The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 747, 21 August 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —The Kaitoke was recommissioned at Auckland yesterday, under the command of Captain J. Ryan, who has the following officers with him: —Chief, Mr. F. J. Callan; second, Mr. W. P. Todd; third, Mr. L. B. Thomas: chief engineer, Mr. A. S. Ewen; second, Mr. A. Deer. PAUA SAILS FRIDAY. —At noon on Friday the Shell Company’s coastal tanker Paua is to leave Auckland for Napier and Wellington. KAITOKE SAILING.—At two o'clock this afternoon the local office of the Union Company hopes to dispatch the collier Kaitoke from Auckland for Gladstone, Queensland, where she will load coal for Wellington. ISLAND FRUIT STEAMER. —Due at Auckland on Friday from the Cook Islands, the Union Company's Island fruit steamer Waipahi is scheduled to sail again next Tuesday on her return trip to Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, and Mauke. TAMAROA LEAVES HOME.—Cabled n?ws has been received by the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company that the liner Tamaroa sailed from Southampton last Friday afternoon for Wellington and Auckland. The vessel is due at Wellington on September 18. KARAMEA RADlOS.—According to a radio message received by L. D. Nathan and Co., the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s motor-ship Karamea is expected to arrive at Auckland p.m. next Monday from London. The vessel is bringing general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, and Napier. CARGO FROM EAST.—Advice has been received by the local office of the Union .Company that the chartered steamer Narbada, en route from Calcutta and way ports, left Samarang last Sunday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. she is due here on September 5. ROTORUA LEAVES PAN AM A.—Cable advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the liner Rotorua, en route from London and Southampton, left Panama last Sunday for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Bluff. She is due at Wellington on September 6. TAMAROA FROM HOME.—A. S. Paterson and Company has received advice that the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tamaroa is due at Wellington from London and Southampton on September IS. In addition to passengers and mail for New Zealand, the vessel has general merchandise from London for discharge at Wellington and Auckland. She is expected at Auckland about September 25. NIAGARA RESUMING.—After an extensive overhaul at Sydney the Union Company’s R.M.S. Niagara is to resume her running in the Sydney-Auckland - Vancouver service. She is to clear the New South Wales port tomorrow and is due here next Monday. The vessel is announced to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for Suva. Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver.

AORANGI FROM VANCOUVER. With passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand and Australia, the Royal Mail liner Aorangi is to leave Vancouver today. She is scheduled to reach Auckland on September S and Sydney live days later. WAIOTAPU SAILS. Discharging operations on the Union Company's transpacific cargo steamer Waiotapu were not completed at Auckland until this morning, consequently the vessel did not leave this port until 8.55 a.m. today for Melbourne and Sydney, to put out the remainder of her Pacific Coast cargo. CUMBERLAND TO COMPLETE.— It is hoped that the Federal steamer Cumberland, now loading at Gisborne, will arrive at Auckland during the coming week-end to complete her loading for Home. She is scheduled to sail finally from this port or* August 28 for London. Avonmouth, Glasgow' and Liverpool, via Panama. The New Zealand Shipping Company will act as the local agents. PORT GISBORNE DELAYED.—Advice has b3en received by the Farmers’ Cooperatice Auctioneering Company that the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Gisborne has been delayed, and is now expected at Auckland on Saturday from Napier to complete her loading. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel finally from this port next Monday evening for New York, Boston, and London, via Panama. FOXTON AT WELLINGTON.—The following telegram was received yesterday /from Captain H. Monro, general manager of llie Canterbury Steamship Company, by Mr. Geo. Nicol, who built the auxiliary schooner Poxton for the company; “Poxton arrived at 5 p.m. yesterday. Everything reported as most satisfactory.” The Foxton, which left Auckland at 6.15 p.m. last Friday for Wellington, will be used in the Lyttelton-Wellington-Foxton trade. NORTHUMBERLAND’S ITINERARY. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Northumberland, now r completing discharge at New Plymouth, will commence loading there, and is to leave that port on Friday to load at Port Chalmers, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The vessel is due at Wellington on September 2, and will leave there on September 4 for Napier and Auckland to till up. The Northumberland will sail finally from Auckland on September 12 for London, Avonmouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES COMPANY. —The Services Contractuels des Messageries Maritimes have decided to place orders for three liners. Two will be of the Felix Roussel type, and placed on the Far East run, being 170 metres in length, 21 metres in breadth, and 14 metres in depth, 10,200 tons dead-weight, and 10,900-h.p. The third vessel will be placed in the Indian Ocean service, and will be somewhat similar to the Bernardian de St. Pierre, namely, 144.6 metres in length, 18.7 metres in breadth, and 12.5 metres in depth, 7,200 tons deadweight, and 6,000-h.p. Two of these orders come under the normal programme, while one is intended to replace the steamer Paul Lecat, destroyed by fire last December. It is understood that none of these orders will be placed in Germany on reparations account. One will go to the associated concern, the Societe Provencal© de Constructions Navales, La Clotat, while tenders will be invited for the other two. TAINUI’S VOYAGE. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's liner Tainui arrived at Wellington on Sunday evening from London and Southampton, to land passengers and mails only. After loading at London, the Tainui proceeded to Southampton to pick up her passengers and mails. The voyage was resumed on July 12, and light to moderate winds and seas prevailed until the vessel arrived at Colon early on the morning of July 27. While the ship was at Colon, a saloon passenger. Miss F. Marryatt, died, and her body was taken ashore. Moderate winds prevailed during the run down the Pacific until last Wednesday, when a strong north-westerly gale, with high seas, was encountered, and continued until Sunday morning, delaying the progress of the liner. The Tainui brought the following saloon passengers:—.Mrs. D. Beyda, Master A. Beyda, Miss I. Bristow, Mrs. M. Collins, Mrs. E. Cowie, Miss E. Cowie, Miss E. Hancock, Mr. H. Harris, Miss D. Ingram, 'Miss A. Johnson, Miss M. Johnson, Mrs. B. Macdonald, Mr. P. Macdonald, Mr. H. Magner, Mrs. Magner, Dr. J. O’Neill, Mr. E. Parkes, Mrs. Parkes, Mr. E. Torry, Mr. G. Watt, Miss M. Allen, Mr. J. Arnold, Mr. V*. Ashwell, Mrs. Ashwell, Master R. Ashwell, Master N. Ashwell, Master V. Ashwell, Master B. Ashwell, Mr. J. Harris, R.N., Miss M. Mould, Mrs. A. Roehfort, Miss M. Seabrook, Major-General Sir A. Russell, K.C.8., K.C.M.G., Miss M. Fergusson, Mr. B. Jones, Mrs. K. Payne, and 117 third-class. Captain W. Clifton-Mogg is now in command of the Tainui, and his officers are as follow: —Chief, Mr. D. Aitchison; second, Mr. E. Baker; third, Mr. L. Hopkins; fourth, Mr. J. Allen; ship’s surgeon, Dr. H. Pickering; chief engineer, Mr. G. Arthur; second, Mr. J. Tait; third, Mr. J. Higliet; fourth, Mr. G. Jackson; fifth, Mr. S. Ledger; sixth, Mr. H. Taylor; first refrigerator engineer, Mr. J. Bainbright; second. Mr. J. Bewick; electrician. Mr. A. Everett: purser, Mr. S. J. Liffen; chief steward. Mr. J. Leslie; wireless operators, Messrs. H. Bloxham and A*. Parkinson; boilermaker, Mr. S. Wood. The Tainui left Wellington at four o’clock on Monday afternoon for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Timaru, to discharge her cargo.

THE SCHOONER HUIA.—The Nobel auxiliary schooner Huia is loading at Lyttelton for Auckland': She is expected to reach this port early next week. TAHITI FROM SAN FRANCISCO.— The Royal Mail liner Tahiti is due at Wellington next Monday morning with - passengers, mail and cargo from San Francisco. Papeete and Rarotonga. On Tuesday afternoon she is to resume her voyage to Sydney. SYDNEY STEAMERS. —The Ulimaroa leaves Wellington at noon on Friday for Sydney, and the Maheno sails from Sydney at noon the same day for Auckland, while the Makura leaves Sydney fit 3 p.m. for Wellington. All the three vessels are due at their arrival ports next Tuesday. GOLDEN CROSS DUE.—With lumber, case oil and general cargo from Pacific Coast ports, the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s steamer Golden Cross is scheduled to arrive from Los Angeles next Tuesday. The cargo is for discharge at Auckland. Wellington and Lyttelton. Henderson and Macfarlaue will act as the local agents. PASSENGERS BY RUAHINE.—The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruahinne, which sailed from Wellington at 7.25 o'clock this morning for Southampton and London, via the Panama route, took the following passengers:— First saloon: Mrs. A. M. Allen, Mr. A. C. Allen, Mr. C. Broadley, Captain A. S. Dalgleish, Mr. J. W. Ellis, Miss K. G. Ellis, Mr. R. F. Murchison, Mr. L. C. Webb. Second class: Miss E. C. Craighead, Miss I. Hassall, Mr. R. Lancaster, Mrs. Lancaster, Mrs. M. F. Millar, Miss Millar. Mr. E. Miln, Miss S. J. McGinley. Mrs. A. Pocock, Master J. G. A. Pocock, Miss O. P. A. Pocock, Mr. W. Smellie, Mr. F. V. A. Tucker. Miss E R. Wilkinson, Miss L. M. Garner. Mr. T. S. Hanlon, Mrs. Hanlon: and 43 third-class. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be 1 within rjtnge of the undermentioned wire- i less stations tonight:— Auckland.—Tutanekai, Tofua, Brunswick, i Golden Cross, Maui Pomare, Karamea, j Waipahi, Waiotapu. Newton Ash. Ar- I lington Court, Scotscraig, Makambo, j Kaitoke, H.M.S. Dunedin. Moeraki. Chatham Islands.—Huntingdon. Tasmania. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio. Araliura, Ruahine, Cumberland. Port Gisborne, Hertford. Lumen, Mataroa, Canadian Constructor. Awarua.—Maunganui, Tahiti. Manuka, Hauraki, Golden Coast, Pipiriki.