The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 623, 27 March 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

TUTANEKAI IN DOCK.—The Government steamer Tutanelcai returned to Auckland last evening- after visiting the Gulf lights, and was immediately docked for cleaning and painting. KAIRANGA DELAYED.—The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the steamer Xairanga, en route from Lyttelton, has been delayed at Picton by heavy rain and her departure for Auckland is indefinite. GOLDEN CLOUD DUE.—The local agents, ITenderson and Macfarlane. Ltd., have not received a wireless report from the American steamer Golden Cloud, which is now nearing New Zealand with cargo from Pacific Coast, Canadian and American ports. The vessel should arrive to-morrow or on Friday. MAUI POMARE DUE THURSDAY. — According to a radio message received by iSpedding, Limited, the Government motor-ship Maui Pomare is expected to arrive at Auckland at daybreak to-mor-row from Norfolk Island. The vessel is to berth at the King’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. PLUME DUE MONDAY. Radio advice received by the local office of the Vacuum Oil Company states that the tanker Plume is expected to arrive at Auckland on Monday morning from San Francisco. The tanker is bringing; bulk oil for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. AELYBRYN WITH PHOSPHATES. — With phosphates for discharge at Auckland and Wanganui, the steamer Aelybryn is due here to-morrow from Nauru Island. She will berth at the King's Wharf to unload the local portion, under the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane. CITY OF ROUBAIX REPORTS.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised by radio that the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer City of R.oubaix is expected to arrive at Auckland on Friday morning from New York. The vessel is bringing cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. HUNTINGDON FROM LIVERPOOL. —The Federal steamer Huntingdon is due in the stream at Auckland at midnight from Liverpool, with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. She will berth at the Prince’s Wharf, and the New Zealand Shipping Company will act as the local agents. CANADIAN WINNER AT BLUFF.— The local office of the Canadian National Steamships advises that the steamer Canadian Winner, now at Bluff loading, leaves there to-night for Dunedin, thence Wellington, Napier and Auckland to fill up. She is due here on April S and is expected to sail finally from this port on April 10 for New York, Boston and Montreal, via Panama. MARI ST O N THIS AFTERNOON.—Due in the stream at Auckland this afternoon, the steamer Mariston will later berth at the King’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her basic slag from Antwerp. She later proceeds to New Plymouth to complete discharge. The New Zealand Shipping Company will act as the local agents. SYDNEY STEAMERS.—The Maunganui leaves Auckland at 3 p.m. to-morrow for Sydney and the Marama sails from Wellingon on Friday at 3 p.m. The Ulimaroa leaves Sydney at noon to-morrow for Wellington. The Maunganui and the Ulimaroa both arrive at Sydney 'and Wellington respectively on Monday morning and the Marama at Sydney on Tuesday. RARANGA ARRIVING.—Due in the stream at Auckland shortly after noon to-day, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Raranga will later berth at the Queen's Wharf to unload South African cargo and to commence loading for Home. The vessel is inward bound from London via South Africa and Australia. From this port the vessel proceeds to New Plymouth, thence Wanganui. Napier and Auckland. She returns here on April 13, thence she proceeds later to Wellington, where she completes loading and finally sails on April 24 for London and West Coast ports of Dngland via Panama. A. S. Paterson and Company will act as the local agent. BARON INCHCAPE FROM GALVESTON.'—Arriving in the stream at Auckland yesterday from Galveston, Texas, the steamer Baron Inchcape berthed later at the Central Wharf to unload the local portion of her sulphur under the agency of Robert Miliar and Company. Moderate weather was experienced on the run from Texas to New Zealand. The vessel is to leave here to-morrow afternoon for Port Kembla, Geelong and Adelaide to complete her discharge. Captain P. Will still retains command of the Baron Inchcape and he has the following officers with him: Chief, Mr. G. Logan; second. Mr. D. MacGregor; third, Mr. R. .T. Black; wireless operator, Mr. W. .T. Kavanali: chief engineer, Mr. J. A. Kidd; second, Mr. s. W. Graham; third, Mr. J. Macartney; fourth, Mr. J. Mcl. Taylor; fifth, Mr. J. Bethune; chief steward, Mr. H. Bostwick.

KAITANGATA FOR AUCKLAND.— Advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the collier Kaitangata, from Greymouth, leaves Wellington at 8 o’clock to-night for Auckland, where she is due on Saturday. MATAROA TO FILL UP.—Now loading at Auckland under the agency of A. S. Paterson and Company, the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa leaves here next Tuesday for Wellington, where she completes her loading and finally departs on April 13 for Southampton and London, via Panama. RANGITIKI FROM HOME.—Due at Wellington to-night from London and Southampton, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s new motor-ship Rangitiki will land passengers and mails there, thence she proceeds to Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff to discharge her cargo. CONVERSION OF THE SUEVIC.—The former White Star liner Suevic is to be converted into an oil refinery at the Germania Werft, Kiel. The work is to be completed by July 20. There were five foreign tenders and two from Norwegian yards, and it is stated that there was a considerable difference between the lower Norwegian and the lowest foreign tender. Four whalers are being built lor the Suevic’s owners, the a.s. Skytteren, of Tonsberg—two at Kaldnaes Verkstecl, Tonsberg, and two at Nylands Verksted, Oslo. TESTING OF WIRELESS APPARATUS.—The Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom is advised by the Board of Trade that they have been furnished by H.M. Ambassador at Kume with a copy of an Itlian law, dated December 6, 1928, relating to the elimination of disturbance to broadcast services. The Italian law contains the following regulation: “The testing of wireless telegraphic apparatus in vessels in the ports of Italy and the colonies, or their neighbourhood, shall not be carried out, except in special cases affecting public security or national defence, between mid-day and midnight (local time).” ATLANTIC SAILINGS FOR 1929. Steamship companies engaged in carrying passengers across the Atlantic between St. Lawrence and North European ports have set themselves a prodigious task for 1929, as no less than 405 passenger sailings on this route have been scheduled by the Canadian Pacific Steamships, the Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson lines, and the White Star Line, says the “Shipping Register.” There will be 179 arrivals at anrl 170 departures from Montreal and Quebec, 24 arrivals at Quebec, with 23 clearances for European ports and one for New Y k. In order to justify themselves in : 9 nging this large number of sailings, he various companies must attract a heavy volume of passenger traffic, which has to be moved in the 30 weeks beginning early in May and ending late in November. Although the advantages of travelling to Europe via the St. Lawrence routes are well known to Canadians, it would be impossible to fill every steamer with this country’s nationals alone. There are heavy bookings from among United States towns and cities, and the tourist traffic from Europe to Canada is continually increasing. West-bound immigrant traffic is also extensive, and provides steamship companies with a large portion of their carryings. Passengers alone do not pay for the operation of the steamers, as large consignments of general cai’p-o and grain are obtained. Twenty-seven passenger liners will be employed on the St. Lawrence route. 13 by the Cunard, two bv the Anclior-Donald-son and six by the White Star Line. There will be an average of between six and seven sailings a week from Montreal and Quebec. The large total of 519 calls will be made at North European ports bv these 27 liners, and there will be 539 departures from the same or c-or-responding ports in England, Scotland. Ireland, France. German v. Belgium and Poland, for n total or i,058.