The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 295, 5 March 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

RAIN DELAYS WORK.—Owing to the continuous downpour of rain practically no work is being done on the waterfront to-day, consequently the departure of several steamers has been postponed. ECHUNGA SAILED.—The Australian steamer Echunga sailed from Auckland on Saturday evening for Newcastle to load again for Auckland with coal for the New Zealand Government. LAMB'S STEAMER OMANA. —The Lamb steamer Omana sailed on Saturday evening for Tauranga to complete unloading coal and poles from Australia. Afterwards the vessel will load timber "for Melbourne and Sydney at Auckland. Opua and Kaipara. She is due back Here ARAWA AT WELLINGTON.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Arawa arrived at Wellington on Saturday afternoon from Waikokopu, to complete loading. She is to sail finally from Wellington at 5 p.m. on Wednesday for Southampton and London, via Panama, CORNWALL AT NEW PLYMOUTH. —The Cornwall arrived at New Plymouth on Friday morning from Brisbane, to commence loading for London and West Coast ports of Great Britain. She will leave the Taranaki port this evening for Wanganui roadstead. KUROW SAILING THURSDAY. —The Union Company' advises that the Kurow, at present discharging Southern cargo at Queen's Wharf, is to be dispatched from Auckland on Thursday next for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. NIAGARA AT SYDNEY.—The Royal Mail liner Niagara, which reached Sydney from Auckland at 5.15 a.m. on Saturday, is to leave Sydney again on Thursday next, and she is due back at Auckland next Monday morning. The following day' she is to resume her voyage to Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver. AORANGI FROM VANCOUVER. —The Union Company’s Royal Mail liner Aorangi, which arrived at Vancouver on Friday' last from Sydney and Auckland, is scheduled to sail on "Wednesday next on her return voyage to New Zealand and Australia. She is due back at Auckland on March 25 and at Sydney on March 30. ROTORUA TO LOAD.—The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Rotorua, at present discharging at Queen’s "Wharf, is to commence loading for Home. She is to be dispatched from Auckland about Monday next for Southern ports to complete, and is timed to sail from New Zealand finally on March 31 with passengers and cargo for London. WEST NIVARIA DISCHARGING. At present discharging lumber, case oil and general cargo from Pacific Coast ports of America at Prince’s Wharf, the American-Australia-Orient Line steamer West Nivaria is scheduled to leave here on Thursday next for Wellington and Lyttelton to complete. Henderson and Macfarlane are the local agents. MIDDLESEX LOADING.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’ advises that the Federal steamer Middlesex, which arrived at Wa*ranui from Picton on Friday morning to continue loading, is to leave Wanganui again this evening for Wellington, where she is is due to-morrow morning. The Middlesex is scheduled to sail from Wellington on Thursday* next for Napier and Auckland, and is timed to sail finally from here on March 14 for New York, Halifax, London, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool.

HINEMOA DELAYED AT NORFOLK. —The New Zealand Government steamer Hinemoa has been delayed at Norfolk Island by rain, according to cable advice received this morning by the local agents, Messrs. Spedding, Ltd. She was expected to clear the island at noon to-day* for Auckland, and if so should arrive here about Thursday next Consequent on this delay, the departure of the vessel for Niue Island has been postponed till Friday next.

WAITEMATA FROM PACIFIC COAST.—En route from Pacific Coast ports of America, the Union Company’s trans-Pacific cargo vessel, "Waitemata, is reported to have sailed from Apia at six o’clock yesterday morning, according to cable advice received by the local office of the company. She is expected to arrive here on Monday next, and on the completion of the discharge of her local cargo is to put out the remainder at Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney*. KING EDWIN REPORTS.—According to a radio report received yesterday* by the New Zealand Shipping Company*, the King Line’s new motor-ship, King Edwin, is expected to arrive at Auckland on Wednesday next with a full cargo of case oil from Fort Arthur, Texas. The vessel has been allotted a berth at Western Wharf, and on the completion of the discharge of the local portion of her cargo she is to proceed ,to Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Geelong, Adelaide and Brisbane. HERMINIUS DISCHARGING. At present discharging her cargo of basic slag at King’s Wharf, the Aberdeen "White Star steamer Herminius is expected to complete ab»at the end of this week, when she will clean up and freeze down before sailing on Monday next, March 12, for Opua to load frozen meat. Mesrs. L. D. Nathan and Company advise that the vessel is to complete loading at Gisborne, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington and Port Chalmers, and that she is to clear the last-named port on April 1 for London, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Live H.-001. NEW DUTCH STEAMERS.—This year the Tasman and the Houtman, the two Royal Dutch Packet Line steamers, will be replaced by* new and larger vessels, the Nieuw Zeeland and Nieuw Holland. The new steamers have a gross tonnage of 10,000, compared with the older vestons f and will maintain a speed or lo knots. They* are specially constructed for the Straits, Java, Australia trade, and offer accommodation for 23 first-class passengers, and one of the many improvements will be large permanent swimming pools. The greater speed of the new vessels, which are oilburning, will allow the extension of the service to Penang and Belawan Deli. The Isieuw Zeeland will arrive in Australia early in June, and will be followed a month later by the sister ship. IRIS RETURNED.—The Pacific Cable isoard. s steamer Iris returned to Auckland yesterday after repairing a break m the Pacific cable near Suva. The vessel sailed from Auckland on February 23 and reached the locality of the damaged cable last Tuesday morning. Repair work was commenced at once, and by 10 o clock the same night the damaged cable bad been cut away and replaced with a mile of new cable. Two hours later the vessel left for Auckland, line weather prevailed to Fiji, but on the return trip strong easterly winds and rough seas were encountered almost to port. The Iris is now tied up to her usual mooring buoys at Devonport. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE The following "vessels are exoected tn wlrX.‘ hin , r , anße of the hflcrmlnuonedl wireless stations to-night: Auckland.—-Waipahi, Tofua, Marama Hinemoa, Quercus, Indianola, King Ed-’ win, Echunga, Wakakura, Omana, Waitemata, Waiotapu, Chatham Islands.—Corinthic, Ikala, Canadian Highlander, Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, "lamahme, Arahura, Maunganui, Otokia, Hertford, Middlesex, Dewey, Mahana Argyllshire, "Waikawa, Anglo Columbian, Manuka, Highgate, "Westmoreland Awarua.—Makura, Tahiti, C. A - . "Larsen, Sir J. c. Ross, Tutanekai, Kaikorai Ruapehu. • PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS SATURDAY ISABELLA DE FRAINE (7 a.m.) 110 tons, Texiera, from Hokianga. XGAPUHt (7.20 a.m.), 703 tons, Bark, from Isew Plymouth. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTURD (2.15 p.m.), 270 tons Jac-k----son-Fowler, from Hokianga. DEPARTURES SATURDAY (3 " 13 V-m.), 251 tons, Robinson, for Wanganui. The h.gapubi, sailing at 4 o’clock this afternoon for New Plymouth, returns to Onehunga at 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday. The Hauturu leaves Onehunga at 4 t £: n ?£ ri : ow Raglan, Kawhia and Port W aikato, and should be back a* Onehunga next Friday morning, sailingthe same afternoon for Hokianga. The Arapawa leaves Wanganui to-day row ° nehunea and is due there to-mor-The Isabella de Fraine is loading at to-day and sails to-morrow for