The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 407, 16 July 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain R. Clark has been appointed to command the Balls Head temporarily. Mr. C. H. George is chief officer of the vessel, and Mr. A. Haslam is acting-second officer. Captain G. B. Morgan has been appointed to command the Moeraki for the trip to Sydney. Messrs. G. D. Fraser and R. Tulloch are his chief and second officers respectively. Mr. J. C. R. Sadler is joining the Kaimai as third officer at Wellington. Mr. F. C. Ronalds, chief engineer of the Waipiata, has been invalided ashore sick at Timaru. Mr. H. F. Miller has rejoined the Kartigi as third engineer, relieving Mi;. Summers for his holiday. The Moeraki recommissioned with the following engineers: Chief, Mr. C. J. McPherson: second. Mr. J. Y. McDonald; third, Mr. A. H. McConville; fourth, Mr. R. F. Barrett; fifth, Mr. J. W. Davies; sixth, Mr. W. Gibbs; seventh. Mr. J. Waugh. Mr. A. Anstiss has joined the Corinna as third engineer. Mr. F. McMaster has joined the Raimanawa as acting-second engineer. CARGO FOR AUCKLAND.—The Union Company's steamer Kaitangata loads at Westport to-morrow for Suva. She proceeds thence to Surprise Island to load for Auckland. KAWATIRI REPORTS. —The Union Company’s steamer, Kawatiri, en route from Newcastle to Auckland, has reported by wireless to the company’s local office that she expects to arrive here on Friday morning next. WAIHEMO COMING.—The local office of the Union Company is in receipt of cable advice that the transpacific cargo ' steamer Waihemo sailed from Los Angeles at midnight on Thursday last for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The vessel is due here on August 5. WAIPAHI REPORTS. —Due at 6 o’clock to-morrow evening from the Cook Islands, according to her wireless report received by the local office of the Union Company, the fruit steamer Waipahi, will berth at King’s Wharf to discharge her cargo. She is scheduled to leave here again on July 25 for Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Mangaia. NORFOLK SAILS TO-MORROW.—The Federal steamer Norfolk, which is loading at Queen’s Wharf for America and England, is expected to complete this evening, and at daybreak to-morrow the New Zealand Shipping Company hopes to dispatch her for New York, Boston, London, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool, via Panama. AORANGI IN PORT. —An arrival in the stream at Auckland shortly before four o’clock yesterday alter noon was tlie Union Steam Ship Company’s Royal mail liner Aorangi, with passengers, mails and cargo from Vancouver and ports. The vessel, which experienced a generally xair weather run across tne Pacific, berthed later in the evening at Prince s Wharf to land the following passengers:— First Saloon.—Mr. L. Archer, Mr. B. Aron, Mr. F. Barnhouse, Mrs. H. Barnhouse, Miss J. Barnhouse, Mrs. J. Bevington, Mr. E. H. Berry, Mr. R. Chester, Mrs. A. Cornfoot, Miss H. Cornfoot, Miss J. Cornfoot, Mr. A. Entrican, Mr. J. Deans, Mrs. R. Deans, Miss M. De Land, Mr. G. Davidson, Mrs. T. Davidson, Dr. Earp-Thomas, Mrs. Earp-Thomas, Mr. S. Ellis, Mr. Blomsfield, Mrs. Blomsfield, Miss Baulch, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mr. S. Hardley, Mrs. S. Hardley, Mr. A. Hardley, Mr. YV. Hill, Mr. R. Hamilton, Mr. F. Henry, Mrs. Henry, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Hammond, Mrs. Hammond, Dr. W. Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, Dr. Jones-Xorman, Mr. Jeffreys, Mr. O. Johnson, Mr. C. Locke, Mrs. C. Locke, Mrs. J. Locke, Miss M. Locke, Mr. J. Locke, Rev. Muckle, Mrs. E. Moritzon. Mr. Marshall, Mr. Meares, Miss S. McPhaden, Mrs. Meares, Mr. Nation, Mrs. Nation, Mr. Piper, Mrs. Piper, Mr. Plimmer, Mrs. Plimmer, Mr. Rutherford, Mrs. Rutherford. Mr. L. Sloan, Mrs. Sloan, Mr. Stirling, Mrs. Stirling., Mrs. Steele, Mr. Turnbull, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Tilley, Master Tilley, Mr. Waterman, Kirs. Waterman, Miss Walker, Miss Walls. Mr. Williams, Mrs. Wood, Master E. Wood, Miss Wood, Mr. J. J. Ward. Second Saloon.—Mr. Adair, Mrs. Adair, Mr. Beagley, Mr. Bezar, Mrs. Cruickshank, Miss Cruickshank, Mr. Curlett, Mr. Crawford, Mrs. Crawford, Miss Callon, Mr. Dines, Mrs. Dines, Mrs. Drummond, Mrs. Dellow, Elder Ence, Mr. Finlay, Miss Griffin, Mrs. Howarth, Mrs Hughes, Mrs. Harvey, Miss Harvey, Miss Holmes, Miss Hammell, Mrs. Hamilton, Miss Hamilton, Mr. Ireland, Mrs. Ireland. Mr. Jobson, Mrs. Jobson, Mr. A. Jamieson, Mr. J. Jamieson, Mr. R. Jones, Mrs. H. Lesser, Mrs. H. Langthorn, Elder R. Lewis. Mr. L. Mangham, Miss Magleby, Mrs. M. Martin, Miss M. McDonald, Rev. Mac Lean, Mrs. Mac Lean, Mr. Mclntyre, Miss McNaught. Miss Poopelwell, Miss Robertson. Mr. Rhodes. Mr. Rule. Mrs. Rule, Miss B. Reeves, Miss J. Reeves, Mr. A. Reeves, Mrs. Reeves,, Mr. Robertson. Miss Rowley, Miss Robertson, Miss St. Paul, Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs. Steed, Mrs. M. Smith, Mrs. H. Seifert, Mr. B. Seifert, Mr. A. Sutton. Mr. Stone, Mr. N. Seifert, Elder Silvester, Miss Solomon, Miss L. Underhill. Mrs. Wheeler. Elder Webster, Miss Wilkinson, Mr. J. Yan Kum, and 26 third-class. The local office of the Union Steam Ship Company advised that it is hoped to daspatch the Aorangi at two o’clock this afternoon in continuation of her voyage to Sydney.

ISABELLA DE FRAINE WRECK.— The auxiliary schooner Isabella de Frame capsized on the Hoklanga Bar when she was entering’ the river on Saturday afternoon, en route from Onehunga. The crew of eight were drowned, and the vessel was smashed to pieces. THE WAIOTAPU. —The Union Company reports that the Waiotapu left Newcastle on July 11 for Vancouver direct. She will complete loading at San Francisco and Los Angeles for Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney, and is to clear Los Angeles about August 31. • MAKURA AT WELLINGTON. —To load cargo and mail, and to embark passengers from New Zealand, the Royal Mail liner Makura arrived at Wellington from Sydney to-day. f She is to resume her voyage to Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco to-morrow afternoon. OMAN A ON THURSDAY—With 1,100 tons of coal and 500 tons of hardwood, the Lamb steamer Omana is expected to arrive at Auckland on Thursday next, having left Port Stephens on Thursday last. The Northern Steamship Company, Ltd., will be the local agents.

MARAMA REPORTS THE Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer, Marama, en route from Sydney to Auckland, has reported by wireless that she expects to arrive in the stream at Auckland at 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. The vessel will berth about 11 a.m., at Prince’s Wharf to land her passengers and discharge her mails and cargo.

