The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 164, 1 October 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

NIAGARA CLEARS SUVA.—Advice received by the Union Company states that the R.M.S. Niagara en route from Sydney and Auckland arrived at Suva at 1 p.m. yesterday and left again at 7 p.m. for Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. AORANGI FROM VANCOUVER.—The Union Company has been advised that the R.M.M.S. Aorangi from Vancouver cleared Honolulu on Wednesday for Suva, Auckland and Sydney. She is expected here on Sunday, October 9, and leaves the following day for Sydney. TAHITI AT SAN FRANCISCO.—The Union Company reports that the R.M.S. Tahiti, from Wellington, via P*arotonga and Papeete, arrived at San Francisco yesterday. The vessel is scheduled to sail again next Wednesday for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney. She is due here on October 24. ORIENT LINE STEAMERS. —The Union Company, agents for the Orient Line, advises the following movements of their steamers:— The Osterley, from Sydney, was due at London on Thursday. The Orsova, from London, via ports, arrived at Sydney. The Orvieto, from London, is due at Fremantle on October 4, and at Sydney on October 13.

THE CANADIAN CHALLENGER. — Having completed loading general cargo in New Zealand, the Canadian Challenger left Auckland for New York, Boston and Montreal yesterday afternoon. HI NEMO A SAlLlNG.—Spedding, Ltd., advises that the Government steamer Hinemoa, which leaves Auckland at 5 p.m. to-day for Niue Island, returns here on October 13, ana sails again on October IS for Norfolk Island. MATATUA CLEARED TENERIFFE. — The Shaw, Saviil and Albion steamer Matatua, which sailed from Auckland on August 19 for London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe, is reported to have cleared Teneriffe last Wednesday. CAMBRIDGE AT PANAMA.—The Federal Line steamer Cambridge is reported to have reached Panama last Wednesday. The vessel sailed from Auckland on September 7 for New York, Boston, London and West Coast ports of Great Britain. MARYLAND ON MON DAY.— According to her wireless report of several days ago the tramp steamer Maryland is expected to arrive at Auckland on Monday afternoon with a cargo of raw sugar from Java. The vessel will berth at Chelsea to unload at the sugar refinery to the agency of Messrs. Robert Millar and Co. RON A FOR SYDNEY.—Having completed the discharge of over 5,000 tons of raw sugar from Fi.ii, the Colonial Sugar Refining Company s steamer Rona s expected to leave Auckland at three o’clock this afternoon for Sydney to complete. She arrived at Auckland on Tuesday morning last. SITHONIA LEAVES TEXAS.—The British steamer Sithonia is reported to have sailed from Galveston, Texas, last Wednesday with a full cargo of sulphur for discharge at Auckland, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Wanganui and Australian ports. Portion of the cargo will be unloaded at Auckland to the agency of Messrs. R. Millar and Company. The vessel is due about November 3. IRIS DUE 6 A.Mi. MONDAY.—Having completed repairs to a fault in the Norfolk Island-Suva portion of the Pacific cable, the steamer Iris :is expected to arrive back at Auckland at 6 o’clock on Monday morning. Operations were delayed for a time by strong winds and rough seas, but the vessel left Norfolk Island yesterday morning. PHOSPHATES FOR NAURU.—An expected arrival on Monday is the Pacific Transport, from Nauru Island. No wireless report has yet been received from the vessel. She has 7,500 tons of phosphates, which will be unloaded at King s Wharf to the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited. THE MATA RO A.—The Shaw, Saviil and Albion liner Mataroa sailed for Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon to complete unloading cargo from London. For the return voyage she will load at Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier and Auckland. She is scheduled to return to Auckland on October 26, and to sail for Southampton and London, via Panama on October 29 with passengers and mails. PAKEHA TO LOAD.—The Shaw, Saviil and Albion Company advises that the Pakeha left Newcastle at 8 a.m. on Thursday for Wanganui roadstead, where she is due on Monday morning, to commence loading. The vessel will subsequently proceed to load at Timaru, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Wellington. She is due at Wellington on October 19, and will sail finally from there on October 28 for London via Montevideo. ANAMBA FOR SINGAPORE.—The oil freighter Anamba, which has been in New Zealand waters since April, 1926, left Wellington at 9 a.m. on Thursday for Westport, for bunkers, before proceeding to Singapore. Before coming to New Zealand from the African coast, she had carried cargoes of case petrol in many parts of the world. The Anamba has been replaced in these waters by the motor-tanker Paua, which arrived here recently. Captain Davies, who brought the Paua from Home, is taking the Anamba to Singapore, and the following are his officers:—Chief, Mr. Tindle; second, Mr. Goodrich; third. Mr. Bushel; chief engineer, Mr. Fawcett; second, Mr. A. Grant; third, Mr. D. Wilson; wireless operator, Mr. Doctor.

WESTMORELAND TO COMPLETE. — Due at Wellington this morning from ?4ew Plymouth, the Federal steamer West moreland leaves the former port on Tuesday for Auckland, where she is due on October 6 to fill up for Home. The New Zealand Shipping Company, the local agents, are endeavouring to dispatch the vessel finally from here on October 8 for London via Panama. MIDDLESEX A~ TIMARU.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the Federal steamer Middlesex arrived at Timaru this morning from Lyttelton and leaves next Friday for Auckland, where she is due on Monday week to continue her loading l? r . Tlie vessel sails from here on October lo for Wellington, where she comkL^^qol r adl and final, y departs on October 22 for London via Panama. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—- , /oiiowing vessels are expected to wlreT(! 1 n qt ' t of the undermentioned tireless stations to-night: A eon la w d 'rr S l S lUrd , ay on l_v: City of Wind- , i■ ” 1 Homaler, Mataroa. Diomede fr?H tln Ma;J at U rda . y ;ind Sun <lay: Tofua! ‘ Con ° b ' Maßlrah ' R nna! Ch p. t rt m rl !la ? dfc-i Saturday and Sunday: Ribera. Car ° lllW ’ Rotorua ’ Wellington.—Saturday only: Maori. Wahine, .Arahura, Port Gisborne. Kawatiri, Maipori; Saturday and Sunday: Xyaio. MAtaroa lararna Pakeha: Sunday only: Awarua. —Saturday onlv: Epsom citv of Batavia: Saturday and Sunday: Kent Manuka. West isli,.. Sussex, ' Karetu! Somerset, Waikouaili, E] Cievro. r

