The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 373, 6 June 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

SYDNEY STEAMERS. The Union Company advises that the Maunganui leaves Auckland and the Marama leaves Wellington at 3 p.m. on Friday for Sydney. Both vessels are due at the New South Wales port next Tuesday morning. TOFUA AT SUVA. Due at Suva today from Apia, Samoa, the local office of the Union Company has been advised that the Island passenger steamer Tofua leaves the Fijian port at 4 p.m. to-mor-row for Auckland, where she is expected to arrive next Monday. CLANSMAN DOCKS.—The Northern Company’s steamer Clansman docked at Calliope this morning to undergo her annual overhaul and survey. Her place in the Auckland-Russell run will be taken by the Ngapuhi, which sails at 5 p.m. on Monday next. THE MOA’S TRIALS.—The scow Moa, which has been bought by Winstone, Ltd., has been fitted with twin screw auxiliary power. She has two threecylinder Fairbanks-Morse engines, and on her trial trip yesterday sh* attained a speed of 8.1 knots. Her new owners intend to utilise her in the WhdngaroaAuckland shingle trade. LEOPOLD L.D. SAILING.—The French steamer Leopold L.D. has completed the discharge of the local portion of her sulphur cargo from Galveston, Texas, and is to be dispatched from Auckland at three o’clock this afternoon for New Plymouth and Geelong to complete. Messrs. Robert Millar and Company have acted as local agents. WARSHIPS SAILED.—H.M.S. Dunedin left port yesterday morning to carry out ten days’ gunnery exercises in the Hauraki Gulf. She was followed in the afternoon by the warships Veronica and Laburnum, which sailed for an extended cruise to the South Sea Islands. They are scheduled to visit the Fijian Group at the beginning of September, but the date of their return to Auckland has not been announced. RANJA TO SAIL.—The Norwegian motor-tanker Ranja, which arrived at Auckland early yesterday morning on her maiden voyage, and bringing the first cargo of bulk oil for the newlyestablished Atlantic Union Oil Company, has now completed putting out her quota of *OOO tons of spirit into the company’s tanks at Freeman's Bay, and is to sail at three o’clock this afternoon for Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney to complete. Burns, Philp and Company are the local agents. AMERICAN STEAMERS RENAMED.— In consequence of the sale of the American, Australian, Orient Line’s fleet of cargo steamers to the Matson Steamship Navigation Company, it is announced that the names of the ships involved in the i transaction will be changed. Most of the vessels are well known on the New Zealand coast as the “West boats,” but they will now be renamed with “Golden” as the prefix. Owing to the formalities that have to be gone through the vessels will probably make their first voyage under The Matson flag before they are renamed. The following names have been allotted:—Golden Fleece (Dewey), Golden State (West Carmona), Golden Bear (West Cajoot), Golden Harvest (West Calera), Golden Eagle (West Conob), Golden Kauri (West Elcajon), Golden Coast (West Nivaria), Golden Forest (West Tagus), Golden Mountain (Bearport), Golden Dragon (West Chopaka), Golden Hind (West Faralon), Golden Sun (West Prospect), Golden Horn (Crisfield), Golden Tide (Montague), Golden Star (Elkridge), Golden Wall (Pawlet), Golden Peak (Crosskeys), Golden West (West Ivan), Golden Cloud (West Sequana), Golden Rod (West Islip), Golden Cross (West Henshaw). GAMBIA RIVER A R RIV ES.—With 7.400 tons of phosphates from Makatea Island, the tramp steamer Gambia River arrived in the stream at Auckland at half-past seven last evening, and was berthed this morning at King’s Wharf. Owing to the French steamer Leopold L.D. using the wharf railway, the Gambia River will not commence discharging the local portion of her cargo, 4,900 tons, till to-morrow, after the Leopold L.D. has sailed. The vessel has been at Auckland twice before, and has just completed a 12 months’ time charter. She experienced very fair weather for her voyage till last Sunday, when the southerly gale which delayed all shipping was encountered, keeping the Gambia River behind a day

Captain A. G. Abbet is in command of the Gambia River, and associated with him are the following officers: Chief, Mr. A. Trace; second, Mr. R. H. Roberts; third. Mr. C. Pike; chief engineer. Mr. D. MacKenzie; second, Mr. G. Abbot; third, Mr. F. Awtfield; fourth, Mr. G. Isaacs: wireless operator, Mr. Jones; chief steward, Mr. W. Wright. Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., who are the local agents, advise that they hope to dispatch the Gambia River in about a week for Lyttelton, to put out the remainder of her cargo.

GOLDEPJ COAST COMING. Cable advice received by Henderson and ilacfarlane states that the American steamer Golden Coast, formerly the West Nivaria, left Los Angeles on May 30 with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. She is due here on June 24.

