The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 177, 17 October 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—The Kairanga was recommissioned at Port Chalmers on Saturday, in charge of Captain J- Bruce, who has with him the following deck officers:—Chief, Mr. N. Buxton; second, Mr. J. &r. Hood; third, Mr. D. H. Richards. Mr. E. A. Stein has joined the Kekerangu as chief officer, relieving Mr. H. Egan for holidays. Mr. E. J. Taylor has beer, appointed to the Kekerangu as third officer, relieving Mr. A. L. Brierley. Mr. S. A. Ward ha.s joined the Maheno as third officer, relieving Mr. G. J. Webb for holidays. „ Mr. F. D. Johnson has relieved Mr. -T. Glasgow as chief officer of the Corinna. PORT MELBOURNE AT LONDON. — Cabled news has been received by the C. and D. Line that the Port Melbourne arrived at London on Thursday at daybreak from Wellington. She sailed from Wellington on August 28. MANUKA FOR MELBOURNE.—The local office of the Union Company have been advised that the passenger steamer Manuka is expected to leave Wellington at 10 o’clock to-night for Melbourne direct, where she is due next Friday. MIDDLESEX COMPLETING. To complete her loading, the Federal steamer Middlesex arrived at Wellington this morning from Auckland. She sails on Thursday for London, via Panama. PAKEHA AT LYTTELTON .—Now at Lyttelton loading, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the steamer Pakeha leaves on Friday for Wellington where she completes and finally departs on October 31 for London, via the Cape Horn route. MATAROA TO COMPLETE. A. S. Paterson and Company advises that the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa leaves Wellington to-morrow afternoon for Napner and Auckland to complete loading. She is due here on Monday next, and is scheduled to sail finally from this port at daybreak on October 29 for Southampton and London, via Panama. HINEMOA DUE FRI DAY.—Spedding, Ltd., has been advised that the Government steamer Hinemoa is expected to return to Auckland on Friday from Norfolk Island. She is now announced to sail from here at noon on Saturday, October 22, for Niue Island. CARGO FROM EASTERN CANADA.— The New Zealand Shipping Company has received advice that the Norwegian motor-ship Gisla left Sydney (Cape Breton) on October 9 for Montreal to complete loading for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. She is expected to clear Montreal next Saturday. KANNA FOR WALPOLE ISLAND.— The Union Company advises that the cargo steamer Kanna sailed from Greymouth at 2 a.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due on Wednesday. After discharge at this port the Kanna proceeds to Portland, thence Noumea and Walpole Islands, where she loads for Lyttelton and Timarti. ULIMAROA FROM SYDNEY.—The local office of Huddart, Parker and ComBany advises that the passenger steamer limaroa, which left Sydney on Friday for Wellington, is due at the latter port early to-morrow morning. She Is to leave Wellington at 11 a.m. next Friday on her return trip to Sydney. REMUERA AT COLON.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera is reported to have reached Colon last Friday, en route from London and Southampton. The vessel Is scheduled to reach Wellngton on November 5 to land passengers and mail for New Zealand. Afterwards she will unload general merchandise at Lyttelton, Timaru, Port Chalmers and Bluff. LAMB STEAMER ARRIVING.—To unload a cargo of coal and hardwood poles, the Lamb steamer Omana is due to arrive in the stream at Auckland at halfpast three this afternon, according to her radio report received this morning. The Omana loaded at Newcastle, Port Stephens and Sydney, and will berth at Central Wharf to discharge the local portion of her cargo. The Northern Company, the local agents, hope to dispatch the vessel later in-the week for Tauranga to complete. KIA ORA’S ITINERARY.—L. D. Nathan and Company advise that the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Kia Ora, now completing her discharge at Dunedin, proceeds to Port Chalmers tonight to commence loading for Halifax, London and West of England ports. She is to leave Port Chalmers on Wednesday for Bluff, thence Nelson, New Plymouth, Wellington and Auckland to complete. She is due here on November 3 and is scheduled to clear this port finally on November S, via Panama. ROTORUA’S PROGRAMME.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Rotorua, now completing her discharge of London cargo at Wellington, commences loading there and leaves on Tuesday week for Gisborne and Auckland for further Homeward cargo. The vessel is due here on October 29 and sails on November 5 for Wellington, where she completes loading and finally departs on November 12 for Southampton and London, via Panama. VANCOUVER MAIL STEAMERS.— The Union Company advises the following movements of the Vancouver mail steamers:— The Niagara arrived at Vancouver at 4 p.m. last Friday and leaves on Wednesday via Victoria, Honolulu, Suva and Auckland for Sydney. She is due here on November 7. The Aorangi sails from Sydney on Thursday afternoon, via Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and Victoria, for Vancouver. She is due here next Monday morning, and is announced to sail from Auckland at 5 p.m. the following day. KAIAPOI AT AUCKLAND.