The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 430, 11 August 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

THE GABRIELLA. —The Lamb steamer Gabriella left Newcastle on Tuesday for Wanganui, where she is due on Monday. From Wanganui the vessel will proceed to Greymouth, and thence Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle. COPTIC LEAVES BALBOA. —A cable message to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company states that the Coptic left Balboa on Wednesday morning for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, en route from Liverpool. The vessel is due at Auckland on August 27. MATAKANA AT LONDON. —Cabled news has been received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company that the Matakana arrived at London on Tuesday afternoon from Wellington. The vessel sailed from Wellington on June 25 for London and West Coast of Great Britain, via Montevideo. RUAPEHU'S LOADING PORTS.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that its liner, Ruapehu, will commence loading for London at New Plymouth about August 20. She will subsequently load also at Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Bluff, Lyttelton and Wellington. The vessel is due back at Wellington on September 10. and will sail finally from that port on September 12 for Southampton and London, via Panama. NIAGARA CLEARED SUVA.—The Royal Mail liner Niagara reached Suva yesterday morning and sailed for Auckland at 1 o’clock in the afternoon in continuation of .her voyage from Vancouver and Honolulu. Advice received by the local office of the Union Company states she is expected to arrive at noon on Monday. After landing passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand she is to resume her voyage to Sydney at 5 o’clock on Tuesday evening. The Niagara will berth at the Prince’s Wharf. STORMS DELAYING REMUERA. — Stormy weather is delaying the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera, which was due at Wellington from London and Southampton on Monday morning. According to her further wireless advice, it is doubtful, owing to the boisterous conditions, whether she will arrive on Tuesday. The vessel has passengers and mail for New Zealand and cargo for discharge at Wellington and Auckland. Her arrival at Auckland is expected about August 20,

MARAMA LEAVES SYDNEY. —Cable advice received by the local office of the Union, Company states that the passenger steamer Jlarama left Sydney at 3 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due next Tuesday morning. KANNA FOR WALPOLE.—The local office of the Union Company have been advised that the steamer Kanna left Oamaru yesterday for Greymouth. where she loads on Monday for New Plymouth and Auckland. After discharge here, the vessel proceeds to Noumea, thence Walpole Island, to load phosphates for New Plymouth, Timaru and Dunedin. WA!P A H I DUE TO-MORROW. A further radio message received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi is expected to arrive in the stream at Auckland at 7 o'clock to-morrow morning from the Cook Islands. She will berth at the Queen's Wharf. She leaves here on Tuesday for 'Wellington and returns to Auckland again next Saturday, sailing again on August 22 for Rarotonga, Mauke. Aitu and Aitutaki. “TOO MANY SHIPYARDS."—"Modern Transport” ma*kes the following comment on the decision to close down at least for the time the shipyard of Messrs. Harland and Wolff at Greenock, states tho "Shipping World":—“Strenuous efforts are being made by the Corporation of Greenock to persuade Harland and Wolff, Ltd., to carry on work continuously at their local shipyard, but there does not seem to be very much hope that these efforts will be successful or that tho firm will refrain from closing down the establishment until trade prospects improve. As a result of wartime extensions and of expansion encouraged for some time after the war by the excess profits duty, there are not only too many building berths, but too many shipyards: and this accounts largely for the intense national, as well as International, competition for the comparatively small number of orders which come into the market. Shipbuilders are striving to find work for facilities which are in excess of all the requirements of shipping, and the result Is that orders are still being taken far too frequently at uneconomic prices.” IHUMATA FROM A USTR AL I A.-An arrival in the stream at Auckland shortly after 11 o’clock yesterday was the R. S. Lamb steamer Ihumata with a cargo of coal and hardwood poles from Australia. The vessel left Newcastle on Wednesday week last, and after taking on 47 60ft piles, and 300 telegraph poles at Port Stephens, left Australia finally to-day week for Hew Zealand. For the first day or so out from Port Stephens, very fine weather prevailed, but on Sunday last a gale sprang up from the southeast, and for the next three days the vessel only averaged four knots. Conditions moderated again on Wednesday, and from then on the Ihumata made a good run to port. Captain Cris Ostenfeld is in command and associated with him are the follownig officers: Chief, Mr. R. Harris; second, Mr. J. Carron; third. Mr. A. W.* Deed: chief engineer, Mr. John Douglas; second, Mr. A. Taylor; third, Mr. R. Gerrie; chief steward, Mr. J. Meekings. REPAIRS TO WAITOMO. —The Union Company’s collier Waitomo, which broke her tailshaft in the Tasman Sea and had to be towed 850 miles to Auckland, will commence to undergo repairs next week, but the vessel will not be docked for the purpose. When the accident occurred the vessel was en route from Newcastle to Bluff with a full cargo of coal. A large quantity of the coal has been unloaded at King's Wharf, but as it will be a considerable time before the remainder is discharged it is intended to move the Waitomo to Western Wharf and replace the defective tail-shaft while she is afloat. To do so it will be necessary to trim the cargo and water ballast in such a wav as to cause the stern of the vessel to lift high enough out of the water to allow the propeller to be unshipped. When that has been done the tail-shaft will be drawn inboard and then hoisted on shore. Later a new tail-shaft will be lifted on board and placed in the stern tube, where it will be pushed out far enough to be fitted to the propeller. PAPAN U I FROM MONTREAL. —The Black Star Line steamer Papanui arrived the stream at Auckland this morning ,w;tla a cargo of general merchandise and • teel goods from Canada. She berthed at half past ten at Prince's Wharf, where the discharge of the local portion of her cargo will be commenced on Monday morning next. The Papanui loaded at Montreal, Sydney (Cape Breton), New York, Newport News, and sailed finally from the last named port on July 6. Fair weather has been experienced except for the la-* eight days, when strong westerly winds weer encountered. Captain F. H. Hicks is In command of the Papanui and associated with him are the following officers: Chief, Mr. G. W. Rouffinq:uac; second. Mr. J. Hillman: third, Mr. L. V. July: fourth, Mr. G. Berry; chief engineer, Mr. E. G. Buckwell; second, Mr. R. Davy; third. Mr. R. T. Fife; fourth, Mr. J. B. Cruder; fifth, Mr. S. W. Burton; wireless opera tor, Mr. J. C. Keegan; chief steward, Mr. G. Brock.

The Papanui has cargo for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin.

TOFU A SAlLS.—Besides mails and cargo, the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua, which left Auckland this morning for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, took the following passengers:— Saloon. —Mr. T. R. Adams, Captain and Mrs. F. Iv. Allen. Misses Badden (3), Mrs. Bissell, Miss E. S. Blackburn, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Boyd, Mrs. E. Carey, Miss A. Carey, Mr. E. J. Chrisp. Mr. and Mrs. E. Chrisp, Mr. G. Churchward, Miss E. Clark, Mrs. E. Clayden, Mr. and Mrs. N. Cole, Miss O. Chubb, Master Colyer, Master Costello, Mrs. W. D. Coster, Miss M. Crombie, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton, Misses Danieil (2), Mrs. M. Daniell, Mr. W. de Renzy, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Elson, Mrs. A. L. Foster, Mr. J. Fraser, Mrs. D. George, Miss M. G. Olassford, Mrs. F. D. Henderson, Miss' Henderson, Miss J. Hibberd, Mrs. M. Houghton, Mrs. F. E. Howley, Miss P. Howley, Mrs. E. Jacka, Mr. W. McK. Jeffrey, Mrs. W. Jolly, Miss J. Jolly, Mrs. L. Kendall, Miss E. Kendall, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Land, Mr. C. A. Lindsay, Mr. A. Mathias, Mr. V. R. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Millett, Mrs. G. Moult, Miss M. Moult, Mr. and Mrs. Munro, Mr. A. J. Murray, Mr. J. A. Macfarlane, Miss M. E. Macfarlane, Mr. L. C. McArthur, Mrs. McCoy, Mr. N. McLeod, Mrs. C. McGarry, Miss M. McGarry, Mrs. M. McNicol, Miss J. McNicol, Mr. J. P. Newman. Mr. G. Nielsen, Mr. J. 11. Parker, Miss F. E. Preece, Miss A. Pownall, Mr. G. S. Radley. Mrs. E. M. Rathmell, Dr. F. J. Raynor, Mrs. E. Seale, Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Shearman, Mr. K. W. Shgirman, Captain M. L. Singleton, Mrs. Smith, Captain M. Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. H. Turner, Mrs. C. M. Wallis, Mrs. E. M. Warburton, Misses Williams (2), Miss B. A. Wroath, and 25 steerage, including one Chinese. TRANSPACIFIC CARGO STEAMERS. —The Union Company advises the following movements of steamers engaged in the trans-Pacific cargo stervices:— The Waihemo from Pacific Coast, via Auckland and Napier, is due at Wellington to-morrow and will proceed thence to Melbourne and Sydney on Tuesday, and thence to Newcastle, Suva and Vancouver. The Wairuna, from British Columbia ports, was due at San Francisco yesterday. She will proceed thence on August 13 to Los Angeles, where she will complete loading for Papeete, Auckland, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. She will clear Los Angeles on August 15. Tho Waiotapu left Suva on July 22, is due at Vancouver on Monday, and will complete loading at San Francisco and Los Angeles for Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. She will clear Los Angeles on September/ 5. Tho Waikawa left Lautoka on July 25. | is due at Vancouver on August 14, and will proceed thence to San Francisco and Los Angeles to complete loading for Apia, Auckland, Nelson, Melbourne and Sydney. She will clear Los Angeles on September 8. The Hauraki left Suva on August 2, is due at Vancouver on August 20 and will load at Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles for Auckland. Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The Waitemata left Newcastle on August S for Suva, where she is due on August 15. She will proceed 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 Zealand and Australian ports. The Hanraki will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during December for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.