BORDERER FROM NEW YORK.—Although she has not yet reported by wireless, the Ellerman Line’s steamer Borderer is scheduled to arrive from New York next Thursday. She has case oil and general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The New’ Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents. UNION COMPANY COLLIERS.—The Union Company’s collier, Kaimanawa, is loading at Westport for Auckland. The Kaitoke loads at 'Westport about Friday next for Auckland. The Kanna is scheduled to load at Greyraouth about Thursday next for Auckland. SCOW HERALD’S MISHAP.—The A. W. Bryant auxiliary scow Herald stranded on Flat Rock, Hauraki Gulf, at three o’clock on Saturday morning. The vessel afterwards slipped off the rock and floated away toward the Great Barrier, and then sank. The crew remained on the rock, and were rescued by the Tofua on Saturday afternoon and brought to Auckland. CUMBERLAND’S !T| N ER ARY.—The Federal Company reports that the Cumberland 'will now leave Wanganui roadstead this evening for New Plymouth and Wellington, to fill up. The vessel is now due at the capital about next Thursday, and will Sail finally from that port on Saturday for London, Antwerp, Avonmouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool, via Panama. 1 ARAWA’S ITINERARY.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s 'fiLner Arawa arrived at Wellington at 1 p.m. on Friday from London, via Auckland, to discharge the remainder of her cargo. The vessel will leave Wellington on Wednesday to load at Wanganui, Port Chalmers, Timaru and Lyttelton, and will return to Wellington to fill up. The Arawa is due back at the capital on August 2, and will sail finally from here on August 4 for Southampton and London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe. WAIPIATA ARRIVES.—From Southern ports, the Union Company’s steamer, Waipiata, arrived in the stream at Auckland at 7 o’clock this morning and berthed at Prince’s Wharf to discharge her cargo. The vessel sails to-morrow evening for Portland, and returns later in the week to Auckland again. She is to leave here finally about Thursday next for Wellington. Lyttelton, Oamaru and Timaru. PORT HUON DUE.—Due at Auckland to-morrow afternoon, according to her radio report received on Saturday last, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship, Port Huon. which is bringing cargo from London, will berth at Queen s Wharf to commence the discharge of the local portion of her cargo. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company are the local agents, and advise that the vessel will also discharge at Wellington and New Plymouth. NEW CANADIAN PACIFIC LINERS. —The Duchess of Bedford, the first of the four new 20,000-ton Duchess class of oil-burning Canadian Pacific liners, has now successfully completed her steam trials, and will be the largest steamer sailing to Montreal. In addition to the new Duchess liners, the Canadian Pacific have planned the construction of two new super-passenger liners, one for the Atlantic service and one for the Pacific, the latter to be an improvement, if possible, on the Empress of Canada type. ROTORUA’S PASSENGERS.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rotorua, which arrived at Wellington on Saturday morning from London and Southampton, brought the following passengers: First saloon: Misses M. Twomey, C. B. Muir, T. N. West-Watson, F. G. Redman, Mesdames C. E. Woodburn, G. Robertson, M. D. O’Neill, E. M. Good. H. Johnson and 5 children, M. G. Brodie, E. M. Young and daughter, A. G. Thompson, W. L. Dawes, E. A. M. Cloggie, Commander Nelson, Rew W. H. Johnston. Rev. Father C. C. Martindale, Messrs. R. W. Hatt, T. Carrigan, L. Arnold. A. P. Hamilton, O. I. Kempthorne, W. L. Dawes; 111 third-class. The vessel left again on Saturday .evening for Lyttelton and arrived there yesterday morning. She discharges the remainder of her cargo at Timaru and Port Chalmers. BARROW’S LATEST ORIENT LINER. —Before settling down to her regular work as a unit of the Orient Line’s fleet of fine passenger and mail vessels. Barrow's latest merchant ship, the Orford, has gone on the first of a series of pleasure cruises, says “Fairplay.” During the Easter holidays, and for a day or two afterwards, many guests of the owners were given opportunities to judge of the qualities of the ship and her accommodation, trips for their special benefit taking the liner as far as Antwerp in one direction and Brixham in the other, and the general opinion of these voyagers was that she was as soundlv designed and built a vessel of her class as has ever been produced in a British shipyard. Her external appearance is impressive, and closer examination of her hull, both woodwork and ironwork, gives the impression that she is as good as she is good-looking. If in all its peace activities the Vickers-Armstrongs combination does as well as this. Sir Herbert Lawrence and his fellowdirectors will clearly have little cause to worry about the future. Of 20,000 tons gross, 20,000 shaft-horse-power, and 20 knots speed—as Mr. Garrett tersely summed her up in the course of a little speech on board —the Orford is 65S feet in overall length, 030 feet in length between perpendiculars. 75 feet in moulded breadth, and SO feet in depth from the boat deck. The displacement at a load draft of 29 feet Is approximately 26,000 l tons.

