The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 850, 19 December 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

OTOKIA SAILS. —The Union Company’s tanker Otokia was dispatched from Auckland last evening for San Perdo, where she will load again for. Auckland. “ALL WELL” WITH lONIC. —A wireless message was received yesterday by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company from the liner lonic, which left Auckland last Wednesday for Southampton, as follows: “Have had good weather since leaving. All well.”

TOFUA LEAVES SUVA. —Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Island passenger steamer Tofua left Suva at 3.15 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due early next Monday morning.

AORANGI FOR SYDNEY. —Due at Auckland on Sunday, December 29, from Vancouver and way ports, the Union Company’s R.M.M.S. Aorangi is scheduled to leave here again at 10 p.m. the following day for Sydney.

SALTERSGATE WITH SUGAR.—An expected arrival at Auckland on Monday is the steamer Saltersgate from Peru with sugar for the Colonial Sugar Company’s works at Chelsea. Spedding, Limited, will act as the local agent.

- SULPHUR FROM JAPAN. —A. S. Paterson and Company has been advised that the Japanese steamer Toyohiko Maru has been chartered to load a full gargo of splphur in Japan for discharge at Auckland, Wanganui, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. The vessel is expected at Auckland about the middle of January.

H UIA FOR MELBOURNE.—Mr C E. Campbell advises that the Nobel Explosive Company’s auxiliary schooner Huia is to be dispatched from Greymoutli for Melbourne on Saturday.

TAINUI, due at Wellington on January 11, later discharges and loads at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Wellington. “ She sails finally from Wellington on February 12 for Southampton and London, via Panama.

FERNDALE is due at Timaru on January 16 from Melbourne, thence Lyttelton, Wellington, Gisborne aqd Auckland. She is due here- on January 31 and sails finally on February 5 for London, via Panama. L. D. Nathan and Company will act as the local agents. PORT DENISON’S AGENTS. —Heather, Roberton, Ltd., have been advised that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Denison, which left Liverpool on December S for Auckland Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, will discharge here under their agency. She is due here on January 14.

CUMBERLAND LEAVES CANAL.— Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Federal steamer Cumberland arrived at Panama Canal from Liverpool last Friday, and sailed again the same day for New Zealand ports. She is due at Auckland on January 3.

SYDNEY STEAMERS. The Marama leaves Auckland at noon tomorrow for Sydney, and the Maunganui sails from Wellington at 3 p.m. The Ulinjaroa leaves Sydney at noon tomorrow for Auckland. All the three vessels are due at their arrival ports next Tuesday morning.

WAIOTAPU REPORTS. —According to a radio message received by the local office of the Union Company, the cargo steamer Waiotapu is due at Auckland on Monday evening from the Pacific Coast ports via Papeete. After discharge here, she proceeds to Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.

MAH AN A leaves Auckland on Saturday for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete discharge of her Liverpool cargo, thence she loads at Bluff, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington and Napier, sailing finally from Napier on for London, via Panama. L. D. Nathan and Company are the local agents.

PORT DUNEDIN TO LOAD.— The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company has been advised that the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Dunedin, after loading at Southern ports, is due at Auckland toward the end of January to fill up for Home. She is scheduled to leave this port finally on January 30 foT London, via Panama.

PORT SYDNEY TO LOAD. —Heather, Roberton, Ltd., have been advised flct the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Sydney is due at Opua on January 15 from Australia to commence loading for Home. She is due at Auckland on January 8 and later loads at other New Zealand ports for London. Her final port and date of dispatch have not yet been announced.

SHAW, SAVILL LOADINGS.—The following vessels of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company have been fixed to load in New Zealand.

Mataroa, now at Auckland, leaves here on December 30 for Picton, thence Gisborne, Napier and Wellington. She sails finally from Wellington at 5 p.m. on January for Southampton and London, via Panama. A. S. Paterson and Company is the local agent.

RUAHINE'S MOVEMENTS. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner ltuahine leaves Timaru this afternoon for Wellington to complete her discharge of London cargo, and to commence loading for - Home. She later loads at Tokomaru Bay, Auckland (December 30 to January 4) and Narier, and sails finally from the later port on January 8 for Southampton and London, via Panama. "

RANGITATA’S PROGRAMME. —Due at Auckland on December 29 from London, and Southampton, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s new motor-ship Rangitata discharges at Auckland and Wellington, thence she loads at Timaru, Tokomaru Bay, Auckland (January 22 to January 25), Napier and Wellington. She is to clear Wellington finally on February 1 for Southampton and London, via Panama.

CORNWALL TO LOAD.— The New Zealand Shipping Company reports that the Federal steamer Cornwall, on completion of her discharge at New Plymouth, will commence loading there on January 6 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow. She will subsequently load also at Wanganui, Wellington, Gisborne, Napier and Auckland, and is to sail finally from Auckland on February 6.

SURREY TO LOAD. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Surrey is due at Wellington tomorrow morning from Melbourne, to await her loading, which will commence there on December 30. The vessel will leave Wellington on January 4 to load at Wanganui, Waikokopu, Gisborne and Auckland. She will sail finally from Auckland on January 21 for New York, Boston, Halifax and London, via Panama Canal.

HERMINIUS ARRIVES.— The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s chartered steamer Herminius arrived at Auckland this morning from Bunbury, via Albany and Sydney. She later berths at the King’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her Australian hardwoods, under the agency of L. D. Nathan and Company. The remainder of her cargo is for discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin.

TANKER MITTELMEER DELAYED. —Advice has been received by Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited, that the German tanker Mittelmeer, which was

expected at Auckland at an early date, has been delayed at Los Angeles for engine repairs, and is now expected to leave that port for New Zealand next Saturday. The vessel is under charter to the Atlantic Union Oil Company, and is bringing bulk oil for discharge into the company’s tanks at Auckland. Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. She is now due at Auckland about the middle of January.