The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1034, 26 July 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

NORFOLK REACHES COLON.—The Federal Line steamer Norfolk, which left Wellington on July 3 for London and West Coast ports of the United Kingdom, is reported to have reached Colon on Tuesday. MIDDLESEX AT COLON.—The Federal Line steamer Middlesex, which left Liverpool on July 5 foY Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, is reported to have reached Colon on Tuesday. The vessel is due at Auckland on August 11. MAHANA AT COLON.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mahana is reported to have reached Colon on Tuesday. en route from Auckland to Halifax and London. The vessel left Auckland on June 25. PORT ALMA CLEARS PANAMA.— The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Alma, which left London on July 4 for Auckland, Wellington and Napier, is reported to have cleared Panama on Tuesday. The vessel is due at Auckland on August 9.

HUNTINGDON AT NEW YORK.— Cabled advice lias been received by the Federal Company that the Huntingdon arrived at New York on Monday. She left Auckland on June 18 for New York, Halifax and London, via the Panama Canal. TUTANEKAI SAILS TUESDAY.—The Government steamer Tutanekal is to sail a.m. on Tuesday on her periodic round of the Northern and West Coast lighthouses. LIMERICK AT CAIRNS. —The New Zealand Shipping Company’s vessel Limerick arrived at Cairns on Wednesday, and was to sail last evening for Nelson, where she is due on July 30, to commence loading. REM U ERA LEAVES SUVA.—En route ] from London to Wellington, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera sailed from Suva on Wednesday night. She is due at Wellington at daybreak on Monday. THE MAH AN A.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mahana, which left Auckland for Halifax and London on June 25, is reported to have cleared Norfolk, Virginia, last Wednesday. THE ASTORIA.—The Danish motorship Astoria, now Plymouth completing discharge of her cargo of Nauru phosphates, is to leave there on Monday evening for Nauru and Ocean Islands to another cargo for Australia or New Zealand. TOFUA AT APIA. —The Union Company's Island steamer Tofua arrived at Apia from Tonga at 9.30 a.m. yesterday, and is to sail for Suva ana Auckland at four o’clock this afternoon. She is due at Suva next Tuesday and at Auckland the following Monday. RON A COMING. —The Colonial Sugar Refining Company’s steamer Rona is due at Auckland about August 4 with a cargo of unrefined sugar and molasses. She will later proceed to Sydney to complete discharge. PENYBRYN WITH SUGAR The Norwegian steamer Penybryn cleared Cuba on July 11 with a cargo of raw sugar for discharge at Auckland to the agency of Spedding, Ltd. She is expected to arrive here about August 9. MAIL BY TAHITI.—The Chief Post : master advises that as the R.M.S. Tahiti has been delayed by bad weather and will now not arrive at Wellington from San Francisco until daybreak on Tuesday, mails going outward by the vessel will now close at Auckland at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, instead of Monday. GOLDEN COAST DELAYED. —Delayed in her passage from Los Angeles by stormy weather, the American steamer Golden Coast does not expect to reach Auckland until Monday or Tuesday. The vessel hits been allotted a berth at Central Wharf, where she will put out the local consignment of her Pacific Slope cargo to the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd. ARMADALE FOR NEW ZEALAND.— The local agents for the A. and A. Line report that the Armadale sailed from New York on July 16, and from Newport News on July 18, for Suva, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Sydney. She is due at Suva on August IS, and at Auckland on August 24. R.M.S. TAHITI DELAYED.—The Royal Mail liner Tahiti is being delayed by bad weather, according to her wireless advice, and will not reach Wellington until Tuesday morning, a day behind schedule. The vessel has passengers, mail and cargo from San Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga. Owing to the delay her departure from Wellington for Sydney has been postponed until three o’clock on Wednesday afternoon. A. AND A. NEW YORK STEAMERS. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer City of Tokio, will replace the City of Dundee, which was scheduled to leave New* York on September 28 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The City of Lyons will replace the City of Mandalay, which was scheduled to leave New York on July 30 for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. MELBOURNE PASSENGER SERVICE. —The Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Maheno arrived at Wellington from Lyttelton yesterday. The vessel was scheduled to sail at 1 p.m today on her return trip to Melbourne, via Bluff. The Mahenao brought the following saloon passengers for Wellington: Mrs. R. V. Allen, Mr. J. R. Alexander, Mrs. J. R. Bacon, Master R. L. Bacon. Mrs. S. Barry, Mr. G. Christie, Mrs. D. Christie. Miss E. E. Denize. Mr. T. Fowler. Mrs. P. Fowler, Master J. Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gentle, Master T. Gentle, Mr. J. A. Groman, Mrs. K N Heighway, Mrs. I. Kelly, Miss M. Pike. Miss F. M. Winwood; and 23 steerage. CLYDEBANK WITH SULPHUR.—The Bank Line motor-ship Clydebank arrived early yesterday afternoon from Galveston (Texas) with a full cargo of sulphur The vessel cleared Galveston on June 19, and the Panama Canal on June 26 The master decided on the northern route across the Pacific in order to avoid stormy weather, and the Clydebank enjoyed fair to moderate conditions until three days ago. when south-west gales and high seas were encountered. The vessel has a crew numbering 62, including 17 Europeans, one Chinese, and 44 Indians. The Clydebank, berthed at King’s Wharf, where she is discharging about 3,000 tons of her cargo to the agency of A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd is to be dispatched on Tuesday for r> ort Chalmers, Wanganui. Sydney, and Geelong to complete unloading. Captain E. M. Skelley is in command •nd he has with him the following officers: Chief. Mr E P Stephens: second. • E W. Diblbe; third. Mr. J. H. Colb*n; chief engineer, Mr. R. M. McLeod second, Mr. J. Sinclair: third. Mr. O ’lirns; fourth, Mr. C. Beaton; fifth. Mr D. Sinclair; sixth, Mr. P Barrowman. seventh, Mr. W. Ireland: electrician, Mr " McGeoch; wireless operator, Mr. J. E Edmonds.

THE CORINTHIC. —The White Stax liner Corinthic is due at Wellington at about noon on Wednesday next from London and Southampton, according to her last radio advice. H.M.S. WAKAKURA. The mine : sweeper Wakakura was to sail dt 12.40 p.m. today for the Hauraki Gulf, where she will put in a week’s exercises in gunnery and general practices. THE GOLDEN WEST.—The O. and O. steamer Golden West is scheduled to clear Gisborne at 5 p.m. today for San Francisco, via Honolulu, where she will pick up a quantity of sugar. CITY OF KHARTOUM SAILS MONDAY.—The Ellerman and Bueknall steamer City of Khartoum is to sail p.m. on Monday for Wellington *to continue discharge of her cargo from New York. HUNTINGDON LEAVES NEW YORK. —Advice received from the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Huntingdon, which sailed from Auckland on June 18 for London, arrived at New York on July 21, and sailed the following day for Halifax. TAMAROA FOR HOME.—With passengers, mails and cargo, the Shaw Savill liner Tamaroa, now at Wellington completing her loading, is to be dispatched from that port at daybreak on Wednesday next for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal. 44 ALL WELL” FROM RANGITANE.— A wireless message has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company from its motor-liner Rangitane, en route from Wellington to Southampton, stating that the vessel is enjoying fine weather and all on board are well. THE KIWITEA.—The Union C6mpany’s Kiwitea was scheduled to sail at two o’clock this afternoon for Portland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and possibly Dunedin, to complete discharging her cargo from Adelaide, Edithburg, Wallaroo, and Melbourne. PAKIPAKI SAILS TUESDAY.