The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 846, 14 December 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

NEW STEAMER KAREPO. —The Union Company advises that the Karepo, the second of the new cargo vessels, which left Birkenhead on December 5, is due at Wellington on January 26. TAHITI REPORTS. —According to a cable message received by the Union Company, the R.M.S. Tahiti is expected to arrive at Wellington at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon from San Francisco, via ports. She leaves again on Tuesday afternoon for Sydney.

WAIOTAPU LEAVES PAPEETE. — Cabled news received by the Union Company reports that the Waiotapu, from Pacific Coast ports, left Papeete on Thursday for Auckland, Wellington, and Australia. She is due at Auckland on December 23. WAIRUNA AT LYTTELTON.—From Pacific Coast ports the Union Company s Wairuna arrived at Lyttelton yesterday. The vessel later proceeds to Dunedm. New Plymouth, Napier, and Auckland, to complete discharge. THE CANADIAN EXPLORER. —The Canadian National steamer Canadian Explorer, which left Auckland on Novem- : ber 14 for New York, Boston, and Mon- j treal, is reported to have reached Panama i on Wednesday. KARTIGI FOR AUSTRAL! A.—After discharge at Auckland, the Union Company’s steamer Kartigi, which is due here this afternoon from Greymoutn, proceeds to Napier and Grey mouth to load for Launceston and Sydney. NIAGARA DUE MON DAY.—Due at Auckland on Monday morning from Sydney, the Union Company’s R.M.S. Niagara will berth about 8.30 a.m. at the Prince’s Wharf. She is scheduled to leave again at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. CITY OF WELLINGTON. —The A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer City of Wellington is scheduled to leave New York on Tuesday for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The vessel is due at Auckland about January 21. MAH ANA'S BERTH.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Mahana, which is due at Auckland on Tuesday from Liverpool, will berth at the Queen’s Wharf to land ibe local portion of her cargo under the agency of L. D. Nathan and Company. CALLANDIA IN PORT.—The steamer Callandia arrived at Auckland early this morning from Wellington to complete the discharge of her cargo of case oil from Port Arthur and Los Angeles. She berthed at Western Wharf, but her future movements have not yet been announced. A. G. Frankham, Ltd., are the local agents. REMUERA LEAVES CURACAO. — Cabled news has been received that the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera left Curacao on Saturday morning for Southampton, London, and West Coast of Great Britain, en route from Napier. She sailed from Napier on November 13. CAMBRIDGE SAILING. —Early this afternoon the Federal steamer Cambridge leaves Auckland for Wanganui, thence Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Wellington, to complete her loading for Home. She is to clear Wellington finally on December 2S for London and West Coast ports of England, via Panama. - MARAMA LEAVES SYDNEY.—CabIe advice has been received by the local office of the Union Company that the intercolonial passenger steamer Marama left Sydney at 3 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due on Tuesday morning. She will berth at the Prince’s Wharf, and at noon next Friday leaves on her return trip to the New South Wales port. PORT HARDY DUE MONDAY.—Advice has been received by the Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Hardy leaves Tokomaru Bay tomorrow evening for Auckland, where she is due on Monday to complete her loading. She will berth at the Central Wharf. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel finallv from this port on December 21 for Halifax and London, via Panama. The vessel is lifting the biggest butter shipment yet taken from New Zealand. MAHENO RESUMING.—Repairs to her turbines completed, the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Maheno left Sydney on Wednesday for Melbourne to take up her running in the new subsidised Melbourne New Zealand service. The Maheno is scheduled to leave Melbourne on December 17 for Wellington. She is due there on December 22, and will leave again on December 23 for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Melbourne. * ROSS SEA WHALERS.—It is understood that radio advices received from the Norwegian whalers report good catches of whales outside the pack ice of the Ross Sea. The Kosmos and her seven chasers are said to have done very well so far. The Rosshurst Company’s fleet, and that of the Southern Whaling Company, which went south later, have also killed a good number. The whales have now gone south into the open waters of the Ross Sea, and the three fleets are ready to follow as soon as the pack ice opens up sufficiently to give them a safe passage. CANADIAN CONQUEROR FOR WELLINGTON.—To continue discharging her cargo from Montreal and Svdney (Cape Breton Island), the Canadian National Steamships vessel Canadian Conqueror was announced to clear port for Welfington at 1 p.m. today. From Wellington she proceeds to LvltUton, Timaru and Dunedin to complete. The Canadian Conqueror is to start loading for New York, Boston and Halifax while she is down South, and will proceed from Dunedm to Wellington, Napier and Auckland, finishing her loading here. She is expected to arrive back at this port m the first week in January and will sail from here for America and Canada. MATAROA’S FAST STEAMI NG.—The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s liner Mataroa, which arrived at Wellington on "Wednesday evening from Southampton and London, took under 32 days to do the voyage. A smart passage of 13 davs 1 hour (a daily average of 358.3 miles, at 14.93 knots) was made from Southampton to Colon, fine weather being experienced. At Balboa the ship took in 3,400 tons of fuel oil. Torrential rain fell during the first eleven days in the Pacific followed by strong head winds and heavv seas, until Tuesday evening, when the weather moderated. The run from Balboa occupied 18 days 15 hours (a daily average of 351.6 miles, at 14.65 knots). The ship’s actual steaming time from Southampton to Wellington was 31 days 16 hours, a daily average of 353.2 miles, the average speed being 14.77 knots. I The Mataroa leaves Wellington at four ! o’clock on Monday afternoon for Auc-k- ---! land, where she is duo next Wednesdav to complete her discharge, under the i agency of A. S. Paterson and Co.