The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 766, 12 September 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

ROTORUA'S BAGGAGE.—The Auckland portion of the baggage and periodicals which arrived at Wellington from London and Southampton by the New Zealand Shipping 1 Company’s Rotorua on Sunday last is to reach here on Saturday by the Katoa. IRIS SAILS.—The Pacific Cable Board’s repair ship Iris cleared port this morning to repair a fault in the section of the board’s cable that runs between Norfolk Island and Suva. The fault is near the Norfolk Island end of the cable. KING WILLIAM’S MOVEMENTS.— The motor-ship King William is to move from Chelsea Wharf to Western Wharf tomorrow" afternoon to take in fuel oil. The vessel is scheduled to sail from Auckland on Saturday morning-. Her destination is not yet known. Messrs. Watkins and Wallis are the agents for the King William. NORTHUMBERLAND RETU RNS.—-At j 2.50 o'clock this morning the Federal ' steamer Northumberland arrived in the ; stream from Napier and later berthed at | Central Wharf to complete her loading for i London and West Coast ports of the United Kingdom. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that it is ex*pected to dispatch the Northumberland from here at daylight on September 25. HINEMOA SAILS SATURDAY.—The tourist steamer Hinemoa moved from Western Wharf to Central Wharf this morning to put the finishing touches on her refit for the 131uff-Sounds tourist running. She is now announced to sail on Saturday for "Westport to bunker and from there'proceeds to Bluff to start her tourist work. Spedding; Ltd., is the vessel’s local agent. MARINE CERTIFICATES GRANTED. —The Richmond Nautical School advises that certificates of competency were awarded by the Marine Department at Auckland during the July-September quarter as follow: —Captain H. .Donald (Compass Syllabus); Mr. A. J. Lewis (second mate, foreign going); Mr. R. D. -Matheson (mate, foreign going for steamship and fore and aft rig, and master home trade); Mr. M. A. McCormick : (second mate foreign going); Mr. L. T. Harrison (yacht master, New Zealand waters); Mr. E. Du Rhone (master home trade; Mr. Laws (first mate, foreign going). Mr. J. Wilkinson (second mate,' foreign going). TAHITI’S PASSENGERS.—The "Royal Mail liner Tahiti left Wellington on Tuesday afternoon in continuation of her voyage to Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco, from Sydney. The following is the list of passengers from New Zealand.— First saloon: Mrs. A. C. Archer, Miss T-T. A. Archer, Captain B. M. AldweJl, Mr. R. A. Barbour, Mr. W. T. Barton, Mr. G. H. W. Coles, Mr. F. L. Garland, Miss U. M. Greenwood, Mr. L. H. G. Greenwood, Mr. W. Jones, Miss W. Maudsley, Miss K. Veitch, Mrs. B. M. Harcourt, Mr. G. S. Harcourt, Miss C. Blakeney, Mr J. W. Riveire. Second saloon: Mr. R. Collins, Miss Corley, Mrs. Cameron, Mr. H. Field, Miss A. E. Hamilton, Mr. Jarvis, Mr. H. Levy, Miss E. Moore, Miss L. Mason, Miss D. M Oates. Master C. Schwartze, Master K. Schwartze, Mr. and Mrs. E. Schwartze, Mr. F. E. Tozer, Mr. R. R. Williams, and two third-class. The vessel is due at San Francisco on September 27, and she is to sail on her. return voyage to New Zealand and Australia on October 2. TAORMINA AND VIKING SOLD. Advices received by a recent mail report the sale of the Italian steamer Taormina, which has made a few voyages from Genoa to the Commonwealth. The Taormina is a vessel of 8,2? S tons gross, carries about 6.000 tons deadweight, was built and engined b\* Messrs. D. and W. Henderson and Company. Glasgow, in J 1908. and was owned by the Navigazione Generale Italiana. Genoa. She has been sold for breaking-up purposes. The Taormina had large passenger accommodation and steamed about 15 knots. The Danish steel four-masted barque (training ship) Viking, two decks, 2,065 tons register, built by Messrs. Burraeister and Wain, Copenhagen, in 1907, and owned by Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab, Copenhagen, has been sold to Mr. Gustaf Erickson, of Mariehamn, Finland for about £6,500. Mr. Gustaf Erickson is now the biggest sailing ship owner in the world, and at the present time his fleet consists of the Archibald Russell. 2,047 tons; Grace Harwar, 1,565 tons; Herzogen Cicile, 2,548 tons; Hougomont. 2,074 tons; Killovan, 1,523 tons; Lawhill, 2,540 tons; Olivebank, 2,427 tons; Penang, 1.743 tons; Pommern, 2,114 tons* and the Winterhude, 1,709 tons, besides a number of smaller sailing vessels.

