The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 274, 9 February 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —The Wingatui was re- ; commissioned at Auckland yesterday, in | command, of Captain* A. B. Sixer. Hi.- j deck officers are as follow: Chief, Mr. V. A. Cox: second, Mr. D. Luckett; third. Mr. A. L. Wilkinson. Mr. O. H. M. Long has relieved Mr. J. Warcup as chief officer of the Kit- * taw a. The latter officer is on holidays at Lyttelton. Mr. L. P. Bourke is now third officer ! of the Corinna, having relieved Mr. I. L. Russell for his holidays. Captain R. Huntly has relieved Cap- < tain A. H. Howie in command of the i Kittawa. Mr. J. J. Lyon has relieved Mr. D. J. t R. McKenzie as second officer of the | Katoa. . . , Captain A. T. Toten has arrived from ( Sydney, and is at present awaiting in- ] structions at Welllington. The Kaituna is being placed in con - I mission at Auckland to-day. and is in , command of Captain W. H. D. Gardner, i His deck officers are the following; Chief { officer, Mr. F. G. Mabb; second officer, j Mr. D. J. R. McKenzie; third officer, Mr. j C. H- Vincent. THE IKALA.—The New Zealand Ship-; ping Company have been advised by j cablegram that the Ikala arrived at' Hampton Roads on Saturday from St. | John, en route to New Zealand and Aus- J tralian ports. PORT HARDY AT LONDON. —Cabled news has been received by the C. and D. Line that the Port Hardy arrived at London on Sunday from Auckland, via New York, Boston, and Halifax. The vessel left Auckland on December 16. GALLIC SAiLS. —A departure from Auckland early this morr.ing was the Shaw. Savill, and Albion steamer Gallic, bound for New York. Halifax. Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow, via Panama. NORTHUMBERLAND AT WELLINGTON. —To complete her loading the Federal steamer Northumberland arrived at Wellington this morning from Napier. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel about Sunday for London and west of England ports via Panama. MELBOURNE.—CabIe advice received by tfce Union Company states that the passenger steamer Manuka left Melbourne yesterday for Bluff, Dunedin. Lyttelton and Wellington. She is due at Bluff on Monday and at Wellington on February 17. TAINUI TO COMPLETE.—The Shaw, Savill. and Albion Company advLses that the liner Tainui leaves Picton at daybreak to-morrow for MTellington, whi-re she completes her loading, and finally departs at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. February 15, for Southampton and London, via Panama. NIAGARA LEAVES VANCOUVER.— According to cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company, the R.M.S. Niagara left Vancouver at noon yesterday for Sydney, via ports. She is due here on Monday, February 27, and sails the following day for Sydney. CARGO FROM HALIFAX. —Cable advice received by the Canadian Government Line states that the steamer Canadian Highlander sailed from Halifax on January 25 with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Timaru and Dunedin. The vessel is due at Auckland about March 3. WEST NIVARIA COMlNG.—Henderson and Macfarlane have been advised by cablegram that the American steamer West Nivaria sailed from Los Angeles last Monday with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton. The vessel is due at Auckland about March 2. AORANGI DUE SUNDAY.—The local office of the Union Company advises that the R.M.M.S. Aorangi, which leaves Sydney this afternoon for Auckland, is expected to arrive here on Sunday. In the meantime, the vessel is announced to leave Auckland at 3 p.m. next Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria, and Vancouver. WAIPAHI ARRIVES. —The Union Company’s fruit steamer Waipahi arrived at Auckland last evening from Suva, and berthed at the King’s Wharf. The vessel is to leave here at ten o’clock this evening for Newcastle, thence Sydney, where she loads for Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa . The Waipahi is to clear Suva on March 1 again for Auckland. ROTORUA LEAVES PANAMA.