The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 974, 17 May 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

OPAWA PAYS OFF.—The coastal motor-ship Opawa, regularly engaged in the Blenheim-Wellington service, has laid up at Blexxheim for the winter months.

THE GOLDEN CROSS.—The O. and O. steamer Golden Cross is not returning to Auckland to load before returning to the Pacific Coast as was anticipated.

NARBADA SAILED.—The Union Company’s chartered Indian trader Narbada sailed for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin last night to complete unloadingcargo for Eastern ports.

WHALER FINISHES OVERHAUL.— The whaler Hanauui 11. has finished her annual overhaul and survey, and is to sail from here tomorrow morning for WThaugamumu, from which station she operates.

MAKURA FOR SAN FRA NCI SCO—The Royal Mail liner Makxira is due at Wellington from Sydney early on Monday morning to load cargo and mail and embark passengers from New Zealand. On Tuesday she is to resume her voyage to Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco.

MAUNGANUI LEAVES SYDNEY.— The Union Company’s intercolonial steamer Maunganui left Sydney for Auckland at four o’clock yesterday afternoon with passengers, mail and cargo. She is due on Tuesday morning and will berth at Queen’s Wharf.

MAHENO LEAVES MELBOURNE.— Cabled naws has been received by the Union Company that the Maheno left Melbourne at 10 a.m. on Thursday for Bluff and Dunedin.. On her* arrival at Dunedin she will withdraw for annual overhaul and survey. TAHITI LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO.— The Royal Mail liner Tahiti left San Frandsco for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney on Wednesday. The vessel is due at Wellington on June 2, and owing to June 3 being a holiday (King’s Birthoay) she is to resume her voyage to Sydney on June 4.

q J’ A,R ? A „ AT WELLINGTON.—The Shaw, Savill steamer Tairoa arrived in stream at Wellington on Thursday nigrnt from Nelson for further loading. The vessel is to leave on Tuesday for Port Chalmers to fill up, and is seheduled to sail finally from there on May 24 lor London and Hull, via the Parana Canal. *

PORT SYDNEY COMPLETING.—To complete her homeward loading, the C and D. Line steamer Port Sydney arrived at Wellington on Thursday night from Wanganui. The vessel is now scheduled to clear Wellington on Tuesday for Southampton and London, via Monte-

lONIC REPORTS “ALL WELL.”—The Shaw, Savill Company has received a wireless message from the liner lonic reporting that she is experiencing light winds and fine weather with ell well on n°™ rd ™ I 2 nic , left Wellington at 5 ?nrf for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal.

AUSTRALIAN CARGO.—The Union Company advises that the Kaituna will dS? frf MeJbc ? u . rne today, sailing on Tuesco^P| ete at Devonport for Wellington and Auckland. KeT^hi? a + lr^ nsa is ® x P e cted to leave Port foYwellington. Sydney on Monduy

KIWITEA LEAVES HOBART Cabled States thaV'Y by the Union Company rni+J 5 t i iat lts cargo steamer Kiwi tea, en chared f FT°o'^ ! ,rt Aa 9 aide and Melbourne, rfmertL X at ? oon on Thursday for A^ n i . ln e Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington Auckland and New Plymouth. '

RADIO FROM JUNE.— A wireless mes. taflane eoe T V b? by f Hend( ‘ lson and :\laclailane, Ltd., from the Norwegian steamer June, states that she expect! to T.fei)i= AUC ' kla ” d from Nauru Island on T„ a^? daj i evening. The vessel lias a full <ib<F 0 = 0 t P \* osp i lates f or unloading here. She is to berth at King's Wharf.

THE CITY OF OSAKA.—The A. and Chartered steamer city of ATnndt,, 3 • 111 J’° rt 3t 6 O'clOCk On -Monday morning from New York according to her wireless advice. ’ The - ha s general Eastern American cargo for discharge at Aud--.i*nd, WreUlngtcm, Lyttelton and Dunedin, the local portion of which will be put out at. Prince s Wharf to the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company

KAPUNI TO CHANGE ENGINES. — The Richardson steamer Kapuni is to arrive here from Wellington tomorrow, and will berth at Western Wharf. She is to be converted into a motor-vessel. When her change is completed another of the company’s steainers, the Hawera, will be sent here to be similarly converted.

COPTIC TO LOAD— The Shaw, Savill and Albion motor-ship Coptic is scheduled to reach Bluff from London in ballast on Monday to load in New Zealand for London and West Coast ports of Great Britain. Her loading ports are Bluff, Port Chalmers, Timaru, Lyttelton, Gisborne and Wellington. She is to be dispatched 101 J Wellington for London, via Panama,

