The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 231, 19 December 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain T. B. Sewell has been appointed to command the Manama, relieving Captain W. Martin, who has assumed command of the Maunganui. Captain A. H. Davey, of the Alaunganui, is awaiting instructions. Captain F. L. G. Jaunay hns been appointed to command the Waitemata, relieving Captain W. W. Hender for holidays. • The Loongana is being recommissioned at Melbourne in command of Captain E. Evans; his deck officers are as follow: Chief, Mr. E. A. Stein: second. Mr. J. V. Bray; third, Mr. R. Blampied.

Mr. E. J. H. Taylor has relieved Mr. C. H. Vincent as third officer of the Kairanga. The latter officer is being granted holidays. Captain W. W. Fish, late of the Wingatui, has taken command of the Kaimanawa, relieving Captain A. H. Prosser for instructions. . Mr. C. C. Waters is joining the Vac kawa as chief officer, relieving Mr. E. 11. Wilson for his holidays.

SOUTHERN CROSS ANCHORS. —The Melanesian Mission steamer Southern Cross went to her anchorage in the stream on Saturday to lay up till the next visit to the Pacific Islands. She will probably remain in port until April.

CARGO FOR NORFOLK ISLAND. — Spedding, Limited, advises that cargo for Norfolk Island will be received alongside the Government steamer Hinentoa on Thursday, December 22. The vessel is scheduled to leave this port on Wednesday, December 28, for Norfolk Island.

SILVER SHELL SAlLS.—Having completed the discharge of the local portion of her cargo of bulk oil from Singapore at Western Wharf, the Silver Shell Steamship Company's tanker Silver Shell sailed from Auckland on Saturday evening for "Wellington to complete discharge.

OTOKIA LEAVES SAN LUlS.—Cabled news has been received by the Union Company' that the tanker Otokia cleared San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning for "Wellington. The vessel brings fuel oil for discharge into the Union Company’s tanks at Miramar, and is due at Wellington on January 9.

GALLIC TO LOAD.-—L. D. Nathan and Company have been advised that the Shaw, Savili and Albion steamer Gallic is to load in New Zealand toward the latter end of January for New York, Halifax and West of England ports. The vessel is due at Auckland on February' 1 and is expected to clear this port finally on February 9.

PORT SYDNEY COMING.—Due at New Plymouth for loading toward the end of this month from Australia, the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Sydney arrives at Auckland on January 5 to take in the local portion of her cargo for Home. From this port the vessel proceeds to Napier and other Southern ports to complete. Her final port of departure and date of sailing have not yet been fixed. Heather Roberton and Company will act as the local agents.

SURREY’S ITINERARY.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Surrey sailed from Brisbane last Saturday for Tokomaru Bay, where she is due on Thursday' to commence her loading for Home. She later proceeds to Auckland and is due here on December 24 On January 7 the Surrey proceeds to Napier, thence Waikokopu and Welling-ton, to complete her loading and is scheduled to sail finally from Welling-ton on January 21 via and WeEt °* EnSland POrtS ’

GOVERNMENT STEAM. With general cargo from Montreal T,t*?.f Cha £T e at Auckland, Wellington, Lj ttelton, Timaru and Dunedin, the nadian Government steamer Canadian Prospector is scheduled to reach Auckland on January 10. ,he ?ame Ports in New Zealand the Canadian Challenger is to leave Halifax = £5 1 * Saturday and is due at Auckland about February 9. She is to be followed by the Canadian Highlander, which has replaced the Canadian Scotish, and is to lave Halifax for Auckland on January' 25. TAM AR ° A FROM HOME.—L. D Nathan and Company have been advised that the Shaw, Savili and Albion steamer Tamaroa arrived at Wellington vesterday afternoon from London and Southampton Passengers for Auckland are due here by to-morrow morning’s express The vessel is expected to leave Wellington next Saturday for Auckland, where she. is due on December 26 to complete her discharge, after which she will proceed to Wellington and back to Auckland for load mg. The Tamaroa re- \ Auckland on January IS and is scheduled to sail finally from this port den Ja | nUa f. y 21 for Southampton and Loncion, -via Panama.

w„’t°, BEL sa,l| NG VESSELS. The Lobel auxiliary schooner Huia left Graf: ton on December 11 with a full cargo w hardwood for discharge at Napier Waikokopu -and Auckland. She is ex: pected at Napier about Thursday. After oo'uulotion of discharge at Auckland the SSSS2.V.T 11 to Hokianga to load timber for Melbourne. —The auxiliary schooner. Piri, is to leave Melbourne to-morrow with explosives for Auckland and Southern ports. She is c?m e be t r d 30 t ° reaCh Auckland about De-

T, ;e auxiliary ketch Miro left Dunedin on Wednesday with produce for Auekrow" iS experted to arrive to-mor-

TAURANGA railway wharf.— The Marine Department advises that the rail way wharf at Tauranga is now open for traffic. The notice states that the wharf is now' used by ships visiting the port The wharf is’ situated M toe northern end of t.lie Strand and opposite Monmouth Redoubt. It is a quav wall structure running north and south. It has a water frontage of 220 ft and a berthage depth of 14ft at M.L.W.S. The northern end of the wharf is marked bv a pole from which is exhibited two lights, vertically disposed sft apart, green over white, green light being 20ft above the wharf decking. The southern end of the wharf is marked by’ a pole from which is exhibited one white light. The wharf shed has two white, lights. wllite hghts are 15ft above tbe wharf decking and situated in a northsouth direction.

N.S.S. CO. HOLIDAY TIME-TABLE. In order to cater for passengers wishing to attend the regattas at Tauranga, Russell and Whangarei. the Matangi is to leave Auckland for Tauranga on December 27 at 7.30 p.m. and Tauranga the following day at 8 p.m. The Clansman will leave Auckland for Russell at 5 p m on December 28. and Russell for Auckland at 7 p.m. the following day. The Clansman will leave Auckland for Whangarei at midnight on Sunday, January' 1, and Whangarei for Auckland at 8 p.m. on January 2.

On Wednesday a day trip is to be run to Manly and Arkle’s Bay, leaving Auckland at 10 a.m. and leaving Manly on the return trip at 5 p.m.

Taking passengers for the Taranaki races the Ngapuhi is to leave Onehunga for New Plymouth at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, December 23. and she is scheduled to leave New Plymouth for Onehunga at 7 p.m. on Thursday December 29.

AORANGI IN PORT, —At 1 o’clock this morning the Union Company’s R.M.MJS. -Vorang! anchored in the stream at Auckland, and shortly after 5.30 a.ra. berthed at the Prince's Wharf. The liner sailed from Sydney at 4 p.m. last Thursday, and experienced fail' weather for the run across the Tasman Sea. The following passengers arrived by the Aorangi:— 1 For Auckland.—Fb St Cl - : ' ' Mrs. S. J. Atkins, Mr. and Mrs H Adeare, i Miss AdeSre, Miss M. L. Brown, Mr. F. H. Brett, Miss Bradford, Miss Bates, Miss L Bacon Mrs. W. M. Barton, Mrs. JBovlan, Mr. R. C. Byrne. Mr. and Miss F. W. Boyer, Mr. H. A. Brown. Mrs. u. Cohen, Mr. L. Campbell, Mrs. M. <_ ahill, Misses M. and J. Cahill. Miss Cook, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Cole. Mrs. W. Cohen Mrs. Cotter. Mr. W. L. Chltty. Mr. 11. c. Lolson, Mrs. and Miss Crago, Miss D. M. Champion. Mr. F. Corkill. Mr. G. MChiene, Mr. and Mrs. D. Clayton, Mr. T. X. Cummins. Miss P. Donaldson. Mr. A. W. Donald, Mr. and Miss Darling, Mr. H. W. Duff. Miss Didsbury, Miss A Edgley, Mr. W. Forsvth. Mr. F. T. Faulkiner, Mr. -V B. Frame, Mi', and Mrs. A. G- Ferguson, Master Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Faulkiner, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Fleming. Misses Fleming (2), Miss L. Gordon, Major Gurry, Mr. J- A. Gibson. Mr. J. R. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. GaskeU, Dr. and Mrs. A. G. S. Gilchrist. Mr. J. P. Govett, ill', and Mrs. A. A. Gaffney*. Mr. A. Gannon, Mr. F. W. Greenbank, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hollingworth, Miss llollingworth. Miss K. Harsant, Miss D. M. Hawkins, Mr. R. B. Hungerford, Mr. H. C. Hancock. Miss M. Hill, Mr. J. Hampson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Henrys, Mr. R. C. Horton, Mr. W. Ingle, Major Jacomb, Mrs. J. P. Kavanagh. Mrs. L. E. Kibble, Masters J. and K. Kibble, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Kenworthy. Mr. H. R. Kenworthy, Miss D. Kemp, Miss King, Mrs. E. E. King, Mrs. B. King. Mr. W. 1L Keene, Masters Keene (2), Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Livingstone, Mr. and Mrs. G. E’. Langford, Mr. G. S. Lloy’d. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lawrence, Master Lawrence, Mr. W. S. Littlejohn, Miss L Lassell, Miss H. Lassell, Miss L. McWatters. Mr. J. McCartney, Miss M. McCrae, Mrs. J. M. McCullough, Rev. Father McEntegart, Rev. Father McArdle, Mrs. McArdle. Mr. D. A. Maling, Dr. and Mrs. D. R. Maitland, Mrs. G. Marting, Mr. and Mrs, E. Matthews, Master and Miss Matthews, Miss K. Marti novitch, Mr. and Miss J. Malone, Mrs. N. Nathan, Mr. J. Xuttall, Miss N. Nimon, Mr. 11. N. Pope, Mrs. S. A. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Penhall, Master and Miss Penhall, Dr. and Mrs. Porter, Miss P. Pope, Mr. and Mrs. F. Parsons, Miss S. E. Palfry, Mr. H. Payne, Mr. M. Peacock, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Peck, Misses Peck (2), Mr. H. A. Parker, Mrs. A. Renwick, Mr. and Mrs. F. Reed, Mrs. and Miss Reeves, Mr. F. Rosendale, Mr. A. C. Stratton, Mr. E. E. Soldi, Miss R. Solomon, Mr. N. A. Sorenson, Mrs. I. Smith, Mr. and Miss Seamonds, Mrs. A. C. Showman, Mr. G. tSewart, Mr. and Mrs. J. Skeet, Mr. G. C. Sharpe, Messrs, Scoll (2), Mr. and Mrs. R. Symons, Mr. and Mrs. F. Tritton, Mr. C. Tritton, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Thompson, Miss M. E. Theobald, *Mr. T. \Y. Tuckey, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Tait, Mr. W. J. Vance, Mrs. Vance, Miss Vance, Mr. H. Vaile, Miss Vize, Admiral and Mrs. Wall, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Whitaker, Miss B. Weisener, Miss B. Wyatt, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. T. Wanless, Miss M. L. Wanless, Miss M. Young, Madame P. Zoummeroff.

Second class.—Miss J Anderson, Miss W. Bauer, Mrs. S. A. Brown, Misses W. and A. Brown, Miss and Master Bentley, Mrs. Bennett, Misses Bennett (2), Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bedford, Pastor and Mrs. E. Butz, Mr. and Mrs. F. Burriss, Mr. and Mrs. N. Baird, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Best, Miss and Master Best, Miss D. Boston, Mrs. I. Chapman, Mr. R. W. Cooper, Mrs. H. Campbell, Mr. J. A. Corker, Mr. M. D. Collier, Mr. W. S. Dixon, Mr. W. N. Drake, Mr. and Mrs. H. De Lisac, Mrs. F. Davis. Miss 31* S. Dagg, Mr. E. L. Davis, *Mlss E. Deaghton, Mrs. and Miss Everingham, Messrs. H. and A. Finlay*, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gault, Messrs. J. and G. Ginn, Mr. and Miss C. Humphris, Miss M. Hall, Miss M. L. Heggie, Miss M. Hudson, Mr. A. C. Innes, Miss R. H. Joynt, Mr. and Mrs. W. Johnson, Master and Miss Johnson, Miss M. Leigh, Mrs. E. Leembruggen, Misses J. D. and D. Leech, Air. C. Lansdown, Air. C. Lyme, Mr. M. AlcCrae, ATr. AI. McKenzie, Atiss R. Aforton, Airs. Mobberley, Aliss E. Mercer, Airs. AI. H. Aforrige, Airs. A. K. Martin, Air. A. H. Alason. Aliss J. Niven, Mrs. A. Nightingale, Miss K. O'Connor, Air. G. H. Price, Mrs. and Aliss Pierce, Aliss K. Phillips, Air. L. Pergantas, Air. G. Paul. Air. L. S. Reynolds, All*. F. R. Rayment, Aliss K. Robertson, Airs. AI. Simmonds, Air. and Airs. D. Sanders. Airs. D. Scott. Air. W. Shepherd, Aliss AI. Skoglund, Air. and Mrs. O. Sanders, Miss P. Small, Air. and Airs. J. Smith, Airs. M. Sommerville, Airs, and Miss Thompson, Air. C. Weblev, Aliss U. Willis, Mr. and Mrs. W. Wood, Mr. W. Wood. Alasters Wood (2), Airs and Miss Willesmith, Air. and Airs. T. Webberley, Aliss I. Walse, Airs. AI. F. Webb, Airs. J. AI. Warren; three Japanese, and 73 thirdclass, including 31 Japanese. Through Passengers: First Class: Aliss L. Appleton, Airs J. Apton, Mr. and Airs. N. Brookman, Alasters D. and A. Brookman, Aliss G. Broadley, Mr. W. Barry, Aliss L. W. Bassingwayte, Aliss H. Beyer, Dr. and Arrs. B. Blackwood, Mrs. E. Batlantyne, Air. and Airs. A. E. Bottomley, Aliss L. A. Cole, Airs, and Aliss Cummins, Air. and Mrs. W. Curtis, Mr. G. Cummings, Messrs. Cheeke (2). Airs, and Aliss A. and D. Campbell, Aliss P. Clark, Air. C. L. Day, Dr. and Mrs. J. Drew, Arrs. A. Duckett, Air. and Airs. W. Field, Air. W. Fleming, Mr. and Airs. W. Finley, Airs, arid Aliss Gallagher, Master. Gallagher, Aliss A. Gill, Airs. H. B. Gaden, Air. and Airs. Ham, Air. and Mrs. L. H- Hill Mr P. Hill, Air. L. Hill, Aliss AI. P. Hill. Air. and Airs. J. Hackett, Air. and Aliss Hackett, Air. and Airs. C. Hermann, Air. S. J. Hines, Mr. C. Inman, Air. R. W. Jones, Air. R. AI. Jacobs, Airs, and Miss Jaquet, Mr. and Alaster Jaquet, Air. and Airs. JP. Krug, Air. and Mrs. J. P. Knox, Alasters C. and T. Knox, Aliss P. Knox, Air. Al. Leon, Air. E. Lundy, Air. and Airs. J. Lowe, ATr. and Aliss Lowe. Arrs. J AlcCaun, ATr. and Mrs. H. AfcCav, Airs, and Aliss W. Alellwraith. Air. H. Alcllwraith. Airs. F. G- Mara, Airs, and Aliss J. Aliller Aliss H. Aliller, Mrs. and Miss Morrow, Air. and Airs. F. Alarkell, ATr. J. T. Alanehee. Air. G. R. Alunro, Air. H. Aliddleburgh. Air. W. F. O’Rourke, Air. P. A. O’Loughlin and five daughters, Airs. B Palmer, Air. J. Rouston. Mr. U. Robertson, Air. Pat Sullivan, Air. and Airs. IT. Spry, Mr. and Airs. A. E. Scott. Air. J. Saulwich, Airs, and Aliss Thurgood, Miss E. Turkington, Miss Wyatt, Aliss Wiltshire, Airs. R. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. F. Zimmermann.

Second Class.—ATr. and Airs. J. D. Baker and two children. Air. and Airs F lb Champion and daughter, Air. W. g Charley, Aliss A. Dodson, Air. H. .T. Flaherty, Air. D. R. Griffin, Air. and Mrs. F. Gray, Messrs. Hackett, Aliss J. Joske, ATr. and Arrs. J. G. Jeffrey and son, Mr. and Airs. J. P. Kelly, Aliss AI. J. Kirkhead, Air. R. A. Laga, Aliss A. Lennv, Aliss L. Alack, Air. IT. Alunro, Air. At. T. O’Neil, Row O’Donohue, Aliss C. V. Owen, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Patterson, Mr. and Airs. R. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Tike, Miss W. Reilly, Alisses Rudge, Mr. N. Ratcliffe, ATr. and Mrs. S. Smith, Alisses V. and G. Sander, Miss G. M. Tomlinson, Airs. L. IT. Wood, Aliss C. A. Wilkinson, Aliss O. C. Whitby, and 23 thirdclass. V,

The Aorangi is scheduled to leave Auckland at noon to-morrow for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver.

f H.M.S. VERONICA SAILS Fjpt.fe. Veronica, sailed from : 10 o clock this morning for th* 'oulf U, carry out S u mry prctiSj' ll ?? l : expected to return on Frirt»» and will then remain in do-, ; Christmas holidays. po ‘ t ovtT the ;SEEKS & on December 11 from Halifax nJ^ aDZrna again on December 12 for 2 *^*o ! SlrnfaFT iS « AuVS-aSSSt toe E * R ! oX'e A ;7T A tr~ ~- j day and left the folio-wine f^? t J ri ' and Auckland. The Toto I «« v a j Suva on Wednesday, and .-ills on I arriving: at Auckland next Tuesday™** MARTABAN TO LOAD V-- * - the tramp steamer MambTr' s Westport to-day from Port Pin? d vessel later proceeds to Lvttelrow* Wellington and Napier 7? io»£V hen - Continent and Great Britain "~tk or _ is under charter to Geo. H ScalL who expect to dispatch her fn.ilN eft Napier ort December irctr.i DAILY SERVICE TO WAIHEKE TVv Northern Steamship Corr.nam hc that the Waiukti will make a Waiheke every dav thK- week n.„ p Wednesday. Friday' arid' SatSrto?“^£; S!iT^ e all t t h he' U £U riP 40 l ON 1C AT WELLINGTON— \ s erson and Company have !. f » n ‘hut the White Star liner lonfc at Wellington yesterday from Binit arl leaves on Thursday for Auckland Xoc£m plete her loading. She is due here Saturday and is scheduled to sai! fInTS from this port at 6 a m on necemSivS te Southampton and Londo™ y” Naunganui DUE TO-MORROW Due at Auckland early to-morrow mom mg from Sydney, the Cnion Comnanw, steamer Maunganui will berth abont > a.m. at the ( entrai Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. The vessc is to leave .Auckland at 3 p.m. neit Fr day on her return trip to Sydney. HUNTINGDON FROM LIVERPOOL Due at Auckland on Wednesday , y, n iL: from Liverpool, the Federal' steamcHuntingdon will discharge the local nor tion of her West of England cargo unktthe auspices of the New Zealand Shipping Company before proceeding to Wefington, Lyttelton and Fort Chalmers to complete. SURAT ARRIVES to-night—a* midnight to-ligiht the tramp steanKr Surat will arrive in toe stream at Auckland with a full cargo of raw sugar from Peru, according to a further radio m<£. sage received from the vessel by the local agents, Messrs. Robert Millar and Co. To-mororw morning the Surat win berth at Chelsea Wharf to commence ducharging at the Colonial Sugar RefinirCompany’s works*. KUROW ARRIVES Yesterday moraing the Union Company’s .'oilier Kurox Captam W. Whitefleld, arrived at Auckland and berthed at the Western Whnrf The vessel, which was delayed at the coal port through the late industrial trouble, cleared Newcastle last Monday evening, and experienced fair weatheacross the Tasman Sea. The Kurow is to sail on Friday on her return trip to Newcastle to load again for Auckland. ONEHUNGA-NEW PLYMOUTH SERVICE..—The Northern Company advise*, the following time-table for the passenger steamer Ngapuhi between Onehunra and New Plymouth has been arranged for the Christmas and New Year holidays:—

The vessel leaves Onehunga on Wednesday, December 21, at 4.30 p.m.; on Friday, December 23, at 5.30 p.m.; on Wednesday, December 28. at 4 p.m.; on Friday, December 30, at 4 p.m.; on Tuesday, January 3, at 6 p.m.; and on Thursday, January 5, at 4 p.m.; and on Thursday, December 22, Saturday, December 24, Thursday, December 29. Saturday. December 31, Wednesday, January 4. and Friday, January 6, the vessel will leave New Plymouth at 7 p.m. for Onehunga.