The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 288, 25 February 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

CLAYMORE FOR WHAN GA R El.—The Northern Steamship Company advises that . the Claymore leaves Auckland at 1 10.30 p.m. to-morrow (Sunday) for W han- : garei. EXCURSION TO KAWAU.—T era Steamship Company advises that the j favourite excursion steamer Rangitoto leaves Auckland at 9.50 a.m. to-morrow for Kawau Island and leaves Kawau Island at 5 p.m. for Auckland. HORORATA AT NEWPORT NEWS. — 1 Cabled news has bee:; received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Hororata arrived at Newport News on Tuesday from'Auckland, en route to New York, Halifax and London. The vessel j left Auckland on January 24. KARETU LEFT MELBOURNE. —Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Karetu sailed from Melbourne at half-past six yesterday morning with cargo for A tick- 1 land and Portland. The vessel should arrive here about next Friday. TAHITI LEAVES SYDNEY.—The Union Company reports that the Tahiti j left Sydney on Thursday afternoon for Wellington. She As due there on Monday morning, and will leave again at 3 p.m. on Tuesday for San Francisco, via ; Rarotonga and Papeete. PIAKO RIVER LIGHT.—The Marine Department advises that a concrete three-pile beacon, 10ft high. has been erected on the eastern side of the Piako River outer entrance channel in a depth i of Ift of water. Mid-channel, where the ; depth is between 3ft and 4ft at low water, ! is about 20ft from the beacon. MARAMA LEAVES SYDNEY.—With 156 first-class passengers, 45 second-class and 51 third-class, the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Marama sailed from Sydney at three o’clock yes- j terday afternoon for Auckland. She due here on Tuesday morning and will : berth at Queen’s Wharf. NORFOLK ARRIVES HOME.—A cable ! message to the New Zealand Shipping Co. ! announces that the Norfolk arrived in the ’ Thames on Wednesday from Auckland, I but she has been delayed in berthing at London, owing to fog. The vessel left Auckland on January’ 14 for London, Avonmouth. Glasgow and Liverpool. WESTMORELAND REPORTS.—The Federal Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Westmoreland reported by wireless this morning that she will arrive from '0 _st Coast ports of the United Kingdom at noon on Tuesday next. The vessel will berth at the western side of Queen’s Wharf. The New Zealand Shipping Company is the local agent. MELBOURNE SERVICE.—The local office of the Union Company has been advised by cable that the passenger steamer Manuka arrived at Melbourne last evening from Wellington and leaves next Wednesday again for Wellington. She is due at Wellington on March 5 and is scheduled to sail again the same day for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and Melbourne. MATATUA TO LOAD.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Matatua arrived at Lyttelton at 7.45 a.m. on Thursday from Timaru, to put out the remainder of her London cargo. She will leave Lyttelton on Monday to load at Oamaru, Nelson, Wellington and Auckland. She is due here on March 12 ? and is to sail finally from Auckland on March 16 for London, via Panama. ARAWA’S MOVEMENTS. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that its liner Arawa arrived at Napier on Thursday evening from Timaru, to continue loading. She will leave Napier today for Waikokopu and Wellington, and is due there next Wednesday. The vessel’s departure from Wellington for Southampton and London, via Panama, has been postponed until daybreak, on March 3. NIAGARA LEAVES SUVA. At noon yesterday the Royal Mail steamer Niagara sailed from Suva in continuation of her voyage from Vancouver to Auckland and Sydney. The vessel is due here at nine o’clock on Monday morning, and after pratique has been granted will berth at Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers and discharge the local portion of her cargo. She is announced to continue her voyage to Sydney at 10 o’clock on Monday evening. MATAROA TO LOAD.