The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 798, 19 October 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

GERMAN TANKER MITTELMEER.— Under charter to the Atlantic Union Oil Company the German motor-tanker Mittelmeer, 6,370 tons, is to leave San Pedro on October 24 with a bulk oil cargo for dischaf'ge at Auckland, W ellington, Sydney and Melbourne.

COAL FROM PORT KEMBLA.—According to cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company, the collier Kawatiri left Port Kembla at 2 p.m. last Thursday with a full cargo of coal for discharge at Auckland. She is due here on Wednesday next.

KAITANGATA CLEARS DEVONPORT.—CabIe advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the steamer Kaitangata left Devonport, Tasmania, at 8 p.m. last Thursday for Auckland direct, where she is due next Saturday, October 26.

MARISTON FROM MAKATEA. —The steamer Mariston, which is due at Auckland next Thursday from Makatea, will berth at the King’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo of phosphates under the agency of Henderson and Macfar lane before . proceeding to Lyttelton to complete discharge.

TOFUA LEAVES APlA.—Advice has been received by the local office of the Union Company that the Island passenger steamer Tofua left Apia yesterday for Suva and Auckland. She is to clear the Fijian port next Thursday at noon, and is due here on Monday week, October 28.

WAIPAHI FOR APIA.—The local office of the Union Company advises that the Waipahi is now due at Auckland from Lyttelton and Wellington on Tuesday. After discharge she is to sail on Wednesday for Apia, Samoa, where she is scheduled to load fruit for Auckland on October 31. She will berth at the Princess Wharf.

MARAMA LEAVES SYDNEY.—According to cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company, the intercolonial passenger steamer Mararaa left Sydney at 3 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due on Tuesday morning. She will berth at the Central Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo and at 3 p.m. next Friday leaves on her return trip to Sydney.

DALVEEN LEAVES GALVESTON.— The steamer Dalveen is reported to have sailed from Galveston, Texas, last Wednesday with a full cargo of sulphur for discharge at Auckland, New Plymouth, Newcastle, Sydney, Geelong and Adelaide. She is due at Auckland about November 25. A. S. Paterson and Company, Ltd., will act as local agent.

CARGO FROM ENGLAND. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the following vessels are scheduled to reach Auckland with cargo from England:—Corinthic, from London, October 28; Mahia, from London, November 19; Mataroa, from London, December 17; Zealandic, from London, January 6.

CARGO FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA. —From Edithburg and Wallaroo, the Union Company’s steamer Kaikorai was to leave Adelaide yesterday and Melbourne on Tuesday for Auckland direct, thence Portland, New Plymouth, Castlecliff, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due here about October 31.

NORFOLK’S BERTH.—Although no radio message has been received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company,* the Federal steamer Norfolk, en route from West of England ports, is expected to arrive at Auckland about Tuesday next from Liverpool. She has been allotted a berth at the Queen’s W harf to unload the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers to complete. MAILS ARRIVING.—The acting-chief postmaster has been advised of the following mails, which are due to reach Auckland next week:— The R.M.S. Niagara, due at Auckland on Monday, from Sydney, has 381 bags of English, Eastern and Australian mail for Auckland. The R.M.S. Tahiti, from San Francisco, due at Wellington on Tuesday afternoon, has 556 bags of English and American mail for Auckland. These mails are expected to arrive here by the Limited on Wednesday, October 23.

Tlie Mararaa, from Sydney, due at Auckland on Tuesday, October 22. has 2S bags of Australian mail for Auckland.

KARTIGI SAILS. —Yesterday afternoon the Union Company dispatched the steamer Kartigi from Auckland for Greymouth, where she w r ill load timber for Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane.

WAIHEMO DUE TUESDAY. —Due at Auckland on Tuesday morning from the Pacific Slope, the Union Company’s cargo steamer Waihemo, after discharging the local portion of her cargo here, proceeds to Wellington, Nelson, Melbourne and Sydney to complete. She has been allotted a berth at the Queen’s Wharf.

TAMAROA SAILS TUESDAY. —Nowloading at the Queen’s Wharf under the ag'ency of A. S. Paterson and Company, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company s liner Tamaroa is to leave Auckland at 5 p.m. on Tuesday for Wellington, where she completes loading, and finally departs on October 30 for Southampton and London, via Panama.

RUAPEHU NEARING SUVA.—Tbe New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruapehu has reported by wireless that she will reach Suva from London and Southampton tomorrow. After unloading a quantity of general merchandise for Fiji the vessel will resume her voyage and she is scheduled to reach Wellington on October 27. She is bringing passengers for New Zealand and cargo for discharge at Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. After completion of discharge the Ruapehu is scheduled to load at New Plymouth, Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland on November IS and is to leave Port Chalmers for London and West Coast ports of Great Britain, via Montevideo and Teneriffe, on November 30.

NOBEL COMPANY’S VESSELS. —Mr. C. E. Campbell advises the following movements of the Nobel Explosive Company’s vessels:— The Miro sailed early this morning with a cargo of explosives for discharge at New Plymouth. She returns to Auckland from there.

The Huia, now" at Brisbane discharging explosives from Northern Queensland ports, proceeds from there to Grafton, New- South Wales, to load hardwoods for discharge at Tauranga and Auckland. She is expected to clear Grafton in about a week’s time.

The Piri is due at Melbourne today to load explosives for Greymouth, "Westport and Auckland. She is expected to reach Greymouth on about November 6. Both the Huia and the Piri are to lighter explosives from the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s vessel Mahia. which is due from England early next month. The Piri will discharge these explosives at Dunedin and the Huia at New Plymouth, Wellington, Westport and Greymouth.