The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 625, 30 March 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

TOFU A AT SUVA. —The local office of the Union Company advises that the Island passenger steamer Tofua leaves Suva at 4 o'clock this afternoon for Tonga and Samoa. AORANGI AT VANCOUVER. —CabIe advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the R.M.M.S. Aorangi arrived at Vancouver at 3 a.m. yesterday from Sydney and Auckland via way ports. ULIMAROA LEAVES SYDNEY. —The Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa left Sydney for Wellington at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday. She is due at Wellington on Monday morning and is to sail on her return trip to Sydney next Friday. TAMAROA LEAVES LONDON. —CabIe advice received states that the Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Tamaroa left London on Thursday for Auckland and Wellington. She was to leave South ampton yesterday, and is due here on May 1. CANADIAN BRITISHER COMING. — Advice received by cablegram states that the Canadian British left Halifax last Thursday with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin. She is due here on May 10. CALCUTTA FOR NEW ZEALAND.— The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the Federal steamer Sussex is to leave Calcutta on Wednesday, April 3, for Rangoon, Penang, Singapore and Samarang to complete loading for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. GOLDEN CLOUD REPORTS. —Wireless advice from the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s steamer Golden Cloud states that she will arrive from Los Angeles to-morrow. The vessel has lumber, case oil and general cargo from Pacific Coast ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin. Cargo for Auckland will be unloaded to the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited. PORT NAPIER REPORTS. —The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Napier has reported by wireless that she will arrive from London at 7 o’clock to-morrow night. The vessel will anchur off Motuihi Tsland to unload explosives before she comes into port to unload general merchandise tor Auckland. Her other discharging ports are Wellington and New Plymouth. The Farmers' Cooperative Auctioneering Company is the local agent. PORT FREMANTLE’S PASSENGERS. —The following passengers left Wellington bv the Port Fremantle, which sailed yesterday lor Rotterdam, Hamburg and London: —Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Chesney, Mr. and Mrs. Costello, Mr. M. Darke, Mr. Boston, Mr. S. Couper, Mr. W. T. Veitch, Mrs. E. J. Reid', Mrs. L. M. Grear, Mr. H. P. George, Mr. B. E. Exiey, Mr. C. H. Conder, and Dr. Izard, who is acting us the ship’s surgeon. THE CITY OF ROUBAIX. —An exceptionally smart voyage of 27 days 3 hours, from New fork, was made by the Eller-man-Bucknall steamer City uf Roubaix, which reached Auckland yesterday morning, four days ahead of schedule. The vessel has a large quantity of motor-cars, as well as general cargo, for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Cargo for Auckland is being unloaded at Prince’s Wharf to the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company.. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to ! be within range of the undermentioned i wireless stations during the week-end: Auckland. —Golden Cloud. Plume, Port Napier, Maunganui, Baron lnchcape, Tofua, Raranga. Chatham Islands. —Brockabeck, Tainui. Wellington. —Maori, Wahine, Xgaio, Arahura, Kaiapoi, Aorangi, Waihemo, Tamahine, Ulimaroa, Marama, Westmoreland, Tregenna. Port Fremantle, Otokia, Herminius, Golden Cloud. Awarua. —Makura, Tahiti, Karetu. PORT OF ONEHUNGA DEPARTURES THURSDAY HAUTURU (4.30 p.m.), 270 tons. Pert, for Hokianga. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY RARAWA (8.45 a.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. The Rarawa is to be dispatched for New Plymouth at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hauturu j«= expected from Hokianga at 6 a.m. to-morrow.