The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 516, 20 November 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain J. L. Brisco is relieving- Captain J. Stewart as master of the Kowhai this week, the latter being granted holiday leave. The Kaitoke was placed in commission recently and is in command of Captain J. G. Watson. His deck officers are: Chief officer, Mr. P. E. Ryan; second officer, Mr. W. Kehoe; third officer, Mr. D. J. Rutter.

Mr. T. S. Mac Nicol has rejoined the Maori as chief officer after holidays and Mr. N. B. Haszard has transferred to the Karetu in a- similar capacity, relieving Mr. F. G. Mabb for instructions.

Mr. H. Abernethy has been appointed third officer of the Waitemata, relieving Mr. J. McNeill for holidays. Messrs. L. G. Ramsay and D. A. Menlove. chief and third officers respectively of the Koranui, are on holidays at Sydney. Their places have been taken byMessrs. R. Duncan and A. W. Carnie.

Captain A. W. Creese has relieved Captain T. B. Robertson of the Ngakuta for holidays. Captain Duncan MacDonald and Captain E. Harris have both completed their holidays and are awaiting orders at Wellington and Sydney respectively-. Mr. D. W. Blacklaws has been appointed acting second officer of the Karetu. relieving Mr. J. E. Clements, who has resigned from the company’s emoloy.

The Kaitoke has recommissioned with ♦he following engineers: Chief, Mr. H. McD'-mgall: second. Mr. J. Brown: third. Mr. R. J. Olds; fourth, Mr. J. Summers.

WHAU CREEK BEACON DAMAGED. —The Auckland Harbour Board advises that the outer beacon at the entrance to Whau Creek has been broken and will be raplaced as soon as possible. NORFOLK DEPARTS. —The Federal Line steamer Norfolk sailed for Wellington and Lyttelton yesterday afternoon to complete unloading general merchandise from London.

HILDA KNUDSEN SAILS. —The Norwegian motor-tanker Hilda Knudsen sailed for Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney last evening to complete unloading bulk oil from San Pedro.

MAUI POM ARE SAILS.—The Governmetn motor-ship Maui Pomare sailed from Auckland this morning for Niue Island and Apia, Samoa, to load for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington and Auckland.

PHOSPHATES FOR AUCKLAND.— Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited, have received advice that the steamer Antonio left Makatea Island last Saturday with 7,400 tons of phosphates for discharge at Auckland, New Plymouth and Wanganui. She is due at Auckland on November 29.

PORT WELLINGTON ARRIVES.—The C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Wellington arrived at the Motuihi anchorage at 6.55 a.m. to-day from London. The vessel will discharge explosives there before coming up to the wharf to unload the local portion of her general cargo. The vessel has cargo also for discharge at Wellington and New Plymouth. The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Companyare the local agents.

OBSTRUCTION IN AUCKLAND HARBOUR.—The Auckland Harbour Board warns mariners that a punt of stone has capsized approximately 297 degrees 550 ft. from the north-west corner of Albert Wharf. The heap of stone is now at the bottom and, being a serious obstruction to navigation, is marked by a punt anchored near it. In the daytime twd green shapes in a vertical line 6ft. apart, and at night time two green lights in a vertical line 6ft. apart, are exhibited from the punt. Shipping is warned to give the punt a wide berth.

PASSENGERS ON ORFORD.—The following passengers for New Zealand are travelling by the Orient Company’s new liner Orford, which is due at Sydney from London next Thursday:—Dr. Louisa Garrett Anderson, C.8.E., Major and Mrs. R. A. Donald, the Rev. F. E. Fox, Mrs. Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. H. Holmes, Mrs. Luttrell, the Rev. D. B. Malcolm, Mrs. Nicholson, Messrs. J. A., J. H. M., and Miss F. A. Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Waterworth, Mr. P. A. B. Brett, Mrs. Carter, Mrs Clover, Mrs. Colman, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Farquhar, Mrs. Grogan, the Misses C. M. and U. J. Grogan, Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Hemingway, Dr. Margaret Knight, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Matthews, Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Munn, Mrs. Prendeville, Mr. and Mrs. D. A Sutherland, Mrs. A. Wesnev, Miss H. R. Wesney, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Wesney. the Misses A. Alison. F. Baines, F. M. Caghill; M. M. Davidson, A. M. Goodwin, M. D. Holt, A. L. Ibbottson, M. E. Joachim. E. D. Lockhart, C. M. Matieson, G. F. Morton. E. M. Orbell. M. F Pride, B S. Ross, E. M. Shrimpton, H. E. Smith. H. C. Strachan, W. J. Thorne, I. G. Wilbee, Messrs. W. M. Anderson, E. v. L Cameron, J. B. Dowling, J. B. Elliott. G. H. Hemsley, R. S. Peache.

TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICE.— fne waitemata will leave Nelson to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin, and proceeds thence to Vancouver, via Fiji. The Waihemo, which left Los Angeles on .November 9, is due at Auckland on December 4, and goes on to Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney The Nordhval left San Francisco on November 10, and is due at Auckland on December 4, and proceeds to Melbourne and Sydney.

The Sussex left Vancouver on November 15 for Union Bay, Anacortes aub Ocean Falls. She proceeds thence to Los Angeles to complete loading for Hobart, Beauty Point, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. She clears Los Angeles about November 30.

The Wairuna, from Fanning Island, arriv X ar tcouver on Sunday, and proceeds thence to Powell River, Union Bay. Ocean Falls, San Francisco and Los Angeles, clearing the last-named port about December 8 for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney The Waikawa left Suva on Friday for Vancouver, where she is due on December t. She proceeds thence to San Francisco and Los Angeles to complete loadmg for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and New Plymouth.

The Hauraki, which left Sydney on Friday last, is due at Honolulu on December 3 u, and at Vancouver on December 12, and proceeds thence to San Francisco and Los Angeles to complete loading for Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne.

AORANGI SAILS 6 P.M.—ln continuation of her voyage from Sydney, the Union Company’s R.M.M.S. Aorangi leaves Auckland at six o’clock this evening for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. WAIPAHI’S MOVEMENTS. The local office of the Union Company advises that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi loads at Westport on Friday for Auckland and, after discharge here, leaves Auckland on November 29 for Suva, where she loads for Auckland. WELLINGTON - WESTPORT SERVICE.—The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the Komata has been withdrawn from this service to undergo her annual overhaul and survey, and that there will be no passenger vessel for about three weeks. GLENEDEN WITH SUGAR.—The steamer Gleneden arrived in the stream at Auckland shortly after noon to-day from Java with a full cargo of raw sugar to discharge at Chelsea. After pratique has been granted the vessel will proceed to Chelsea. Robert Millar and Company will act as the local agents. RUAPEHU AT COLON. Cable advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the liner Ruapehu, en route from London and Southampton to Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, New Plymouth and Napier, arrived at Colon on November 18. The vessel is due at Wellington on December 12. SOMERSET FROM LIVERPOOL—With cargo from west of England ports for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, the Federal steamer Somerset is expected to arrive here at midnight on Thursday from Liverpool, according to a radio message received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company. MARAMA FROM SYDNEY. Shortly before one o’clock this afternoon the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Marama arrived in the stream at Auckland from Sydney. She is to berth later at Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. At 3 p.m on Friday she leaves Auckland on her return trip to Sydney. TAINUI FROM HOME—The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tainui, from London and Southampton, berthed at Wellingtqn at ten o’clock yesterday morning. Passengers and mail arrived at Auckland by the Main Trunk expresses this morning. The vessel’s genera! merchandise cargo is for discharge at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. BOSWORTH DUE TO-MORROW. Tomorrow morning the steamer Boswortli is expected to arrive at Auckland from Port Arthur, Texa.s, with a cargo of case oil for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Australian ports. She will berth at the Western Wharf to unload the local porcarso under the agency of Robert Millar and Company. TURAKINA FOR AUCKLAND.— The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company h*is been advised that the steamer Turakina leaves Napier at 1/ o clock to-night for Auckland, where she ifov- i >n Thursday morning to continue fer loadl She Wl] l berth at the Queen’s Wharf. From this port the Turakina proceeds to Tokomaru Bay, where she completes her loading for New York, Halifax poo] don ' Avonmouth " Glasgow and Liver: .MATAROA TO LOAD—Advice received by L. D. Nathan and Company, Ltd., states it is hoped to dispatch the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa from Timarii for Auckland to-morrow to continue loading New Zealand produce for Lngland. She Is expected to arrive about ??K=Ji day u morl ’ ing '- From Auckland the vessel will go to Wellington to complete loading With passengers and mail she is T from Wellington for Southampton and London at 5 p.m. on December 3. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—heTw?uu?JloWing vessels are expected to wLJfi thln * r S n?re of the undermentioned tireless stations to-night: A T?usi a o nd "^ :Tof T Ua ’ Bos worth, Urbino. Hilda, Knudsen, Norfolk, Maui Poraare, Aorangi. Benholm. Chatham Islands—Somerset, Eastmoor. Port Arthur. Wellington—Maori, Wahlne, Ngaio. Arahura Tamahine, Niagara, Manuka, Kaikorai, Golden Bear, Turakina 7’<*rt Darwin, Maunganui, Kaiwarra.' King Edgar, Rimutaka. Awarua—Sir J. C. Ross, N. T. Nielsen. Alonso, C. A. Larsen, City of New York, Eleanor, Bolling, Makura. Kasama. PORT OF ONEK'JNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY RARAWA (4 p.m.>, 1,077 tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. HAUTURU (5.15 p.m.), 270 tons, Fowler-Jackson, for Raglan and Kawhia. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— The Arapawa is sailing from Onehunga at 3 o’clock this afternoon for Wanganui and is due back on Saturday. The Rarawa is due at Onehunga at 7.30 a.m. to-morrow from New Plymouth and sails at 4 p.m. on Thursday on her return trip. The Hauturu returns to Onehunga on Thursday morning from Raglan and Kawhia, and leaves at 3 o’clock the same afternoon for Hokianga. The Anchor Company’s steamer Kaitoa is due at Onehunga on Friday to load for Nelson and West Coast ports, under the agency of and Somers.