The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 71, 15 June 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain \V. Baynes assumed command of the Northern Company’s vessel Daphne, vice Captain T. Hopkins. TOFUA FOR ISLANDS. —The Union Company advises that the Island passenger steamer* Tofua is to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. next Saturday on her monthly trip around the Western Pacific Islands. Her first port of call is Suva. KAITOKE FROM SYDNEY. —According to a radio message received by the Union Company, the steamer Kaitoke from Newcastle, via Sydney, is expected to arrive at Auckland at 1 p.m. to-morrow. The vessel is bringing coal from Newcastle, and mails and general cargo from Sydney. She will berth at King’s Wharf. A6RANG! FROM VANCOUVER.— Advice received by the Union Company states that the R.M.M.S. Aorangi from Vancouver, via Honolulu, arrives at Suva at 9.30 a.m. to-morrow, and sails again the same afternoon Cor Auckland where she is due on Sunday afternoon. She is announced to leave here at 8 p.m. next Monday for Sydney. MELBOURNE SERVICE. Telegraphic advice received by the Uniion Company states that the 'passenger steamer Moeraki arrived at Wellington at 8.20 a.m. to-day from Melbourne via Southern ports, and is expected to sail late to-day for Melbourne direct. CARGO FROM PACIFIC COAS^T.— Due at Auckland on Saturday evening from Pacific Coast ports, the Union Company advises that the motor-ship Hauraki will discharge here and then load for Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney. WEST CALERA DUE AT 6 P.M.— Due at Auckland at G p.m., to-day from Pacific Coast ports, the American steamer West Calera will berth at Central Wharf to unload her cargo and to load. She is expected to sail again to-morrow evening for I-lobart, Melbourne, Sydney and the East. Henderson and Macfarlane are the local agents. CUMBERLAND DUE FRIDAY.— Leaving New Plymouth to-night for Auckland, the Federal steamer Cumberland is due here on Friday to continue her loading under the auspices of the’ New Zealand Shipping Company. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel again on Sunday for Gisborne, Waikokopu, Napier, Wanganui, and Wellington to complete loading. She sails finally from Wellington on July 4 for London and West of England ports, via Panama. CORINTHIC SAILS TO-NIGHT.— Sailing at 9 o’clock to-night for Napier, Lyttelton and Wellington, the Shaw, SavHl and Albion Company advises that the White Star liner Corinthic will finally depart from the last mentioned port at daybreak on June 29 for Southampton and London, via Panama. ARAWA FOR HOME. —Loaded with Dominion produce besides passengers and mails, the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Arawa is scheduled to sail from Wellington at daybreak to-morrow for Southampton and London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe. . PORT AUCKLAND DELAYED.— Advice has been received that the C. and D. Line steamer Port Auckland has bene delayed, and now leaves Wellington to-morrow lor Wanganui to complete her loading for Havre and London. She is to clear Wanganui on Sunday morning proceeding Home via St. Vincent. PORT HARDY LATE. The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company have been advised that the C. and D. Line steamer Port Hardy, which leaves New Plymouth to-day for Picton. Bluff.'Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland to load will not. arrive here until July 7. She is now announced to sail finally from this port on July 9 for New York. Boston and London.

ROTORUA AT LYTTELTON.—Arriving at Lyttelton this morning from Napier, the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Rotorua leaves on Friday for Wellington where she completes loading, and finally departs on June 21 for Southampton and London, via Panama. TAIROA TO COMPLETE. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the steamer Tairoa has been delayed at Wanganui, and now leaves to-day for Lyttelton and Wellington to complete her loading. She is scheduled to sail finally from Wellington on June 22 for London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe. QUEBEC CITY SOLD. —The steamer Quebec City, which visited Auckland in 1923 and 1924, is now the German steamer Haimon. The vessel was built in Germany in 1911. She was taken over after the war by the British and sold to Messrs. Reardon. Smith and Co., who rechristened her the Quebec City. The vessel has now been -vrehas'd by the North German Lloy.l. who have jjiven her her original name.

COAL FOR AUCKLAND. —Loaded with coal for discharge at Auckland, the Union Company advises that the collier Kaiwarra is expected to clear Newcastle to-day for this port. She is due here early next week. ULIMAROA’S SAILING DELAYED. —The local office of Huddart, Parker Limited have been advised that the overhaul of the Ulimaroa will take longer than was expected. She is now to leave Sydney on July 8 for Auckland where she is due on July 12. She sails from Auckland on July 15 on her return trip to Sydney. SALVAGE FOR DEVON. —Before the Admiralty Division in London recently, an action was brought by the owners, masters and crew of the well-known Federal Line steamer Devon, to recover an award for salvage services rendered to the steamer Eastern Moon, belonging to the United States Shipping Board, in the Tasman Sea, during. May of last year. The Devon, it will be remembered, was en route from Brisbane to New Plymouth. Her master received information that the Eastern Moon had broken her propeller shaft, and lost her propeller, and was drifting toward the dangerous Elizabeth reef. The Devon towed her to Sydney, a distance of 560 miles, in eight and a half days. The judge awarded the plaintiff’s owners, master and crew £10,250 in all, £7,550 to the owners, and the remainder to the master and crew.

PIPIRIKI BUNKERS. En route from New York to Sydney, the Federal Line steamer Pipiriki put into Auckland last evening to replenish her coal supply, which had run short as the result of the vessel encountering rough weather. The vessel left New York on May 7. touched at Newport News two days later, and cleared Panama on May 17. Conditions in the Atlantic were good, but when the vessel entered the Pacific she encountered dirty weather. For a fortnight strong westerly winds blew, commencing on May 30. High seas washed over the Pipiriki, and so strong did the storm become that the progress of tlie vessel was retarded, and she could not steam at much more than half her normal speed. In face of such conditions Captain J. Owen decided or. Saturday last to put into Auckland rather than run the risk of trying to reach Sydney on his sadly depleted coal supply. The Pipiriki anchored in the stream upon her arrival and will take 250 tons of coal to-day before sailing this afternoon in continuation of her voyage to Australia. • TEKOA FROM LIVERPOOL. An arrival at Auckland early yesterday afternoon was the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Tekoa from Great Britain. The vessel loaded at London Newport, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool, sailing from the lastnamed port on May 7. After discharging part of her cargo of general merchandise here she will proceed on Saturday next to Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth to complete discharge. The trip across the Atlantic was made in fine weather, and the vessel arrived at Colon on May 22, passed through Panama, and cleared Balboa the same day. About a week ago the Tekoa ran into a strong southwesterly winds and high seas. After heaving to for five hours in the height of the storm the vessel was able to continue on her way.

Captain H. Barnett is in command, and the following are the officers: Chief, Mr. J. C. Tuckett; second, Mr: IT. V. Morden; third, Mr. J. Murray: fourth, Mr. C. A. Cremin; chief steward, Mr. E. Swift; chief engineer, Mr. A. E. Browne; second, Mr, G. Heron; third, Mr. O. Jones; fourth, Mr. H. Mercer: fifth, Mr. R. Roberts; sixth, Mr. J. Lewis; seventh, Mr. A. Gibson; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. A. Macrae; second, Mr. R. J. Muirhead; wireless operator, Mr. J. C. Williamson. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Maunganui, Waipori, Kaitoke, Aorangi, Hauraki, Kaitangata, H.M.S. Diomede, Foyle, Hagersgate, Corinthic. Chatham Islands. —Port Dunedin, Wirral. Wellington.—Wahine, Manuka, - Arahura, Tamahine, Tutanekai, Tairoa, Rotorua, Coolana, Ivaponga, Moeraki, Huntingdon, City of Khartoum, West Nivaria, Antonio, Port Hardy, Whangape, Kauri. Awarua. —Canadian Pioneer, Waikouaiti, Kaituna. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS TO-DAY RARAWA (7 a.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. The Rarawa sails at 3 p.m. to-morrow for New Plymouth. She is due back again at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday. The Ngatiawa is ta sail at 2 o’clock this afternoon for Hokianga. She will arrive back again on Friday evening or Saturday morning. The Kaitoa is due at Onehunga tomorrow to load for Nelson and West Coast ports. The Whangape Timber Company’s vessel Ohinemuri is loading a cargo of timber at Whangape for Onehunga. The Arapawa is expected at Onehunga to-day at 4 p.m. from Wanganui. She will be dispatched at 2 o’clock to-morrow afternoon for Raglan, Kawhia, and Port Waikato.