The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 424, 4 August 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.— Captain J. M. Cameron is in command of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Mahana, now at Auckland, and he has associated with him the following officers: Chief, Mr. R. E. Thompson; second, Mr. E. Riccard; third, Mr. A. Turnbull; fourth, Mr. M. Lycett; surgeon. Dr. J. M. Twhigg; wireless operator, Mr. PI. P. Heath; chief engineer. Mr. J. McKerkie; second, Mr. F. L. Gibbons: third, Mr. G. J. Brown; fourth, Mr. S. Nicol; fifth, Mr. J. D. Thornton; sixth. Mr. W. J. Wilson; seventh. Mr. F. G. Morgan; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. D. F. McDougall; second, Mr. A. Stratton; chief steward, Mr. F. Routlcrlge. THE NANKING AND SHANGHAI. — The Chinese steamers Nanking and Shanghai, formerly the Whangape and Karori, were to sail at mid-day to-day for Borneo to load timber for the East. WAIPORI MARU DOCKS —The steamer Waipori Maru docked for cleaning and painting this morning. She is to sail about Tuesday for Newcastle to load coal for Manila. IHU MATA ON MONDAY. —The Lamb steamer Ihumata is expected on Monday with coal and timber from Newcastle. She will unload at King’s Wharf to the agency of the Northern Company. THE JAPANESE W ARSH I PS.-— After a four days’ visit to Auckland, the Japanese warships Idzumo and Yakumo sailed at nine o’clock this morning for Suva and Honolulu in continuation of their return cruise to Japan. LAMB’S STEAMER OMANA.— The Lamb steamer Omana arrived from Gisborne this morning. She berthed at Central Wharf to load timber. From Auckland the vessel will go to Dargaville and Hokianga to fill up with timber for Australia.

ELVERIC SAILED.—After unloading a sugar cargo at Chelsea, the Weir Line steamer Elveric sailed this morning for Westport to replenish her bunkers. From Westport she will proceed to Nauru Island to load phosphates for New Zealand or Australia. MAKURA AT SAN FRANCISCO. The Union Company advises that the Makura from "Wellington, via ports, arrived at San Francisco yesterday. She is timed to leave again next Wednesday for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney. TASMANIA AT LONDON. —Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Tasmania arrived at London on Wednesday morning from Napier. The vessel left Napier on June 13, in the evening, for London and West Coast ports of Great Britain. ROTORUA'S LOADING ITINERARY.— Due at Timaru to-day from Bluff, the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Rotorua later proceeds to Lyttelton and Wellington to fill up for Home. The vessel is scheduled to sail finally from Wellington on August IS for Southampton and London, via Panama. SALTERSGATE FROM NAURU.—The Turnbull Shipping Company's steamer Saltersgate is expected at Auckland from Nauru Island about Wednesday next with a full cargo of phosphates. The cargo will be unloaded at Auckland and Wanganui. Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., are the local agents. WAIHEMO REPORTS.—A further radio message received by the local office of the Union Company states that the trans-Paeific cargo steamer Waihemo is now expected to arrive at Auckland on Monday from the Pacific Coast ports. After discharge here, the vessel proceeds to Napier, thence Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney to complete. TARANAKI’S MOVEMENTS. The Shaw, Savill and Albion motor-ship Taranaki leaves Napier to-day for Gisborne and Auckland to fill up for Home. The vessel is due here on August 9 and is scheduled to clear this port finally on August 12 for London and West of England ports, via Panama. A. S. Paterson and Company will act as the local loading agents. KAITOKE AND WAITOMO.—In a helpless condition with her tail shaft broken, the Union Company's steamer Waitomo reached Auckland last evening in tow of the Kaitoke. The Waitomo berthed at King’s Wharf to discharge her coal cargo before she goes into dock for repairs. The Kaitoke has a part cargo of coal and is unloading at Prince’s Wharf.

ANTINOUS BRINGS BITUMEN. The G. 11. Scales Co., Ltd., have been notified by cable that the Bank Line chartered steamer Antinous left Tampico (Mexico) on July 21 with a cargo of bitumen to discharge at Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Timaru and Bluff. The vessel is due at Auckland on August 22. NOBEL’S SAILING VESSELS.—The Nobel auxiliary schooner Huia left Clarence River on Thursday with a full cargo of hardwood for Dunedin. After discharge she will go to Greymouth to load timber for Australia. The auxiliary schooner Piri, which has been lightering explosives from the Mahana, is to be laid up for overhaul and survey. Afterwards she will load explosives for Westport and Greymouth. The auxiliary ketch Miro is to load explosives at Auckland for Napier, Wellington and Dunedin. GENERAL HARBOUR REGULATIONS. —The following general harbour regulations were gazetted recently;— “(1) The owner or master of every vessel which may, between sunset and sunrise, lie alongside any other vessel moored at any wharf shall, during such period, exhibit from his vessel a bright white light so placed as to show a clear and unbroken light around the off-side of his vessel from right ahead to right astern; (2) If such owner or master fails or neglects to comply with these regulations he shall be liable to a fine of £100.” PORT HUON’S PROGRAMME.—To continue her loading, the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Huon arrived at Wanganui this morning from New Plymouth. She later proceeds to Lyttelton, thence Wellington, Napier, Waikokopu, Gisborne, and Auckland to complete. The vessel is due here on August 20, and should clear this port finally on August 23 for New York, Boston, and London, via Panama. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company will act as the local agents. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO STEAMERS —The Union Company advises the following movements of vessels engaged in the Trans-Pacific cargo services:—

The Waihemo, which left Los Angeles on July 12, is due at Auckland to-morrow, August 5. and will proceed thence to Napier, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. _ The WaTruna will leave Ocean F; 11s, 8.C., on August 6 for San Francisco, where she is due on August 10. She will proceed thence to Los Angeles to complete loading for Papeete, Auckland, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth, and clear Los Angeles on August 15. _ _ „ _ , The Waiotapu left Suva on July 22. is due at Vancouver on August 13, and will complete loading at San Francisco and Los Angeles for Wellington. Melbourne and Sydney. She will clear Los Angeles about September 5. The Waikawa left Lautoka on July 25, is due at Vancouver on August 14. She will proceed thence to San Francisco and Los Angeles to complete loading for Ania, Auckland, Nelson, Melbourne and Sydney, and will clear Los Angeles about September 8. The Hauraki left Suva on Thursday for Vancouver, where she is due on August 20, and will load at Pacific Coast ports during August and September for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The Waitemata will leave Newcastle on August S for Suva, and sail thence to Vancouver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles to load for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson, New Plymouth, and probably Bluff, if there is sufficient inducement. The forward loading dates at the Pacific Coast are approximately as follow: The Waihemo will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during October for New’ Zealand and Australian ports. The Wairuna will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during November for New Zealand and Australian ports. The Waikawa will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during December for New- Zeland and Australian ports. The Hauraki will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during December fur Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. MAUN GAN urs VOYAGE. —The Union Company’s R.M.S. Maunganui arrived at Wellington about seven o'clock on Thursday night from San Francisco, Papeete, and Rarotonga, being three and a-half days behind her schedule running owing to a mishap to her port machinery. The Maunganui left San Francisco at H p.m. on July 11, and had moderate to fine weather on the run to Papeete. A day before arrival at Papeete the port main shaft slipped in the web, and put the port propeller out of action. The Tahitian port was reached at 6 p.m. on July 21. Temporary repairs were effected, and the vessel sailed again at 4 p.m. on July 22. Fine weather prevailed until arrival at Rarotonga at 2 p.m. on July 24. After loading fruit, the Maunganui sailed again at 3 p.m. on July 25. After the temporary repairs gave way a couple of times, further attempts to get the port shaft working were abandoned, and the ship came on under reduced speed. Moderate winds, with a slight sea, prevailed until arrival at Wellington. In addition to general cargo from San Francisco, the Maunganui brought 12,000 cases of bananas, oranges, and tomatoes from Rarotonga. The Maunganui will remain at Wellington for repairs, and all her Australian passengers and cargo are to be transhipped to Syd-

The following passengers arrived by the Maunganui: First saloon—Mrs. H. It. Bissell, Mr. F. H. Bridgew’ater, Mr. M. Brodie, Mr. N. Brander, Mr. J. H. Doane, Mrs. J. H. Doane, Mr. H. Kritcher. Mr. G. Fritcher, Mr. G. A. Gluck. Mrs. G. A. Gluck, Mr. H. Hemus, Mrs. E. M. Jones, Mr. C. Judd. Mrs. C. McGarry, Miss M. McGarry, Mr. A. S. Murdock. Mrs. A. B. McCay, Mr. E. L. Morgan, Mr. F. McCray, Rev. J. Nicholls, Miss N. A. O’Byrne, Mr. E. F. Pollock. Miss D. Risk, Mr. R. L. Robb, Mr. D. Roland. Mr. H. Spooner, Mrs. H. Spooner. Mrs. D. Smith. Rev. A. J. Tambon. Mr. E. Tietz, Mrs. E. Tietz, Mr. W. Tietz, Miss C. Tietz. Miss V. Thayer, Mr. T. Wilford, Mr. L. G. Well brock, Mr. E. J. Watson. Mr. C. Zalapa. Second saloon —Mrs. M. Arnold, Mr. T. Bates, Mrs. N. Babich. Rev. B. Carrol. Mr. H. Convbear, Mrs. IT. Couchman, Miss M. Cordes. Mr. W. C. Dornfield, Mrs. W. C. Dornfield. Mrs. A. Down, Mr. •T. Fraser, Miss M. Gleeson. Mrs. G. Haliman. Mr. W. ,T. Heins, Mr. W. B. Hoffman. Miss M. Hushes, Mr. G. F. Hicks, Rev. .T. Jamieson. Rev. M. Lascelles, Rev. J. Lush, Mr. A. E. Lawton, Mr. A. E. Line. Mrs. A. E. Line. Miss E. Line. Master B. Line. ReA'. A. McGrath. Mr. .T. D. MacHado. Mrs. .T. D. MacHado. Miss M. Palmer. Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. TT. R. Robson. Mr. H. Seifert, Mr. G. G. Shirlaw, Mrs. E. M. Samuel. Mr. T. N. Toze. Mrs. R. Watkins, Mrs. M Wilkinson, ard 30 steerage, including 10 Chinese.

