The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 131, 24 August 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—The Union Company’s steamer Waipiata, resumed running last night, after being laid up here for annual overhaul and survey. Captain e. Elders is in command, and the following are his officers: Chief, Mr. IT. Brockett; second, Mr, N. A. Dohrn; third, Mr. T. Teboult; chief engineer, Mr. F. Mowatt; second, Mr. C. Smith; third, Mr. T. Stewart; -fourth, Mr. T. Brown; purser, Mr. G. Dickson; chief steward, Mr. D. Rothschild. WAIPAHI SAILS FRIDAY.—The Union Company hopes to dispatch the Island fruit steamer Waipahi from Auckland at 10 a.m. on Friday for Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mauke and Mangaia. KAITOKE FROM SUVA.—According to a radio message received by the Union Company, the steamer Kaitoke is expected t.o arrive in Auckland at 7 o’clock to-night from Sydney via Newcastle and Suva. She is to berth at the Princes Wharf. CARGO FROM PACIFIC COAST.— Due at Auckland at 2 p.m. next Saturday from Pacific Coast ports via Papeete, the Union Company advises that the cargo steamer Wairuna will, after discharge here, proceed to Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney to complete. HORORATA TO COMPLETE.-Now at Wanganui loading the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the steamer Hororata leaves on Friday for Wellington, where she completes and finally departs ori August 80 for London via Panama. TAMAROA FOR HOME.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the liner Tamaroa, now completing her loading at Wellington, sails from there at ! daybreak on Saturday for Southampton | and London via Panama. RIMUTAKA’S MOVEMENTS. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the steamer Ilimutaka owing to being delayed at Oaniaru now leaves Bluff on Saturday for Lyttelton and Wellington to complete her loading and sails finally from the latter port on August 31 for Southampton and London via Panama. PORT MELBOURNE AT LYTTELTON.—Arriving at Lyttelton this morning from Napier, the C. and D. Line advises that the steamer Port Melbourne leaves on Friday for Wellington, where she will complete her loading for Home. She is announced to clear Wellington next Sunday morning for London via Capo Horn. CARGO FROM EAST CANADA.—Advice has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the steamer Queen Eleanor will leave Montreal on September 24 with general cargo for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. CAMBRIDGE AT NAPIER.—To lift further cargo the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Cambridge arrived at Napier this morning from Wellington, and later proceeds to Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay and Auckland to complete. She is clue here on September 1 and is scheduled to leave this port finally on September 5 for New York, Boston, London and West of England ports via Panama. VANCOUVER STEAMERS.—The Union Company advises the following movements of the mail steamers engaged in the Vancouver service;— The R.M.S. Niagara leaves Vancouver to-day via Victoria, Honolulu and Suva for Auckland and Sydney. She is due here on September 12. The R.M.M.S. Aorangi sails from Sydney to-morrow for Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. She is due here next Monday* and is announced to leave here the following day at 11 a.m. in continuation of her voyage.

PORT GISBORNE COMlNG.—Confirmation has been received by the C. and D. Line that the new motor-ship Port Gisborne sailed from London last Saturday with cargo for discharge at Suva, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Nelson. The vessel is due at Wellington on October SUSSEX CLEARS SINGAPORE.—Cabled advice has been received by the Union Company that the Sussex, from Calcutta and Penang, cleared Singapore on Saturday for Samarang. The vessel is expected to clear Samarang today for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin., and Bluff, and is due at Auckland about September S. MANUKA AT MELBOURNE. — Cabled advice received by the Union Company states that the Manuka, from Bluff, berthed at Melbourne on Monday morning. The vessel is to clear Melbourne at 10 a.m. to-day for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and W'ellington. She is due at Wellington on Friday, September 2, and is to leave the following day for Melbourne direct. MATAROA LEAVES HOME.—A confirmatory cable raesage to the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company reports that the Mataroa, after loading at London, embarked passengers at Southampton, and left there on Friday evening for Auckland and Port Chalmers. The vessel is due at Auckland on September 24. RUAHINE TO LOAD.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Ruahine, which is completing her discharge at Wellington, commences her loading there, and leaves on September 1 for Napier. Gisborne, and Auckland to complete. She is due here on September 10, and is scheduled to sail finally from this port on September 17 for Southampton and London, via Pitcairn Island and Panama.

