The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 689, 14 June 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

TOFU A SAILS TOMORROW —At 11 o'clock tomorrow the Union Company s Island passenger steamer lotua is scheduled to leave Auckland on her monthly trip to Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. WELLI NGTON-LYTTELTON FERRY SERVICE —Advice has been received by the local office of the Union Company that the Maori, leaving Wellington on Saturday, June 29, for Lyttelton, has been postponed until 11.30 p.m. TAHITI LEAVES 'FRISCO—CabIe advice has been received that the union Company’s R.M.S. Tahiti left San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, via i oete and Rarotonga, for Wellington Sydney. She is due at Wellington on July 1, and at Sydney on July G. FLOWERGATE SAILS MONDAY— Henderson 'and Macfarlane advise that the steamer Flowergate, at present discharging- Nauru phosphates at the King’s Wharf, leaves Aucklan don Monday afternoon for Westport for bunkers before proceeding to the Islands to load again for New Zealand and Australia. MAUN GAN UI CLEARS SYDNEY— Relieving the R.M.S. Makura in the Sydney- Wellington-San Francisco service, the Union Company's R.M.S. Mauliganui left Sydney at 4 p.m. y.sterday for Wellington, where she is due on Mondav morning. She is scheduled to sail again at 3 p.m. on Tuesday for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco. RANGITIKI HOME—After a smart passage of 33 days, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s new motor-ship Rangitiki arrived fit Southampton on June 13 from Wellington, according to cable advice received by the local office. The vessel loaded in New Zealand and sailed from Wellington on May 11. YOSERIC FOR COAL —Radio advice has been received by Spedding, Limited, from the master of the steamer Yoseric, advising that the vessel is calling at Auckland for coal, and will arrive here on Sunday evening. The vessel is en route from Galveston, Texas, to Australia, with sulphur. ZEALANDIC FOR AUSTRALIA— Cabled news has been received by the Shaw, Savlll and Albion Company that the Zealandic left London on Tuesday afternoon with cargo to put out at Australian ports. She will subsequently come to New Zealand .to take the AugustSeptember loading.

PASSENGERS ON MALOJA.—Russell and Somers, Ltd., have received advice that the following passengers for New Zealand are travelling by the P. and O. liner Maloja, which was due at Sydney from London yesterday: Mr. Grove, Miss Faina, Mr. Pallott, Mr. Willett, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Wilson; and two Indians (steerage). PORT AUCKLAND TO LOAD—The G. and 1). Line advises that the Port Auckland, now completing discharge of her New York cargo at Dunedin, will go to Port Chalmers tomorrow to commence loading. The vessel will afterwards load also at Bluff, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. She is due at Wellington at the end of this month, and will sail finally from that port on July 2 for London, Avonmoutl?, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Montevideo. CORINTH 1C DUE.—In continuation of her voyage from London, the Shaw, Sa\ ri ll and Albion liner Corinthic left Wellington for at 2.15 p.m yesterday. She is due to-morrow morning. After completion of discharge lof her general merchandise cargo the vessel will commence loading at this porl j for her homeward voyage. Afterwards i she will go to Port Chalmers, Timaru, j Lyttelton and Wellington to complete loading. L. D. Nathan and Company are the local agents. PORT DUNEDIN AT COLON.—Reported to have reached Colon last. Monday, the Commonwealth and Dominior Line motor-ship Fort Dunedin is er route from Glasgow and Liverpool t< Xew Zealand. She has a general merchandise cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin Her arrival at Auckland is scheduled fo: June 30. Heather, Roberton, Ltd., art the local agents. MAH IA TO LOAD.—A. S. Patersoi and Company. Ltd., has received advicthat the Shaw, Savill and Albion steame Mahia is now due at Xew Plymoutl from Australia on June 24, to commenc loading in Xew Zealand for Xew York Boston, Halifax and London. She wii also load at Wanganui, Lyttelton, Well ington, Xapier, Gisborne and Auckland The vessel is scheduled to reach Auckland on July 10 and to sail for Xew York three days later. SOUTHERN CROSS SAILING.—The Melanesian Mission Board advised that the Mission steamer Southern Cross was to sail at 2 p.m. today for Norfolk Island, the Xew Hebrides and the Solomon Islands, resuming the trip round the Island mission stations that she had to abandon recently at Norfolk Island owing to a damaged rudder. She is taking passengers, mails and cargo, and is calling at Norfolk Island again to pick up the passengers that disembarked there before the vessel returned to Auckland to have her rudder repaired. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICE.— The Waitemata left Los Angeles on June 4, is due at Auckland on June 20, and will go thence to Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The Waihemo left Lns Angeles on June 8, is due at Xapier on July 3, and will go thence to Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and New Plymouth. The Hauraki left Adelaide on May 20 for Vancouver direct, where she is due on June 26, and she will proceed thence to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The Wniotapu left Sydney on May 31, is due at Fanning Island on Sunday, June i 16. and at Vancouver -on July 2. She i will proceed thence to San Francisco, Los ! Angeles, Melbourne and Sydney. The Wairuna left Bluff yesterday for Xew Plymouth and go thence to Auck- : land and Vancouver. The Waikawa was to leave Melbourne . vest* da: foi Sydney, and ' | to Vancouver, via Suva.

