The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 592, 19 February 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Mr. J. M. Hood, lafe second officer of the Niagara, is at present on holidays at Wellington. Mr. J. D. Lundie is joining the Waikouaiti as chief officer for the passage to Sydney. Mr. W. A. Morris, second officer of the Karetu, has been invalided ashore at Sydney, and Mr. J. Joyes has been appointed temporarily to that vessel. Mr. L. B. Ehiert, junior third officer of the Niagara, is at present on 110**1.

at Sydney. Mr. J. A. Pearson, chief officer, is at present awaiting instructions at Sydney.

THE ANGLO-CHILEAN.—The Geo. 11. Scales Company’s chartered steamer Anglo-Chilean will leave Bluff to-day tor Dunedin to complete loading. She is to sail from Dunedin to-morrow for Dunkirk, London and Hull, via Panama. KUROW FOR NEWCASTLE. —The local office of the Union Company advises that the collier Kurow, which arrived at Auckland yesterday from Newcastle, returns to the coal port next Friday for a further cargo of cual. WAIPAHI FOR SUVA.—Due at Auckland to-morrow evening from Lyttelton and Wellington, the Union Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi sails the following day for Suva, where she will load fruit for this, port. CARGO F ROM SOUTH AFRICA.—L. D. Nathan and Company have been advised that the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Itaranga was to leave Port Natal on February 13 with cargo for Auckland. She is expected to arrive at this port about March 22. MATAROA LEAVES BALBOA.—Cabled news has been received by the Shaw Savill and Albion Company that their liner Mataroa left Balboa on February 15 for Auckland and Wellington, en route from London and Southampton. She. is due at Auckland on March 6. RANGITIKI LEAVES HOME.—Cabled advice has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that their new motor-ship Rangitiki, from London, left Southampton on Sunday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. The vessel is due at Wellington oh March 23. PIPIRIKI TO LOAD.—The Geo. H. Scales Company reports that the Pipiriki left Poi't Pirie on Saturday morning for Port Kembla to replenish her bunkers. The vessel will next proceed to Lyttelton, where she is due on February 28 to commence loading for Dunkirk, London and Hull. AO RANG I NEARS SUVA.—Advice received by tlie local office of the Union Company states that the R.M.M.S. Aorangi is expected to arrive at Suva at 10 a.in. on Thursday from Vancouver and r J °. rt A‘ i eav< L s at 4 P-ni. the same da> for Auckland, where she is due next Sunday. In the meantime the Aorangi “is scheduled to sail from here at 10 u.m next Monday for Sydney. WESTMORELAND REPORTS. The! x ' ,v Zealand Shipping Company has rerT,L ed 'vireless a deice from the Federal Line steamer Westmoreland stating she' Liverpool at midnight to- ! Ihe vesesl general mei ehandise from West Coast ports oft for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. C'ar-.U Wharf ° kland Will be 11 ”loaded at Queen’s j s l ssg.u^ N Xor ?,?^ 1 r^ I T’?in yE^Ußtliat the Rangitoto will make rfnothe? daylight trip to Great BaSer with excursionists on Thursday, and next Ron SM? & make oVlock Friday °evening P with et \,as! ■ V'* serf for the Leigh Show. On the P “ton 1 Auckland she will leave t pfp-i, at five o'clock on Saturday evening * l * PORT MELBOURNE arrivfc arrival at Aucklnad vesterdav oP^ An Commonwealth ana DomiffioS A* 1 f AToi» eamer Melbourne The Train x-lv U v e recently made a voyage from New Yi ork to Australia ar-rl 7,7, loaded at Brisbane Svri\r fu n " ;o d s^,^ ia fo Xewc-astle to replenish her "sim left Isewcastle at midnight last AVednes" whh nitrh V ™ d experienced fine weather AucklSld heUd WindE to The vessel brought the following nassengers:—Mr. C. \\ . Heather VI °r n,» Mrs. VI. B. Mountford, Mr. McVernon and son. * uc n„ C S?!: a j. n T -.KiPPins is in command and he has associated with him the following omU r -T, ; , w le '- H - H - Smith: sec? ond. Mi. Av. G. Jones; third, Mr w cnnpson; fourth, Mr. F. AV. Edgar- chief engineer. Air. AAA Carrick; second Sir t W . Anscombe; third. .Mr. .1. It. Phi]iin= : y|! r j I ',■ o Sl Wilkinson S w£ thWa ’ te; flf th.' All. J. O. Wilkinson; sixth, ATr. A. Kirkbride: seventh, Mr. D. R. Jones; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. t). T. Ouineseoond. Air. P. Boyde; chief steward. Mr’ G. >v . low tner.

