The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 542, 20 December 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

HORORATA COMING.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Hororata is scheduled to clear Southampton to-morrow with cargo for discharge at Wellington. Auckland and Bluff. She is due at Wellington on January 29 and at Auckland about February 5.

TREWIDDEN REPORTED. X7nder charter to the Canadian National Steamships, the steamer Trewidden is reported to have cleared Colon last Monday in continuation of her voyage from Montreal to Auckland and Wellington. She is due at Auckland about January 12. C. AND D. LINE LONDON STEAMERS. —The Comonwealth and Dominion

Line motor-ship Port Fremantle is scheduled to leave London on January 2 for Suva, Wellington, Lyttelton and Napier.

She is to be followed from London on February 13 by the Port Napier for Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth.

THE NORTH CAPE LIGHT.—The new light at the North Cape will be exhibited this evening for the first time. According to the Gazette notice the beacon is on the summit of the small peaked islet Murimotu, lying close eastward of North Cape, the approximate position being latitude. 34deg. 25min. south, longitude 170 deg. smin. east. It is a group flashing white light showing two flashes every 60sec. The light is in a white iron tower 19ft in height and the elevation of the light above sealevel is 326 ft., the visibility of the light being 16 miles. The Gazette notice also states that owing to its elevation the light may be seen beyond its scheduled distance of visibility and the arc visibility has not been precisely defined.

OLIVEBANK ARRIVING. —En route to Auckland from the Seychelles Island via Melbourne, the barque Olivebank was reported from the Tiritiri lighthouse at S o’clock this morning. The Auckland Harbour Board’s tug, Te Awhina, was dispatched to bring her in. She is expected to anchor in the stream this afternoon or evening, and to-morrow morning will berth at King’s Wharf to commence the discharge of her cargo of phosphates. A. S. Paterson and Company are acting as local agents for the Olivebank.

ROTORUA. DUE TO-MORROW.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Rotorua left Lyttelton at 6.30 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due to-morrow afternoon. She will berth at the Queen’s Wharf to continue her loading, and will leave here on Wednesday morning, December 26, for Tokomaru Bay, thence Napier and Wellington. to complete. The Rotorua sails finally from Wellington on January 5 for Southampton and London, via Panama.

DANISH RESEARCH STEAMER DANA.—An arrival in the stream at Auckland yesterday afternoon was the Danish scientific steamer Dana from Denmark, via ports. She is now berthed at the Central Wharf. The vessel left Copenhagen on June 5 and has since visited the Mediterranean, Madeira, Martinique, Panama, the Marquesas, Rarotonga, Apia, Suva and Noumea. En route from Noumea to Auckland the vessel was off the Kermadec Islands for three days carrying out research work. She will remain at Auckland until after the holidays before she proceeds to the Hauraki Gulf to carry out research work in connection with the expedition and also on behalf of the New Zealand Government. During her stay of three weeks in New Zealand she will also visit Wellington. Subsequently she will return to Denmark, via Australia, Japan, China, Africa, the Red Sea and Suez Canal. The Dana is a converted British trawler of 288 tons and was built at Selby in 1917. In addition to the six scientists on board the vessel has a crew of 24 all told.

Captain H. Christensen is in command, and the following are the officers: Chief, Lieutenant S. Grene, Lieutenant C. Rees; chief engineer, Mr. P. Vogt; second, Mr. N. Sejrup; third, Mr. K. Frohn; wireless operator, Mr. A. Mon.

MAI MO A IN PORT. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Maimoa, which arrived in the stream at Auckland shortly before mid-day yesterday from Liverpool, later berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete. The vessel sailed from Liverpool on November 10 and experienced stormy westerly weather during the first week from port. After passing the Azores the weather improved and continued generally fair during the remainder of the voyage. She reached Colon on November 26, and cleared Balboa the following day. Captain J. Johnson is in command, and he has associated with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. D. Aitchison; second, Mr. M. Congdon; third, Mr. A. D’Arcy Masters; fourth, Mr. W. James; chief engineer. Mr. D. McGowan: second Mr. J. Walker; third, Mr. G. Pearce; fourth, Mr. R. Neesham; fifth, Mr. W. Cartwright; sixth, Mr. J. Bell; seventh, Mr. G. Elliot; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. A. Arkers; second, Mr. V. Newton; wireless operator, Mr. R. D. McAra; chief steward, Mr. J. ussell.

L. D. Nathan and Company, Limited, are the local agents, and hope to dispatch the vessel from Auckland on Sunday morning.

MAR AM A SAILING.—At four o’clock this afternoon the Marama leaves Auckland for Sydney, taking the following passengers:—

First-class: Misses B. Sharpe, A. Hope, M. Hyams, A. L. Hill, Carawan, J. G. Eise, E. M. Houghton, M. Blythe-Law, M. M. Muir, K. Collins, A. Lowe, D. AMartin, M. Fox, W. M. Rogers, Lee, L. Clouston, D. Yates, V. M. and R. C. Fisken, B. Ivey, F. McMahon, A. Clark, J. Macpherson, E. M. Dixon, F. Fenton, A. Fenton, K. M. Worsley, E. R. Evans, A. E. Budge, E. and K. Nordi, M. Ponsonby. D, Davidson, K. O’Grady, H, R. Wilson, A. C. Kealy, E. E. and A. I. Porter, Mesdames A. Morris, A. Bannehr, Sellars, W. J. Entico and 3 children, Rimmington, Jacob, Brotherton, Scott, Bennett, Messrs. N. A. Gazzard, H. Humphrey, S. Cook, R. H. Taylor, W. C. Gibson, J. Wallis, W. IT. Howe, J. L. Murdoch, R. A. Hawkswood, F. J. Parish, R. F. Bishop, C. C. Haswell, L. E. Kean, T. C. Gormley, G. S. Kent, T. A. Bier, M. Priestly, G. J. Best, W. H. Mackormic.k, J. W. Work, M. J. Cotter, E. J. Wright, C. S. O. Woods, W. S. Duffield, J. S. Graig, E. A. Flynn, R. F. White, A. E. Tattley, E. R. Long, L. Jackson, A. Dean, H. P. Farmer, E. Ashcroft, W. H. Saunders, M. Flynn, H. Frear, Work, E. Stottart, E. S. Levey, L. M. Lawrence, M. Thomas and infant, Jackson and infant, J. Jarvis, M. H. Boult, M. V. Collins, Z. Eyewaters, B. L. Keasing, Lee, Dean, Farmaner, Ashcroft, Sherman, C. G. Fiskin, Cokely, A. Fenton, Miller and infant, Finlayson, G. M. Rayson-Cousins, C. L. Sherman, J. L. Cokely, F. E. Clarke, G. A. Miller, H. J. Finlayson, J. W. Remington. W. J. C. King, N. B. Wix, G. P. Jacob, A. C. T. Brotherton, F. E. Dobson, E. H. Page, J. D. Clegg, H. Scott-Bennett, V. Sellars, F. E. Mason. J. E. Roy, Professor W. Riddet, Major E. L. Andrews, Colonel J. M. Semmens.

Second Saloon: Misses Swan, M. E. Innis, E. M. Butcher, C. Hope, O. Ussher, C. Lighton, G. D. Civil, M. A. Civil, B. White and infant, C. E. Lucas, Belsey, Sharpe, B. Barnes, J. A. Keith. D. Blundell, M. Morrison. E. Leach, E. Helling, H. J. Phillips, M. A. Sheffield, Sisters M. Boyer, F. Baxter, K. Grace, M. A. Burk, W- Griffin, K. Jones, M. E. Bailey, J. Fox, C. O’Connor, H. Macnamara, E. C. Ingham, A. Robertson, M. H. MacDerm ott, I. K. Kennelly, E. Carberry, A. M. Chandler, Mesdames N. Taylor, O. Cunningham, J. Terrill, Eloho, E. Graham. Boulton, Thomas and infant. G. M. White and infant, C. E. Lucas, Belsley, J. S. Holt. E. M. Dixon, Gracie and infant, S. Avery, J. Clarkson, L. M. Strayer, Swan, Messrs. N. Sunjich, J. O'Connor, R. Fleming, L. A. Clarke, A. W. E. Spooner, J. Ferrell, C. H. Rowlatt, T. H. Boulton, F. S. Belsey, J. S. Holt, P. J. Byrnes, E. Smych, H. Fitten, C. T. Barron-Parker, L. Clements, W. Clark, A. Dewar, R. Graham. J. Lewis. F. Wilson, T. Gracie. A. Hollis, T. Pullar, Masters W. R. Thomas, D. A. Thomas, A. Gracie and 63 steerage.

KARTIGI FOR AUCKLAND. —Advice received by the local office qf the Union Company states that the cargo steamer Kartigi leaves Melbourne to-morrow via Newcastle for Auckland, where she is due early in the New Year.

DEVON REPORTED. —The Federal Line steamer Devon, which left Napier on November 6 for New York, Halifax, London. Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool, is’ reported to have reached Halifax last Monday.

