The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 194, 5 November 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

ANTONIO FOR OCEAN ISLAND. 1 lenderson and Macfarlane advises that the tramp steamer Antonio leaves Westport to-day for Ocean Island to load phosphates for Australia. CARGO FOR SURFDALE.—The Northern Steamship Company advises that there will be no passenger vessel to Surfdale on Monday next. Cargo, however, may be shipped by the auxiliary schooner Torea, leaving at noon that day. SUTHERLAND COMING. Henderson and Macfarlane have received advice that the tramp steamer Sutherland sailed from Ocean Island last Thursday with a full cargo of phosphates for discharge at Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. The vessel is expected to reach Lyttelton on November NORFOLK REPORTS.—According to a radio message received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Companv, the Federal steamer Norfolk is expected to arrive in the stream at Auckland at daybreak next Thursday from Liverpool, the vessel is bringing general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. KARTIGI ARRIVING.—The Union Company has been advised by radio that the cargo steamer Kartigi, en route from South Australian ports, via Melbourne, is expected to arrive in the stream at Auckhmd at 3.30 o’clock this afternoon. After pratique lias been granted the vessel will berth at the Prince’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to New Plymouth .md w elhngton. KIA ORA AT WELLINGTON.—L D Xiithan and Company have been advised that the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Kia Ora arrived at Wellington this morning from New Plymouth, and leaves next Thursday for Auckland, where she is due on November 13 to complete her loading. The Kia Ora is to sail finallv from Auckland on November 16 for Halifax, London and W est of England ports, via Panama. BOWSPRIT SNAPPED OFF. The Nobel Explosive Company's auxiliary ketch Miro, arrived ;i t Auckland early this morning from Wellington. During the voyage to the Southern port the vessel had her bowsprit snapped off six feet from the bulkhead during a strong northwesterly gale. The accident happened off Castlepoint at 11 a.m. on Saturday week last, and the ketch arrived at Wellington on Sunday afternoon. After discharging her cargo of explosives she sailed last Sa ri^ rda 7, • m ballast for Auckland again. Mn*o was built at Auckland in 1920 by Messrs. Bailey and Lowe, and since then has been lightering explosives brought front Australia by the schooners Huia and Pin to coastal ports. Captain Himaimen is in command of the Miro which is registered at 38 tons. HINEMOA’S MOVEMENTS. —Spedding, Ltd., advises that the Government steamer Hinemoa was to leave Suva yesterday for Niue Island and Auckland. The vessel is expected to arrive here on November 19. WEST HENSHAW EXPECTED The American steamer West Henshaw, from San Pedro, is scheduled to reach Auckland to-morrow, but she has not yet reported by wireless. The vessel will berth at Prince’s Wharf to unload cargo from Pacific Coast ports, for Auckland and also to load for Hobart. Melbourne Brisbane, and Hong Kong. Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., are the local agents. tofua SAILS.—With passengers mails and cargo, for Fiji, Tonga and oomoa, the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua, Captain Duncan MacDonald, left Auckland shortly after II o clock this morning. The following passengers went with herFirst saloon: Misses E. M. Dawson P Pouloson. -T. A. Porman, J. Wilson’ G Hadfield. F. Willard. B. Houghton F* Blackwell, Miss D. Bovd, Mesdanws M K. Dawson, C. Spiers, Alford, L. V. i ladfield, A\ illard, -1. M. Houghton, C Dow .Messrs. A. H. Cameron, T. Tr. Chadwick* P>. E. Hadfield. F. Willard. C S Poa -11’ W. Cocker. .1. B. Jackson, A. Graham ’and Master L. Hadfield, and six steerage, including one Indian,

NEW SYDNEY FERRY BOATS.—More than ordinary interest is being taken in the two vessels which Messrs. Napier and Miller, of Old Kilpatrick, are building for the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company, partly because of their comparatively high speed and partly because they are double-ended. The run which they are intended for is about eight miles in length, but under Sydney Harbour regulations vessels are not allowed to turn at the harbour and w here the traffic inclines to be congested. A double-ended design for the new vessels was. therefore, inevitable. There is a single screw at each end driven by a four-cylinder triple expansion balanced engine. The designed speed of the vessels is 17 knots, and each vessel will carry about 2.000 passengers. When the new bridge which Messrs. Dorman, Long and Co. are building across Sydney Harbour, is completed, there will be, it is expected, considerable opposition to the Manly steamers from motor traffic: hence the high speed aimed at. PILOTAGE AT ALEXANDRIA. The Egyptian Ports and Lights Administration is seeking to render compulsory the employment of pilots by all vessels entering and leaving Alexandria Harbour, and to this end has called a conference of representatives of the navigation companies using the port, states the “Shipping World.” Compulsory pilotage at Alexandria has been enforced at various periods, notably from 1896 to 1905, when, by arrangement, the cost of dredging a new passage was defrayed from the pilotage fees; and from 1916 until 1920, when the military authorities enforced the employment of pilots. The administration contends that since the reversion to optional pilotage accidents to shipping have become more numerous, and cites the cases of six collisions last year of steamships with structures at the mouth of the harbour. The Administration's view is that compulsory pilotage is in the interest of the navigation companies by avoiding the risk of the harbour becoming blocked through shipping sinking in the fairway as the result of collision. The navigation companies have not yet decided on their attitude toward the proposal. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the. undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end:— Auckland.—Omana, Kartigi. Kaituna, Westenshaw, Canadian Scottish. Nordvhall, Niagara, Ulimaroa, Waipahi, Marama, Atholl. Chatham Islands.—Australind. Canadian Pioneer, Queen Eleanor, Port Hardy, Norfolk. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Arahura, Ngaio, Tamahine, O. A. Knudsen, Wailiemo, Rotorua. Tongarirp, Kairanga, Aorangi, Remuera, Pakeha, Maheno, Tahiti. Awarua. —West Nivaria, Kaponga, Ruapehu, Tahiti, Makura, Manuka, C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross, Port Darwin. V.- r'~ r!- Hr n- sir re re

PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS TO-DAY NGAPUHI (S a.m.), 703 tons, Bark from New Plymouth. The. Ngapuhi arrived at Onehunga this morning from New Plymouth. She is to ret urn Pal ' hed at 4 p,TTI * on Mon <lay on the The Arapawa arrives from Wanganui to-morrow. She sails again at 3 p.m. on Monday for Hokianga. The Hauturu is expected at Onehunga on Monday from Hokianga. She is to be dispatched again the next day lor Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato. The Kaitoa arrives on Monday from the South. She sails on Tuesday for Nelson and West Coast ports. !