The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 212, 26 November 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

THE WAIHEMO. —The Union Company reports that the Waihemo, from Newcastle is due at Penang on December i. The vessel will load there and complete at Singapore and Samarang for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. PAKEHA AT MONTE VIDEO. —Cabled news has been received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company that the Pakeha arrived at Monte Video on W ednesdav afternoon from Wellington, en route to London. The vessel sailed from AN ellington on November 4 and therefore made a good run of 19 days to Monte Video. SUSSEX AT CALCUTTA. —The Union Company has been notified by cablegram that the Sussex arrived at Calcutta on Wednesday afternoon. The vessel will load there and leave early in December for Rangoon, to complete loading for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. KAIKOURA PENINSULA LIGHT.—A notice to mariners issued by the Marine Department announces that as from November 29 a light has been established and will he shown from Point Kean, near the eastern extremity of Kaikoura Peninsula. The light, which is at an elevation of 134 feet, will have a visibility in clear weather of 15 miles. It will flash white with a red sector every 15 seconds, thus: Flash, one second; eclipse, 14 seconds. MAHIA'S MOVEMENTS. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the Mahia, which is due back at Wellington this morning from New Plymouth for further loading, will sail from there on Tuesday for Wanganui roadstead and is to return thence to Wellington, arriving back there on December 7. The Mahia will leave Wellington, on December 10 for Bluff, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. She is to sail finally from Port Chalmers on December 20 for London, via Punta Arenas and Monte Video. RUAPEHU DEPARTS. —The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruapehu sailed from Auckland at 7 o’clock this morning for London direct, via PaiTama. The following passengers joined the vessel at Auckland:—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Carter, Miss M. H. Carter Master i G. D. Carter, Miss B. L. Griffiths, Mrs. W. I. Halls, Master E. W. Halls, Miss M. j E. Mortimer, Mr. C. Rhind, Master A. G. -PJPU SL Puu 4 s!ll!AN. £ S ‘nuncios class. J

KARTIGI DELAYED. —The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the cargo steamer Kaxtigi was delayed at Sydney yesterday by rain and is now expected to leave to-day for Auckland, where she is due next Friday. NIAGARA CLEARS SUVA —Cable advice received by the Union Company states that the R.M.S. Niagara, en route from Sydney, arrived at Suva at i p.m. vesterday from Auckland, and left again at 1 o’clock this morning for Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. CROSSKEYS REPORTS. —A radio message received by Henderson and Maefarlane states that the American steamer Crosskeys, en route from Pacific Coast ports, is expected to arrive at Auckland next Saturday evening. After discharge here the vessel loads at Auckland for Launceston, Melbourne and Sydney. CORINTHIC FOR HOME. —Due at "Wellington to-morrow morning from Napier, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the White Star liner Corinthic will, after embarking her passengers, leave Wellington to-morrow afternoon for Southampton and London via Panama. TURAKINA ARRIVING. —The New Zealand Shipping Company lias been advised that the steamer Turakina is arriving at Auckland to-night from New Plymouth. She will berth at the Queen s Wharf, and comnipnces loading on Monday for London and West of England ports. From here the vessel proceeds to Napier, Wanganui, Wellington and Lyttelton to complete loading, and is scheduled to clear the latter port on December 15 for Home via Panama. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO STEAMERS. -T 1 . : the trans-l'aeiac cargo services:— The Waikawa. from Pacific Coast, via Wellington, is due at Dunedin to-day. She is expected to clear Dunedin on Tuesday next for Lyttelton and then Napier, Nelson and New Plymouth. The Waitemata, from Vancouver and San Francisco, via Auckland, arrived at Wellington yesterday. She will leave again to-day for Melbourne and Sydney to complete discharge. The Wairuna arrived at Vancouver on November 13 and is expected to clear Ocean Falls. to-morrow for San Francisco direct, clearing the latter port about December 3 for Auckland, Wellington, Beauty Point. Melbourne and Sydney. The Hauraki will leave Sydney on November 29 for Vancouver and San Francisco, via Fiji. The Waiotapu, which left Suva on November IS for Vancouver and San Francisco, via Fanning Island, is due at the last-named port on Monday next and at Vancouver about December 12. The forward loading dates at the Pacific Coast are approximately as follow: The Waiotapu will load at Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles in December for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The Hauraki will load at Vancouver and Sau Francisco in January for Auckland. Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. The Waikawa will load at Vancouver and San Farncisco in January for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth and possibly Bluff. The Waitemata will load at. Vancouver and San Francisco late in January and early in February for Apia, Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney. The Wairuna will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during March for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney.