The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 681, 5 June 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

UUMAROA AT SYDNEY.—The Huddart Parker steamer Ulimaroa arrived at Sydney at 6 a.m. yesterday from 'Wellington and leaves at noon on Friday for Auckland, where she is due next Tuesday morning.

WAITEMATA COMING.—The Union Company reports that the Waitemata left 1-os” Angeles yesterday with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on June 2S.

CANADIAN BRITISHER SAILS.—The Canadian National Steamships vessel Canadian Britisher cleared Auckland for New York, Boston and Montreal at 7.10 o'clock this morning.

SLOOPS TO UNDOCK. —H.M.S. Laburnum and Veronica, which have been in Calliope Bock undergoing extensive refitting for some time past, are to undock at 10 a.m. tomorrow and will berth at Sheerlegs Wharf.

SOUTHERN CROSS TO DOCK.—The Melanesian Mission steamer Southern Cross is to go into dock after H.M.S. Laburnum and Veronica have come out tomorrow morning. Her rudder, which has been undergoing repairs, is to be shipped again.

HUNTINGDON FOR HOME. —It is doubtful if the Federal steamer Huntingdon, now loading at Auckland under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company*, wall leave here before daylight on Saturday for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via, Panama.

MATANGI SAILING.—This afternoon the Northern Company’s Matangi leaves Auckland for Nelson, where she relieves the Anchor Company’s Arahura and Ngaio in the Nelson-Wellington ferry service, while the latter vessels are undergoing their overhaul and survey. TOFU A RETURNING. —Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Island passenger steamer Tofua arrived at Suva last evening from Apia, Samoa. She leaves the Fijian port at noon tomorrow for Auckland and is due here next Monday morning.

CAMBRIDGE SAILS FRIDAY.—It is hoped to dispatch the Federal steamer Cambridge from Auckland at daylight on Friday for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama. The vessel is at present completing her loading at the Queen’s Wharf, under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company.

TRELISSICK ARRIVING. Shortly after noon today the Ham Line steamer Trelissick arrived in the stream at Auckland from Ocean Island. Later the vessel berths at the King's Wharf to unload the local portion of her phosphates under the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane before proceeding to Lyttelton to complete discharge.

CANOPUS TO DOCK. —The local office of the Westport Coal Company advises that its colliei* Canopus is to go into dock tomorrow for cleaning and painting of her hull. She will not undock until Saturday or perhaps Monday, and is to be dispatched for Westport early next week to load again for Auckland.

PORT NICHOLSON REPORTS.—According to a radio message received by the Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering- Company, the C. and B. Line's steamer Port Nicholson is expected to arrive in the stream at Auckland at 6 a.m. tomorrow from Port Kembla. She later berths at the Queen’s Wharf, where she commences loading for Home. On Saturday she leaves again for New Plymouth and Wellington to fill up and is scheduled to clear the latter port on June 20 for London via Cape Horn.

BARON PENTLAN D WITH NITRATES —Advice has been received by Robert Millar and Company that the steamer Baron Pent land sailed from Iquique on May 27 with a cargo of nitrates for discharge at Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle. The vessel is expected here on June 2S.

SAILERS NOT WANTED.—The American six-masted barque Boro thy Sterling was offered at auction by the New South Wales Government recently, but there was no bid. The vessel was seized by the Sydney Harbour Board, and a reserve of £570, representing berthing and other dues and the charges of auction, was placed upon it. When the vessel arrived at Port Adelaide the crew could not get their wages. No harbour dues could be paid, and the vessel was seized.

CORINTHIC DELAYED. Stormy weather is delaying the Shaw. Savill and Albion liner Corinthic. which was due at Wellington this evening with passengers, mail and cargo from London and Southampton. According to her latest wireless report the storm will delay her arrival until Friday morning. In addition to passengers and mail the vessel has general merchandise for discharge at Wellington and Auckland. She is now due at Auckland about June 14. L. B. Nathan and Company. Limited, is the local agent.

