The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 996, 12 June 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

MAUNGANUI FOR AUCKLAND.—The Maunganui is to leave Sydney tomorrow afternoon for Auckland. She is due here on Tuesday morning. THE TOFUA.—Having undocked this morning, the Island steamer Tofua berthed at Queen’s Wharf again. She is to sail for Fiji, Tonga, Niue and Samoa at 11 o’clock on Satunrday morning. ULIMAROA SAILS TOMORROW.—The Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa is to sail at 11 o’clock tomorrow morning for Sydney. She is due at Sydney on Tuesday morning. POLZELLA CLEARED BALBOA.—Er, route from Cuba to Auckland with a full cargo of raw sugar, the steamer Pf 1 - zella cleared Balboa on May 30. She is due at Auckland about June 27. PORT FREMANTLE LEAVES COLON. —En route from London, the C. and D. Line motor-ship Port Fremantle left Colon on Friday last for Auckland, Port Chalmers and Bluff. She is due at Auckland on June 27.

PORT SYDNEY LEAVES MONTEVIDEO.—CabIed news has been received by the C. and D. Line that the Port Sydney left Montevideo on Sunday. She left Wellington on May 21 for London. WAIRUNA TO RESUME.—The Union Company's trans-Pacific cargo steamer Wairuna, which was laid up a few weeks ago at this port, is to resume her running early in July, when she will leave here for Vancouver direct. She is to load at Pacific Coast ports during August for Auckland, Wellington ami Australia. TURAKINA DOCKED.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s Turakina is at present in dock at Port Chalmers, as she was found to be leaking in number one hold. She is expected to undock on Sunday, and will leave that day for Bluff to continue her homeward loading. ILVINGTON COURT TO SAIL.—The steamer llvington Court is expected to complete discharge of her raw sugar cargo at 4 o’clock this afternoon, whereupon she is to be dispatched for Westport for bunkers and to load coal for Papeete, thence Makatea Island to load phosphates for Australia.

ARGYLLSHIRE LEAVES BALBOA.— The Federal Company' advises that ' the Argyllshire, eri route from Liverpool, cleared the Panama Canal on Sunday for Auckland. She is due at this port on June 28, and will later proceed to Wellington, Ly'ttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth to complete discharge. THE PORT BOWEN.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Bowen reached Glasgow on Monday to commence loading at West Coast ports of Great Britain for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is scheduled to clear Liverpool for Auckland on June 21. THE TAINUI.—After completing discharge and commencing loading for her homeward voyage, the Shaw," Savill and Albion liner Tainui is to hjave Wellington on Sunday morning for Lyttelton to continue loading. Her other loading ports are Gisborne and Auckland. The vessel is scheduled to return to Auckland on June 23 and to sail for Southampton and London, via Panama, on June 28. AORANGI REACHES SUVA.—Cabled advice received from Suva states that the Royal mail motor-liner Aorangi arrived there at 10 o’clock this morning from Vancouver, en route to Sydney, and that the vessel is to resume her voyage at 4.30 o’clock this afternoon, leaving there for Auckland. The Aorangi is due here on Sunday' afternoon and will berth at Prince’s Wharf. She is to sail for Sydney in completion of her voyage at 4 o’clock next Monday afternoon. RANGITANE ARRIVES.—An arrival in port early this morning was the New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-liner Rangitane, from London and Southampton. After pratique had been granted the vessel berthed at Prince’s Wharf to land her 145 passengers and mails, and to discharge the local portion of her cargo of general merchandise. The Rangitane cleared Southampton on May 9, and came by* way* of the Panama Canal. A call was made at Pitcairn Island on June 2. She enjoyed a fair weather passage throughout. It is expected that she will be dispatched on Wednesday' next for Wellington to put out the remainder of her cargo. The Rangitane brought 1,098 bags of letter mail from the United Kingdom, 554 bags of papers, etc., from the United Kingdom, and five bags of mail from the Canal zone. The following is the passenger list:—First Saloon.—Mr. C. Bush, Mr. W. R.

