The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 491, 22 October 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —The death occurred on Saturday night of Mi*. V. Grant Allen, second officer of the Canadian National •steamer Canadian Explorer, which is unloading cargo at Prince’s Wharf. Mr. Allen fell from the ship’s gangway on Friday evening, and his death was the result of injuries received. He was single,. 27 years of age, and belonged to' Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He had been an officer on the Canadian National steamers for a number of years. Captain Donald McDonald, who has been on sick leave at Sydney, is joining the Koranui this week, relieving Captain J. L. Briscoe for his holiday. Captain W. Wahlstrom, of the Waimea. went ashore at Napier on account of illness. Captain A. F. Inman has been appointed acting-master of the vessel. Captain E. Harris, of the Otokia, has proceeded to Dunedin on holiday leave. Mr. R. B. Steere, third officer of the Komata, is at present on sick leave at Wellington. Mr. I-I. R. Frith, chief engineer, and Mr. FI. Flankin, sixth engineer of the Hauraki, are on holiday leave. Mr. W. Wiggins in acting chief engineer. Mr. D. Mc-Murran has joined the Waipiata as second engineer after holidayleave. Mr. E. M. Denby has rejoined the Maori as third engineer. Mr. R. C. Larsen, fifth engineer of the Wahine, has been granted holiday leave, Mr. T. F. Mayer joining that vessel as seventh engineer. Mr. A. R. Grant has joined the Koranui in place of Mr. W. G. Campbell, who has resigned. lONIC COMPLETING.—Now at Wellington completing her loading for Home, the White Star liner lonic is scheduled to clear there at daybreak next Friday, October 26, for Southampton and London, via Panama. RONA LTAVES SUVA.—According to cable advice the Colonial Sugar Company’s steamer Rona left Suva this morning for Auckland, where she is due next Friday. From here the vessel proceeds to Sydney to complete discharge. PORT FREMANTLE TO COMPLETE. —The C. and D. ’Line advises “that the motor-ship Port Fremantle leaves New Plymouth on Wednesday for Wellington, where she completes her loading and finally departs next Saturday, October 27,' for London, via Panama. RUAHINE FOR AUCKLAND.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Ruahine now leaves Lyttelton on Wednesday for Auckland, where she is due next Saturday to continue her loading for Home. She sails again on November 3 for Wellington, thence Napier, to fill up, and is to clear the Hawked Bay port finally on November 10 for Southampton and London, via Panama. DEVON DUE FRIDAY.—An alterattion lias been made to the Federal steamer Devon’s itinerary. She leaves Wellington on W ednesday for Auckland, where she is due next Friday to continue her loading under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. From this port the vessel proceeds to Napier to fill up and is now scheduled to clear there finally on October 31 for New York, Halifax, London, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool, via Panama. PASS ENG ERS BY C H ITR A L.—Russell and Somers have been advised that the following passengers for New Zealand are on the P. and O. liner Chitral: Mrs and Misses (2) Herbert, Mrs Natusch, Mr. and Mrs. Court, Miss Graham, Mr. Baker, Mr., Mrs. and Misses (2) Johnstone, Miss Gulverwell, Misses (2) Nathan, Miss Barton, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin, Miss Farley, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Burton, Mr. Whitaker, Mrs. Summers, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Jordan, Mr. and Messrs (2) Baker. MAILS ARRIVING.—A large quantity of mail from overseas will be delivered in Auckland early this week. The Karamea, -which reached Auckland from London on Saturday afternoon, brought 88 bags of letter mail and 807 bags of parcels for New Zealand. The Niagara, due at Auckland from Sydney this evening, has 423 bags of English p*-nd Australian mail, all for Auckland, and the Makura, due at Wellington from San Francisco this morning, has English and Australian mail, including 379 bags for Auckland. The Marama, which left Sydney four and a-half,hours after the Niagara, is due at Wellington to-moiTOw morning with 24 bags of Australian mail for Auckland.

