The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 368, 31 May 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Mr. C. J. Hack worth, chief officer of the Maheno, has been appointed acting-master of the Kamona, vice Captain G. A. Grey. Captain G. A. Grey has assumed command of the Kartigi, relieving Captain G. D. Fraser, who has been in temporary command. The latter has joined the Maheno. as chief officer.

Mr. J. D. Lundie has been appointed chief officer of the Wahine, temporarily relieving Mr. A. H. Howie, who is joining the Opihi as acting-master, relieving Captain W. Whitefield, who is awaiting instructions

Mr. E. Sutherland has been appointed chief officer of the Kaimanawa.

Mr. G. H. Kime has joined the Kawatiri as second officer, relieving Mr. F. W. Young, who has transferred to the Maunganui in a similar capacity. Mr. C. Burgess has relieved Mr. G. W. Evans, chief officer of the Sussex, for holidays. Mr. F. G. H. Clark, third officer of the Sussex, has been relieved for holidays, Mr. H. H. Pike having succeeded him. On the occasion of his retirement from the Harbour Board’s employ on superannuation, Captain A. J. Blackmore, who has been for 24 years in charge of the Beacon Hill signal station, Seatoun, was the recipient of presentations on Tuesday morning from the harbourmaster and his staff, states the “Dominion.” Captain J. Dawson, harbourmaster, made the presentations, which comprised a rug for Mrs. Blackmore and a fountain pen, case of pipes, and tobacco pouch for Captain Blackmore. Captain Dawson spoke of the esteem in which Captain Blackmore was held by all who knew him. Captain F. A. Macindoe, secretary of the Merchant Service Guild, also added his tribute. Captain Blackmore is a native of Nelson, and for a number of years was in the service of Messrs. Richardson and Co., of Napier. He was also for a while master of the coastal steamer Wakatu, trading between Wellington, Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Captain J. Crosthwaite, late of the Harbour Board’s wharfinger staff, has been appointed to fill the vacancy at the Beacon Hill signal station.

TAHITI FOR SYDNEY. —The local office of the Union Company have been advised that the R.M.S.. Tahiti, en route from San Francisco via Papeete, and Rarotonga, which is due at Wellington on Monday, no wsails from there at noon on Wednesday for Sydney. WEST ELCAJON FOR PACIFIC COAST. —Advice has been received by Henderson and Macfarlane that the American steamer West Elcajon should finish her discharge at Napier to-morrow and will then leave the Hawke’s Bay port for the Pacific Coast to load again for New Zealand.

BiG FLOATING CRANE.—The arrival at Cardiff docks last month of a new floating crane which had been towed round from Rotterdam by the Dutch tug Lindburg, aroused a good deal of interest. The crane, which was built in Belgium for the Great Western Railway Company, will he used at the Welsh ports for all kinds of heavy work. It has a lifting capacity of 120 tans.

PULVERISED COAL. —The Kennedy- ; Van Saun Engineering Company is sqnip- ! ping two tugboats in New York Harbour for burning pulverised coal. IRON MONARCH FOR NEWCASTLE.! The inter-State steamer, Iron Monarch, is to be dispatched from Auckland at noon to-morrow for Newcastle. The vessel is completing the discharge of her cargo of coal at King's Wharf. WAI KOUAITI SAILING. —At three o’clock this afternoon the Union Company’s Waikouaiti is being dispatched from Auckland for Opua, where she is to load timber for Newcastle and Sydney. KAIAPOI AT NEW PLYMOUTH.— From Newcastle and Sydney the Kaiapoi arrived at New Plymouth at S a.m. on Tuesday. The vessel will later proceed to Napier, Picton and Nelson to complete discharge. HINEMOA'S MOVEMENTS. —Due at Suva to-morrow, Spedding Ltd., have been advised that the Government steamer Hinemoa will leave the Fijian port on Saturday for Auckland, where she is due on June S. MAUI POMARE DELAYED. —A further radio message received by Spedding Ltd., states that the new Government motor-ship Maui Pomare is now’ expected to arrive at Wellington on Saturday from Home via Apia and Niue Island. KAIRANGA LEAVES NEWCASTLE.— Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Kairanga left Newcastle at 11.30 a.m. yesterday with coal for Miramar and Wellington. She is due at Wellington on Sunday. YOSERIC’S PROGRAMME. —Henderson and Macfarlane advises that the tramp steamer Yoseric leaves Auckland on June 9 for Westport for bunkers, thence she proceeds to Makatea to load phosphates for Australia. SYDNEY STEAMERS.—The Maunganui and the Manama both leave Sydney at 3 p.m. to-morrow, the former vessel for Auckland and the; latter for Wellington. Both vessels are due at their arrival ports next Tuesday morning. AORANGI FROM SYDNEY.—Leaving Sydney this afternoon for Auckland, the local office of the Union Company expects the liner to arrive here on Monday morning. She is to be dispatched from Auckland at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. MATAKANA’S MOVEMENTS. The Shaw, Savili and Albion Company announces a slight alteration in the loading itinerary of the Matakana. She left Auckland this morning for Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay, Waikokopu, Napier and Wellington. The Matakana is due at Wellington on June 13, and will sail finally from that port on June 16 for London, Avonmoutb, Glasgow and Liverpool, via Montevideo and Tenerifce. RIMUTAKA’S MOVEMENTS. The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Rimutaka is due at Auckland to-morrow morning from Wellington and will berth at the Prince’s Wharf to complete her discharge of London cargo and to commence loading for her return voyage. Her other loading ports are New Plymouth, Wanganui, Lyttelton and Wellington. She is scheduled to sail from Wellington for Southampton and London on June 27. OIL FOR ATLANTIC UNlON.—Burns. Philp and Company, Ltd., have received advice that the Norwegian motortanker Ranja is due at Auckland from Los Angeles next Monday with 1,000,000 gallons of bulk oil for the Atlantic Union Company. She will unload a quantity of the cargo into the company’s tanks at Freeman’s Bay and the remainder at Wellington. The Atlantic Union is a newly-formed company and it has storage tanks and oil stores at Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The Ranja’s cargo will be the first shipment of bulk oil for the company’s New Zealand stores. WAIPAHI in PORT.—The Union Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi arrived at Auckland yesterday afternoon from the Cook Islands and berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to discharge her fruit. This is her first trip to the Cook Islands this season. The cargo was loaded at Aitutaki and Mangaia. The last three days of the voyage were very boisterous and on Tuesday night the wind blew with gale force from the west, accompanied by very rough seas. At mid-day on Saturday the vessel is to be dispatched on her return voyage to the Cook Islands. Her ports of call will be Rarotonga, Atiu, Mauke, Aitutaki and Mangaia. PASSENGERS BY RUAHINE. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner, Ruahine, which, according to a wireless message, will arrive at Wellington at 1 p.m. to-morrow from London and Southampton, via Panama, is bringing the following passengers:—First saloon: Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Bradshaw, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dodd and child, Mr. A. E. Bradshaw, Major F. B. Mackinlay, Mr. M. J. E. Bauchop and daughter, Mr. A. E. Campbell, Lieut, and Mrs. C. J. R. Searle. Second saloon: Misses E. B. Greig, A. E. Childs, V. E. C. Bradley, Mesdaraes E. J. Budden, H. F. G. Sclanders, E. I. G. Wake, Mr. J. Watters. Ninety-three third class. LEOPOLD L. D. ARRIVED.—An arrival in the stream at Auckland shortly after five o’clock last evening was the French steamer Leopold L. D., with a cargo of sulphur from Galveston, Texas. The vessel berthed at King’s Wharf, and this morning commenced discharging the local portion of her cargo. The vessel left Mexico on April 25, and arrived at Colon on April 28. The following morning she cleared Balboa, and experienced a very fair weather passage across the Pacific. For the last few days she encountered westerly gales, but she has arrived in port considerably aher 1 of schedule. Messrs. Robert Millar and Co., the local agents, advises that after the vessel discharges 4,000 tons of her sulphur here, she is to be dispatched early next week for New Plymouth and Geelong to put out the remainder of her 8,000 tons of cargo. TRANS -PACIFIC CARGO STEAMERS. —The Waitapu, which left Papeete on May 23 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Melbourne and Sydney, is due at Auckland on June 3. The Waikawa, which left Los Angeles on May 15, is dus at Apia on June 2, at Napier on June 11, and will proceed thence to Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and ► New Plymouth. The Hauraki left San Francisco on Tuesday for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne. and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on June IS. The Waitemata will leave Ocean Falls on June 7 for San Francisco and Los Angeles to complete loading for Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. She will clear Los Angeles on June 15, and is due at Wellington on July 10. The Waihemo will leave Suva to-day for Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles to load for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. She will clear Los Angeles on July 12, and is due at Auckland on August 5. The Wairuna left Adelaide at 5 p.m. on Tuesday for Sydney to complete discharge of her Pacific Coast cargo. PASSENGERS FROM MELBOURNE. —The following passengers were on board the Manuka, which arrived at Wellington from Melbourne on Tuesday:—For Wellington: Saloon—Mr. R. Allen, Miss L. M. Ashford, Mr. H. A. Adams. Miss Adams, Master Adams, Miss R. Adams, Master D. J. Adams, Mrs., Master and Mftes Veavie, Mrs. J. C. Beere, Miss A. Cooper, Mr. PI. Cornelius, Mr. J. Cullen, Mr. D. Callencos, Mrs. *M. Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. Fancourt, Mr. W. J. Fitzgerald, Mrs. L. Farmery, Miss Guyder, Mrs. A. M. Granger, Mr. A. E. Gallagher, Miss D. C. Gatward, Mr. and Misses (2) Gregory, Mr. G. H. Carle, Mrs. Hannah, Miss Jackson, Mr. M. Jones, Miss M. E. Kenny, Miss Kenny, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly, Mr. j. Le Roi, Miss M. McCormick, Miss McCall, Mr. H. Metger, Mrs. Metger, Mrs. Manning, Dr. and Mrs. Orr, Miss Pinckney, Mrs. and Master Park, Mr. W. C. Ruddock, Mr. B. P. Sutton, Mr. H. Stewart, Mr. G. Seggie, Mr. and Miss Wood, Mr. J. West, Miss K. Wilkinson, and 35 steerage. For Lyttelton: Saloon—Miss J. Bates, Miss M. E. Ellyett, Mr. A. E. Humphries. Miss M. Hewitt, Mr. and Miss Haigh, Mr. C. McLean, Miss E. J. Moyle, Miss J. B. Payne, Miss J. Robertson, Misses Watt (2), and 13 steerage. For Dunedin: Saloon—Miss R. S. Breeze, Mr. C. J. Cole, Mr. C. L. Edie, Mrs. E. V. Edie, Mrs A. L. Hocking, Miss A. Paterson, Mr. R. Roberts, Mr. A. B. Wahlers, Mr. I. Austin, and eight steerage. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Waiotapu. Ranja, Tainui, Tofua, Tutanekai, Norfolk, Matakana, Iron Monarch, Rimutaka, Aorangi, Gambia River, Waikouaiti. Chatham Islands.—Cumberland. Wellington.—Maheno, Wahine, Ngaio. Arahura, Tamahine, Ruahine, Maui Pomare, Kalingo, Maimoa, 5 Horarata, Kairanga, Raranga, Wirra!, Port Curtis, Niagara, Port Auckland. Awarua.—Makura, Tahiti, Manuka, Mer- > »co, Sussex, Hurunui, Karetu.