The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 403, 11 July 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL Mr. J. Munro, coast freighter of the Whangarei Customs, is at present at Auckland on hoilday. CRANE FOR CALLIOPE. —The Auck-. land Harbour Board’s floating crane Maliua lifted a three-ton crane from Prince’s Wharf to Devonport this morning. The crane is for use at Calliope dock. H.M.S. DUNEDIN AT FIJI.—H.M.S. Dunedin reached Nadi Waters, Fiji, from Auckland yesterday. The cruiser will remain in the Fijian Group until August 3, when she will resume her cruise to Honolulu and other South Sea Islands. P A U A SAILING.—The Shell Company’s coastal motor-tanker Paua, after unloading case and bulk oil at Western Wharf, is to sail on her return trip to Wellington this evening or to-morrow morning. THE CANADIAN CHALLENGER. — The Canadian Challenger, which sailed from Wellington at three o’clock yesterday afternoon for Auckland, is expected to arrive here late on Thursday evening or early on Friday morning. Efforts will be made to dispatch her again on Thursday evening for Montreal, via New York and Boston. BRfc'NJE DUE 5 A.M. To-MORROW. — The Norwegian motor-ship, Brynje, has reported again to her local agents, Messrs. Robert Millar and Co., stating that she expects to. arrive off Rangitoto at five o’clock to-morrow morning. The vessel, which is bringing a cargo of over 2,000,000 ft of hardwood poles and sleepers from Bunbiry, will berth later at King’s Wharf, where she will discharge the whole of her cargo before sailing for the United States. THE MARGARET W.—The fourmasted auxiliary schoner Margaret W. has been considerably delayed on the coast by bad 'weather. Yesterday the vessel was barbound at Waikato Heads. When the conditions moderate ‘she will proceed to Lvttelton to load general cargo for Dargaville. From Dargaville she will return to Lyttelton to load for Tauranga, Whangarei and Thames. After discharge at Thames the vessel will load timber at Auckland or Gisborne for Australia. ULIMAROA ARRIVES. —Over 24 hours late the Huddart-Parker and Company s intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa arrived in the stream at Auckland shortlv after 8 o’clock this morning from Sydney. After pratique was granted the vessel berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. Since early this year the Ulimaroa has been held up at Sydney owing to the cooks’ strike. The vessel was recommissioned last week and left the New South Wales port shortly after noon last Fridav. As soon as the vessel cleared the Sydney Heads she ran into a hard south-eastei'ly gale with mountainous seas, which lasted until the vessel rounded the North Cape. The gale was at its highest on Monday, and the Ulimaroa was hove-to. Several seas broke on board and the vessel was flooded, little damage being done to the steamer. The following passengers arrived by the Ulimaroa: —Saloon: Miss Z. Abrahams, Mrs. H. Abrahams and 3 children, Miss M. Abrahams, Miss A. Argali, Mr. W. Bowman, Dr. A. Bowie, Mr. G. Bowie, Mrs. E. Bloomfield, Miss A. Burgess, Mr. D. Brophv, Mr. D. Bradney, Mrs. F. Best, Mrs. M. Bell, Miss J. Best, Mrs. J. Bailey, Mr. G- Bowman, Mr. R. Ballantyne, Mr. E. Brinsden, Mrs. S. Chappelow, Mr. H. Chevens, Mr. H. C. Curlett, Mrs. R. Dollar, Mr. R. Dollar, Mr. S. Douglas, Mrs. C. D’Astoli and child, Mrs. A. Eddleston, Mr. C. Ellis, Miss E. Fellows, Mr. F. Garland, Mrs. F. Garland, Mr. A. Glen, Mr. J. J. Gatenby, Mrs. J. Gatenby, Nlr. A. Goode, Mrs. A. Goode, Mr. A. G. Gibson, Mrs. E. Greenfield, Mr. E. Greenfield, Miss A. Gardiner, Mr. D. H. Haslam, Mr. B. Harrow, Mr. J. B. Kemp, Mrs. J. Kemp, Mr. R. Lavender, Mr. G. Latham, Mrs. W. Littlejohn, Mr. W. Littlejohn, Miss D. Lily, Miss F. Lawrence, Miss E. Lawrence, Miss Leighton, Mrs. L. Martin, Mr. L. Martin, Mr. E. Nlarley, Mr. G. Martin, Mr. W. Mills, Mr. L. Macfarlane, Mr. J. Macdonald, Mrs. I. Oliver, Mr. L Sullivan, Mrs. J. W. Orr, Miss E. Orr, Captain R. Better, Mr. C. B. Plummer, Mr. Nr. Pic, Nlr. A. Pic, Mr. N. Price, Nliss M. Power, Nlrs. S. Pollock, Nlrs. E. Pendergrast, Nlr. E. Pendergrast, Nlr. H. V. Schofield, Mrs. J. B. Taylor. Mrs. E. Taylor, Mr. R. C. Tiffen, Nliss R. Taylor, Nlr. C. Tapp, Nlrs. C. Tapp. Nlrs. R. Thornton, Nlr. R. Thornton, Nlr. J. W. Wrist, Mr. Woods. Nlrs. S. A. Waite, Nliss E. Young; and 29 steerage Captain W. J. Wyllie still retains command and has the following officers with him: Chief officer, Mr. R. Hall-Jones: second, Nlr. R. Vance; third, Nlr. C. NI. Rasmusson; chief engineer, Nlr. V. C. Cumberland: second. Nlr. T. G. Donovan, third, Nlr. J. M. Lockie; fourth, Nlr. M. Dick: fifth, Mr. C. Dally: sixth, Nlr. L. J. Williams; seventh, Nlr. A. Mullen; surgeon. Dr. R. Fairbarn ; purser, Mr. V. C. Cooke: wireless operator, Nlr. J. Bennett; chief steward, Mr. R. Stone. The Ulimaroa is scheduled to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. on Friday on her return voyage to Sydney.

