The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 838, 5 December 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain J. L. Brisco is joining the Koranui at Sydney this week, relieving Captain R. Huntly for holidays. Captain W. J. S. Eyre is taking command of the Kamo at Sydney this week, relieving Captain J. Stewart for holidays. Captain A. F. Inman is being appointed to the Kowhai at Melbourne this week, relieving Captain E. J. C. Gibson for instructions. Mr. R. D. Brebner joined the Kamona as chief officer yesterday, vice Mr. A. B. Anderson, who has resigned from the company’s service. Mr. C. H. George has relieved Mr. J. A. Pearson as chief officer of the Katoa. Mr. L. G. Ramsay is rejoining the Kiwitea as chief officer, relieving Mr. T. A. McPherson for further orders. Mr. G. M. Schofield has been appointed second officer of the Ngatorq. Captain J. Bruce arrived by the Marama at Wellington on Tuesday from Sydney on holiday leave. WAI PAH t RETURNING. —The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi leaves Suva at 5 p.m. today on her return trip to Auckland, where she is due next Tuesday. From this port the vessel proceeds to Lyttelton direct and Dunedin. GOLDEN CROSS COMING. Henderson and Macfarlane, advises that the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s Golden Cross left Los Angeles on November 30 with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. The vessel is due at Auckland on December 26. MOERAKI SAILING.—Her overhaul completed, the Union Company’s steamer Moeraki sails today for Sydney, where she will re-enter the Sydney-Fiji service, leaving Sydney on December 13. No passengers or cargo is to be taken by the Moeraki from Auckland, as the Maunganui will he leaving at midnight I tomorrow for Sydney.

RANGITIKI FOR HOME. —\ow filling UP at Wellington, the New Zealand Shipping Company's motor-ship Rangitiki leaves there at 3 p.m. on Saturday with passengers, mails, and cargo for Southampton and London, via Panama. BEULAH COMING. —En route from San Francisco to Auckland and Wellington, via Pacific Islands, with a cargo of .lumber, the motor-schooner Beulah is expected to reach this port on Monday from Nukualofa. A. G. Frankham, Ltd., is the local agent. TOFU A AT SUVA.—Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Island passenger steamer Tofua arrived at Suva at 6.30 p.m. yesterday from Auckland, and leaves again on Saturday for Tonga and Samoa. TAHITI LEAVES ’FRISCO.—Advice received by the Union Company states that the R.SI\S. Tahiti left San Francisco at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, for Wellington and Sydney, via usual ports. She is due at Wellington on December 16, and at Sydney on December 21. PORT HOBART TO COMPLETE. — Leaving Wanganui tonight for Auckland, the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Hobart is due here on Sunday to complete her loading under the agency of the Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel finally from here on December 11 for London, via Panama. CANADIAN TRANSPORTER SAILS TODAY. —The local office of the Canadian National Steamships advises that the Canadian Transporter, now completing her loading for New York, Boston and Halifax at Prince’s Wharf, is to sail this afternoon for those ports, as soon as the weather permits loading to be finished. lONIC AT NAPIER.—Due at Napier today from Wellington, the White Star linet* lonic is expected at Auckland on Sunday to complete her loading under the auspices of L. D. Nathan and Company. She is scheduled to sail finally from this port at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, for Southampton and Lon- , don, via Panama. RIMUTAKA AND REMUERA REPORTED.—Advice has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Rimutaka, en route from London and Southampton, arrived at Colon and sailed from Panama on December 3 for Wellington, where she is due on Christmas Eve. Also the Remuera, Homewardbound from New Zealand, arrived at Panama on December 3. CANADIAN CONQUEROR REPORTS. —A radio message has been received at the local office of the Canadian National Steamships from the Canadian Conqueror, inward bound from Halifax, that she expects to reach Auckland on December 12. The vessel has a cargo of general Eastern Canadian merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin.