OHINEMURI FOR SALE. —The Whangape Timber Company’s steamer Ohinomuri, which arrived at Auckland last week from the West Coast, is to be offered for sale by auction on Tuesday next. The owners are in liquidation. The Ohinemuri has been engaged for some time past in freighting timber from Whangape to Onehunga, and is registered as 114 tons gross. She was commanded by Captain W. Parker. NITRATES FROM CHI Ll.—Advice has been received by Messrs. Robert Millar and Co. stating that* the Hogarth Shipping Company’s steamer Baron Belhaven is to load a full cargo of nitrate of soda at Jqueque (Chile) at the beginning of next month for Auckland and Australian ports. She will discharge about 1,000 tons of the nitrates here. The Baron Belhaven Was built in 1925 by Lithgow’s, Ltd., of Port Glasgow, and is registered as 6,591 tons gross. She is scheduled to leave Iqueque on September 15 and should arrive here about five weeks later. RADIO FROM PAKEHA.—According to a radio message received early this afternoon by Messrs. L. D. Nathan and Co. from the master of the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Pakeha, the vessel is exp’ected to arrive in Auckland on Tuesdav afternoon next. The Pakeha, which left London on July 23 for Auckland. Wellington and Napier will discharge 180 tons of explosives at the powder anchorage. She has on board 940 bags of English mail for Auckland. NAVY’S AIR ARM.—The Air Arm of the Koyal Navy at present consists of 316 aircraft, made up of 18 torpedo bombers, 51 spotter and reconnaissance machines, 36 fighters ship-borne, and 31 naval co-operating aircraft shore-based. This year the ship-borne aircraft are to be increased by 30 machines, bringing the total up to 146, and by the end of 1921 it is hoped to have 195 aircraft carried afloat. The majority of these aircraft are borne in aircraft carriers, but there is one ship, the Vindictive, fitted with a catapult, and 13 more catapults are to be mounted during the year. The modest size of the Fleet Air Arm can be gauged by a comparison with the American navy, which has a total strength of 560 aircraft, 305 of which are first line. By 1931 the U.S. navy expects to have 338 aircraft shipborne. PACIFIC COAST SERVICE.—A 10-day service between the United Kingdom and Pacific Coast ports by the ships of the Furness Line will be inaugurated next month, with the departure of the new motor-ship, Pacific Reliance, from Manchester. Increased frequency of service will be made possible by the acquisition of six new motor-ships recently completed in the company’s own shipyards. These ships are named the Pacific Reliance, Pacific Enterprise, Pacific Pioneer, Pacific Exporter, Pacific Grove and Pacific President. Each vessel is 10,000 tons deadweight, length 450 ft, 60ft beam, and twin screws, propelled by Burmester and Wain engines. Each will have a guaranteed speed at sea of 13 knots. There will be 75,000 cubic feet of refrigerated space, and passenger accommodation for a limited number. When the new ships are in commission the company will have 12 ships in the service in this trade, instead of eight as at present.

THE PROTEUS MISHAP.—The Brisbane Marine Board has received a report from Captain M. B. Neill, a member of the Brisbane pilot service, on the collision between the Norwegian steamer Proteus and the Government steamer Miner at Hamilton. Captain Neill said he. left the wharf at 12.30 p.m. on the day of the mishap in charge of the Proteus, with the tug Coringa assisting. There was a strong ebb tide. The engines were worked at various speeds. When the Coringa was cast off at 1 p.m. the Proteus was steering very well. The Proteus went down Bulimba Reach at slow and half speeds, and at 3.15 p.m. rounded Bulimba Point. The engines were put at full speed to square the vessel up for the Hamilton leads. At 1.20 p.m., when abreast of the Hamilton ferry, the helm jammed, then ran over to hard a-star-board, and remained fixed in that position. The engines were put full astern and both anchors dropped. The Proteus swung toward the Hamilton jetty, and struck the Miner, moored at the jetty, causing considerable damage to the Miner and the jetty. The Proteus then went astern and swung to the anchors in the stream, apparently undamaged.

JAPANESE MOTOR-SHIPS. —Details of the three motor-ships recently ordered by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha for the ti*ans-Pacific service, which have just been received, show that the vessels will have all of the most modern engineering devices, including anti-rolling tanks, and will provide comforts for passengers equal to those offered by the finest Atlantic liners. The first of the vessels is expected to enter the service in the latter part of 1925. The vessels will be 560 ft. in length, and will have a beam of 73ft. They will be of 16,500 gross register tons, and 22,000 tons displacement, with an average speed of 19 knots an hour, and an emergency speed of 21 knots. Two will be built at Nagasaki, and will have eight-cylinder Sulzer Bros. Diesel engines, developing 20,000 h.p. The third will be built at Kawasaki yard, and will have Burrheister and Wain engines, also developing 20,000 h.p. The passenger sections of the ships will receive special attention. and will have many outstanding features, such as swimming pools, moving pictures, tennis courts, squash courts, deck golf, etc. The rooms will be equipped with beds instead of berths, and each room will have hot and cold running water. There will be a number of suites, consisting of two, three, and four rooms on each of the vessels. Manv of the rooms will be equipped with private baths.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night: Auckland.—Tofua, Karina, Canadian ConMaidan WaTimua' edarbdnk * Whangape, Chatham islands.—Pakeha, Matatua. WelUnQton.— A rahnra, Maori, Ngaio, Wamne, Hororata, Cambridge, Sutherland, Canadian Prospector, Kaponga, Kairanga. Kaiwarra. Poolta. A Tvh' T v hitI ’ r, \ Ia Jv ura ' Tutanekai, Toit Caroline, Port Hunter. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURE YESTERDAY ARAPAWA (3.30 p.m.), 451 tons, Pert, for Wuhganhi. ARRIVAL TO-DAY RARAWA (7.50 a.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. The Rarawa; which arrived at Onehunga this morning from New Plymouth, is to be dispatched again at 3 p.m. on Thursday on the return trip. The Ngatiawa. due at Onehunga from Raglan, Kawhia, and Port Waikato, sails again at 2 i).m. the same day for Hokianga. The Kaitoa is due at Onehunga tomorrow from Nelson, to load for Ficton only. The Arapawa, which lbrt yesterday afternoon for Wanganui, is duo back at Onehunga on Friday.