PORT ALMA COMING.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Alma is expected to leave London for Wellington next Wednesday. She will also unload at Auckland and New Plymouth. PHOSPHATES FROM MOROCCO.— Cable advice received by Henderson and Macfarlane reports the arrival at_ Colon last Wednesday of the schooner Newton Pine. She has a cargo of phosphates from Morocco for Auckland. PORT DARWIN CLEARS COLON.— The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer For. Darwin is reported to have cleared Colon en route from Auckland to New York, Boston and Halifax. She left Auckland on May 15. RUAHINE FROM ENGLAND.—The New Zealand Shipping Company s steamer Ruahine is expected to clear Southampton today with passengers, mail nnd cargo for Wellington. She is due on Julv 18. She will be followed from So thampton by the Mataroa next Friday. MATAKANA COMPLETING. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Matakana, now filling up at Wellington, is fixed to sail from Wellington at 5 p.m. tomorrow' for London, Avoumouth, Glasgow' and Liverpool, via Montevideo and Teneriffe. M ARAM A FOR AUCK LA N D—Leaving Sydney this afternoon for Auckland, the Union Company's intei'colonial passenger steamer Marama is due here next Tuesday morning. She is scheduled to leave here at 3 p.m. today week on her return trip to Sydney. PORT GISBORNE FROM AMERICA.— ' The next Commonwealth and Dominion • Line steamer to leave New York for New- ; Zealand will be the Port Gisborne, which is expected to sail for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin next Thursday. She is due here about July 20. BRUNSWICK SAILED.—The Atlantic Union Oil Company’s tanker Brunswick, which arrived from San Pedro on Tuesday flight, completed discharge of the local portion of her bulk oil cargo at Western Wharf yesterday morning. She sailed at 10.50 for Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney to complete unloading. WAIPAHI RETURNING —The local | office of the Union Company advises that the Island fruit steamer Waipahu which left Rarotonga at 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday for Auckland, and is due here next Tuesday, sails again on June 27 for Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mauke and Mangaia in the order named. RUAPEHU’S FINAL PORT.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Ruapehu will leave Napier for Southampton and London on June 27 with passengers, mail and cargo. She now leaves New- Plymouth on Sunday for leading at Wanganui, Timaru. Wellington and Napier. Passengers will embark at Wellington on June 25. TIMBER FROM THE BALTlC.—Advice from Alelbourne states that no fewer than eight large sailing ships have been chartered to load timber in Norway and Sweden for Australian ports. The largest is the four-masted Finnish barque Olivebank, 2.641 tons, which visited Auckland some time ago after a tragic trip from the Seychelles Islands. Other vessels include the Herzaogin Cecile. 2,584 tons; the Lowhill, 2,500 tons: the Pomern, 2,114 tons; and the Archibald Russell, 2,047 ULIMAROA SAILS.—The Ulimaron, 1 which left Auckland this morning for Sydney, took the following passengers: Saloon—Mr. G. Tvanoff. Air. R. White, Mr. C. Dawe, Air. Gaffney, Air. Badger, Air. J. AVhite, Air. 11. Christian, Pastor ! O. Watson, Mr. T. Hammond. Mr. Paterson, Air. Neilly, Air. C. B. Sewel Mr. S. l Harrison, Air. P. Truscott, Air. J. Spohn, Air. T. IT. AtcW'illiams, Air. Hopwood. Air. • AVebster, Air. A. E. Brown, Alajor Olliver, i Air. Kdgley, Air. L. White, Airs. Edgley. ■ ATrs. "White, Airs. Whittle. Airs. Whittle, . Airs. D. Gilchrist, Air. McGovern, Air. 1 Watson Captain Thorpe, Air. and Airs. - E. R. Smith, ATrs. J. Alartin, Miss Clive, . Airs. Leckie, Miss Leckie, Miss Wilkin-

