The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 830, 26 November 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain G. W. Evans, late chief officer of the Sussex, has been appointed master of the Waimea, vice Captain A. F. Inman, who proceeds to Wellington tonight for orders.

GOLDEN COAST DUE TONIGHT. —A further radio message received by Henderson and Macfarlane states that the O. and O. Line’s steamer Golden Coast is now expected to arrive at Auckland at 11 o’clock this evening from the Pacific Coast. Tomorrow morning she will berth at the Central Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to Wellington, Nelson and Dunedin to complete discharge.

PIAKO SAILING. —At 2 o’clock this afternoon the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Piako leaves Auckland for Halifax and London, via Panama. LADY LEWIS SAILING. —Spedding, Limited, advises that the steamer Lady Lewis will complete her discharge of sugar at Chelsea tomorrow afterpoon, and will then leave Auckland for Westport for bunkers, before proceeding overseas. KAIRANGA FOR GLADSTONE. At 8 o’clock this evening the Union Company is dispatching the collier Kairanga from Auckland for Gladstone, Queensland, where she loads coal for New Zealand. WAIPAHI FOR SUVA.—Due at Auckland on Thursday from Southern ports, the Union Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi sails again the following day for Suva, where she loads fruit for this port. NIAGARA RETURNING.—Due at Auckland next Monday from Vancouver and way ports, the Union Company’s •R.M.S. Niagara is announced to sail again at 5 p.m. the following day for Sydney. RANGITIkI TO COMPLETE.—To complete her loading for Home, the New Zealand Shipping Company's motor-ship Rangitiki left Auckland early this afternoon for Napier and Wellington. She is to clear the latter port finally on December 7 for Southampton and London, via Panaiha. THE CANADIAN CONQUEROR.—The Canadian Rational Steamships have been notified by cable that the Canadian Conqueror arrived at Panama on November 13 from Montreal, and sailed again on the same date for New Zealand ports. The vessel is due at Auckland on December 11. MAUNGANUI AND MARAMA.—The Maunganui from Auckland and the Mararaa from Wellington both reached Sydney this morning at 5 and 5.45 o’clock, respectively. Both vessels leave Sydney again at 3 p.m. on Friday for New Zealand, the Maunganui for Auckland, and the Marama for Wellington. TARANAKI REPORTS.—The ShawSavill Company yesterday received a wireless message from the Taranaki, bound from Melbourne to Wellington, reporting that she expects to reach Wellington this afternoon. The vessel will load there, leaving on December 3 for New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Wellington, to complete loading for London. BOSWORTH FOR AUSTRALIA.—To complete unloading her cargo of sulphur from Galveston, Texas, the ’ cargo steamer Bosworth was scheduled to sail at noon today for Geelong, Adelaide, and Fremantle. The vessel discharged the local portion of her cargo at Queen’s Wharf to the agency of A. G. Frankham, Ltd. P. AND O. IMPROVEMENTS.—Further' proof of the increasing attention paid to the comfort of Australian travellers has already been manifested in Bay and Orient liners. There has now been a? iiotable transformation of the P. and O. liner Mooltan, which left London recently for Australia, after having undergone an overhaul for four months. All the firstclass three and fourth-berth cabins have been converted either into roomy single or double berth cabins, the 'single cabins being connected so that they may be booked by family parties. All first-class cabins are fitted with comfortable cot' beds. The comfort of second-class passengers has bqen increased by the erection of a glassed-in verandah cafe*. All the alleyways have rubber flooring. A new feature of the engine-room is the turbine auxiliary - drives attached to the main shafts. The turbines are operated by exhaust steaYn. This will effect great economy In fuel, and will permit an extra knot of speed in cases of emergency or delay. The Maloja is being altered similarly. GRETASTON FROM OCEAN ISLAND. —At 7.35 p.m. yesterday the steamer Oretaston arrived in the stream from Ocean Island. She berthed at King’s Wharf this morning to discharge a full cargo of about 8,000 tons of phosphates from the island. The vessel is under charter to the British Phosphate Commission. The Gretaston left Ocean Island on November 15, and experienced fair to moderate conditions on the run down to Auckland. For a tramp steamer she made a smart passage, taking only ten days. The vessel brought two bags a of mail from Ocean Island.

