The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 402, 10 July 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

CAM OP US TO SAlL.—Having completed the discharge of her cargo of Westport coal, the Westport Coal Company’s collier Canopus is to be dispatched from Auckland this evening on the return trip to her home port. TOFUA SAILS SATURDAY. —Taking passengers, mails and cargo, the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua is scheduled to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.

WAITOMO FOR NEWCASTLE.-The local office of the Union Company hopes to dispatch the steamer Waitomo from Auckland at 11 o’clock to-night for Newcastle, where she will load for New Zealand ports. *

NORFOLK TO COMPLETE.—To complete her loading under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company, the Federal steamer Norfolk leaves Gisborne late to-morrow evening for Auckland, where she is due on Friday morning. It is hoped to dispatch the Norfolk from here finally next Saturday for New York, Boston and London, via Panama.

CUMBERLAND’S MOVEMENTS.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the F ederal steamer Cumberland leaves Picton to-day for New Plymouth, thence Wanganui and Wellington, to fill up. The vessel is scheduled to sail finally from Wellington on July 18 for London, Antwerp, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool, via Panama.

MAUI POMARE’S MOVEMENTS. Spedding, Ltd., advises that the Government motor-ship Maui Pomare was to leave Niue Island yesterday for Lyttelton, where she is due on July 16. From Lyttelton the vessel proceeds to Auckland and is due here on July 20. It is hoped to dispatch the Maui Pomare the same evening for Norfolk Island. PORT DENISON SAILS TO-MORROW. 7—Tlio Farmers Co-operative Auctioneering Company advises that the C. and D. June s steamer Port Denison sails from Auckland at noon to-morrow for Lyttelton, thence Wellington, to fill up for S™ e W S ,c e I s to be dispatched finally from Wellington on July 17 for Loßdrni via Cape Horn. ’ ULIMAROA LATE. —According to a radio message received by the local office of Huddart-Parker and Company, the intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa is meeting with bad weather and is now "rive at Auckland to-mor-row. The latest news with regard to the news a pSge he vessel wili be found on the

io A P?-olu, G ' NEARS SUVA.—According offloVnn2.r? ase n recelveii by the iocal office of the Union Company, the R.M M s l a?? Sl on S Tn? pec i ea to arrlve at Suva at vrSnin” Thursday from Vancouver and 2 n n m B tL She i® ave ® the Fijian port at d g y f ? r Auckland, where tim. il,? : next Sunday. In the mean--I“S'sails' sails from Auckland at l p.m. next Monday for Sydney. , KOTORUA REPORTS.— The New Zeal?as d Company’s liner Rotorua rSfoh P wlu d b i y Wll : eles s that she will r,® acb Wellington from London and Southampton on Friday afternoon. After landing passengers and mall at Wellingand p l o^i W Jii, P i rOCeed to Lyttelton, Timaru merchandise “So. Un ‘° ad her general

CAMBRIDGE LEAVES LIVERPOOL. According to cable advice the Federal Line steamer Cambridge sailed from LivNew , Zealand last Saturday, has general merchandise from West Coast poits of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, LyttelA° n i a , nd Port Chalmers. Her arrival at Auckland is scheduled for August 14. The New Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents.

CANADIAN CHALLENGER DELAYEO.—The loading of the Canadian Challenger at Wellington yesterday was delayed by rain, and the vessel did not leave for Auckland. She is, however, expected to leave this afternoon, and will arrive here on Thursday evening or on Friday morning. Efforts will be made to dispatch her on Friday evening for Montreal, yia New York and Boston. BRYNJE REPORTS AGAIN. Messrs. Robert Millar and Co. received another radio report from the Norwegian motorship Brynje last evening stating t>hat the vessel was 530 miles from Auckland. The o r wllich is bringing a cargo of over 2,000,000 ft of hardwood poles and sleepers from Bunbury for the Railway Departhas been allotted a berth at King’s \\ hart. She may make port to-morrow evening, but on account of the storms in the Tasman it will probably be Thursday before she arrives.

CANADIAN HIGHLANDER REPORTS. —An expected arrivel at Auckland tomorrow is the Canadian National Steamship s steamer Canadian Highlander with general merchandise from Montreal for Auckland and Southern ports. The vessel was 360 miles from Auckland at noon yesterday, but on account of the storm raging at sea her time of arrival is indefinite. The vessel has been allotted a berth at King’s Wharf, and after putting out the local portion of her cargo, sails for Wellington, Lytteltor, Timaru and -Dunedin.

PA U A DISCHARGING. The Shell Company of New Zealand’s coastal tanker Paua is discharging a cargo of bulk oil from Wellington at Western Wharf. The vessel expects to complete to-morrow evening or Thursday morning when she will leave on her return trip to the capital. DUNDRENNAN SAILS. A departure from Auckland early this afternoon was the Scottish steamer Dundrennan for Newcastle for bunkers. The vessel, which has discharged a cargo of 525 tons of nitrates from Chile at King's Wharf, proceeds from the coaling station to Sydney, Yarrowville, Williamstown. Adelaide and Fremantle to put out the remaining 5,000 tons of her cargo.

THE CANADIAN BRITISHER. —According to advice received by the local ofiice of the Canadian National Steamships, the Canadian Britisher waa dispatched from Montreal on June Auckland, via Sydney (Cape Breton). The vessel is bringing general, and steel goods cargo for Auckland and Southern ports. After completing discharge in the South she will load at Wellington and Auckland for Montreal, via New A oik and Boston. The vessel is due here about August 10. PIONEER MOTOR-SHIP.—One -of the earliest large motor-ships constructed was the motor-ship Secundus, formerly owned by the Sot. Anon. d'Armement a Mot, and now transferred to the Phoenix Navigation Company. She was built in 1913 by Blohm and Voss. Hambuig, and was fitted with two engines by the hull builders, the total output being 0.100 b h r». The vessel has now been renamed Mindoro, and new machinery has been fitted this was constructed by the Deutsche Works, Kiel, and comprises two four-stroke engines.

OVER-PRODUCTION PROBLEM.—Despite the sternuous efforts being made to restrict the output oil in America, pyaduction has steadily increased since the beginning of March, and is now practically at the same level as last year, when there was no restriction. As indicating the position, the authoritative “Oil and Gas Journal" remarks that “the success of the efforts made to curtail crude-oil production may prevent a further destructive flood of new crude being thrown on tlio market, or added to already burdensome stocks above ground, but it may be visionary to expect these movements entirely to solve the over-production problem." SALVAGING OF YARRA.—The salvage party which left Sydney on March 26 for the wreck of the Norwegian steamer Yarra in Gizo Harbour, Solomon Islands, is now due back at Sydney, by the steamer Maianbar. According to the salvage master, Mr. T. Lambert, the work was wholly successful, and 2,300 tons of cargo, valued at £58,000, was recovered. The party reached the scene of the wreck on April 0, and 11 days later the vessel was refloated after it had been carefully plugged and the water had been pumped from the holds and the engine-room. More than 20,000 bags of copra, In an advanced stage of decomposition, were dumped overboard, and this helped to clear the way for the salvaging of 56,000 slabs of zinc and 17,000 bags of silver lead ore concentrates.

A UNIQUE CLUB. A club unique in college life is in existence in the Foreign Service School of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. It is called the Fo’castle Club, and its membership is restricted to those having discharges from merchant vessels, which means that all members to be eligible must have worked as part of the personnel of a ship. One must have visited foreign ports (coastwise ships are not considered) and must have covered a minimum of 10,000 nautical miles in his travels. The members have served in different capacities as members of the ship’s crew, and the roster lists the following positions as having been held: Captain, chief mate, first, second and third mates, able-bodied and ordinary seamen, engineers, oilers, stokers, radio men, pursers and messmen. All of these members have lived the hard life of the seafaring man. To be eligible a man must present honourable discharge and show successfully completed voyages. The Fo’castle Club was organised in 1926. Its members are brought together from time to time at a banquet at which the speakers are men prominent in shipping circles in the United States, for the aim of the club is to further the cause of the American merchant marine. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Ulimaroa, Aymeric, Brynje, R* F. A. Nucula, Scalaria, Aorangi, Canadian Highlander, West Cusetta. Chatham Islands.—Port Curtis, Ruahine, Port Sydney, Borderer, Port Huon. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Arahura, Tamahine, Niagara, Norfolk, H.M.S. Dunedin, Rotorua, Canadian Challenger. Awarua. —Karetu, Waikouaiti, Tutanekai. PORT OF ONEHUNGA DEPARTURES YESTERDAY RARAWA (3.30 p.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. HAUTURU (4.30 p.m.), 270 tons, Fowler-Jackson, for Waikato Heads. The Rarawa, which sailed yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth, is due back again at 7 a.m. to-morrow. The Hauturu sailed last evening for Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato, and returns again at 6 o’clock on Thursday morning. The Isabella de Fraine is loading at Onehunga for Hokianga. She is to be dispatched for the northern port at 3 p.m. to-morrow. The Kaitoa arrives back at Onehunga about Thursday next, to load for Nelson and West Coast ports. The Arapawa was to sail from Onehunga at noon to-day for Wanganui.