The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 801, 23 October 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

RAIN DELAYS SHIPPING. —Owing to the continuous downpour of rain this morning, practically no work is being done on the waterfront, consequently the departure of several vessels has been postponed.

MAHENO AT WELLINGTON. —The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the intercolonial passenger steamer Maheno, which was berthed at Wellington at 9 a.m. yesterday from Sydney, leaves at noon on Friday on her return trip to the New South Wales port.

KAIRANGA REPORTS.—The Union Company’s collier Kairanga, hound irom Gladstone to Wellington with coal. hrs reported by wireless that she will reach that port tomorrow’ morning. ULIMAROA AT SYDNEY. —The Hud-dart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa reached Sydnev from Wellington at six o clock yesterday morning. The vess ® l on Friday, and she is duo at Auckland on Tuesday morning.

RUAPEHU DUE MONDAY. —The Zealand Shipping Company advises tli. t, the Ruapehu, which arrived at Suva a*. 7 p.m. on Sunday from London Southamnton. will leave today for W ellington. The vessel is expected to arrive there next Monday.

RAW SUGAR FROM CUBA. —Spedding, Limited, has been adyisecl that the steamer Lady Lewis, en route from Cuba with a cargo of raw sugar for tie Colonial Sugar Company’s works at CheH sea, left Panama on October 12 for Auck-i land, where she is due about November: 12. i

GOLDEN WEST REPORTS.—Henderson and Macfarlane has been advised by radio that the American steamer Golden West is expected to arrive at Auckland on Sundav afternoon from Los Angeles. Besides general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Timaru, the vessel has 367 bags of mails for this port.

MARISTON RADIOS.—A radio message received by Henderson and Macfarlane states that the steamer Mariston is expected to arrive at Auckland at midnight tonight from M aka tea. Tomorrow morning she will berth at the King’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo of phosphates before proceeding to Lyttelton to complete discharge.

TAMAROA SAILS.—A departure from Auckland last evening was the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's liner Tamaroa for Wellington, where she is to complete her loading for Home. She is to be dispatched finally from/Wellington at 5 p.m. on Octobei* 30 with passengers, mails and cargo for Southampton and London, via Panama.

NORFOLK FROM LI VERPOOL.-Due at Auckland at 9 a.m. on Friday from Liverpool, the Federal steamer Norfolk W’ill later berth at the Queen’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. Later she proceeds to Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers to complete discharge. LAWBEATH’S MOVEMENTS. —Advice received bv Henderson and Ma.cfa.rlane states that the steamer Lawbeath, which has been held up at Lyttelton owing to crew trouble, is expected to leave the Canterbury port this afternoon for Port Chalmers, where she completes her discharge of Nauru phosphates. No advice, howover, was received as to whether the crew was returning to the ship or it a new crew was being engaged. HELM ORDERS. —By a decree of July 23 Denmark has- adopted the system of direct helm orders from January 1, 1930. This is in accordance with the decision of the recent London conference on safety at sea. The present helm orders are indirect. The decree provides that the word “styrbord” and babord shall be used to mean that the rudder is to be turned to starboard and port respectively.

RARANGA ARRIVI NG.—According to a radio message received by A. b. Bateison and Company, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Raranga is expected to arrive at Auckland at o.uO p.m. today from New Plymouth. She Will berth at the Queen’s Wharf to complete her loading. It is hoped to dispatch the Raranga finally from this port on October 29 for New Torlc, Los ton, Halifax and London, via Panama. MARAMA POSTPONED.—The local office of the Union Company advises In the meantime the departure of th intercolonial passenger steamer Marama, which leaves Auckland on b riday for Svdney, has been postponed from 3 p.iji. that dav until 10 o’clock the same evening. The Marama is waiting to pick up the passengers from the Moeraki, which Is expected to reach Auckland at 6 p.m. on Friday from Suva.

SPON DILUS DUE FRIDAY MORNING. —The Shell Oil Company advises that the tanker Spondilus left Wellington at 7.20 o’clock this morning for Auckland in continuation of her voyage from Singapore. She is expected to arrive here on Friday morning when she will berth at "Western Wharf to put out the remainder of her cargo of motor spirit into the company’s tanks at Freeman’s Bay. It is hoped to dispatch her on Saturday night for Balik Papan to load again.

NGAPUHI FOR WELLINGTON.—To have her hull cleaned and painted, the Northern Company's steamer Ngapuhi is to leave Onehunga for Wellington on Wednesday, November 20. After calling at New Plymouth en route, she is due at Wellington on the morning of Tuesday, November 22. The vessel will be on the slip during the day, and will sail on her return trip the same evening. She will reach New Plymouth on the morning of Saturday, November 23. and leave the same evening for Onehunga, where she arrives on the Sunday morning.

CORINTHIC AT WELLINGTON. —Advice has been received by L. D. Nathan and Company that the White Star liner Corinthic was berthed at Wellington at 4.30 p.m. yesterday from London anci Southampton. Passengers for Auckland arrived by this morning's express. Luggage is coming forward by the TV'ingatui, which leaves Wellington tomorrow’. The Corinthic is expected at Auckland on October 31 to complete discharge of her London cargo and to commence loading for her return voyage. A. S. Paterson Company will act as the local

NORTHERN COMPANY'S VESSELS. —The Northern Company advises that next Monday being a holidav (Labour Day), the company’s timetable w’ill be temporarily suspended, and the departures of all vessels w’ill be postponed for a day. They will sail on Tuesday instead of Monday. In connection with the holiday a number of excursion trips have been arranged for the week-end, and on Monday. The steamer which leaves Auckland for Waiheke on Friday evening will proceed right through to Cowes Bax” The Taniwha will not be dispatched for Faeroa on Sunday. She will be replaced by the Paroto, which will leave Auckland on Saturday with cargo for Paeroa and river ports.