MAHENO FROM SYDNEY. —The Union Company’s intercolonial steamer Maheno is expected from Sydney about eight o’clock to-morrow morning. She has passengers, mails and cargo and will berth at Queen’s Wharf. MAKURA FROM SAN FRANCISCO.— The Royal Mail liner Makura arrived at Wellington this morning with passengers, mail and cargo from San Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga. She is to resume her voyage to Sydney at noon on Wednesday. SALTERSGATE DUE.—The steamer Saltersgate will arrive from Nauru Island to-night, according to her wireless advice. She will berth to-morrow morning at King’s Wharf to unload her phosphate cargo. Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited, are the local agents. KAZEMBE DUE. —Due from New York at six o’clock to-morrow morning the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer Ivazembe will berth at Central Wharf to unload case oil and general merchandise for Auckland to the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. Her other discharging ports are-Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. NIAGARA DUE AT 7 P.M.—With passengers and mail from Sydney, the Royal Mail liner Niagara is due in the stream at Auckland at 7 o’clock this evening, according to her wireless advice. She will berth at Queen’s Wharf. After loading cargo. and mail and embarking passengers from New Zealand, she is to be dispatched for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver at 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning. THE MAUI POM ARE.—The Government’s motor-ship Maui Pomare is scheduled to reach Lyttelton from Apia and Niue Isiand on November 5. The Dunedin portion of the fruit cargo will be railed from Lyttelton, and afterAvards the vessel will proceed to Wellington and Auckland to complete discharge. She is scheduled to reach Auckland on November 10, and to sail for Norfolk Island two days later. PASSENGERS ON OTRANTO.—The following passengers for New Zealand are travelling by the Orient liner Otranto, which is due at Sydney from London next Thursday:—Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Archer, Mr. C. R. G. Bissett, Miss E. Bissett, Mr. and Mrs A. W. Butt, Mr. and Mrs. D. Carrington, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. F. Chapman, Mr. H. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Holson, Mr. and Mrs. A, W. Keighley, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. S. Mackenzie, Mr. A. Mackenzie, Miss H. B. Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. 1. Massey, Nlr. and Mrs. H. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Munro, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. B. Norwood, Mr. W. N., Misses E. C. and E. M. Norwood, Mr. and Mrs. R. Paterson, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Verden, Mesdames Aplin, Bridge, Campbell, Jessel, McKinlay, Pyne, E. Richmond, Wilson, Misses M. Britten, L. M. and M. J. Jennings, M. G. Macfarlane, C. Pyhe, J. G. Ralston, M. Ralston, C. M. Russell, A. C. Tendall, Messrs. W. Birch, J. W. Farmery, A. and R. Grant, P. J. Hayman, K. Impett, J. Kealy, R. Leitch, G. T. Niccol, B. Smith, H. A. Tanner. DIESEL-ELECTRIC OIL TANKER.— The construction of the Diesel-electric oil tanker Brunswick at the yard of Scotts’ Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, Greenock, has been followed with a degree of public and technical interest unsurpassed for many years, which culminated in the successful trials of the ship over the measured mile at Skelmorlie on August 29. The Brunswick is the ninth electrically-propelled vessel to be added to the fleet of the Atlantic Refining Company, Limited, of Philadelphia, and is the largest ship of its special type afloat. In more than one respect she is one of the most outstanding vessels built on the Clyde in recent years. She has a length of 469 ft., with a beam of 63ft., and a moulded depth of 36ft. 9in., and her draught is 26ft. 6in. Her 3 0 pairs of main and simmer tanks are specially designed for the carrying of light oils, and her deadweight carrying capacity is about 13,000 tons, with a gross tonnage of 8,947 tons. The hull is framed on the longitudinal system, and her machinery spaces, as well as the accommodation for her officers and crew, are placed right aft. An unusual feature is the use of the Sperry gyroscope compass and gyro pilot combined in such a way with the electrical controls that ail manoeuvres can be carried out directly trom the bridge without the necessity for engine room telegraph orders. PASSENGERS FOR SYDNEY.—The Ulimaroa, which left Wellington on Friday for Sydney, took the following passen- i gers:—Saloon: Mrs. M. B. Arlidge. Mr. T. B. Arlidge, Mi's. E. Alsop, Mr. H. F. Alsop, Mr. G. L. Burton, Miss M. G. Birdfj, Mrs. E. Birk, Mr. J. Bearup, Mrs. A. By ford, Mrs. E. M. L. Birks, Mr. W. K. Birks. Miss B. K. Birks, Master, C. G. Birks, Mrs, M. M. Brown, Miss B. E. Brown, Miss I-f. I. Bain, Mr. H. C. Benson, Mrs. M. Clubb, Mr. G. Clubb. Miss J. Cook, Nil'. R. J. Cooke, Mr. M. H. Crabb, Nlrs. A. Clark. Mr. J. E. Coudrev. Nlr. W. J. Cleary, Mr. NI. N. Cleary, Nliss NI. F. Cooney, Mr. J. Davis. Nlr J R Duggan, Nlr. H. G. Dalby, Mrs. 