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. announces that the Mataroa, which arrived at Auckland yesterday from Wellington, to complete discharge of her London cargo, commences Homeward loading here. She will leave Auckland on March 3 to load at Picton, Lyttelton and Wellington, arriving there on March 9. The Mataroa will sail finally from Wellington at daybreak on March 17 for Southampton and London, via Panama. PORT MELBOURNE DEPARTS. —The C. and D. Line steamer Port Melbourne left Lyttelton on Thursday evening for London, via aPnama. She took the following passengers:—From Auckland: Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Barker, Mrs. E. M. Davis, Mrs. Robertson. Miss J. T. Poutney, Mr. Owen Jones, Mr. Williams. From Napier: Miss J. O. Gillies. From Christchurch: Miss L. E. H. Hurse, Miss E. Vloudesley. Dr. W. G. C. Paterson, of Dunedin, accompanies the vessel as ship’s surgeon. ROTORUA AT WELL IN GTON.—Telegraphic advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the liner Rotorua, from London and Southampton, arrived at Wellington at 8.20 a.m. and berthed at 9.45 a.m. Passengers for Auckland leave Wellington by the midday express today and baggage is being forwarded by the Katoa, leaving Wellington or. Tuesday. The Rotorua is due at Auckland about Saturday next to complete her discharge of London cargo. KANNA WITH GUANO. With a full cargo of guano from Noumea, Surprise and Walpole Islands, the Union Company’s steamer Kanna arrived at Auckland this morning and berthed at King’s Wharf to The vessel left Auckland on January 24 with general cargo, including a few stud sheep for Noumea, where she arrived on November 29. The Kanna left again on January 31 and arrived at Surprise Island on February 2. From February 8 to 13 a hurricane raged at the island and the vessel was compelled to move out from her berth and anchor outside. The gale I eventually moderated, however, and she : completed loading at Surprise Island on | February 15, and sailed for Walpole 1 Island. She arrived there on February i 18, and the next day continued on her ; way to Noumea. She arrived there on February 20, and the same evening sailed j finally for Auckland. Except for the , fi ve days of the hurricane exceptionally j fine weather was experienced until late last night, when the vessel encountered | strong easterlies and heavy weather out- : side Auckland. TR A N s - p ACI F|c CARGO STEAMERS. Union Company advises the following movements of steamers engaged in I th m. tra iJf‘.? aciflc cargo services;— ! The \\ aikawa, from Pacific Coast, via Pa pee te, is due at Napier on February She will proceed thence :o LvttelDunedm, Bluff, Nelson, and New . PIY mouth. l_,T he Wa ,itetnata left Los Angeles, on 1 e 14 for Apia - Auckland. Welling- ; ton Melbourne and Sydney. She is due March' a il° n March 2 ' and at Auckland on j. TVairuna, from Newcastle, was to Yesterday for Vancouver and &an -,r ra £ cis rt c°- She is due at Vancouver on March 10. Hauraki, from Pacific Coast, via Auckland, arrived at Wellington on Frimrl? 01 ? 1118 ' She will Proceed thence ? a . y , next for Sydney. Melbourne, an d Adelaide, to complete discharge. Waio ta P u • from Sydney, will clear r'.T, aKtle to-day for Vancouver and San ; she ls m,' Vla F'ji and Fanning Island. I Suva 013 March 3. L,™ waihemo, from Auckland, was due I a * 1 ancouver yesterday. She will pro- : foadinJ Sai ? Francisco to complete Pl™rf.H, xr ,? cklan,i ' Wellington. New I l Melbourne and Sydney. 1 Pacific f rv.T‘Y d loadln S dates at the j low- — Coast are approximately as fola^T a l runa • wiU ,oad at Vancouver W* V E“ Francisco during March for kideh” I ,' Sydney nston - Mel »ourr.e. Ade«J h x.-Y aiotapu win ,oad at Vancouver. Anrii f nC D SCO an< * Los Angeles earlv in for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. ’ S^? I TsvrSft awa load at Vancouver, 4nri) F JS3 C SC S a ? d Los Angeles late in a ? 5 ea ll y ln May for Napier, LvtBluff kiS Plymouth, also ducSnent ° n - lf there 13 aufflcient »«*- Thg ttaurak! win load at Vancouver fand wISSf lsco da ring May for Auckand'Sydniy nEt ° n ’ Melbou ™. Adelaide and h ßaY a Fe e Js a - ta wi J ! ,oad at Vancouver Zealand and a d ' Jrin S May for New Zealand and Australian ports.