—The New Zealand Shipping Company have been notified Dy cablegram that their liner Rotorua arrived at Colon on Saturday last from London and Southampton, and left Panama on Sunday for Wellington and Auckland. The vessel is due at Wellington on February 25, ar.d at Auckland a week later. MATAROA REPORTS. —Radio advice received by L. D. Nathan and Company states that the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa, en route from London and Southampton to Wellington and Auckland, is expected to arrive at Wellington on Wednesday next, February 15. The vessel is due at Auckland on February 23. RUAPEHU AT COLON.—News by cablegram has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that their liner Ruapehu arrived at Colon on Saturday last from London and Southampton. The vessel due at Wellington on February 28, solely for tho purpose of landing passengers She will discharge her cargo at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and New Plymouth. PORT MELBOURNE iN PORT.—An arrival in port early this morning vas the C. and D. Line’s steamer I’ort Melbourne from Gisborne. The vessel was berthed at the Queen's Wharf to continue her loading under the auspices of the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. She leaves Auckland on Saturday for New Plymouth, thence Wellington and Lyttelton to complete her loading, and sails finally from the latter port on February 22 for London, via Panama. ARAWA TO LOAD.—The Shaw, Savill. and Albion Company advises that their liner Arawa arrived at Dunedin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday from Lyttelton to complete discharge of her Liverpool cargo, and to commence loading for London. The vessel will afterwards gc to Port Chalmers, and is to leave that port on Saturday to load at Lyttelton, Bluff, Timaru, Napier, Waikokopu, and 'Wellington. Th Arawa is due at Wellingfon on February 28, and is to sail finally from there at 6 a.m. on March 2 for Southampton and London, via Panama. PASSENGERS ON CATHAY.—Russell and Somers, Ltd., have received advice that the following passengers for New Zealand are travelling by the P. and O. liner Cathay, which is due at Sydney from London to-day: Booked through to Auckland by the Aorangi, leaving Syd-to-day—Mr. Bond; booked through to Auckland by the Maunganui, leaving Sydney to-morrow—-Mrs. Venner, Miss French, Miss Davis, Miss Maunsell, Mr. Maunsell; booked through to Auckland by the Ulimaroa, leaving Sydney on February 17, Mr. Bowden; booked through to Wellington by the Marama, leaving Sydney to-morrow—Mr. and Miss Firth, Mr. and Mrs. Rautiev, Mrs. Brewer; booked through to Wellington— Mr. Cameron Waller. ,_,?^n^ D,AN . CHALLENGER FROM HALIFAX.—With general cargo from Halifax and Sydney (Cape Breton), the Canadian Government steamer Canadian Challenger arrived at Auckland vesterday, and is now berthed at the Prince’s Wharf. The vessel sailed from Halifax on December 27, and experienced a fair weather voyage to Auckland. Captain O. W. Williams is in command, and associated with him are the following c-ffi-cers: Chief, Mr. L. G. Wentzell, second, Mr. C. F. Himmelman; third, Mr. 11. Turner; chief engineer, Mr. J. Davis; second, Mr. H. Simpson; third, Mr P Paterson; fourth, Mr. J. Crichton; wireless operator, Mr. G. Dufresene; chief steward, Mr. J. McDougall. vessel leaves Auckland to-morrow for Wellington, thence Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin, to complete her disage^ 6 and to for her return voy*^t U £ 0 ' A]arm * Equipment.—Dundee has T?T-Iti=£ nOUr °, f , hayin & produced the first British vessel to be fitted with the new B , i P allin e apparatus, which b eJ ls simultaneously ir. the captain’s and the wireless neflTnt° The reflations com£arrs J?,f ls ove F a cer tain tonnage to “7„ th ‘ s apparatus are now in force, warrt T io. Dundee-built ship—the Yeoward Line steamer Alca—has iust been svst?m tC tu, Bh^ li WiU ina ugurate the new i« S T €m ' -Alca, which was launched kn/ U Knif St by th « Caledon Shipbuilding En ?ineenng Company, is of 3,660 betwefk o ?®' and l is deHi *tte<i tor service Liverpool and the Canary Islands p b ?ekn^ee£ o< 7 n 7 IC l datior ’ for 127 first-class be theSS.™ , h f r principal trade will De carnage of bananas and tomatoes.

