The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 269, 3 February 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

KAIWARRA FOR NEWCASTLE. —The Union Company advises that the collier Ivaiwarra shifts to the Western Wharf at 4 o’clock this afternoon to complete her discharge. Next Tuesday she leaves here for Newcastle, where she loads again for Auckland.

DEWEY REPORTS.— Henderson and Macfarlane have been advised by radio ’that the American steamer Dewey is expected to arrive at Auckland noon on Monday from the Bacific Coast ports. After discharge here the vessel proceeds to Wellington, thence Timaru and Dunedin, to complete.

RUAHINE SAILS SATURDAY.— At 6 a.m. to-morrow the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruahine is expected to leave Wellington with passengers, mails, and cargo for Southampton and London, via Panama.

CAPE COMORIN FOR HOME. —Due at Wellington to-day from Napier, the tramp steamer Cape Comorin, which is under charter to Geo. H. Scales, Ltd., completes loading at Wellington, and sails to-morrow evening for Dunkirk and London, via the Cape Horn route.

MAM ILI US AT WELLINGTON.— The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the steamer Mamilius, now loading at Wellington, leaves there on Tuesday for Bluff, thence Lyttelton and Port Chalmers to complete, and sails finally from the latter port on February 23 for London via Panama.

PORT CAROLINE AT WANGANUI.— Now loading at Wanganui, the C. and D. Line advises that the steamer Port Caroline later proceeds to New Plymouth, thence Wellington to complete, and is scheduled to sail finally from Wellington on February 15 for London via Panama.

TAINUI AT LYTTELTON.— Due at Lyttelton this morning from Tokomaru Bay, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the liner Tainui later proceeds to Picton, thence Wellington, to complete her loading. The liner is scheduled to sail finally from Wellington at 6 a.m. on February 15 for Southampton and London, via Panama. CUMBERLAND AT WANGANUI. — The New Zealand Shipping Ctnnpany advises that the Federal steamer Cumberland arrived at Wanganui yesterday from New Plymouth, and leaves later for Wellington, thence Port Chalmers, to complete her loading The vessel is scheduled to sail from the Otago port on February 22 for London, via Panama. HAURAKI COMING. —Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the motor-ship Hauraki left San Francisco at 11.30 p.m. on Wednesday last with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle. The vessel is due at Auckland on February 20. WAIPAHI FOR AUCKLAND.—According to cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company, the Island fruit steamer Waipahi leaves Suva this evening for Auckland, where she is due on February 9. After' discharge here, the vessel proceeds to Newcastle, thence Sydney, where she loads again for Suva, taking the usual transhipments for Tonga and Samoa.

NORTHUMBERLAND SAILING. —The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company hopes to dispatch the Federal steamer Northumberland from Auckland to-morrow for Napier, thence Wellington, to complete her loading . The vessel is expected to clear the latter port on February 11 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow, via Panama.

PORT MELBOURNE’S ITINERARY. —The C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Melbourne is due at Gisborne to-day from Napier and later proceeds tio Waikokopu, thence Auckland to continue her loading. She is due here on February 10 and leaves again on February 13 for New Plymouth, thence Wellington and Lyttelton to complete loading. The Port Melbourne is to be dispatched finally from the Canterbury port on February 22 for London via Panama.

GALLIC COMPLETING.—The Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Gallic arrived at Auckland yesterday afternoon from Gisborne, and berthed at the Queen’s Wharf to complete her loading, under the agency of L. D. Nathan and Co. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel finally from here next Thursday morning, February 9, for New York, Halifax, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow, via Panama.

TOFUA AT SUVA.—Cable advice received by the Union Company states that the Island passenger steamer Tofua arrived at Suva at 10 p.m. last Wednesday from Auckland and leaves tills afternoon for Tonga and Samoa.

TAIROA DELAYED. —The Shaw. Savill and Albion Company advises that the steamer Tairoa now leaves Napier today for London, via Panama. The vessel was originally time-tabled to leave Napier last Wednesday.

STEAMER FROM SYDNEY. The Huddart-Parke r and Company's stean er Ulimaroa leaves Sydney at noon to-day for Wellington. where she is due on Tuesday morning next. She will be th ' only passenger steamer from Sydney next week arriving at New Zealand ports.

CANADIAN PROSPECTOR SAILING. —Having completed loading operations, the Canadian Prospector is to be dispatched from Auckland at daybreak tomorrow for Halifax, via New 1 ork and Boston. The vessel arrived at Auckland first from Montreal last month, and has discharged and loaded again at Southern ports.

