The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 425, 6 August 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain B. M. A 1 dwell, master of the R.M.S. Maunganui, proceeded to Sydney per the Marama on Friday on leave. Captain J. G. Watson, master of the Kurow, is proceeding to Wellington pn holidays. Captain A. H. Prosser has reported at Wellington and has been granted holidays. Mr. W. H. C. Millward has been appointed second officer of the Marama temporarily relieving Mr. S. C. Angus, who has been transferred to the Corinna as chief officer. Mr. F. D. Johnson, of the latter vessel, is on holidays at Napier. Mr. L. C. Davies has transferred to the Waipiata as chief engineer temporarily. Mr. L. A. Calvert has joined the Marama as second engineer. Mr. H. R. Scott has joined the Kakariki as third engineer, relieving Mr. Fuge fox* holidays. Messrs. T. H. Innes and J. Waugh have joined the Aorangi as junior engineers. POOLTA FOR NEW ZEALAND. —The Union Company reports that the Poolta, from Clarence River and Port Stephens, will leave Newcastle to-day and Sydney to-morrow for New Plymouth and Wellington. WAIKOUAITI LEAVES SYDNEY.— Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Waikouaiti. from Melbourne, Port Stephens and Newcastle, left Sydney on Thursday with cargo for discharge at Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington. THE WESTMORELAND. The Federal Line steamer Westmoreland is reported to have sailed from London last Friday with general merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Bluff. She is due at Auckland on September 11. The New Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents. PASSENGERS BY OSTERLY. —The fol lowing passengers for New Zealand reached Sydney from London by the Orient liner Osterly last Thursday:—The Rev. A. Mead, Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Sketch, Miss M. Francis, Miss A. S. Locke, Mr. J. A. Price, Mr. C. A. Ramsey, Mr and Mrs. Richai'd Linton and two sons. RUAPEHU ARRIVES WEDNESDAY. —The New Zealand Shipping Company has received a wireles mesasge from the Ruapehu, en route from London and Southampton, stating that the vessel will arrive at Wellington next Wednesday morning. The ship has passengers and part cargo to land at Wellington, and will complete discharge at Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. MAHANA TO LOAD.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mahana, which is unloading at Prince’s Wharf, will complete unloading at Wellington and Lyttelton. The vessel will then load for her homeward voyage at Lyttelton, Timaru, Wellington, Napier, Waikokopu and Auckland. She is scheduled to load at Auckland on August 21 and sail for London five days later. ARAWA FOR HOME.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s Arawa, which left Wellington on Saturday for Southampton and London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe, took the following passengers;—Second saloon: Miss M. M. Aitken, Mr. W. A. Bolton, Mr. A. E. Campbell, Miss P. W. Dufaur, Mr. A. T. Enns, C.P.O. Writer F. G. Hill, Mr. F. W. Ivey, Mrs. W. A. Jordan. Master \V. F. Jordan, Miss G. .T. Jordan, Mr. J. Kiddie, Miss M. A. Michael, Mr. J. M. McCaw, Ml*. A. B. Stewart, Mrs. J. P. Thomson, Mr. H. J. Topliss, Mr. K. H. Topliss, Mrs. Topliss, M»\ E. W. D. Unwin; 66 third-class.

WAIPAHI LEAVES RAROTONGA. Advice has been received by the local office of the Union Company that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi left Rarotonga at 7.30 p.m. last Friday for Auckland, where she is due next Friday.

LAMB STEAMER OMANA. —The Lamb steamer Omana, which arrived from Gisborne on Saturday morning - , and berthed at Central Wharf, is expected to sail on Wednesday for Kaipara and Hokianga to complete loading: timber for Australia.

SHANGHAI AND NANKING SAILED. —Having - completed refitting - and hunkering-, the Chinese steamers Shanghai and Nanking, formerly the Union Company’s steamers Karori and Whan'gape, left Auckland for China, via Borneo, yesterday morning.

NIAGARA FOR SYDNEY. Due at Auckland next Monday from Vancouver and way ports, the local office of the Union Company advises that the R.M.S. Niagara leaves here at 5 p.m. the next day in continuation of her voyage to Sydney.

ATHOLL REPORTED. Cable advice received by Spedding - , Limited, states that the steamer Atholl, en route from Java to Auckland with sugar for the works at Chelsea, left Port Bowen on Friday evening last. The vessel is expected to arrive here next Saturday morning - .

TARANAKI AT GISBORNE. Now at Gisborne loading, the Shaw, Savill and Albion motor-ship Taranaki is due at Auckland on Thursday to complete under the agency of A. S. Paterson and Company. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel finally from Auckland next Sunday morning for London and West of England ports, via Panama.

KANNA FOR WALPOLE ISLAND. The local office of the Union Company have been advised that the collier is to load at Greymouth about Saturday next for New Plymouth and Auckland. After discharge here the vessel proceeds to Noumea; thence Walpole Island, where she loads phosphates for New Plymouth, Timaru and Dunedin. -

ULIMAROA FROM SYDNEV. The Huddart-Parker Company advises that the passenger steamer Ulimaroa, which is due at Auckland to-morrow from Sydney, will, after pratique has been granted, berth at the Central Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. The vessel leaves here at 11 a.m. next Friday on her return trip to Sydney.

TEKOA TO COMPLETE. Leaving Gisborne at 4 p.m. to-day for Auckland, where she is due to-morrow afternoon, the steamer Tekoa will berth at the Queen’s Wharf to complete her loading. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel finally from Auckland at 5 p.m. on Wednesday for New York and London, via Panama. The New Zealand Shipping Company will be the local agents.

NORTHUMBERLAND TO LOAD. The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company have been advised that the Federal steamer Northumberland will leave New Plymouth to-morrow for Auckland, where she is due on Thursday to continue her loading. From this port the Northumberland proceeds to Gisborne, thence Waikokopu, Napier, Lyttelton, Wanganui and Wellington to complete, and is scheduled to sail finally from the last-mentioned port on August 2S for London, via Panama.

MARAMA'S PASSENGERS.—The fol- ! lowing passengers left Wellington on ! Friday by the Marama for Sydney:— Saloon: Mr. Anderson, Mrs. P. Avil, Mr. R. Alston, Mr. Aaron, Mr. and Mrs. B. Aaron, Miss M. R. Allomes, Mrs. J. Bacon, Mrs. E. and Miss K. Barry, Mr. Brodie, Mr. E. Beaglehole, Mr. E. C. Battersby, Miss J. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bryant, Mrs. Boyce, Mrs. Barry, Mr. Bridgewater, Mr. A. A. Blackman, Mr. Brander, Mrs. E. Brodmak, Mr. T. Bridson, Sir Frederick Chapman and Lady Chapman, Mr. R. Chambers, Mr. Crabb, Mrs. Chivers, Mr. H. Clelland, Mrs. H. Calverley, Mrs. Cook, Mr. Cliibba, Mr. M. Cray, Mr. R. A. Campbell, Mr. L. Caird, Mr. F. W. IDuncan, Mr. A. V.' Dod, Mr. and Mrs. Duckworth, Miss L. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Daune, Mr. G. E. Fritcher, Mr. Fletcher, Master P. Freeth, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Gerard. Mr. and Mrs. GlucK Mr. A. B. Glen, Mr. Greenfield, Mr. Guinness, Miss 1. C. Gilder. Miss Glendinning, Misses Gardiner (2), Air. Glasson, Messrs. Gardiner (2), Brother Hanson, Mr. E. Hearnshaw, Father, Herbert, Major Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. Ham, Mrs. F. E. Hodgson, Mr. and Mrs. H. Herron, Mrs. Hooper, Mrs. V. James, Mrs. Jones, Mr. .ludd, Mr. Jones. Mrs. A. Kelso, Mrs. Kibbell, Mr. B. Keiller, Mrs. Kight, Mr. F. L. Hay, Mr. S. L. Ivendall, Mr. Livingstone, Messrs. Locke (2), Mrs. and Misses Locke, Miss M. McFarlane, Miss I. McGowan, Mrs. McKvedi% Mr. and Mrs. Manoy, Mr. and Mrs. T. Murray, Mr. W. A. Moore, Mrs. and Miss Morpeth, Miss McCormack, Mr. Morgan, Mr. A. G. Nuthall, Mrs. J. Nosworth, Mr. C. Nelson, Mrs. E. Nelson, Mr - Nicholls, Mr. and Mrs. Nuthall, Miss Orsman, Misses O’Meaghan (2) Miss M. O’Neill, Miss O'Connell, Mr. Pollock, Mr. Petrie, Mr. and Mrs. Piper. Miss J. Parer, Mr. G. Price. -Mrs. Pritchard, Mr. O. Roland, Mr. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. !■'. I Robinson. Miss A. C Roose, Mrs. L. Rowe, Mrs. Ross, Mr. Rose, Mr. TI. Samuells, Mr. B. P. Suttob, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shepherd and child, Mr. and Mrs, Sloan Mrs. and Miss Spiers, Mrs. and Miss Searle , Mr , smythe, Mr. and Mrs. Steinberg-. Miss L. Spillane, Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith. Mr. Scothern Mr. L. Schmidt, Miss Trimblvn, Mr. W. Or. Tilley, Mrs. W. G. Tilley, Mr. C. Turner. Major Stampe Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Teitz and child, Mrs. A. Thompson, Mrs. Teitz, Mrs. Thayir, Mr. G. Turner, Mr. leitz, Mrs. Vickerman. Dr. Vander Mr hbd Mrs. Warren. Miss Warren. Miss Whilan, Mr. 1,. Wilson, Mr. J. Wall. Mr Wallis, Mr. P. White, Mr. Ward, Miss M. Walker, Miss M. Walker, Mr. A. .J Wmdeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Waterman. Mrs Ward. Mrs. Weir, Mr. and Mrs. Wall, Mr. Weir, Mrs. D. Williams, Mr. Ward, Mr. Watson, Miss Warren, Mr. and Mrs Wilkie and child, Mr. T. Anderson, Mrs Arnold, Mrs. Abel, Mrs. V. 1.. Barrett, Miss K. L. Bullard, Mr. G. Bahy, Mr. T. Bmgby, Mr. and Mrs. P. Balfour, Mrs H. Barnes, Mrs. E. Bolton, Mr. J. Bell, Mr. D. Clinton, Mr. Carroll, Mrs. Day, Mrs. O. Billow, Mrs. Down, Mrs. Dornneld, Mr. Dornfield, Mr. and Mrs. 11. Dines, Mr. Day and boy, Mrs. A. Esky and 3 children, Mr. J. J. Elder, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Elder. Mr. A. Eskey, Mr. Fitzgerald, Miss Z. H. Flaws, Miss A. Fahey, Miss Greaney, Mrs. M. and Miss Gillespie, Miss Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Greco, Mrs. Green and 2 children, Mrs. Gleeson, Mr. Bhagan Harry, Mrs. Hammell, Mr. D. Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. Hay, Mrs. I. Hucks, Mr. L. D. Howell, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Hoffmann, Mr. Heins, Misses Hagen (2). Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Jamieson, Miss V. M. Johnston, Miss C. J. Jones, Mr F L Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. D. Kavanagh. Mrs. Livings, Messrs. Livings (2), Messrs. Lewis (2). Mr. R. Lawn, Mrs. and Miss Lewis. Mrs. and Miss Line. Mr. Lawton, Mr. Line and boy. Miss R. McCreadie, Mrs. J. Martin, Miss A. E. Martin, Mr F. H. Miller, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. McConnell, Mrs. M. S.' Murdoch, Misses E. and K. McGrath, Mr. Marley, Mrs. F. H. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Morrah and 4 children, Mrs. Machads, Mr. McGrath. Mr. Machads, Mrs. Martin, Miss Munro, Mr. K. Purchutaun, Miss C. O’Connor, Mr. R. Rangi, Mr. and Mrs. W. Rennie, Mr. Robson, Mr. Clunes Ross, Mrs. and Miss Ross. Miss M. G. Shaw, Mrs. M. J. Sharp, Miss Scott. Miss C. Squires, Mrs. Shute, Miss A. J. Turner, Miss E. J. Tregonning, Mr. Tregonning, Mr. T. Traill. Mr. G. White, Mrs. Wade, Mr. W. A. Wilson, Mrs. D. Wade; and 132 thirdclass, including 25 Chinese.

