The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 983, 28 May 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

THE JUNE.—The Norwegian steamer ’* June was to have docked at 11.30 o’clock this morning: for cleaning and painting of I her hull. She is to undock tomorrow j morning /„nd is to sail for Westport for I bunkers tomorrow afternoon. From the ] coal port she returns to Nauru Island to j load another phosphate cargo for either | Australia or New Zealand. RAN GIT ATA SAILS TOMORROW.— | Advice received from the New Zealand ■ Shipping Company states that its motorj liner Rangitata, at present at Prince’s j Wharf discharging the local part of her I cargo from London and loading for that j port, is to be dispatched at noon tomorrow for Bluff to complete unloading and * | to continue filling up.

THE WAIMEA. —The Waimea was dispatched for Gisborne and Napier lust evening and she is due. back at Auckland on Sunday. The Union Company advises that owing to next Tuesday being a holiday (King’s Birthday) the vessel will be dispatched again for Gisborne and Napier next Wednesday. PORT ADELAIDE SAILS 3 P.M. —Now at Queen's Wharf loading for London, the' Commonwealth and Dominion , steamer Port Adelaide is to be dispatched at 3 o’clock this afternoon for Gisborne, Waikokopu, Napier and Wellington to complete filling up. She is scheduled to sail finally from the capital on> June jl* for Monte Video and London. Her local agent is Heather, Roberton, Ltd. KARAMEA CLEARED BALBOA.— L. D Nathan. Limited, has receded tbat the Shaw, Savtll and Albion motor ship Karamea 'cleared Balboa last Mondav morning in continuation ot nti voyage from Liverpool to New Zealand. The vessel has general foierehandusefiom ro;> st ports of Gieat Britain iui discharge at Auckland, Wellington, " telton and Port Chalmers, fche is due at Auckland on June 14. GOLDEN CLOUD DUE 5 P-M.—Ac-cording to her latest wireless ad\ ice the O. and O. steamer Golden Cloud should arrive in port at 5 o’clock this from Los Angeles. She has been allotted a berth at Central Wharf, where shew.U unload the local consignment of her caigu of timber, case oil ;and general me:rchand ise from the Pacific Slope to the agenc of Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd. sue later sails for Wellington Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth to complete dm charge. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICES. —The Waihemo was expected to clear Bos Angeles yesterday for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Nelson and New Pl>“tS 1 ' Waitemata is expected to clear Los Angeles on May o 0 for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The Hauraki from Sydney, via J aiming Island and Honolulu, is due at Y ancou\ er on June 2. _ The Waiotapu leaves Sydney on May 31 for Vancouver direct. The Waikawa left Bluff at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday for Melbourne and Sydney to finish discharge. GOLDEN CROSS DUE TONIGHT.— Hei %3rson and Macfarlane, Ltd., advises that the O. and O. steamev Golden Cross, which left Gisborne yesterday afternoon for this port to complete her cargo for America, is due here tonight. Tomorrow morning she is to berth at King's Wharf to load scrap iron, empty petrol and oil drums, frozen meat and other cargo, and she will probably be dispatched tomorrow night for Levuka (instead of Apia) to load copra. Front there she proceeds to Honolulu to take on sugar, and from that port sails for San Francisco. BRITAN NIC'S COM MAN DER. —When the new White Star motor-ship Britannic sails from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Boston and New York on June 2S she will be commanded by Captain E. L. Trant. who is at present in command of the Laurentic. Born in 18 r 4, Captain Trant began his sea career m 1890 as an apprentice in one of the sailing ships of Gillison and Chadwick. He joined the White Star Line in November, IS9B, as a junior officer in the Culic, which was then engaged in the cattle trade between Liverpool and New York. During the war he was chief officer of the armed cruiser Celtic, in which steamer thousands of troops were conveyed across the Atlantic, and since that time has had command of various White Star vessels, the most recent ones being the Cedric. Medic, Runic, Ceramic, Adriatic, Megantic and Laurentic. He has also been assistant-commander of the Majestic, where he served under the command of Sir Bertram Hayes. Captain Trant will be succeeded in command of the Laurentic by Captain J. E. Bulman, who is at present in command of the Arabic. RUAHINE DISPATCHED.—After having completed her cargo for London at Central Wharf the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruahine was dispatched yesterday afternoon with passengers and mails for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal. Rain had delayed her departure, which was originally scheduled for daybreak. The following passengers sailed by the vesFirst Saloon.—Mrs. C. Bailey, Mrs. A. C. Bullock, Miss M. M. Clifford. Miss. C. M. Cutten, Mix W. H. Cutten, Mr. C. E. Davies, Mrs. Davies, Master C. P. Davies, Mrs. Charles Elgar, Mrs. A. V. Goodwin, Miss H. M. Harcourt, Miss M. A. Harcourt, Mrs. G. E. Hathaway, Miss E. Henry, Mrs. M. J. Irving, Mrs. S. M. Izard, Mr. B. E. Keiller, Mr. R. Leitcli, Miss M. J. McAllum, Mr. E. W. Millton, Mrs. Millton, Master P. W. G. Millton, Mrs. E. M. Moore, Miss J. M. Moore, Mr. W. J. Moore. Mrs. Moore, Mr. E. E. Nutt, Mrs. Nutt, Miss E. M. B. Nutt, Miss R. G. B. Nutt. Mrs. L. Perry, Mr. H. W. Pinckney, Mrs. Pinckney, Master P. W. Pinckney, Master G. W. Pinckney, Mrs. J. E. Potts, Mrs. L. S. M. Smith, Miss T. J. Stevens, Mr. J. F. Studholme, Mrs. E. H. Studholme, Eng. Com. H. M. Thomas, Mr. F. Turner, Mr. A. Williams. Second Saloon.—Mr. J. N. Brown, Mr. J. Garden, Miss J. N. Hannan, Miss D. James, Mrs. A. E. Justice, Mr. T. C. H. Miller. Mr. R. J. Parker, Mrs. Parker, Miss D. G. Pitt, Mr. L. Stimpson, Mrs. K. A. Thomson, Miss B. K. Thomson, Mrs. F. M. Tooras, Miss B. M. Tooms, Master J. S. Tooms, Mr. A. E. Tovey, Mr. F. Vernon, Miss A. M. Wightman; and S 3 third-class.