HORORATA TO COMPLETE. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises i that the Hororata is expected to clear Wellington tomorrow afternoon for Auck- » land. Due here on Sunday, the vessel will finish her loading for New York, ; Boston, Halifax * and London. MAKURA SAILS TO MOR RO W-—The j Union Steam Ship Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Makura is announced to sail for Sydney at .» o clock tomorrow afternoon, taking passengers, mails and cargo. The vessel is at present berthed at Queen’s Wharf. PORT VICTOR ARRIVING. —Messrs. Heather, Roberton and Company advise that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line vessel Port Victor has sent a radio message that site expects to arrive at Auckland from New York at 6 p.m. on Tuesday next. After unloading the loon' portion' of her cargo the vessel will sail for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete discharging. CANADIAN CHALLENGER SAILED. —The Canadian Challenger left last evening for Wellington, Lyttelton, rim run and Dunedin to complete dischargingcargo from Montreal and Sydney (t ape Breton Island). While at Southern ports the vessel will start loading for New York, Boston and Montreal and is expected to arrive back at Auckland at the end of this month to complete and sail for those ports. SCHOONERS HUIA AND PIRI.—The Nobel auxiliary schooner Huia is expected to leave Westport for Sydney today. After discharge of her timber cargo she will load explosives for Queensland at Sydney. From Queensland the schooner will proceed to Grafton to load hardwood for New Zealand. The Piri arrived at Noumea from Auckland on September S. and will later go to Brisbane. From Brisbane she will proceed to Melbourne to load explosives for New Zealand. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICES. —The Waikawa left Los Angeles on September 2" for Auckland, Wellington. Melbourne. and Sydney, and is due at Auckland on September 26. The Waihemo, from Westport, arrived at Vancouver on September 8, and will load on the Pacific Coast for Wellington. Nelson, Melbourne and Sydney. The Waitemata was due at Vancouver yesterday, and will load on the Pacific Coast for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Nelson and New Plymouth. The Hauraki left Sydney on September 6 for Vancouver direct. The Waiotapu left Sydney on Tuesday morning for Vancouver, via Suva and Fanning Island. The Wairuna, from Lyttelton, arrived at Dunedin on Saturday. She was to leave again yesterday morning for Nelson, wliere she is due tomorrow. She will go thence to New Plymouth, Wellington and Napier, and returns to Vancouver direct.

PASSENGERS ON TAMAROA. The • following is the list, of first-class passen- ; gers on the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner ; Tamaroa, which is scheduled to arrive at ; Wellington from London and Southampton next Tuesday:—Miss A. Baker, Miss D. Blackmore, Miss H. Brigham, Mr. J. Brooks. Miss M. Brown, Miss D. Bucknail, Mrs. E. Burns, Mr. H. Chambers, Miss W. Chard. Mr. A. Cornelius, Mr. C. Dickie, Miss N. Enderby, Miss F. Farquhar, Mrs. F. Fitzherbert, Mr. and Mrs. W. Flint, Mr. W. Fowlds, Mr. and Mrs. J ■V. Murray, Miss G. Nathan, Mr. and Mrs. R. Paterson, Miss F. Perry, Miss B. Pritchett. Mr. L. Renner, Mr. J. Rawer, Mr. N. Smith, Mr. J. Spiers, Mrs. M. Strang, Mr. J. Tripp, Mrs. J. Tripp, and Masters P. D. and H. Tripp, Miss R. Wylde, Mr. J. Wilson, Miss C. Wilson, Mr. C. Wilson: and 91 third-class. The vessel is also bringing general merchandise, which will be unloaded at j Wellington and Auckland. She is due at Auckland about September 22, and will discharge to the agency of L. D. Nathan and. Company. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— j The following vesesls are expected to ] be within range of the undermentioned > wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—Tofua, Nucula, Maui Pomare, j Aorangi, Hauraki, Titanian, Sagama- j river, Fianona, Port Victor. Kaiwarra, City of London, Iris, Sonoma, Ventura. ! Chatham Islands.—Tamaroa, Callandria, Papanui, Port Melbourne. Wellington.—Maori. Wahine, Tamahine, I Arahura, Ngaio, Niagara, Kaitoki, Kai- ! ranga, Waikouaiti, Oldham, Narbada, j Tutanekai, Karamea, Tainui, Golden j Cross, Rotorua. Awarua.—Maunganui, Tahiti. Kalingo, j Svolder. Hertford, Brockabeck, Kosmos, C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross. PORT OF ONEHUNGA— is due this afternoon from i Kaipara. At 3 p.m. tomorrow she 4s to j sail for Opunake and Wanganui. HAUTURU is scheduled to sail for j Hokianga at 3 p.m. today. NGAPUHI is to be dispatched for New | Plymouth at three o'clock this after- I