The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 418, 1 September 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

WAITOMO UNDOCKS.—The Union Company’s steamer Waitomo undocked this morning and berthed at King’s Wharf to complete her annual overhaul and survey. MAILS BY THE ULIMAROA.—The Chief Postmaster, Auckland, has received advice that the Ulimaroa, which sailed from Sydney at noon yesterday for Auckland, and is due here on Tuesday next, has 132 bags of Eastern and Australian mails for this poi’t. TUTANEKAI TO SAIL.—A t six o’clock on Monday morning the New Zealand Government lighthouse supply steamer Tutanekai is to be dispatched from Auckland for Sandspit Lighthouse, thence Northern and West Coast lighthouses, and back to Wellington. RONA ARRIVES TO-MORROW.—The local office of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company has received a radio report from their steamer Kona, en route from Fiji to Auckland, stating that she expects to arrive in the stream here at noon tomorrow. The vessel will berth later at the company’s works at Chelsea to put out part cargo. ANT! NOUS SAILS.—A departure from Auckland early this afternoon was the steamer Anitnous for New Plymouth. AVellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Bluff to complete the discharge of her cargo of asphaß from Tampico, Mexico, the local poi'tion of which was discharged at Western Wharf. CANADIAN BRITISHER DUE.—Having left Wellington at half-past four yesterday afternoon for Auck’and to complete loading for America and Canada, the Canadian National Steamships steamer Canadian Britisher is due at Auckland on Monday morning. She has been allotted a berth at Central Wharf, and it is hoped to dispatch liar the same evening for Montreal, via NA York and Boston.

AORANGI FROM VANCOUVER.—Duo at Auckland next Sunday, September 9, from Vancouver via way ports, the local office of the Union Company advises that The R.M.M.S. Aorangi leaves here again at 2 p.m. the following day for Sydney. TOFUA DUE MONDAY. —On Monday morning the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua is due at Auckland from the Islands. After pratique has been granted, the Tofua will berth at the Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. NIAGARA CLEARS SUVA.—Cable advice received by the local office of the I Union Company states that the R.M.S. j Niagara arrived at Suva at 9.45 a.m. yes- j terday from Sydney via Auckland, and left | later in the day for Honolulu, Victoria, j and Vancouver. MELBOURNE PASSENGER SERVICE.—The Union Company’s intercol- i onial passenger steamer Manuka readied j Melbourne from Wellington yesterday, i The vessel is to sail next Tuesday fori Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. ! She is due back at Wellington on Sep- I teraber 10. ULIMAROA LEAVES SYDNEY.—The local office of Huddart-Parker and Company has been advised by cable that the passenger steamer Ulimaroa left Sydney at noon yesterday for Auckland, where she is due next Tuesday morning. Besides mails and cargo the vessel is bringing 194 passengers for this port. PORT DARWIN FROM LIVERPOOL. —The Commonwealth and Dominion Dine steamer Port Darwin is scheduled to leave Liverpool to-day with cargo from West Coast ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about October 15. RIIVIUTAKA LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON —Cable advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Snipping Company states that the Kimutaka lett Southampton yesterday with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Port Chaimers, and Nelson. She is expected here oil October 12. Captain Holland is in command of the vessel. KAITUNA FROM SURPRISE ISLAND. —According to a radio message received by the local office of the Union Company, the steamer Kaituna is expected to arrive in the stream at Auckland at 2

o’clock to-morrow morning from Surprise Island via Noumea. She will later berth at the King’s Wharf to discharge, after which she proceeds to Westport for loading. PORT NAPIER AT SUVA.—An arrival at Suva yesterday was the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Xapier, en route from London to New Zealand. The vessel sailed from London on July 21 with general merchandise for discharge at Suva, Auckland, Dunedin and Bluff. The voyage is being prolonged owing to an outbreak of fire in Xo. 4 hold, necessitating the vessel putting into Pago Pago on August 24 to subdue the outbreak and to unload damaged cargo. She resumed her voyage from Pago Pago at five o’clock on Wednesday evening. Cargo for Auckland totals 4,000 tons, of which a quantity was stowed in Nos. 4 and 5 holds in the vicinity of the outbreak. Her arrival at Auckland is expected towavd the end of next week. The Farmers’ Auctioneering Company is the local agent. LIFTING THE WOOL.—At the beginning of last wool season reference was made to the world-wide increase in motor tonnage as compared to steamers, and it is interesting to note that at the present time 1,500,000 tons of motor ships are under construction in the world, compared with 1,139,000 tons of steamers. As far as the Australian wool trade is concerned, however, steamers have more than held their own with motor ships, both from the points of view of numbers and results, says the Sydney “Daily Commercial News.” Both sections were well represented last season, and never since the races of the clipper ships has such keenness been displayed as was done in the progress of the vessels carrying the first wools to Europe. Commencing as a matter mainly concerning wool shippers and shipowners, it developed into one of public interest, and finally in true Australian style was treated as a major sporting event, having been featured by the Sydney daily newspapers as the ‘‘Wool Derby.” The steamers and two motor ships were concerned and the fact that of the steamers one was British and one German, and the motor ships one was British and one Norwegian, gave the event an international flavour. The four vessels left Sydney after the first wool sales direct for Dunkirk, and three of them broke and the other equalled the previously existing record of 36 days. The respective voyages were as follow, from Sydney direct to Dunkirk:—Meriones, Blue Funnel turbine steamer, 33 days; A Her, N.D.L. steamer, 34 days; Port Huon, C. and D. motor ship, 35 days; Tricolor, Norwegian Line motor ship, 36 days. For the coming wool season there will no doubt again be keen competition between steamers and motor ships, as the following vessels will be catering for wool from the opening sales at Sydney;— Blue Funnel steamer Eumaeus (sister ship to Meriones and Troilus) C. and D. motor ship, Port Hobart: Norwegian motor ship, Temeraire; D.A.D.G. steamer, Hochst. By performance of similar vessels of the same lines last season it appears probable that the three firstnamed will do the voyage from Sydney to Dunkirk m about 33, 35 and 36 days respectively, and from all. accounts the Hochst will be well in the picture. TRANS - p ACi FI C CARGO SERVICES.— lne Union Company advises the following movements of vessels engaged in tile trans-Pacific cargo services:— The Waihemo left Melbourne on Thursday for Sydney, where she will complete uischarge. She will clear Newcastle on September 6 for Vancouver, via Fiji to .oad during October for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The Wairuna, which left Los Angeles on August 16 was due at Papeete yesterdav. She will proceed thence to Auckland, Xapier, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth, and is due at Auckland on September 12. 1 The Waiotapu left San Francisco on Thursday for Los Angeles, v here she will complete loading for Wellington Melbourne and Sydney. She will clear Los Angeles on Sunday. The Waikawa was to leave San Francisco yesterdiiy for Los Angeles and go thence to Apia, Auckland, Nelson, Bluff, Melbourne and Sydney. She will clear Los Angeles on Monday. The Hauraki, from' Ocean Falls, via Powell River, will clear Vancouver on September S for San Francisco direct, and go thence to Los Angeles on September 14 to complete loading for Auckland, 'Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The AVaitemata left Suva on August 25 for Vancouver, and will go thence to San Francisco and Los Angeles to load for Xapier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson, New P’ymouth, and probably Bluff if there is sufficient, inducement. She is due at Vancouver on September 15. The forward loading dates at the Pacific Coast are approximately as follow: The Vv airuna will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during November for New Zealand and Australian points. The Waikawa will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during January for New Zealand outnorts. The Hauraki will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during December for Auckland, AVellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The AA ait.emata will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during aJnuary for New Zealand and Australian ports. The Waihemo will load at Vancouver and San Francisco during Februarv for New Zealand and Australian ports.

within wireless range— The following vessels are expected to . 'yVhin range of the undermentioned wm-.rss stations during the week-end: Auckland.—Kaituna, Ron a. Golden Hardest, Canadian Britisher, Veronica, Kanna, Sonoma, Niagara. Port Iluon. Tofua. Maheno, Ulimaroa, Canadian •Transporter, Maui Pomare, Coptic, Antinous, Waipon Maru. Chatham Islands. —City of Batavia, Canadian Transporter. Wellington.—Maori, AVahine, Arahura, Xgaio, Corinthic, Aorangi, Trevorian. Northumberland, Marama, Mahana, Cumberland. Poolta. Awarua.—Remuera, Karetu, Kirnwood, Maunganui. PORT OF QNEHUNGA—ARRIVAL TO-DAY B AR AW A (7.45 a.m.), 1,077 tons. Bark from New Plymouth. The Rarawa, which arrived at Onehunga this morning from New Plymouth, sails at o p.m. on Monday for the same port. The Arapawa is to be dispatched from Onehunga at four o’clock on Mondav afternoon for Raglan. Kawhia and Po-‘ Waikato. The _ Kaitoa is due back at Onehunga bT'iday next to load for Nelson and West Coast pons.