The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 724, 25 July 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

ORONSAV AT FREMANTLE.—The Orient liner Oronsay reached Fremantle from London yesterday. After calling at Adelaide and Melbourne she is due at Sydney on August 1.

THE CANADIAN BRITISHER. The Canadian National steamer Canadian Britisher, which left Auckland for New York, Boston ancr Montreal on June 4, is reported to have reached Quebec last Monday. RONA AT SUVA.—According to cable advice, the Colonial Sugar Company’s steamer Rona arrived at Suva at noon yesterday from Queensland. The vessel is to load sugar for the works at Chelsea, and is expected here early next month. ARLINGTON COURT WITH SULPHUR.—CabIe advice received states that steamer Arlington Court left Galveston, Texas, on Monday last with sulphur for discharge at Auckland, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Wanganui and New Plymouth. She is expected heer on August 26, and Robert Millar and Company will act as the local agents. TASMANIA LEAVES LIVERPOOL.— Cabled news lias been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Tasmania left Liverpool last Saturday afternoon with general cargo to discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The vessel is due at Auckland on August 2S. GOLDEN COAST REPORTS.—According to a radio message received by Henderson and Macfarlane, the O. and O. Line’s steamer Golden Coast is meeting with a south-west gale, but is expected to arrive at Auckland on Saturday from Pacific Coast ports. After discharge here the vessel proceeds to Wellington, Timaru and Dunedin to complete. HORORATA TO LOAD.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Hororata is to commence loading at New Plymouth for London. She will load also at Wanganui, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The vessel is due at Wellington on August 17, and will sail finally from there on August 20 for London, via Panama. THE CANADIAN CONQUEROR.—The Canadian Conqueror left Wellington yesterday for Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin. From the Otago port the vessel is due back at Wellington on August 1, to load for New York Boston, and Montreal. She will clear Wellington on the same date for Auckland, and is to sail finally from this port on August 5. PORT ALMA REPORTS.—The C. and D. Line has been advised by radio that the motor-ship Port Alma is expected to arrive at Wellington tomorrow morning from London. The vessel has cargo for discharge at Wellington, Auckland and New Plymouth, and should reach here on August 2. Heather, Roberton, Limited, will act as the local agents. PORT GISBORNE’S MOVEMENTS. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s motor-ship Port Gisborne, which arrived at Lyttelton today from Wellington, later proceeds to Dunedin to complete unloading cargo from New York. Afterward the vessel will 'load for New York, Boston, and London at Bluff, Lyttelton, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. She is to be dispatched from this port for New York on August 24. CAMBRIDGE LEAVES HALIFAX.— The New Zealand Shipping Company lias been notified by cablegram that the Federal steamer Cambridge arrived at Halifax last Wednesday afternoon from Auckland, and sailed again on Friday afternoon for West Coast of Great Britain. The vessel left Auckland on June 7 for New York, Boston, Halifax, and the Home ports. AORANGI TO RESUME.—The Union Company's R.M.M.S. Aorangi, which has been undergoing overhaul at Sydney, resumes running in the Sydney - AucklandVancouver service today. She clears Sydney this afternoon, and is due at Auckland on Monday morning. She is announced to sail from this port at 11 a.m. next Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. MATAROA’S ARRIVAL.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Mataroa, which arrived at Wellington yesterday from Southampton and London, was berthed at 8 o’clock last evening. Passengers for North leave by today’s express, and are due here tomorrow. Baggage is being forwarded by the Kaiwarra, leaving Wellington on . Saturday for Auckland. The Mataroa sails from Wellington today for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff to land her inward cargo. BARONO JEDBURGH FOR WESTPORT.—It is expected that the Hogarth Shipping Company’s vessel Baron Jedburgh. which has been unloading a cargo of raw sugar from Cuba at Chelsea Wharf for some days past, will sail at 10 a.m. tomorrow for Westport for bunkers. Her sailing time, however, is not definite. From the coal port the Baron Jedburgh will proceed to Chile to load nitrates for Home. Messrs. R. Millar and Co. are the local agents. MAILS ARRIVING.—The acting-Chief Postmaster advises that the R.M.S. Mataroa, froni London, arrived at Wellington yesterday, and has 200 bags of English .mail for Auckland; 40 bags of letter mail is to arrive here by the Main Trunk tomorrow morning. The R.M.S. Maunganui, from San Francisco. is due at Wellington on July 29, and has 421 bags of English and American mail for Auckland. The letter portion should arrive here per Main Trunk on Tuesday, July CO.

MAHENO AND MARAMA, The Maheno leaves Sydney at noon tomorrow for Auckland, and the Marama sails at 3 p.m. for Wellington. Both vessels are due at their arrival ports next Tuesday morning. MAKURA FROM VANCOUVER.—According to cable advice, the Union Company’s Tt.M.S. Makura left Vancouver yesterday, via Victoria, Honolulu and Suva for Auckland and Sydney. She is due here on August 12 and at Sydney on August 17. SURREY TO COMPLETE. —The New Zealand Shipping Company reports that the Surrey will leave Lyttelton tomorrow for Picton and Wellington, to fill up. She is now due at Wellington on Monday, “ and is to sail finally from there next Wednesday for London, via Panama. WAI PAHI FOR COOK ISLANDS. —The local office of the Union Company advises that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi, which left Auckland last evening for Portland to load cement for Wellington, later returns to this port and sails on August 2 for Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mauke and Mangaia. RADIO FROM CANADIAN VICTOR.— The local office of the Canadian National Steamships has received radio advice from the Canadian Victor, inward bound from Montreal, that she expects to make port on Sunday night. The vessel, after discharging the local portion of her cargo, will proceed to Austra’ian ports to complete. No berth has been allotted her as yet. NORTHUMBERLAND DELAYED. Owing to the repairs to her windlass not being completed, the Federal steamer Northumberland was unable to leave Auckland last evening. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel at 6 o’clock this evening for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and New Plymouth to complete her discharge of Liverpool cargo. Later the vessel loads in the South and returns to this port to complete. She is scheduled to clear Auckland finally on September 12 for London and West Coast ports of England, via Panama. NOBEL COMPANY’S VESSELS. —Mr. C. E. Campbell advises the following movements of the Nobel Explosive Company’s vessels:— The Huia, which cleared Grafton, New South Wales, on July 16, was bar-bound at the mouth of the Clarence River and did not cross the bar until July 18. She has a cargo of hardwood for discharge at Auckland, and is expected to arrive here during the week-end. After unloading is completed the Huia will load explosives for Southern ports. The Piri, with explosives from Melbourne, cleared Nelson this morning for Auckland. She is expected to arrive here about Monday next, and will go to the Tamaki powder anchorage to complete discharging. After unloading is finished the Piri is to undergo her annual overhaul and survey here. The Miro left the Maraetal powder anchorage this morning with a cargo of explosives for discharge at Gisborne, Wellington and Nelson.