The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 736, 8 August 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—CaptaSn R. 3!. Kane, of the Tamahine. is taking command of the Katoa. relieving Captain A. S. Dalgleish, who will await instructions. 'Mr. S. A. Smith, second otficer of the Marama, has transferred to the Maheno in a. similar capacity, relieving )Ir. A. P. Cousin. The latter officer is joining the Maunganui as second officer, relieving Dir. VV. A. Todd, who awaits instructions at Sydney.

BENDIGD A 1: FREMANTLE—The P. and O. liner Bendigo reached Fremanfle from London yesterdax She is due at Sydney on zAugust 19.

FLU M E SA! LS.—The Vacuum Oil Company's tanker Plume sailed for Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin yesterday afternoon to consplete unioading bulk oil from San Francisco.

JANUS FROM CALCUTTA.——The Union Company has received advice that the Indian trader Janus is to leave Calcuata next Saturday with Eastern produce 1‘01; \Venington.

DUNROBJN DUE.—Due from Cuba this evening the steamer Dunrobin will anchor in the stream. Tomorrow morning she will berth at Chelsea to unload her cargq of raw sugar. Spedng‘. Ltd., are the local agents of the vessel.

PORT ALMA SAILING.——The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor—ship. Port Alma, is to sail for New Plynrouth on Saturday to complete unloading general merchandise from London. From New Plymouth she will go to Australia to load for her homeward voyage. HURUNUI DELAYED.—-The local ofiice of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the departure of the steamer Humnui from Auckland for New York. Boston and London, has been postponed until daylight :omorrow.

HERTFORD SAILS MONDAY.—Now discharging Liverpool cargo at Auckland under. xhe agency of the New Zealand Shippmg Company, the Federal steamer Hartford i§ now to leave here next Monday for Napier, ‘Veuington, Lyttel—ton and Port Chalmers to complete. PIPIRIKI FOR SOUTH.—The A and A Line‘s chararted steamer Pipirlki 15:21:? Aucklind txmoqu at inlamfi‘for ’e ngton. yttel n, imam a. nedin to cbmpiete her discharge of )gew York cargo under the agency of the new Zealand Shipping Company.

WIRRAL REPORn—According to a. mdjo message received by Henderson and Mancini-lane. the steamer Wiml is ex—pected to ant-we at Nev Plymouth at dishylight on Saguzjday from Naurutlslfind. evessel. Is nnglngacargoo posphates for discharge at New Plymouth and VVanganui.

OLDHAM LEAVES NEW YORK.— Cable advice received states that the steamer Oldham left New; York last 310nday with cargo for discharge at \Veningtnn and Australia. She is due at \Vellington about. September 10, and Dab gcty and Company will be the agents.

DELTA SOLD.—The P. and O. steamer Delta, 8,097 tons, has been sold to Japanese buyers for £25,000. She was built at Belfast by Messrs. Workman, Clark and. Company in 1905.

THE B'RUNSWICK.—TIIe electric tanker Brunswick reached Los Angeles from Sydney on July 29 to load a full cargo of bulk oil for the Atlantic Union Company. The cargo will be discharged into the company's tanks at Auckland, \Vellington. Melbourne and Sydney. .THE MAUNGANUL—The Royal Mail hner luaunganui is to leave Sydney today- for San Francisco. via ~C’Vellington. liarotonga and Papeete. She is due at \Vellington on Lionduy mourning. and is to resume her voyage on Tuesday afternoon.

HAURAKI SAILS TOMORROW. - The local office of the Union Company hopes to dispatch the motor—ship Hauraki from Auckland tomorrow evening for Wellington. Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney to complete her discharge of Pacific Coast cargo.

TOFUA DOCKED.—The Union Company's Island passenger steamer Tofua was docked at 9 o’clock this morning to have her hull cleaned and painted. She undocks this evening and berths at the Central ‘W’harf. At 11 a.m. on Saturday she leaves Auckland on her return trip to Fiji, Tonga. and Samoa.

TUTANEKAI ARRIVING.—The Marine Department's steamer Tutanekai is ex—pected to arrive at Auckland at about noon on Saturday. On Monday she is to load gas cylinders and will sail on Tuesday to attend to the Hauraki Gulf lights. The vessel will not be loading stores for Northern Lighthouses until later.

RADIO FROM LUMEN.—The Shell Company has received a. radio message from the master of the tanker Lumen, inward bound from San Francisco, that he expects to arrive in the stream at Auckland on Saturday afternoon. , After putting out the local portion of her cargo at Western “Wharf. the Lumen will proceed to Wellington to complete.

MAKURA NEARING SUVA.- The Royal Mail liner Makura is due at Suva from Vancouver and Honolulu tomorrow, and at Auckland on Mondazsh After landing passengers. mail and cargo for New Zealand at Auckland. and embark—ing passengers for Australia, she is to leave this port for Sydney at 5 o'clock next Tuesday evening.

WAIOTAPU LEAVES PAPEETE. -- Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the trans-Pacific cargo steamer VVaiotapu, en route from the Pacific Coast ports. left Papeete at noon on Tuesday for Auck—land, where she is due on August 17. After discharge here, the vessel proceeds t? Btelbourne, thence Sydney, to comp ete.

SCHOONER HUIA AND FURL—The Nobel auxiliary schooner Huia. is expected at XVestport from Auckland today. The vessel will unload her cargo of explosives at \Vestport, Greymouth and Dunedin. Afterwards Shea. will load produce and geflgral cargo at: Duneslin for {kucklangiz

The company’s auxiliary schooner Piri is undergoing overhaul and survey at. North “fall. She is expected to resume running in about two weeks.