The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 839, 6 December 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

TAINUI FROM SOUTHAMPTON.—The passenger liner Tainui is to leave Southampton today with passengers, mall and cargo for Wellington. She is due on January 11. REMUERA AT PANAMA. —Cable advice from Panama reports the arrival on Tuesday of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Remuera, en route from Napier to London. The vessel left Napier on November 9. REMUERA CLEARS COLON.—Cable advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the liner Remuera, which left Napier on November 9 for Southampton and London, left Colon on December 4. RANGITIKi FOR HOME.—With passengers, mails and cargo the New Zei* land Shipping Company’s motor-ship Rangitiki leaves Wellington at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon for Southampton and London, via Panama and Curacao. . RIMUTAKA REPORTED.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Rim u taka left Panama on Tuesday en route from London and Southampton witli passengers, mail and cargo for Wellington. She is due at Wellington on December 24. RARANGA AT NEW YORK.—A cable message to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company reports that the Raranga arrived at New York on Monday morning from Auckland. She left Auckland on October 31 for New York, Boston, Halifax and London. MAUI POMARE DUE TOMORROW.— From Nuie Island and Apia, Samoa, via Lyttelton and Wellington, the Government motor-ship Maui Pomare is dv« at Auckland tomorrow. She will ber«_.i at the King’s Wharf, and on Mondav at 3 p.m. leaves for Norfolk Island. Spedding, Ltd., will be the local agents. MtTTELMEER LEAVES SAN PEDRO. —The Atlantic-Union Oil Company has been notified by cable that the German motor-tanker Mittelmeer sailed from San Pedro last Friday with a cargo of motor spirits for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The vessel is due at Auckland on December 22. KAPONGA FROM AUSTRALIA. Due at Auckland on Sunday from South Australian ports, via Melbourne, the Company’s steamer Kaponga will berth at the King s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to Portland, New Plymouth charge* an ~ Lyttelton to complete dis-

o + P ? R Tt H 9 BAR T DUE SUNDAY.—Due thn A r Ckl n a ,?d ?? S T u . nd ?y Wanganui. ® Ko c ; aa< ? Line s motor-ship Port Hobai t will berth at the Central Wharf Of < thß Pl u' te her I , oadin S' under the agency of the Farmers Co-operative Auctioneering Company. She is scheduled to leave Auckland finally on Wednesday December 11, for London, via Panama c C y LL o ND IA LEAVES SYDNEY. A G. Fraiikham, Ltd., received cabled news yesterday that the Callandia left Sydney Anct-h.ed , a , desda >' fu l ' Wellington and her k Ja?ao la ? Se the remainder ot at W ellington on Sunday. Captain William Savage is in command. Vew UA f, ROM ENGLAND.— The RSrhh?e eal b a e n r d the S A’ 1PP aT S s%£££ London and Sotuhampton at ntne o'cloclyesterday morning with passengers man Auckland passengers "arrived warded bv IS tb nor t n v n^'- ] usEage being forWelhngtoi? todly Wa ‘ Plata - lea 'es reesel brought the following passenDr A. Preston, the lion. W. H Triggs and Mrs. Triggs, the Rev \ t i Hazlett Miss R. Shffd’, Mr. and Mr/' K . Blakesley, Mr. and Mrs. D R Calrl * well, Mr C. A. de Latour, Miss C.* M de La tour, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Feilden MrsB. Maunsell, Master J. B. Maunsell ' Mr' and Mrs. W. F. Meek, Mrs. K. Meek' Sir" and Mrs. H W Moss, Dr. M. Pearlon. Mr and Mrs. H. W. Urquhart, Master I. B Urquhart, Mrs. K. G. Ward, Miss M. Ward, Mr. and Idrs. F. W. Barker. Mr. and Mrs. A. Douglass, Masters K and B Douglass, Mr. and Mrs. C. Dover Miss K. Dover, Mr. and Mrs. W. Ford Air and Mrs. A. Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. L W Melvin, Master R. W. Melvin, Mrs. E K Poikinghorn, Master J. B. Polkinghorn! Miss E. Poikinghorn, the Rev. H Rvan Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Sinclair, Mr. and Airs’ L. Stimpson, Airs. H. G. Taylor, Master A. \v. Taylor, Air. and Airs. L. T. Tollemache, Alesdames A. S. Arnold. D. Arthur L. E. C. Bower, AI. AI. Carlile, S. Edmunds, G. Fitchett, J. Harwood, G. L Neele, E. L. Pickworth, E. S. Toussaint’ J. E. Foster, L. D. Jaggard, AI. A. Johnston, AT Rankine, H. A. Tait, C. S. Tardrew, K- Tatton, S. Titterington. Alisses L. G. Brodie, D. Johnston, AI. Q. Kirker, L. AT Alonckton, AI. Price, D. AI. Quill’ Af. Scott, O. L. Turton, AI. Ashton. AT W* Crane, T. Caspar, P. C. Greenwood. E. AI. Hadfield, E. AI. Johnston, E. L. Alasterman, H. Romanis, E. G. D. Theobald, Alessrs. F. Barkas, A. D. Campbell, A. E. Harston, W. L. Harston, A. S. Murdoch, C. G. Ogilvie, B. Shaw. r. e. B. Webb. A. C. Blow, J. <J. Davies, F. -T. Grand, G. H. Law, J. Alacpherson, G. Mollinson, TV. w. Sime, G. A. Woods and 121 thirdclass.