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Pakipaki, now at Queen’s Wharf discharging the local portion of her cargo of general merchandise from West Coast United Kingdom ports, is to be dispatched p.m. on Tuesday for Napier to continue unloading. MAUNGANUI’S ALTERED PROGRAMME.—The Union Company advises that the inter-colonial steamer Maunganui, which is due at Wellington on Tuesday morning from Sydney, is to leave there on Tuesday evening for Auckland. She is due here on Thursday forenoon and is scheduled to sail from here at 3 p.m. on Friday next for Sydney direct. SALE OF SUTLEJ.—The s.s. Sutlej, of about 5,350 tons dead-weight, built in 1908, and well-known in the Coolie service between Calcutta and Fiji. and owned by James Nourse, Ltd., London, has been sold for about £9,000, delivery Calcutta. She was purchased by Lhc Sun Shipping Company, Ltd. (Messrs. Mitchell, Cotts and Company), London, and has been renamed Cape SL Francis. FERN DALE ARRIVES.—EarIy this morning the Aberdeen and Commonwealth steamer Ferndale arrived in port from Napier to complete her cargo for Genoa and London. The vessel berthed at Queen’s Wharf to load under the agency of A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd. She is scheduled to sail finally from here at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, proceeding via the Panama Canal. WAIHEMO DUE 4.30 P.M.—Wireless advice from the Union Company’s transpacific cargo steamer Waihemo. en route from Westport to Auckland, states that she expects to arrive here at 4.30 o’clock this afternoon. She is to berth at Western Wharf, where she will pay off her crew and discharge stores before proceeding to an anchorage in the stream. She will lay up at this port until required to enter the Pacific Coast - New’ Zealand trade again. NIAGARA DUE MONDAY.—En route from Sydney to Vancouver, the Royal lail liner Niagara is due here early on Monday morning. After pratique has been granted, the vessel will berth at Prince's Wharf to land passengers, mails and cargo for New Zealand. She will embark passengers from Auckland and take in further mails and cargo, and is to be dispatched at eleven o’clock on Tuesday morning for Suva, Honolulu. '’ ; otoria, and Vancouver. She is due at Vancouver on August 15. PORT BOWEN FROM LIVERPOOL.— Carrying general cargo for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, and Australian ports, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s vessel Port Bowen arrived here from Liverpool early this morning, and berthed at Prince’s Wharf. She left Liverpool on June 21. and cleared Panama on July f* The weather was moderately fair throughout the voyage. Captain G. WhyteHearn is in command, and the following officers are with him: Chief officer. Mr. A Fisliwick; second. Mr. R. F<rest hird, Mr. R. Gorman; fourth. Mr. D Henderson; chief engineer, Mr. A. Edmunds; second, Mr. H. Atkinson; third. Mr K. Washington; fourth, Mr. A. Pemberton: fifth, Mr. W. Harvey; wireless operator, Mr. F. Wilkie: chief steward. Mr. J. Andrew's. The vessel is expected to sail late on Tuesday evening for Wellington.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected tt be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end:— Auckland: Remuera, Dunedin, GokJcr ' Coast, Kalingo, Niagara, Tofua. Vertura. Waipahi, Mirrabooka, Kotow, DeJfram. Wellington: Maori. Wahine, Tamafeint. Ngaio, Maheno, Rang! tiki, Aorug, Westmoreland, Karamea, Carintkk. Karetu, Ulimaroa, Maunganui. Goltec West, Port Pirie, Pap&nui, Tahiti, Pen Fremantle, Remuera. Awarua: Tahiti, Makura, Maheno, Kirtigi. FORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTURU <2.30 p.m.), 240 toes. Jackson-Fowler, from New Plymouth.^ HAUTURU arrived at 2.30 p.m. J» terday, and sails at noon today. HOKIANGA is expected to arris# from Hoklanga tomorrow, and sail* H * p.m. on Thursday. KAITOA is due to arrive from W South Island 8 o’clock tomorrow xnonurg. and sails at daybreak Tuesday. RONAKI. which was bar-bound at kato. was to arrive today.