The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 510, 13 November 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PAKEHA AT LONDON.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Pakeha is reported to have reached London from New Zealand on Sunday. The vessel was dispatched from Auckland, via Montevideo and Teneriffe. on September 29.

THE PORT WELLINGTON.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Wellington, which is due at Auckland from London on November 21, has general merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth. In addition, the vessel has 300 tons of explosives to unload at the Motueka anchorage before she comes into port a > Auckland. The Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Auctioneering Company are the local

WARSHIPS TO UNDOCK.—The warships Veronica and Laburnum are to come out of dock to-morrow morning. They will berth at Sheerlegs Wharf to continue refitting. THE CANADIAN TRAVELLER. —The Canadian National steamer Canadian Traveller is to sail for Wellington and Geelong this afternoon to complete unloading cargo from Montreal. THE SCHOONER TIRI.—The Nobel auxiliary schooner Piri arrived from Melbourne, via Greymouth and Westport, yesterday afternoon. She anchored at Maraetai to complete unloading expIo.GALLIC CLEARED NEW YORK.—The white Star steamer Gallic, which was dispatched from Auckland for New York, Boston. Halifax. London. Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow on September 26, is reported to have cleared New York last Saturday. ULIMAROA AT WELLINGTON.—The Huddart-Parker steamer TJlimaroa arrived at Wellington from Sydney this morning. Passengers and letter mail for the North should reach Auckland by train to-morrow morning. The vessel is to sail on her return trip to Sydney on Friday. WESTMORELAND LEAVES PANAMA —Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Westmoreland arrived at Panama last Tuesday from Auckland, and sailed again on Wednesday for London. She left Auckland on October 17. TRAWLER HUMPHREY REPORTED. —The trawler Humphrey is l'eported to have reached Fort Said on Saturday, en route from Hull to Auckland. She is the vessel that has been purchased by Sanford, Limited, to replace the Thomas Bryan, which was wrecked near Cape Colville. ROTORUA AT COLON. —The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rotorua is reported to have reached Colon last Saturday, en route from London and Southampton to New Zealand. In addition to passengers and mail, the vessel has general merchandise for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. She is scheduled to reach Auckland on December 1. agents. KAIRANGA FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA. —The local office of the Union Company advises that the cargo steamer Kairanga, from South Australian ports, leaves Melbourne to-day for New Plymouth, Portland. Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Castlecliff, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at New Plymouth on November 20 and at Auckland a week later. WAIPAHI DELAYED.—A further radio message received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi is meeting with bad weather and the time of her arrival at Auckland from Suva is uncertain. She will berth at the Queen’s Wharf to unload her fruit: thence she proceeds to Portland to load cement for Wellington and Lyttelton. TRONGATE ARRIVES.—With a cargo of sulphur' from Galveston (.Texas) the steamer Trongate arrived in the stream at Auckland at 6 o’clock last evening, and berthed later at Kings Wharf, where 1.650 tons of her cargo is to be put out. The vessel left Cardiff early in September and proceeded to Galveston in i ballast. She sailed from Galveston on October 4 and cleared Panama eleven days later. Generally fair weather was experienced until the vessel was nearing New Zealand, when fresh head winds prevailed and after reaching the Hauraki Gulf yesterday afternoon a hard southerly gale was encountered. Like the Saltersgate, which was at Auckland last month, the Trongate is owned by the Turnbull Scott Shipping Company, London. Captain Swinwell, who has his wife with him. is in command, and the following are the officers:—Chief. Mr. J. A. Gibson: second. Mr. C. A. Hollyoak; third. Mr. T. E. Jenkins: chief engineer, Mr. A. McCulloch; second, Mr. G. P. Thomas: third. Mr. W. E. Seys; fourth, Mr. S. Harris: wireless operator. Mr. H. B. Pulman: chief steward. Mr. A. G. Cooksley. The local agents. Messrs. Robert Millar and Compn ny. advise that the Trongate is to be dispatched to-morrow for Lyttelton and Port Kembla to complete unloading. TRANS-PAFICIC CARGO SERVICES. —The Waitemata arrived at New Plymouth yesterday apd will go thence to Nelson, Lyttelton and Dunedin, proceeding thence to Vancouver via Fiji. The Waihemo left Los Angeles on Friday, and is due at Auckland on December 4. She will go thence to Wellington. Melbourne and Sydney.

The Nordvhal left San Francisco on Sunday for Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney, and is due at Auckland on December 5.

The Sussex, which left Wellington on October 17 for Vancouver and Los Angeles to load for . Hart. Beauty Point,. Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney, is due at Vancouver to-day and is expected to clear Los Angeles early in December.

The Wairuna left Fanning Island on November 2 for Vancouver, where she is due on November 17. and will proceed thence to San Francisco, and Los Angeles to complete loading for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney The Waikawa will leave Suva about November 17 for Vancouver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles to load for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and New Plymouth.

The Ilauraki, from Adelaide, arrived at Sydney on Saturday, and will proceed thenco about November 16 to Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles. NORFOLK !N PORT.—Shortly after o p.m. yesterday, the Federal Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Norfolk arrived in the stream at Auckland with of £' ene rai merchandise from Middlesbrough and London. The vessel is discharging the local portion of her cargo at Queen’s Wharf.

The vessel experienced a generally fair weather voyage. She sailed from London on September 29 and cleared Panama on October 15. Suva was reached on November 4, and after unloading cargo for Fiji she resumed her voyage to Auckland at midnight last Thursday. Captain G. F. Mead is in command and *^. has „ wlth him the following officers: Chief, Mr. A. Taylor; second, Mr. C. Vavish; third, Mr. A. Hocking; fourth, Mr. A. Dowman; chief engineer, Mr P Wilson; second, Mr. A. Hollyburton; third Mr J. Dickie; fourth, Mr. E. Smith; fifth, Mr. A. Rudolph; sixth, Mr. Cheesman; seve uth, Mr. N. Ives; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. D. Gardner; *T- Cpsey; wireless operator, Hall ' Wheeler: chief steward. Mr. E.

The local agent, the New Zealand Shipping Company, advises that the Norfolk will complete discharge at Southern ports (Wellington and Lyttel-

CAN ADI AN NATIONAL STEAMERS. —, .y° winß the Canadian Traveller, which reached Auckland on Saturday, the -steamer Eastmoor, under charter to the Canadian National Steamships, is en route from Montreal to Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. She cleared Panama on November 3 and is due at Auckland about November 30. The Canadian Britisher was dispatched from Montreal on October 28 and will discharge at Auckland. Wellington. Lvitelton. T-maru. Dunedin and Napier. .She is scheduled to reach Auckland about December 8.

The Canadian Cruiser, which sailed from Montreal on October 26. will unload in New Zealand only at Timaru. Afterwards she will go to Australia. The Hain T,?ne steamer Tredirmiek has been chartered by the Canadian National steamships and is scheduled to elenr ’Montreal next Fridav for Aurklenr?. t .vttoiton and Dunedin. The nsnorter is to follow on November *>6. also for WolUnp-tnn. T.vttelton and Ympertin. She will be the last Of the Canadian Government stp ari nr ß to b« disnatr.v,ed from Montreal for New Zealand this season. Later vessels will sop from Halifax' The sailings from Uoiifax for New Zea’and. a.ccordino- to the nresent schedule, will be Hie Canadian Cononeror on December 26. the Canadian Challenger on Tonnarv 2~ the Canadian B-i fisher on Febrnari* +he Canadian Transporter on March 2" the Canadian Conqueror on April 25.

RIMUTAKA AT NAPIER.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rimutaka arrived at Napier this morning from Gisborne and leaves on Saturday for Wellington, where she completes her loading and finally departs on November 24 for Southampton and London, via Panama. PORT DARWIN SAILS TO-MORROW. —Now loading at Auckland under the agency of Heather, Roberton, Limited, the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Darwin sails to-morrow for Gisborne. Napier and Wellington to fill up. The vessel is scheduled to clear finally on November 23 for London via Panama. LAMBS OMANA DUE.—A radio message received by the Northern Company states that Lambs Omana is expected to arrive at Auckland on Friday from Port Stephens. The vessel is bringing poles and coal for discharging at Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, and will later load here for her return trip to Australia. NON-STOP ENGINE MOTOR-SHIP PERFORMANCES.—The recent completion by the Norwegian-owned motor-ship Bianca, built by the Gotawerken of Gothenburg, of a round-the-world voyage without storming her engines, recalls the fact that tl:< motor-ship Silpestad, built by Messrs. Burmeister and Wain for KJaveness and Company, of Oslo, last year, has already made two such voyages, states the “Shipping World.’’ On September 30. 1927. after completing successful trials, the Siljestad left Messrs Burmeister and Wain’s yard at Copenhagen and proceeded via Antwerp to the Mexican Gulf. She then passed through the Panama Canal via San Pedro to Japan, and after visiting Shanghai and Vladivostok, returned via the Dutch East Indies to Aarhus in Denmark. The last part of the voyage, namely from the Indies to Aarhus, occupied 38 days, but the whole round-the-world trip occupied close Upon six months, during which period the engines were not stopped on a single occasion. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following- vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland: Maui Pomare. H.M.S. Diomede. Port Auckland, Matakana, Canadian Conqueror, King- Cadwallor, Wirral, Canadian Traveller. Chatham Islands: Devon, Benholm, Tamai, Port Wellington Ruahine. Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Ngaio Arahura, Tamahine, Rimutaka. Eleanor Bolling TJlimaroa, Canadian Highlander, Tutanekai, Turakina. Awarua: Sir ,T C. Ross, C. A. Larsen, N. T. Nielsen Alonso, City of New York Makura, Maungamii. Hertford, King Edgar, Karetu. s