PORT DENISON SAILING. —At three o’clock this afternoon the C. and D. Line's steamer Port Denison leaves Auckland for Lyttelton, thence Wellington to till up for Home. The vessel sails finally from Wellington on July 17 for London via Las Palmas.

AORANGI FROM VANCOUVER. —Due at Suva at S a.m. to-morrow from Van-

couver and way ports, the Union Company's R.M.M.S. Aorangi leaves the Fijian port at 2 p.m. the same day for Auckland. She is due here next Sunday and is announced to sail from Auckland at 1 p.m. the following day for Sydney.

NORFOLK TO COMPLETE. —Leaving Gisborne at midnight to-night for Auckland the Federal steamer Norfolk is due here on Friday to complete her loading under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The vessel is expected to clear this port finally on Saturday for New York, Poston and London via Panama.

TEKOA LOADING. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Tekoa left Wellington this morning for Oamaru and later returns to Wellington, thence Napier, Gisborne and Auckland to fill up for U.S.A. and England. She is due here about July 22, and it is hoped to dispatch the Tekoa finally from Auckland on July 26 for New York, Boston and London via Panama.

MAUI POMARE LEAVES NIUE ISLAND. —Advice has been received by Spedding, Limited, that the Government motor-ship, Maui Pomare, left Niue Island on Monday for Lyttelton, where she is due on July 16. From Lyttelton, the vessel proceeds to Auckland and is? due here on July 20. The same day the Maui Pomare leaves Auckland for Norfolk Island.

ARAWA’S MOVEMENTS. Leaving Auckland this afternoon for Wellington, where she completes her discharge of London cargo, the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Arawa later proceeds to Wanganui to commence loading for her return trip. From Wanganui the vessel proceeds to Port Chalmers, thence Tima.ru, Lyttelton and Wellington to till S2 d ™ ls sch f du led to clear the latter port on . August 4 for Southampton and London via Montevideo and Teneriffe.

Ar S tu,Y- E,V fT H KING ’ S LINER.—The King hip h n nA th h; seventh to be completed of \ high-class motor-cargo vessels the King Line from Messrs. a * nd i/" olfp ’ Belfast, has been \° i er - , own . ers after running Official trials. Constructed innft 1 S i Re fii St v r s 100 A 1 class, she is IJyp sJfngth between perpendiculars, o4ft 6m in moulded breadth, 34ft Sin in The ld JLo 2fP th . and of 5,220 tons gross, lhe propelling machinery consists of a ■"_^* and_ B. and W. six-cylinder, four-single-acting Diesel motor, and the and auxiliaries are electrically driven.

CANADIAN HIGHLANDER ARRIVES. -—An arrival in the stream at Auckland f he * ore cue o’clock this afternoon S™ the Can adian National Steamships steamer Canadian Highlander, with a cargo of general merchandise from East Coast ports of Canada. The vessel was expected to berth at Prince’s Wharf at aoout two o clock to commence the discharge of the local portion of her cargo. &ne will put the remainder out at WellLyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin, and then commence loading m the South SL 3^™ tr i e^1 * Vl * ew York and Boston. completes at Auckland about August

WHAN GAPE. —Having been sold to Chinese buyers, the Union Company s cargo steamer Whangape, after lying idle oft Campbell’s Point for some months, will be towed to the North Wall to-day to be overhauled before being handed over to her new owners. A Chinese crew will take charge at Auckland, and the vessel is to sail for an overseas port next week. The Whangape’s tonnage is 2,931 gross and she was built at Middlesbrough in 1900. During her 27 years at sea she was engaged at different periods in the intercolonial, coastal and island cargo trades. For the last 11 months she has been used by the Union Company as a atoreship for coal at Auckland.

A SAILING SHIP RACfe.— Although the carriage of commodities over long sea routes is now mostly provided for by steamers and motor-ships, the sailing ship still occasionally plays a part in bringing the merchandise of far-off lands to expectant buyers in Europe. It is interesting, therefore, to learn that two windjammers engaged in a race from Australia to Falmouth, with cargoes of wheat, in February. The race, which was via Cape Horn, began on January 19 between the four-masted barques Herzogin Cecile and Beatrice, the former carrying 51,409 bags of wheat and the latter 37,015 bags. These were the first ships to reach England with this season’s Australian grain, and a stirring contest took place between two of the speediest sailing ships afloat. The captains enthusiastiWITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Brynje, Nucula. Scalaria, Aorangi, West Cusetta, Dundrennan, Waitomo, Arawa, Port Denison, WaiChatham Islands.—Port Curtis, Buahine, VA/ B n^ de r er ’ Port ** uon ’ Huntingdon. Wellington. —Maori, Wahine, Ngaio Tamarnne, Niagara, Norfolk, Dunedin, Rotorua, Tekoa, Canadian Challenger, Cumberland, Waitemata. A a!ui, U TUtaneka1 ’ PORT OF ONEHUNGA

ARRIVAL TO-DAY . BARAWA (7.45 a.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark from New Plymouth. The Rarawa, which arrived at Onehunga this morning from New Plymouth, sails again at 3 p.m. to-morrow ‘for the same port. The Arapawa is to be dispatched from Onehunga to-morrow morning for Wanganui.

The Isabella de Fraine sails at 3 o’clock thms afternoon for Hokianga. Tb e Hauturu has been barbound at Port Waikato, and will not arrive at Onehunga till Friday morning. She is scheduled to sail the same day for Hokianga.