The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 202, 15 November 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

CARGO FROM NEW YORK —Advice has been received that the A. and A. Line chartered steamer City of Delhi is fixed to sail from New York on December 14 with general cargo to discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, and Australia. ULIMAROA AT WELLINGTON. Telegraphic advice received from Wellington stated that the Huddart. Parker steamer Ulimaroa reached there at 5.20 a.m. to-day from Sydney. She is to leave Wellington on Friday morning on her return trip to Sydney. PORT DARWIN SAILS.—At 6.25 a.m. to-day, the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Darwin sailed from Auckland lor Gisborne, Wellington and Napier to complete her loading for Homo She is expected to clear Napier finally on November 25 for London, via Panama. KIA ORA DELAYED.—I,. D. Nathan and Company advise that the departure and the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Kia Ora. which is completing her loading at Auckland, has been postponed until daylight to-morrow, when she sails for Halifax. London and West of England ports via Panama. WAITE MATA REPORTS.—According to a radio message received by the Union Company, the cargo steamer Waitemata, en route from Pacific. Coast ports is expected to arrive at Auckland on Friday afternoon. After discharge here, the vessel proceeds to Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney to complete. KU ROW’S MOVEMENTS.—The Union Company advises that the cargo steamer Kurow from Port Craig was to leave Bluff yesterday via Dunedin. Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Napier for Auckland, where she is expected about, November 23. After discharge here, the vessel proceeds to Newcastle to load for New Zealand. DREDGE HAPAI UNDOCKS. —The Auckland Harbour Board's dredge. Hapai, which has been in dock for a fortnight in connection with her annual overhaul and survey, undocked this afternoon and berthed at Central Wharf to continue refitting. LABURNUM AND VERONICA. —The sloop, H.M.S. Laburnum, undocked this afternoon and berthed at Sheer legs Wharf to continue refitting. H.M.S. Veronica which has been refitting at Devonport, went into dock this afternoon on the undocking of the Laburnum, to have her hull cleaned and painted. M ATANGI’S SAILING TIME.—The Northern Company advises that for the convenience of the Tauranga bowlers who are visiting Auckland next Friday, the departure of their steamer, Matangi. for Tauranga that evening, has been postponed from 7 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. . RONA LEAVES SUVA.—According to cable advice received by the local office of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, the steamer Rona left Suva at 6 o’clock last evening with a full cargo of raw sugar for discharge at the company’s works at Chelsea. The Rona is due at Auckland on Friday evening or Saturday morning next. PORT HARDY’S MOVEMENTS.—The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company advises that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Hardy leaves Auckland on Thursday evening for Wellington, where she completes her discharge of London cargo. Afterwards the vessel will proceed to Bluff to commence Homeward loading, filling up later at Lyttelton, Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland. The Port Hardy is scheduled to sail finally from Auckland on December 14 for London, via Panama. WAIPAHI IN PORT. —The Union Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi arrived in the stream at Auckland this morning for Fiji, and. after pratique was granted berthed at the Prince’s Wharf. Fair weather with strong to moderate winds and seas was experienced for the voyage. The fruit that the vessel brought back from Fiji, is being landed in excellent condition. The Waipahi is to leave Auckland at 3 0 o’clock this evening for Portland, where she is to load cement for Wellington and Lyttelton. WORLD’S LARGEST MOTOR-SHIP. —The Cosulich Line’s new motor-ship. Saturnia, 23,500 tons, the world’s largest motor-ship, sailed from Trieste for South America on September 21. She is' an Italian vessel and is 631 feet in length. 79ft 6in in breadth, and has a depth to the main deck of 45ft. Gin. She was built at Monfalcone by the Cantiere Navale Triestino and was engined by the Stabilimento Tecnico yriestino. The distinction of being the largest motor-ship will not be hers for lone because another Italian motor-shin, th< Augusta, 33,000 tons,- is being built. SCHOONERS HU IA AND PIRI.—The Nobel auxiliary schooner Hina left Hokianga on Sunday morning for Brisbane, via Noumea. After unloading her timber cargo at Brisbane the vessel will proceed to Grafton to load Australian hardwood for Waikokopu and Auckland. The auxiliary schooner Piri is to leave Auckland on Thursday with explosives for Westport and Greymouth. After discharge she will load timber at Greymouth for Melbourne. From Melbourne the vessel will return to New Zealand with explosives. HINEMOA FROM NIUE ISLAND. With 1,500 tons of bananas and a small quantity of copra, the New Zealand Government steamer Hinemoa arrived back at Auckland shortly after 9 o’clock this morning from Niue Island and berthed later at Prince’s Wharf to discharge. The Hinemoa left Auckland on October 23, and for several days experienced strong southerly to south-westerly breezes and rough seas. She arrived at Niue on October 27 and left later the same day for Apia. She reached Apia on October :,0. and after discharging a quantity of stores, etc., and taking on a small quantity of fruit, she left the next day for Suva. Very fine weather prevailed for the trips between the islands and the vessel arrived at Suva on November 3. The remainder of the cargo was loaded there and she left on November 4 for Niue Island again. Strong head winds were again encountered on the return to Niue. The Hinemoa took on a, quantity of bunker coal there for the final run back to Auckland, generally fair weather prevailing for the homeward trip. Spedding, Ltd., the local agents, advise that they hope to dispatch the Hinemoa on Monday next for Norfolk Island.

PACIFIC TRANSPORT Henderson and M:u-farlant . c OMIN£ vised that the tramp st2‘“* ! Transport sailed (S?? Sunday with a full cargo ,s,ac 4 | - r discharge at Auckland expected to Arrive on ! of 1 W™ to sail front .Liverpool for Nv2 U d 11 ' Ld ports, .is follow*, Somerset I ruiiry -1: Turakina, March fVIC > March IT. *• T;i ns«r.RUAPEHU LEAVES tiu,. 1 local office of the New Zea'fi2 RU ~ 1 •ompany have been advfcSi ,?**» . liner Ruapehu sailed from - L ; seven o’clock this mornine > : ton. Napier. Tokomaru Ftfv i land, to complete her loadin'*- w Aa, L |is due here on November -i* i: > i scheduled to sail finally Iron, n,? 015 ! « j Panama? mber ’’ f ° r IX>ndoc EXTRA WEEK-END STEAM*. The Northern Co , pan; N .vEßS'the coming week-end an extra l * l | to Waiheke will run, and the fiw* time-table has been arranged;. ° The 4\ aipu leaves Auckland at j i; „ lon Saturdays for Sun dale and <%L. rT? and returns here the same everuJ.***• ; Sundays the vessel will leaveVu sS* °' j for Surfdale only, and the Omanaat*^ I extend. The Waipu..on the return trip to v land on Sundays, will leave SurfHau * ; 6.30 p.m. The Omana will leave fk r . at 6 p.m.. and the Gael will leave i Bay at 4.45 p.m.. and Omiha at - *' WITHIN WIRELESS RANGEThe following vessels are expected be within range of the wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Australind. Norfolk, for. .. t is. Harpalyoe. Waitemata. William v Arthur, R. J. Hanna, Port Darwir Chatham Islands.—Rotorua. Wellington.—Maori. TYahine. Ngaio \ - hura. Otokia, Sutherland, RuarwEpsom. Waikawa, Poolta, KaitanW--Kartigi. Awarua. —Makura, Tahiti, C. A. Sir J. C. Ross. Remuera. Waftogj, Sithonia. Kekerangu. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY XGAPUHI (4.30 p.m.), 703 tons, for New Plymouth. A RAP AAV A (6 p.m.), 291 tons. Pen, for Wanganui. ARRIVALS TO-DAY HAUTURU (8 a.m.), 270 tons, Donovan from Hokianga. The Hauturu, which arrived at 0n». hunga this morning from Hokianga" scheduled to sail again at 4 o'clock this afternoon for Raglan. Kawhia and Per: Waikato. She is due back again «*' Thursday next. The Arapawa sailed last evening for Wanganui and Westport. She aheu-d arrive back again on Friday. The Anchor steamer Kaitoa will reload at Onehunga this week. She if dufrom the south. probably early rer week. The Xgapuhi sailed last e\*niag for New Plymouth. She arrives hack apa i at 7.30 a.m. to-morrow.