The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 462, 18 September 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

CANOPUS SAILING.—At 5 o'clock this evening the Westport Coal Company’s collier Canopus, after discharging a coal cargo at King’s Wharf, is to be dispatched on her return trip to Westport. PORT NAPIER SAILING.—The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company advises that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Napier leaves Auckland at 6 o’clock this evening for Dunedin; thence Bluff to complete her discharge of London cargo. MARAMA AND MAHENO. The Marama and the Maheno are both due at Sydney this morning from Auckland and Wellington respectively, the latter vessel sails on Friday at noon for Auckland and the former at 3 p.m., for Wellington. KAIKORAI LAID UP. —The Union Company’s steamer Kaikorai was to be removed from North Wall to an anchorage in the stream this morning. The vessel, which has just completed her annual overhaul and survey, is to be laid up indefinitely. KARAMEA FOR AUCKLAN D.—Confirmation has been received by A. S. Paterson and Company, that the new Shaw, Savill, and Albion motor-ship Karamea, left London on September 14 with cargo for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. The vessel is expected to arrive here on October 20.

ULIMAROA FOR WELLINGTON.— Telegraphic advice received from Wellington stat~- the Huddart, Parker’s senger steamer Ulimaroa arrived here at 7.30 o’clock inis morning from Sydney. The vessel leaves Wellington again at noon on Friday on her return trip to "dney.

PAKEHA LATE.—Leaving Wanganui last evening for Napier, thence Waikokopu and Auckland, the Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Pakeha is due here next Monday to complete her loading for Home. She is to be dispatched finally from this port on September 30 for London via Montevideo and Teneriffe. L. D. Nathan and Company will act as the local agents. GALLIC’S MOVEMENTS. L. D. Nathan and Company advises that the Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Gallic is now to leave Napier on Thursday for Gisborne; thence Auckland to fill up. She is due here next Sunday and is scheduled to sail finally from this port on September 27 for New York, Boston, Halifax, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool via Panama.

SPINANGER SAILED. Having completed discharging bulk oil at Western Wharf, the Norwegian motor-ship Smnanger sailed on her return voyage to San Pedro yesterday afternoon. CUMBERLAND AT LIVERPOOL. —The Federal Line steamer Cumberalnd, which sailed from Wellington, via Panama, on August 14, is reported to have reached Liverpool last Sunday. ARAWA AT LONDON. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Arawa reached London from New Zealand on Sunday. She was dispatched from Wellington, via Montevideo, on August 4. THE GOLDEN ST ATE. —Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., advises the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s steamer Golden State is scheduled to arrive from Los Angeles on September 26. She has cargo from Pacific Coast ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin. ANTONIO FROM CASABLANCA.— With a full cargo of phosphates from Casablanca, Morocco, the steamer Antonio is expected next Friday. The cargo is for discharge at Auckland and Lyttelton. Cargo for Auckland will be unloaded to the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd. KINTYRE DUE.—According to her wireless advice the steamer Kintyre is due at Auckland at 7 p.m. from Nauru Island with a full cargo of phosphates for discharge at Auckland and Lyttelton. She will berth at the King’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo under the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane. DEVON DELAYED BY STORM.—Delayed by heavy westerly weather the Federal Line steamer Devon expects to arrive from Liverpool at 11 o’clock tonight. The vessel will berth at Queen’s > Wharf to unload general merchandise from West Coast ports of Great Britain. She also has cargo for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. The New Zealand Shipping Company is the local agent. RAVE NSC AR EXPECTED.—AIthough not I reported by wireless the steamer Ravenscar is expected to reach Auckland at any time now. She has a full cargo of phosphates from the Red Sea for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. The vessel is owned by the British Dominions Steamship Company, Rochester, and her tonnage is 4,109 gross. Her former name was the Pathan. Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., are the local agents. WAIRUNA SAILING.—The Union Company’s transpacific steamer Wairuna is to sail to-morrow afternoon for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth to complete discharge. From New Plymouth the vessel will return to Auckland en route to Vancouver via Apia and Fanning Island. She is to load again at Pacific Coast ports during November for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. PORT DUNEDIN’S PROGRAMME.— On completion of her discharge at Napier of her London cargo, the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Dunedin commences loading there; thence she proceeds to Auckland and is due here or Ootober 3. Leaving this port again on October 6 the vessel proceeds to New Plymouth, Lyttelton and 'Wellington to fill up for Home. The Port Dunedin sails finally from Wellington on October 17 for London via Panama. The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company will act as the local loading agents. PULVERISED COAL.—We understand says Lloyds Gazette, that a forward move is at length being made by British coalowners, in conjunction with shipowners, naval architects and engineers, and with the assistance of Admiralty officials, with a view to making possible the use of powdered coal in merchant ships. From time to time recently the suggestion has been made—particularly at conferences of the Naval Architects and the Institution of Civil Engineers—that coalowners should assist by means of research work in the solution of the problem of how best to use pulverised coal for the purpose of marine propulsion. “KEY” TO FAR EAST.—It is close on a century since the P. and O. Company, then known as the Peninsular Company, came into being and set itself to perfecting the overland route, thus consolidating the work of Lieutenant Waghorn, who in 1833, in conjunction with the East India Company, which maintained a .steamer service between Suez and India, achieved his object of securing a quicker communication between England and the East. Since 1840 the company’s touch with Egypt has been continuous and intimate, and a booklet which it has just issued, giving a succinct account of its connection with that “key” ’ to the Far East, is of more than passing interest, showing as it does to those who read between the lines how closely interlocked the material and political interests of our Empire are, and the debt we owe to those on whom the mantle of the old Merchant Adventurers, who sailed out into the sunrise in the Red Dragon and her consorts, has fallen. A CAUSTIC REPLY.—In replying to the speech of Ira Campbell. of New York, before the recent International Shipping Conference in London, “Fairplay” makes the caustic remarks which follow, says the New York “Nautical Gazette.” “Ira Campbell, of New York, in speaking . on the subject of trade barriers, seemed to have his tongue in his cheek when he referred to the United States as the upholder of the principle of freedom of trade and the breaking down of barriers. It is quite true that there is, as he said, freedom of trade between each of the 48 different States constituting the United States, but that does not help the shipping trade or the outside world, although it was obvious that he could hold out no hope that his Government would alter its protecting policy, even at the request of the conference. On the question of the international adoption of shipping documents there was absolute unanimity, but whether the views expressed will be carried out in practice remains to be seen. The difficulty experienced in Britain has always been that, when documents have been imposed on British shipowners, foreign owners, by refusing to accept the new charter and chartering under the old conditions, have caused heavy losses to our owners, and have gained at our expense. It is to be hoped that some arrangement will be made as a result of the deliberations whereby foreign owners will be brought into line.”