The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering company. Ltd., are the local agents.

MAUI POMARE SAILING.—Tie Gov- j i ernment motor-ship Pom.:r;t r ty ■ Apia. Samoa. MAILS HOME.—The Chief l’ -tma-ierj has received advice that the mails which 1 left per R.M.M.S. Aorangi. via A'.incou-. ver on January 15, arrived at London on February 17. CARGO FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA. —The Union Company adviees- the K.itv.i poi is scheduled to load at Adelaide and i Melbourne during the first half of March j for Auckland and other New Zealand \ ! ports. THE HORORATA. —Th. New Zi . ; I , Shipping Company's steanor Hororata i> I | to sail for Bluff on Friday to complete , unloading general merchandise from j ! London. PORT WELLINGTON AT LONDON. — s The Commonwealth and Dominion Line , • pier for Now Yonk and London on J 1 ary 5. is reported to have reached London ! last Sunday. MELBOURNE PASSENGER SERVICE. | —The Union Company's intercolonial pas-! senger steamer .Manuka was to 1.-ave | ; Melbourne for Wellington, Lyttelton, j ! Dunedin and Bluff at 10 o'clock this 1 i morning. She is due at Wellington next : j Sunday. ROTORUA HOME.—Advice lias been { received by the local office of the New 1 Zea.and Shipping Company that the I K.M.S. Rotorua arrived at Southampton 1 j on Sunday last from Now Zealand. The ! Rotorua sailed from Wellington on Janu- | j ary 10 for Southampton and Loudon, via j i Panama. ULI M ARO A ARRIVING.—At 3 o’clock i j this afternoon the Iluddart Parker's in- * ' j tcrcolonial passenger steamer Uiimaroa t , j is due in the stream at Auckland from , ! Sydney. After pratique lias been granted, j the vessel will berth about 4 p.m. at the ! i Queen's Wharf to land her passengers, * | mails and cargo. Thu vesesl sails again i •at 11 a.m. on Friday on her return trip. | TREWORLAS FROM NEW YORK.— An unexpected arrival about Friday is j the Haiti Line steamer Treworlas, from , ; New York. She is bringing ease oil and general merchandise for discharge at • ; Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The vessel is under charter to*the ! . jA. and A. Line, and the New Zealand ■ Shipping Company is the local agent. CARGO FROM LI VE RPOOL —The Fed- 1 ; eral Line steamer Huntingdon sailed i , from Liverpool on Saturday with gen- i eral merchandise from West Coast ports ; of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalm- ‘ ers and Bluff. She is due at Auckland j ! on March 28. The New Zealand Ship- j ping Company is the local agent. • lONIC'S MOVEMENTS.—The White I 1 Star liner lonic, which is unloading nearlv i r 6,000 tons of general merchandise from < ■ London at Queen’s Wharf, will also load i for her homeward voyage at this port, j : On Saturday she is to sail for Port Chalmers to complete discharge and also ' to continue loading. The other loading 1 ports are Timaru, Lyttelton and Well- ! r To * lonic is to be dispatched 1 F om , Wellington for Southampton and; London on March 13. t TOFU A RETURNS.—The Union Com- ! panys Island steamer Tofua arrived t from Tonga, Samoa and Fiji vesterd iv i 0 kUTw 00 ?' , S! , ie at * Central I , Wharf to land jiassengors, mail and a , cargo of 17,U00 cases of fruit, as well as other Island produce. I following passengers arrived bv ,i 4he Tofua:—Master Allen, Master Aidnev, I II Miss Brighouse, Miss Brighouse, Vliss j Brighouse, Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Bennett. Mr. 1 Blumhardt, Miss Bentley, Mr. Bailey, ' bailey, Miss Bailey, Mr. Brailev, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Boyd, Master Boyd, Master x Boyd, Miss Boyd, Dr. Cowles, Miss Coldir. cutt, Mr. Carruthers, Master Carruthers, Miss Carruthers, Mr. Dawson, Mr. r Dawson, Miss