The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 206, 19 November 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

MAKURA FROM SAN FRANCISCO. — Bringing passengers, mail and cargo from San Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga the Royal Mai! liner Jlakura is due at Wellington on Monday morning. She is to resume her voyage to Sydney on Tuesday afternoon. PORT CURTIS DELAYED.— T n continuation of Tier voyage from Nc Yoidc, Heather, Roberton and Company now advises that the O. and D. Line’s steamer Port Curtis will leave Auckland at & p.m. on Monday for Napier. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth and Newcastle. william mcarthur for Melbourne. —Now filling up at Opua with timber, Russell and Somers expect to dispatch the tramp steamer W illiam McArthur from there about Tuesday next for Melbourne direct. TOFU A REPORTED.—According to advice received by the local office of the Union Company, the Island passenger steamer Tofua arrived at Apia. Samoa, at noon on Thursday last and sailed again yesterday for Suva and Auckland. She is to leave Suva next Thursday and is due here on Monday, November 28. AORANGI'S TIME.—The Union Company advises that the R.M.M.S. Aorangi, which is due at Auckland on Sunday, December 4, from Vancouver via ports, is now announced to sail from here at 11 p.m. on Monday, December 5, for Sydney. MANUKA LEAVES MELBOURNE. — Cabled news has been received by tl Union Company that the Manuka left Melbourne at noon on Wednesday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The vessel is due at Wellington next Friday, and will leave again the following day for Melbourne direct. PORT DARWIN AT WELLINGTON. — Arriving at Wellington yesterday afternoon from Gisborne, the C. and D. Line advises that the steamer Port Darwin leaves on Wednesday afternoon for Napier, where she completes loading and finally departs on November 29 for London, via Panama. MAHIA'S ITINERARY. NOW at Wellington completing her discharge, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the steamer Mahla will leave there on Monday afternoon for New Plymouth, where she will commence her loading for Home. She will later fill up at Wanganui, thence Wellington and Port Chalmers, and is scheduled to sail finally from the last mentioned port on December 15 for London, via Punta Arenas.

GEO. H. SCALES, LTD., CHARTERS. —Messrs. Geo. H. Scales, Ltd., advises that the steamer Martaban, 5,113 tons, has been chartered by them to arrive in New Zealand from Australia to take the December wool berth for Great Britain and the Continent. The steamer Cape Corraora, due at Napier early next week from Port Arthur (Texas) with a cargo of petroleum products. is to take the February loading in New Zealand for Messrs. Geo. M. Scales, Ltd. P. AND O. LINERS’ MOVEMENTS.— Russell and Somers, Ltd., advises the itineraries of the following P. and O. liners: The Moldavia left London November 4, due Fremantle December 6, Sydney December 15. Leaves Sydney December 28, due London February 10. The Naldera loft London on November IS, due Fremantle December 20, Sydney December 29. Leaves Sydney January 11, due London February 23. The Maloja is due at Sydney December 1, and leaves December 14; due London January 26. WAITE MATA ARRIVES.—An arrival in the stream at Auckland shortly after 5 o’clock last night was the Union Company’s transpacific cargo steamer Waitemata from Pacific Coast ports. After pratique was granted the vessel berthed at the Prince's Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo. The remainder of the cargo is for Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. She is expected to resume her voyage on Tuesday. The cargo was loaded at Vancouver, Powell River, Ocean Falls and San Francisco. She sailed from San Francisco on October 25. Captain W. W. Hender is in command and he has with him the following officers:— Chief, Mr. A. Macdonald; second, Mr. J. W. Thomson; third, Mr. J. Macneil; chief engineer, Mr. P. Brewer; second, Mr. N. Fleming; third, Mr. J. P. Berryman; fourth, Mr. J. Dalziel; wireless operator, Mr. D. S. Bell; chief steward, Mr. N. H. ■ Thorne.

The day before the Wattemata reached Auckland the fourth engineer, Mr. J. Dalziel, who is on the eve of being married, was presented by the officers and engineers with a silver entree dish. The presentation was made by Captain Hender, who referred in eulogistic terms to Mr. Dalziel’s popularity on the vessel. TANKER R. J. HANNA ARRIVES.— With a full cargo of over 3,000,000 gallons of benzine for discharge at New Zealand ports, the tanker R. J. Hanna arrived at Auckland at 11 o’clock last evening and berthed shortly after 8 o’clock this morning at Western Wharf to commence discharging. The vessel, which is named after one of the directors of her owners, the Standard Oil Company of California, Ltd., has completed the voyage from San Pedro, a distance of 5,665 miles, in 22 days 9 hours, at an average speed of 10.64 knots. Excellent weather prevailed all the way, the tanker passing through first the north-east trades and then the south-east trades. Although the sky was cloudy most of the way very little rain fell, and the ocean was disturbed by only a slight swell. The last trip the R. J. Hanna made from San Pedro to Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, and she encountered a very severe hurricane off Lord Howe Island on the outward voyage. Besides having a large cargo capacity the vessel carries enough bunkers to take her round the world, thus enabling her to make the trip to and from New Zealand and Australia without taking on a fresh supply. She was built in 1921 by th© Union Construction Company, of Oakland, California, and is registered as 7.095 tons gross. Fitted with a Sperry - Gyro compass and pilot, she was thus enabled to steer herself all the way from the American coast.

?■ Sullivan is in command or the K. J. Hanna, and associated with r iri o t - he foll °wing officers:—Chief, Mr. J. S. Christensen; second, Mr. F. B. Ballthird, Mr. J. Orlando; chief engineer, Mr! vT,: S* ™ lo ° re; first distant engineer, tr i u 4l ; ■ Sprague; second, Mr. E. MeMr i £ lr w M - C - Wri sht; fourth, HWright; wireless operator, Mr. L. w. Labelle.

The Vacuum Oil Company, Ltd loca l agents, advise that after completing the dls charge of the local portion of her cargo, 600,000 gallons, the R. J. Hanna is to be dispatched again at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning for Wellington, Lyttelher bufk^Vr 611111 t 0 complcte Putting out

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—

J r is.&“ owin * ve,ssels are expected to the undermentioned twicltss stations during the week-end: A AVil'iirm - 'xt ia A°rS - Xia sara, Maunganui, Port Curtis lCArthUr ’ EaStern Planet - Chatham Islands.—Cape Cormorin. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arawlf; ?° rt Hardy ’ Waikawa, Tamahine. West Ivan, Marama, Ulimaroa, Poolta Buccmum, Antiem, Aorangi, Ruapehu’ Canadian Cruiser. Kaitangata, Makura, Waipahi. A " arua :— Sir J - C. Ross, C. A. Larsen. X. i. -Nielson. Alonso, Tahiti, Manuka Karetu, Tutanekai, Paua, Queen Lleanor. Turakina, Canadian Pioneer, PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY fr^" E w :i > E (102 110 tons, , from Waitara. DEPARTURES YESTERDAY fo?' < lA PU S I (42 ° 103 tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. ' ■HATjTURU (5.15 p.m.), 270 tons, Donovan, for Hokianga. ARRIVAL TO-DAY ARAPAWA 15.30 a.m.), 291 tons. Pert from \V anganui. ■ The Anchor steamer Kaitoa left Nelson this morning for Onehunga, via Onekaka. She is due to arirve on .Monday Srn wi S , a ,? aln . on Tuesday for Nelson and V est Coast ports. T , he Arapawa arrived at Onehunga early this morning from Wanganui, via vvestport. After completing the discharge of her coal cargo, she is to be dispatched on Monday *for the same

The Hauturu arrives at Onehunga at six o’clock to-morrow morning from Hokianga. At four o’clock on Monday afternoon she is to be dispatched for Raglan. Kawhia, and Port Waikato. The Ngapuhi, which left last evening for New Plymouth Ais due back again at 7.30 a.m. to-morrow. She sails again at 4 p.m. on Monday for the same port.

RUAPEHU TO COMPLETE—Due Napier this morning from Wellington. _ local office of the New Zealand ShPP* Company advises that the liner R uapen leaves again to-night for Tokomar _ and Auckland to complete her loa VT She is due here on Monday and is announced to sail from auck at 4 p.m. on Thursday, November London direct, via Panama. C. AND D. LINE’S LOADINGS—' T-* Commonwealth and Dominion Line vises that the motor-ship Port is scheduled to commence loading m - , Zealand for England on December * Ul. is to be despatched finally on Decern ~°The Port Sydney is to commence ing in New Zealand on December -i . is to be despatched for London about middle of JarfUary. The Port Wellington is to loading in New Zealand about December and is to leave for EnS l about January 2L