GOLDEN BEAR REPLACED. —Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., are in receipt of cable advice that the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company's steamer. Golden Bear, which was to sail from Vancouver on July 14 for New Zealand ports, via Seattle, Tacoma. San Francisco and Los Angeles, has been replaced by the Golden Harvest (formerly the American-Australian-Orient Line steamer, West Calera). The Golden Harvest is expected to leave Los Angeles on July 30 and is due at Auckland on August 24. She will discharge the remainder of her cargo at Wellington and Lyttelton. THE SHIPPING OUTLOOK. —The British shipowner as a rule is an optimistic animal—indeed, the very nature of his occupation renders it necessary that he should be so, for otherwise he would have some trouble in keeping the home fires burning in face of the fact that as often as not it is impossible to earn sufficient to provide depreciation, and that periods of satisfactory rates of freight are more conspicuous by their absence than by any other attributes, says ‘’Fairplay.” But, though the president of our Chamber of Shipping was true to type last February when he expressed his decided confidence regarding the certainty of an improvement in freights fairly soon, his hopefulness does not seemingly extend across the Channel, for according to a report of a speech just delivered by him, Mr. J. B. van der Houven van Oordt, the president of the Netherlands Shipowners’ Association, is quite on the other tack. In his opinion no good reason can be adduced for a return to prosperity in the near future. In recent years, he said, the expansion of merchant fleets has taken place at too rapid a rate, and has often been incited by unwarranted State aid, the race for higher speeds of cargo liners bringing still greater difficulties with it. The developments in the second half of 1927 and the experience In the first few months of 1928 had, he pointed out, been far from favourable to shipping generally, and had shown that a continuance of even the very moderate level of last year cannot be counted on.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Canadian Challenger, Tofua, Waipahi, Port Huon, Ulimaroa, Marama, Borderer, Huntingdon, Aorangi, Kartigi, Waikawa. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Ngaio, Golden Coast, Niagara, H.M.S. Dunedin, Waitemata, Moeraki, Cumberland, Canadian Highlander, Maheno. Willaston, Scalaria, Maui Pomare. Awarua.—Maunganui, Karetu, Tutanekai, Pipiriki. PORT OF ONEHUNGA ARRIVALS TO-DAY HAUTURU (10.30 a.m.), 270 tons, Robinson, from Raglan. ARAPAWA (1.30 p.m.), 291 tons, Pert, from Wanganui. The Hauturu, which arrived at Onehunga this morning from Raglan, Kawfcia and Port Waikato. sails again at 4 o’clock this evening with cargo for the same ports. The Rarawa sails at 3 o’clock this afternoon for New Plymouth. She is due back again on Wednesday morning. Tfio Anchor steamer, Kaitoa, is due at Onehunga on Thursday next from Havelock to load for Picton only. Next week the Kaitoa returns to load for Nelson. The Arapawa, which arrived at Onehunga early this afternoon from Wanganui, will leave again to-morrow for Hokianga.