The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 396, 3 July 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

STOP-WORK MEETING.—The Auckland watersiders held their usual monthly stop-work meeting this morning, and consequently no work was done on the waterfront till after 10 o’clock. TAINUI FOR HOME.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the liner Tainui sails finally from Wellington at 6 a.m. on Thursday for Southampton and London, via_ Panama. TAMAROA AT PANAMA. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tamaroa is reported to have reached Panama last Saturday, en route from New Zealand to Southampton and London. She sailed from Wellington on June 9. HORORATA R EPORTED.-The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Hororata, which sailed from Wellington on May 30, is reported to have cleared Norfolk, Virginia, last Saturday, in continuation of her voyage to London. RUAHINE TO COMPLETE.—To complete her loading the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Ruahine leaves Lyttelton to-morrow for Wellington. The liner is to clear Wellington finally on July 7 for Southampton and London, via Panama. BIG SULPHUR CARGO. —The steamer Anglo Colombian, one of Lawther, Latta and Compa / s fleet, has been chartered to load S.OOo tons of sulphur at Galveston for Dunedin, Sydney, Port Kembla, Melbourne, Geelong and Adelaide, and is expected to sail this month. WAIMEA UNDOCKS. —After having repairs made to her propellor, the Union Company’s chartered steamer Waimea came out of dock this morning and berthed at King’s Wharf. She is to be dispatched this evening for Gisborne and Napier. H.M.S. DUNEDIN SAILING.—A departure from Auckland on Thursday next will be the flagship of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, H.M.S. Dunedin, on an extended cruise to the islands of the Pacific. AKAROA UNDER OVERHAUL. —The Parker Lamb Timber Company’s tug Akaroa (Captain Jackson) arrived at Auckland yesterday with two rafts of logs from Helena Bay and Ngunguru. The vessel now lays up for her annual overhaul and survey. KIA ORA AT LONDON.—CabIe advice received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company states the Kia Ora reached London from New Zealand last Wednesday. She was dispatched from Wellington, via Montevideo, on May 15. SULPHUR FROM TEX AS.—Messrs. Robert Millar and Company have received advice that the Glasgow steamer Copenhagen, 4,540 tons, is scheduled to load sulphur for New Zealand at Galveston, Texas, on July 10. She is expected to reach Auckland about the middle of August. THE CANADIAN TRANSPORTER.— Cabled news has been received by the Canadian National Steamships that the Canadian Transporter arrived at Panama at 9 a.m. on June 23 from Auckland, and sailed again on the afternoon of the same day for New York, Boston and Montreal. The ship left Auckland at 7 a.m. on May 27. THE CANADIAN BRlTlSHEß.—According to cabled advice received by the Canadian National Steamships, the Canadian Britisher sailed from Montreal last Tuesday morning for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. The vessel is due at Auckland on August 10. PORT BOWEN AT COLON. En route from New York to New Zealand, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Bowen is reported to have reached Colon last Saturday. She is bringing case oil and general merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Her arrival at Auckland is scheduled for July

PORT SYDNEY DELAYED. —The C. | and D. Line advises that the motor-ship Port Sydney has been further delayed and now leaves Wanganui to-night for Wellington, where she completes her loading and finally departs on Thursday for London via the Cape Horn. TANKERS AT WELLI N GTON.-The Union Company's tanker Otokia arrived at Wellington yesterday from San Luis. California, and the Shell Company's tanker Plume arrived at Wellington this morning from San Francisco. MAKURA AT WELLINGTON.-A day late the Union Company's R.M.S. Makura arrived at Wellington this morning from San Francisco via Papeete and Rarotonga. She is now to leave Wellington at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon for Sydney. SCHELDEPAS LEAVES WELLINGTON.—Advice received from Wellington i states that the Belgian steamer Schelde- j pas left Wellington this morning for Newcastle. Tire Scheldepas, which took S 3 days from Antwerp, brought a cargo of basic- slag for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. CASE OIL FROM TEXAS.—Advice has been received by Spedding Limited that the Bank Line steamer Kinross, which left Port Arthur, Texas, on June 16 with case oil for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Townsville. Port Alma, Newcastle and Sydney, sailed from Balboa on June 25 for Auckland, where she is due on July 30. MARGARET W. AT WAIKATO.