AYMERIC LEAVES NAURU. Henderson and Macfarlane have been advised that the tramp steamer Aymeric left Nauru Island on June 1 with a cargo of phosphates for discharge at Auckland. New Plymouth and Wanganui. She is due here on June 12.

TASMANIA’S ITINERARY.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that an alteration in the itinerary of the steamer Tasmania has been made. She will now leave Wellington this afternoon for Napier, where she completes her loading for West of England ports. The Tasmania was originally scheduled to clear Wellington finally to-morrow.

TARANAKI LEAVES BALBOA. Cabled news has been received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company that its new motor cargo ship Taranaki left Balboa on Sunday afternoon for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff, Napier and New Plymouth, en route from London. The vessel is due at Lyttelton on June 22.

RIMUTAKA SAILS TO-MORROW. — The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the steamer Rimutaka will now leave Auckland at daybreak to-morrow for New Plymouth, thence Wanganui, Lyttelton and Wellington to fill up for Home. She is scheduled to sail finally from Wellington on June 27 for Southampton and London, via Panama.

HURUNUI’S MOVEMENTS. Due at New Plymouth to-day from Timaru, the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the steamer Hurunui will later load at Wanganui and Wellington and is to be dispatched finally from the latter port on June 13 for London and West of England ports, via Montevideo and Las Palmas.

CUMBERLAND DUE 8 P.M. —The Federal Line steamer Cumberland will arrive from Liverpool at eight o’clock this evening, according to her wireless advice. She will berth to-morrow morning at the Prince's Wharf to unload general merchandise from West Coast ports of Great Britain, to the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The other discharging ports are Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers.

NITRATES FROM C H I L E—According to advice received the steamer Saltersgate has been chartered to load nitrates at Chile for Auckland. She is a London steamer of 3,940 tons gross and 2,387 tons net. She was built at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1924. Her owners are the Turnbull, Scott Shipping Company, Ltd. She was formerly named the Overstone. Robert Millar and Co. will probably act as agents for the vessel.

MATAKANA’S MOVEMENTS. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the Matakana, which is due at Tokomaru Bay to-day from Gisborne, later proceeds to Waikokopu, thence Napier and Wellington to fill up. The vessel sails finally from Wellington on June 16 for London, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool via Montevideo and Teneriffe.

RARANGA TO LOAD.—Leaving Well ington to-day for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Raranga is due here on June 10 to complete her loading. She is scheduled to clear this port finally on June 16 for New York, Boston and London, via Panama. L. D. Nathan and Co. will act as the local agents.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.— The following passengers for New Zealand reached Wellington ori Monday morning by the Royal Mail liner Tahiti, which arrived from San Francisco, via Papeete and Rarotonga:— First Saloon.—Mr. R. V. Dunbar, Dr. J. Daland, Mrs. M. Hayward, Mr. J. D. Morrison, Mr. R. Scott, Mrs. R. Scott, Mrs. B. H. Umbers, Rev. T. Yates, Miss A. Yates. Second Class.—Rev. C. Fraer, Mr. B. Gibb, Mrs. E. Price, Mrs. C. Pearson, Miss E. White, Mr. L. E. "Wimsett, Mr. L. B. Wimsett, and five third class. At five o’clock this evening the Tahiti is to resume her voyage to Sydney, where she is due on Sunday. At Sydney the vessel will be withdrawn from the Pacific Mail service. Next Monday she will leave Sydney with passengers, mail and cargo for Wellington. She is scheduled to arrive at Wellington on June 15. Afterwards she will be laid up for her periodl? al -2 verhauL The Tahiti’s place in the Pacific mail service will be taken bv the Maunganui, which is scheduled to leave Sydney on June 14 and Wellington on June 19 for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Aorangi, Hinemoa, Dunedin, Veronica, Laburnum, Leopold L.D., Kanna, Waikouaiti, Waipahi, Kalingo, Baron Fairlie, Inkum, Oakbank, Waiotapu, Rimutaka, Ranja. Chatham Islands.—Hororata, Canadian Challenger. Wellington. —Arahura, Maheno, Ngaio, Niagara, Tamahine, Tahiti, Wahine, Norfolk, Raranga, Ruahine, Turakina, Matakana, Port Auckland, Port Dunedin, Hurunui, Indianola. Awarua.—Makura, Manuka, Karetu. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY RARAWA (3.45 p.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, for New Plvmouth. HAUTURU (S p.m.), 270 tons, FowlerJackson, for Raglan and Kawhia. The Rarawa left Onehunga last evening for New Plymouth. She is due back again at half-past seven to-morrow morning. The Hauturu, which sailed last eevning for Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato, is due back again at six o’clock on Frida v morning, and at three o’clock that afternoon will be dispatched again for Hokianga. The Arapawa sails from Onehunga at three o’clock this afternoon for Wanganui. The Anchor steamer Regulus loads at Onehunga early next week for Picton, Nelson and West Coast ports.