The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 768, 14 September 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

THE MINE MCA.—The refitting- of the steamer Hinemoa is not yet completed, and her departure for Westport and Blurt' has been postponed until three o'clock on Monday afternoon. POOLTA CLEARS NEWCASTLE. Advice from the Union Steam Ship Company states that the Pooita cleared Neww‘ S fi , - e a /' 4 P- ni * yesterday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Bluff. THE KING WILLIAM.-—After unload--1 a sugar cargo from Java at Chelsea, the motor-shij) King William y-a.s removed to Western Wharf yesterday afternoon to replenish her oil fuel hunkers. She was to sail at noon today tor a destination not announced. RUAPEHU LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON. —The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruapehy cleared Southampton yesterday with passengers for New Zea'lancl and general merchandise for discharge at Suva, Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. She is due at Wellington on October 27. RUAHINE AT PANAMA.—An arrival at Panama last Tuesday was the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Euahine, en route from New Zealand to Southampton and London. She- was dispatched from Wellington on August 21. The Rualiine cleared Colon on Wednesday last. NORFOLK FROM LIVERPOOL.—With general merchandise from West Coast ports of Great Britain, the Federal Line steamer Norfolk is scheduled to sail from Liverpool today. The cargo is for Auckland, Napier, Wellington. Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland on October 22. MELBOURNE PASSENGER SERVICE. —-The Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Manuka arrived at Melbourne from Wellington yesterday and is to sail oil her return trip to Wellington direct on Tuesday. She is due at Wellington orf September 22 and 'will return to Melbourne, via Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. THE ULIMAROA.—The Huddart-Par-ker steamer Uliniaroa left Sydney for Wellington at one o’clock yesterday afternoon with passengers, mail and cargo. The vessel is due at Wellington on Tuesday and is to sail on her return trip to Sydney next Friday. She will be the only Sydney passenger steamer arriving at and leaving New Zealand next week. THE PORT MELBOURNE.—In continuation of her voyage from London the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Melbourne is expected to leave Suva for Auckland and Port Chalmers today. She is due at Auckland on Wednesday. The Farmers’ Co-oper-ative Auctioneering Company is the local TAMAROA REPORTS.—Wireless advice received from the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tamaroa states she will reach Wellington on Tuesday evening. The vessel is from London and Southampton with passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand. The cargo is for discharge at Wellington and Auckland. She is expected at Auckland about September 22. A. S. Paterson and Company are the local agents. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICES. —The Tyr left San Francisco on August 20, and is due at Sydney on September IG. She will go thence to Melbourne, and return to San Francisco direct. The Waikawa left Los Angeles on Spetember 2, and is due at Auckland on September 26, and will go from here to Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney, and return to Vancouver direct. The Waihemo is now loading at Pacific Coast ports for Wellington, Nelson, Melbourne and Sydney. The Waitemata will leave Vancouver on September 18 for San Francisco and Los Angeles, to complete loading for New Zealand outports. The Hauraki left Sydney on September G for Vancouver direct. The Waiotapu left Sydney on September 10 for Vancouver, via Suva and Fanning Island. The Wairuna left Dunedin on September 12, is due at Nelson today, going thence to New Plymouth, Wellington and Napier, and returning to Vancouver direct. Forward loading dates at Pacific Coast ports are approximately as follow: The Waihemo is now loading at Pacific Coast ports for Wellington. Nelson, Melbourne and Sydney. She is to clear San Francisco on September 2G, and is due at Wellington on October 16. The Waitemata will load during the second half of September and early in October for Napier. Lyttelton. Dunedin, Bluff, Nelson and New Plymouth. She is to clear Los Angeles on October 6, and is due at Nanier on November 1. The Hauraki will load during October fnr .Auckland, Wellington. Melbourne. Adelaide and Sydney. She will leave Los Angeles on October 20, and is due at Auckland on November 10.

