The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 52, 24 May 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Mr. A. Gillespie has replaced Mr. H. R. Jardine as second engineer of the Mako. The Clansman has completed her overhaul and survey and sailed yesterday for Russell, under the command of Captain E. J. Keatley, who has associated with him the following officers; —Chief, Mr. W. Mead; second, A. Humphreys, and chief engineer, Mr. S. Weston. Captain M. Pierotti has resumed command of the Ngapuhi, and has with him as chief engineer, Mr. Robert T. Mudie. PORT DENISON SAILS TO-MOR-ROW.—Loaded with Dominion produce the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Denison, is scheduuled to leave Wellington to-morrow for London, via St. Vincent. DELPHIC HOME. —According to cable advice received, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Delphic, which sailed from Wellington on April 9 for London, via Montevideo, reached London yesterday. MIDDLESEX FOR HOME .—At daylight to-morrow the Federal steamer Middlesex, which has been loading under the auspices of the N.Z. Shipping Company elaves Wellington for London, Avonmouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool via Panama. PORT VICTOR AT PANAMA.— Cable advice received states that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Victor arrived at Panama last Sunday, en route from New Zealand to London. She sailed from Wellington on April 28.

CARGO FROM LIVERPOOL. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company have been advised by cable that the steamer Matatua sailed from Liverpool last Sunday for New Zealand. The vessel’s cargo of general merchandise from West of England ports is for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on June 28.

HINEMOA REPORTED.— Advice received by Spedding, Ltd., states that the Government steamer Hinemoa sailed from Niue Island at three o’clock last Friday afternoon on her return voyage to Auckland. The vessel is expected o Friday morning and she is scheduled to sail at five o’clock on Saturday evening with passegers, mail and cargo for Norfolk Island.

TAHITI FOR SAN FRANCISCO.— In continuation of her voyage from Sydney the Union Company’s R.M.S. Tahiti leaves Wellington this afternoon for Rarotonga, Papeete, and San Francisco.

ALTERATION IN TIME-TABLE.— The Northern Company advises that from Monday next the steamer which leaves Auckland at 10 a.m. from Waiheke, leaves Omiha on the return trip at 1 p.m., Ostend 1.20 p.m., and Surfdale 1.45 p.m., arriving back at Auckland at 3.15 p.m. CANADIAN GOVERNMENT VESSELS.—The local branch of the Canadian Government Line advises that the Canadian Pioneer, which left Halifax on April 26 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin is expected to arrive here on June 6. The Canadian Britisher, at present in the South discharging and loading cargo, is due back at Auckland on June 2 to complete loading before sailing on June 6 for New York, Boston and Montreal.

PORT HARDY’S ITINERARY.— The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company advises that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Hardy is expected to complete cargo operations at Queen’s Wharf to-morrow evening. Afterwards she will proceed to Port Chalmers and New Plymouth to put out the remainder of her cargo from London. Subsequently the vessel will load at Picton, Bluff, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland. She is to be despatched finally from this port about the beginning of July for New York, Boston and London.

CUMBERLAND TO LOAD.— To continue loading for Avonmouth, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool the Federal Line steamer Cumberland is scheduled to reach Auckland on June 10, according to the latest advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company. She is to sail from Wellington for Avonmouth about July

WIRRAL LEAVES NEW YORK.— The N.Z. Shipping Company has been notified that the A. and A. Line chartered steamer Wirral sailed from New York on May 14, and from Newport News on May 16, with general cargo to discharge at Auckland. Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Wanganui. The vessel is due at Auckland on June 23.

REMUERA FROM LONDON. —CabIe advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Co. states that the Remuera, en route from London and Southampton to Auckland and Wellington, arrrived at Colon on Friday last and left Panama the next day. She is due here on June 11.

PORT AUCKLAND TO LOAD. —The C. and D. Line steamer Port Auckland left Sydney on Friday afternoon for New Plymouth, where she is due on Wednesday to commence loading for London. The vessel will subsequently load also at Auckland (May 30 to June 1), Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, Wellington, and Wanganui. She will sail finally from Wanganui on June

ROTORUA TO LOAD. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Rotorua is due at Auckland on June 6 to complete discharging general merchandise from London and to load cargo at this port for discharge at London for transhipment to Continental ports. The vessel will complete loading in the South and she is to be despatched from Wellington on her homeward voyage about June 18.

WAIPAHI RETURNING. The Union Company’s Island steamer Waipahi left Rarotonga at four o’clock on Saturday afternoon on her return voyage to Auckland. She is due to arrive on Saturday. The Waipahi is one of the company’s newest cargo steamers, and she was recently converted into an oil burner and fitted up specially for the Eastern Pacific frqit trade. This is the vessel’s first voyage to the Islands.

PERSIAN PRINCE ARRIVES.— With a full cargo of sulphur from Texas the steamer Persian Prince arrived at Auckland yesterday afternoon and berthed at King’s Wharf to discharge the local portion of her cargo under the auspices of Robert Millar and Company. The remainder of the cargo is for Lyttelton, New Plymouth, Wanganui. She is owned by Furness, Withy and Company, Ltd., who control a large number of vessels, including 23 Prince steamers. The Persian Prince was built at Sunderland in 1918. Her tonnage is 5,685 gross. The cargo was loaded at Galveston, Texas, and she sailed for New Zealand on April 17. En route to Colon a seaman slipped on deck during boisterous weather and fractured his leg. The bone was so efficiently set by Captain E. Hardcastle, the master, that it was not necessary to land the man at Panama, where the vessel arrived and cleared on April 24. Generally fair weather prevailed in the Pacific and the remainder of the voyage was uneventful. The vessel leaves on Thursday for Lyttelton. * NIAGARA SA.ILS. —In continuation of her voyage from Vancouver the Union Company’s R.M.S. Niagara left Auckland at 11.45 p.m. yesterday for Sydney. The following passengers embarked here:

