The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 200, 12 November 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

FOR LONDON WOOL SALES.—The C. and D. Line advises that the Port Hunter which arrived at London on November G from Auckland, caught the London November wool sales. ULIMAROA FOR WELLINGTON.—The only Australian mail steamer to arrive at New Zealand next week will be the LTimaroa which sailed from Sydney at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon for Welling- : ton, according to cable advice received ; by the local office of the Huddart Parker Company. lONIC LEAVES BALBOA.—Cabled; news has been received by the Shaw, ! Savill and Albion Company that their j liner lonic left Balboa on Tuesday even- ; ing for Wellington, Port Chalmers, and Bluff, en route from London and South- I ampton. She is now expected to arrive ! at Wellington on December 1. ANTI ET A M WITH OIL FUEL.—A j wireless message has been received from 1 the tanker Antietam en route from San Luis Obispo to Wellington, stating that she is expected to arrive there this after- i noon. The vessel carries a cargo of fueloil for discharge in the Union Company's tanks at Miramar. CANADIAN PIONEER SAlLS.—After! discharging, the local portion of Iter general cargo from Montreal, the Canadian Pioneer sailed from Auckland this afternoon for Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin to put out the rest and commence filling up for the return trip to Canada. She is due back at Auckland loading before sailing for Halifax, via New York and

