The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 166, 4 October 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

CARGO FOR HOREKE,—Th© Northern Company advises that in future cargo for Horeke, Hokianga, will be accepted every week, instead of once a month. The cargo will be taken from Onehunga and landed at Horeke Wharf by the auxiliary schooner HauturuMEASURING SHIPPING TONNAGE.— A commission of the world’s leading maritime powers will meet at Paris in December next to discuss the possibility of introducing a uniform system of measuring; shipping tonnage, which at present differs widely among all nations. SITHONIA THROUGH PANAMA.—Reported to have reached Colon last Saturday the steamer Sithonia is en route from Galveston, Texas, with sulphur for discharge in New Zealand and Australia. The vessel is expected at Auckland about the end of this month. Messrs. R. Millar and Company are the local agents, PACIFIC TRANSPORT ARRIVING. — A further radio message received by Henderson and Maefarlane states that the damp steamer Pacific Transport is now expected to arrive in the stream, at Auckland at 3.30 p.m. 1;Q-day from Nauru Island. After pratique has been granted, the vessel will berth at the King’s Wharf to unload her cargo of phosphates. RE MU ERA LEAVES HOME news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that their liner Remuera, . having loaded at London, left Southampton on Friday afternoon for Wellington (to land passengers only), Lyttelton, Timaru, Port Chalmers, and Bluff. The vessel is due at Wellington on November 5, WEST CONOB REPORTS.-*HehderSQn and Maefarlane have received further radio advice stating that the American steamer West Conob is expected to arrive at Auckland at 2 p.m. to-morrow from Los Angeles. After discharge here, the vessel loads for Melbourne, Port Moresby and Hongk gen, and leaves Auckland on Friday night. PAKEHA'S MOVEMENTS,—Now loading at Wanganui the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the steamer Pakeha leaves to-morrow for loading at Lyttelton, Timaru, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Wellington, and is expected to clear the latter port finally on Oetober 2S for London via Montevideo and Teneriffe. TAINUI'S PASSENGERS.—The Tainui, which leaves Wellington at 5 p.m. today for Southampton and London, is taking the following passengers: First class; Miss M. Fielding, Miss M. McMillan. Mr. A. Robertson, Mr. L. M. Schoen, Mr. R. W. Wade. Second-class: Mr. D. L. Fotheringham, Mr. C. H. Garside, Mrs. Garside, Mrs. K. R. Haake, Miss B. Haake, Mrs. N. Milner, Mrs. J. Poole, Master A. J. Poole, Miss I. C. Stewart, Miss E. M. Stott, Mr. A. Q. Pouglas, Mr. W. M. Hutton; and 55 third-class.

MIDDLESEX FOR AUCKLAND.— Leaving Timaru on Friday for Auckland, the Federal steamer Middlesex is due here next Monday to continue loading for Home. She sails from Auckland on October 15 for Wellington, where she completes, and finally departs on October 22 for London via Panama. The New Zealand Shipping Company will act as the local agents. MARAMA AND MAHENO.—The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the Marama from Wellington arrived at Sydney at 6.50 a.m. today, and the Maheno from Auckland arrived at the .same port at 6.55 a.m. The Marama leaves Sydney at 3 p.m. on Friday for Auckland, and the Maheno leaves at noon for Wellington. Both vessels are due at their New Zealand ports next Tuesday. • BRITAIN'S MOTOR FLEET.—The relative reluctance of British ship-owners to construct motor-ships has frequently ben criticised, and comparisons are customarily instituted with the rate at which Continental owners are adopting the new system of ship propulsion. Among the voluminous statistics puialished with the new volume of Lloyd ? s Register of Shipping, however, there is disclosed the fact tnat the number and tonnage of the motor-ships under British registry is greater than that of any other countrv iyi the world. It is quite true that they form a small percentage of the total tonnage of the country, but with 291 motor-ships of 1,167,301 tons, the British motor fleet is easily ahead of that of Norway, the next competitor, which possesses 197 motor-ships, of 580,551 tons v J™ CGrnes neXt wit h 64 motor-ships of 363,822 tons, while the United States has 182 motor-driven sea-going vessels of 348,506 tons. TOFUA ARRIVES.—Several liours behind schedule the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua arrived in the-stream at Auckland kt 7 o’clock this morning from the Western Pacific Islands, and, after pratique was granted, berthed at the Queen’s Wharf an hour later to land her passengers, mails and cargo. On this voyage the Tofua sailed from Auckland at 11.30 a.m. on September 10 and reached Suva on Thursday, September 15. Good weather was experienced from New Zealand and round the Islands. The usual picnic was held at Vavau, at Swallows Cave, and those who attended it were thoroughly delighted with the outing. Suva on the return trip was reached at 6 a.m. on September 29, and, after taking on board a cargo of fruit, the Tofua left the following day at 10.30 p.m. for Auckland. From Suva to Auckland the weather experienced was fair, with intermittent rain squalls. The following passengers arrived by the vessel: Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Angus, Mr. Barton, Mrs. Baillie, Mrs. Bourne, Mr. Collins, Miss J. and Miss M. Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs. Costello, Mr. J. Caughley, Miss Coldieutt, Mrs. Cowie, Mrs. Corbett and five children, Mr. and Miss Dougall, Mr. Disbrael, Mr. and Mrs. Falck, Mr. Forsyth, Miss Garroway, Mr., Mrs and Miss Gouk, Mr. Hanlon, Miss Hill, Mr. Gardiner-Jones, Miss Lininger, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Muxlow, Miss Middlemas, Miss H. Macdonald, Mrs. McAlister, Mr. Malle tt, Mr. Marbrook, Major Maloney, Mr. Simson, Colonel Snow, Mr. and Mrs. Thorne George, Mr. A. Turner. Miss Thorp. Miss Vollmer, Mr. R. Wood, Mr. W r . Smith; and 23 steerage, including seven Indians. The Tofua is scheduled to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. next Saturday on her return voyage to Fiji, Toiijra and Samoa.

