The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 246, 7 January 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

KAIRANGA COMING. The loca. office of the Union Company has been advised that the Kaira nga left Melbourne at 5 p.m. yesterday for direct, where she is due about

KIA ORA AT LONDON.—Cabled advice received by the Shaw Savill Company reports that the Kia Ora arrived at London on Wednesday nil - ,\. e vessel left Auckland on November 10, via Halifax.

KAPONGA LEAVES MELBOURNE. — Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Kaponga left Melbourne at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, via Newcastle and W ellingtou. for Auckland. The vessel is expected to arrive here about January 16. SUSSEX REPORTED.—En route from Calcutta and way ports, the Union Company has been advised that the 3* ederai steamer Sussex cleared Cape Moreton at midnight last Thursday for Auckland. Wellington, Lvttelton. Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. The vessel is due here about Tuesday.

RUAPEHU HOME.—Cable advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the liner Ruapehu, which loaded in New Zealand, and sailed from Auckland on November 26 for London, arrived at London on Thursday last. REMUERA CLEARS COLON.—The New Zealand Shipping Company have been advised by cable that the liner Remuera, en route from Auckland to Southampton and London, cleared Colon last Wednesday in continuation of her voyage.

KAIAPOI RECOMMISSIONED. —The Kaiapoi has been recommissioned. She is to sail at five o’clock this afternoon for Walpole Island, via Noumea, to load a full cargo of phosphates for Auckland and Wanganui. She undocked yesterday.

MAUNGANUI REPLACES TAHITI. — The local office of the Union Company advises that the intercolonial passenger steamer Maunganui is to replace the R.M.S. Tahiti in the Sydney-Wellington-Frisco run for three voyages, leaving Sydney on the first trip on June 14. HAURAKI AT VANCOUVER. The Union Company’s trans-Pacific motor-ship Hauraki is reported to have reached Vancouver from Fiji last Tuesday. The vessel is scheduled to load at Pacific Coast ports this month for Auckland (possibly Wellington), Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. CORINTHIC REPORTED. — According to cable advice the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Corinthic. cleared Fayal (Azores Islands) last Tuesday in continuation of her voyage from New Zealand to London. She was dispatched from Wellington on November 27. ADD SHIPS 6 —!..ricesks WAIOTAPU LEAVES LOS ANGELES. —Cabled news has been received by the Union Company reporting that the Waiotapu cleared Los Angeles at 8 p.m. on Tuesday with Pacific Coast cargo for dischs.rge at Auckland, Wellington. Melbourne and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on January 25.

CITY OF BATH LEAVES NEW YORK —Cabled news has been received that the A. and A. Line steamer City of Bath left New York on December 29 and Newport News on January 1, with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australian ports. She is due at Auckland on February 4. THE PORT DUNEDIN.—The C. and D. Line motor-ship Port Dunedin is due at Gisborne on Monday morning, from Launceston, to commence loading for London. She is to leave Gisborne next Wednesday night for Napier, Lytetlton, and Wellington, to fill up. and is to sail finally from the latter port on January 26.

NEW COASTAL STEAMER. —Messrs. Watkin and Wallis have received advice that the Richardson Line’s new steamer Pukeko is to leave Glasgow about the end of January for Napier. The vessel is similar in design but larger than the company’s steamer Pakura, and will be utilised in the Auckland-East Coast bays cargo service.

MESOPOTAMIA TO DOCK. The tramp steamer Mesopotamia will complete unloading phosphates from Makatea Island at King’s Wharf to-day. On Monday the vessel is to be docked for cleaning and painting, and on Tuesday she is to sail for Nauru Island, via Westport, to load another phosphate cargo for Auckland.

MONTREAL STEAMER REPORTS. A wireless message received by the New Zealand Shipping Company last evening from the steamer Min states she will reach Auckland front New York on Monday afternoon. The vessel is under charter to the A. and A. Line and she has case oil and general merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin.

HINEMOA THIS AFTERNOON. —A further radio report from the Government steamer Hinemoa, states that the vessel will arrive at Auckland at 4 o’clock this afternoon from Norfolk Island. She will berth at Central Wharf. Spedding, Ltd., the local agents, advise that she is to be dispatched on her return voyage to Norfolk Island at 3 o’clock on Monday afternoon. ,

RUAHINE TO LOAD.—Leaving Wellington yesterday for Auckland, where she is due to-morrow to put out the remainder of her London cargo, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruahine will commence loading here for London. She will subsequently load at Tokomaru Bay, Lyttelton, Timaru and Wellington. She will sail finally from Wellington on February 4 for Southampton and London, via Pitcairn Island and Panama.

TUTANEKAI FOR AUCKLAND.—The Government steamer Tutanekai left Wellington on Thursday evening for East Coast lighthouses and Auckland. Captain Bollons advises that given favourable weather the vessel is expected to reach Auckland next Saturday. Present arrangements are for her to load stores at Auckland on Monday. January 16, and to sail the following morning to attend the buoys and beacons in the Hauraki Gulf en route to the Northern and West Coast lighthouses. SURREY SAILED.—At half-past six this morning the Federal steamer Surrey sailed from Auckland for Napier, Waikokopu and Wellington. She arrived at Auckland before Christmas from Brisbane, via Napier. She is to complete loading at Wellington for London and West of England ports. KERSTON MILES SAILS.—The German steamer Kerston Miles, after discharging a quantity of case oil at Western Wharf, sailed from Auckland this morning for Wellington and Australian ports to complete. She brought her cargo from Port Arthur. WAIHEMO IN PORT.—From Penang, Singapore and Samarang, the Union Company’s steamer Waihemo arrived last evening. She berthed at Prince’s Wharf to unload 700 tons of Eastern produce for Auckland. At 5 o’clock this evening she is to sail for Wellington, Lvttelton and Dunedin to complete discharge. The vessel experienced fine weather on the voyage, which was uneventful. C a ptain F. C. Belton is in command, and the following are his officers:—Chief, Mr. C. Burgess: second, Mr. W. A McGarry; third, Mr. R. Duffner chief engineer, Mr. J. E. Hamer; second, Mr. M C. Byrne; third, Mr. H. McDonald; fourth! Mr. J- Longley; wireless operator, Mr. S. McTavish; chief steward, Mr. W. Shirley.

NOBEL SAILING VESSELS. The Aobel auxiliary schooner Piri, after being delayed at Melbourne, is expected to ® ai * a t an early date with explosives for Auckl a nd. After discharge the vessel •will remain at Auckland to lighter exP}?f*Yf s from J h . e Federal Line steamer Middlesex, which is due from London 2 ?* . From Auckland the Piri "J. take explosives to W ellington, Dunedin and Greymouth. H ob | 1 auxiliary schooner Huia sailed at 8 o clock this morning for Hokianga to complete loading timber for Me bourne. i rom -Melbourne the vessel will take explosives to Queensland ports tly S he win pr ‘ to Grafton an.i load hardwood for Auckland. ™, BA 9-* Fr|c COAST LOADINGS.—The The Union Company advises that the foUowing loading dates of their steamers as ?on<wvs-—laSt 1 aSt ports are approximately The Waikawa loads at Vancouver San Francisco, and Los Angeles late in January and early in February for Papeete ' r>Unedin - Bluf£ - an<i

QoT. he^ Waitemata loads at Vancouver San .Francisco and Los Angelas late in January and early in February for' A.nia fvdnev id ' WeUm «OA -Melbourne and s4 he FrYn a^Vt° a t d h S e a eVI a „ n f CO rerru a a n m d iu d stSnZn ln pYts rCh f ° r New Zealand and «J.HJ? rairuna ' oads at Vancouver and San Franctsep during March for tuck fh. lv n f ton ', Jlelb o‘ u ' nt and Sydney The Waiotapu loads at Vancouver -nri Francisco early in April for <"4 Zealand and Australian ports D a uraki loadi at Vancouver ~v.i

WEST TOGUS SAILS MONQav ! departure of the American Togus for Sydney, Melbourne i bane has been postponed ti!! K ' , vessel arrived at Auckland afternoon from Pacific Henderson and Macfarlane t agents. AN INTERESTING YACHT yacht in which Sir Austen was recently cruising i** ranean has an interesting historvS* P ago this ship was attached to tfcl . ! irg ship Indefatigable, and the kJu* this vessel, such a familiar sight w v I Mersey, went for practice crulsee " • 1 during the summer month?. : themselves to become merchant i I Then the war came, and the i ' took her over. She was fitted I i ternal combustion engines, and •Q” ship, and her crew had Tr.a»Y » ' i ring adventures in her, for &h« jJ speed of about 12 knots, and guide XL' uncomfortable for the U boats. end of the war her engines * moved. But when she at last into the hands of Warden ChilcotL ho again fitted her*: engines, the exhaust gases being jUously carried up the mast. time her new owner renamed her ' she became the Dolphin. She * painted to look like one of the try's old wooden walls, and she I pretty a sight as is to be met * ' | anywhere when under sail, with a breeze blowing. NEW ELLERMAN FREIGHTER^.* Ellerman Line s.s. City of Canberra*; launched from the yard of Messrs, a? liam Gray and Co., West Hartlepool September 29. She is an int* restfc* » ample of the progress made in th® J struction of fast cargo liners, and , cidentaliy represents a bid on the » of that section of the marine ernpJl ing world which favours the emS ment of reciprocating engines top* the economy shown by the employw cf the turbine or of the The vessel is of the following difcsions: Length b.p., 453 ft; breadth • treme, 57ft 9in; depth moulded, 34ft 2 and draught. 28ft Oiin. Her total if weight is 10,830 tons, giving a cargos acity of 657,000 cubic feet, and the tonnage 7,130. She has a of 14 knots, which will enable maintain 135 knots at sea in all ecv tions. The plan of the ship has w so arranged as to provide for the ace?' modation of the most bulky can»' special hatch of a length of 42ft enahis the largest locomotives to be placed ik low decks. The refrigerated spact > such that both chilled and frozen a* may be carried, special ventilation W. provided The vessel is fitted wit|* deep tank for the carriage of edible ot! and other liquid cargo, and a rrangenit* have been made to keep this classcargo in perfect condition and co f*tate prompt discharge on arrival at a home port. The hull is buiit on a “fore and aft girder” principle, widely-spaced supporting column's providing exceptionally clear holdai 'tween decks and practically eliminnS broken stowage. There is accomSJ tion for 12 passengers. The machS. consists of the most up-to-date tynTV quadruple expansion, inverted. dJL acting, surface-condensing recipnxath engines, having cylinders arrange ‘ line fore and aft, working on four craiifc and balanced in the Yarrow, SchHck» Tweedy system; the dimension* of & cylinders are 35Jin, 37Jin. 64in and 3fc with a stroke ol’ 54in. Steam will be plied by four main boilers, each woiS at the exceptionally high pressure o' le a square inch, and fitted with >m* draught, superheated steqm, and' *mer air-heaters, by means of ‘which the lsupply to the furnaces is preheated • 300 degrees Fahrenheit. They ax* * signed to burn either oil or coal t former being carried in doubNe-bottr tanks and the piping led through a d* keel The machinery is expected • yield exceptionally economical re*nh and the company is having two forth ships of a similar character built, one these for propulsion by single reducb geared turbines and the other by I%* engines. Most interesting data sho?i!f 2-y a ilable when the performance* r the three can be compared. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE-

The following vessels are cxoectad - be within range of the underroentknr w ire.ess stations during the week-eii-Auckland.—Wairuna, Waihemo. ftr Saturday and Sunday: Tofua, fcr Bowen Lina L.D. Sawokla, Somelonic, Hinemoa, West Elcajon, Camuh Prospector, Passat. Marama, Togus, Hertford, Surrey, Kerston, IBm. Port Sydney. Kaiapoi, Ruahine. Paoa. Chatham Islands.—Port Caroline, (V 1 donia. Wellington.—Maori. Wahine, Aralrar isgaio, Ruahine, Paua, Tamara For Saturday and Sundav: Taai hine, Martaban, Otokia, Matakana, Tstanekai, Port Dunedin, Ulimaroa, Macganui, Rimutaka, Karetu, Kan* Poolta. Manuka. Canadian Seigneur, T*.roa, Wairuna, Waihemo. Awarua.-Tairoa, Sir J. C. Ross, C ‘ Larsen, N. T. Nilsen. Alonso, Yakur. Tahiti, Waikouaiti. For Sundav ofir. Port Denison. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY . k AIT°A (4.15 p.m.), 319 tons, Mam for Nelson. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTimu (7.30 p.m.), 270 tons, Jackson, from Raglan and Kawhia. ARRIVALS TO-DAY * NG 4F < 7 a.m.), 703 tons, Bri from New Plymouth. The Kaitoa sailed from Onelmnga f#terday afternoon for Nelson and WK Pp r^s » and is due back next wed. The Ngapuhi sails from Onehtraga *: 4 p m. on Monday for New Plymouth, ad is due back on Wednesday morning. The Hauturu leaves on Tuesday fcr n ’« Kawhia and Waikato Heads. The Arapawa is due at Onehunga ► day from Hokianga, and sails on M<®*7 for Wanganui.