The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 182, 22 October 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

CAMBRIDGE AT LONDON.—The New Zealand' Shipping Company have been notified by cablegram that the Federal steamer Cambridge arrived at London on Tuesday from Auckland, via New York, en route to West' Coast ports of Great Britain. The vessel sailed from Auckland on September 7. ATHENIC LEAVES LIVERPOOL.— Cabled news has been received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company that their liner Athenic sailed from Liver-

pool on October IS with general cargo . to discharge at Auckland, Wellington. ; Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. The vessel ] is due at Auckland on November 25. MARGARET W. FOR KOPU.—The four-masted auxiliary schooner Margaret 1 W. is loading poles at Port Stephens for the Public Works Department at Kopu. She is expected to sail shortly. SCHOONER HU IA DUE.—An expected arrival at Auckland at any time now is the Nobel auxiliary schooner Huia with coal from Rockhampton. She sailed from Rockhampton on October 13. Mr. E. C. Campbell is the local agent. MESOPOTAMIA COMPLETING. —The steamer Mesopotamia is expected to complete discharging sugar at Chelsea next Friday morning. Afterwards she will proceed to Westport to replenish her bunkers. HARPALYCE WITH PHOSPHATES.— Advice has been received by Henderson and Macfarlane that the tramp steamer Harpalyce left Ocean Island on October 20 with 7,200 tons of phosphates for discharge at Auckland. The vessel is due here on November 1. RIMUTAKA AT HOME. —Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Rimutaka arrived at Southampton on Wednesday morning from Wellington, en route to London. The vessel left Wellington on September 8. KAPONGA RESUMING. The Union Company advises that the steamer Kaponga leaves Auckland on Thursday next for Greymouth, where she loads for Melbourne and Adelaide. AO RAN GI DUE MONDAY. Early Monday morning the Union Company’s R.M.M.S. Aorangi is due at Auckland

from Sydney and will berth at the Prince's Wharf. She is to leave here at 5 p.m. on Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. KAWATIRI FOR AUCKLAND. The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the collier Kawatiri is to leave Newcastle this afternoon for Auckland, where she is due next Friday. HI NEMO A SAILING.—At noon to-day the Government steamer Hinemoa was to leave Auckland for Niue Island and Apia, Samoa. As her itinerary round the Islands is indefinite, her arrival date back at Auckland is uncertain. TOFU A REPORTED.—Advice has been received by the Union Company that the passenger steamer Tofua arrived at

Apia, Samoa, last Thursday morning and leaves at noon to-day for Suva and Auckland. She leaves Suva next> Thursday and is due here the following Monday. ’ MAHENO LEAVES SYDNEY. According to cable advice received by the Union Company the passenger steamer

IMaheno left Sydney at 11.15 a.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due next Tuesday raornipMi

MATAROA ARRIVING. —To complete! her loading for Home the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa arrives at Auck- :

land this afternoon from Napier. A. S. Paterson and Company, the local agents, j hope to dispatch the liner finally from j here at daybreak next Saturday for ; Southampton and London via Panama. WEST IVAN COMING.—With Pacific coast cargo for disC::.-. - : Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Lyttelton, Dunedin, j and Bluff, Henderson and Macfarlane have been advised by cable that the American steamer West Ivan sailed from Los Angeles on Monday last for Auckland, where she is due on November 11. ROTORUA'S MOVEMENTS. —On Tuesday the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Rotorua leaves Wellington for Gisborne and Auckland to lift cargo for { Home. She is due here next Saturday

and sails again from this port on November 5 for Wellington, where she completes loading and finally departs on November 12 for Southampton and London via I Panama. TRANSPACIFIC CARGO STEAMERS, j —The Union Company advises the following movements of steamers engaged | in the trans-Pacific cargo services:— The Waikawa was to have left San j Francisco on Thursday for Los Angeles, j and is expected to clear the latter port j to-morrow for Papeete, Wellington. Dunedin, Lyttelton, Nelson, Napier and New Plymouth. The Waitemata was expected to clear San Francisco yesterday for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. She i is due at Auckland on November 15. The Waihemo from Pacific Coast, via Apia, arrived at Bluff yesterday morning, and will sail again on Monday next for Dunedin, and thence Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier and New Plymouth. I The Wairuna left Suva on Wednesday fast for Vancouver and San Francisco. ! She is due at Vancouver on November 8. I The Hauraki, from Auckland, arrived ! l at Wellington yesterday. She will clear I Wellington on October 25 for Melbourne, | Adelaide and Sydney. The Waiotapu, from Melbourne, arrived at Sydney yesterday, where she will complete discharge of her inward cargot | The forward loading dates at the Pa- j c. ic Coast are approximately as follow:—J The Wairuna will loa.d at Vancouver and San Francisco in November for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Beauty Point and Sydney. The Waiotapu will load at Vancouver and San Francisco in December for Auck- < land, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney, i The Waihemo will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during the second i 1 week of December for Apia, Napier, Lyt- ; telton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth. The Hauraki will load at Vancouver ; and San Francisco late in December and j early in January for Auckland, Welling- j ton, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. | The Waitemata will load at Vancouver , and. San Francisco late in January for j New Zealand and Australian ports. lONIC LEAVES LONDON. —According, to cable advice the White Star liner lonic ( left London on Thursday for Southamp-