son. Airs. Ross and child. Airs, tanawav, Aliss X. Smith, Aliss Alclldownie. Aliss Mitchell, Mrs. De Boer, Airs. A. Shepard. Airs. Avenall, Airs. Osborne, Airs. Robinson. Airs. Tones, Mrs. Heppell. Aliss M. Alagnan Aliss Knight, Airs. L. AVhite Airs. Ivanoff, Mrs. Young, Aliss G. Bell, Aliss Beningfield, Air. F. AI. Hay, Air. C. AlcAlullan. Air. A. Kennedy, Air* G. Dangar, Air. and ATrs. Gillett. Air. D. Nairn. Air. D. Kennedy, Air. F. Flvnn, Air and Mrs. Lloyd, Airs. Robinson, Air. Stephenson, Air. and Airs. Cholerton and infant. Air. J. Broad, Air. Simeock, Alaster AVhite Mr. and Airs. Hill. Air. Orrell. Air. Ambler Arr. Raymond, Air. Hunt, Mr. Beck Air J. Robertson, Mr. J. Barker. Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Joyce, Air. X. K. Lamport. Mr. J. Nicholas, Airs. Ilamsden, Alt. Morey, Air. Dezarauld, Air. and Airs <’ H. Jackson, Air. J. Mackay Rev. Warren, Air. H. Steele. Air. and Airs. Perrvman. and infant, Mr. A. T. Nix, Mr. J. B. Hart, Mr and Airs. Paine and infant. Miss \. Trotter, Aliss Johnson. Miss Perry, Air. and Airs. Phillips, Miss E. H. Smith, Airs. Bennett, Airs. Earnest Smith. Mr. and Airs. Brown, Miss A. M. Gaudin. ATrs. F. Shallard, Airs. White, Miss Robinson Mrs. Siddells, Mrs. Phare, Aliss Wilkins, Aliss Brown. Miss Hogan, Miss Cremer, Mrs. Belsey, Airs. Hart, Mrs. Davies and child, Aliss B. Smith, Airs. AI. A. Craig, Miss Horn, Airs. Olsen, Airs. A autier, Aliss F. Ross, Aliss Carrington, Mr. and Airs. R. Knollys, Air. Kinvig, Air. v autier. Air. Olsen, Air. Cooper Air. G Barry, Air. T. Green, ATr. W. J. BeverMr. C. Ahrens. Air. C. Neild, Mr. Ai. Cay, Air. A. W. Robertson. Air. Morton. Mr. Rowntree, Air. Mac-Lean, Air. Wiseman: and 115 second ciass, including nine Chinese.

TARANAKI DELAYED.—The Shaw. Savill and Albion Line steamer Taranaki has been delayed at Gisborne owing to rough weather. She is expected to leave for Auckland tomorrow, arriving on Sunday to 1111 up for London, via Panaira. She will probably berth at Central Whan'. L. D. Nathan, Ltd., are the local agents. AORANGI AT SUVA— Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the R.M.M.S. Aorangi, from Vaucouver and way ports arrived at Suva at daylight this rooming and leaves again at noon for Auckland. She is now expected to reach here at 10 n.m. on Monday, and will berth at the Prince's AYharf. She is announced to sail at noon next Tuesday for Sydney

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGEThe following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—Aorangi, Barrdale. Fefrlane, Galveston, Gold Shell, Huntingdon, Marama, Aloeraki, Nueula, Otokia, Southern Cross, Tasmanian Transport, Ulimaroa, Waipahi, Yoseric. Chatham Islands. —Tamaroa, Cambridge, Raisdale, Norfolk. Wellington.—Tamahine, Arahura, Ngaic, Alaheno, Alaori, Dunedin, Diomede, Vestvard, Taranaki, Niagara, Canadian Transporter, Remuera, Corinthic, L&wbeatb. Port Nicholson, Brunswick, Surrey, Kaponga. Awarua.— Poolta, Tahiti, Maungaimi, ) Kaitoke, Kurow, Aelybryn, Kawatih, Wairuna, Karetu. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY ARAPAWA (1.30 p.m.). 251 tons. Pert, for Opunake and Wanganui. NGAPUHf (3.30 p.m.), 703 tons. Bark, for New Plymouth. HOKIAXOA (5 p.m.), 240 tons. Kenttedy, for Hokianga. ARRIVALS TODAY ,U,EXANDER (7.15 a.m.), 377 tons, Mej Leod, from Nelson. ] The Hokiongn is expected to arnvr ! back from Hokianga during the wee*; 1 end, and is to for that port again*' 3 p.m. on AVednesday next. . The Arapawa sailed for Opunake an Wanganui at 1.30 o’clock yesterday alter- | noon. She should arrive back on Mona*. The Anchor Shipping and Founts i Company’s vessel Alexarder arrived -v ; port this morning and is now loading Nelson and West Coast ports of the Island. She sails at daylight tomorrow for those ports. . The Ngapuhi is to arrive from ** Plymouth at 7.30 a.m. tomorrow. ■ leaves for that port again at •> o cloc Monday afternoon. . , . _, a v. The Hauturu has been delayed in‘ ; ing port through heavy we&tjM, ; now expected to arrive tomorrow JJg j from Raglan. Kawhia aTl « nk i an ga a’ [’Heads. She is to leave for Hokianga I noon the same day.