PORT HARDY LEAVES LONDON.— Commonwealth ami Dominion Dine steamer Port Hardy is reported to have sailed from Dondon last Saturday with general merchandise for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. She is due at Auckland! about November 13, WESTMORELAND DUE THURSDAY. —The New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the Federal steamer Westmoreland leaves Wellington at » p.m, to-day for Auckland, where she is due at noon on Thursday to complete loading for Home. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel on Saturday next for Dondon via Panama. ULIMAROA FROM SYDNEY.— With passengers, mail and cargo from Sydney the Huddart-Parser intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa, Captain vvjllte, arrived in the stream at Auekland shortly before noon to-day and berthed about an hour later at Central Wharf. The Ulimaroa left Port Jackson the Tasman she experienced variable winds, mostly from the south, with moderate seas. When the. New Zealand coast was reached the wind was blowing strongly from the south-west, holding the steamer back slightly. following passengers arrived by the Ulimaroa for Auckland;— Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. F. Allen, Mr. P. Bourke, Mr. W. Brosnan, Mrs. Benge and child, Mrs. M. Benton, Mrs. Bach and child, Mrs. F. Burby. Mr. B. Bernard, Mr- C. Carson. Mr. p. Cooke, Misses E. and M. Cummins, Mr. ft. Clare, Mrs Coates and child, Mrs. V. Drew, Mr. U. Daniell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Dura in, Mr. J. Davies, Mr. M~ Donnelly, Mr. G. Emmett, Mr. F. Edwards, Mrs. S. Frost. Mr and Mrs. P. Farrell, Mr. B. Gahagan, Mr. J. Gamble, Mrs. D. Glibbery, Mr. R. Greenwood. Miss M. Garlick, Mr. H. Hiscox, Mr, F. Hilliard, Miss A. Hilliard. Mr. W. Heslehurst, Mr. H. Horrocks, Mr. J. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Hadfield and two children, Miss M. Hadfield, Mrs. K. Harper, Miss J. Harnett, Mr. and Mrs R. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. P. Herman, Miss E. Hahn, Mrs. B. Kenick, Mr. and Mrs. Kimmorley, Mr. E. Kevin. Miss J. Koch, Mr. H. Johnson, Miss J. Johnson, Mr. D. Datimer, Mr. E. Dashmar, Mrs. J. Dang, Misses S. apd M. Dondon, Mr, D. and Miss O. Maxwell, Mrs. S. Morrison, Mr. F. Morehead, Mr. A. McMillan, Air. A. McGee, Mrs. E. McGinty, Mr. and Mrs. J. McCready, Air, and Mrs. W. MeCraw, Mr. R. McCall and child, Mr. J. Macdougal, Mrs. M. Nield, Mr. E. H. Neill, Air. G. Nicol, Mr. A. W. Osborne, Mr. T. Paterson, Air. A. Rolfe, Air, and Mrs. W. Rutherford, Airs. S. Rapley, Mr. H. Rosindale, Mr. T. N. Shepherd. Mr. J. Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. R. Smyth, Air. W. Sherris, Mr. W, Tripe, Mr. B: Thomson, Air. and Mrs. P. Trevella, Air. R. Taylor, Air. R. Vowless. Captain and Mrs. J. G. Wales, Mr- and Airs. A. Webster, Air. M. and Miss AT. White, Mr, R. Wright. Mr. G. Tarbayeff, Air. R. Hyne; and 82 steerage, including two Yugoslavs, eight Italians and 14 Chinese.