Dawson, Miss Davis. Mr. e Darroch, Mrs. Darroch, Mrs. Elliston, Master Elliston, Master Elliston, Master Pabricius, Miss Fabricius, Master Frazer, Master Fuller, Colonel George, Miss Graham, Mr. Graham, Mr. Garner Jones. Mr. Gordon, Miss Gilson, 31 r. Gordon, Miss Hill, Mr. Hopkins, Mrs. Hopkins, Miss Israel, Miss Klinkmuller, Mr. Kalin, Mr. Lamb, Mr. E. McGregor, Mr. MeJ Clanerham, Master Meyer, Master Meyer, Master McCarthy, Miss McCarthy. Miss ” McCarthy, Miss McCrea, Mrs. Marlow, Miss Marlow, Miss Marlow, Master Marlow, Master Macfarlane, Miss Munro. " Mr. Morrison, Master Mackenzie, Miss Mackenzie, Miss Mawkes, Mr. Percival, c Mr. Paine, Mr. Pratt, Miss Pilling, Mr. t Pilling, Mr. Rittenhouse, Miss Rinnison. _ Mr. Swinburn, Mr. Spencer, Mrs. Scott, Miss Scott, Miss Scott, Miss Scott. Mr. r Scanlon, Mrs. Scanlon, Mr. Smith. Miss Stuart, Mr. Sturt, Mrs. Sturt, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Winbigler, Mr. Woods, Mrs. Woods, t' Mr. Whitside, Mrs. Whitside, Miss Wal- . lace. Master A. Wright, Miss Whitcombe. Mrs. Yallop, Joe Young. At 11 o’clock on Saturday morning shu is to be dispatched on her return trip to ~ the Islands.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE The following vesesls are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-rright:— Auckland. —H.M.S. Dunedin, IT.M.S. Diomede, Maui Pomare, Queen Olga, Grantley Hall, Waiotapu, Westmoreland, Kalingo. Chatham Islands.—Corinthic, Port Hobart. Herminius, Ruahine, lndianola, Middlesex, An glo - Col om b ian, Treworlas. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahne, Ngaio, Arahura, Tairoa, Aorangi, Niagara, Kaitoke, Port Pirie, Kaiapoi, Kia Ora, Port Caroline, Kekerangu, Argyllshire, Mamilius, Kaikorai. Awarua.—City of New York, Bleanor Boling, Hurunui, Poolta, Tutanekai, Anglo-Chilean, Cumberland, Port. Bowen, Sir J. C. Ross, N. T. Nilsen ! Alonso, C. A. Larsen, Golden State. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY RARAWA (4.10 p.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. HOKIANGA (6.20 p.m.), 271 Kennedy, for Hokianga. The Arapawa sans at 3 p.m. to-day fox Wanganui. The Hokianga left last night Ur Hokianga. The Rarawa returns from New Plymouth at 7.30 a.m. to-morrow. The Hauturu did not sail yesterday, as scheduled. She is now expected to get away this evening for Raglan, Kawliia, and Port Waikato. The Orepuki is due at Onehunga on February 27 to load for Nelson and West Coast ports. NOTICE TO MARINERS THE Superintendent of Mercantile Marine reports that from the Ist inst„ the listening service at Radio-Awanui was curtailed to 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The station will be closed on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. and all day Sundays. In the circumstances it has been decided by the Secretary, G.P.0., Wellington, that all requests \or the radio beacon station at Cape Maria Van Diemen to transmit fog signals should be made to RadioAuckland* FIRE BRIGADE FIXTURE PAPATOETOE DELEGATES (From Our Ou*» Correspondent) PAPATOETOE, To-day. The Papatoetoe Fire Brigade, the i youngest in the United Fire Brigades* Association, will be represented at the ; forthcoming conference at Hokitika at the end of this month by Depu‘v-Sup-erintendent A Mcßeth* and Firemen ''■" r Jr ul P an » A. Keane and L. Moore. The party will leave by the Main trunk express on Thursday evening The conference is expected to last for about a week. PUKEKOHE’S TEAM (Special to THE SUN) PUIxKICOUE, Monday. | The Pukekohe Fire Brigade will be | represented at the United Fire Brigades Association Conference and dei monstrations at Hokitika by Deputybuperintendent W. Adams. Foreman C. I Norbey and Firemen J. Adams and A. i Ur. Horne.