The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 833, 29 November 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

WAIPAHI SAILING. —At three o'clock this afternoon the Union Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi is leaving Auckland for Suva, where she will load fruit for this port.

TOFUA SAILS TOMORROW.—The Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua undocked yesterday afternoon, and berthed at the Prince’s Wharf. At 11 a..m. tomorrow she leaves Auckland on her monthly trip to Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa.

KAITOKE LEAVES GLADSTONE.— Cable advice* received by the local office of the Union Company states that the

collier Kaitoke left Gladstone, Queensland, at 6 p.m. last Wednesday, with a full cargo of coal for Auckland. She is expected here about Tuesday next.

MAUNGANUI FOR AUCKLAND.— Leaving Sydney at three o’clock this afternoon for Auckland, the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Maunganui is due here next Tuesday morning.

KAW ATI R I DOCKS.—This morning the Union Company’s collier Kawatiri was docked for cleaning and painting. She undocks tomorrow, and then sails for Gladstone, Queensland, where she loads coal for New Zealand.

CARGO FROM LIVERPOOL.—CabIed news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Federal steamer Cumberland sailed from Liverpool on Monday with general cargo to discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Bunedin, Bluff and Timaru. She is due at Auckland on January 3. CARGO FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA. —Advice has been received by the local office of the Union Company that the steamer Kaponga, from South Australian ports, leaves Melbourne at noon tomorrow for Auckland and other New Zealand ports. She is due here about December 9.

PHOSPHATES MOROCCO. — Advice has been received by Henderson and Macfarlane that the steamer Charlbury left Casablanca, Morocco, on November 25, with a cargo of phosphates for discharge at Auckland and New Plymouth. She is expected to arrive at Auckland on January 4. PORT CAMPBELL DUE SUNDAY. — With passengers for disembarkation at Auckland, and cargo for discharge at Auckland and Wellington, the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Campbell is due at Auckland on Sunday from London. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company will act as the local agents.

CARGO FROM NEW YORK.—Cable advice received states that the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer Armadale, en route from New York with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Bunedin, left Norfolk last Tuesday lor this port. She is due here about December 28.

WAIOTAPU LEAVES LOS ANGELES. —Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Waiotapu left Los Angeles on November 25 with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on December 21. PORT DARWIN R E PORTS.—According to a radio message received by Heather, Roberton, Ltd., the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Darwin is expected to arrive at Auckland late on Monday from New Yoi'k. Besides passengers for New Zealand, the vessel has cargo for discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin. TORY CHANNEL LIGHTS. —The fixed leading beacons situated about one mile north-westward of the eastern entrance of Tory Channel, will be altered to automatic occulting during January, 1930. It is also intended to install an automatic group flashing light on the summit of West Head at the western side of the eastern entrance to Tory Channel in January. RUAHINE RADIOS. —Radio advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the liner Ruahine is expected to arrive at Wellington next Wednesday afternoon from Home. The vessel is bringing passengers and mails for disembarkation at Wellington from Southampton, and cargo from London for discharge at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Timaru. NIAGARA DUE MONDAY. —Advice has been received by the Union Company that the Royal Alail liner Niagara arrived at Suva at 6 o’clock this morning with passengers, mail and cargo from Vancouver and Honolulu. She left again shortly after noon, and is due at Auckland on Monday morning, being announced to sail for Sydney at 5 o’clock on Tuesday evening. She will berth at the Prince’s Wharf. MALOLO LEAVES S Y D N EY.—Cabled advice from Sydney reports the departure at. 7 o'clock yesterday morning of the tourist liner Malolo, which is due at Auckland on Sunday morning. After pratique has been granted she will berth at Queen’s Wharf. Australian mail is being brought by the vessel. Henderson and Macfarlane advise that she will leave for Fiji, Apia, Pago Pago and Honolulu on Tuesday evening. MAIMOA TO LOAD.—A cable message to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the Maimoa left Brisbane on Wednesday morning for Bluff, where she is due on Monday morning to commence loading for London. The ship will proceed thence to Wellington, where she is due on December 7 for further loading, and will leave there on December 14 for New Plymouth, Auckland and Napier to fill up. The Maimoa will sail finally from Napier on December 30 for London, via Panama. CAMBRIDGE TO LOAD.—Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Federal steamer Cambridge left Adelaide on Tuesday afternoon for New Plymouth, where she is due on Monday, to commence loading for London. Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow. The vessel will subsequently load at Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, Wanganui, Lyttelton and Wellington. She will sail finally from Wellington on December 2S, proceeding via

TAHITI LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO— The Union Company advises that the Tahiti left San Francisco on Wednesday for Papeete, Raratongn, Wellington and Sydney. She is 4 due at Wellington on December 16.

CARGO FROM NEW YORK.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the A. and A. Line steamer Australind will now not leave New York until December 5 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The City of Wellington will now sail from New York on December 17 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. Napier having been lately added to her ports of discharge.