s MIDDLESEX REPORTED. —The F d- - - i ! ber 20, is reported to hav« rea hed | Panama last Wednesday. KIA ORA SAILS TUESDAY.—At p:vsr I ent ing t und« r tin auspi< • s of L. D. Nathan . nd I Companv. th« Shaw, Savill and Albion - • of England ports via Panama. HINEMOA'S ITINERARY.—Due at Auckland day light on Tuesday next, from 3 I Niue Island Spedding Limited advises - j that the Government steamer liiaemoa ; j lea\* Auckland again on November 23 WAIPAHI DUE TUESDAY.-The Union l ; Company expects the Island fruit steamer ; W p . ! day next from Suva, and. after discharge ; will dispatch the vessel the same evening | fur Portland, where she will load cement 1 ! for Wellington and Lyttelton. r : KEKERANGU FROM AUSTRALIA. — ! The local office of the Union Ctt L has been advised that the cargo steamer ! Kekerangu is arriving at Dunedin at 7 - j a.m. to-morrow from South Australian j pol ls and is expected to leave again on F i Tuesday next for Lyttelton, Wellington, . Castlecliff, New Plymouth. Portland and , | Auckland. WEST CALERA COMING. —Cable adI I vice has been received by Henderson and j Mac-far lane that the American steamer , West Calera sailed from Los Angeles lust * j Tuesday with Pacifi Coast - trgo for i ‘ charge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelj I ton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth. The II vessel is expected to reach Auckland on I December 4. HARPALYCE RETURNS.—The tramp steamer Marpalyce, which left Auckland j yesterday morning for Westport for bunkers. was recalled by wireless in the night. Instructions were received by ; cable by the agents, Henderson and Macfarlane, that the Harpalyce was to bunker I at Auckland and then proceed t«> Sydney i for orders, instead of going to Westport j for bunkers. WEST IVAN ARRIVING. —Due 'stream at Auckland this afternoon trom Los Angeles, the American steamer West j Ivan will berth at the King's Wharf to I unload the local portion of her cargo j under the auspices of Henderson and Macfarlane before proceeding to Welling--1 ton, Nelson, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and ; | Bluff to complete. j CORINTHIC LEAVES GISBORNE. — The White Star liner Corinthic sailed from Gisborne last evening for Wellington: . ! thence Napier to complete her loading for ! Home. Prom Napier the vessel returns ; to Wellington on Sunday, November *27. j to embark her passengers and is to leave there the same day for Southampton and London via Panama. RUAPEHU'S ITINERARY.—The New Zealand Shipping Company announces an alteration in the loading itinerary of their liner Ruapehu. The vessel is to leave j Bluff to-day for Timaru and Wellington, arriving there next Tuesday. From Well- \ ington the ship is to proceed to Napier, j Tokomaru Bay and Auckland, and is t«> j sail finally from Auckland on November 24 for London, via Panama. PORT DARWIN’S MOVEMENTS.-Th- j Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company hopes to dispatch the C. and ; ' D. Line's steamer Port Darwin from ; Auckland on Monday evening for Gis- , borne, thence Wellington and Napier t - complete, her loading. She is expected \ to clear Napier finally on November 25 for London via Panama. CARGO FROM NEW YORK.—Tin New Zealand Shipping Company has been . notified by cablegram that the City of j Lyons, under charter to the A. and A. ; Line, left New York on Saturday with general cargo to discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Hobart. Launceston and Port Pirie. The vessel ] is due at Auckland on December S. TAMAROA LEAVES LONDON.—Tin Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tamarou left London on Thursday for Southampton to embark passengers for New Zealand. The vessel was scheduled to resume her voyage yesterday. The cargo is for discharge at Wellington and Auckland. The vessel is* due at Wellington on December 17. THE PORT HARDY.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer I’ort Hardy, which arrived from London on Thursday afternoon, is. expected to «*;oin- ; plete unloading explosives at Motuihi at mid-day to-day. This afternoon the | vessel will come into port and berth at i Queen’s Wharf to unload 4.500 tons of 1 general merchandise to the agency of the | Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering j Company. The remainder of the cargo is j for Wellington, and the vessel should leave here about Friday next. CITY OF KHIOS REPORTED.—Under charter b- the A. and A. Line, the steamer City of Khios is reported to have reached Colon last Tuesday en route from New York to New Zealand. The vessel is bringing case oil and general merchandise for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about the beginning of* December. The New Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents. NEW STEAMER FOR AUCKLAND.— Bought in England by Mr. George Nk - col and shipped out in sections by the j Federal steamer Norfolk, which arrived at Auckland on Wednesday morning last, j is a new steamer for Auckland. The j sections were unloaded yesterday after- I noon and taken round to Air. Xiceol’s | yard at Freeman’s Bay this morning to be assembled.- No particulars of the • size or type of the vessel have-vet been I I divulged, neither is anything known j about the vessel’s future movements. R EMU ERA’S fTINERARY.-Aii alteration m the loading- itinerary of the Remuera is reported by the New Zealand Shipping Company. The vessel will leave Lyttelton to-morrow for Timaru. Poit Chalmers and Bluff, discharging am l loading at the three latter parts From Bluff the ship will return to Timaru for iH r \!! er loading, and proceed thence t<. Wellington, where she is due on November 22 The Remuera -will leave Wellington afterwards for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, and .is to sail finally from Auckland on December 10 for Southampton and London via Pitcairn Island ana j Panama. MAHIA FROM SOUTH AFRICA. —With j a thousand tons of South African maize ■ | for discharge at Auckland and Welling- I j ton, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer, ! i Mahia arrived in the stream at Auck- f I ] and at eight o’clock last evening and I ! berthed at 7 o'clock this morning at ! | King's Wharf. The Mahia was several ! months in London refitting, and then she I went to Hamburg on August 22 last to ! commence loading. Returning to the : English capital she completed taking on general merchandise and sailed on September 1 for South Africa. She arrived at Capetown three weeks later, took on 1,000 tons of South African maize and sailed on September 26 for Australia Melbourne was reached on October IS, Sydney on October 23, Newcastle on October 25, and Brisbane on October 27. The Mahia then proceeded to Williamstown to complete the discharge of her general ! merchandise, and sailed from Australia ; finally last week for Auckland. ! During her round trip from London i tbe Mahia has experienced all kinds <.i w.-aiher, and sailed in ; the heat of the tropic to tbe bitterly cold blast coming across from the Cape to j Australia. Captain S. W i Ilia ms is in command of tbe Mahia, and the following are his officers:—Chief, Mr. K. T. Graystone; I second, Mr. F. Radon; third. Mr.' R C, ! Jones; fourth, Mr. J. Jackson: cadets. | Messrs. R. Bolton and C. Campbell; chief engineer, Mr. J. Xicoll: second, Mr. D. , Hardy: third. Mr. G. Hodge: fourth. Mr. 1 M. McCaßum; fifth. Mr. Wnf. Slater; i sixth. Mr. J. Harbottle: seventh. Mr! : James W att; chief refrigerating engineer, j Mr. C. Macdonnal; second. Mr. A. W. M i Kennedy; surgeon. Dr. J. V. Grants wire!ess operator, Mr. E. T. Turner: chief! j steward, Mr. A. Roberts. I L. D. Nathan and Co., the local agents. ' hope to dispatch the Mahia on Tuesdav j ! next Wellington to complete dis- t [charge and commence loading for Home. I WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—- ! the following vessels are expected t>> be within range of the undermentioned j I wireless stations during the week-end’ Auckland.—' la ad Ptot Eleanor. Harpalyce. Waipahi. Tofun Port Sydney. Artenesia. West Henshaw. Petricola. Otokia, Marama. Chatham Islands.—Rotorua, Port Curtis. WeKington.—Tamahine, Ngaio Aj Maori, Wahine, Rotorua, Kartigi. Anti- - Jam. Corinthic, Maunganui. Ulimaroa. Queen Eleanor, Canadian Pioneer Ha - palyce, Sutherland. Petricola. Otokia, Marama. Awarua.—Ruapehu, Tahiti. Makura. j Karetu, Waikouaiti Sir j. c | i Ross, Grangepark. Kekerangu. »

PORT OF ONEHUNGA—departures yesterd*' HAITI RL' (3 p.m.), 270 ton *’ van, for Hokianga. ARRIVAL YESTERDAY HAUTUKC <7 p.m ), 270 tons. Do from Coast. ARRIVAL TO-DAY XGAPUHI <7 a.m.). 703 tons. BarkNew Plymouth. otj*hunga P*-# Is to bf dispat, bed on the return 1 p.m. on .Monday. - hm « ne* : Tbe Kaitoa 1- -In- or Onemrnsj Wednesday tn load for Nelson Coast ports. , , , tn sail The A--.paw;. i-- scheduled #r | four oVIo.-k on Monday afurnoo® 0 Wanganui. fche is due back ae»‘ J