REMUERA REPORTS. —A radio message received by the N.Z. Shipping Company states that the liner Remuera, en route from London and Southampton to Wellington and Auckland, is expected to arrive at Wellington on August 13. The vessel is due here about a week later. I HUM AT A DELAYED. —Advice received by the Northern Company states that the Lamb steamer Ihumata, which sailed from Newcastle for Auckland last Monday, put back to Newcastle on Tuesday, and resumes her trip on Friday. The vessel has a cargo of coal and poles. She is due at Auckland next Friday.

WAIPOR! MARU UNDOCKS.—The Japanese steamer Waipori Maru, formerly the Union Company’s steamer Waipori, undocked this morning, and berthed at Western Wharf to complete refitting. Messrs. Watkin and Wallis, the local agents for the Japanese company, advise that the vessel, after taking on stores, etc., will sail later in the week for Newcastle and Manila.

WAIHEMO ARRIVES.—An arrival in the stream at Auckland at 10.50 a.m. today was the Union Company’s transpacific cargo steamer Waihemo, with a cargo of lumber, case oil, and general merchandise from Pacific Coast ports of America. The Waihemo loaded at Vancouver, Ocean Falls, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, and sai'ed finally from the last-named port on July 13. She berthed shortly before noon to-day at Princes Wharf, where 700 tons of her cargo will be discharged.

Very fine weather prevailed for* the first part of the trip, but when the Kermadec Group was passed on August 2 a strong south-westerly gale sprang up, and delayed the Waihemo’s progress considerably.

Captain J. Flynn is in command of the Waihemo, and associated with him are the following officers: Chief, Mr. E. H. Willson; second. Mr. W. A. McGarry; third, Mr. R. Duffner; chief engineer, Mr. J. Haymer; second, Mr. N. C. Byrne; third, Mr. H. McDonald: fourth, Mr. J. Longley; wireless operator. Mr. P. T. Matthews: chief steward, Mr. J. Craggs.