VESTVARD FROM PORT ARTHUR.— From Port Arthur, Texas, with case oil and petroleum products, the Norwegian Kloster Line motor-ship Vestvard arrived in the stream at Auckland at 10.30 p.m. yesterday, and berthed at Western Wharf at 5.15 o'clock this morning to discharge the local portion of her cargo. The Vestvard cleared Port Arthur on April 27 and the Panama Canal on May G. From there a direct passage was made to this port. Fair weather was experienced until the vessel was about seven days from Auckland, when she encountered the gales and boisterous conditions that have been prevailing. Her local agents, Messrs. R. Millar and Co., hope to dispatch the Vestvard at 4 p.m. tomorrow for Wellington, Newcastle, Melbourne and Fremantle to complete unloading. Captain L. J. Larsen commands the vessel.

MAIMOA FROM LIVERPOOL. Tlie Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Maimoa arrived in the stream at Auckland at mid-day yesterday from Liverpool with general cargo from West of England ports. The vessel was later berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to unload 2,500 tons before proceeding to Wellington, Lyttelton and Bunedin to complete discharge. Tlie vessel sailed from Liverpool on April 27. She reached Colon on May 12 and cleared Balboa the same dav. Generally fair weather prevailed until May 27, when a fresh south-west gale and high seas were encountered. On Mav 29 the wind had reached the force of a whole gale, which caused the vessel to labour heavily and seas repeatedlv broke on board and flooded the decks. The following day the conditions improved and 24 hours later the gale had moderated. Fine Weather afterwards prevailed. The voyage from Liverpool to Auckland was made a t an average speed of 12 82 knots, and from Balboa to Auckland, in spite of the delay by the storm, ’the average was 12.34 knots.

Captain J. W. Johnson is in command and he lias with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. A. Hyde; second, Mr J. Fuller; third. Mr. F. Savill; wireless operator, Mr. W. Scott; chief engineer Mr. B. McGowan; second, Mr. O. s’ Walker; third, Mr. R. Be war; fourth, Air. R. Neesham; fifth, Mr. E. Cartwright* sixth, Mr. J. Bell; seventh, Mr. E. Elliott; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. r! Arcus; second. All*. R. S. Newton; chief steward, Air. J. Russell.

A. S. Paterson and Company, Limited are the local agents, and hone to dispatch the vessel about Saturday.

MAUNGANUI FOR SYDNEY.—The Union Company’s Alaunganui sails from Wellington at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, instead of Friday, for Sydney. She is due at Sydney on Monday next and withdraws from the intercolonial service. The Alaunganui relieves the Makura in the Sydney-San Francisco service and leaves Sydney on June 12.

PIRI SAILS TOMORROW.—Air. C. E. Campbell advises that the Nobel Explosive Company's schooner Biri, nowloading at Central Wharf for Alelbourne, is to be dispatched for that port at 5 p.m. tomorrow*. After discharging at Alelbourne she is to load explosives there for New Zealand ports. The Piri is taking over a timber cargo.

RUAPEHU SAILING.—At 4 o'clock this afternoon the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company is dispatching the steamer Ruapehu for New Plymouth, where she completes her discharge of London cargo and commences loading for Home. The vessel later fills up at Wanganui. Timaru and Wellington, and is scheduled to clear the last-men-tioned port on June 25 for Southampton and London, via Panama.

SURREY FROM ANTWERP.—The Federal steamer Surrey is due in thstream at Auckland at 2 o’clock this afternoon from Antwerp via New York. She later berths at the Prince’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The vessel, which is running under the auspices of the A. and A. Line, has cargo for discharge also at Wellington, Lyttelton, Bunedin and New Plymouth.

GOLDEN WEST COMlNG.—Henderson and Alacfarlane, Limited, advises that the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company's steamer Golden West was dispatched from Los Angeles on June 1 with case oil, lumber and general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. She. is due at Auckland on June 27. Like the Golden Cross. the Golden West is fitted with refrigerating accommodation, and she will load refrigerated cargo in New Zealand for Honolulu and San Francisco.