G. Emerson, Mrs. E. E. Harris,‘ Mr*. J. .T. Johnston, Miss E. F. Johnston, Mile. B. Le Jeune, Miss M. Mackenzie. Miss I. H. S. Murphy, Captain M. Polley. Mrs. Polley*. Major C. Ramsay-Hill, FliglitLieut. Yazie-Simons. Second Saloon.—Mr. J. J. Blackhurst, Mrs. Blackhurst, Master H. C. Blackhurst, Master J. C. Blackhurst. Mr. J. Bradlev, Mrs. Bradley', Miss G. Broad, Mrs. L. S. Colvin. Miss E. M. Faulkner, Miss G. Maddock, Mr. G. Gregory. Mr. S. Hindin, Miss E. H. Mundy, Mr. J. W. M. Xancarrow, Miss D. F. Smith. Miss H. Thornely', Mrs. E. White, Miss M. White; and 115 third-class. In command of the Rangitane is Captain A. W. McKellar, R.D., R.N.R., and he has with him the following officers:— Chief officer, Mr. A. E. Lettington, D.F.C.: second, Mr. J. J. Youngs, R.N.R.. third, Mr. A. W. Marshall: fourth, Mr. A. | Brown: surgeon. Dr. V. Graham, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.; first wireless operator, Mr. W. E. Smith; second wireless j operator, Mr. P. Moroney; chief engineer, ! Mr. G. Ormiston; second, Mr. A. G. Johni son; third, Mr. L. G. Holman; fourth. ; Mr. G. Stewart; fifth, Mr. J. Rees: and i six juni :>rs; chief refrigerating engineer. : Mr. A. Macrae; second, Mr. J. McKenzie; i steward-in-charge, Mr. W. C. James.

MAHENO FOR MELBOURNE.—The Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Maheno, at present undergoing overhaul and survey at Port Chalmers, will resume her running this week, leaving Port Chalmers on Saturday and Bluff on Monday for Melbourne. PORT HU ON DELAYED.—The C. and D. Line advises that the motor-ship Port Hu on has been delayed by rain at Lyttelton, and is now due at Wellington today to complete loading. She is now ( scheduled to clear the capital finally on \ Saturday for London, via the Panama i Canal. TRANSHIPMENTS FROM AUSTRALIA.—The probable dispatch of transhipment cargo from Australia s as From Sydney, per Maunganui, leaving tomorrow for Auckland; the Tahiti, leaving today for Wellington; and The Karetu, yesterday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington, ex the Abbekerk. Ascanius, Melbourne Mart, Moldavia, Nellore. Nieuw Holland, Ordana. Ormiston, Orvieto, Surrey, Templar and Westralia. From Melbourne, per the Karetu, ex the Gitta di Genova, Nordana, and Ville d’ Amiens. THE MAUI POM ARE.—The Government motor-ship Maui Pomare is being delayed at Wellington for extensive repairs to her engines, and her departure for Niue Island and Apia has been cancelled. She is expected to be out of commission for nearly two months. The Union Company’s Island steamer Tofua, which is to leave Auckland for Fiji. Tonga and Samoa on Saturday morning, will call at Niue Island, en route from Tonga to Samoa to discharge stores for the island. She will also load the Maui Pomare’s fruit cargo at Apia, but will not load at Fiji on the return trip from Apia to Auckland. She will call at Suva, but only to land and embark passengers. Fruit and other cargo from Suva will be brought to Auckland bv the Royal Mail liner Niagara, which is due at Suva from Vancouver on July li and at Auckland on July 14. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland. Antonio, Aorangi, Cedrus Dagfi-ed, Dunedin, Enton, Jlvingtnn Court, June, Kairanga, Karamea, Laburnum, Moeraki. Norfolk, Plume, Sierra, AVaipahi, Weirbank. Chatham Islands.—Nil. Wellington.—Maori, Marama, Arahura, S m^i ? e, X Nia ?’ ara ’ Kaponga, Tvalmiro, Benedick, Coptic. Poolta. Otokia, K>kerangu, Mahana, Port Adelaide. Awarua.—Tahiti, Makura, Tutanekai. ivaretu, Sierra Nevada, Quercus. PORT OF ONEHWGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTURU (7 a.m.j. 270 tons, JacksonFowler, from New Plvmouth RONAKI (6.30 p.m.), 129 tons, from Raglan and Kawhia. ARRIVALS TODAY DUNBAR an-ived this morning fmm the South Island and after loading f. .* Nelson and V est Coast ports, will leave tomorrow evening. a A sailed for Wanganui at f for *^ ew Plymouth vesT^ fternoon an 3 returns tomorrow . HOKIAXGA sailed for Hokianga at dava tlllS afternoon and returns MonRONAKI leaves for Hokianga at 3 p.m this aiternoon and is expected back or Sunday at 6 a.m.

ARGYLLSHIRE AT COLON. —Reported to have readied Colon on Monday, the New Zealand Shipping- Company’s steamer Argyllshire is en route from Liverpool to New Zealand. She has general merchandise from West Coast: ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin and New Plymouth. He? arrival at Auckland is scheduled for • June 28.