In command of the Gretaston is Captain T. Smith, and he has associated with him the following officers: —Chief officer, Mr. C. F. Linton; second, Mr. C. G. V. Corneby third. Mr. R. J. Johnson; chief engineer, Mr. T. H. Smith: second, Mr. J. Clark; third, Mr. R. Mitchell; fourth, Mr. R. W. Robertson; wireless operator, Mr. E. Smail; chief steward, Mr. J. Boanas. Henderson ami Macfarlane expect the Gretaston to be here until tomorrow week before she is unloaded. TOFU A RETURNS.—After an exceptionally fine weather voyage, the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua returned to Auckland last evening from the Islands, and berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to land passengers, mails and cargo. The following passengers arrived by the vessel:—Mr. F. Atkinson, Miss M. Anderson, Mrs. E. Bannister, Miss M. Bennett, Mr. H. Blackblock, Mr. Benjeman, Mrs. Benjeman, Mr. W. A. Blackey, Miss B. Cowper, Mr. A. T. Clirisholm, Mrs. Chrisholm, Mr. C. Caddie, Mrs, L. Crane, Colonel P. H. Colley, Mrs. C. H. Colley, Mrs. E. Colley, Dr. C. Dawson, Miss E. Dillon, Miss A. Davies, Mrs. H. H. Eggleston, Master A. Eggleston, Master G. Eggleston. Mr. A. G. Groom, Mr. J. Greive, Mr. T. Harkins, Mr. R. Hyne, Mrs. Heenan, Mr. R. Kirkwood, Mrs. Kirkwood, Rev. Dr. J. C. Lee, Mrs. Lee, Mr. T. Lambert, Mr. L. Maitland, Mr. L. Mclnnes, Mr. T. McCarthy Mrs. G. Newton, Mr. J. Newman, Mrs. J. Newman, Mr. S.* Philyoff. Mr. A. P. Porter, Mr. N. Percy, Mr. N. Palmer, Paulsen Petelia, Mr. L. Ryder. Mrs. L. Ryder. Mrs. L. Rich, Muster W. J. Rich, Mr. W. E. RusseP, Mrs. L. E. Russell, Mr. W. E. Shepperd. Mr. Taimani, Mrs. Taimani, Miss Taimani, Miss T. Turrell, Mr. Turnley Jones, Mrs. Turnley Jones. Mr. C. Winny, Mrs. C. Winnv. Mrs. O. Williams. Miss A. Williams, the Hon. W. D. Wall. Bing Wong. The Tofua is scheduled to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. on Saturday on her usual monthly trip to Fiji. Tonga and Samoa. On this voyage the Tofua will leave Suva on Wednesday, December 15, instead of Thursday, December 19, for Auckland, where she is due on the morning of December 23.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.—The Auckland Harbour Board advises that from tomorrow a punt will be moored on a line 13 degrees between the end of Beaumont Street and the centre of Shoal Bay, flying a red flag in the day time and exhibiting two red lights in a vertical line 6ft apart at nigrn.. Several small oil drum buoys will be moored in the harbour between these two points during the week. Masters of vessels ax*e warned to keep clear of the punt and buoys.

NOTEWORTHY SHlPS.—Noteworthy vessels are the three new passenger motor-ships which will run on the San i’raneisco—-Japan—China service of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The Asama Maru, the lirst to be completed, left Japan on her maiden voyage on October 12. The Tatsuta Maru and the Chicibu Maru will be placed on service in the first half of next year. Two of the ships were built at the Mit Sublshi shipbuilding yard at Nagasaki, and the third, the Chichibu Maru, was built by the Yokohama Dock Company, and bear testimony to the skill of these shipbuilders, as well as to the ingeniuity of the naval architects concerned in the design of the vessels. The new ships are each of 17,000 gro§s register tonnage, have a length overall of 584 ft, a breadth (moulded) of 72ft, and are the largest ships ever built in Japanese yards. It is apparent that the directors of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha confront the future with the fullest confidence or they would not have embarked on such a courageous undertaking as the construction of these three fine’ 17,000 tons motor-ships. The Tatsuta Maru and the Asama Maru are equipped with four Sulzer Diesel engines, capable of developing 16,000 s.li.p., and are driven by quadruple screws. Unlike the other two ships, the Chichibn Maru is equipped with two sets of Burmeister and Wain Diesel engines. In planning the construction of these liners, comfort, speed and safety have been among the foremost of the considerations. Ten watertight bulkheads, a gyro compass, a radio direction finder, a motor lifeboat with wireless installation and searchlight are included in the equipment to assure the security and stability of the ship and safety of passengers. Capable of a speed of about 19 knots, each motor-ship has accommodation for 539 persons in three classes.