PORT PIRIE FROM NEW YORK. — The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Pirie is scheduled to clear New York next Saturday for Auckland, Napier, Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is expected at Auckland about January 23.

PAKURA DUE TO-NIGHT.—The Richardson steamer Pakura is due from the coast this evening to load for East Coast bays, including Tokomaru Bay, also Napier and Wairoa. She is to be dispatched from Auckland at 5 o’clock tomorrow evening.

TREKIEVE REPORTED.—The Hain Line steamer Trekieve, under charter to the A. and A. Line, is reported to have cleared Newport News last Sunday in continuation of her voyage from New York to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about January 15.

ULIMAROA FROM SYDNEY.—The local office of Huddart, Paker Limited advises that the passenger steamer Ulimaroa leaves Sydney at noon to-morrow for Auckland, where she is due on Christmas morning. The vessel sails from Auckland at 11 a.m. on December 2S on her return trip to Sydney.

TOFUA RETURNING.—The local office of the Union Company advises that the Island passenger steamer Tofua leaves Suva at 4 p.m. on Saturday for Auckland, where she is due on Thursday, December 27. At 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 29, the Tofua leaves Auckland on her return trip to Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. NOBEL’S SAILING VESSELS.—The Nobel auxiliary schooner Huia left Auckland to-day for Maraetai; thence with explosives for Dunedin. From Dunedin she will go to Grey mouth to load timber for Sydney.

Th« auxiliary schooner Piri is loading hardwood at Grafton for Napier and Auckland. The auxiliary ketch Miro reached Auckland from Westport yesterday morning.

TAMAROA’S MOVEMENTS..— Now completing her discharge of London cargo at Auckland, the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tamaroa commences loading at this port and sails on December 28 for Opua, thence Gisborne and Wellington, to continue. She then returns to Auckland on January 10 to complete loading, and is to be dispatched finally from this port on January 19 for Southampton and London, via Panama. A. S. Paterson and Company are the local agents.

N.Y.K.’s NEW MOTOR-LINERS.—The Nippon Yusen Kaisha have in course of construction three new motor passenger liners, each of 16,500 tons gross, for their San Francisco-Japan-China service. Two of these ships are building at the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Yard at Nagasaki, and will be named Asama Maru and Tatsuta Maru, and the third vessel, Chichibu Maru, has been placed with the Yokohama Dock Company. These vessels will be 560 ft in length, 72ft in breadth, with a seagoing speed of 19 knots, and will have accommodation for 200 first-class, 100 second-class and 400 third-class passengers.

LINERS PAST AND PRESENT—Recently it was announced, writes "Fairplay,” that the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company had contracted for the construction of a vessel larger than the Majestic; that is to say, she will be of about 60,000 tons gross, and presumably faster than the Mauretania, which, although over 20 years old, still holds the record as the fastest steamer afloat. When the Mauretania and Lusitania were constructed they marked a great advance on existing vessels, and it was not until the Berengaria, Leviathan, and Majestic were constructed in Germany for the Hamburg-American Line that any real attempt was made to beat them. The Mauretania and the Lusitania cost just under £2y)00,600 each, and the money for their construction was supplied by the British Government at a low rate of interest. The Majestic and the Berengaria were purchased by the White Star and Cunard Companies jointly as exenerny ships at a Cost of less than £1,000,000 each, and no difficulty was experienced in arranging for the financing of the deal. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned* wireless stations to-night:— Auckland: Tofua, Niagara, Maui Pomare, Marama, Lornaston. Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Arahura, Ngaio, Tamahine, Aorangi, Port Wellington, Kent, Taranaki, Port Curtis, Matakana, Maunganui, Norfolk, Rotorua, Tutanekai. Awarua: Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Larsen, N. T. Nilsen Alofiso. City of New York, Eleanor Boling, Tahiti. Karetu, Paua, Claymore, Manuka, Makura, Kawatiri. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY TUTANEKAI (3 p.m.), 811 tons, Bollons, for Wellington. ARAPAWA (6.10 p.m.), 251 tons, Pert, for Wanganui. DEPARTURE TO-DAY KAITOA (5 a.m.), 319 tons, Martin, for Nelson. The Kaitoa sailed from Onehunga at eight o’clock this morning for Nelson and West Coast ports. The Tutanekai left Onehunga yesterdav afternoon for Wellington, via West Coast lights. The Hauturu was to have arrived at Onehunga this morning for Raglan. At 3 o’clock this afternoon she leaves again for New Plymouth. The Rarawa is to be dispatched from Auckland at 4 p.m. to-day for New Plymouth. J The Arapawa, which sailed last evening for Wanganui, returns again on Saturday morning.