DUNEDIN FOR GULF.— The cruiser H.M.S. Dunedin moves from bheer.egs Wharf to an anchorage in stream tomoi - row morning. She leaves port a week later for Hauraki Gulf to carry out gunnery practice.

THE ULIMAROA. —The H.iddartParker steamer Ulimaroa is to sail from Wellington at noon on Friday for Sydney with passengers, mails and cargo. v_ne provides the only connection between New Zealand and that port this week.

THE WAIPAHI. —The Waipahi is due tomorrow morning from Wellington. She is to be dispatched at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon for Rarotonga, Aitutaki ana Mangaia with general cargo. She is to load another cargo of fruit for New Zealand at those places.

THE TOFUA. —The Union Company’s Island steamer Tofua is scheduled .to leave Apia on Friday on her return trip to Suva and Auckland. She is due at Suva on Tuesday and at Auckland the following Monday. PAKEHA AND RARANGA.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamers Pakeha and Raranga are reported to have reached London from New Zealand on Sunday. The Pakeha sailed from Auckland for London, via Rotterdam, on April 13. The Raranga was dispatched from Port Chalmers for London, via Montevideo, on April 11.

NORFOLK AT NEW PLYMOUTH. — The Federal Company advises that the Norfolk arrived at New Plymouth late on Sunday night from Townsville, to start Homeward loading. She will subsequently load at Opua, Auckland, Tokomaru Bay, Napier, Wanganui and Wellington. She is scheduled to clear Wellington finally on June 21 for London, Avonmouth, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow, via the Panama Canala.

THE MAUI POMARE.—The Government motor-ship Maui Pomare, which sailed for Lyttelton and Wellington on Monday' evening to complete unloading fruit from Apia and Niue Island, will remain at Wellington for about a week to have the periodic cleaning of her oil fuel tanks carried out. She is scheduled to return to Auckland on June 9, and to sail for Niue Island and Apia the following day'.

HUNTINGDON LOADING. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Huntingdon arrived at Bluff on Saturday morning from Port Chalmers, to commence her homeward loading. She will leave again today for Wanganui and Wellington for further loading. From the latter port the vessel will proceed to Gisborne and Auckland to fill up, and is scheduled to clear this port on June 11 for New York, Halifax and London, via the Panama Canal. AUSTRALIAN CARGO SERVICES.— The Gabriella, loaded for Sydney, is barbound at Greymouth. The Kairanga, from Port Kembla and Sydney, arrived in the stream at Wellington on Monday' night. The Kaituna, from Melbourne and Adelaide, is due at Wellington tomorrow and later proceeds to Auckland to complete discharge. The Kalingo, from Coff’s Harbour and Newcastle, was to leave Timaru yesterday for Wanganui, thence to Greymouth to load for Melbourne. The Karetu is to leave Wellington today for Sydney. The Kartigi. loaded for Melbourne and Adelaide, is bar-bound at Greymouth. After discharge she will load at Adelaide and Melbourne for Bluff, Dunedin. Lyttelton, Wellington. Wanganui, New Plymouth and Auckland. The Poolta, from Newcastle, was to leave Napier yesterday’ for Wellington, Dunedin. Bluff and Greymouth. The Waikouaiti, from' Port Kembla, was to leave Port Stephens yesterday, Newcastle today', and Sydney tomorrow for Bluff, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTURU (6 p.m.), 270 tons. Jack-son-Fowler, from New Plymouth. DEPARTURES YESTERDAY RONAKI (5.15 p.m.), 129 tons, Robertson, for Raglan and Kawhia. ALEXANDER is due at Onehunga tomorrow morning to load for Nelson and Motueka. She is to sail on Friday is t>ar-bound at Hokianga. HAUTURU was to sail at 2 p.m. today*. for New Plymouth. She arrives back at < a.m. on Friday and sails on the return trip at noon on Saturday. HOKIANGA is bar-bound at Hokianga. It is not known when she will reach Onehunga. RONAKI is to leave for Hokianga at 3 p.m, tomorrow.