON, December 15. Arrived: Wahine 7 a.m. from Lyttelton; Tasman 7.16 a.m. from Auckland; Waipahi 8.20 a.m. from New Plymouth; Maui Pomare 8,50 a.m. from Lyttelton; Breeze 11.40 a.m. from Lyttelton. Sailed; Holmlea 10.50 a.m. for New Plymouth; Totara 6.15 p.m for Greymouth; Wahine 7.45 p.m. for Lyttelton. To Sail: Akaroa 10 p.m. for New Plymouth. DUNEDIN, December 15. Arrived: Cumberland 6.30 a.m. for Lyttelton: Kakapo 8.15 a.m. from Bluff; Kaipara 9.15 a.m. from Lyttelton; Holmdale 9.30 a.m. from Wellington. To sail: Port Waikato 9 p.m. for Timaru; Holmglen 9 pjn. for Timaru. MELBOURNE, December 15. Sailed: Maunganui for Bluff. LONDON, December 14. Arrived: At Cristobal, Tainui. Sailed: Ruahine and Napier Star from Panama; Sultan Star from East London. SLIGHT LEAK IN MAUI POMARE DAMAGE TO BE REPAIRED IN WELLINGTON (UnitetJ Press Association) WELLINGTON, December 15. The Government motor-ship, the Maui Pomare, arrived in Wellington this morning from Lyttelton and went on the patent slip. Before leaving Apia on her. last trip to the inlands, she developed a slight leak and the reason for going on the slip today was to have the damage inspected and repaired. When she was pulled up the slipway, a slight cut in the plates under the engine-room was revealed, but the damage generally speaking, was negligible.

FIRST EVENT ON SUNDAY BLUFF YACHT CLUB’S RACES SANDERS CUP TRIAL IN AFTERNOON A decision to hold the first of the series of club races next Sunday m °™" ing was made at a meeting of the Blurt Yacht Club on Wednesday night. Lhe first race was to have been held at the official opening of the club last month but had to be abandoned because oi unfavourable weather. It was also decided, in collaboration with the judges, Messrs C. Hansen, O. Johnston and J. R. Colbran, that a further Sanders Cup trial be sailed on the harbour on Sunday afternoon.

The president (Mr A. E. Budd) was chairman. There was a good attendance of members. The club races, said the chairman, would be handicap events and it was hoped that all the 14-footers which sailed in the cup trials would compete. The races were held annually for the trophy presented by Mr F. Cooper, of Bluff. 1 , Reporting on the activities ot the past month, Mr Budd said that the weather had been unfavourable on the opening day, November 19, and the club races had to be postponed. These could be begun at the week-end. The chairman said he had arranged for a sample of the proposed club badge to be ready for the next meeting. “We have received advice that the Southland Swimming Centre has arranged for the Watson Cup race to be held in the Bluff Harbour on January 21,” said Mr Budd. “This event will take place during the Sanders Cup contest week and will be an added attraction. At the last meeting of the club he had drawn members’ attention to the fact that the restricted class in yachting had been somewhat neglected, continued the chairman. The Southland Provincial Yacht and Motor-Boat Association had now offered to pay the cost of transport by rail or its equivalent for all yachts competing m this class in the Bluff regatta. It was decided on the motion of Mr J. Shannon, to give £4 to the association towards the expenses for the Sanders Cup contest. The association submitted a programme of entertainments for the contest week and this was approved by the club. EUCHRE TOURNAMENT There was a big attendance at the weekly euchre tournament, organized by the Bluff Dominican Convent in aid of its funds, which was held in the Willard Hall. The first prize for women went to Mrs A. Plank and IVyS C. Jackson was second. The men’s prize was won by Mr R. Tipene jun. and Mr W. Parry took second place. Mr G. Burton and Mrs W. Lowe won the lucky number competition. The season will conclude this week when the winners of the aggregate competition will be announced. QUIET PORT The port was idle at Bluff yesterday and there were no major shipping movements. There will be no further activity until the arrival on Sunday of the Union Company’s. trans-Tasman passenger liner, Maunganui from Melbourne, via Milford Sound. The weather was showery yesterday and a strong westerly wind was blowing. ? PERSONAL Mr T. K. Bragg, of Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island, arrived by the Tamatea yesterday on a visit to the mainland. ISLAND CHILDREN’S TRIP To fulfil a promise to bring school children from Stewart Island to the mainland for the Southland summer show, the inter-island vessel Tamatea ■made a good run of 15£ hours from Port Chalmers, where she had undergone her annual overhaul, leaving there at 315 p.m. on Tuesday and arriving at Half Moon Bay at 6.45 a.m. the next day. Between 70 and 80 children took advantage of the offer and made the return trip free of charge. About 50 adults also made the excursion.