ULIMAROA FROM SYDNEY.—Tits* Huddart-Parker’s intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa arrived at Auckland this morning from Sydney, and berthed at the Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. Good weather was experienced for the trip across the Tasman Sea. The following passengers arrived by the vessel:— Saloon.—Mr. and Mrs. R. Avery, Mr. J. Alexander, Miss G. Adams, Mr. H. Archer, Mrs. G. and Miss C. Anderson, Mrs. J. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bognuda. Mr. H. and Miss H. Bognuda, Mr. and Mrs. P. Bridgeman, Mr. G. Beuteridge, Mr. and Mrs. J. Becker, Mr. and Mrs. B. Bledorn, Mr. and Mrs. M. Buck and four children, Mr. A. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. C. Baddelly, Mr. J. Blundell, Mr. J. S. Browne, Mr. and Mrs. H. Burgess, Miss S. Clive, Miss M. Casey, Mr. R Clark, Mrs. R. Cable, Mr. Crar.by and child, Mr. T. Coyne, Misses I. and D. Civil, Mr. R. Carter, Mrs. Carr and two children, Mrs., C. Donald, Mrs. H. Dunn, Mr. A. Davis, Mrs. Dart and child. Miss L. Davies, Mr. S. Edwards, Mrs. J. Fister, Mr. H. Firth, Mr. P. Fountain, Miss M. Fleming, Mrs, A. Froude, Mr. P. Girtler, Dr. and Mrs. A. Grant, Mr. W. Grime, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Girling, Mr. and Mrs. R. Grant and child. Miss K. Griffen, Mr. G. Hutchison, Mr. H. Havyatt, Mr. S. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hoffman and child. Miss H. Hoffman, Mrs. J. Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hurcombe and child, Mr. A. Harry, Mr. H. Higson, Air. G. Hurst, Miss V. Irwin, Captain and Mrs. A. Innes, Air. G. Jones, Air. and Airs. G. and Miss J. Kemp, Airs. E. Kelly, Air. and Airs. R. Keenan, Aliss E. Komeley, Air. V. Kirk, Mr. J. Lumsdaine, Air. A. Lees, Mrs. AI. Leydon. Airs. AI. Lea, Air. A. Leonard, Air. A. Millward, Airs. is. Masterman, Air. and Airs. H. Alarguet, All*, and Airs. C. Alazengarb, Airs. E. Aliller. Miss G. Alarston, Airs. AI. Aland. Aliss J. Milne, Al-iss AI. Alclldowie, Aliss B. McCarthy, Mr. T. Alclntosh, Aliss K. AlacLaehlan, Aliss E. McVeagh, Air. \V. AlacQuarrie, Air. J. AlcAlillan, Airs. Aleanulty and child, Aliss M. Ale Curdy, Air and Mrs. C. W. AlcLeod, Air. and Mrs. A. Alaclndoe, Aliss AI. Nixon, Airs. AI. Oldham, Aliss J. Proctor, Air. T. Petherick, Airs. T. Petherick, Air. and Airs. F. Purnell, Air. G. Parsons, Air. C. Pickthail, All*, and Airs. A. Rollo, Air. J. Rogers, Air. H. Shallcress, Air. R. Smith, Mrs. R. Sunley, Miss G. Strong, Miss G. Staples, Mr. F. Stafford, Aliss AI. Saussey, Air. T. Smith, Air. ar % l Airs. A. Swan, Air. and Airs. G. and Aliss B. Shackleton, Airs. A. and Alisses R. and J. Steer, Captain A. R. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. H. Smith, Air. and Airs. W. Thorpe, Airs. Taylor and child. Rev. F. H. Ten*:.', Aliss Thompson, Air. L. Tighe, Airs. A. "Walker, Airs. Williams and child. Air. and Airs. B." "Whistler, Aliss M. Watts Air. E. S. Young, Mr. N. Sales. Air. Af! Frielieh. Air. L. Weisberg: and 136 steerage. including one Chinese. -The Ulimaroa sails from Auckland at ll a.m. on Friday on her return trip to Sydney.

MATAROA LtAVfco news has been received by tbe StanrSavill Company that the liner Alattroa, en route from Southampton to Wellington, left Balboa on Friday morning. She is due at Wellington on December I*. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected t» be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— . Auckland: Bosworth. Bradavon, City of Dell i. Dnlveen. Dunedin. Golden Coast, Golden West, Kairanga. Kaikorai. Kir. Alaui Pomare. Piako, Rangitiki, TregonneJ, T itanekai. Chat Tam Islands: Corinthic, Rnahine, Cornwall, Port Campbell, Port Darwin. Wellington: Alaori Wahine, Arahura, Xgaio, Tarnahine. Niagara, Aorangi. Oil Trader Waikouaiti, Ruapehu, Brunswick Kartigi. Awaiua: Norfolk. Alanuka, City <4 Alobile, Canadian Transporter, C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross, Southern Princess. Kosmos, Keelung. PORT <)FONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY NGAPUHI (5.50 p.m.), 703 tons, Bart, for New Plymouth. , HAUTURU (6.5 p.m.), 270 tons, Jackson-Fowler, for Raglan and Kawhia. ALEXANDER is due at Onehnnga ga Friday to load for Nelson and West Co*£t ports of the South Island. ARAPAWA is announced to sail for Wanganui at 3 p.m. tomorrow. HAUTURU sailed yesterday evening for Rtrglan-, Kawhia and Waikato Heads, and is due hack in port on Thursday morning. NGAPUHI, due from New Plymouth at 7.30 a.m. tomorrow, is sailing on the return trip at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday.