The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 101, 20 July 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Mr. R. Duncan has been engaged as chief officer of the Royal Mail liner Maunganui, vice Mr. C. S. Sharpe. Mr. G. O. Knaggs has signed on as chief officer of the Awahou, vice Mr. D. Wallace.

Mr. F. J. Allen has signed on as chief officer of the Claymore. Captain W. A. Clark has relinquished command of the Richardson Line steamer Mako. Captain F. S. Bates is now in command of that vessel. HINEMOA LEAVES NORFOLK ISLAND. —Spedding, Ltd., have been advised by cablegram that the Government steamer Hinemoa sailed from Norfolk Island at 6 p.m. on Monday for Auckland, where she is due on Friday morning. The vessel is timed to leave here next Monday at noon for Niue Island.

KARTIGI REPORTS.— According to radio advice received by the Union Company, the cargo steamer Kartigi is expected to arrive at Auckland on Saturday morning from South Australian ports, Stanley (Tasmania), and Melbourne. From here the vessel will proceed to Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin to complete her discharge. CANADIAN SEIGNEUR. —The Canadian Government Line steamer Canadian Seigneur, which left Auckland last Monday evening for Wellington, en route to Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin, will complete discharge in the South, and commence loading for the return trip to America. She is expected back at Auckland about August 6 to complete loading.

MARORO FOR PORTLAND.— Messrs. A. G. Frankham and Co. advise that the auxiliary schooner Maroro is to be dispatched this evening for Portland. She has taken on a cargo of iron and steel at Auckland, and will load a quantity of cement at Portland for Tokomaru Bay, Tologa Bay, and Gisborne.

H U IA FOR AUCKLAND.— The auxiliary schooner, Huia, left Clarence River on Sunday with a cargo of hardwood timber for Auckland. The vessel is due about the beginning of next week, and after discharge will load timber at Auckland and Hokianga for Brisbane. From Brisbane the Huia goes to Melbourne to load explosives for Queensland. PIRI OUT OF DOCK. —The Nobel Explosive Company’s auxiliary schooner Piri came out of dock yesterday morning and berthed at Western Wharf to complete her annual overhaul and survey. She is toe be recommissioned early next week, and loads timber here for Sydney. She will leave for Australia about Wednesday next and will call at Greymouth on the way to discharge a quantity of explosives.

BARON MINTO SAILING. —Messrs. Robert Millar and Co. advise that the Baron Minto is to be dispatched at 5 o’clock this evening in continuation of her voyage to Sydney. Melbourne. Adelaide, and Fremantle. She arrived at Auckland on Monday evening from Chile with a cargo of nitrate of soda and oats. She is to discharge 1,200 tons of the nitrates here, and the remainder of the cargo at Australia. SYDNEY STEAMERS.— The Union Company advises that the passenger steamer Marama sails from Auckland at. 3 p.m. on Friday for Sydney, and the Maheno leaves Wellington at noon the same day for Sydney. Both vessels are due at the New South Wales port next Tuesday morning. The local office of the Hu'ddartParker Company advises that the Ulimaroa will leave Sydney at noon on Friday for Wellington, and is due there next Tuesday morning.

MATAKANA FOR HOME.—Loaded with Dominion produce, the Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Matakana was to leave Port Chalmers this morning for London via Montevideo and Teneriffe.

PORT PIRIE SAILS TO-NIGHT.— A projected departure from Wellington this evening for London via St. Vincent, will be the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Pirie, which has been loading on the New Zealand coast.

lONIC’S MOVEMENTS.— To continue her loading the White Star liner lonic leaves Bluff to-day for Lyttelton and will later proceed to Wellington to complete, sailing finally from the lastmentioned port at daybreak on July 30 for Southampton and London via Panama.

TEKOA LOADING. —Now loading at New Plymouth, the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the steamer Tekoa leaves to-morrow for Opua, thenco Gisborne, Napier, Wanganui and Wellington to complete. She sails finally from Wellington on August 13 for London and West of England ports via Panama.

CLAYMORE FOR OVERHAUL.— The Northern Company advises that the Claymore is to lie up for annual overhaul and survey on arrival from Whangarei at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The Waiotahi will run in her place on the Wha ngarei - A uckl an d service, leaving at 10.30 p.m. on Sunday on the first trip.

PORT DUNEDIN DUE MONDAY.— Advice received by Heather, Roberton. and Co. states that the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Dunedin leaves New Plymouth on Saturday for Auckland to complete her loading. She is due here next Monday, and is expected to sail finally from this port on July 2S for Genoa, Marseilles, and London, via Australia and Suez.

CARGO FROM MELBOURNE. —The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the Kaituna has been announced to leave Melbourne for Auckland and Napier via Newcastle toward the end of July, and will be available for any cargo that may be offering at Melbourne for the two New Zealand ports mentioned. ATHENIC TO COM PLETE.— Now at Waikokopu, the Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Athenic will later proceed to Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay and Auckland to complete loading. She is due here on July 27 and is announced to sail finaly from this port on July 30 for Southampton and London via Panama. L. D. Nathan and Company will be the local agents.

MELBOURNE SERVICE. The Union Company advises that the passenger steamer Moeraki arrived at Bluff last evening from Melbourne and leaves to-day for Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington. On arrival at Wellington the vessel withdraws from the service. The Manuka, which has been undergoing overhaul and survey at Port Chalmers, leaves there on Friday, Lyttelton on Saturday, and Wellington next Monday for Melbourne in place of the Moeraki.

WAIPAHI ARRIVES. From her third trip to the Islands as a fruit freighter, the Union Company’s vessel, Waipahi, arrived at Auckland this morning and berthed at King’s Wharf to discharge 10,000 cases of fruit. Trouble was again experienced in getting the native growers to sell their fruit, and consequently the holds are not nearly filled to capacity. The Waipahi left Auckland on June 30 and hail a rough voyage practically all the way to Rarotonga. The commander, Captain Grey, was taken ill on the voyage out and had to be operated on at sea. He was left at Rarotonga in hospital until the vessel goes back there again. In the meantime, the former chief officer, Mr. J. D. Lundie, is in command, and Mr. Gibson is acting as chief officer. Mr. English is second mate. The Waipahi left Rarotonga last Monday week on the return trip and experienced bad weather until two days ago. A hard westerlay gale blew and high seas swept over the vessel. No serious damage was done. At present the Waipahi is scheduled to sail on the 28th inst. on another trip for fruit, but it is doubtful if she will be sent. 1

TAHITI’S PASSENGERS. The R.M.S. Tahiti, which arrived at Wellington on Monday from Sydney, brought the following passengers:

For Wellington.—First-class: Air. F. J. Ansell, All. JN. C. Andrew, Miss L. Bunting, Mr. \ . B. Baker, Miss (J. L. Bishop, Mr. O. C. Bray, Major H. S. Cole, Air. J. Cameron, Aiiss E. Child, Air. B. R. Collins, Air. J. S. JJrysdaie, Aiiss M. Dodd, Miss I. H. Darkwood, Air. C. F. Eskell, Mrs. G. Emmett, Master J. Emmett, Aiiss E. Al. Ewart, Air. A. S. Ellis, Aiiss 1. Flemington, Airs. G. A. Forsgate, Mr. a. Filder, Miss L. Graham, Air. P. W. Grandjean, Mr. D. M. Gibb, Airs. Gibb, Air. D. Grant, Mrs. Grant, Air. H. T. Hume, Air. W. Hislop, Ali\ W. Higgins, Air. J. F. Hargrave, Mr. T. B. Heller, Airs. Heffer, Al aster B. Heffer, Air. J. Hunter, Air. H. H. Hardie, Air. J. A. Hannah, Air. F. A. King, Air. A. T. Kyle, Aiiss Al. Kingsley, Air. P. N. Maddock, Air. F. E. Middleton, All*. G. McDougall, Air. C. Alason, the Hon. C. Hope-Aloreley, Lady D. HopeMoreley, Air. H. D. Murray, Aiiss N. M. Owen, the Hon. Miss K. B. O'Brien, Captain R. S. Park, Airs. Park, Aiiss E. H. Persen, Aiiss L. Rutherford, Aiiss E. L. Ross, Aiiss H. Russell, Air. L. Smith, Airs. L. Smith, Air. C. Al. Squarey, Airs. J. M. Struthers, Air. F. S. Seamon, Airs. Seamon, Miss A. Sowerby, Aiiss J. E. Sowerby, Air. G. Shield, Aiiss Al. Scott, Air. R. A. Solomon, Air. E. Solomon, Air. K. B. Smith, Mr. R. S. Thomas, Mr. J. W. Todd, Mrs. J. W. Todd, Mr. W. Wakefield, Mrs. T. C. Walker, Alaster Walker, Air. G. Welsh. Second-class: Airs. T. Allan, Aiiss T. Allan, Air. J. C. Allan, Air. R. Duncan, Mr. F. Earl, Mrs. Al. Earl, Aiiss G. Gates, Aiiss Al. Girdler, Airs. P. P. Hanson, Air. L. J. Hawkins, Air. A. Jackson, Miss C. G. Jones, Aiiss E. D. Ivilner, Air. J. Lust, Airs. Lust, Aiiss D. Loche, All*. E. Scanlon; and 15 third-class.

