The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 791, 11 October 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain \V. 11. P. Jackson. formerly assistant commander c>f the Majestic, is now in command of the Ceramic. in place of Captain T. Miisgrave, who has retired. Mr. D. C. Wilkins, one r.f the senior chief stewards of the White Star Line, and for many years, in the Atlantic service, is now chief steward of the Ceramic. NIAGARA NEARING SYDNEY.—The Royal .Mail liner Niagara is due at Sydney from Auckland tomorrow morningThe vessel is scheduled to leave Sydney next Thursday, and Auckland on the following- Tuesday, on her return voyage to Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver. AORANGI AT VANCOUVER.—The Royal Mail liner Aorangi is scheduled to arrive at Vancouver this morning. She is to leave for her return voyage to New Zealand and Australia next Wednesday. She is due back at Auckland on November 3 and at Sydney’ on November 8. MANUKA LEAVES MELBOURNE. — Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Manuka left Melbourne at 11 a.m. on "Wednesday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. She is due at Bluff on Sunday, and at Wellington next Friday. MAHANA FROM LIVERPOOL.—The Shaw. SaviH. and Albion Company advises that the Mahana is to clear Liverpool on November 9 with general merchandise from West Coast ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland on December 17.

KAITANGATA FROM TASMANIA.— The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the steamer Kaitangata is now to load at Devon port, Tasmania, next Friday’, for Auckland direct. MAH IA FROM LONDON.—The Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Mahia was to leave London last Wednesday’ with general merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, and Napier. She is due at Auckland on November 16. ROTORUA SAILING.—EarIy this afternoon the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rotorua leaves Auckland for Wellington, where she completes her loading and finally departs on October 19 for Southampton and London, via Panama. ULIMAROA FOR W ELLI N GTON.—The Huddart-Parker’s intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa leaves Sydney at noon today for Wellington, where she is due next Tuesday’ morning. The Ulimaroa is the only passenger steamer arriving at New Zealand ports next week from Sydney. TOFUA AT SUVA.—According to cabled advice received by the local office of the Union Company, the Island passenger steamer Tofua arrived at Suva at 10 p.m. last Wednesday’ from Auckland, and—leaves again at four o’clock this afternoon for Tonga and Samoa. WAITEMATA LEAVES LOS ANGELES.—The Union Company’ reports that the Waiternata left Los Angeles on October S with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Nelson and New Plymouth. She is due at Napier on November 3.

TREDINNICK R E PORTS.—According to a radio message received by’ the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company, the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer Tredinnick, en route from New York, is expected to arrive at Auckland at noon on Monday next. After landing the local portion or' her cargo, the vessel will proceed to Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin to complete discharge. KAITOKE IN PORT.——Last evening the Union Company's collier Kaitoke arrived at Auckland from Gladstone, Queensland, and this morning was berthed at the King’s Wharf to unload her cargo of coal. The Queensland port was left last Friday evening, and the vessel experienced easterly weather for the run across the T/isnian Sea. It is expected that the vessel will leave Auckland next Friday for ports not yet announced. RADIO FROM CANADIAN EXPPLORER.—The Canadian National Steamships vessel Canadian Explorer has sent radio advice that she expects to arrive at Auckland from Quebec on Tuesday’ next, providing the weather holds good. The vessel has cargo for unloading at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. She will also start loading while South for New York, Boston and Montreal, and is expected to arrive back at Auckland to complete filling up and sail early in November. PORT MELBOURNE AT NEW PLYMOUTH.—Due at New Plymouth this morning from Lyttelton, the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Melbourne continues loading there, and leaves on Tuesday for Auckland, where she is due on October 17. After lifting the local portion of her cargo, the vessel sails the following day for Gisborne, Napier, and ‘Wellington to complete loading-. She is scheduled to clear Wellington finally on October 22 for London, via the Cape Horn route. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company will act as the local agents. RUAPEHU’S PASSENGERS. —There are 5L saloon passengers on board the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Ruapehu, which sailed from Southampton on September 13 for Wellington, via the Panama Canal and Suva (Fiji). The vessel is due at Wellington on October 27. According to the advanced passenger list, given below, 22 were booked for Wellington, live for Auckland, four for Lyttelton, five for Dunedin, four for Suva, two for Sydney, two for Melbourne, and one for Napier:—Saloon—Mrs. H. MacDonald, Wellington: Miss K. Jamieson, Napier; Mrs. L. K. Rosendale and daughter, Lyttelton; Mr. and Mrs. H. O'Neill, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. D. Don. Port Chalmers; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. W. White, Wellington; Mr. C. J. R. Symes, and Mr. C. T. Dunn. Port Chalmers; Mrs. A. I. Izard and Mrs. C. A. Hubberfield-Short, Wellington; Mr. U. and Miss F. E. Atcliley, Mr. E. A. Edwards, and Mrs. S. P. Kennedy, Auckland; Mrs. L. A. Jennings, Lyttelton; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hughes, Miss S. E. Middleton, Mrs. R. Pewter, and Mrs. E. D. A. Wliitton and child, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Maguire, Melbourne; Mrs. A. Craig- and child, Suva; Rev. J. Ings, Wellington; Miss L. Manwell, Sydney; Miss B. Fraser, Sydney; Mrs. E. Halliwell, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Armstrong, Suva; Mr. W. S. C. Milne, Port Chalmers: Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, Lyttelton; Mr. and Mrs. S. Rabone and two daughters, and' Mr. A. J. D. Dempsey, Wellington; Mr. J. Truesdale, Mr. M. McGregor, Mr. W. I. MeCallum. MARAMA FOR SYDNEY.—Besides mails and cargo, the Union Company’s Marama. which leaves Auckland at three o'clock this afternoon for Sydney', is taking the following passengers:— First saloon: Misses R. F. Lechner. B. Watt, E. A. Murray’, M. E. Price, B. M. Thomas, Young, R. L. Selliek, T. H. Stoddart. V. G. MacKenzie, E. Peake, I. and D. Civil, H. Wilson, D. Lawrence, H. Pykell, M. H. Price, D. V. Wilkes, E. S. Batt, D. Hosking, R. Stacey, Mesdames H. E. Rawlinson, A. Watt, A. F. Marsack, B. R. Thomas, E. M. Young, A. H. Powell, J. Rawlings, W. McFarlane, J. T. Holmes, L. Keegan, J. H. Tait. M. E. Cotter, J. D. Simpson, J. C. Gopperthe, A. Andrews, E. Lichtenstein, Jerrome, O. C. Clayton, O. T. Smith. F. C. Peace, E. V. Wilkes, C. R. S. Woollams. Messrs. H. M. and G. C. Marler, J. H. Colebourne, L. A. Davison, A. G. Roke, S. A. Smith, L. C. Tighe, Dr. C. A. Jarman, L. Smith, C. M. Young. A. H. Powell, Captain W. Martin, J. Rawlings, D. MacFarlane, J, T. Holmes. J. H. Tait, J. D. Simpson, J. C. Gopperth, R. G. V. Fear, E. W. Wilkinson, A. Andrews, E. Lichtenstein, A. Hanna. R. W. Holmes. R. W. Gordon, J. Edmonds, O. T. Smith, C. N. Spiller, E. P. Bennett, F. C. Peace. W. M. Martin, Rev. J. Bradley, C. R. S. Woollams. Second saloon: Miss I. L. Banton, Mesdames A. A. Sutherland, B. Pettie, Messrs. W. G. Andrew, G. A. Ritchie, L. Taylor, J. Noble. J. N. Koosache. and 33 third class, including 9 Chinese and 1 Indian.

MAILS HOME.—The Acting-Chief! Postmaster has received advice that the j mails which left Wellington on Septem- j her 10, per R.M.S. Tahiti, via San Fran- i cisco, arrived in London on October 8. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVIVCE. —The Waikawa arrived at Wellington on Saturday, and left yesterday for Melbourne. She will return to Vancouver, via Fiji. The Waihemo left San Francisco on September 28 for Auckland, where she is due on October 22, and will proceed thence to Wellington, Nelson, Melbourne, and Sydney, and return to Vancouver via Fiji. The Waiternata left Los Angeles on October 3 for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Nelson, and New Plymouth, and is due at Napier on O.*ober 31. The Hauraki will -omplete loading at San Francisco and Los Angeles, and clear San Francisco and Los Angeles on October 18 for Auckland. The Waiotapu left Suva on October 4 for Vancouver, via Fanning Island, where she is due on October 14. The Walruna left Wellington on October 3 for Vancouver direct. TAIROA FROM LIVERPOOL.— With a cargo of general West Coast United Kingdom merchandise, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company s steamer Tairoa arrived in the stream from Liverpool shortly after 11 o’clock last night, and berthed at Prince’s Wharf at 8 o'clock this morning to unload the local portion. The vessel loaded, at Glasgow and Liverpool and cleared the latter port for Auckland on August 31. She made a direct passage via the Panama Canal, which was cleared on September 17, and enjoyed fine weather throughout. When the Tairoa was 36 hours out from Liverpool, two stowaways were found in the bunkers. They were put to general work throughout the trip and were handed over to the police this morning. Since the vessel was last in Auckland she has been laid up for three months at Falmouth. In command of the Tairoa is Captain D. Christie and he has associated with him the following officers—Chief officer, Mr. J. W. Hart: second, Mr. A. E. Lockhart; third, Mr, F. W. Gilroy; fourth, Mr. R. R. L. Rosoman; chief engineer* Mr. D. Robertson; second, Mr. E. Seymour: third, Mr. J. Turner: fourth. Mr. G. A. F. Salmon; fifth, Mr. H. C. Hughes; sixth, Mr. R. Casley; seventh, Mr. S. W. Penlerick; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. 