THE WAIPORI MARU.—The Japane steamer Waipori Marti, which has ; ompieted refitting, went into the stream t esterdav. She is to sail for Newcastle :nd Manila to-day. NORFOLK AT PANAMA. — The Federal ■ New Zealand to London, is reported to have reached Panama last M ednesnay. She was dispatched from Auckland on July 17. * MAILS ARRIVING.—The chi f postmaster has been advised that the Marama, which left Sydney at 3 p.m. . vesterdav for Auckland, is due here on August 14 with 324 bags of English, ■lastern and Australian mails for Auckland. THE CANADIAN BRITISHER. —An expected arrival to-morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock is the Canadian Government's : steamer Canadian Britisher from Montreal. The vessel has motor-cars and general cargo for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lvttelton. Timaru and Dunedin. Cargo for Auckland will be un- j loaded at Prince's Wharf. NORTHUMBERLAND DELAYED. —TI New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Northumberland, now loading at Auckland, leaves here at 1 p.m. on Mondav for Gisborne. tnence Waikokopu. Napier, Lyttelton. Wanpnui and Wellington, to complete. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel finally from A' cil- ; ington on August 2S for London, via Panama. PORT HUON AT NAPIER. —Advice received by the Farmers* Co-operative Auctioneering Company states that the j C. and D. Line's motor-ship Port Huon, . now at Napier, loading later, proceeds to j Waikokopu, thence Gisborne and Auck- . land, to complete. She is due here on , August 22 and it is hoped to dispatch her finally from this port the following , day for New York, Boston and London, via Panama. QUICK DISPATCH AT MANCHESTER.—Tin- Xorwcgia-l sna rived in the Manchester Docks 10 p.m. j Sunday, May 6, with a cargo of 90S standards spruce from Canada. She commenced discharging on Monday morning, Mav 7, and finished by 6 p.m. Thursday. May 10, or, say, an average of 220 standards a working day of eight ; hours. The agents were Messrs. Sive- , wright, Bacon and Company. Ship Canal I House, King Street, Manchester. YARRAVILLE ARRIVES.— An arrival in the stream at Auckland shortly before five o’clock this morning was the Vacuum , Oil Company’s tanker Yarraville on her first voyage to New Zealand waters. The vessel, which has 11,000 tons of bulk oil from San Pedro, berthed at Western Wharf, where 4,000 tons is to bo discharged. The Yarraville is the latest of the Vacuum Company's fleet. She was ! launched in March last, and has made : one trip to Sydney and Brisbane. She j is slightly larger than the company's j other vessel, Voco, which visited Auck.- j land recently. Good weather was experienced for the greater part of the i voyage, but for the last two days the j tanker’ encountered southerly cyclones, which delayed her arrival slightly. The j vessel averaged just on 11 knots for the ; trip across the Pacific. Captain A. Cook is in command of the Yarraville, and associated with him are the following officers: Chief, Mr. T. Scott; second, Mr. W. Tait; third, Mr. G. Me William; chief engineer, Mr. W. Stableford; second, Mr. L. Jones; third, Mr. T. Murray; fourth, Mr. W. Whitelaw; wireless operator, Mr. P. Dunn. The local office of the Vacuum Oil Company, Limited, advises that it hopes to dispatch the Yarraville at noon on Monday next for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete the discharge of her cargo. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end: — Auckland: Waipahi, Gambia River, City of Canberra, Elevic, Canadian Britisher. Cambridge, Atholl, Balls Head, i Kaituna, Sierra, Omana, Tekoa, Tolken, ; Kaponga, Niagara, Ulimaroa, Marama, . Waipori Maru. Tofua, Kinross. Chatham Islands: Copenhagen. Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Tamahine, Golden Forest, Dunedin. Ao- I rangi, Taranaki, Remuera. Port Huon, j Rotorua, Maheno, Borgestad. Waikou- j a 1 AwaVua: Huntingdon. Makura. KaiPORT OF ONEHUNGA — DEPARTURES YESTERDAY MARGARET W. (9 a.m.), 279 tons, Watchlin, for Dargaville. ARRIVAL TO-DAY RARAWA (7 a.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. The Rarawa, which arrived at Onehunga at seven o’clock this morning from New Plymouth sails again at three o’clock on Monday afternoon next for the same port. ARAPAWA AND TOA.—The Arapawa is to be dispatched from Onehunga for Waikato Heads, Raglan and Kawhia at noon next Friday, instead of on Wednesdav, as was formerly intended. The Toa is due to return to Onehunga next Wednesday morning and is to be dispatched on the same afternoon for Hokianga and Auckland. She is to be replaced in the West Coast service by the Hauturu. MARGARET W LEAVES ONEHUNGA. —The four-masted auxiliary schooner Margaret W left Onehunga for Dargaville yesterday. She is to leave Dargaville for Lyttelton on Monday to load general cargo for Tauranga, Whangarei and Thames. After discharge the vessel will load timber in New Zealand for Australia.