ton, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers j and Bluff. The vessel was to leave South- | ampton yesterday and is due at Well- I ington on November 28. TREMEADOW ARRIVING.—Due at ' Auckland this afternoon from New York, 4 the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer j Tremeadow will berth at the Prince’s I Wharf to unload tne local portion of her I cargo, under the auspices of the New V Zealand Shipping Company. TONGARIRO DUE TO-MORROW. —An < expected arrival at Auckland to-morrow < evening is the New Zealand Shipping j Company’s steamer Tongariro from I Liverpool, with cargo for discharge at i Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is to berth at the Queen’s { Wharf. RUAPEHU’S VOYAGE.—The New Zea- ! J :and Shipping Company’s liner Ruapehu j ! arrived in the stream at 'Wellington at j | 1.20 p.m. from London and Southampton j via the Panama route. The Ruapehu, I j after loading at London, left there at | 10.40 a.m. on September 8, and arrived I j at Southampton at 5.20 a.m. on September I 9. Passengers and mails were taken on I board, and the voyage was resumed at . noon on the same date. For the first | four days adverse weather was encountered, strong winds and high seas pre- < vailing, followed by fine but exceptionally hot weather until arrival at Colon at j 6.40 a.m. on September 26. While the ship was coaling the passengers had a I run ashore. The Ruapehu sailed again at 1 p.m. on the same date and, passing , through Panama Canal, arrived at Balboa at S p.m. The passengers enjoyed another visit ashore, and the ship cast I off again at 11.25 p.m. on September 2K. 1 Fine weather was experienced until arrival off Pitcairn Island at 5.30 p.m. on , October 8. Two boatloads of inhabitants came off to barter and sell fruit and curios. The Ruapehu stood on her course again at 7 p.m. Westerly winds were then encountered, and three days before arrival at Wellington strong westerly winds and rough seas prevailed, until arrival. At midday on Tuesday a sehr»ol of whales was seen from the deck of the - ship. Tlj®- voyage was devoid of any unusual incident, but was rendered enj joyable by deck sports and games and

The Ruapehu brought the following | passengers:— Saloon: Misses A. F. and E. E. Att- j field. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Benham, Miss D. C. Bennington, Mrs. R. and Miss H. B. Blacker, Mrs. K. M. Bowbyes, M s. : L. G. and Miss M. L. Brodie, Miss E. M. j Carter, Mr. A. Coles, Rev. Canon A. W. j H. Compton, Mrs. K. C. Cooke, Miss J. G. and Master D. J. Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Croft, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Davies, j Mr. T. Davis, Mrs. E. Dean, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Dobbie, Mrs. W. S. Elliot, Mrs. C. Findlater, Misses A. and M. Findlater, j Miss F. C. R. Fishlock, Mr. W. O. M. |C. Fowler, 31 r. R. H. Greene, Rev. E. j | Hanna, Mrs. K. Hanna, Mrs. J. F. Haw- j | kins, Miss G. 08. Hodge, Miss G. H. J Howell. Mr. T. Jenkins. Mrs. M. C. Kelloek, 31 r. and Mrs. E. King, Miss G. Law, Mrs. W. S. and Miss R. Lempriere, Messrs. -T. E. and T. A. Macalister. Rev. W. V. i Martin, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. McArthur, j Master G. and Miss B. A. 31cArthur, Dr. ; J. S. and 3lrs. Monro, 3lr. R. B. H. j 3lurray, 3lr. J. R. Parker, 3lrs. J. D. ! Robertson, Miss A. E. Ross, 3liss C. E. B. Rudman, 3lr. and 3lrs. S. Savage, 3Jr. W. Sloane, 3rr. P. Spicer, Rev. W. S. C. and Mrs. Stephens, Master R. Stephens, 31 r. and Mrs. T. G. Turner, 31 rs. E. Wal- ! lace, 3lr. and 3lrs. F. S. Wilding, Miss IS. and Master A. F. Wilding, Captain X. F. J. Wilson, 3liss G. Y. Wilson, Rev. G. Wright; 22 third-class. Captain A. W. 3lcKellar, R.D., R.N.R., retains command of the Ruapehu, and his officers are:—Chief, 3lr. J. Laird; second. Mr. A. D. Landles; third, 3lr. 33’. J. Glassborow; fourth, Mr. W. J. Newton; surgeon. Dr. E. 3T. H. O’Connor; steward- j in-charge, Mr. R. H. 3Vhitaker; chief I engineer, 3lr. D. Corbett; second, 3lr. A. 1 E. Roake; third. Mr. .T. B. Thacbray; j fourth, 3Tr. J. 3’ideon: fifth. 3lr. 33". J. ‘ Ward; chief refrigerating engineer. 31r. j FT. Henderson; second, 3lr. J. IST. Young; ! “leetrician, 3lr. W. Sinclair; radio opera- ' tors> 3Tessrs. L. Cobbett, J. L. Smith and j L. 3Vilmot. • j As the Ruapehu ha f no cargo for WellI ington, she left there yesterday morning ltdih Chalr ners, Lyttelton and Bluff,

NIAGARA COMING.—CabIe ceived by the Union Company t the R.M.S. Niagara leftVaa»®"®

, , «■* due here on No\em nounced to sail it nutßJ -L--