CARGO FROM TASMANIA. —The local office of the Union Company expects the steamer Kaitangata to arrive at Auckland tomorrow with a cargo of produce from Devonport, Tasmania.

TOFU A RETURNING.—The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the Island passenger steamer Tofua is to leave Suva at noon tomorrow for Auckland, where she is due on Monday next.

WAI PA H 1 FOR SAMOA.—Efforts are being made by the local office of the Union Company to dispatch the Island fruit steamer Wa ip alii at 5 o'clock this afternoon for Apia, Samoa, where she w’ill load for Auckland.

MOERAKI FOR OVERHAUL. —Leaving Suva at midnight on Monday for Auckland, the Union Company’s passenger steamer Moeraki is expected to arrive here at 6 p.m. on Friday. The Moeraki Is to undergo an extensive overhaul and refit at this port.

TAHITI FOR SYDNEY. Advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the R.M.S. Tahiti, which arrived at Wellington at S p.m. yesterday from San Francisco and way ports, leaves again at 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon for Sydney.

KAWATIRI DUE 5 P.M.—Due in the stream at Auckland at 5 o'clock this afternoon from Port Ivembla, the Union Company’s collier Kawatiri will later berth at the Central Wharf to unload her cargo of coal. The vessel pays off here to undergo her overhaul and survey.

WAIHEMO SAILS TOMORROW. Owing to rain the departure of the Union Company’s trails-Pacific cargo steamer Waihemo has been postponed until tomorrow, when she leaves Auckland for Wellington, Nelson, Melbourne and Sydney to complete her discharge of Pacific Coast cargo.

COAL FROM GLADSTONE.—CabIe advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the collier Ngakutua left Gladstone, Queensland, at 8 o’clock last Saturday evening for Auckland, where she is due next Saturday morning. She is bringing a cargo of coal for discharge at this port. DIESEL TANKERS.—lnteresting types of marine Diesel oil-engines were represented in the three motor-tankers at Wellington at the beginning of the week The British Glory, a ship of 6.995 tons gross register, is propelled by a fourcylinder, two-stroke cycle, single-acting opposed piston Duxford engine, the diam©ter of the cylinders being slightly under 23in, with a piston stroke of 91$in. ’lhe Shell Oil Company’s tanker Spondilus, 7,402 tons gross register, built at Rotterdam, is fitted with a six-cylinder, four-stroke cycle, double-acting Werkspoor Diesel engine, a somewhat uncommon type. The diameter of the cylinders is o2i[n and the piston stroke is just over 59in. The Swedish tanker Gustat E. Reujgr, 6,336 tons gross registei, built at Gothenburg last year, is a twin-screw vessel propelled by' two sets of six-cylinder, fouu*stroke cycle, singleacting engines of the Eriksberg-Burmeis- ; 1 n ,d Wain type. The diameter of ll ; o IS O - 21 5~ 5in * and the piston If °: Bin ' n fbe two engines together developing 2,300 indicated horse-

MATANGI’S IMPROVEMENTS.—The Anchor Company’s twin-screw passenger steamer Matangi is undergoing extensive alterations at the hands of the Wellington Patent Slip Company at its wharf in Evans Bay. The passenger accommodation is being renovated throughout and a number of extra cabins, mainly two-berth, are being added. As the flvmg bridge has been found to cause ’a considerab l6 amount of wind pressure' it has been removed. The Matangi is to F jatent slip very sho°tlv to ha\e her bottom examined, but it is not expected that it will reciu re ,nucl> attention. The vessel’s machmen whi.-h 2*“ Sl ve her a speed of 13 Knots, is in nrst-class order. is expected to be ready m December m good time lor the Well-ington-Nelson Christmas passenger traf?£™is£ e « and the - Arallur a will be the steamers in the Wellington-Xel-son passenger service and the X~aio V, ow engaged in that running, will be ’ kept Anchor Company’s Matangi SUPerVlSins the work ou the

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—hf>T xvit h °" e ve sesls are expected to wireless stSfon* tonight:‘2 aermentioned A ’i < ie!?r d '7^ T i?, fUa " Moeraki, Mariston, ijieira. Golden West. Maui Pomare Trejronn’el1 Tamaroa ’ Wa ipahi, Norfolk! Ct K*ef u ™ (r lslands —Rangitiki, Port Hardy, Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, .Neaio. Arahura, Aorangi, Papanui. Goldeni t loud. Gustave Reuter, Spondilus, Manuka. Tredinniek. Tairoa Kairanjra, British Glorv. Tahiti, Newton Pine. Awa r u a .-—Nlanuka. Tutanekai, Karetu, A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross, Kormos. feouthern Princes*.

CUMBERLAND AT AVONMOUTH.The Federal Line .steamer Cumberland, which left Auckland for London and West Coast ports of Great Britain on August 31, is reported to have reached Avonmouth last Thursday. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS TODAY NGAPUHI (8 a.rp. >, 703 tons. Bark, fro* Neiv Plymouth. ALEXANDER, due from Nelson on Friday morning, is to load for Picton and Nelson. Messrs. Russell and Somers are the local agents for the vessel. ARAPAWA is due tonight from Kaipara. At 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon she is to be dispatched for Wanganui direct. HAUTURU, due at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning from Raglan, Kawhia and tVaikato Heads, sails for Hokianga at 3 p.m. the same day. HOKIANGA is to leave at 3 o'clock this afternoon for Hokianga. NGAPUHI arrived this morning from New Plymouth. At 3 p.m. tomorrow she is to be dispatched on the return trip.