11. B. Russell; second, 51 r. R. H. Benson; wireless operator. Mr. A. W. Sparrow; chief steward. Mr. A. Roberts. Messrs. L. D. Nathan and Company hope to dispatch the Tairoa on Wednesday next for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete discharging. NEW MOTOR-SHIP WESTRALIA.— The latest word in modern practice is embodied in the new passenger motor-ship Westralia, which arrived at Sydnev on September 23 from England. This vessel was launched from the Govan vards of Harland and Wolff, Ltd., to the order of the Huddart-Parker, Ltd., for the Australian passenger trade. The Westralia made the voyage frotn Glasgow to Melbourne. via Aden (for fuel oil) in 704 steaming hours, at an average speed of 15.73 knots, which is claimed to be a record voyage. Her speed on trial was 16J knots, but it was stated by Captain Free that she is even faster than that figure would indicate. The vessel carries 360 first-class passengers and 20 third-class. The Westralia, a twin-screw motorship of 9.240 tons gross, is built on graceful lines, with a cruiser stern. There are three complete steel decks, roof, bridge, and forecastle decks, also a spacious promenade deck on the boat deck. The passenger accommodation is spacious and luxuriously furnished. berths l-mg provided for 3f first-cl third-class passengers. The public rooms of the Westralia are designed with delightful colour schemes of decoration, and charming light effects, due to the artistic use of concealed electric lights, combined with delicately tinted lamp shades. The dining saloon is a handsome apartment decorated in the Adam style. The lounge is situated at the forward end of the promenade deck, and is a spacious room, decorated in Georgian style—walls panelled, enriched, "and relieved with semi-elliptical pilasters, the ceiling of fibrous plaster in large panels, a fine dome surmounted bv metal and glass laylight. behind which electric flood lights are concealed. The.eargo-handJing equipment is of the most up-to-date design, the five hatches being provided with derricks operated bv electric winches. The windlass, steerI *ug gear, refrigerating rnachinerv, and ■ ventilating fans are also electrically | driven. The galleys, pantries, bakeries, . etc., are equipped with numerous elec- : tricallj’ driven labour-saving devices. Space is provided for about 200 tons of refrigerated cargo, and large refrigerated storerooms for the ship’s use. Provision is made for carrying a number of j nerses in the 'tween decks. The main propelling machinery consists of two sets of Harland B. and W. single-acting eight-cylinder Diesel engines, working on the four-stroke cycle, which will give the ship a of lo ! knots.

THE CITY OF DALH ART.—Tht steamer City of Dalhart is reported to have sailed from New York on Tuesdav with cargo for discharge at ‘Wellington and Australian ports. TAHITI FROM ’FRISCO.—Advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the R.M.S. Tahiti, from San Francisco and way ports, is running late, and is now expected tu arrive at "Wellington «>n Tuesday. October 22, instead of the Monday. She is announced to leave Auckland at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, for Sydney. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—Tofua, Maui Fomare, Tredinnick, Canadian Explorer, Niagara, Karamea, Callandia, Marama, Rotorua, Watpahi. Chatham Islands.—Corinthic. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Araliura, Tamahine, Tamaroa, Waikawa, Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Larsen, Ulimaroa, Maheno, Piako, Matoppo. Awarua. Makura, Tahiti. Manuka, Waik'ouaitl, Southern Princess, Plume. Tutanekai. PORT^OFONEHUNGA — DEPARTURES YESTERDAY NGAPUHI (4.15 p.m.), 703 tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. HAUTURU (4.30 p.m.), 270 tons, Jack-son-Fowler, for Hokianga. HAUTURU sailed yeaterdav afternoon for Hokianga. She is due back from there at 6 o’clock on .Sunday morning, and is scheduled to leave for Raglan. Kawhia and Waikato Heads at 4 p.m. on Monday. HOKIANGA arrived at Hokianga at F o'clock last night. She is due back in port on Sunday. KAITOA is arriving at Onehunga on Sunday to load for Nelson. NGAPUHI left for New Plymouth yesterday afternoon. Arriving back irW» there at 7.30 a.m. tomorrow, she is to »** dispatched on the return trip at ** o c-iuck on Monday afternoon.