MALOLO AT SUVA. —According to cable advice received, the Alatson tourist liner Alalolo, which left Auckland last Tuesday evening, arrived at Suva at 10 o’clock this morning. OTOKIA REPORTS. —The Union Company’s tanker Otokia, with a full cargo of fuel oil from San Pedro, has reported by wireless that she expects to arrive at Wellington next Alonday afternoon. TOFUA’S MOVEMENTS. —The local office of the Union Company advises that the Island passenger steamer Tofu;-, which arrived at Suva at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday from Auckland, leaves again tomorrow for Tonga and Samoa. IRIS TO SAIL TUESDAY.—The Pacific i Cable Board’s repair ship Iris is to sail at 8.30 o'clock on Tuesday morning to repair a defect in the WelUpgton-S' dney cable. The scene of operations will bo about 240 miles out from Wellington. GRETASTON SAILS TOMORROW. Henderson and Alacfarlane advises that the steamer Gretaston leaves Auckland at noon tomorrow for Westport, wliere sh»* will bunker before proceeding to Ocean Island to load for New Zealand or Australia. MOTOR SPIRIT FROM triVCApORE. —With a cargo of motor spirit for discharge at Auckland and Wellington, the Shell Company’s tanker is scheduled to clear Singapore on Tuesday next. She is due at Auckland on December SI. MAUNGANUI FOR SYDNEY.—The departure of the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Alaunganui from Auckland for Sydney has been postponed until midnight tonight to enable •’The Desert Song” Company to connect with the vessel. PAUA COMING.—The Shell Company advises that its coastal vessel Paua is to leave Wellington today or tomorrow for Auckland with a cargo of case oil for discharge at this port. She is .due here early next week and will berth at Western Wharf. ULI MAP.OA FOR WELLINGTON. The Huddart-Parker's intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa leaves Syciney at noon today for Wellington, where she is due next Tuesday morning. She is the only passenger steamer to arrive in New Zealand next week, from Sydney'. CANADIAN TRANSPORTER SAILS.— After having completed her loading for New York, Boston and Halifax at Prince’s Wharf, the Canadian National Steamships vessel Canadian Transporter was dispatched for those ports last evening. PORT DUNEDIN WITH TIMBER.— The C. and D. Line advises that the Port Dunedin will leave Bunbury (Western Australia) shortly with a cargo of hardwood, comprising railway sleepers and scantlings, for discharge at Wellington and Picton. The ship is due at Wellington about Christmas Day. WAIPAHI LEAVES SUVA.—According to cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company, the Island fruit steamer Waipahi left Suva at 3 30 p.m yesterday for Auckland, where s is due next Tuesday. After discharge here the vessel proceeds to Lyttelton direct, and Dunedin to complete. lONIC TO COMPLETE—L. D. Nathan w?-* °?.l pan }'. has been advised that the White Star liner lonic leaves Napier at » P-m. tomorrow for Auckland, where ® ne * s due on Sunday evening. She will at the Queen’s Wharf to complete 7 , loa ? ins and is scheduled to sail S rom * his port 5 p.m. next Wednesday. December 11, for Southampton and London, via Panama.

PLUME DUE TOMORROW. —The \ acuum Oil Company’s tanker Plume has sent radio advice that she will arrive in the stream at Auckland from San Francisco at eleven o’clock tomorrow morn„The vessel is to berth at Western i !? arf to ? ut out the local, portion of her cargo into the company’s tanks at Freeman s Bay, and is to be dispatched on Monday for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin to complete discharge. KOUTUNUI ON TRIAL RUN.—The Richardson vessel Koutunui, which has oeen m port for some time underKoinc an extensive overhaul, and having oil engines installed in place of steam went on her trial run this morning, and d | d nine knots. Messrs. Watkin and Wallis, agents for the vessel, advise that the trial was perfectly satisfaotorv, ana triat the now-motorship is to be dispatched for Whitianga and Gisborne tonight.

the E DUT , CH MOTOR LINER—For the Europe-Java mail service, the new flagsbip of the Rotterdam Lloyd the motor - driven liner Baloeran was S£d Ch The v ueu ?\. 29 at Joking-. HolThe -vessel has a double bottom throughout her length, and seven watertight partitions divide the hull into ei|ht The Baloeran carries IT r rt '1- equipped with a gvrocompass, a radio-direction finder *and submarine clock signals. All There 8 are fi :: 0 r uts ‘ de " df ek staterooms first *' lass accommodation for iii S T rS m two-berth and S2 single-berth rooms, 12 of which have private bathrooms, and there are two special staterooms de luxe. The second class accommodates 280 passengers Tho Promenade deck has an area of 1,,436 square feet. There is an open* air swimming pool and 82 dressing-rooms adjacent. The ship carries a crew tjo

ANTONIO AND SALTERSGATE. - Advice has been received That both the Antonio and the Saltersgate are to load sugar at Peru fo- f nial Sugar Company’s works at Chelsea. | WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected t* be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—Tofun, Plume, Ventura Sierra. Tutanekai, Kaponga, Niagara Malolo, Arragan, Moeraki, Canadian Transporter, Port Hobart, Port (.’ampbell, Waipahi, Matitgunui, Gretaston. Chatham Islands.—Nil. Wellington.—Arahur i, Xca o, Maori. Wahine, Tamahlne, Callandia. Otokia. Ulimaroa. Marama. Mabta, Port Darwin. lonic, Cambridge, .M-itaroa. Awarua. —C. A. Larsen. Kosmos, Sir 1. (’. Ross. Southern Princess, Mnkura, Tahiti, Ruapehu, Kalingo, Milluna. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY XGAPUHI (6 p.m.), 703 tons. Bark, for New Plymouth. HAUTURU (6.30 p.m.). 270 ton.*. for Hokianga. HOKIANGA (9.15 p.m.>, 271 tonr. Kennedy, for Hokianga. A RAPA WA is due from Wanganui tonight, and is scheduled to sail on the return trip at 3 p.m. on Monday. HAUTURU sailed last evening for Hokianga, from where she returns t> port at 6 a.m. on Sunday. HOKIANGA cleared jort last night for Hokianga. She is due back iron, tker* on Monday morning. KAITOA is arriving next Wednesday to load for Nelson and Motueka. XGAPUHI, arriving from New Plymouth at 7.30 a.m. tomorrow, is to dispatched for the same port at 3.30 o'clock on Monday afternoon.