1 MELBOURNE SERVICE Du* bourne on Monday from Bluff it ai Company’s passenger str m' r'l'' 11 " | leaves next Wednesday f 0 ‘ r edin. Lyttelton and Welling ion at the latter port on October ’ n d 8 GODLEY HEAD SIGNAI T h Department advises that r joperated by compressed air soun.? 1^o ** blast for three seconds- duration L 0 j minute, has been erected “»«r Head, Port Lyttelton. It will SLJ**®*r I and after September So ren£Eo9 W c « ! explosive fog-signal. The n*" r similar to tie one alrcadv m ■ ■at Pencurrow Heads. * * CJHra ticn ATHOLL FROM NEW YORK ! peeted arrivel at Auckland lateT.? **• row night is the A. and a 1.l n ,', scrtered5 crtered steamer Athol from New Yr»-t a,v cargo for discharge at Auckland w l , ington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and V a ' eI1 * nui. On Monday morning the to berth at the Prince’s Wharf load to the agency of the New Shipping Company, who hopps to her again next Wednesday. ratc s TRANSPACIFIC CARGO STEAmpe>» —The Union Company advises Rs ing movements of steamers enraged the trans-Pacific cargo service?-?” * The Waikawa, from Suva fa dll _ j Vancouver oil Monday, and will load i - nd at San Francisco during 3ctobeT’i c ! Papeete, Lyttelton. Dunedin, r i Napier, and New Plymouth. ’ The Waitemata. from Sydney, via Su is due at Vancouver on October 6 ain will sail thence on October 8 for k-? Francisco, via Ocean Falls and Pow^ The Waihemo left San Francisco September 19 for Apia. Buff, DunediLyttelton, Wellington, Napier and . Plymouth. She is due at Apia on Thu-i | day next and at Bluff on October JO. The Wairuna will leave Sydney Tuesday for Vancouver and San Fra’u cisco, via Suva. The Hauraki cleared San Frar.eiscb cm September 24 for Auckland, Wellingto* Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney, ia due at Auckland on October IS. The Waiotapu left San Francisco cm September 13 for Melbourne; and Svjfa ev She is due at Melbourne on October \i The forward loading dates at the Fact fic coast are approximately as fellow;,. The Waitemata will load at Vancouy*r and San Francisco during October ty Auckland (possibly Wellington), Mefbourne and Sydney. The Wairuna will load at Y. uxcouvi? and San Francisco in November f >r Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The Waiotapu will load at Vancouver and San Francisco in December for Auck- ; land, Melbourne and Sydne y. The Waihemo will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during the second week of December for Apis.. Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. The Hauraki will load at Vaaocwt and San Francisco late in December arkl early in January for New Zealand and Australian ports. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVAL YESTERDAY HAUTURU (4 p.m.), 270 tons, Donovan, from Raglan. ARRIVAL TO-DAY NGAPUHI (7 a.m.), 703 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. The Ngapuhi. which arrived at Oivhunga this morning from New Plymouth, sails again on the return trip at 3 puron Monday. The Hauturu, which arrived yesterday afternoon from Raglan, KawhU and Port Waikato, sails again early this afternoon for Hokianga. The Arapawa left Westport last nl*ht for Onehunga. She should arrive there on Monday morning. The Kaitoa arrives from the South cn Wednesday next to load for Pic ton and Nelson. COMPLETELY DISABLED.— In describing the injuries suffered by th« Matson liner Malolo when rammed by the steamer Jacob Christensen in tht fog off Nantucket, Rear-Admiral Taylor, consultant on the staff of Gibbs Bros., designers of the ship, and one of the foremost authorities on ship construction, said: “The blow struck by the Christensen could not have been calculated even by an enemy submarine to do the Malolo greater damage. It struck fair abeam on the port side, and flooded both fire-rooms ana boiler rooms, and thus totally deprived the liner of motor power. It had been figured that one fire-room, one unit, might be disabled, but never that such an accident could occur. If the Christensen had struck five feet to one side or the other we would have come into port under our own power and at a fair rate of speed. I da. re say she could have been taken thousands of miles in moderately rough weather with as much water in her hold ai there is now—if only one fireman were operating.” When the vessel reached port it was stated that a gash two feet wide and 15 feet high had been cut in the port side of the vessel, which vras drawing about 35 feet forwa*d and 30 feet aft. Her normal draught is about 27 feet. MOTOR COASTER FOR AUSTRALIA. —buccessful official trials have been carried out by the new motor-ship Nlmbin, which has been built by Messrs Bii • meister and Wain, Copenhagen, for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, Sydney, New' South Wales The deadweight capacity is about 960 tons, and the draught is small in ord=?r that Hvers and small harbours may lx* safely navigated. Provision is made for cargo in holds forward and aft and also ir th* bridge. The after part of the forward hold is insulated and a portable wood bulkhead Is fitted, dividing the hatch, givimr access at one end to the main hold and at the other to the insulated hold.