OLIVEBANK REPORTED. —Fears for the safety of the Finnish four-masted barque Olivebank, 150 days out from Scandinavian ports to Melbourne, - were allayed by Captain A. Anderson, of the .Norwegian motor-ship Tancred, when she arrived at Melbourne on May 7. CapA . nder son arrived from Europe after the calmest voyage he had ever experih ci - na ? tlc ? l career, and reported that the Olivebank, retarded by intercalma and contrary winds, had taken over 90 days to reach the line, Effl’E£ d tffiftSSa? ot reach Melbourne „N ,AGARA DUE MONDAY.—A further radio message received by the Union /„ rom ‘he Royai y Mail liner . er i r °ute from Vancouver to fi t a .tes that she does not now exFS Tr to j rrn !. e at Auckland until 11 a.m. from Suva, from where she and a y® sterda y- About an hour and a-half after her arrival in the stream. ’S .. h -/ th , at , Prince’s Wharf to land her Aew Zealand passengers, mails, and caigo. The Niagara is announced to resume her voyage to Sydney at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

despatch in south WALES.—An instance of quick despatch reported from Barry Docks in South i a l^r S ’ -EtfS’l&nd. The steamer Mousse le Moyec arrived for Messrs. E. Marcesche and Coy. at 4 p.m. on a Thursda.y and commenced to load at 8.30 p.m. With _ one tip 2,730 tons of coal were loaded by 2.30 p.m. on Friday, this quanend 7? c f ludlngr , ? so , tons of washed duff to !?? ,? f bunkers. The vessel was mS/irS? 1 .- 24 h °ur s m dock, and the actual loading time, after reduction of the waitmg period, interval between shifts, etc was less than 14J hours. *’

NAK t'^ T NEW PLYMOUTH.— L. i’avu?'™ ?’ lA £" revises that the Shaw, feavill motor-ship Taranaki, now at New Plymouth loading for London, has been delayed m her loading operations by fi?»7 y / aln i a !?d i« not expected to leave there for Auckland before Mondav afternoon et the earliest. She should thereupon arrive here on Wednesday after”°°n , to continue loading at Queen’s M hart. Prom this port she loads at Napier and Wellington, and is scheduled to clear Wellington on May 31 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal.

TOFUA DISPATCHED.— ShortIy after 11 o clock this morning the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua sailed for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, taking reads, cargo and the following passengers:—■

W - Allsop, Mrs. Allsop, Miss H. M. Bernard. Mr. w. M. Bramley, Mrs. B.amley, Mr. E. C. Browne, Mr. S. F. Burgess, Mr. 11. R. Burridge, Mrs. EurMr. J. w. Davidson, Mr. R J. Dick, Mrs. Dick, Miss M. E. Dolan, Rev. vn ® °r r r d ° R i r Kan, Mrs. Gordon-Kirgan, Miss H. Gordon-Kirgan, Mr. J. Harper. Mrs. E. M. Harrington, Mrs. M. H. Henderson, Miss V. M. Henderson, Mr. P V King, Mr. T. G. Ivnox, Mrs. Knox, Mr. si xVi N.’ M - Leslie, Miss C. E. K?v ’nr 1 SS T B \ T M T onckton ■ Miss Li. McK a > J. McLeish, Mr. E. C. McMr. S. Nelson, Mr. M. Nicholonvp? E V Oldbury-Jones, Miss K. C. Cli\er Mr. J. H. Overend, Mr. C. Paul, H rs - -P a ul, Mr. V. R. Playford, Mrs. E. M Smith, Miss L. Smith, Mrs. F Thompson, Mrs. J. Vandeer-Litt, Mrs. k’ Waters, and ten steerage, including three Indians and two Chinese.

POR "T HUON ARRIVES.—The ComZ W Pn t h u and Dominion Line motorj° rt Huon arrived from Livernonl 3 esterday on her second visit to this £ . She is one of this company’s lat-motor-liners, and is a sister-shin to Aucldand which was recently in AiirT 1 ~ he has general cargo from A l fckla'nd an< \t7 L m er^ 001 for discharge at wvooVp ’ 153 berthed at Central ton a f, f r « nd expects to sail for Wellingnd a°n n d a V&t C o h „ almerS - i, J he . ves ? el left Liverpool on Aoril 1•> "■?dnvS a ?;‘ ! ;5' tlme on th e voyage being 14 18 "knots and , the uverafe encountered tSf for'fou^Ta'ysTn*^ g-w of fhe lesiel and°n iPt ?. n is 2, n command ■p»‘ u LCoward, wireless operator *Mr C* Bell; surgeon, Dr. P A TrS. 5 ant surgeon, Dr. C. M M engineer, Mr A r* if. adie . chief Mr R Cromam- i,,ni eall: senior second, Mitchell; third/°Mr &^ y* r - , W ’ junior third, Mr J La ? gley; fourth, Mr. J Fair-?*- sSf? 3011 ?’. Junior engineer, Mr D refrigerating ; - chlei steward, Mr. J.'w. Francis” WITHI W WIRELESS RANGE—

be ■»dthin°ra I nge V of S th S are expected to Lady Lewis, Lap“rousi, Mau? r poml?e’ faSri’S!' pSSS; ton*™ Kii an o d Ai, P ° rt Hardy ’ Ma > m °a, W AS!? a n: Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, - Rangitiki, British Mataroa, Narbada. Rua\v akakura, Hororata, Makura,

Awarua: Makura, Karetu, Citv of Christ.ifoualt : K Coptic Maheno ’ Tahiti, Wai-

PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTURU <1 P.m.), 270 tons, Jack-son-Fowler, from New Plymouth. ARAPAWA is expected back at Onchunga from Wanganui, via Westport, next Friday. HAUTURU was to leave at noon today for New Plymouth, and is due back at Onehunga at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. HOKIANGA is expected back from Hokianga on Monday, and is to sail for the same port on Thursday next. GUNBAR is expected to arrive at Onehunga on Thursday next to load for Nelson and Motueka. ROXAKI is due back at 6 a.m. tomorrow from Hokianga, and sails again at 4 b- m - on Monday for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads.