The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 268, 2 February 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

CARGO FROM HAST CANADA.—A cable message to the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Ikala axrived at St. John last Wednesday from Sydney (Cape Breton), to continue loading for New Zealand and Australia. TONGARIRO AT LONDON. —Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Tongariro arrived at London on Sundaj from Lyttelton. She left Lyttelton on December 23. CAPE CO FI MORI N.—The Geo. H. Scales Company’s chartered steamer Cape Cormorin will leave Napier at noon to-day for Wellington, where she is due to-mor-row morning to fill up. The vessel is to sail from Wellington on Saturday evening for Dunkirk and England, via Panama. DEVON AT NEWPORT NEWS.—News by cable has been received by the Zealand Shipping Company that the Devon arrived at Newport News on Sunday from Antwerp, en route to Auckland, with a cargo of basic slag. RIMUTAKA SAILS FRIDAY.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Rimutaka will complete her loading at the Central Wharf this evening and is to sail at 6.30 a.m. to-morrow for Southampton and London, via Panama. Passengers are to embark at 8 o’clock this evening. MARTABAN AT BALBOA. —The Geo. H. Scales Co., Ltd., received a cable message on Tuesday reporting that their chartered steamer Martaban had announced by radio that she would arrive at Balboa the same evening from Napier, en route to Dunkirk and England. The vessel left Napier on January 6. CANADIAN PROSPECTOR RETURNS. —Shortly before noon to-day the Canadian Government Merchant Marine steamer Canadian Prospector arrived back at Auckland from Southern ports for final loading. The local office of the Canadian Government agency advises that she is to be dispatched to-morrow afternoon for Halifax, via New York and Boston. MAKURA FOR SAN FRANCISCO.— After being delayed for over 12 hours by crew trouble the Royal Mail liner Makura left Wellington yesterday morning in continuation of her voyage from Sydney to Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco. The following is the list of passengers who joined the vessel at Wellington:—First saloon: Captain and Mrs. R. V. Beveridge, Mrs. E. Cunnighame, Mr. E. H. Cunninghame, Mr. J. F. Darling, Miss Darling, Mr. C. H. Goldstone, Mrs. E. Mills, Mr. and Mrs. MoKegg, Miss A. McCarthy, Major and Mrs. W. Nash, Miss F. V. Ormiston, Mr. T. Parker, Miss Phair, Miss D. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. N. Y. Smith, Mr. A. T. Scherer. Second saloon: Mr. E. W. Armstrong, Miss W. R. Bauer, Mr. C. A. Bryant, Miss S. Coulton, Mr. E, Cutforth, Miss W. Jennings, Mr. Jenson, Mr. W. Lowry, Mrs. M. Moore, Miss E. Mclver, Miss N. Mclver, Mr. J. D. Stuart, Mr. H. K. Seth-Smith, Mr. W. R< Smith, Mrs. E. Smith, Mr. A. Williams, Mr. P. R. Willott, Mr. J. Watters; and 12 thirdclass. MAUNGANUI’S PASSENGERS. —The Maungamii, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday from Sydney, brought the following passengers: First class: Mesdames Clacken, Macloughlan, Moore, Robertson, Anderson, Anderson, de Montalk, Hilton, Coehon Johnston, Cave, Forsyth, Padey, Clachen, Drury, Moore, Finch, Brewster, Bowring, Gould, Dale, Brailey, Cumming, Thirkell, Cross, Deck, Cross, Rich, Reid, Smith, Sargood, Fairly, Montgomery, Sewell, Boyle, Carrington, Fox, Kfendall, Buchanan, Ogilvie, Misses Acland, Bradshaw, Hume, Myers, Anderson, Baker, MacCracken, Henderson, Adarns, Low (3), C.achen, Capel (2). Broad, Gray, Armistead, Marshall, Williams, Kemp. Wilkins (2), Hassell, McCready, ForsyTh (£), Welsham, Beck, Reid, Harper, Smith, Tunks, Montgomery, Bean, Fox Jones, Messrs. Clacken, Nonoghan, Macloughlin, Fraser, Rowe, Jackson, Robertson. Dawson, Corderoy (2), Newcombe, Soloman, Packer, de Montalk, Smart, Clapham, Kerley, Forsyth. Brickford, Padey, Young, Anderson, Sullivan, Powell, Dawson, Faher, Winston, Campbell, Grainger. Brewster, Kemp, Macfarlane, Bowring. Page, Gould, Devitt, Dale, Stevens, Dean Brailley, Jeffery, O’Connor, Greenewagen, O’Neill, Cook, Plankey, Allen, Thirkell, Moore, Catwood, Packer, Irving, Holland, Deck. Cross, Clements. Bowring, Sommerville, Seaton, Cumming, Smith, Sargood, Fairley. Titterton, Bosseuse, Davis, Carrington. Fox, Lewis. Sizer, Kelk, Smart, Huntley, Bourke, Williams. Second class: Mesdames Cooldrev, Eltham, Grant, Harland, Bloomfield, Powdrill, Smith, Brown, Sara. Clouston, Cardale, Barker, Misses Beattie, Wyndham, Taylor, Broomfield (2), Powdrill, Clouston, Cardale (5), Herbert, Messrs. Slige, Howartli, Yee, Mclntosh, Miller, Williams, Green, Fields, Manning, Magee, Myers, Craig, Grant, Goff, Perry, Fogarty, Harland, Lucas, McMahon, Cleveland, Roy, Walsh, Walker, Tirhards, Laghanager, Smith. Houston, Cousten, King, Naker, Barker, Jackson (3). There were 50 third class.

SYDNEY steamer! , morrow the Manama ) S a* the -Maungamii leavi: at noon ** Tuesday mornire arr iT*l J" On. | KAIWARRA IN port . I from " Me.bouV^ a '';* rr ?. |rc^ er the w ¥as«r^ r^e!^ I here the Kaiwarra prS-k----to load again for z-IZ7d t [ chmered’sfeanier' rented to arrive in the ts land at 7 a.m. A* teuon. Duned^irAuJSg^ HINEMOA REPORTS—a [i.idio message received ‘^f o **** t I.imiied, the Government ,*5, \f} Au nMand at* 4 acbi'k ,'v. th* ifct' i ° Aorfoik Island The tr* a -ftrn, 5 e^>.ni . la to*- morrow mails and , GALLIC arriving— To fading under the auj p ° ic £“>*t« *. Nathan and Company th- 5L L and Albion steamer O.kllk i. S»e arr.ve at Auckland at 2 1 Gisborne. She is to berth is sche <*uled to irom this port on Fehm#r» BteYork. Halifax. AvonmouTTL * Glasgow, via Panama. ' NORTHUMBERLAND LO*n,. continue her feidin, nnj. 'P'NS.-.-th t t e^ eW Zealan <l Shipping?^ the E ederal steamer Northumh.Uf'*' rived at Auckland last ev"£l?«t Plymouth and berthed at 25 tr3,c *• Wharf this mornu.g She on Saturdav for \anipr ° ieav « b* ton. to complete, and is’ ’*" 1 -- finally from the latter 11 for London. Avonmouth*^ Glasgow, via Panama. 1 c HERTFORD'S PROGRAMME loading at New Plymouth. Vh" N o. the New Zealand Shinpinir has been advised that steamer Hertford leaves tn*rf day for Auckland, where XST** * following Wednesday. \ft?r m - the local portion of her earrotk."* • sel then proceeds to Giiborn!. ’* Timaru, Lyttelton and WelllS?™ Idete loading. The HertfoM ( r i°a m r£££ eton on MarA s THE ATLANTIC LINERS.— Th* & lish newspapers have given proma**/ j what has been widely known in afcwT i circles for some time past, that bJ*' the Cunard and White Star Lin* , preparing plans for the bulldinr rf I ships in order to maintain their re»L;* T fast mail and passenger servic-eHT..' from New York with steamer? ££ ! highest efficiency, and in no wit : ferior to those of their competitor? rman, French, or Italian. While tL h tf r _*^ on 2 p ? nies are Puling into North Atlantic services steamer* <* very much larger and better tyne they have hitherto employed, still a long way behind the two £* ■' companies in the sige of steam«* have recently built or have at nr»T under construction, and this case, interest is mainly Z 1 present building programmes, which r‘ known the Cunard and W hite Star ii* have in hand. The arr.val at Smpampton on November 23 rom New £ of Sir Alfred Booth, a director ofCunard Company, and formerly it* cbman, and with him Mr. ?I. p. Borer general passenger manager, and )fr ~ H. Focke, saloon passenger marair the Cunard Line in the United Su*. has given rise to rumours which an viously of a speculative character, y Borer and Mr. Focke have, accerfiar their own statement, come to thia cento discuss with the Cunard director? » requirements of the American tnmUr public in any new ship that must be be to replace the Mauretania, :iow Mar” the end of her serviceable career tx that seems to sum up all that can j. authentically said about the plan* of :• proposed Cunard steamer at present Tkstatements as to probable length and te-*-nage given as round about l.QMft, tjy 60,000 tons register, are, therefore, aer» guesswork, based no doubt on gota* c: better than the Cunard liner. Fna Us head offices of neither the Cunard nor rWhite Star -Lines in Liverpool can Kr thing of a definite character be dene of the progress they have made is developing their plans for new ships cffa i class, but, if one may venture to mj - what way these new ships will be inn vance of existing popular Atlantic Bap it will not be so much in siae as economical speed, possibly higb-powK Diesel engines, and unsurpassed inter accommodation for saloon passengers, tr for other classes in keeping with it TV ability to fill these ships will detent the question of their size. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGEThe following vessels are expeetad» be within range of the undenneKfct* wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Matatua, Chy r Bath, Dewey, Waihemo, Aorangi, Otj Delhart. Kairanga, H.M.S. Diomede, O bank, Waipahi, Indianoja, Min, Kw Canadian Prospector, Rimutaka. Chatham Islands. —Athenic, Cusiki Challenger. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, tutu hine, Arajiura, Ngaio, Niagara, Jfakr. Port Melbourne, Cape Comorin, Ktf*' Tairoa, Gallic, Tainui, Port Carofe* Kurow, Arawa, Cumberland. Awarua.—Sir J. C. Ross, N. T. Nkhr Alonso. C. A. Larsen, Tahiti, MandW" Merchant, Manuka. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS TO-DAY OREPUKI <6.30 p.m.), 575 WM. RF son, from Dargaville. DEPARTURES YESTERDAY AEAPA4VA <4 p.m.), 751 t«U, Blfc son, for Wanganui. ARRIVAL TO-DAY N'GAPUHI <7.30 a.m.), 703 toM, Bt from New Plymouth. The Ngapuhi arrived at Onehukl? morning from New P 1 ymoutlr to be dispatched again at four oewe* - afternoon for the same port. The Orepuke arrived at 9 oeh “rSt half-past six last evening from i—J. ville. She is to be dispatched afternoon for Nelson and | ports. The Arapawa sailed at four terday afternoon for Wanganui. .. expected back again about the nu next week. . The Hauturu is due at Onehimga a o'clock on Saturday morning leave again at three o clock afternoon for Hokianga. __