The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 325, 10 April 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

HINEMOA FOR NIUE ISLAND.— Spedding, Limited, advises that the Government steamer Hinemoa leaves Auckland at 3 o’clock to-morrow afternoon for Niue Island, taking passengers, mails and cargo. PORT VICTOR SAILS TO-MORROW. —Heather, Roberton and Company hope to dispatch the C. and D. -'Line steamer Port Victor to-morrow morning for Gisborne. thence Xapier and Wellington to complete her loading for Home. The vessel is scheduled to leave Wellington finally on April 24 for London via Montevideo. lONIC ARRIVING.— A radio message received by L. D. Nathan and Company states that the White Star liner lonic (Captain A. E. Jackson) is expected to arrive in the stream at 1.30 a.m. tomorrow from L on and Southampton. After pratique has been granted the vessel will berth ab«nt 9 a.rh. at the Queen's Wharf to land her passengers, mails and part cargo. The vessel later loads here and then proceeds to Wellington and other Southern ports to complete discharge and to load for her return voyage. RUAPEHU’S PASSENGERS. —The following passengers left Wellington by tne New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruapehu, which sailed last Friday for Southampton and London, via Panama: Saloon—Mr. G. W. Arnold, Mrs. A. T. Arnold, Mr. G. C. C. Arnold, Mr. H. Blockley, Mr. C. G. Blore, Mr. J. Be . in, Mrs. E. A. Kevin, Mrs. J. A. Brown, Mrs. A. E. Brown, Miss D. H. Brown, Mrs. E. Cowie, Miss M. D. Cowie. Mrs. M. Coles, Mrs. A. E. Clarke, Miss B. D. Cotterill, Mrs. E. M. Cox, Mrs. J. G. Cook, Miss J. Cook, Miss E. Davies, Mr. ,T. Daisley, Mrs. E. Dickinson, Mr. G. I. Ellis, Mrs. S. E. Ellis, Miss J. M. Elliott, Miss L. W. J. Elliott, Mr. P. J. Falconer, Mrs. D. V. Falconer, Mrs. E. H. Falconer, Mr. W. Gee, Mrs. E. S. Gee, Mrs. A. Gascoigne. Miss I. W. Harvey, Mr. H. Holmes, Mrs. H. Holmes. Mr. W. Hon nor, Mr. T. L. Shepherd. Miss A. B. Honnor, Miss M. Hodge, Mrs. R. T. Howden, Miss E. P. Howden, Mrs. 1,. Hance, Miss B. H. Hartley, Mr. J. E. Mourant, Mrs. M. B. Montgomery, Miss E. Montgomery, Miss V. Montgomery, Mr. W. M. Morgan, Mr. W. E. Mouldey, Mrs. D. J. Mouldey, Master A. L. Mouldey, Master D. T. Mouldey.. Miss M. Munro, Mrs. M. McKenna. Mrs. F. McNeill, Mies A. McNeill, Master J. McNeill, Mr. M. Owen, Mrs. J. Owen, Mrs. M. Ryles, Miss H. P. Seddon, Mr. P. Spicer, Miss B. L. Sanders. Miss L. B. Sanders. Mrs. E. J. M. Wallace, Miss J. M. Watt. Mr. H. W. White, Mrs. C. Wynn-Williams, Mrs. D. D. WynnWilliams, Miss R. Wynn-Williams, Mrs. A. Woodhouse; and 35 third-class. CORINTH 1C FOR HOME. —The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company advises that the White Star liner Corinthic leaves Wellington at daybreak to-morrow for Southampton and London, via Panama. The following passengers have booked to travel by the liner:—Saloon: Mrs. L Barton, Mr. W. T. Barton, Mr. E. V. Bevan, Mrs. Bevan, Miss I. N. V. Bevan, Mr. H. C. Bradman, Mrs. Bradman, Mrs. A. M. Bridge, Miss I. M. Chambers, Mr. V. Degraeve, Mrs. Degraeve, Mr. De Kat, Mrs. De Kat, Mr. E. R. Godward, Miss M. G. Handyside, Major W. Hankey, Mrs. C. Hnnmer, Master Harston, Miss Harston, Mr. F. S. Hodson. Mrs. Hodson. Mr. •T. A. Johnstone. Mrs. Johnstone, Miss E. G. Johnstone, Miss W. D. Johnstone. Mr. W. H. Kent, Mrs. E. K. Lawrence, Lieut.-Commander F. Lunib. Mr. E. .T. T. Lutyens, Mrs. Lutyens, Mr. J. Mathews, Mrs. Mathews, Miss J.. K. Mathews. Mr. R. Middlemass. Mrs. Middlemass, Mr. E. S. Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell, RurgeonLieutenant S. Morrow, R.X.. Mr. A. T. Oldham-Lees. Mr. N. M. Paulson, Mrs. Paulson. Master M. J. Paulson, Mr. K. H. Pearse. Mrs. Pearse. Miss NT. J. Stenherd. Miss E. M. Shrimpton. Mr. W. F. Sparham. Mrs. Sparham, Miss Rparham, Mr. L. Van De Poele. Mrs. Van De Poele,' Miss M. Van De Poele. Second saloon—l Miss G. D. Aitken, Miss B. A. Allen, Mr. A. Broc-klebank, Mrs. I. Burke. Mr G. T. Clarke. Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. M. Cummings. Miss -T. Damant, Father ,T. .A Bevolver. Mrs. C. W. Doctor. Miss E. Donald, Miss B. J. Donald. Miss F. G. Donald, Captain T. A. Dvkes, Mrs Dvkes Miss I. c. Gillett, Mr. C. Goodvear ‘Rev’ G. M. H:nt. Mr. .T. P,. I-; Keller. Mrs. Keller, Master R. Keller. Mr. T. C. Kerry. Mrs. A. Kiernan. Master* b! Kiernan. Miss A. B. Kiernan. Mr. .7. Leamy. Mr. H. P. Little. Mrs. LittD Miss D. H. Mackenzie. Mr. D McLennan’ Mr. G. W. Ogden. NTrs. M. B. T» a terson’ Master NT. Paterson. Nlrs. C. W Mrs. L. A. Porter. Mrs. .T. Ramsden. Miss NT. Rhirley. Mrs. J. NIr. V F Rimoson. Miss .T. W. Simpson Mr xn* Tucker. Miss F. D. Tmker. NT,-. s Van Weede, Mr. R Wilkie and 111 third-class.

CANADIAN CHALLENGER R--PORTED which \ " reported to have reached la.-.-.i HURUNUI AT COLON R N land Shipping Company s yWuff. '° She ; due at Auckland on April -l NIAGARA FROM VANCOUVER '■ couver and way ports, the local 01m * of the Union Company hopes to dlsivin .. the liner the same evening at iv for Sydney. THE TANKER LUBRICO. T Vacuum Oil Company's chartered tank. from Ran Pedro last ednes*iu>. sail' ■* on Thursday night for Melbourne to continue unloading bulk oil. ~ bourne the vesesl will come to -A..«» .a.. - to complete discharge. KING EGBERT'S PROGRAMME. —TV motor-ship King Egbert, at presont discharging basia Slag at Am kland "rathe agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company, is expected to con.p.e • on ‘Saturday, when she will leave th - port for Western Australia to load for South Africa. TAHITI FROM SAN FRANCISCO. — The local office of the Union Company have been advised that the R.NI.R. Tahi i. : which arrived at Wellington yesterday morning from San Francisco via w. > ports, leaves Wellington at 11 ° ,^.* v this evening in continuation of her vo> - age to Sydney. TOFUA FROM ISLANDS. —Due at Suva to-in Samoa, the local office of the Union Company advises that the Island passenger steamer Tofua leaves the Fijian port on Thursday afternoon for Auckland, where she is due to arrive the following Monday, April 16. PIAKO'S MOVEMENTS. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises tn t the Pi- ko leaves Bluff to-day for ■ imaru, f ence Lyttelton, Wellington. Napier ana Auckland to complete Iter loading. She is due here on April 25 and :t is hoped to dispatch the vessel on Api a 28 for New York and London. via Panama. SYDNEY STEAMERS. —The Union Company advises that the Maunganui leaves Auckland at 3 p.m. next Friday- | for Sydney, and the Marama, which ar- ; rived at Wellington yesterday morning j from Sydney, leaves the capital port at the same time for the New South Wales i port. Both vessels are due at Sydney , next Tuesday morning. VESSELS FOR HOME.—The Federal steamer Devon leaves Wellington on Friday for London and Hull, via Montevideo. The Aberdeen-White Star steamer j Herminius and the Shaw. Savill and Albion steamer Pakeha both leave Well- [ ington the same day, the former for Lon- , don, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool, j via Panama, and the latter for Hull and ; London, via Montevideo. ARGYLLSHIRE POSTPONED.—Owing to the Easter holidays the Shire liner Argyllshire was unable to complete her loading at Wellington, and advice has been received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company that the departure of the Argyllshire from Wellington for Hull and London, via Panama, has been postponed until daylight to-morrow. REMUERA LOADING. —At present loading at Napier, the New Zealand Shipping Company have been advised that the liner Remuera will leave there on Friday for Tokomaru Bay and Auckland. She is due here on Nlonday and, after loading the local portion of her cargo, proceeds to Wellington, where she completes and finally sails on April 28 for Southampton and London, via Panama. SOMERSET’S PROGRAMME. The New Zealand Shipping Company lias been advised that the Federal steamer Somerset leaves Dunedin to-day for Bluff to complete her discharge of Liverpool cargo and to continue her loading. Afterwards the vessel proceeds to Timaru, thence Lyttelton, Wellington and Port Chalmers, to complete loading, and is scheduled to clear the latter port finally on May 5 for London and West of England ports, via Panama. WESTMORELAND BERTHING.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Westmoreland, which arrived at Auckland yesterday morning from New Plymouth, and anchored in the stream, will berth to-mor-row morning to continue her loading for Home. From here the vessel proceeds to Wanganui, thence Wellington, to complete and should clear the latter port finally on April 24 for Hull and London, via Panama. PORT NAPIER FURTHER DELAYED. —Heather, Roberton and Company have been advised that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Napier has been further delayed at Gisborne and now leaves there to-morrow evening for Auckland, where she is due early on Friday morning to complete her loading. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel finally from here at daybreak next Tuesday for New York, Boston and London, via Panama. TONGARIRO FROM LIVERPOOL.— With a full cargo of general merchandise from West" Coast ports of the United Kingdom, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Tongariro arrived ii: the stream at Auckland at 9 o'clock this morning and berthed at Central Wharf two hours later to commence discharge. The Tongariro loaded at Avonmouth. Newport, Glasgow and Liverpool, and sailed finally from the last-named port on Saturday, March 3. The voyage to Colon was made in fair weather, and the vessel arrived there on March IS. She bunkered the same day at Balboa, and cleared Panama finally the next morning March 19. The vesesl was delayed for one day coming across the Pacific, stormy weather on April 5 keeping her back. No damage was done on board, however. Captain .T. Burton-Davis is in command of the Tongariro, and associated with him are the following officers: Chief, Air. J. Burton: second, Mr. A. E. Williams; third, Air. E. A. Quick; fourth. Mr. G. W. Baldwin: wireless operator. Air. P. Dedman; cadet, Air. C. B. Cathischief engineer. Air. D. Posgate; second! Air. E. A. Hanson; third, Air. X c Fumpes; fourth, All*. R. C. Crouch; fifth! Air. L. C. Hilyr; sixth, Air. C. Saul; seventh, Air. G. Chubb; chief refrigerating engineer. Air. AI. Hendry; second. Air. F. Hiney; chief steward, Air. X. F. A. .1 Baker. The Tongariro will discharge the remainder of her cargo at Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. AORANGI IN PORT.