The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 48, 19 May 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

TOFUA SAILS SATURDAY. — The Union Company advises that the Island steamer Tofua leaves Auckland at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. K .ITOKE FROM NEWCASTLE.— To load for New Zealand the Union Company advises that the Kaitoke leaves Auckland at noon to-morrow for Newcastle. PORT CURTIS SAILS. Having completed her discharge of London cargo, the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Curtis sailed from New Plymouth at 6.45 p.m. yesterday for Port Kembla to commence Homeward loading. NORTHUMBERLAND DEPARTS.A departure from Wellington this morning was the Federal steamer Northumberland, bound for London, via Panama. MATAROA TO LOAD. —To commence loading for Home the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa left Wellington this morning for Timaru. She later fills up at Lyttelton and Wellington and returns to the latter port on May 26, sailing finally at daybreak on June 4 for Southampton and London, via Panama. ’ WAIOTAPU REPORTS AGAIN. A further radio message received by the Union Company states that the trans-Pacific cargo steamer Waiotapu is meeting with bad weather, and now expects to arrive at Auckland at 10 a.m. to-morrow from Pacific Coast ports. She will berth at Prince’s Wharf and is expected to leave on Saturday for Napier, Wellington and Australia. CARGO FROM MONTREAL.—The New Zealand Shipping Co. have been advised that the Ikala arrived at Montreal on May 12 to load for New Zealand and Australia. The vessel is to sail from Montreal at the beginning of June for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. HORATIUS LEAVES MONTEVIDEO.—According to cabled news received by the Shaw Savill. and Albion Co., the Horatius left Montevideo on Sunday evening for London, en route from Auckland. The vessel sailed from Auckland on April 24. RUAHINE LEAVES COLON.—The New Zealand Shipping Co. have been advised that the Ruahine left Colon on May 13 for Southampton and London, en route from Wellington. The vessel sailed from Wellington on April 23. TAMAROA AT SOUTHAMPTON.— The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. have been notified that the Tamaroa arrived at Southampton on Monday morning from Wellington. The vessel left Wellington on April 9. FOYLE LEAVES COLON.—A cable message to the New Zealand Shipping Company reports that the Foyle arrived at Colon on May 11 from St. John, and sailed again on May 12 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. The vessel is due at Auckland on June 9. HERTFORD FOR HOME.—At present completing her loading at "Wellington the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Hertford sails at daylight on Sunday for London, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool, via Panama. NORFOLK TO COMPLETE. To complete her loading under the auspices of the New Zealand Shipping Company, the Federal steamer Norfolk leaves Wellington to-day for Auckland. She arrives here on Saturday. and sails finally on May 26 for New Y'ork, Boston, London and West of England ports.

NIAGARA FROM VANCOUVER.— En route from Vancouver, via Honolulu, the Union Company advises that the R.M.S. Niagara is due at Suva at 6 a.m. to-morrow, and leaves at noon for Auckland. She arrives here on Monday morning, and sails at 11 o’clock the same night for Sydney. SYDNEY STEAMERS. The Huddart, Parker steamer Ulimaroa leaves Auckland at 11 a.m. to-morrow for Sydney, where she is due next Tuesday. The Union Company’s Maunganui sails from Sydney at 3 p.m. to-mor-row for Auckland and the Marama at 4 p.m. for Wellington. Roth vessels are due at their New Zealand ports on Tuesday morning. THE HU!A AND Plßl. —Advice received by Mr. E. C. Campbell states that the Nobel’s auxiliary schooner Huia left Rockhampton on Tuesday with coal for Auckland. She is expected to arrive about May 27. The company’s auxiliary schooner Piri is to leave Sydney shortly for Melbourne to load explosives for New Zealand. LAMB STEAMER OMAN A.— The Lamb steamer Omana sailed from Lyttelton on Tuesday evening in continuation of her voyage from Newcastle and Port Stephens. The vessel is due tomorrow afternoon and she will berth at Central Wharf to complete unloading coal and poles to the agency of the Northern Company. PORT HUNTER FROM LIVERPOOL.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Company advises that the Port Hunter is to be dispatched from Liverpool on June 18 with cargo from West Coast ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Timaru. MAIMYO FROM NEW YORK.— Under charter to the Commonwealth and Dominion Line the steamer Maimyo is to leave New York next Wednesday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Newcastle. THE PORT DENISON. —After being delayed at Wanganui by bad weather, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port* Denison is due at Wellington to-morrow to fill up with cargo. On Sunday she is to be dispatched for London. PORT HARDY DUE TO-MORROW. —Stormy weather is delaying the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Hardy, and a further wireless report states that she will reach Auckland to-morrow, instead of to-day, as was previously advised. The vessel is from London and her general merchandise is for discharge at Auckland, Port Chalmers and New Plymouth. Cargo for this port will be unloaded at Queen’s Wharf to the agency of the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. THE CANADIAN BRITISHER.— The Canadian Britisher leaves Wellington to-day for Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff to complete discharging cargo from Halifax and to load for New York, Boston and Montreal. The vessel is due at Auckland on June 2 to complete loading, and she is to sail the following day for New York. WEST IVAN RADlOS. —According to a further radio message received by Henderson and Macfarlane, the American steamer West Ivan is due off Tiri at 6 a.m. to-morrow from Pacific Coast ports. She will berth at the King’s Wharf to land her local portion of her cargo and It is hoped to dispatch her the same evening for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Far East.

WEST N I VAR! A COMING. advice received by Henderson and Macfarlane states that the American steamer West Nivaria sailed from Los Angeles on Saturday last, May 14, for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. She is expected here about June 8. SAILINGS FROM PACIFIC COAST. —Advice has been received by Henderson and Macfarlane, advising the following projected sailings from Pacific Coast: The West Calera leaves Los Angeles on May 21 for Auckland and Australia. The West Henshaw, which has been delayed a week, leaves on June 11 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin and is due here about July 6. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Aorangi, Niagara, Waiotapu, Port Curtis, Nucula, Kaiwarra, Omana, Persian Prince, West Ivan, Port Hardy. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Port Denison, Raranga, Queen Eleanor, O.A. Knudson, Kauri, Wairuna, Mataroa, Northumberland, Norfolk, Middlesex, Sussex, Moeraki, Tahiti, Canadian Britisher. Awarua.—Australind, Otokia, TongaPORT ONEHUNGA—YESTERDAY’S DEPARTURE OHINEMURI (10.30 a.m.), 114 tons, Parker, for Whangape. ARRIVALS TO-DAY WAIMEA (8 a.m.), 454 tons, Graham, from New Plymouth. ARAPAWA (12.30 p.m.), 291 tons, Burk, from Westport. The Ngatiawa is due back from Raglan, Ivawhia, and Waikato Heads to-morrow morning, and sails the same day for liokianga. The Arapawa was expected to arrive from Westport to-day, and sails, probably next Monday, for Wanganui. The Rarawa sails at 3 p.m. to-day for New Plymouth, and returns on Saturday. The Waimea arrived at Oneliunga to-day from New Plymouth, and sails to-morrow for Nelson and W r est Coast ports. The Ohinemuri left yesterday for Whangape to load again for Oneliunga.