The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 423, 3 August 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

TOFUA LEAVES SUVA.—Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Island passenger steamer Tofua sailed from Suva at 5 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due next Monday. MAUI POMARE’S ITIN ER A RY.—Spedding, Ltd., advises that the Government motor-ship Maui Pomare, from Niue Island and Apia, Samoa, via Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington, is due at Auckland on August 26, and is now scheduled to sail from here on September 3 for Norfolk Island. ULIMAROA FOR AUCKLAND.—Leaving - Sydney at noon to-day for Auckland, the Muddart Parker and Company’s passenger steamer Ulimaroa is due here next Tuesday morning. The Ulimaroa will be the only passenger vessel arriving in New Zealand from Australia next week. M ARAM A FOR SYDNEY.—The Union Company’s passenger steamer Mara’ma leaves Wellington at 3 p.m. to-day for Sydney, and is due there on Tuesday next. She sails from the New South Wales port the following Friday for Auckland. GOLDEN HARVEST COMlNG.—According to cable advice received by Henderson and Macfarlane, the American steamer Golden Harvest, formerly the West Calera, left Los Angeles last Tuesday with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton. She is expected to arrive here on August 25. WAIHEMO FROM PACIFIC COAST.— A further radio message received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Trans-Pacific cargo steamer Waihemo is expected to arrive at Auckland on Sunday morning from the Pacific Coast ports. After discharge here, the Waihemo proceeds to Napier, thence Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney to complete. ELVERIC SAILS TO-MORROW. —The W’eir Line steamer Elverio is expected to complete the discharge of her cargo of raw sugar from Java at Chelsea this evening. The vessel leaves Chelsea at seven o’clock to-morrow morning, and anchors in the strearh. Later in the day she is to be dispatched for Westport, to bunker, before proceeding to Nauru Island to load for either New Zealand or Australia.

TASMANIA AT LONDON. —According: to a cable message from London the steamer Tasmania has arrived from Napier. She left New Zealand with a WAIPORI MARU DOCKS.—The Japanese steamer Waipori Maru was to dock at Calliope this afternoon to have her hull cleaned and painted, preparatory to sailing for Newcastle and Manila. AORANGI AT SUVA.—Cable advice received by the Ibcal office of the Union Company states that the R.M.M.S. Aurangi, en route from Sydney to Vancouver, arrived at Suva at 8.45 a.m. today from Auckland. MAH AN A TO BERTH.—A. S. Paterson and Company advise that the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mahana will berth at the Prince’s Wharf this afternoon to unload the local portion of her London cargo. She later proceeds to Wellington and Lyttelton to complete. NANKING UNDOCKS.—The Moller and Co. steamer, Nanking, undocked this morning, and berthed alongside the company’s other vessel at Prince’s Wharf to bunker her. Both vessels leave shortly for Borneo and the East. KAWATIRI IN STREAM.—The Union Company’s steamer Kawatiri. which arrived from Newcastle on July 21, since which date she has been at Western Wharf, moved to an anchorage in the stream yesterday. Her future movements are indefinite. NIAGARA FOR SYDNEY. —The local office of the Union Company advises that the R.M.S. Niagara, which is due at Auckland on Monday, August 13, from Vancouver and way ports, leaves here at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14, for Sydney. HAURAKI FOR VANCOUVER.—CabIe advice from Suva reports the departure of the Union Company’s motor-ship Hauraki for Vancouver with a record cargo of 8,295 tons of sugar. She is to load at Pacific Coast ports during August and September for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. CARGO FROM EAST CANADA.— Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Baron Inchcape arrived at Sydney (Cape Breton) on Sunday to load for New Zealand ports. She next will proceed to Montreal, and is to leave there on August 25 for New Zealand, cargo of produce on June 9. NORTH CAPE LIGHT. —The Marine Department advises that the erection of the proposed light on the summit of the small peaked inlet, Murimotu, a short distance to the east of North Cape, hits been postponed. It is now expected tiie light will be operating by next December, but further notice will be given. FIRTH OF THAMES LIGHT.—The Marino Department advises that certain alterations have been made to the light on the summit of Tuhuia Islet (Cow Island), situated in the Pirth of Thames. The light has been changed from a fixed white to a flashing white showing every eight seconds. The light, which Is unwatched, will show for four seconds. OMANA DUE TO-MORROW.—The Lamb steamer Omana sailed from Gisborne yesterday for Auckland. She is due here early to-morrow morning, and will berth at Central Wharf to load. The vessel completes at Dargaville and Hokianga, and sails thence for Australian ports. The Northern Company are the local agents. TARANAKI TO COMPLETE.—Now at Napier loading the Shaw, Savill and Albion motor-ship Taranaki later proceeds to Gisborne, thence Auckland to complete. She is due here on August 9 and is scheduled to clear this port finally on August 12 for London and West of England ports, via Panama. A S. Paterson and Company will act as the local agents.