RUAPEHU FOR HOME.—The liner Ruapehu, which is to sail from Port Chalmers tomorrow for Southampton, London and West Coast of Great Britain, via the Cape Horne route, will take the following passengers:—Mr. D. Don, Mrs. Don, Mr. C. T. Dunn, Mr. A. F. Duthie, Mr. R. W. Graham, Mrs. V. E. Kingswell, Mr. C. W. MacLeod, Mrs. MacLeod, Mr. C. J. Symes, Mr. Toose. PORT HARDY TO LOAD.—The C. and D. Line advises that the Port Hardy arrived at Dunedin at 1.15 p.m. on Wednesday from Lyttelton to complete discharge. She will leave Dunedin at 5 p.m. on Monday for Wellington to commence loading for Halifax and London. The vessel is to load also at Napier, Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay and Auckland. The Port Hardy will sail finally from Auckland ou December 23 for Halifax and London, via Panama.

MIN IN PORT.—Under charter to the A. and A. Line, the steamer Alin arrived at Auckland yesterday afternoon from New York and berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo, under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Companv. The remainder of the cargo is for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Leaving New York on October 24, the Alin bunkered at Norfolk next dav, and passed through the Panama Canal on November 1. Exceptionally good time was mstde across the Pacific Ocean until bad weather was experienced off the New Zealand coast. High winds and torrential rain delayed progress, but in spite of this the vessel completed the run from Balboa in good time. Captain F. Cundy Is in command, and he has with him the following officers:— Chief officer, Air. J. Donald; second, Afr. E. B. FacFarren; third, Air. G. Frankish; wireless operator, Mr. 11. Roberts; chief engineer, Air. J. Lander; second, Air. D. J. Thomas; third. Air. F. Fasken; fourth, Mr. J. Nicholson.

The Alin is expected to leave for Wellington next Alonday. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the great Japanese shipping company, has an extensive building programme in Wand at the present time, including nine large Dieselengined ships and several express steamers. These include the motor-ships Asama Alaru, Chichibu Maru, Tatsuta Alaru, trans-Pacific flyers, each of 17,000 tons, with a speed of 21 knots, to be engaged in the Orient-California service. The motor-ship Heiyo Alaru, 9,500 tons, \vith a speed of 16 knots, will be employed in the South American West Coast service. The Terukuni Alaru and Y'asukum, 11,000 tons, with a speed of 15 knots, are to be employed in the JapanEuropean service; while the Hikawa Maru, Hiye Alaru and Heian Alaru, 11.C00 tons, with a speed of IS knots, will be employed in the Orient-Seattle service. . At the present time the Nippon Yusen Kaisha has the Tango Alaru, the Aki Alaru and the Kaga Maru in the JapanAustralia service, but it is planned to replace them next year with larger ships, Kitano Alaru, Atsuta Maru and Kamo Alaru, each of 8,000 tons, which are now employed in the European service of the company. These vessels are well equipped, and comfortably accommodated for tropical sea travel, and furthermore are of a good turn of speed, each vessel being capable of 15 knots. In view of the schedule they are intended to maintain, their speed will give passengers ample time for sight-seeing at ports of call. These vessels provide ample accommodation for the carriage of first, second and third-class passengers. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—Maui Poraare, Golden West Bradavon, Tutanekai. Piako. Bosworth Malolo. Oil Trader. Plume, Port Campbell, Ulimaroa, Waipahi, Niagara, Port Darwin, Carriso. Chatham Islands.—Parracombe, Ruahine. Cornwall. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine. Arahura, Xgaio, Aorangi, Kent. Rangitiki, Alarama. Port Hunter. Hauraki Canadian Transporter, Cambridge.’ Port Hobart. & * Awarua.—C. A. [.arsen, Kosmos. Southern Princess, Sir .T. C. Ross, Makur* of* Mobile 1 * 1 ” 10 *' lonit * R uapehu, City

PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY HAUTURU (4.40 p.m.), 270 tons. Jack, son-Fowler, for Hokianga. HOKIAXGA (5 p.m.), 271 tons, Kea. liedv, for Hokianga. NGAPUHI (6 p.m.), 703 tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. ALEXANDER is due tomorrow tnoring from Nelson, and will load for Ne:son and West Coast ports of the Sooth Island. She is to sail on Monday afternoon. ARAPAWA is expected tomorrow morning from Wanganui. It is Vioped to dispatch her on Monday afternoon for Wanganui direct. HAUTURU sailed for Hokianga yesterday afternoon and returns to port at i o’clock on Sunday morning. HOKIANGA sailed for Hokianga yesterday afternoon and arrives back ea Monday morning. NGAPUHI is arriving from New FtTir.outh at 7.30 a.m. tomorrow. She is scheduled to leave for that port at 3.30 p.m. on Monday.