—After a smart trip of three days 1 hour 21 minutes from Sydney, the Union Company’s R. Aorangi arrived in the stream at Auckland at 2 p.m. yesterday, and later berthed at the Prince’s Wharf. Good weather was experienced for the voyage across the Tasman Sea. The vessel brought the following passengers:—First saloon—Air. C. H. Andrews, Mrs. Andrews, Air. A. N. Anderson, Airs. Anderson, Misses E. and A. Ash wood. Sir Louis Barnett, Air. H. C. Bartley. Air. G. Birdsail, Mr. A. H. Bristow, Air. X. J. Barrow Air \A V. Bluett. Airs. Bluett, Air. S. Cussick, Air. E. V. Carter, Airs. L. E. Catlan, Mr. J. E. Dixon, Miss K. Dixon, t I^? on * Miss E - Dudderick, Air. A. Edward, Mrs. Edward. Air .T Ea*on Mr George Easton, Miss E. Faulkner, Mr. W J. Foster. Mr. B. J. Faulkner, Mr. H ?9i end, „ r lr ' W ~ A * Fairclough. Mr. M. Fole>, Miss .T. Foley, Misses E., c and }}■ *°ley. Mr. F. T. Gibson, Mrs. t; Gibson, Airs. B. Grant, Miss T. Grant Master J. Grant, Miss A. Gaulton. Mr! A. H Gaze, Air. D. D. Gillies, Mrs Gillies, Air. and Airs. S. Harper. Mr c Harrowed Lieut.-Colonel Hunter. Mrs Hunter, Miss Hunter. Air. Ar. Hart. Mi. tV - Harper, Air. L. Henry, Miss L Mr W T w l-' G Mrs. Joubert Mr. J. H. keys, r>r. Leahy. Mr H. Lewis Mrs. IT. Lewis, Mr. Lynde. Mrs. Lynde. Mrs. McLeod, Mr. y a. MadcVks T lr MaMoeks, Master Maddoeks, Mr J. F. Mendelson. Mr. E. C. Midlane, Mr p- Vr d ' Many. Mr. B. Mark, Mo T L? ore '„ Mr * s Massina. Captain ii, Phillips, Mrs. Phillips. Mr m Reiner Mr c‘ F * oth - F,r Garrick Robertson! 2. Stanhrook. Mrs. and Master Stanbrook. Mr. W. E. Sharpe Mrs F SmHh'Sn?’" F' c: B ' Sumner . Mr! X. W. Mri \ r V,-‘ tores '* Mrs. G. Turnbull MMrburton, MrTVaILf 3 £ F Wickers ham,’ Mrs' WicSf’ c Mr - H. R. Waller. T>r. H AT Mrs E T SeC p r ‘-a salo^n— Miss G. Arnold! Mr P E I c,?. r . ldß r, llr * T * A * Cotn.nn. and Mrs ’ Mtss A. A. Donne, Mr. R c’ rwffin ATrs. c. Griffin. ATr wife ' ATr7 t ’ T? omm,ssioner * T Hay and M anAi i \" ar T' Mr? - A * M. Hansen. J # m i~fb n : Tn f .n n *,v “. Tongan choir bovs. Honoluln vtJoMa 01 and vSfn^”": ?oon J to S mr^row nei ,eaves A «cWand *;‘.t

THE OTAKIA.—The I CASSIOPEE DOCKS Tlw. U \' •• J n m e doc N I fitting Th vc>-ei is -V R ex? R ti -r-.s y-j: • ; • :i SUSSEX LEAVES CALCUTTA -r k ••• ’ Calcutta ' V*--* bSridav I - ! ■ v W ■ • - . : 1 - . ' "US? S » Mlarsrc its fi, *s* with fart k- i v ?,f he' V n iVn, e ,i I. lS n ‘Tib I •: V ; ,' !v. t-i,. iMni!-.!-!'.! Prme 1 V*.„ bV-i’V aI ?- , 1 TToth'-e * - 1- V * Thrill H .in he !i,r fir. ThV 'hree funnel. K -rhips “ thl ee-funaelle* cic,,. . AV C H PT p'rke, W r P :* P £E££2zs**R WhUe si; r line 'VjjSSi^l needed i .iptam .\rthur Holme —. mander of the IP:* Star liner i m ‘l* * nL "ar announced in rv. !iinil D s‘t by o ‘th, "''Fjty *|2r d U i?5: y?are kt sea 1 fe ot ease ahe- j Captain Parker. Mho succeed* ki . spent lasi season i!i command of !. i Albertic. the largest cabin sti the St. Lawr< route, which was h, k added to the White Star fleet last k mer. He has had a varied career; I more than 4'* > ears .\t sea. and dnr~—# that time has formed friendship K many parts of the world. m § The Homeric was overhauled in 1; ary preparatory to her annua! cmw • K the Aleditarranean. for which she * E New York on January 21 I LITERATURE FOR SAILORS.— Sc F have always been fond of reading, k \ never have they discriminated so car- E fully in their types of reading as to-dj I according i>> Dr. tlcorg. Sidney | secretary of The American Seam*,. H Friend Society. A\ ith the sailor's c ferences very much in mind, and is 4 K effort to fill the great need for additice. f libraries for them from « irefulljr selsa* I books, the society has issued an | to its friends to search their bookcis* for worth-while hooks which may ttst- h the high seas, having served their nfulness in the home bookcases. Ua. K