The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 786, 5 October 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

NARBADA FOR EAST.— The Union Company reports that the Narbada is to leave Port Kembla today for Calcutta, to take the November-December loading for New Zealand ports. She will complete her loading at Penang, Singapore and Samarang. SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS REPORTS. —The Colonial Carrying Company has I’eceived a wireless message from the Sir James Clark Ross, en route to Wellington from Norway, reporting that the vessel now expects to arrive there on October 13.

MANUKA AT MELBOURNE. —CabIed news has been received by the Union Company that the Manuka, from Bluff, arrived at Melbourne at 11 p.m. on Wednesday. The vessel is timed to leave again at 10 a.m. next Wednesday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington. MAI MOA TO LOAD IN DECEMBER.— The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company lias been notified by cable that the Maimoa left London on Tuesday morning with cargo for Australian ports. The vessel is to load Homewards in New Zealand in December.

MAKURA LEAVES SYDN EY.— Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Makura left Sydney at 5 p.m. on Thursday for Wellington. She is due there on Monday morning, and will leave again the following afternoon for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete.

CANADIAN .TRANSPORTER EN ROUTE. —The Canadian National Steamships have been notified by cable that the Canadian Transporter left Montreal on September 26 with general cargo to discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. The vessel is due at Auckland on November 5, and at Wellington about November 11.

PORT VICTOR DUE MONDAY.—Advice received by Heather, Roberton, Ltd., states that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Victor left New Plymouth early this morning for Auckland, where she is due on Monday. She will berth at the Queen's WTiarf and the same evening is to be dispatched to Australia to till tip for Genoa and England.

PASSENGERS FROM LONDON.— The following passengers, en route from London to Australia by the Maloja, have booked through to Wellington by the Maheno: —Mr. Sugden. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Harris and infant, Mr. and Mrs. W'olstencroft. Mr. Farrel, Mr. and Mrs. and Misses Alcock (2). Miss Thompson. Mr. Andrews. Misses Wilkins (3). Mrs. Sugden, Mrs. Wilkinson, Mrs. Dent and Mrs. Butler.

MAILS ARRIVING. The R.M.S. Niagara, due at Auckland on Monday from Vancouver, has 705 baes of English and American mail for New Zealand. The Remuera, from London, due at Auckland on Monday, has 126 bags of mail and 971 bags of parcel mail for New Zealand. The R.M.S. Makura. due at Wellington on Monday from Sydney, has 56 bags of English. Eastern and Australian mail for Auckland, which is due here on Tuesday morning.

RUAPEHU LEAVES PANAMA.—The New Zealand Shipping Company has been notified by cable that the liner Ruapehu left Panama on Sunday for Wellington, via Suva. She is due at Wellington on October 27. NORFOLK AT CURACAO.—News by cable has been received by the New Zealand Shipping* rompany that the Federal steamer Norfolk arrived at Curacao last Sunday from Liverpool. The ship is due at Auckland on October 23. KAITOKE LEAVES GLADSTONE.— Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the collier Kaitoke left Gladstone. Queensland, at P a.in. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due next Thursday*. MAR AM A FOR SYDNEY.—The Union Company's intercolonial passenger steamer Marama. which has been undergoing an extensive overhaul and refit at Auckland, leaves here at 3 p.m. next Friday for Sydney. KARAMEA SAILS TUESDAY.—Efforts are being made by L. T>. Nathan and Company to dispatch the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's motor-ship Karamea from Auckland at midday on Tuesday next for London and West Coast ports of England via Panama. MATOPPO ARRIVES TOMORROW.— With New York cargo for discharge at Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton. Timaru and Dunedin, the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer Matoppo is due at Auckland at noon tomorrow. She will later berth at the King's Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo. REMUERA DUE 1 P.M. MONDAY. — A further radio message received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Remuera. from London and Southampton, is now due at Auckland at 1 p.m. on Monday. She later berths at the Prince’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and part cargo. PORT HARDY LEAVES HOME. — —Cabled news has been received by the C. and I~>. Line that the Port Hardy left Liverpool on Saturday' with general cargo to discharge at Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on November 6 and the Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company will act as the local agents. ROTORUA DUE TUESDAY. —Leaving Lyttelton at 3 o’clock this afternoon for Auckland, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rotorua is due here next Tuesday for loading. The vessel clea-s Auckland again on October 12 for Wellington, where she completes loading, and finally departs on October 19 for London and Southamptn, via Panama. She will berth at the Queen’s Wharf. PORT MELBOURNE'S DATES.—The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company' lias been advised that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Melbourne, now loading at Timaru, later fills up at Lyttelton. New Plymouth, Auckland (October 17 to Otcober 18), Gisborne, Napier and Wellington. She is expected to clear Wellington finally' about October 26 for London via the Cape Horn route. MAHENO AND MAUNGANUI. —The Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamers Malieno and Maunganui were dispatched from Sydney’ for New Zealand y'esterday’ afternoon, the Maheno for Wellington at one o'clock and the Maunganui for Auckland at four o’clock. They are due at their respective ports on Tuesday. TUATEA SOLD.—The Union Company's tender Tuatea was sold yesterday to Mr. A. A. Perano, Picton. It is understood she will be utilised in a passenger and cargo service in the Queen Charlotte Sounds. She is to leave for Picton about the end of next week. The Tuatea is a wooden steamer of 112 tons and was built at Auckland in 1905. For 24 years she was at Gisborne tendering the vessels ill the roadstead. NIAGARA CLEARS SUVA.—The Roy'al Mail liner Niagara which arrived at Suva from Vancouver and Honolulu yesterday morning and sailed at 12.30 o’clock in the afternoon in continuation of her voyage to Auckland and Sydney. The vessel is due on Monday morning, and will berth at Prince’s Wharf. After landing passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand she is to resume her voyage to Sydney at five o'clock on Tuesday' evening. TAHITI DOCKED.—The Union Company’s R.M.S. Tahiti, on her arrivel at San Francisco from Wellington last week, was placed in dry dock, and her departure on the return voyage to Sydney via ports was postponed until yesterday. According to her usual schedule the Tahiti should now arrive at Wellington on October 22, but it is possible that she may make up some of the lost time on the run to Wellington. WAIPAHI’S EXTRA TRIPS.— The Union Company'’s Island steamer Waipahi left Rarotonga on Tuesday afternoon with a fruit cargo from Cook Islands for Auckland. She is due about Wednesday morning. It is the last trip that the Waipahi will make to Cook Islands this but the company' advises that arrangements have been made for the vessel to load fruit for Auckland at Apia on October 31 and at Suva on December 5. The Fiji trip will be made in anticipation of the extra demand for fruit on account of the Christmas trade, and will be in addition to the Tofua’s cargoes, the Tofua being scheduled to load as usual at Suva on November 21 and on December 19. PULVERISED COAL BURNING. —According to “Fairplay,” the United States Shipping Board’s cargo steamer West Alsek, which is fitted, with the Todd Unit system of pulverised coal burning, arrived in the Clyde last month after a highly successful transatlantic voyage. She left. New York on July 5. During the passage everything connected with the pulverised coal plant worked satisfactorily', and the results exceeded the anticipations of the Todd Corporation’s experts on board. A few days after the vessel arrived she was visited by a considerable number of engineers and others interested in the new method of burning coal.