H.M.S. DIOMEDE.—H.M.S. Diomede is I to go into dock on Tuesday morning to ; refit for her coming voyage to England. I The warship will be in dock until Sep- . tember 24, and on October 1 she is to sail i for England. HARDWOOD FROM BUN BURY.—The steamer Vint moor left Sydney for Banbury on August 27 to load Australian hardwood for Port Chalmers, aa ellington and Auckland. Her departure from Bunburv has not been reported. A, G. Frankham, Ltd., is the local agent. THE PORT HARDY.—Now loading at West Coast ports of Great Britain, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Hardy is to be dispatched from Liverpool for Auckland, A\ ellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin on September CASE OIL FROM TEXAS.—Under charter to the Texas Oil Company the steamer Callandia was dispatehed_ from Port Arthur, Texas, on September o with ease oil and other petroleum products for New Zealand. She is expected to reach Auckland about October 10. THE CORINTH IC.—With passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Corinthic was to leave Southampton yesterday. The cargo is for discharge at Wellington and Auckland. She is scheduled to reach Wellington on October 21 and Auckland a week later. THE SAGAMA RlVEß.—Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane advise that the steamer Sagama River is expected from Ocean Island early next week. The vessel has a full cargo of phosphates for discharge at Auckland, New Plymouth and Wanganui. She will berth at King's Wharf. HORORATA DUE TOMORROW.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Hororata left Wellington at 4 p.m. yesterday for Auckland. She is due here tomorrow, and has been allotted a berth at Queen’s "Wharf, where she will complete her loading for New York, Boston, Halifax and London. THE RARANGA. —The Shaw. Savill and Albion steamer Raranga arrived at Bluff from Dunedin on Wednesday to complete unloading cargo from A' est Coast ports of Great Britain. Afterward the vessel will load in New Zealand for her Homeward voyage, but hex' loading ports have not been announced. TREDINNICK FROM NEW YORK. — To the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company, the Ha in Line vessel Tredinnick cleared New York on September S with a cargo of general Eastern American merchandise for discharge at New Zealand ports. The vessel is due at Auckland on October 14. NIAGARA REACHES VANCOUVER. — The Union Steam Ship Company advises that the Pacific Mail liner Niagara arrived at Vancouver from Sydney, via way ports, at G a.m. yesterday. The vessel is scheduled to sail for Auckland, via way ports, on Wednesday next. She is due here on October 7. ADMIRALTY TESTS OERTZ RUDDER.—It is lerned that the Admiralty has begun experiments with the type uf rudder which is fitted 1o the German liner Bremen, and which is thought to have been itn important factor in the high speed maintained during the round trip to New York and back. The rudder is the Oertz rudder, designed on aeronautical principles, with a streamline form, very much like the wing of an airplane. The ship selected by the Admiralty for a preliminary trml of the rudder is the fleet auxiliary Olna. It is understood that certain foreign | navies have already adopted the rudder, j In an interview* with, a Press repre- j sentative in Hamburg, Dr. Oertz, the ; inventor, stated that ships totalling about ; 3,000,000 tons dead-weight were .now equipped with his rudder. “With single screws,” he said, “the Oertz rudder eddies the whirl water in such a. way that an increase in speed up to 10 per cent, can be obtained; with multiple screws—the Bremen, for example an increase of 5 per cent, can be reckoned 01 The streamline funnels of the Bremen were also designed by Dr. Oertz. THE PRIVATE BATHROOM. —The motor-ship Alsia which was launched last July for the East Asiatic Company has accommodation for 4S passengers, says “The Motor Ship.” _ Each cabin has an adjoining bathroom. In the 12,000-ton cargo liner for which a contract was placed by the Holland-American Line for their Californian trade there will be 10 cabins, each with a bathroom adjoining. Some time ago a Scottish shipowner deplored the fact that passenger liners were built on too luxurious lines, .and suggested that owners should place linii—tations on their specifications. Ihe pendulum, however, seems to be swinging the other way. It is impossible to avoid the feeling that the demands ot the passenger will become greater rather than smaller. And the attraction of the private bathroom is undoubtedly considerable, especially to the traveller between Great Britain and America, whether he be European or American. Examples having npw been set both on the Californian and Eastern runs, it seems probable that other owners v ill have to follow the same practice if they wish to compete successfully. BOAT RACE AT WELLINGTON.— The race between the boat, crews of the deep-sea vessels in port at A\ ellington for the challenge cup donated by the overseas shipping companies, was rowed on Wednesday. The Pakipaki was represented by two boats, the crew of one of which were negroes, the Hororata had two boats, and the Tasmania and Rotorua one each. The event was won by a boat manned by cadets of the Hororata, by three lengths, with the boat from the Rotorua second, and the Tasmania’s boat half a length further away third. The Tasmania was the holder of the cup, having won it twice in succession, but the trophy has to be won three times before it goes to the winners. A. brisk southerly wind was blowing. The start was from opposite the band rotunda in Oriental Bay, and the finish was at the end of the Pipitea AVharf. The harbourmaster, Captain J. Dawson, and Captain p. S. Peterson, pilot, followed the pace in the launch Arahina.