society’s 100 years of life, seldom b e it made public appeals for books. H ■ is the first in recent years. In t| Bj year of its centenary Dr. Webrobserves in every division of the »v the demands are greater than heretofc » and that particularly with reference t 1 the loan libraries, which are placed* 1 ships in a specially constructed case, ti- | call for reading matter is very The service of supplying new books er | carefully selected for the sailors* partir. lar wishes will be continued, but ng books are lost and damaged throe all seasons at sea. and it is necessary: S make replacements. Some of thes« n placements can be made by selectk from the books of those who will p up parts of their ibraries for use in th I fo’c’stle at sea. AUSTRALIA’S OVERSEAS TRADEDuring 1926-27 Australia traded withß l I’ separate countries. imports being r ceived from 119 countries, while ex|*r were shipped to 98 countries. Aust t l ian products were exported to eight n h countries than during the previous yr Statistics of the oversea trade of A tralia during 1926-27 compiled by j : l Commonwealth statistician show thatt Ih|; total value of Australia’s oversea tn during 1926-27 was £309,611.7i7, conipa’ ’ | with £300,200,307. The value of Imim increased from £151,638.178 in 1925-21 164,716,594 —the highest total ever n ij | . orded—while exports declined frr I £148.562.209 to £144.595.153. British countries supplied Austm with 54.6 per cent, of the total hnpar* l n gainst 56.5 per cent in the pre*** 1 \ ear The protx>rtion from foreign «" tries arose from 43.5 per cent to 45.4 * rent United Kingdom supplied 41.2 r t rent! during 1926-27 and 43.4 per cent i the previous year. . . The British possessions from w» goods were largely imported were:—ft' (£6.661.403). Canada «£4.324.4-1), V Zealand (£3,123,038). Ceylon. (£2,IW British Malaya (£2.025,70«), Islands (£1.960.353), and Union of 805 Africa (£837,993). , The United States was the pnw* source of imports of foreign goods, ■ ; ing contributed 25.1 per cent, m « total, an increase of 0.5 per cents'the previous year. For the first time probably sj l ** ** settlement of Australia the yalut ' « goods exported to foreign eountrwßO reeded that t > British countries. presented 55.8 per cent, of the tooExport increases occurred In F £7,018,439. and wheat £3,098.02*. several instances, however, there wy decreases which more than countwj- I anted the increases, the principal ** ■ being: Sugar £3,583.040, wool j frozen meats £2,224,393, and owi £1.541.483. . . hnlllc . ! The value of gold specie exported for 1926-2. was £ll,«<-.4W, pared with £4.352,089 the previou»

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following, a easels are_ e*per“t;. { be within range ot* the unaermfiXl | wireless stations to-night: . Auckland. —loni , Mahia, Bu , Cowden Law. Tofua. Radtc. , Waihemo. Chatham Islands. —Ruapehu. - Ne Hall. Canadian Highlander. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine. -NgaioAhura, Tamahine, Port Napier, hy I Remuera, Kairangu, Oman a. t Awarua.—Makura, C. A. Larsen, nanger, l’iako, Karetu. PORT OF ONEHUNGA— Tlte Xgapuhi sails from o il.sk this afternoon for and is due back again at • 3 - m - Thursday next. . The Hauturu sails for Raglan, K»*' and Port Waikato at I o’clock tW» noon. The vessel is due hack early on Friday morning, and at * o i the same afternoon will be Hokianga. . . qb* The Arapawa, which arrived at . hunga on Sunday last from vhe g to be dispatched again at Thursday next for Wanganui. The Isabella de Fraine sails from VJ. hunga at 5 o’clock to-morrow j for Hokianga.