The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 944, 10 April 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain W. H. Brodie, master of the Canonesa, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday morning from London, is well-known in New Zealand shipping circles, as he traded to this country in the Shire liners before the Mr. V. <3. Bowin, who has been an engineer officer in the Union Company’s service since 1923, has recently resigned to take up the appointment of assistant office engineer in the Marine Department. Mr. L. B. Ehlert, senior third officer of the Niagara, is now on holidays at Sydney, and Mr. J. Billingham, junior third officer, has been promoted to senior. Mr. L. P. Bourlce, third officer of the Maunganui, has transferred to the Niagara ns junior third office!', and Mr. H. M. Hughes is being appointed third officer of the Maunganui. Mr. D. J. R. McKenzie has relieved Mr. F. W. Gibson, second officer of the Tahiti, for holidays. TOFUA RETURNING.— The Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tolua was scheduled to clear Suva at noon this day for Auckland. The vessel should .arrive here early on Monday afternoon. NO RADIO FROM CANADIAN COMMANDER.—The Canadian Commander is scheduled to arrive tomorrow from Halifax, but no radio advice has yet been received from her by the local office of the Canadian National Steamships. She lias cargo for discharge at Auckland and Australian ports. MAKURA SAILS TOMORROW. —The Union Company announces that its intercolonial passenger liner Makura is to be dispatched at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon for Sydney, taking passengers, mails and cargo. The vessel is due at Sydney next, Tuesday morning. THE PORT'SYDNEY.— The Commonwealth and Dominion Dine steamer Port Sydney, which is coming to New ZeaTand from England in ballast to load, is reported to have '■■learefl Newport News last Monday. The vessel is scheduled to commence loading at Lyttelton about May 4. and afterward at Wanganui and Wellington. From Wellington she is to be dispatched for London, via Montevideo, on May 20.

ROTORUA LEAVES CURACAO. — j Cabled news received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that its liner Rotorua, en route from M ellmgton to London, cleared Curacao on Monday last. ULIMAROA FROM SYDNEY. — The Huddart-Parker passenger steamer Llimaroa is to leave Sydney tomorrow for Auckland with passengers, mails ana cargo. She is due at this port on Tuesday morning. HUIA FOR MELBOURNE.— The Nobel Explosive Company’s auxiliary schooner Huia left this morning for Melbourne, via Gisborne and New Plymouth. She loaded her cargo, mostly timber at \\ estern Wharf and King’s Wharf. THE WAIPAHI. —The Union Steam Ship Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi cleared Napier at 12.30 o’clock this morning for Gisborne and Auckland. The vessel is announced to sail from here on Wednesday next for Samoa to load fruit for this port. ANZAC DAY. —The Union Company advises that on account of Anzac Day. the Maunganui is to leave Auckland at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 24. for Sydney, instead of on Friday, April 25. Tlie Makura is to sail from Wellington fox* Sydnev at the same time.

THE ENTON. —According to cabled, advice the Avenue Shipping Company’s ; motor-ship Enton left Halifax for New York last Monday. The vessel is scheduled to complete loading at New York for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin under the auspices of the A. and A. Line. THE PORT FAIRY. —The Farmers’ Cooperative Auctioneering Company has received advice that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Fairy is now scheduled to reach Auckland from Australia on April 19, instead of April 17, to commence loading New Zealand produce for London. The vessel will also load at Wellington and she is to be dispatched from Wellington for London, via Panama. TAIROA DUE NOON TOMORROW.— According to her wireless advice, due in port at noon tomorrow from Liverpool, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s vessel Tairoa is to berth at Queen’s Wharf to discharge the local portion of her cargo of general merchandise from West Coast United Kingdom ports under the agency of A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd. The Tairoa later proceeds to Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin to complete unloading. PORT HARDY DUE TOMORROW.—A wireless message received by Heather, Roberton, Ltd., from the Commonwealth and Dominion Line vessel Port Hardy states that she expects to arrive off Tiritiri from London at nine o’clock tomorrow morning. The vessel has passengers for New Zealand and a cargo of general merchandise for unloading at Auckland, New Plymouth and Wellington. The Port Hardy is to anchor in the Motuihi powder anchorage on arrival and will be there for some days discharging explosives. Her passengers will be taken to Auckland by tender. The vessel is to come up to the wharves to discharge other cargo* later.