The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 743, 16 August 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

THE POOLTA. —The Poolta left Greymouth on Tuesday for Sydney, and will proceed thence to Brisbane, Port Stephens and Newcastle to load for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Bluff.

CARGO FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA.— The local office of the Union Company states that the Kaitangata leaves Edithburg next Friday, and Melbourne on August 26 for Hobart, where she completes loading for Timaru, Lyttelton, "Wellington and Auckland,

PORT AUCKLAND AT LONDON.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Bine’s steamer Port Auckland, which left Wellington on July 2, arrived at London on Wednesday. WAIPAHI FOR AUCKLAND. —The local office of the Union Company advises that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi is expected to leave Rarotonga today for Auckland, where she is due next Friday. TOFU A FOR SAMOA.—En route from Auckland, the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua is scheduled to leave Suva at 4 o’clock this afternoon for Tonga and Samoa. AORANGI AT VANCOUVER. —The Union Company reports that the Aorangi, from Sydney and Auckland, via Suva and Honolulu, arrived at Vancouver at 2 p.m. yesterday. * She will leave on her return trip on August 21, and is due at Auckland oh September 8. COR I NTH 1C AT SOUTHAMPTON.— Cabled news has been received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company that the liner Corinthic arrived at Southampton on Tuesday morning from Wellington, en route to London. The vessel sailed from Wellington on July 6. KENT LEAVES CURACAO. —The New Zealand Shipping Company has been notified by cablegram that the Federal steamer Kent left Curacao on Monday for London and West Coast of Great Britain, en route from Auckland. She sailed from Auckland on July 19. SYDNEY PASSENGER SERVICE.— Owing to the Marama being laid up at Auckland for overhaul, the Maheno, from "Wellington, is the only passenger' vessel leaving New Zealand for Sydney today. The Maheno is due at Sydney on Tuesday. MAHIA REACHED PANAMA.—En route from Auckland to London and West Coast ports of the United Kingdom, the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Line’s steamer Mahia arrived at Panama on Wednesday. The vessel sailed finally from Auckland on July 22. RUAHINE FOR HOME.—Due at Wellington today from Timaru, to complete her loading for Home, the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner will clear Wellington finally at 6 a.m. next Wednesday for Southampton and London, via Panama and Curacao. KAITOKE SAILS SATU RDAY.-'The Union Company’s collier Kaitoke was swung at the dolphin this morning to have her compasses adjusted, and later comes alongside the Western Wharf. On Monday she leaves Auckland for Gladstone, Queensland, to load coal for New Zealand. ROTORUA CLEARS CURACAO.—According to a cable message received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company, the liner Rotorua, en route from London and Southampton to Wellingtn, Lyttelton, and Bluff, left Curacao yesterday. She is expected at Wellington on September 6. PAROTO REFLOATED.—The Northern Company’s auxiliary schooner Paroto, which went ashore at Crater Bay, White Island, last Wednesday, was refloated at three o’clock / yesterday afternoon, and left for Auckland, towed by the Apanui. The two „ vessels are expected to arrive this evening.

TUTANEKAI LOADING STORES.— The Marine Department’s maintenance steamer Tutanekai arrived last evening from attending to the Hauraki Gulf lights, and berthed at Central Wharf. Today and tomorrow morning she is loading stores for northern lighthouses, and she is to sail on that trip on Monday.

WAIOTAPU DUE TOMORROW.—Further radio advice received by the local office of thfe Union Company states that the trans-Paciflc cargo steamer Waiotapu is now expected at Auckland at 8 o’clock tomorrow evening from the Pacific coast ports via Papeete. She berths on Sunday morning at the Prince’s Wharf, and after discharge ' here, proceeds to Melbourne and Sydney to complete. CUMBERLAND’S MOVEMENTS.—The Federal steamer Cumberland leaves Wellington this afternoon for loading at Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. She is due here on August 26 and is scheduled to clear this port finally on August 28 for London and west coast ports of England, via Panama. The New Zealand Shipping Company will act as the local agents. RARANGA ARRIVING.—Due in the stream at 3 o’clock this afternoon from Liverpool, the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s steamer Raranga will later berth at the Queen’s Wharf to land the local portion of her cargo under the agency of A. S. Paterson and Company. From here the vessel proceeds to Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff to complete discharge. PORT GISBORNE’S MOVEMENTS. The C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Gisborne leaves Wellington at daylight on Sunday for loading at Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. She is due here next Friday, and is scheduled to clear this port finally the following dav for New York, Boston, and London, via Panama. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company will act as the local agents. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICES. —The Wairuna left Los Angeles on August 7 for Lyttelton direct, where she is due on September 3, going thence to Dunedin, Nelson. New Plymouth, and Napier. The Waikawa. from Suva, arrived at Vancouver on August 9. She will load at Vancouver, Union Bay, and Ocean Falls, and is expected to clear the latter port on August 22 for San Francisco and Los Angeles. She will clear Los Angeles on August 30 for Auckland, Wellington. Melbourne, and Sydney. The Waihemo left Westport on Tuesday for Vancouver direct. There she will load for Wellington, Melbourne, and Svdney. ’

The Waitemata, from Sydney, arrived at Suva on Saturday, and will* leave on August 21 for Honolulu and Vancouver. The Hauraki, from Pacific Coast, via Auckland, arrived .at Wellington on Monaav, and will sail today for Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The Waiotapu, from Pacific Coast via Papeete, is due at Auckland on Saturday, and will go thence to Melbourne and SydWellington at noon "today and her return trip to Sydney.

RONA MOVING TO CHELSEA.—At present berthed at King's Wharf, the Colonial Sugar Refining Company’s steamer Rona is to move up to Chelsea Wharf tomorrow morning to discharge her cargo of raw sugar. The berth there is at present occupied by the Dunrobin, which is to sail for Westport tonight. It is expected that the Rona will sail for Fiji, via Sydney about Wednesday next.

NEW ENGINES FOR KOUTUNUI. The Richardson Company’s coastal steamer Koutunui, which is at present laid up at Napier, is to proceed to Auckland toward the end of the month to be fitted with Fairbanks-Morse twin-screw-oil engines. The Koutunui, a wooden single-screw steamer of 171 tons, was built at Auckland in 1910, and has been engaged until recently in the Wellington-Napier-Gisborne trade. The Koau, another of the same company’s vessels, which was built at Te Kopum in 1917, will be fitted with similar engines. MAUNGANUI'S PASSENGER LIST.— The Royal Mail liner Maunganui left Wellington on Tuesday afternoon in continuation of her voyage to Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco. The following passengers joined the vessel at Wellington:— First Saloon.—Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Anderson, Miss E. Craig, Mr. Douglas. Miss Eiper, Mr. J. Garland, Mr. J. T. Grose, Miss G. M. Grose, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Hodge, Mr. Hemmingway, Mr. W. E. Henley, Dr. Johannes, Mr. Johaness, Mrs. J. C. Kilgore, Miss E. C. Lockett, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Moore, Mr. N. B. Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Mohr, Mr. J. N. Ormerod, Mr. and Mrs. F. Phillips, Miss F. M. and Master F. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Payne, Mr. J. Porteous, Mr. F. Pierson, Mis* G. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. V .G. Rhind, Masters Rhind (2), Mr. C. W. Salmon, Mr. Songster, Miss E. Smeeth, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Templin, Mr. J. Taber, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Lawrence.

Second Saloon.—Mr. W. S. Bussell, Miss Corley, Misses Framheim (3), Mrs. J. H. Grubb and 3 children, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. M. Hunter, Miss Jamieson. Mrs. King, Mr. P. Mitra, Miss E. McDonald, Mr. T. H. Mathieson, Miss W. Prichard, Miss Parsons, Mr. E. McE. Rule, Master C. Schwartze, Master K. Schwartze. Mr. and Mrs. E. Schwartze, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilcher, and 13 third-class. She is due at San Francisco on August 30.

NEW ELECTRIC LINER PENNSYLVANIA.—The new 34,000 tons turbo-elec-tric liner Pennsylvania, of the Panama Pacific Line, the third unit of the 21,000,000 dollar building programme of the International Mercantile Marine Company for its coast to coast service, was launched on July 10 from the yards of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Newport News. Virginia. According to advices received from the builders, the vessel will be ready to leave New York on her maiden voyage to the Pacific coast on October 19, taking her place with her sister ships Virginia and California. The Pennsylvania is the largest vessel ever built in America and the world's largest electrically driven liner. In keeping with its policy to make the Panama Pacific Line’s coast to coast service the best that modern steamship construction and management can devise, the International Mercantile Marine Company will withdraw the steamship Mongolia from the fleet with the coming of the Pennsylvania. The Finland was discarded when the California came out* likewise the Manchuria with the advent of the Virginia last year. With its three new fast liners, the Panama Pacific Line will maintain a fortnightly service tween New York and San Francisco, and augrr r»t its fleet from time to time with new tonnage. The New Pennsylvania is 613 ft long, beam of 80ft, a displacement ol’ 34,000 tons, and a total depth of 100 ft from keel to upper deck. She is designed to carry over 800 passengers, 400 in the nrst-class an d 400 in the tourist cabin. All her state-rooms will be outside rooms, many of them equipped with private baths and showers. She will be driven by electric energy supplied by two on AnA b i, nes ’ creatin 8 current rated at 20,000 horse-power. This energy will be transmitted to two great motors, each to a shaft of her twin screws which will give her a maximum speed of nearly 22 miles. The Pennsylvania w-11l be a duplicjge of the Virginia, with slight variations m t be treatment of her public rooms. She Jf lU have improved facilities for handling to P s ° f freight. The interior decoration of the new vessel will be patterned after old mansions of Philadelphia. The portraiture of the smoking room and 1 Paintings and murals adorning the iSi K loUn^e and library wull be identified with persons and places of historic interest associated with the colonial days of the State of Pennsyl-

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The ‘following vessels are expected v be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—Makura. Canadian Conqueror Waiotapu. Age, Tofua, Rimutaka, Por: Alma, Maui Pomare, Newton Pine. Kalingo, Brunswick, Waihemo, Golden Cross, Southern Cross, Dunrobin, Waipahi. Chatham Islands.—Karamea, Huntingdon Tasmania. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine. Ngaio, Arahura., Tainui, Northumberland, Kia Ora, Kairanga, Reynolds, Maheno, Hauraki. Hertford, Ulimaroa, Cumberland, Tom* ville. Awarua. —Tahiti, Maunganui, Waikouaitt Plume, Kartigi, Mataroa. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY NGAPUHI <4.10 p.m.), 70S tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. ARRIVALS TODAY KAITOA (9.45 a.m.), 319 tons, McLeqJ, from Nelson. HAUTURU is arriving from Raglas. Kawhia and Waikato Heads tomorrow morning, and is to be dispatched for Hokianga that afternoon. HOKIANGA arrived at Hokianga a* S p.m. yesterday. She* should arrive back at Onehunga on Sunday. NGAPUHI, due at 7.30 a.m. tomorrow from New Plymouth, is to sail on the return trip at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. KAITOA IN PORT.—The Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company’s voml Kaitoa arrived this morning from Nelacra. She is loading for Picton only and i* to be dispatched for that port tomorrow afternoon. She is to return to Onehunga about next Thursday to load for Netoo' and Motueka Messrs. Russell ani Somers are the local agents for the Ka.toa. *