First Saloon.—Captain and Mrs. Larnder, Mr. P. Willis, Mr. G. H. Tinkham, Miss Howes, Mr. F. W. Thring, Mr. J. C. Gleeson, Mr. F. S. Miller, Mr. A. B. Wahlers, Mr. A. Wood, Mr. H. L. Smith, Mr. M. T. Sadler, Mr. C. F. Midlane, M'r. G. W. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. A. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Capper, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Henderson, Mrs. Boylan, Mr. P. C. Hunt, Mrs. Hunt, Miss Curlette, Hon. and Mrs. J. P. Glynn, Mr. H. C. Jones, Mrs. McLaren and child, Mr. and Mrs. D. Murray, Mrs. and Miss Sergeant. Second Saloon.—Mr. H. G. Liebert, Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Watters and child, Nurse Smith, Mrs. Elliott, Mr. S. J. Haynes, Mr. A. W. Attwood, Mr. J. E. Morton, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Street, Mrs. Briggs and child, Mrs. McVeagli and child, Miss Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. MArceau and child, Mr. G. L. Thomson, Mr. R. Deller, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Attwood, Miss Redding, Mrs. Tucker, Mr. A. M. L. Benjamin, Mrs. Osborne and two children, Mrs. Allison, Mr. J. T. Alley, Mr. J. R. Fussell, Mr. J. McNair, Mr. H. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Stowess-Crossley, Miss Harkess, Miss McMillan, Mrs. Ross and child, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Williams; and 26 third-class.

SYDNEY STEAMER ARRIVES.— The Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer, Maunganui (Captain A. H. Davey) arrived at Auckland this morning at 7 a.m. and berthed about an hour later at Prince’s Wharf to land passengers, mails and cargo from Sydney. The vessel left Port Jackson on May 20 and made the voyage across the Tasman in pleasant weather and on calm seas. The Maunganui is scheduled to sail at 3 p.m. on Thursday on the return trip. The following passengers arrived by the vessel. '

Saloon.—Mesdames Brander, Trask, Buchanan, Tattersfield, Downs, Masefield, Smith, Whittle, Higginson, Wallis, Birchall, Rogers, Henniker, Marsh, Grant, Jeffries and child., Stephenson, Linehan and child, Carlson, Bush, Bayliss, Fleming, Spooner, Hughes, White, Bowring and child, Crabtree and child, Misses Higginson (2), Hellaby, Burton, McCabe, Smith, Gallagher, Noonan, Nicholas, Monk, Cohen, Sister Philomena, Sister Norbert, Rigby, Gillies, Marsh, Jeffries, (2), Field-Porter, Fisher, Smith, Kenney, Hughes, Grejg, McDonald, Amoore, Taylor, Crisp, Allen, Messrs. Dahlen, Meagher, Buchanan, Rev. Carcenac, Leask, Anscombe, Whittle, Rev. Bra ding, Shaw, Sayegh, Holden, Clegg, Eldridge, Birchall, Carter, Williams, Tattersfield, Atkinson, Wimble, Roulston, Rogers, Price, Aicken, Wallis, Brander, Master Marsh, Master Thompson (2), Thompson, Jeffries and master, Jeffries, Farr, Glenister, Parkes, Burton, Russell, Grant, Winter, Fisher, Thorne-George, Jamieson, JVIcKay, Hughes, Staig, Marlow, King, Johns, Hume, Graham, Chirm, Dawson and child, White, Croxford, Moth, Crabtree. Bingley, and 29 steerage, including five ChinWITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Mineric, Tofua, Waiotapu, H.M.S. Diomede, Hinemoa, Huntingdon, Antonio, Niagara. Chatham Islands.—Corinthic, Northumberland, Maryland. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Tamahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Kauri, Karetu, Raranga, Tahiti, Cumberland, Kaitangata, Australind, Hertford, Foreric, Queen Maud. Awarua. —Sussex, Moeraki, Canadian Britisher. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—YESTERDAY'S DEPARTURE RARAWA (3.30 p.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. TO-DAY’S DEPARTURE ARAPAWA (7 a.m.), 291 tons, Burk, for Port Waikato, Raglan and Kawhia. TO-DAY’S ARRIVAL NGATIAWA (9.30 a.m.), 451 tons, Pert, from Hokianga. The Arapawa did hot sail last night on account of a dense fog. She cleared port at daybreak this morning for Raglan, Kawhia, and Port Waikato. Due back on Thursday, the vessel sails the same day for Wanganui. The Ngatiawa arrived from Hokianga at 9.30 a.m. to-day, and sails again at 2 p.m. on Thursday on the return trip. The Rarawa left yesterday for New Plymouth, and is expected back at 7.30 a.m. to-morrow.

SAILERS BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA. —The United States steel ship Chillicothe (ex Arnold us Vinnen, ex Alsterkamp ex Flotow), two decks, 1,726 tons register, built by Messrs. C. Connell and Company, Glasgow, in 1592, s.s. No. 2 in 1913, and owned by the Columbia River Packers’ Association, Astoria, Ore., has bben sold to Messrs. J. J. Moore and Company, San Francisco. The United States steel ship_ Tonawanda, ex Indra, ex Lita, 1,745 tons register, built by Russell and Co., Greenock, in 1592. has been purchased by Messrs. J. J. Moore and Compan-, San Francisco. These two fine old sailers are coming to Melbourne and Adelaide respectively from the Pacific Coast with lumber. The Chillicothe, which arrived at Portland in August, 1925. left that port on the 10th of last month, while the Tonawanda should now be on her way from Willapa Harbour. v