—From Bunbury, via Hobart, the Union Company’s steamer Kaiapoi arrived at Auckland early on Saturday afternoon and berthed at Central Wharf to discharge 1,000 tons of Australian hardwood here. After loading at Bunbury the Kaiapoi bunkered at Hobart. She sailed from Hobart on October 3 and the following afternoon, when 180 miles from port, a leak occurred in the boiler and necessitated the vessel returning to Hobart for repairs. She reached Hobart on October 6 and was 20 hours in port undergoing repairs before she resumed her voyage to Auckland. Captain G. Ruxton is in command, and the following are the officers:—Chief, Mr. A. E. Rawlings; second, Mr. E. G. Meatgard; third, Mr. A. Matheson; chief engineer, Mr. M. A. Scott; second, Mr. H. Miller; third, Mr. H. L. Gordon: wireless operator, Mr. E. Earney; chief steward, Mr. T. Glenn. The Union Company advises that it hopes to dispatch the Kaiapoi at 5 p.m. to-mor-row for Wellington and Lyttelton to complete discharge. BARON BELHAVEN FROM CHILE.— With a full cargo of 10,000 tons of nitrate of soda from Chile, the Hogarth Shipping Company’s steamer Baron Belhaven arrived at Auckland on Saturday evening and berthed at Queen's Wharf yesterday morning to commence discharge. The vessel loaded at Iquique, Tocopilla, and Talcahuano, and then proceeded down the coast to Coronel to bunker. She left Iquipue on September 15 and cleared Coronel finally two days later. Generally fine weather was experienced throughout the voyage, with light variable winds prevailing for the first three weeks. After that, when nearing New Zealand, the Baron Belhaven encountered strong southerly to south-westerly winds, which delayed her arrival by two days. Otherwise the voyage was of an uneventful nature. . » , The Baron Belhaven is an upto-date vessel of over 6,000 tons. She was built in 1925 by Messrs. Lithgow’s, Ltd., of Port Glasgow, and is controlled by H. Hogarth, of Glasgow, for the Hogarth Shipping Company. She has a total crew of 68 all told, the 14 officers and engineers being white and the remainder Lascars. Captain T. Baillie is in command, and the following are the officers:—-Chief. Mr. D. E. Clark; second, Mr. A- Ritchie; third. Mr. G. Crulckshank; chief engineer, Mr. G. Skitch; second. Mr. G. Edwards; third. Mr. W. McLuckie; fourth, Mr. P. Kerr: fifth. Mr. G. Brown; wireless operator, Mr. E. O. Reilly. Messrs. Robert Millar and Company are the local agents. They hope to dispatch the Baron Belhaven to-morrow afternoon for Port Kenibla, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Fremantle and Sumatra tQ complete the discharge of the remaining 9,000 tons of her cargo.

MESOPOTAMIA REPORTS—According to a radio message received by Sped ding. Ltd., the tramp steamer Mesopotamia is expected to arrive at Auckland at 10 p.m. to-morrow from Java. The vessel, which is bringing a cargo of raw sugar for the Sugar Company will berth at Chelsea on Wednesday morning. HAURAKI'S SMART TRlP.—After a smart voyage of 20 days 7 hours from San Francisco the Union Company’s trails-Pacific motor-ship Hauraki reached Auckland from Pacific Coast ports of America yesterday morning. The speed from port to port averaged nearly 12 knots. The Hauraki loaded about 9,000 tons of lumber, case oil, rolls of paper and general merchandise at Vancouver, Powell River, Ocean Falls, and finally San Francisco. She sailed from the lastnamed port on September 24, and made the trip across the Pacific in exceptionallv fine weather, with light variable following winds prevailing all the way. On Monday last she made a call at Niue Island to enable the chief cook, who was suffering from a poisoned finger, to have medical treatment. The vessel communicated with the island beforehand and the doctor rowed out to the Hauraki in a boat. He lanced the injured finger, and after dressing it returned to the shore, and the Hauraki continued her voyage after a stop of only one hour. Captain A. T. Norton is m command, and he has associated with him the following officers: —Chief, Mr. R. B. Denniston; second. Mr. T. Y. Marshall; third, Mr. R. BLarapied; chief engineer, Mr. A. Frith; second, Mr. J. Wiggins; third, Mr. J. McLean; fourth, Mr. J. McKenzie; fifth, Mr. J. Dunne; sixth, Mr. J. Boyle; wireless operator, Mr. R. W. Sirman; chief steward, Mr. S. Almoa. The Union Company hopes to dispatcn the Hauraki on Wednesday for Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney to complete discharge. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Tofua, . Waihemo, Marama, Waipahi, Hinemoa, MesapoLamia, City of Pretoria, H.M.S. Dunedin, Kanna. Chatham Islands.—Corinthic, Tremeadow, Tongariro. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Maheno, Ulimaroa, Ruapehu, Kawatiri, Lincoln, El la worth, A war ua k —Mak u ra. Tahiti, Atholl, Kairanga, Sir J. C. Ross. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS SATURDAY TUTANEKAI (1 p.m.), 811 tons, Bollons, from Kaipara. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTURU (S a.rh.), 270 tons, Donovan, from Hokianga. The Hauturu arrived at Onehunga yesterday morning from Hokianga. She is to leave again at 4 o’clock this afternoon for Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato. The Ngapuhi. sailing at 3 o’clock this afternoon for New Plymouth, is due back again on Wednesday morning. Kaitoa is due at Onehunga about Wednesday next from the South to load ,for Nelson and West Coast ports. j