The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 128, 20 August 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

KAITOKE LEAVES SUVA.— Cable ad- • vice received by the Union Company states that the Kaitoke left Suva at 1.45 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is i due on AVednesday. WAIPAHI REPORTS. — According to a ! radio message received by the Union Comj pany, the Island fruit steamer Waipahi is expected to arrive at Auckland at 4 I a.m. on Monday from the Cook Islands. She is announced to sail again on August 26 on another trip to the Islands. AORANGI AT SYDNEY. —The R.M.S Aorangi arrived at Sydney at 9 a.m. yesterday, and leaves next Thursday on her return voyage. She is due here on August 29, and is announced to sail at 11 a.m. the following day for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. WHANGAPE FOR AUCKLAND. —The Union Company’s collier Whangape leaves Newcastle this afternoon for Auckland, where she is due next Friday. After discharge at this port, the Whangape will undergo her annual overhaul and survey here. CYMRIC PRIDE ARRIVES. From Java, via Bowen, the tramp steamer Cymric Pride arrived at Auckland shortly after 1 p.m. to-day, bringing a full cargo of sugar for discharge at Chelsea. Spedding, Limited are the local agents. HINEMOA DUE WEDNESDAY. —Spedding, Limited, advise that the Government steamer Hinemoa sailed from Suva yesterday afternoon for Auckland, where she is due next Wednesday. She leaves here on August 26 for Niue Island. SYDNEY STEAMER. —The IluddartParker passenger steamer Ulimaroa was to leave Sydney at mid-day yesterday for Wellington, where she is due on Tuesday next. She is the only steamer from Sydney this week. PIRI AT SYDNEY.— From Auckland, via Grevmouth, the Nobel auxiliary schooner Piri reached Sydney yesterday. After unloading her timber cargo the vessel will go to Melbourne to load explosives for Greymouth, Westport and Auckland. TAMAROA AT V/ELLINGTON. —Due at Wellington to-day from Timaru to complete loading, the Shaw, Say ill and Albion Company advises that the liner Tamaroa'will finally sail from Wellington at daybreak on August 27 for Southampton and London, via Panama. MATAROA FROM SOUTHAMPTON. — The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa was scheduled to clear Southampton lor New Zealand yesterday with passengers, mails and cargo. The cargo is for discharge at Auckland and Port Chalmers. The vessel is due at Auckland on September 24. NIAGARA AT VANCOUVER. The Union Company reports that the R.M.S. Niagara, from Auckland* via Suva and Honolulu, arrived at Vancouver yesterday. The vessel is scheduled to leave again on Wednesday, August 24, for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland and Sydney, and is due at Auckland on September 12. CARGO FROM EAST CANADA. — Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Ribera left Sydney (Cape Breton) last Tuesday morning for Montreal to continue loading general cargo for New Zealand ports. PAUA LEAVES SI N GAPO R E.—Cable advice received states that the British Imperial Oil Company’s new tanker Paua sailed from Singapore on Thursday for New Zealand. The Paua is to trade around the New Zealand coast for the oil company. O. A. KNUDSON COMING. —With a full cargo of fuel oil for the Union Company’s tanks at Miramar, the tanker O. A. Knudson is reported to have left San Luis, California, yesterday for Wellington, where she is due about September 14. CAMBRIDGE’S MOVEMENTS. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Cambridge leaves Wellington on Monday for Napier, Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay and Auckland to complete her loading. She is due here early September and is scheduled to leave this port finally on September 5 for New York, Boston. London and West of England ports, via Panama. ORIENT LINE ST E A M E RS.—The Union Company, as agents for the Orient Line, advises the following movements of their steamers:— The Ormonde, from Sydney, is due at Suez to-day, and at London on September

The Orama, from London, is due at Fremantle on Tuesday, August 23, at Melbourne on August 29, and at Sydney on September 1. The Orsova is scheduled to leave London to-day for Sydney, and the Osterley is to leave Sydney to-morrow for London.

ORUNGAL’S FAST TRIPS. —Fast time was recorded by the A.U.S.N. steamer Orungal during her maiden voyage. The passage from Townsville to Cairns was made in the record time of lOh. 24min., and from Brisbane to Sydney in a shade over 33 hours from wharf to wharf, and 28 hours from Cape Moreton to Sydney Heads, a speed of 17.2 knots being reached. Ideal weather conditions prevailed during the voyage, and trips were arranged at the various ports of call. A special feature of the voyage was the trip through the Whitsunday Passage. The steamer threaded her way through the narrow waters between thicklytimbered islands of amazing beauty and grandeur. On the return to Brisbane the beauties of the upper reaches of the Brisbane River were viewed by a large launch party.