The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 390, 26 June 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

WAIPAHI DOCKS.—The local office of the Union Company advises that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi was docked this morning for cleaning and painting. To-morrow she undocks and on Thursday she leaves here for Rarotonga, Mangaia and Aitutaki to load again for Auckland. TAINUI AT LYTTELTON.—Due at Lyttelton to-day from Bluff, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the liner Tainui leaves there on Friday for Wellington, where she completes her loading, and finally departs on July 5 for Southampton and London, via Panama. PORT BOWEN LEAVES NEW YORK. —Cable advice states that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Bowen left New York yesterday with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on August 6. MINERIC SAILS THURSDAY.—Spedding, Ltd., advises that the Weir Line steamer Mineric will complete her discharge of Java Sugar at Chelsea on Thursday and will then f ave Auckland for Westport for bunkers. Later she proceeds to Nauru Island to load phosphates for Australia. SYDNEY STEAMERS. —The Marama, from Auckland, arrived at Sydney at 6 o’clock this morning, and the Maheno from Wellington an hour later. Both vessels leave the New South Wales port next Friday, the Maheno for Auckland and the Marama for Wellington. TARANAKI AT LYTTELTON. An arrival at Lyttelton yesterday afternoon was the new Shaw, Savill and Albion • Company’s motor-ship Taranaki from London with cargo for discharge at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff, Napier and New Plymouth. PORT CURTIS LEAVES WANGANUI. —Advice has been received by Heather, Roberton and Company that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Curtis left Wanganui at 3.15 p.m. yesterday for Opua and Auckland. She is due at Opua tomorrow and Auckland on Friday. Next Saturday she leaves here for Napier, where she completes her loading and finally departs on July 4 for Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool, via Las Palmas. PACIFIC COAST LOADlNGS.—Henderson and Macfarlane have been advised of the following projected sailings from the Pacific Coast for New Zealand;— The Golden Forest sails from Los Angeles on July 2 for Auckland, Wellington, Nelson. Timaru and Dunedin. Due Auckland July 27/ The Golden Bear leaves Los Angeles on July 30 for Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. Due Auckland August 24. The Golden State sails from Los Angeles on August 30 for Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin. Due Auckland September 24. The Golden Coast leaves Los Angeles on September 29 for Auckland, Wellington, Nelson and Lyttelton. Due Auckland October 24.

RIMUTAKA TO COMPLETE. —The New Zealand Shipping- Company advises that the steamer Rimutaka leaves Wellington to-morrow for Napier, where she completes her loading, and finally sails on .Friday, June 29, for London, via Panama. APANUI WITHDRAWS.—On arrival from the Great Barrier on Thursday, the Northern Company's steamer Apanui is to be withdrawn for annual overhaul and survey. She will be replaced by the Waiotahi, which sails on July 1 at midnight for Mercury Bay and Tairua. PAKEHA COMING. According to cable advice received, the Shaw. Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Pakeha left Liverpool last Saturday with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is expected to arrive here about July 31. CARGO FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA.— Advice has been received by the local office of the Union Company that the steamer Kartigi leaves Adelaide to-mor-row, Edithburg on Friday, and Melbourne on July 4 with cargo for discharge at Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, Tarakohe and Auckland. PHOSPHATE STEAMERS. —Henderson and Macfarlane advises the following movements - of steamers engaged in the phosphate trade:— The Aymeric leaves Wanganui about Friday for Westport for bunkers, thence Ocean Island to load for Australia. The Gambia River leaves Lj’ttelton toward the end of the week for Westport for bunkers, thence Makatea to load for Australia. The Indianola sails from Port Chalmers on Saturday for Westport for bunkers, thence Nauru Island, to load for Auckland. TEKOA IN PORT.—An arrival in the stream at Auckland at 9 o’clock this morning was the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Tekoa, with cargo from London, via Suva. The vessel sailed from London on May 10, and arrived at Colon on May 25. The following day she resumed her voyage, making a stay of five days at Suva en route to Auckland. The weather throughout was fair, with a heavy swell prevailing in the Pacific. The trip was of an uneventful nature. Captain IL Barnett is in command of the Tekoa, and associated with him are the following officers: Chief, Mr. Lettington; second, Mr. Morden; third, Mr. MacDonald: fourth, Mr. Marshall. The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that it hopes to dispatch the Tekoa on Saturday for Wellington, to put out the remainder of her cargo. GOLDEN COAST ARRIVES. —Formerly the American-Australian-Orient Line’s steamer. West Nivaria, but now the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s vessel, the Golden Coast arrived in the stream at Auckland at half past six last evening from Pacific Coast ports of America. The vessel berthed this morning at Princes Wharf, where she commenced discharge of the local portion of her cargo. The Golden Coast loaded at Vancouver, Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and sailed finally from the last-named port on May 30. Up till June 19 she experienced very fair weather, but then encountered strong southerly and south-westerly gales. (For further details se news item.) Besides 10 bags of mails, the Golden Coast has 600,000 feet of lumber, 800 tons of general cargo, 15,000 cases of motor spirit and 800 drums of oil. Captain G. Hagberg is in command of the Golden Coast, the following being his officers: Chief, Mr. Eugene M. Olsen; second, Mr. O. N. Ellingsen; third, Mr. R. I. Sangberg; chief engineer, Mr. Joseph T. Hare; first assistant engineer, Mr. V. D. Paso; second, Mr. J. J. Bickley; third, Mr. H. Carone; wireless operator, Mr. D. S. Scherrer; chief steward, Mr. G. R. Blanchard. Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd. the local agents, advise that the Golden Coast is to be dispatched on Saturday for Wellington and Lyttelton to complete discharge. She then proceeds to Hawaii to load for the States. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Maui Pomare, Voco, Port Curtis, Pipiriki, Port Denison, Kawatiri. Chatham Islands. — Arawa. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Arahura, Ruahine, Matakana, Otokia, Plume, Canadian Challenger. Awarua.—Makura, Maunganui, Waikouaiti, Tutanekai, Cumberland, Port Sydney, Poolta, Tainui. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY RARAWA (3 p.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. ARRIVAL TO-DAY HAUTURU (10 a.m.), 270 tons, Robinson, from Hokianga. The Hauturu, which arrived at Onehunga this morning from Hokianga, sails again at 4 p.m. to-day for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads. The Arapawa leaves at 3 p.m. to-day for Waikato Heads. She returns on Thursday and sails at 3 p.m. the same day for Wanganui. The Rarawa is due at Onehunga at 7 a.m. to-morrow from New Plymouth. The Kaitoa arrives to-morrow 7 from the South, and sails on Thursday with cargo for Nelson only.