For San Francisco. —First-class: Mrs. K. V. Anderson, the Hon. J. Ashton, Air. H. P. Armitage, Airs. Armitage, Air. A. Butler, Mrs. A. Butler, Air. H. C. Clark, Mrs. C. F. Chandler, Air. R. Citron, Air. A. Devers, Air. G. C. Ivlug, Airs. Klug. Air. A. W. Alason. Airs. Mason, Aiiss At. Alason, Air. W. R. Alartin, Air. D. B. Oxenliam, Air. Al. Oldham, Airs. AT. Oldham. Air. E. Powell, Aiiss S. Powell, Mr. E. R. Sutton, Mr. C. K. Smith, Dr. D. Smith, Air. C. P. T. Ulm. Second-class: Air. E. D. Arnott, Mr. R. T. Onenoweth, Alaster G. W. Dean. Mr. P. p. Hansen, Airs. J. H. Hazell, Air. L. Limbert, Air! S. S. Leek. Airs. Leek, Arr. B. Moreau, ATr. E. D. O’Donnell. Dr. G. S. Powell. Aiiss H. Sangewein, Miss AT. Tregenza. Miss C. O. Kay; and 34 third-class, including nine Chinese. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected fo be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Aorangi. Tofua, Ilinemoa, Kartigi. M aiotapu, Pleiodon, Alaungamii. Waitemata, Persian Prince, Cambridge. Anamba. Chatham Islands.—lkala. Tamaroa. Wellington.—Alaori, Wahine, Ngaio, Tamahine, Rimutaka, Hurunui, Athenic, Tahiti, Canadian Seigneur, Mamari, Kairanga, Waitemata, Kaiapoi, Waipori, Huntingdon. Hororata. Awarua.—AToeraki, Matakana. Waikawa, Alaimyo, Karetu. Waihemo. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURE YESTERDAY ARAPAWA (4 p.m.), 291 tons, Burk, for Wanganui. ARRIVAL TO-DAY RARAWA (7.30 a.m.), 1,077 tons. Bark, from New Plymouth. The Rarawa arrived this morning from New Plymouth. She is to sail on the return trip at 3 p.m. to-morrow. The Ngatiawa, arriving from Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato at 6 a.m. on Friday, sails again the same afternoon for Kokianga. The Arapawa left yesterday for Wanganui. From there she goes to Westport to load a cargo of coal for Onehunga. She is due back early next week. The Anchor Line steamer Kaitoa, which left Onehunga yesterday for Nelson and West Coast ports, is due back again on Wednesday next to load for Nelson. The Titoki has been fixed to load at Onehunga early the following week for Pic ton, Nelson and West Coast ports.