MAKURA’S PASSENGERS.—The Royal Alail liner Makura, which reached Wellington from San Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga on AXonday morning, brought the following passengers for New Zea - land; —First Saloon: Air. E. Bass, Air. and Airs. B. Bayless, Alaster B. Bayless, Airs. G. Bayless, Air. W. Clabburn, Mr. J. lllott, Alessrs. H. and R. Sullivan, Air. S. Wortley, Air. F. Pierson, Aliss 11. F. Crooke, Br. x A. Grieves.

Second Saloon.—Aiiss AI. Baker. Miss A. R. Gill, Airs. F. AI. Kirwan, Dr. T. Alathieson. Aliss AT AlcClosky, Air. S. Simons. Alaster E. Estall, Air. C. Knowles, Air. and Airs. C. Lange, and nine third-

The vessel is to resume her voyage to Sydney this evening.

MARAMA FROM SYDNEY.—Shortly after 7 o'clock last evening the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Alarama arrived in the stream at Auckland from Sydney. She. later berthed at the Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. The vessel left the New South Wales port last Friday afternoon, and as soon as she cleared the heads encountered a northeast gale and head seas, with heavy rainstorms, which lasted until the vessel passed Cape Maria Van Diemen at G. 30 a.m. yesterday. The weather improved on the run down the coast, and the Alarama arrived in- the stream at 7.5 p.m. The following passengers reached Auckland by the vessel:— First saloon: Alesdaines A. Colquohoun, AI. Cook and child, E. Geddes. A. Grant, A. Jackson and two children, S. Ala. Duff, S- Rogers and two children, G. Sandford, ™ • Stevenson. A. Tanner and child Misses S. Christie. C. Co’e, J. Harry, AI. Mulgan, N. Robertson, E. Rishworth. AT. a * son ' .<-*• Williams. XI. Snow, Alessrs. L. Bayley. A. Colquohoun, E. ue Tourret F- Healey, _A. Jackson, O. Street, j. Samuel, W . Stevenson. B. Thompson. Second saloon: Alesdaines A. Dawson C. Gordon. F. Hitching. I. Mount-Brown,’ TL McLean and child, H. Phillips, Alisses Ar! Gordon, L. Hutchinson. H. Hood, C. Philwick, F. Hitching, A. Hutchinson, T. Hutchinson. O. Kemp. C. Lloyd. J. Murphy SL Sharpe, F. Tyler, J. Williams, J. Work, , • '* **tt, Father C. Kerans, and 2t> third-c-Ja.ss, including one Chinese. The Alarama is scheduled to leave Auckland at 3 o’clock on Friday afternoon on her return trip to Sydney. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—Brunswick, Canadian Britlsher. Diomede, Bunedin, Hauraki. i -Niagara, Plume, Port Nicholson, Ruapehu, Sierra, Surrey, Waikawa, ’ WaioA\ aipabi. Chatham Islands.—Devon, Karamea. Pori Victor, Rotorua. Wellington. —Maori, Arahura, Ngaio, Aorangi, Sussex! Makura, Otokia. Golden Shell, Poolta. Taranaki, Corinthic. Alatakana, Piako. a ‘ ernuera - Denholm. Law heath. Mwarua.—Tahiti, Karetu, Baron AlcClav, Aelybryn, Vairuna. Kaikorai. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY m 703 tODS - Bark ’ JaJkMT, TL fl L V m ) - 270 tons - Fowler&£o Head* RaKla "' K *' vhia and Waito sail for a ~} he W^ n ™' a a t p.~ U to&v ° PUnake at 7 30 fm Uh ,' iK due fro ™ Plymouth the return - tomorrow and is to sail on S2n trlp at s o'clock in the alterHokiunik at n 8 o*fl o ck h, lh« d a£ te o moon. for /