Th* S A BU »nJ°. N 1 m? PORT . S AGaU Ashburton re; rted office of the N, w »!££ 1&, gen. ral VSrg'o 'f’rcm a sel will berth at th » v *<- Prince s Whar: West *m

yoseric FOR auklano^v Russell and S rs have reo*w-’Z« ****** that the Andrew Weir steam ar left Bunbury on Februarv cargo of hard wood for ~wi W,t * •* vessel formerly known as rot. was ouiu in . .v bv Sir j t I * r - Sunderland. and is registered - * land about March 5. a -rt\e at Auc’i,

NEW CARGO SERVICE 4 r . v service between Now Orleans nd trulia will be inaugurated steamer West the employed With. Wilhelmsen are agents it Sydney ar.d Meibom*- ' and Burns. Phiip and Co.. Ltd ret>rSf the company at Brisbane. DalSS®** 11 ' Co.. Ltd., at Adelaide, and JohrUrn Lynn, Ltd., at Perth. **°<i

TUG FOR NEW PLYMOUTH — Fm teen tenders have been received* bv Jk New Plymouth Harbour Board til Si construction of the proposed tug-dr Ngamotii. The time for tendering last month, and in accordance with Jkl board’s instructions the tenders are 'vl. being considered by the resident en-rT eer. who is to submit a rer>ort to ik! next meeting of the board. The tended include eight Scottish firms, f- u r p-U lish. one Australian, and a British m China. The lowest is a firm of nxtvl which has used the board's plans specifications in their entirety. The t!-“ for building and delivery varies from' i to 14 months. 1

GREAT OCEAN RACE.—Keen Interest is being shown in the contest between the Finnish four-masted barque Her*oe«?n Cecil© and the Swedish barque Beatrice. Arriving at Melbourne simultaneously at the end of last year they both received orders to proceed to Port Lincoln to load wheat At on<*e it was decided to race loading and return to England, and enthusiasm in the contest quickly began to soar. The Beatrice was the first to leave Melbourne, bat a light breeze admitted of only slow progress. Its development into a strc-« southerly, however, started the race in earnest, and when the ballast ground outside Boston Harbour, Port Lincoln, was reached the Herzogen Cecile was throo miles in the lead. The vessels having loaded, both sailed from Port Lincoln January 19, the Beatrice having a hour start. Both ships are manned be boys, each having a complemen; of is. The Herzogen Cecile’s crew consists "of Finns, Swedes, Germans and an lustralian, while the Beatrice carries Swedes

only. The first mate of the fom>vessel, Harold Lindfors. is 22 years of age. and the chief officer of the Beatrice David Ohlson, is 29. The crews, although friendly, are keen rivals so far as tht reputation of their ships are concerntd. Both craft will sail via the Horn to Falmouth for orders. It is probable that the Beatrice will proceed to London, and the Herzogen Cecile to Hamburg. The latter vessel’s capacity is 1,000 tons in excess of her rival, but has a grratespread of canvas. The contest will be of world-wide interest, and will be regarded as one of the greatest sailing ship races of the century. The Sw«dish barque, C. B. Petersen, which left SyJnev on January 18, may also be included in the race. Mr. A. D. Crawford, of tba South Australian Stevedoring Company, has received a radio message from Cap* tain B. de Cloux, captain of the Htrzogen Cecile stating that they had passed the Beatrice, which had six hours start, They had run into a strong wind, vhich favoured the Finnish barque. 'A'lih that advantage she had run ahead of fcer rival. The two ships were heading down south. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected h» be within range of the undermenuoced wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Niagara, H.M.C.S. Iris, R.F.A. Nucula, Ashburton, tmore* land, Waikawa, Ulimaroa, Mararat, Tofua, Herminius, Mahana, Karetu Oaman. Chatham Islands.—Port Melbourne. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori. Arahura, Ngaio, Porn Melbourne. Kaiapoi, Higbi gate, Tamahine, Aorangi, Arawa, Rnapehu, Port Bowen, Maunganul, Poolta* Indianola, Tahiti. . Awarua.—Tahiti, Tutanekai. Sir J. Q| Ross, C. A. Larsen, Makura, Enton City of Bath, Mamilius, Cumberland. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY KAITOA (4 p.m.), 319 tons. Marßn. M Nelson and West Coast ports. HAUTCRU (4.15 p.m.), 370 tons, Jack. son-Fowlei, for Hokianga. ARRIVALS TO-DAY NGAPCHI (7.45 a.m.), 703 tons, Best. ley, from New Plymouth. The Ngapuhi leaves Onehungra at ( r on Monday for New Plymouth and rw turns next Wednesday morning. The Hauturu is due at Onehunga morrow from Hokianga, and nails n«| Tuesday afternoon for Raglan, KawhM and Waikato Heads. The Arapawa is expected to arrive m Onehunga on Tuesday evening fr« Westport and sails the following day for ■Wanganui. The Isabella de Fraine should amvi at Onehunga to-morrow from Hokianga and leaves on Monday on her return trip.