HERTFORD’S PROGRAMME. The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Hertford, now loading at New Plymouth, leaves there on Monday for Auckland, where she is due next Wednesday to continue her loading. From this port the Hertford proceeds to Gisborne, thence Napier, Timaru, Lyttelton, and M ellington to complete, and sails finally t rom the last-mentioned port on March .> tor London, via Panama and Southampton. RIMUTAKA FOR HOME.— Cargo operations on the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Kimutaka vver completed last evening, consequently the vessel will not leave Auckland until - this afternoon for Southampton and tendon, via Panama. The following passengers are joinng the Kimutaka at AucklaSaloon: Misses M. I. Barron E. G. Dunnas, A. W. Emslie. L. L. Guy, lHawken, M. E. Lyle. E. M. Rogers, L. M. Wallace, Mesdames M. L. Aust.ce, A. Biker A S Barrv, D. W . Bufley. M. J•. Butler, M. E. Clark, M. A. Drysdale. L. “; L. Lyl C . K. Meek, E. B. McCaunn. M. M. E. White, E>. Wilfora, Messrs. J. Newton* £ >¥/ A. B. Wallace; and 20 third-class. CITY OF BATH ARRIVES. —An arrival in the stream at halt' past eight this morning was the Ellerman-Bueknall K&me? CUy of Bath with a general cargo from New York. The vessel berthed * Prince’s Wharf to commence discharge. The City of Bath sailed from New ark on December 29, and after completing loading operations at Newport News continued on her way on January Aftei fine weather down the coast Coion was reached on January 8, and as * ra ”fl l through the Canal was granted, the vessel cleared Balboa the following morning. Fine weather continued for the remainder of the voyage across the Pacific, me trip was an uneventful one. Captain W. S. Coughlan is m command of the City of Bath, and associated with him are the following officers:— Chief, Mr. W. S. Gray; second, Mr. K. Yates; third, Mr. J. Hat her; apprentices, Messrs. A. Niblock and J. A. Candy; wireless operators, Messrs. L. Abdale and G. A. Douglas; chief engineer, Mr. Hugh; second, Mr. Walker; third, Mr. Bennett; fourth, Mr. • Gardner; fifth, Mr. Coates; chief steward, Mr. Salvage. The local agents, the New. Zealand Shipping Company, announces that the City of Bath is to be dispatched earlynext week for "Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Beauty Point, Portland and Sydney to complete discharge. MARAMA fOR SYDN EY.— Besides cargo and mails, the Union Company* s passenger steamer Marama, which leaves Auckland at 3 o’clock this afternoon for Sydney, is taking the following passengers ; —• First saloon: Misses E. M. Fraser, E. Spencer, D. M. Jacks, E. G. Vize, G. Eagley, T. M. Short, M. Gray, J. Gray, Z. Van Heem, L. M. Anderson, A. dimming, K. M. Tait, M. Roach, K. Ryan, N. Stewart, J. Stewart, A. L. Shapley, C. M. Zincke, L. K. Whittle, E. E. Whittle, M S. Collie, L. Sherwood, M. Knight. V. Dobie, I. Galway*. D. Munro. C. T. Deck, V. E. Lowen,, Mesdames Dodds, E. E. King, Goss, M. M. Short, Ormond, E. A. Cook, Palmer, Suisted, Wilson, Patrick, M. C. Stewart, Showman, Headdey, E. A. Beavis and 2 children. McAlister ami child, Thompson and child, Borron and child, Porter, Purclias, Veal, Hougton, S. Haylock, Dibble and child, Jackson and child, C. Hackett, Messrs. D. G. Purton, F. D. Burrows, F. Angenest, C. IT. Sample, S. J. Dodds, P. H. Goss, H. P. Clarke, E. Horton, H. C. Palmer, W. H. Frye, G. H. Ormond, W. C. Glover, A. W. Curtis, J. M. Curtis, C. C. Sheath, A. E. Elaskett, C. H. Suisted, J. M. Wilson, J. Gould, R. A. Patrick, A. R. Stewart, A. H. Stewart, H. D. Stewart, A. Headdey, A. J. Sheehan, C. Sheehan, R. D. Thompson, M. B. Thompson, A. Dryburgh, J. Borrc n, W. G. Veal, E. J. McAlister, T. M. Purchas, A. Rawlings, J. H. Hougton, W. H. Dibble, H. A. Keith, P. Jackson, J. W. Haylock, A. Moody, H. Brodie, A. J. Hewlett, I. Maxwell, A: E. Hatton. J. S. "Williams, F. S. Healey, Captain J. D. Gray, Dr. A. E. Porter, Rev. A. E. Tempest, Colonel G. S. Palmer. Second saloon: Misses R. N. Austin, B. Roberts, H. N. Fate, M. Norton, B. A. Bell, E. M. Trevathan, H. E. Johnson, H. C. Grigg, M. E. Herron, H. M. Dempsey. E. M. Currie, P. L. Service, A. -W. Frost, V. Corban, E. M. Burris, Mesdames Whitelaw, A. Gough, C. Davis, E. Asher, Langton, C. M. Burris, Fowkes, Browning and child, A. R. Johns, Herron and child, D. G. Gaskell, L. LawrenceToole, L. M. D. Service, G. Weir, Cufflin, C. Weir, T. Bairnson, Messrs. N. J. Anderson, W. N. Bradley, H. A. Harris, L. S. Langton, W. J; Bell, J. Watson, J. A. Robertson, J. Fowkes, J. Browning. A. R. Penna, F. H. Stanley*. I. H. Mcßae, J. L. McLean, E. C. Cufflin. Rev*. D. C. Herron, and 87 steerage, including 29 Chinese and 1 Indian.