The local office of the Union Company advises that it expects to dispatch the Waihemo from Auckland to-morrow evening for Napier, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney, to complete the discharge of her cargo.

TOFUA FROM ISLANDS. —The Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua returned to Auckland this morning from her monthly voyage round the Pacific Islands. She berthed later at the ; Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. The vessel left here on July 14. and, while proceeding through the Hauraki Gulf, rescued the crew of , the stranded scow Herald, which had run . ashore on Slipper Rock, and brought the , crew back to Rangitoto Channel, where ! a launch took them over. After leaving ; the Gulf the vessel throughout the voy- j age experienced fair to moderate wea- . ther. The following passengers were on \ board the vessel when she arrived here this morning: Misses Adams, Grant, Hawkslev, Hamilton, Hart, Karslake, Mcßeth. McCornill. Fattullo, Poole, Peterson. Shepherd, Wilson, Mesdames Anderson, Adams, Barrow, Bronsgrave, Buddhue, Collette, Darcy, Flood. Frankland, Goode, Galbraith, Garnett, Jamison, Knight, Lamberton, Leighton, Long, Lawson, Longston, Morris, Muldowney, Mather, Graill, Nicholson, Peterson, Roberts, Roundey. Rowe, Silver, Swabey, Truscott. Taylor, Thomson (2), Thorne. Tressinder, Thurston, Messrs. Allen, Adams, Atkins, Benton (2), Bronsgrave, Barton, Sixty, Byron, Budhue, Busby, ; Buchanan, Chandler, Campbell. Caldow, Clark, Collette, Darcy, Fraser. Flanighan. Goode, Galbraith, Garnett, Hamlin. Hill. Dr. Knight. Leighton, Lon- j Lamb. Morris, Morrah, Morgan, Millen, Mendolssohn, Morrison, McLellan. Me- ■ Graill, Nash, Nicholson, Pattulo, Pea.i. Peterson. Paget, Stoddard, Smith. Sutherland. Truscott, Taylor, Thomson <-), Thorne. Thomas, Tressinder. Thurstui, < Wrist, Wohlrave, Wheeler, Masters Gannett (2), Peterson (2). The Tofua is to be dispatched from Auckland at 11 a.m. next Saturday on her return trip to Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. MOTOR SHIPS IN AUSTRALIA. —It has probably not escaped notice that the large majority of vessels ordered by Australian shipowners in the past year or two have been oil-engined craft, says the “Motor Ship.” Several have been constructed for the Adelaide S.S. Co., one for Burn, Philps and Co., another for the Western Australian Government, in addition to some small coasters for various owners. Oil is not cheap in comparison with coal, and we are led to the conclusion that here is one of those instances where the superiority of the motor-ship does not rest solely—or perhaps mainly—upon the question of fuel economy. Apparently the type is advantageous for all purposes, for there are small coasters, moderate-sized cargo ships, small mixed-cargo and passenger craft, and now a vessel similar to the largest tvpe of passenger and cargo ship used on the Australian coastal trade is being built as a motor ship, while others will very likely be ordered within the near future. The services involve voyages totalling some thousands of miles, but the distance between the ports of call is not exceptional, so that from this standpoint the trades in question are not particularly in favour of oil-engined craft but one of the main problems with which the Australian ship-owner is confronted is that of labour. Troubles with the crew or staff are seldom absent throughout the whole year, and, apart from the loss involved to the owner, the irritant effect of these repeated difficulties is disturbing to continuity of trade.

With the motor ship, not only are the stokers dispensed with—an element that is very often the cause of considerable difficulty—but the less frequent bunkering also reduces the liability, and while the introduction of the motor ship naturally does not eliminate labour troubles, it certainly reduces them. It would not, of course, be true to say that Australian shipowners are almost exclusively adopting the oil-engined drive because of this factor, but it certainly has a very marked influence on their decisions. If, for instance. an engine and boiler-i . of nearly 50 can be reduced to something a little over a dozen, the prospects of labour troubles are minimised to an even greater extent than the proportionate reduction, because the engineers remaining are of a higher grade and less liable to be embroiled in labour conflicts. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. Maui Pomare, Ranalla, Maheno, Ulimaroa, Canadian Highlander, Idzumo, Yakuma, Shanghai, Nanking, Yarraville. Chatham Islands. —Canadian Britisher. Remuera. Wellington. Maori. Wahine, Xgaio, Tamahine, Niagara, Dunedin. Aorangi, Marama, Te Koa, Taranaki. Port Huon, Ruapehu, Arawa, Huntingdon, Kartigi, Elveric, Karetu. Awarua.— Kalingo, Kaitangata, Waikouaiti, Borderer, Rotorua,