The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 297, 7 March 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PORT ALBANY AT COLON.—Cable advice from Colon reports the arrival there on March 6 of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Albany, en route from New York to Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The vessel is due at Auckland on April 6. LAMB STEAMER OMANA. —If the weather in the Bay o'f Plenty moderates sufficiently, the Lamb steamer- Omana will leave Tauranga to-day for Auckland to load timber for Australia. She is due this evening or to-morrow morning, and will berth at Central Wharf. She goes from here to Opua and Dargaville to complete.

DEVON’S LOADING PORTS.—The Federal Line steamer Devon, which is unloading basic slag at Central Wharf, is expected to complete shortly, when she will commence loading for Home. She sails from Auckland on March 16 for Nelson, Picton, Lyttelton and Wellington to complete, leaving the last named port about the end of this month for Montevideo, London and Hull.

MATANGI POSTPONED. —A very hard easterly gale in the Bay of Plenty prevented the Northern Company’s steamer Matangi leaving Tauranga for Auckland last evening. She sailed this morning, however, and was to arrive this afternoon. The Northern Company advise that the vessel’s departure on the return trip has been postponed till eight o’clock this evening.

WEST NIVARIA DELAYED.—Loading operations on the American-Australia-Orient Line steamer, West Nivaria, at Prince’s Wharf were delayed yesterday and the day before by rain. Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane, the local agents, advise that the vessel’s departure for Wellington and Lyttelton to put out the remainder of her cargo has been postponed till Saturday. It was originally intended to dispatch her to-day.

YOSERIC REPORTED.—CabIe advice has been received by Messrs. Russell and Somers. Ltd., stating that the Andrew Weir steamer, Yoseric, en route from Bunbury to Auckland with a cargo of hardwood poles, left Sydney on Sunday last. This means that the vessel should arrive here next Sunday. The Yoseric will complete discharging at Southern ports.

HINEMOA REPORTS.—At daybreak on Friday morning the New Zealand Government steamer Hinemoa is expected to arrive in the stream at Auckland from Norfolk Island according to her wireless report received this morning by the local agents, Messrs. Spedding, Ltd. Endeavours will be made to dispatch the vessel again at three o’clock the same afternon with passengers and cargo for Niue Island.

IKALA, FROM ST. JOHN.—Scheduled to arrive at Auckland next Sunday, the steamer Ikala is bringing general merchandise from St. John, New Brunswick, and Sydney, Cape Breton, for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth, Sydney and Melbourne. The New Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents. The vessel has not yet reported by wireless. ’

GUNBAR WEATHER BOUND. Messrs. Spedding, Ltd., are in receipt of advice stating that the Gunbar Shipping Company’s steamer Gunbar is weather bound at Hick’s Bay, and that she will not be sailing from there before to-mor-row evening or Friday morning for Auckland. Consequently her departure for Gisborne, Napier and East Coast Bays has been postponed till three o’clock next Monday afternoon.* _ .

ORONSAY AT FREMANTLE. —The Orient liner Oronsay arrived at Fremantle from London yesterday. After calling: at Adelaide and Melbourne the vessel is scheduled to reach Sydney on March 15.

CANOPUS DUE TO-MORROW. —The local office of the Westport Coal Company has been advised that the collier Canopus sailed from Westport at 10.25 p.ra. on Monday for Auckland, where she is due to-morrow morning.

RONA LEAVES SUVA.—The Colonial Sugar Company’s steamer Kona sailed from Suva yesterday with a full cargo of raw sugar for Auckland, according to cable advice received by the company's local office. She is due about Sunday morning.

CAMBRIDGE RETURNING.—The Federal Company reports that the Cambridge was to leave Timaru yesterday afternoon for Wellington, where she is due this evening. The vessel is timed to sail from there on Sunday for Auckland.

WEST CONOB FOR AUCKLAND.— Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited, have received advice that the American steamer West Conob is expected to sail from San Pedro to-day with cargo from Pacific Coast ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Bluff. She is due at Auckland on April 2.

WESTMORELAND FOR WELLINGTON.—The Federal Company reports that the Westmoreland, which arrived at Napier on Sunday afternoon from Auckland, to continue discharge of her Liverpool cargo, will leave Napier tomorrow evening for Wellington, where she is due on Friday morning.

REMUERA CLEARS COLON, —The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company has received cable advice that the Kemuera reached Colon last Saturday and cleared Panama on Sunday morningin continuation of her voyage from London and Southampton, to Auckland, Wellington and Napier. She is due at Auckland on March 24.

CORINTHIC DUE SUNDAY.—Bringing passengers, mail and cargo from England, the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Corinthic is scheduled to reach Wellington from London and Southampton on Sunday. Her cargo is for discharge at Wellington, Port Chalmers <and Lyttelton.

AORANGI LEAVING VANCOUVER.— Leaving Vancouver to-day, the Union Company’s Koyal Mail motor-liner Aorangi is due at Auckland on March 25, after calling at the usual way ports (.Victoria, Honolulu and Suva). She will probably continue her voyage to Sydney the next day, being due there on March 30.

NIAGARA LEAVING SYDNEY.—The Union Company’s Royal Mail steamer Niagara is to sail from Sydney to-mor-row afternoon for Vancouver, via Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and Victoria. She is due at Auckland on Monday morning, and in the meantime her departure for America has been set down as three o’clock the following afternoon.

CORNWALL'S ITINERARY ALTERED. :—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Cornwall will leave New Plymouth to-morrow for Lyttelton, instead of the Wanganui roadstead, as previously arranged. The vessel will afterwards proceed from Lyttelton to Wanganui, and thence to Wellington, where she is due for loading next Monday.

OTOKIA FROM SAN .PEDRO.—The Union Company’s oil-tanker Otokia arrived in the stream at Wellington from San Pedro, California, at five o’clock on Sunday evening, with a full cargo of fuel oil for the. Union Company. Pratique was granted, and the vessel berthed promptly at the Miramar Wharf to discharge. Captain Stewart reported having experienced a line-weather voyage of 2b days, which was uneventful.

SYDNEY STEAMERS.—The Union Company’s intercolonial steamers Maunganui and Marama reached Sydney yesterday, the Maunganui from Wellington at 5.b0 a.m., and tfte Marama from Auckland at 7 a.m. On Friday afternoon the Maunganui is to be dispatched for Auckland and the Marama for Wellington. They are due back in New Zealand next Tuesday.

ROTORUA TO LOAD.—After discharging general cargo from London, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rotorua has commenced loading refrigerated and general cargo at Queen’s Wharf. She is to be dispatched about Monday next for Napiex - , Lyttelton and Wellington to complete, and will sail finally from the last-named port with passengers, mails arid cargo on March 31 for Southampton and London, via Panama.

MATATUA RETURNING.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Matatua is to leave Picton to-day for 'Wellington, where she is due to-morrow morning to continue loading for Home. The vessel is scheduled to sail from Wellington on Saturday next for Auckland, her final loading port. Messrs. A. S. Paterson and Company, the local agents, advise that she is to sail from here on March 16 for London, via Panama.

WAIPAHI WITH FRUIT.—With a full cargo of bananas from Fiji, the Union Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi (Captain G. B. Hoddinott), arrived at Auckland early this morning and berthed at King’s Wharf to discharge. The vessel, which sailed from Suva on Thursday last, had a very fair passage to Auckland, the moderate-to strong northerly winds which prevailed aiding rather than hindering the vessel, and consequently she arrived well up to time. She was a day late leaving the Island owhig to rain delaying loading operations. The local office of the Union Company advises that it expects to dispatch the Waipahi at noon to-morrow, probably for Newcastle direct for bunkers. She is to go from the coal port to Sydney to take the next Sydney-Islands loading, being scheduled to leave Port Jackson on March 20, and Suva ten days later on her return trip to Auckland with a cargo of fruit.

QUERCUS ARRIVES.—An arrival in the stream at Auckland late last evening was the tramp steamer Quercus from Java, with raw sugar for discharge at Chelsea. Pratique was granted this morning and the vessel was berthed alongside the sugar works. Except when nearing New Zealand, when she ran into a strong gale with high seas, the Quercus experienced good weather for the voyage. Captain I. M. Welford is in command of the Quercus, and has the following officers with him: Chief, Mr. H. R. Roberts: second, Mr. W. J. Evans; third, Mr. A. G. tindery; chief engineer, Mr. A. Hardie; second, Mr. J. S. Goudie; third, Mr. J. Nicol; fourth, Mr. -A. Thomson: wireless operator, Mr. P. M. Grove; chief steward, Mr. J. Hair.

After discharge here, the Quercus proceeds about Saturday to Westport for bunkers, thence Nauru Island, where she will load for either New Zealand or Australia. The local agents for the vessel are Messrs. Robert Millar and Company.

MANUKA’S PASSENGERS. —The following passengers for the North Island reached Wellington from Melbourne by the Union Company’s intercolonial steamer Manuka on Monday: Saloon: Miss Biss, Miss Bingle, Mrs. Belcher and two children. Miss Buchanan, Mrs. Beckett, Mr. and Mrs. Bannatyne, Mr. Connell, Mr. Craine, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Miss R. Cox, Mr. Denton, Mr. Downie, Mrs. Downie, the Rev. T. Dent, the Hon. W. Earnshaw and Mrs. Earnshaw, Mrs. Eddy, and child, Mr. and Mrs. Eva, Mrs. Fidock and child, Mr., Mrs. and Misses (3) Glenn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Horton, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Hanlin, Mrs. Holloway, Mrs. Jordan, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Mr. Morrison, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Murray, Mr. Meagher. Mr. Major, Mrs. Noisette and child, Miss Nance O'Connell, Miss Passmore, Mr. Roye, Mr. Smith, Mr. and Miss Tytherleigh, Mrs. and Master Walmsley, Mrs. Wolstenholme, Mrs. Webster, Mr. Wion, Mr. Yuille; and 79 thirdclass. The vessel leaves Lyttelton tonight for Dunedin.

CASE OIL FROM TEXAS.—With case oil for discharge at Auckland, Napier, M ellington, New Plymouth and Australia, the new motor-ship King Edwin arrived in the stream at Auckland this morning from Port Arthur, Texas, and. after pratique was granted, berthed at the Western Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The vessel, which is on her maiden voyage, was built last year by Harland and Wolff, Limited, Belfast, for the King Line, Limited, and is one of several which have been built for this line in the last year. Her dimensions are: Length, 400 ft; breadth, 54ft.; depth, 23ft., and she is fitted with Diesel engines. Throughout the voyage from Home the vessel behaved excellently, and when she ran into the strong gale with high seas at the beginning of this -week, proved herself to be a splendid seaboat. Captain J. O. Evans is in command of the King Edwin, and has the following officers with him: Chief, Mr. T. Wilford; second, Mr. A. Diever; third. Mr. A. Martin; chief engineer, Mr. R. McKinnon; second, Mr. J. Muir; third, Mr. R. Barclay; fourth. Mr. W. Thompson; fifth. Mr. J. Healey; wireless operator, Mr. H. Fuller; chief steward, Mr. H. Norton. The vessel is expected to leave here about Friday in continuation of her voyage.

CANADIAN CHALLENGER SAILING. —Every effort is being- made to dispatch

the Canadian Government steamer Canadian Challenger from Auckland to-morrow evening for New York, Boston and Halifax.

PORT AUCKLAND LEFT ANTWERP. —Cable advice reports that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Auckland sailed from Antwerp vesterday for New Zealand, via London. The vessel is to complete loading at London and is expected to sail from there on March 14. She is bringing cargo for 'Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and New Plymouth.

1 ENGINES.—U p to December Diesel engines of the Burmeister and Wain type, aggregating 1,125,250 I .h. p , had been installed in 334 vessels totalling 1,822,317 tons gross. On December 1 machinery of the same tvpe, representing 523,940 i.h.p., was under con--90,55u i.h.p. or marine engines for submarines, auxiliary, and other purposes, struction or on order for 119 vessels totalling 773,556 tons gross, and, in addition, ANOTHER LARGE LINER.—It is reported that an order has been placed with Messrs. Blohm and Voss, of Hamburg, by the Swedish-America' Lire, of Gothenburg, for a new motor-ship of the same type as the Gripsholm and the Kungsholm, the later vessel being at present under construction in Messrs. Blohm and Voss’s yard. The new ship will, however, be of large dimensions, measuring 668 ft in length by 78ft in breadth, and her gross tonnage will be 21,000. Delivery is expected to be made in 1929. "EMPRESS” CRUISES.—The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Australia, which left Southampton recently on a cruise round the world, via Quebec and New York, will Visit the Holy Land, Egypt, India. Ceylon, Java. China, Japan, Hawaii, California, and Cuba, and is due to return to Southampton at the end of April. The total mileage, not including tours ashore, for the round cruise is about 36,000 miles. A cruise of 110 days to the West Indies, South America. South Africa, Egypt and The Riviera will be undertaken by the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of France, while the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Scotland will be engaged in a leisurely cruise of 65 dav? throughout the Mediterranean. She will leave Southampton on February 3.