HINEMOA FROM NORFOLK .77^ After a fine, uneventful w.. * LA NI> Norfolk Island, the New Zealand r fr °- ment st.am.r Hin.mou arrived Auckiand at half-past four 11 afternoon, and berthed at cfntrMwE?** Owing to repairs being necessarv , * ar ' of her water tanks, the w i vessel tor Niue Island has bee. Pauied by the local a yen's, Mtuo dine. Ltd., from five o till 10 a.m. to-morrow. Th« passengers arrived by the H n.e, terday: Dr. and Mn. p„k*. Vn"w! jun., and child. Miss Revnoldc it, ■»«. **>>• -we,? \ a ,’" Pbe , U - Boscower. Mrs. Jenkins. v r , .. • Ul> « Miss Smith. Mrs. Howard ... Howard. Mo. Baster and ’eha?" Long, Miss Ki ev. Messrs. Anderson S’* don. latird, C ifton. Colev Gernedv, Carnahan. Wilson, "caripb n’ MERCER CROSSES ATLANTIC u P* t ? > d ef* tc * Sh J tH ’ l, T Board's MTr' * which after much research and e» b ' • mem, lias been fitted to bur£ *„**?'■ - vS-k Zr, ,-ni-ae ° t^ rd t ni fora -W 1L I K .1 lt-1 .1 t.l ,1-.- U filch lasted ' days, her average speed bain* *7 countered very heavy weather s the greater part of the Passaic test, therefore, was all the mort and we learn that no difficulty was . perienced in maintaining steam and thilT was no necessity to requisition th. se burning plant with whicJi the ,' alternatively equipped. !t is claimed*,." the Mercer trial demonstrates that used in the rnlverised form works Veche., pee than oil. as it enables poor of solid fuel to be utilised. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expect** |be within range of the undermentlo-.j wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Tofua. Matatua, D*w«v Waihemo. Aorangi. City of H.M.S. Diomede. Glenbank. Indi&nola, Min, Marama. Waiotapu, * taka. Hinemoa, Kairanga, Kurow. adian Prospector. Chatham Islands.—Canadian ChaßaagM. Port Hunter. » Wellington.—Maori, "VCahine, y-*, Arahura. Tamaliine. Maunganui, Kawv’ Fort Caroline. Ulimaroa, Paua, Tafr<%*’ GabrieHa, Port Melbourne. Awarua.—Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Lar««N. T. Nielsen Alonso, Makura, Tahiu. * PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY NGAPUHI (4.15 p.m.), 703 tons, for New Plymouth. OREPUKI (5.30 p.m.), 575 tons. Pei*, son, for Nelson. ARRIVAL TO-DAY HAUTURU (6.30 a.m ), 270 tons, binson, from Raglan. The Hauturu, which arrived at Onr. hunga early this morning from Rarisr Kawliia and Port "Waikato, is to be !Jj*. patched again at three o’clock this aftfrnoon for Hokianga. The Ngapuhi sailed yesterday afternoon for New Ply mouth. Fhe is due hack agin at half past seven to-morrow morning The Anchor steamer Orepuki left On*hunga yesterday* evening for Nelson g£#i West Coast ports.