'K. NT*. Evans, Nlr. W. O. Evans, Master D. W. Evans, Miss G. Evans, Nlr. G. England, S. W Edwards, Mr. E. ,R. Eames, Miss V. Flood, Nlrs. C. NI. Graham, Miss W . R. Gurdon, Mr. A. B. Glenn, Nlrs. L K. Gray, Master J. Gray, Miss K. A. Hall, Nlrs. M. F. Howe, Nlrs. E. E. Howe Nlr. H. H. Howard, Mr. D. Hegarty, Miss P. Hegarty, Mrs. M. Hegarty, Nlr. A. S. Hunt, Nlr. L. F. Henwood, Nliss J. R Hemvood, Nlrs. P. Henwood, Mr. V. A Hanson, Nlr. D. R. .Tames, Nlr. W \ Judges, Master, R. W. Judges, Mrs H A. Judges, Nlrs. A. E. Joll, Nlr. E. W. Kinsman, Miss R. M. King. Nlr. A. R. Langton. Nlr. J. S. Laing, Nlr. J. Lovell, Master W. Lovell, Mrs. NI. Merrick, Mr. C. W. Nlerrick, Nlrs. H. Mclntvre, Mr. A Mclnytre, Nlr. T. Mclnnes, Mr. R McGregor, Nliss A. Macara, Nil*. O. IST. Nlahm, Nlr. F. F. Miles, Miss NI. O'Shea, Nlr. C. D. O'Shea, Nlr. W. F. Plim, Nlr. F. Rowe, Nliss C. Rumbold, Nlr. T. E. Stokes, Nliss NI. Simpson, Nlr. S-. X. Sexton, Miss P. G. Seeman. Nlrs O. NI. StampTaylor, Mr. G. Stamp-Taylor, Mr T C Stewart, Nlrs. E. Stewart, Nlrs. A. Simmonds, Mrs. J. Sinclair, Mrs. E. Thorbon, Master I. Thorbon, Nlrs. F. Tozer, Miss J. Tozer, Master L. Tozer, Nlr. A T. Traversi, Nlrs. E. J. Northey, Miss L. NI. Vial, Nlr. H. Versey, Miss R. Young, Nlr. H. Wolfsensohn, Mr. J. S. Winder, Nliss A. Vt ittish, Nlr. J. H. "VVagg, Nlrs. A. NI. Wilson. Nlr. J. Wilson, Nliss A. A Wilson, Nlrs. E. B. Watson, Mr V\ Watson, Nliss K. J. Ilendy, Nlr. C. E. Redgrave, Mr. E. A. Chandler, Nlrs. L Davies, Mastea F. Davies, Nlr. C. Poulton, Mr. A. Lees, Nlrs. Lees, Nlrs. NI. F. Mackay, Mrs. O. Hopkins, Nlrs. NI. Walsham, Nlr. F. W. Walsh am, Nliss V. R. Rains, Nlr. D. L. Perrin, Nlr. J. M. P. Coates, Nliss H. G. Coates, Nlr. R. Matthews. Nlr. W. P. Nlurphv, Nliss H McKinlay, Nliss NI. NI. NlcKinlay. Mr. X. C. Seeman and 76 third-class.

DEATH OF MR. ALLAN HUGHES. — An innate aptitude for business, physical and mental gifts of no mean order, a clearness o'f vision which % at times touched the fringe of inspiration, and a dogged steadfastness •of purpose which nothing could deflect, would, given the needful opportunities, have of themselves placed Nlr. Allan Hughes, whose sudden death occurred recently at the age of 76, in the forefront of any enterprise with which he might interest himself (says ‘Fair play’). These characteristics would not, however, of themselves have necessarily lifted him to the level to which he attained; something else was needed, and it was to be found in an unerring self-reliance, containing more than the germ of genius, and which, while it gave him the power to grasp wellnigh instantaneously the central fact in any case in which his judgment was required, enabled him at the same time to foresee the consequences, and shape his course to extract the utmost success from them. SHIP VALUE FLUCTUATIONS.—A graph in a recent issue of “Fairplay” shows fluctuations in the value of a new single-deck steamer of about 7.500 tons d.w. and building costs ranging from about £45,500 in 1898 to £36,000 in 1908, to a peak of some £258,500 in 1920, back again to about £52,000 in 1926, then up to £66,000 in the early part of 1927, and a present cost of about £57,000. This range of values, it is pointed out, corresponds almost exactly with fluctuations in the ocean freight market. Ag showing what British builders are willing to take just now, it is stated that a Scottish builder who laid down a ’tween-deck steamer on spec., to carry 8,000 tons on 24 feet draught, dimensions 355 feet by 52 feet by 29 l'eet, with engines 25 inches, 42 inches, and 70 inches by 48 inches stroke, to steam 9£ to 10 knots, and now completing, hafe just sold her for £65,000. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Saltersgate, Lionel, Niagara, Waipahi. Wairuna, Kazembe, Westmoreland, Hertford, Antonous, Maheno, Sussex. Chatham Islands. —Golden Bear. Kasama. Wellington. —Devon, lonic, Rimutaka, Cerasus, Ulimaroa, Aorangi. Port Darwin, Marama, Hauraki, Dunedin, Kaiwarra. Awarua.—Canadian Conqueror, Maunganui, City of New York, Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Larsen, X. T. Xielsen, Alonso, Rimutaka. PORT OF ONEttJIMGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY ALEXANDER (8.30 a.m.>, 377 tons, Nlaylen, from Wanganui. HAUTFRU (noon), 270 tons, FowlerJackson, from Hokianga. The Alexander arrived at Onehunga yesterday morning from Wanganui. She loads to-morrow for Xelson and West Coast ports The Hauturu. which arrived at Onehunga at noon yesterday from Hokianga, sails again at 4 p.m. to-morrow for Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato. The Rarawa leaves Onehunga at halfpast three to-morrow afternoon for New Plymouth.