—The Margaret W., which is now at Port Waikato, is the largest vessel so far to enter the port. She has about 600 tons to discharge. The ship brings direct from Australia a consignment of some 400 tons of hardwood poles for the Central Electric Power Board, Hamilton, and 150 tons of produce from Lyttelton. (From The Sun correspondent.) JAMES TUFT SOLD.—The big American four-masted barquentine James Tuft, I, tons nett register, and owned by George E. Billings and Co., has been sold to Claude Cummings, of Los Angeles, for about £9OO, and will be used as a fishing barge. The James Tuft is well known at Sydney and Newcastle, having made many voyages from the Pacific Coast to Australia with lumber, thence Newcastle to the Hawaiian Islands with coal. PORT DENISON AT NEW PLYMOUTH. —To commence her loading for Home, the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Denison was due at New Plymouth this morning from Newcastle. The vessel subsequently loads at Auckland, Lyttelton and Wellington. She is due here on Friday next and sails finally from Wellington on July 15 for London via Las Palmas. The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company will act as the local agents. MAHENO IN PORT.—Slightly earlier than was expected the Union Company’s passenger steamer Maheno arrived in the stream at Auckland from Sydney. After pratique was granted, the vessel berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. The Maheno left Sydney at noon last Friday, and except for a heavy southerly swell, experienced fine weather for the trip. The following passengers arrived by the Maheno this morning.—Saloon: Misses Campbell, Gamble, Sayegh, Scholes, Thompson, Walker, Weston, Tarry, Mesdames Chandler and two children, Findlay, Hill, Legue, Luken, Lunn and two children, Morrison, Melrose, Porteous, Piper, Ravenhill, Serlie, Short and two children, Stewart, Wright, Winstone, Messrs. Buchanan, Cooper, Colton, Colin, Keith, Dalgleish, Donald, Gamble, Gray, Hutchinson, Hill, Dr. Harrison, Luken, Lunn, Melrose, McKinlay, McKeown, Porteous, Pick, Shorte, Stewart, Sands, Wright (2), Winstone, and 52 steerage, including 13 Chinese. The Maheno is scheduled to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. on Friday next on her return trip to the New South Wales port. NIAGARA SAILED.—In continuation of her voyage from Sydney the Union C ompany s Royal Mail steamer Niagara sailed from Auckland shortly after 11 o ciock this morning for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. Besides maill and cargo, the vessel took the following passengers:—■ First-class: Messrs. C. B. Almao. H. J. Anderson, J. w. Atkin, A. Clarke Begg, D. Buchanan, G. N. A. Carsons, A- D. P. Coad, M. Cohen, S. R. Cowley, £■ g- * Fisher- t. R. Gill, P. C. Gilliam, T. H. Hill, M. S. .Holmes, Woods Hutchinson, A. W. Hutchinson, P. H. Hugrhes, H. R. Irwin, E. Knight, H. C. Lamb, E. Lathrop, J. H. Maur, R. Miller, H. E. Miller, Nicholls, J. A. H. Nash. O. E. C. Paget, E. B. Robinson, J. W. Roush B. C. Rutherford, J. Spicer, G. N. Pharazyn. D. R. Pharazyn, P. w. j Pharazyn, W. J. Reid, Commander J. W. Thorneyeroft, Mesdames A. Clarke Legg, IX Buchanan, St. John Buckley, J. Crisp, C. W. Fair, B. H. J. Fisher and infant, M. S. Holmes, Woods Hutchinson, E. Knight, E. Lathrop, J. A. Manson, Nicholls and child, B. C. Rutherford, J. B. Watherston, Misses Bollard. E. Fitzgerald. M. Fitzgerald. Second-class: Messrs. A. Boon, P Burge, A. Cague, T. R. Charlton, J. A. Clarke, J. H. C. Colledge, W. G. ConaKhan, A. E. Copping, W. R. Davis, A. E. de Temple, E. F. Ebert, C. Firth, J H Carle, E. Henry, C. W. R. Hooker, W. H. Jones, C. J. Farlane, F. J. Payne, L. Rowland. C. L. Tuke. S. M. Somertield, R. Wallace, O. K. Winstone. L. A. vmninmonth, Mesdames M. Ball. A. Boon, A. Bray, A. E. Buchanan, A. Cague, J. H. C. Colledge, C. M. Griffen, L. Rowland and infant, M. E. R. Smith. C. L. Tuke, A. M. Read, Misses E. Benjamin, F. E. Blake, M. A. Boon, M. M. Buchanan, A. A. Donne, G. O. Drake, F Edge, P. L. Garle, M. Guerin, E. K Haughton, M. G. Haughton. W. E. Haughton, A. Jacob, H. T. McAlister, G V. McGowan, R. Nielsen, L. D. Tuke M E. Tuke, A. Twelftree, A. Walker, F. Wills; and 40 third-class, including ’ one Chinese. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Arawa, Ventura, Valacia, Makambo. Tekoa, Niagara. Chatham Islands.—Canadian Highlander. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Arahura, port Sydney, Rimutaka. Kairanga, Kaikoura, Aorangi, Scheldepas, Golden Coast, Port Curtis, Waitemata, Norfolk, Ka.watiri, Ruahine, Poolta. Awarua.—Maunganui, Tutanekai. Taranaki, Canadian Challenger, Willaston, Kartigi.