The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 841, 9 December 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

RARANGA AT HALIFAX. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion. steamer Raranga is reported to have arrived at Halifax on Friday from Boston, en route from Auckland to London. The vessel left Auckland on October 31. TAINUI LEAVES HOME. —Cable advice received states that the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Tainui, after loading cargo at London, left Southampton last Friday for Wellington and Lyttelton. She is expected at Wellington on January 11. CARGO FROM MONTREAL. —CabIed news has been received by the Canadian National Steamships that the, Canadian Constructor left Montreal on November 26 direct for Wellington and Australian ports. The vessel is due at Wellington on January 5. WAIPAHI REPORTS. —According to a radio message received by the local office of the Union Company, the Island fruit steamer Waipahi is due at Auckland at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning from Suva. After discharge ,she leaves again the same evening for Westport, where she loads for New’ Plymouth and Auckland. PORT HOBART CO M PL ETI N G.— The C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Hobart, which arrived at Auckland on Saturday afternoon from Wanganui, and berthed at the Central Wharf to complete her loading under the agency of the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, leaves here on Wednesday for London, via Panama. NARBADA LEAVES CALCUTTA.— Cabled advice has been received by the Union Company that the Narbada left Calcutta at 4 p.m. on December 4 for Penang, Singapore and Samarang to complete loading for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Blul'f. She is due at Auckland on January 1. MANUKA AT MELBOURNE. —The Union Company has received advice by cable that the Manuka, which left Wellington on Saturday. November 30. for Melbourne, arrived there early on Friday’ afternoon. She is to leave again on Wednesday’ for Bluff. Dunedin, Lvttelton and Wellington, is due at Bluff on December 15, and at Wellington on December 20. lONIC SAILS WEDNESDAY. An arrival at Auckland this morning from Napier was the White Star liner lonic, which berthed at the Queen’s Wharf to complete lier loading under the auspices of L. D. Nathan and Company. With passengers and mails as well, she is to be dispatched from her at 5 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon for Southampton and London, via Panama. MAHIA’S LOADING PORTS.— The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’ advises that the Mahia w r ill leave Napier* tomorrow to commence loading at wanganui. She will seubsequently load also at Lyttelton, Bluff, Timaru. Port Chalmers and Wellington. The Mahia is due at Wellington on January S and will sail finally from that port on January 11 for London, via Panama Canal. NORFOLK TO LOAD.— The New’ Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Noi-folk, which arrived at Timaru at 7 a.m. on Frida v from Dunedin to complete discharge, will leave Timaru on Wednesday for Auckland to commence loading. The vessel is to load also at Gisborne, Wellington and Napier, end rs to sail finally from the latter port on December 27 for London, via Panama Lanai and Curacao. HERMINIUS LEAVES BUNBURY.— The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company lias received cabled advice that the Herminius left Eunbmy on Tuesday evening for Albany’ to bunker, en route to Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. The vessel, which is bringing a cargo of jarrah from Millar’s West Australian Hardwood Company, is due at Auckland on December 35, and will discharge under the agency of L. D. Nathan and Company’. MATAROA REPORTS AGAlN.—Further wireless advice has been received from the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa, stating that she expects to reach Wellington at 5 o’clock on Wednesday’ evening from London and Southampton. The vessel will land passengers and cargo at Wellington, and will afterward come to Auckland to complete discharge. She is due here on December IS, and will be under the agency* of A. S. Paterson and Company’. CAMBRIDGE TO LOAD. —Leaving Gisborne at noon tomorrow for Auckland, the Federal steamer Cambridge is due here on Wednesday, and will berth at the Queen's Wharf to continue her loading under the agency’ of the New Zealand Shipping Company. From this port the vessel proceeds to Wanganui, thence Lyttelton and Wellington to fill up, and is scheduled to clear the latter port finally on December 28 for London and West Coast ports of England, via Panama. KAPONGA IN PORT. —The Union Company’s steamer Kaponga (Captain Donald McDonald) from South Australian ports, via Melbourne, arrived at Auckland yesterday morning and berthed at the King’s Wharf. After leaving Melbourne the Kgponga ran into cyclonic weather, which lasted for two days, after which she had a following wind and fine weather. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel at 10 o'clock this evening for Portland, New Plymouth, Tarakohe and Lvttelton. MAUI POMARE SAlLlNG. —Besides mails and cargo, the Government motorship Maui Pomare, which leaves Auck- ; land at 3 o'clock this afternoon for Norfolk Island, is taking the following passengers:—Mrs. and Miss T. Grubb, Miss M. Emerson, Miss E. Christian, Mr. J. Croger, Mr. G. de Latour, Mrs. H. Croger. Miss L. Quintal, Mrs. J. Mogg and infant, Mrs. G. Robinson, Miss O. Oberg, Miss Nurse, Miss G. Sing, Mrs. Bussett and two children, Mrs. J. E. Ling, Mr. R. U. Gould. RANGITIKI'S PASSENGERS. The New Zealand Shipping Companv’s motorship Rangitiki, which left Wellington on Saturday’ evening for Southampton and London, via Panama and Curacao, took the following passengers:— From Auckland.—First saloon: Mr. M. Johnston, Mrs. A. M. Potts. Second saloon: Mr. A. Robinson, Mrs. Robinson, Miss M. Robinson. From Napier.—Second saloon: Mr. H. Irwin. From Wellington.—First saloon: Mi*. L. Cesaroni, Colonel G. C. Hamilton, Mr. A. O. Inverarity, Hon. T. M. and Mrs. Wilford. Second saloon: Mrs. E. Phillips. From Christchurch.—First saloon: Mrs. J. F. Buchanan, Miss A. E. Buchanan, Miss A. S. Wilson. From Timaru.—Second saloon: Mr. D. D. Grant, Mrs. Grant, Miss G. A. Grant. Mrs. G. M. Symes. From Dun- j edin.—First saloon: Mr. H. R. Butter- ] worth. Second saloon: Mi-. J. M. Lyon. ; From Melbourne.—First saloon: Mr. W. j V. Blewett, Mr. R. A. Punter. There are also 50 third-class passengers. j

GRETASTON DEPARTS.— The steamer Givtaston. which has been dischargin'--. Ocean Island phosphates at Auckland, left this morning for Westport, she bunkers before proceeding to Ocean Island to load again for New Ztalund or Australia. PAUA DUE TOMORROW. —The Shell Company’s eoaslal vessel I'al.a is due HI port fr on WeUinston tomorrow iiiorninfc. when she will berth at Princes ''half, ami will later move to Western "half. She has a cargo ot case oil for discharge at - this port. IRIS TO SAIL TOMORROW. The Pacific ('able Board's repair ship Iris is scheduled to clear port at S.ob o clock tomorrow morning and will proceed to a point about :M0 miles out from Wellington on the Wei ling ton-Sydney cable, where she is to repair a defect. PLUME SAILS. —The Vacuum Oil Company's tanker Plume, which lias been discharging the local portion of her cargo of oil from San Francisco at Western Wharf, sailed this afternoon for Wellington. J.yttelton and Dunedin to complete linloadingWITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— . Auckland. —Tofua. Ventura. Sierra, lulanekai. Canadian Transporter. Waipahi. Maunsanui. Wairuna. Parracombe. W'a iteinata, Canadian Comiueror. Brunswick Plume. Maui Pomare, IxaiChatham Islands. —Nil. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Arahmu. Xgaio, Tamahim. Marama. 1 luuaroa. T.adv Lewis, Cambridge. Rangitiki. Otokia Mataroa. Port Darwin. 1 ort Hardy, Min. Karetu. Mahia. British Glory. Awarua —Makura. Tahiti. Hinemoa. (. A Larsen. Kosnios. Sir .1. C. Ross. Southern Princess, Ruahine. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTURU (7 a.m.). 270 tons, Jack-son-P’owler, from Hokianga. ARAPAWA is now sailing for Wanganui at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. HAUTURU is scheduled to sail for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads at 4 o’clock this afternoon. HOKIANGA is due this afternoon from Hokianga, and is to be dispatched on the return trip at 3 p.m. on Wednesday’. NGAPI’HI leaves for New Plymouth at 3.30 p.m. this day’. ANCHOR COMPANY’S LOADINGS. — Messrs. Russell and Somers advise the following loading dates at Onehunga:— IvAITOA is due on Thursday to load for Picton and Motueka. OREPUKI is due about December 19 to load for Nelson and West Coast ports of the South Island.