The local office of the Huddart-Parker Company advises that it hopes to dispatch the Ulimaroa on Friday for Sydney againMARYLAND WITH RAW SUGAR. » Under nine months’ time charter to the Andrew Weir Dine, the tramp steamer Maryland arrived at Auckland shortly after half-past nine this morning frorn Java and berthed at Chelsea Wharf at noon to commence discharge at the Colonial Sugar Refinery Company works. The vessel, which is on her third visit to Auckland this year, left here at the beginning of August and proceeded to Westport for bunkers. She left there on August 9 for Cape Alartjn, Australia, where the coastal pilot was taken on board to take the steamer up the Australian coast to Torres Straits, through the Great Barrier Reefs. Arriving at Thursday Island on August 20, the pilot was discharged and the vessel proceeded to Chilachap, on the south coast of Java. She arrived there on August 31 and took on part cargo of raw sugar.. Continuing on her way on September 5, the vessel arrived two days later at Probolinggo, on the north coast of Java. Cargo operations were completed there and the Maryland sailed on September 10 for Thursday Island and Torres Straits again. She arrived at the island on September 10, when the Australian pilot was again taken on board. Steaming down the coast, the vessel called at Sydney on September 27 to replenish her bunkers. She left Port Jackson the same evening for Auckland and arrived here well up to schedule.

The whole voyage was made in moderate weather, and was of an uneventful nature throughout, the crew enjoying the warm weather on the Javan coasts. Captain J. G. Hutchinson is in command of the Maryland and his officers, who are the. same as when the vessel was last in port, are as follows: Chief, Air. R. Blight; second, Air. G. Bachelor; third. Air. A. R. Steyeps; chief engineer, Air. W. AlcGregor: second. Air. D. Kinnear; third, Air. H. S. Wishart; fourth, Air. O, Board; wireless operator, Air. W, G. Sayer; chief steward, Air. J. Squibb. The local agents, Messrs. Robert Aliilar and Co., advise that they hope to dispatch the vessel next Tuesday for Westport for bunkers. From there the Alaryland will probably proceed to Nauru Island to load phosphates for Auckland. PORT GISBORNE’S VOYAQE.—The C. and D. Line’s new motor-ship Port Gisborne arrived in the stream at Wellington at 10.45 o’clock on Saturday night from Dondon, via Panama and Suva. The Port Qisberne was built on the Tyne by Messrs. Swan, Hunter, Wigham and Richardson. She left the Tyne on August 4 and arrived at Dondon on the fallowing day. After loading for her maiden voyage, the ship left Dondon on August 20. Rough weather prevailed on the first three days, but after then fine conditions were experienced till arrival at Colon on September 3. The Port Gisborne left Panama Canal next day, and had a fair-weather run to Suva, 'where she put out about 2,600 tons of general cargo. On the run from Suva to Wellington the vessel had fair weather, but a considerable southeidy swell. During the voyage, just prior to arrival at Suva. Air. V. Potts, senior third engineer, had his left hand caught in the machinery, and received a nasty gash, which was attended to by Dr. R. B. Martin. The Port Gisborne showed a fine turn of speed throughout her voyage, the 12,462 miles from Dover being covered in 35 days 10 hours actual “steaming" time, the average speed being 14.65 knots. The vessel will leave Wellington to-morrow for Dyttelton and Nelson, to complete discharge.

The vessel brought the following .passengers: Air. and Mrs. P. J. Falconer, Mr. and Airs. M. Flower-Ellis, Air. and Mrs. J. Campbell and son, Mr. and Airs. A H Wright, Mr. S. Gough, Airs. Evans, Air. Stewart. Captain T. G. Hutchinson is in command of the Port Gisborne, and his officers are:—Chief, Mr. E. J. Syvertsecond, Air. T. Churton; third, Air. T R Gorman; fourth. Air, H. B. Walker; ship’s surgeon, Dr. R. B. Alartin (of Wellington); wireless operators, Alessrs. H. E. H. Mayhew and D. E. Flack: chief engineer, Mr P. Thomas; senior second. Air. O. S. Hamerton; junior second. Air. G. B. Taylor; senior third. Air. V. Potts; junior third. Mr. R. G, Rainbridge; senior fourth, Mr. J. C. Dinklater; junior fourth, Air. d! 1 Storey; assistants, Messrs. R. Rowe, G. Dark, and D. Campbell; electriciansFirst, Air. H. Davis; second. Air. H. R Mclnnes; third. Mr. A. T. Young; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. H. E. Huttonsecond, Air. W. J. AiogaU; steward! Air. W. ▲. Colsoa. ' 1