MAUNGANUI AT WELLINGTON.— Three days late the Union Company’s R.M.S. Maunganui arrived at Wellington at 8 p.m. yesterday from San Urancisco, via way ports. Owing to her late arrival the vessel will not proceed to Sydney this trip, but will remain at Wellington until August 14, when she leaves for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco. KAI TO K E AND WAITOMO.—At 10.50 o’clock this morning the Union Company's steamer Kaitoke, with the disabled steamer Waitomo, was IS miles north of Tiri. Both vessels are expected to anchor in the stream at Auckland at five o’clock this afternoon. After pratique has been granted the Waitomo, the vessel will berth at the King’s Wharf to unload her cargo of coal before she docks to have a new tail shaft installed. The Kaitoke will berth at the Prince’s Wharf. The Waitomo, at the time of her accident, was en route from Newcastle to Bluff. UNION CO’S DEVELOPMENTS.—It is reported that important shipping developments are connected with the recent visit to Sydney of the general manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, Mr. D. A. Aitken. These include the mail service between Melbourne and Tasmania, and the enlarging of Sutherland Dock at Cockatoo Island. Although Mr. Aitken would make no statement, it was learned that the recently reported decision to enlarge Cockatoo Dock was made at the request of the Union Company, in order to accommodate their proposed new trans-Pacific liner, and. under the present conditions, such a ship could not be docked either at Vancouver or Sydney. There is still some doubt as to the size and means of propulsion of the new liner. She will have at least 80ft beam, this being sft more than the Aorangi. MAHENO SAILED.—With the following passengers, as well as mails and cargo, the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Maheno sailed from Auckland shortly before noon to-day for Sydney:—First saloon: Misses A. M. Wood, B. S. Binns, B. P. Pagni, J,. McGinness. M. Chadwick, E. L. Willis, K. C. M. Sutherland, C. M. Bates, M. A. Prowse, V. M. Woods, J. Sutherland. M. Leigh, M. Tobin, M. Henninghara, N. J. Sullivan. M. Berlyn, C. Moss, E. Mercer, D. E. Woods, L. J. Dillon, Mesdames Kay and child. M. W. Plank, J. E. Roulston, McDonald, A. M. Boylan, Downer, P. McQuillan, Wheeler, Willis and two children. Gussey, Janies and child, Hooper, E. Muir, E. D. Wright, Rowe. Milburn, McKell, Bennett, Spence, R. Mahon and child, J. N. Longmuir, Moriarty, N. Salter, M. A. Lincoln and child, M. Johnston, A. Binns, M. P. S. Graham and child, Messrs. J. W. McClintock, G. A. Lomas, N. M. Levien, S. Yamomoto, R. A. Rowlands, J. T. R. Oliver, W. Lingford. S. Brendall, A. Klippel, J. Kay, H. Brabant, W. H. Barry, E. J. Gunn, A. Totman, D. C. Weir, C. Russell. G. S. Johnston, C. Bristow, Grant, E. McDonald, E. H. Downer, A. J. Dickson, W. G. Rashleigh. Master G. Rachleigh, W. •T. Wheeler, T. Willis, J. T. Gussey, E. James, W. Rowe, H. G. Milburn, S. J. Xlqrbutt, F. M. Winstone, R. G. Bennett, T. B. Spence, J. Payne, L. S. Schwartz, G. R. Sutherland, G. H. Neil, B. F. Hirst, T. W. Fulford, F. R. Coneybeer, P. H. Johnston, J. A. McGlashan, R. B. Crosbie, E. O. Francis, E. W. Sharpe, M. Reimer. and Major H. L. Hooper, and SS steerage, including 11 Chinese,