ARAWA DEPARTS. —With passengers. • mails and cargo the Shaw, Savill and i Albion liner Arawa was dispatched from 1 Wellington at 7 o'clock this morning for Southampton and London, A'ia Montevideo and Teneriffe. NORTH CAPE LIGHT. —It is expected that the erection of the light cn the summit of the small peaked islet (Murimoto) lying close eastward of the North Cape i (Otau) will be completed in December, i i Further notice will be issued. ! TOFUA DUE MONDAY.—Due at' | Auckland on Monday from the Pacific | Islands, the Union Company's Island j passenger s tamer Tofu a will, after pra- I tiqiie has been granted, berth at the Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers, I mails and cargo. ULIMAROA LEAVES SYDNEY —Cable { j advice received by the local office of' Huddart-Parker and Company states : that the passenger steamer Ulimaroa left | Sydney at noon yesterday with 196 pass- • engers. mails and a large quantity of j cargo for Auckland. She is due here q:\ Tuesday morning, and has been allotted a berth at the Central Wharf. TEKOA TO COMPLETE.—To com- j plete her loading the steamer Tekoa j leaves Gisborne at 4 p.m. on Monday ! for Auckland, where she is due about ' mid-day on Tuesday. The vessel will j berth at the Queen’s Wharf and is scheduled to sail on Wednesday, August 8. for j . New York, and London, A’ia Panama.! The New Zealand Shipping Company will i 5 act as the local agents. NORTHUMBERLAND TO LOAD.— ! i Leaving New Plymouth on Tuesday for I Auckland, the Federal steamer North uni-I > berland is due here on August 9 to continue her loading under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. From this port the A’essel proceeds to 5 Gisborne, thence Waikokopu. Napier, - Lyttelton, Wanganui and Wellington to ■ complete. She sails finally from Well- • ington on August 28 for London, via l Panama.

STATE-OWNED SHIPS. The only matter calling for notice is the resolution Avhich was moved by Sir Arthur Sutherland, and seconded by Mr. D. Menke, of Hamburg, in which the International Shipping Conference declared its adherence to the principle that State-owned ships employed in trade should be subject to the same jurisdiction and liabilities as other ships, and expressed the hope that before long this principle will be universally carried into effect, says “Fairplay.” In speaking to the motion. Sir Arthur Sutherland contended that, though shipoAvners did not object to Government vessels competing against them, they did feel that they only ought to do so on equal terms, both as regards liability for damage and for dues in ports; and the seconder followed along practically the same lines in expressing the hope that the time was not far distant when all ships, however owned, Avould receive equal treatment, both as regards jurisdiction and liabilities: and the Conference in due course gave its unanimous approval to the resolution. And in doing so the meeting but endorsed the opinion of every equitably-minded man. If a State chooses to come in and compete with private enterprise no one can say it nay; though, of course, there is always the risk that national susceptibilities either of head or stomach may be so aroused by such action as to render the possibility of a little brute force not so remote as the adherents to the principle of the outlawry of war would wish. On the other hand, if a Government turns trader and insists at the same time on adopting the slogan of “Heads I win. tails you lose.” it is acting in opposition to cA-ery known principle of justice: and the sooner, and the more often, that fact is forced home the better—even if the only consolation which the oile-dri\ r ers gain is the gratifying feeling that some, anyhow, of their duty has been done.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—- — The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end: — Auckland. —Tofua, Aorangi. Waihemo, Maui Pomare, Ranalla. Golden Eagle, Maheno, Ulimaroa. Canadian Highlander, Elveric, Ballshead. Idzumo, Yakumo. Shanghai, Nanking. For Saturday only. Golden Forest, Pakeha. Chatham Islands. —Canadian Britisher, Remuera. Wellington.—Maori. Wahine, Ngaio. Tamahine, Kaiapoi. Niagara, Dunedin, Mararna, Tekoa, Kairanga, Taranki, Port Huon. Ruapehu, Arawa. Golden Forest, Pakeha. Awarua.—Rotorua, Paua, Borderer, Kalingo, Kaiwarra. Waikouaiti, Karciu, Kaitangata, Port Bowen. PORT OF ONEHUNGA— The Rarawa crossed the Manukau Bar at ninfe o’clock this morning for New Plymouth. She is due back at Onehunga on Tuesday morning next, and will sail again at 3 p.m. the same day for New Plymouth. The vessel is due at Onehunga on Thursday morning, and, by sailing at 3 p.m. that day. will resume her ordinary running again. The Toa was to clear the Manukau Bar this morning for Hokianga. She is due back again on Tuesday next. The Arapawa is due at Onehunga on Tuesday morning next from Westport, via Kaipara. and sails on Wednesday for Raglan. Kawhia, and Waikato Heads