j NEW THAMES I t 'o h % P t£U f l?k7 Ct v"lnhv*of n the s T'^ tW,l V' as the Toner Pier The n-w^L*"**' ! nec«*. becj fc. ■ k „ hlch . th. i- ] sure steamers have experience**!; *» ■ gating through the arch-TT) ® San Bridge, and also by the very r r 2'*fci gest.on m Old Swan La” mean the removal of Ok! j and the harbourmaster's office***" ! now on the pier, win be tTanW-Z** * I the new pier. The pier * tnLj l * b ready for use in time for | New pi,ot Boat.—For some tia. w ~ been felt the Timaru Harbour ** j was labouring under certain \ '.ages in connection with the Placed at its disposal, nection with the pilot launch, whirs T*" done service over many the “Timaru Post.” In her ; Elsie Evans was a h ighly usefni equal to every occasion, but she is iSu date. and some time ago the hoart (cided that the time had arrived * ; should be repla ed by a • keeping with -resent-day {The new launch, which h*s I priately christened the Pilot, is 4 wjT i some cruiser-built vessel. meuwiwiL in length. 10ft beam, 4ft 3in depth, and 4ft draught. She is ! vessel, kauri being used in her tion throughout, with the exceptkjT^ J decking, which is of teak. The j which is a Kelvin of 30 horse-peS* J housed in a fireproof , arating it from the hart-room «ndd2’ ing quarters, and is capable of ten knots. It has a cmT 5 * ing cockpit, a marked vessels not so equipped. It : S with electric light throughout, fwr ; sleeping accommodation for . aboard, the bunks being forard. Maloio In Commission.—The new M* son liner Maloio, which sustained »»**!. damage from a collision in fog I Norwegian steamer Jacob Christ«Jr during her trial trip in May last. Wt v I York on October 27 for San Fra—~ t her maiden voyage. After her arm* San Francisco she entered her sehefe service between that port and The Matson Line claims that the » ■ will average a speed of 23 knots 1 favourable conditions. New Vacuum Oil Tanker.—Parbcew : of the Vacuum Oil <’ompajiy's new kV L screw tank steamer Z&hra, whicii probably be used for the carnage w J . oil from America to Australian pom C k been received in Sydney, states the -iv ; Telegraph.” The Zahra was lamw from the shipyards of Messrs. 3*-..' . and 'Wolff. Ltd., England. She has C ‘ classed 100A1 by Lloyds, and has w specially constructed for the earriulr bulk petroleum, with forecastle' , quarterdeck, and expansion trunk ; tween. For discharging cargo two w zontal steam duplex pumps of »TT i per hour capacity are installed h*T • pumproom. Her engines are of trinfe I. pansion type, and will give an aw-L sea speed of ten knots. The Principessa Mafalda.—The pimi . of the American steamer St. Anthn* . arriving at Rio de Janeiro, reports the sunken Italian liner, Prin«'ip«S J : falda, was lying at a depth of benilr and 20 fathoms. When passing cm ; spot where the liner foundered M tinctly saw, in calm sea and ctau- »■ part of the hull and the bow wfeirtT*; peared to be at a depth equivalent draught of an average-sized -ht* rconsiders the wreck to be a * ; ace to shipping, ani warns steamer*^ 1 ing for Abrolhos Island that they nraTv risk of fouling the wreck, whicfcVv*£ 1 only in a calm sea and good weatWr : Iceberg Sighted.—Four days onTL. Capetown on her voyage from 1^ . the Commonwealth and Dominis^HL [ Fort Melbourne reported having large iceberg, states the ; ?r^P h , ” Ic was estimated to have Z , 600 ft long and 350 ft high. Thf the \ essel at the time was lat. 4lSa. long. 44.2Sdeg. E.. a point wik directiy °n the passenger South Africa to Australia AsmJ-T 1 ?s, t vi y .£ ne ’ te^ th of >rs. : abo\e the surface of the water twTl sighted by the Port Melbourne had Jl! than o,oooft under water Uthn—L F . bergs are often sighted in the 1 the -' are rarely seen in ttTw em Oeean as far north as thxtUS. by the Port Melbourne. WITHIN WIRELESS RARGE- . - V.Jif J° vessels are ex-eM be within range of the •inilLluuijLwireless stations to-night—- ! Auckland.—Tofua. Matatua ■». . Diomede, Port Xapier, Kai.nL.iJL Kaituna, Canadian Challenger Kakir Chatham Islands.—Tairoa, Caps (W : rin * Ruahine, RimutaKa, Canaan P*^ ; Peetor, Port Hunter. MataroiL^ Wellington.—Maori, Wahine. Tto»hj> N gaio, Arahura. Haleric. Hertford, Ct berland, Waintapu, TutanekaL Jfe • Northumberland, Tainui, Niagara. Cts ' dian Constructor. 1 Av X, arua -—Sir J. c. Ross. C. A. Urn tV T - Nllsen Alonso, Makora, tfr. - , Manuka, s£amilius. i PORT OF ONEHUNGA—i i ARRIVALS YESTERDAY ‘ ISABELLA DE FRAINE (noae), . r tons, Texeira, from Hokiaߧa. The Isabella de Fraine sails fet Bet anga this afternoon at half-past mx. The Ngapuhi sails for New Hjnaok at four o’clock this afternoon, ml '■ due back on Saturday morning at m g past seven. The Hauturu arrives at Onehnia > morrow morning from Raglan and In I hia, and leaves later the same aftanm for Hokianga. [ The Arapawa is due at ; evening from Dargarflle, and ttfi* . Monday for Wanganui. The Orepuki is due at QnehWP * Saturday morning from r should sail the same afternoon ft* son and West Coast ports.