The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 275, 10 February 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

NIAGARA LEAVES VANCOUVER.— The Union Company reports that the Niagara left Vancouver at noon on Wednesday for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on February 27.

SOMERSET LEAVES LIVERPOOL.— Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Federal steamer Somerset left Liverpool on February 7 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. The vessel is due at Auckland on March 20.

MATATUA LEAVES SUVA.—Cabled news has been received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company that the Matatua left Suva on Tuesday for Dunedin, in continuation) of her voyage from London. The vessel is due at Dunedin on Sunday morning.

RUAPEHU LEAVES PANAMA.—The New Zealand Shipping Company have been notified by cablegram that the Ruapehu left Panama on Sunday for New Zealand ports, en route from London and Southampton. The vessel is due at Wellington on February 28.

SYDNEY STEAMERS.—The Ulimarofi left Wellington this morning for Sydney, and the Maunganui and the Marama both leave Sydney at 3 p.m. to-day the Maunganui for Auckland and the Marama for Wellington. All the three vessels are due at their arrival ports next Tuesday morning.

CARGO PROM PACIFIC COAST. Due at Auckland on February 20 from Pacific Coast ports, the local office of the Union Company advises that the motor-ship Hauraki, after discharge here, proceeds to Wellington, thence Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney to complete discharge.

NORFOLK LEAVES PANAMA.—News by cablegram has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Federal steamer Norfolk arrived at Panama on February 4 from Auckland, and sailed again on February 5 for London and West Coast ports of Great Britain. The vessel left Auckland on January 14.

CUMBERLAND’S PROGRAMME.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Cumberland leaves Wanganui roadstead to-morrow evening for Wellington, thence Port Chalmers, to complete her loading, and is scheduled to sail finally from the Otago port on February 22 for London, via Panama.

CARGO FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA. —The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the cargo steamer Karetu loads at Adelaide on February 18, thence Edithburgs. Wallaroo and Melbourne, and is scheduled to clear the latter port on February 21 for Auckland, Portland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin.

INDIANOLA'S MOVEMENTS. Henderson and Macfarlane advises that the tramp steamer Indianola should leave Auckland about Thursday next for Lvttelton, where she completes the discharge of her Morocco phosphates, after which she proceeds to Westport for bunkers, thence Makatea Island to load for Australia.

IKALA LEAVES NEWPORT.—CabIed news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Ikala left Newport News on Saturday, en route from St. John to New Zealand ports. The vessel is due at Auckland on March 11. The Ikala will also discharge at Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth, but will not discharge at Sydner or Melbourne, as at first intended. AORANGI LEAVES SYDNEY. Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the R.M.M.S. Aorangi left Sydney at 4 p.m. vesterday for Auckland, where she is due on Sunday evening. It is hoped to berth the liner the same night, and at 3 p.m. next Tuesday the Aorangi is to leave Auckland for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver.

MANUKA LEAVES MELBOURNE. Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Manuka left Melbourne at 10 a.m. yesterday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington. The vessel is due at Bluff on Monday, and at Wellington the following Friday. She is timed to leave Wellington again the following afternoon for Melbourne, via Milford Sound.

PORT MELBOURNE SAILING.— Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company hopes to dispatch the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Melbourne from Auckland at noon to-morrow for New Plymouth, thence Wellington and Lyttelton, to complete her loading for Home. She is to be dispatched finally from Lyttelton on February 22 for London, via Panama.

PORT BOWEN TO LOAD.—The C. and D. Line steamer Port Bowen is due at Opua on February 18 from Australia, to commence loading for London and West Coast ports of Great Britain. * From Opua the vessel will proceed to Auckland, where she is due about February 20. The Port Bowen will afterwards visit Gisborne, Napier, Wellington and New Plymouth, and return thence to Auckland to fill up. She is due at Auckland on March 6, and will sail finally from that port on March 10.

SWEEPING OPERATIONS. The Marine Department reports that the commodore commanding the New Zealand station has issued the following advice: “Mariners are warned that from daybreak on February 13 sweeping operations will be conducted in the vicinity of the reported position of the Northumberland Rock, off A Gisborne. These operations will probably last several days, and the area will be marked by unlighted buoys. Vessels are.warned to keep well clear of the area.” Further notice will be issued when the operations are completed, and the buoys withdrawn.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.—The Marine Department notify that it is proposed to construct a timber ebb-stream deflecting groyne, 400 ft in length, having its inner end at the northern side of South Mole, Wanganui Harbour, at a position 730 ft (approx.) from its seaward end. upper portion of the groyne will be exposed 10ft above M.H.W.S., and from its inner end the groyne will take a westerly curve to its outer end. During construction and after completion the outer end of the groyne will be marked by a fixed white light. On completion of the groyne the existing channel width of 600 ft between North and South Moles will, at a distance of about 450 ft within the entrance, be restricted to 350 ft (approx.). No further notice will be given.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undei mentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Port Napier, Kaiwarra, Gallic, Waipahi, Dewery, Canadian Challenger, Kairanga, Aorangi. Chatham Islands.—Mataroa, Port Hunter. Wellington.—Maori, "Wahine, Tamahine Ngaio, Arahura, Hertford, Cumberland, Waotapu, Tutanekai, Poolta, NiRadix Matatua. Port Caroline, Middlesex, Marama, Cambridge, Ulimaroa, Kaiapoi, H.M.S. Diomede. Awarua.—Manuka, Tahiti, Makura Sir J Alonsof’ C * A * - Larsen ' N - T - Nielsen,'