The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 220, 6 December 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Mr. P. Chappell has signed on the Aorangi as purser, vice Mr. A. Sharpe. MAKURA AT WELLINGTON. —En route from Sydney, the local office of the Union Company has been advised that the R.M.S. Makura arrived at Wellington yesterday morning, and sails this afternoon for Rarotonga, Papeete, and San Francisco. ISLAND STEAMER TOFUA.—The Union Company advises that the Island passenger steamer Tofua is now to leave Suva on Friday, December 23, for Auckland, instead of Thursday, December 22. The vessel is at present en route from Auckland to Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa HI N EMOA'S CHRISTMAS SAILING. — Due at Niue Island to-mororw from Auckland, Spedding, Ltd., advises that the Government steamer Hinemoa leaves on Friday on her return trip to Auckland. She is due here on December l fi . and is announced to sail from this port on December 28 for Norfolk Island. MAUN GAN UI AT WELLINGTON.— The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the passenger steamer Maunganui arri\'ed at Wellington this morning from Sydney and leaves at 3 p.m. on Friday on her return trip to the New South Wales port. ULIMAROA AT SYDNEY. Cable advice received states that the passenger steamer Ulimaroa arrived at Sydney at 7.15 a.m. to-day from Auckland. Unless the industrial dispute is settled before Friday it is unlikely that the Ulimaroa will sail on Friday for Wellington . PACIFIC TRANSPORT SAILS TOMORROW.—The repairs to the tramp steamer Pacifio Transport are taking longer than expected. The vessel is now to leave Auckland to-morrow for Westport for bunkers before proceeding to Makatea .to loal phosphates for Newcastle. REMUERA DUE TO-MORROW. To complete her loading the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Remuera leaves Gisborne to-day for Auckland, and is due here p.m. tomorrow. It is hoped to dispatch the liner finally from here on Saturday next for Southampton and London, via Panama. TON GAR IRO SAILING.—Now loading at Auckland the New Zealand Shipping Company hopes to dispatch the steamer Tongariro from here next Saturday for .Napier, thence Wellington and Lyttelton to complete. The vessel is scheduled to sail finally from Lyttelton on December 21 for London, via Panama. CANADIAN PIONEER SAILING. — Owing to the Waterside Workers’ stop work meeting this morning the Canadian Government Line steamer, Canadian Pioneer did not complete loading operations at Central Wharf. She expects to complete this afternoon, however, when she will sail for Halifax, via New York and Boston. WARSHIPS RETURNING ON FRIDAY. —The warships Diomede and Dunedin are expected to return to Auckland on Friday next. They are out in the Hauraki Gulf engaging in gunnery exercises, and on return are expected to remain in port over Christmas. The sloop Laburnum, and the minesweeper, Wakakura left yesterday for the gulf also.

HORORATA FROM HOME.—With 150 immigrants and a large Quantity of general cargo, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Hororata arrived, in the stream at Auckland at half-past nine last evening from London and Southampton, and berthed at seven o’clock this morning at Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers and commence the discharge of her cargo. The Hororata left London on October 26, and after taking on the immigrants cleared Southampton two days later. Fine weather prevailed across the Atlantic, and the vessel arrived at Colon on November 11. Transit through the canal was granted the next morning, and the Hororata cleared Balboa the same day. Good travelling conditions continued to prevail until 10 days ago, when a strong westerly swell arose, and caused the vessel to heave about for several days. Conditions moderated again, and the remainder of the voyage was completed in perfect weather. The Hororata was at Auckland about six months ago, and filled up at New Zealand ports for the Homeward trip.

Captain E. Holland is in command of the Hororata, and associated with him are the following officers: Chief officer, Mr. T. L. Maltby; second, Mr. B. Evans; third. Mr. F. E. Tether; fourth, Mr. A. E. Bamforth surgeon, Dr. F. J. Bennett; chief engineer. Mr. A. Brabban; chief steward, Mr. W. Swift.

The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that it hopes to dispatch the Hororata on Saturdady next for Wellington and South Island ports, to complete discharge and commence loading. The vessel will return on January 16 for final loading before sailing on January 21 for the United Kingdom. MARAMA ARRIVES. The Union Company’s pasepger steamer Marama arrived in the stream at Auckland shortly after 11 o’clock this morning from Sydney, and berthed later at the Prince’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. The vessel, which left Sydney a little after 3 p.m. last Friday, had to shut out about 200 tons of cargo owing to the industrial dispute now taking place in Australia. Moderate weather was experienced for the run across the Tasman Sea. The following passengers arrived by the Marama:— Ist Saloon: Misses Adair, Cullen (2), Del First saloon: Misses Adair, Cullen (2), Devey, Haywood, Keyson (3), Lewis, Moriarty (2), Owen, Patrick (2), Patterson, Ross, Sharmond, Short, Sherer, Semple, Thomson (2), Waite, Valver (2), Mesdames Abel, Adair, Brewis, Crossley, Cook, Church, Clayton, Gee, Duff, Fordham, Foster, Green, Gardes, Hicks, Hooker, Headlund, Jones, Jackson, Jopp, Jay and two children, Jeffries, Kelly (2), Keyson and child, Lichtenstein, Mackey, Morrison, Marton, Owen, Patrick, Ross, Skyring, Simpson, Scott Sullivan, Stewart, Twigg, Tonks, Taylor, Webb, Wooilans, Messrs. Abel, Adair, Barlow, Budd, Cameron, Chifholn, Compton, Church, Gee, Cunningham, Davis, Evans, Fordham, Frind, Franich, Fraser, Green, Gibson, Gardes, Hicks, Hutchinson (2), Jmpey, Jones, Jeffries, Kelly, Keyson, Luhoind, Luckie, Lea, Macky, Morrison, Middlemas, Owen, Pickering, Patrick, Russell (2), Riley, Skyring, Sellers, Simpson, Shipwight, Smith, Stewart, Schneider Wright, Wooilans, Yatams. Captain Malcolm. Second saloon: Misses Comerford, Grant, Hooker, Hogg, Gorgan, Lafferty, Manzc, Murray, Millar (2). Nisbett, Patten, Sheppaherd, Mesdames Bailey, Baddley, Coles, Duthie, Fraser Gaffan, Goldsmith, Hopkins, Henderson, Hook, Lafferty, Millar, Morgan (2), Nicholson. Prendergast, Smart, Verral, Wilmott and two children, Messrs. Eyre, Fraser, Henderson, Langslow, Moore, Morgan, Moyle, Morgan, McFarlane, Paterson, Purdy, Riddle, Tracey, Wood, and 63 third-class, including one Indian.

The Marama is scheduled to leave Auckland at 3 p.m. on Friday on her return trip to Sydney.

AO PANG I SAILS. In continuation . ! her voyage from t anconver, the i-_. °* Company's R.U.M.S. Aorangi sa.iee Auckland at 11.30 p.to. Sydney. The following passeng*?? ** barked at this port:— 6 a **» i First Saloon.—Mr. and Mr< to i \v mn, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. and OLA. ' U') P zzcy. Mr. H. E. Braces, v"**? Tonne .on, Mr. H. J. Hopgood. Mr* \ P 4 i Bristow, Mr. C. E. Lloyd, Mr o’ K..PI iner, Mrs. Guest. 11: A. J. Davids'™, .’l" L. C. Hampton. Mr. and Mns 5> Mr - Pugh. Dr. and Mrs. R. Scott-West* i and Mrs. C. C. Gillham, Miss pdiwilrj Mrs. .Munro, Mrs. Grainger. M-c e n,r ' 1 Mr. a d Mrs. G. C. GolMn. Mi 4 1 Mrs. and Miss Kay. Mr. G. H. q'uv?,“• F. Richards, Mr. and Mrs W D f* idge, Miss Winn, Mr. \\\ m HoSi fr * Miss Barton, Mrs. Pui-ves Mrs La2 k S"*. J. K. Panes, Mr 11. R. Burton Mr Mrs. G. Foster Clark Mrs. Wov law*!? R. MacGregor. Mr. IV. a. Siilart \P 4 J. Shs.ddock. Mr. and Mrs. R t tcL^ 4 ’ 4 Mr. B. Moriarty, Mr. W. G. joSSSMrs. and Miss Geddis, Mrs. Mourn," Mrs. Gibson. Mr. F. ,T. Jacobsen ft. C. and Miss Clark. Miss Williams Hope-Lewis. Mr and Mrs. \v v Mrs. Graham. Mrs. Ferguson tc* or -' Mrs. C.. Mr. H„ and Misses (’> m Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Love, Mr p o'.s** 5 ** Mrs. Macintosh. Mr. VV. Beard' M r "w B. Parry. Mr. o. Lewe. Mr. R - Tavl* 4 Father J. Matthews. Mr. tv. Robi„ 4 Miss Adams. Mr. X. F. Wilson, Corderoy, Mr. H. P tVrlgley. *“' Second Saloon.—Miss Fuller c, Thomson, Mr. K. M. Knowles, iir w J. Keyes. Messrs, tv. E. and J wood Mr. and Mrs. E McDermott/ and Mrs. 11. A. Pevenll. Miss ii.ii' Miss Hendy, Rev. and Mrs. I-'' TamSr'' Mr. R. C. and Misses 51. and dell, 51r. G. V. Brooke, Mr G licL*, 4 Mr. F. A. Herbold, Mr. H. Tavl “ and siiss Raines. slr. E. A. Griffiths’ v? and sliss Bedford. -Mrs. Milne, Mr Mrs. R. H. Armstrong. sfr. c C Strong. 51 r. C. IL Hayes. Misses <a>R.T Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hall, slrs. KemSh’ Miss Chaffey, Master Clegg, Mr S, Mrs. J. M. O’Rourke. Mr. and slrs ’ s*?? X'eale. Mrs. Dalton. Miss Hendy. Mr Mrs. T. 5L R Mossman. Mici ill “ j s!iss Collins, Mrs. Hodges, Mr. Harvey. Rev. J. Skilly. Mr. and Mrs. w 11. Georges and two children, Mr. H w Hugill, Mr. R. H. Roberts; and 38 third.’

CANADIAN PACIFIC’S NEW SHIP* —The Duchess of Athol, the first of th§ ! four new* 3 8,000-ton passenger and carri I steamers at present under construction j for the Canadian Pacific Company’* **,. vice, is to be launched on November 21 by Messrs. William Beardmore ani Co Dalmuir. On January 24, 1925, Ai eßsrF ’ John Brown and Co., Clydebank, irlii launch the Duchess of Bedford, a aimi lar ship, and one of three which the firnl is building for the same service. Bo»h vessels w’ill take their places on the Liverpool-Quebee-Montreal route in June next year. On October 26 Messrs. John Brown and Company W'ere to launch the Princess Elaine, a ferry steamer for the Pacific Coast service between Vancouver and Nanaimo. The Beaverburn, the first of the five 10,000. ton cargo steamers, which are to inaugurate the owner’s new • Beaver’’ class service, was launched in September by Messrs. William Denny and Bros., Dumbarton, and the second, the Beaverdale, later in the month by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, anil Company, Walker-on-Tyne. The third ship of the group, the Beaverford, was to be floated by Messrs. Barclay, Curie, and Company, Whiteinch, on October 27; the fourth, the Beaverhil, by Messrs. Barclay, Curie, and Company, on November 8; the fifth, the Beaverbrae, by Meesrs. Armstrong, Whitworth, and Company, en November 10. The total value of these contracts is, it is worthy of note, approximately £5,250,000. The distinctive names adopted for their different classes of ships are an interesting feature of the company’s administrative methods. On the Atlantic, the “Empress” steamers carry first-class, tourist third-class, and third-class passengers, the new “Duchess” steamers carry cabin, tourist, thirdclass, and third-class passengers: and the “M” type steamers carry cabin, tourift third-class, and third-class passenger?. The “Princess” steamers onerate in the British Columbia coast service, the white “Empresses” run between Vancouver. Victoria, Japan, and China, and the new “Beaver” class are cargo vessels. VENETIAN SHIPPING TRADE.— Venice is now the second busiest port of Italy, coming after Genoa and before Trieste, Leghorn, and Naples, according to the latest statistics. These show that in the first eight months of this year the volume of cargo handled in the port was 4,088,145 tons, as compared with 3.457,925 tons in the corresponding: period of 1926, the import* accounting for 2,277.094 tons, and the exports for 1,811,051 tons, both showing an increase over the previous year's figures. This trade growth has now been going on steadily for some years, and shows every sign of continuing. BARQUE TO BE BROKEN UP.—Another fine old British sailer has followed the Grief, ex Wiseoinbe Park, referred to recently, to the shipbreakers. This is the four-masted German barque Llsbetb, which has been laid up for some time at Limerick, after discharging a cargo of grain. She has now' been towed to Fort Glasgow, w'here she will be broken up. The Lisbeth is better known as the old Liverpool barque Pendragon Castle. WJ* is a vessel of 2,453 tons, built in I*9l, bv Messrs. R. Williamson and Sons, Workington. It is °y er _~s Years no since she was sold to Mr. H. H. Schmidt, of Hamburg, who renamed her Liioein, which title she retained until the end. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected be w’ithin range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland—Tofua, Cape Comorin, &.«- erling, Aorangi, Hauraki, Cumberland, JIM S. Dunedin. H.M.S. Diomede, H.M--Laburnum, 11.M.5. Whakakura. Canadian Pioneer, Kartigi, Port Denison. Chatham I stands. —Port Darwin, Cits oi Lyons. Canadian Seignueur. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, NgaJo. Arahura, Tamahine. Kairanfra, Makura Kaitangata. Remuera, Mahra, Turaklna, Waikawa, Niagara. A^^ a kSln. J A l ?n s rTa h S. W.2?R2 Port Curtis, Tutanekai. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY ARAPAWA <4.30 p.m.), 391 tons, Psrk for Wanganui. Bark, NGAPI'Hi (4.50 p.m.), 703 tons, Bator New Plymouth. The Ngapuhi, which left last evening for New Plymouth, is due back at un hunga again at 7 o'clock to-nrorrow mom "'The Arapawa arrived at Onehunga terday morning from Slo k l anga, sailed again last evening for W angani. She is due back * Saturday neat. The Hauturu leaves onenunga * o’clock this afternoon for Raglan, Kasm • and Port Waikato. .She is due on Friday, and the next day is to be patched for Hokianga. . Aie -t The Anchor steamer Kaitoa ° Onehunga from the Sou,£rs- - load for Nelson and M est Coast po