The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 169, 7 October 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—After being laid up in Auckland for over a month, undergoing annual overhaul and survey, the Union Company’s steamer Kamona left Auckland on Saturday las- for Greymouth. Captain D. McDonald is in command, and the following are his officers: Chief, Mr. T. A. MacPherson; second, Mr. L. Sinclair; chief engineer, Mr. C. Broadley; second, Mr. J. C. Craig; third, Mr. A. G. Park; chief steward, Mr. W. Miller. CARGO FOR WHANGAMATA—The Northern Company advises that the Apanui will sail for Whangamata, Tairua and Mercury Bay at four o’clock next Monday. She was previously advertised to take cargo for Whangamata on October 22. TOFUA SAILS TO-MORROW.—With passengers, mails, and cargo, the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua is leaving Auckland at 11 a.m. tomorrow for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. FROM SYDNEY. —The Union Company advises that the passenger steamer Maheno leaves Sydney at noon to-day for Wellington, and the Marama leaves the same port at 3 p.m. for Auckland. Both vessels are due at their New Zealand port next Tuesday morning. FRUIT STEAMER WAIPAHI. —Advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi sailed from Ravotor.ga at 1.30 p.m. last Tuesday for Auckland, where she is due next Wednesday. PAUA FOR AUCKLAND. —The British Imperial Oil Company's new coastal tanker Paua is being commissioned at Wellington next week, and is to load a full cargo at Miramar for Auckland, where she is expected about October IS. KAIAPOI FROM AUSTRAL! A.—En route from Bunbury to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, the local office of the Union Company has been advised that the cargo steamer Kaiapoi is expected to leave Hobart this afternoon for Auckland, where she is due to-day week. AORANGI LEAVES SUVA.—Cable advice received by the Union Company states that the R.M.M.S. Aorangi, en route from Vancouver and Honolulu, left Suva at 10 p.m. yesterday for Auckland. She is expected to arrive here at 7 p.m. on Sunday, and is in the meantime announced to leave Auckland at ll p.m. on Monday in continuation of her voyage to Sydney. HINEMOA AT NlUE.—Spedding, Ltd, advises that the Government steamer Hinemoa was due at Niue Island yesterday from Auckland, and leaves to-day on her return trip. She is due here on October .15, and is announced to' sail again on detober 17 for Norfolk Island. WESTMORELAND SAILS TUESDAY. —At present completing her loading at Auckland, the New Zealand Shipping Company are endeavouring to dispatch the Federal steamer Westmoreland next Tuesday morning for London, via Panama. The vessel is berthed at the Queen’s Wharf. RIBERA REPORTS.—The New Zealand Shipping Company has received a further radio message advising that the tramp steamer Ribera is now expected to arrive at Auckland at 11 a.m. to-morrow from Montreal. She is to berth at the Queen's Wharf to land the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Brisbane and Sydney. TURAKINA REPORTS. —According to a radio message received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company, the cargo steamer Turakina is expected to arrive at Auckland at daybreak on Monday from Liverpool. The vessel is bringing general cargo from West of England ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. MIDDLESEX LEAVES TIMARU.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the Federal steamer -Middlesex left Timaru at 4 p.m. yesterday for Auckland. She is due here on Sunday, and will berth at the Central Wharf to load. She leaves Auckland on October 15 for Wellington, where she completes loading, and finally departs on October 22 for London, via Panama. ISLAND FRUIT STEAMER.—The Union Company announces that the island fruit steamer Waipahi, which is due here on Wednesday next from Cock islands, is to leave Auckland on Fiiday, October 14, on her return trip to these islands. After discharge of her fruit at the end of October the vessel will be dispatched to Suva, to load there about November 20 for Auckland. The Waipahi is to be dispatched again early in December, and is expected to load at Suva on December 8 for Auckland. BARON BELHAVEN DUE.—An expected arrival at Auckland early next week is the Hogarth Shipping Company’s steamer Baron Belhaven, with a cargo of nitrate of soda from Chile. The vessel left Iquique on September 15. but lias not yet reported. Messrs. Robert Millar and Company are the local agents. The Baron Belhaven goes from Auckland to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Fremantle. THE CANADIAN SCOTTISH. —With general cargo from Montreal, the Canadian Government Line steamer Canadian Scottish is due at Auckland during the week-end. The vessel left Montreal on August 25, but has not yet reported by wireless The Canadian Scottish goes from Auckland to Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, Bluff, and Napier to complete discharge and load for the return trip. She will arrive back at Auckland toward the end of the month to complete loading. ULIMAROA SAILS.—With passengers, mail and cargo, the Hud dart -^ a rker ComDanv’s intercolonial steamer, Ulima.oa, (CaDtain WYllie) left Auckland shortly ifte? ll o'fclo y 4 this (horning tor Sydney. The following passengers sailed with '’Saloon.—Messrs. Windsor, Mander Benton Firrie, Bruce-Smith, White, Moody, Diver, Neilson, Moore. McDougall, Boulborne, Malcolm, Sykes, ATcfs J ford, Lotheringham, Liohtenstejn, kelson Jones, Mogorie, Mr. and M-y- / and Mrs G. E. Robinson, Miss Bagloy, Miss Nahkervis, Mrs Undland Mr and Mrs. G. Birch. Mr. and Mrs. M. Laehten stein ,Miss Stalker, Miss A De-n is. Miss Currie. Mrs. Sample, Mi*s H. Miss Bowles, Mrs. Kidd, Mrs. Miss Torpay, Mrs. Blackshaw' and in*ant, ATr and 1 Mrs. Tudor, Miss Blackshaw, Mrs. Gunson Mrs. F. McGoldrick Mrs. Taguchi, Mr. and Mrs. Gibson. Messrs. Paul Havward, Gillan, Pharazj n. Me Evoy, M. F. Walker McCall and hoy,.Mr. and Mrs. McCoy, Mr. and Holling worth and child, Mr. J. - * * Black, Mr. Austin, Mrs. Rutland, Mi~ Stewart. Mrs. Catherall, Mis. Lyre ana bov Mr. and Mrs. Broughton and ch].a, Mr.’and Mrs. Wyndham, Miss O Afv«? Tv a.we and child, Mr. and Mrs. Bla-k. Lawrence, Miss Coleman, Mr and Mrs. Fitch, Mrs. Master-man and child, cn-wT ATr«? King, Mrs. uiarK, _yli o. Clark and infant, Mrs. Beard, Miss Duggan, Mrs. Kavanagh, Miss Wakeham, Mis. Clegg, Miss McKellar. ifr s. Bead.iall, M.ss Fitch, Mr. Robbins; and 164 steerage, eluding 12 Chinese and - Hindu-. ITALIAN SUPER-LINERS.— In recent months there has been a great deal of talk about the Italian superliners, which will be the swiftest passenger carriers afloat. All of this, it was indicated, is attributable to the ambitions of Mussolini for putting Italy in the front on the seas. Captain A. Ruspini, managing director of the Navigazione Generale Italiana, recently returned from Italy ; i n| i announced that plans for two 45,000-ton ships, which would have a greater speed than any other lifters now afloat, had been completed, and that it was anticipated the vessels would be ready for service within three years. The ships are to cost from 12,000,000 to 15,000,000 dollars each, and will have accommodation for 2,000 passengers. The type of propulsion to be adopted will depend on the result attained by the 33,000-ton motor-ship Augustus, and another large vessel to be equipped with double reduction turbines. The shipping world has been interested in the that MusSblini has directed the building of two liners which will have a speed of 40 knots. It is understood. however, that the possible speed of these vessels has now been scaled down to 30 or 32 knots.