RUAHINE AT WELLINGTON.—Advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the liner Ruahine arrived at Wellington at five o’clock this morning from London and Southampton, and berthed at 9 a.m. Passengers for Auckland leave by the two o’clock train this afternoon, and the luggage comes forward by the Waipiata tomorrow. From Wellington the Ruahine proceeds to Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Timaru to complete her discharge of cargo. PARRACOMBE ARRIVES.—An arrival at Auckland yesterday afternoon was the steamer Parracombe from' Quebec with a cargo for discharge at this port, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Geelong and Adelaide./" She was berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. Fine weather throughout was experienced by the vessel, the voyage being uneventful. Captain J. J. Hall is in command of the vessel, and he has associated with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. L. Stom; second, Mr. J. Eady; third, Mr. J. E. Wilson; chief engineer, Mr. W. A. Gales; second, Mr. J. R. Segsworth; third, Mr. J. Mills; fourth, Mr. L. Robson; wireless operator, Mr. A. Alexander; chief steward, Mr. C. Parkinson. It is hoped to dispatch the Parra - combe from Auckland on Saturday for Brisbane. MARAMA’S PASSENGERS. The Marama, which arrived at Wellington from Sydney, brought the following passengers:— First saloon: Mesdames Burnam, Boughton, Bailey, Bridget, Brown, Butchart, Cotton, Carr, Dixon, Donaldson, Emanuel, Ellis, Fuge, Firth, Gilmer, Gowing, Holt, Halloran and child, Hook, Jameson, Ivebbell, Kitson and two children, Mason, Muter, Marsh, Moore,. Mill ward, McLean and child, Nairn and cnild, Passmore, Paulsen, Porter, Sutherland, Sell, Smith, Tovey, Townsend, Tyson, Woolley and child, Webber, Wright: Misses F. Boughton, G. Barrett, G. Du Chateau, J. Devere, P. Day, M. Finch, O. Firth, C. Gray, A. Gray, R. Gregor, C. Gregor, M. Hook. J. Hogg, B. Hamilton, L. James, V. Lance, M. Lance, F. Mason, A. Mailing, M. McDougall, Nairn, W. Neylon, V. Patterson, P. Paulsen, A. Riley, A. Rutherford, E. Smith, M. Smith, M. Thomson, S. Taylor, V. Williams, C. Wagland; Messrs. E. Adams, Captain J. Bruce, L. Barnes, PI H. Bowley, F. Burnham, S. Cowler, W r Cornford, J. Colgan, .1. Cotton, G. Dixon. S. Edge, J. Edge, W. Esson, M. Esson. A. Emmerton, J. Erskine, R. Fisher. T. Freeman, C. Fuge, C. Holroyd, J. Holf, G. Jameson, A. Kebbell, W. Kitson. Lobb, F. Mason, P. Muter, W. Marsh, L. McWilliams, L. McDonald, T. McElweo. A. Nairn, M. Pohl, R. Pike, R. Pike, junr.. E. Poole, J. Passmore, B. Ridgway, S. Sutherland, W. Scott, T. Smith, 11. Tovey, E. Townsend. A. Tyson, R. Thomson, J. Wills, F. Woolley, R. York. Second saloon: Mesdames Bridgeman and child. Burdeth and child, Burt and child, Car/ and three children, Charlton and child, Gower, Johnson and two children, Knudson, Kitson, Moore, Mason and child, Mitchell and child, Murphy, Prior, Prosser, Stevens, Taylor and child, Witts, Wakely, Wearne; Misses A. Bates, I. Elm. M. Frew, C. Lang, E. Lumsden, A. McNair, M. McArthur, F. Phillips, E. Peacock, H. Stowell, M. Wakely, Messrs. J. Barker, G. Bridgeman, R. Burdeth, R. Barnes, L. Carr, J. Charlton, E. Douglas, L. Farr, A. Griffiths, J. Jackson, R. Moore, J. Mason, E. Mitchell, T. Mclntosh, G. O’Callaghan, A. Purdy, P. Prior, J. Rowlands. R. Robinson. E. Snook, R. Stevens, H. Stowell. E. Witts, A. Walker. J. Wearne, H. Williams, and 123 steerage, including 7 Indians and 10 Chinese.

The Marama leaves Wellington at 3 p.m. tomorrow on her return trip to Sydney.

MAUNGANUI FOR SYDNEY. —At midnight tomorrow the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Maunganui leaves Auckland for Sydney. ARRIVING BY RIMUTAKA. —Following is an advance list of saloon passengers by the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rimutaka, due at Wellington on December 26 from London and Southampton:— For Auckland: Mr. and Mrs. 11. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair .Tounneaux, Miss K. Sobey. Mrs. K. R. Mahoney and three children, Mr. J. R. Marshall. For Wellington: Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Newton and five children. Mrs. S. S. Izard, Miss Izard. Mr. N. M. Izard, Mr. A. R. Atkinson Mrs. E. M. Enderbv and child, Mr. S. S. C. Thomas, Miss E.. M. Duff, Mr. R. S. Parris, Mrs. E. Brettargh, Miss Brettargh, Misses M. U. and G. 51. Innes-Jones, Miss V. L. Gibbons. Mrs. G. E. Wilkinson. Mr. W. J. W, Wallis. For Christchurch: Miss A. Allan, Misses P. L. and E. E. Horrell. Mi*. A. Leslie. For Dunedin: Mr. R. A. R. Russell, Mrs. E. C. Dreaver, Mrs. H. Lees, Mr. and Mrs. E. Crisp, Miss F. Hulley. For Sydney: Mrs. I. L. Sharpe, Mr. R. A. Fenwick, Mrs. M. E. Fenwick. OFFICERS’ CONDITIONS. The Merchant Service Guild is about to institute negotiations with the owners of the smaller coastal steamers with a view to arranging for a new agreement with certain improved conditions for the officers of such vessels. The existing agreement expired several months ago. but has remained in operation pending a new agreement being arrived at. The guild will seek the inclusion of a clause providing for an eight-hour day with payment for all overtime irrespective of the amount. At present the mates in the smaller coastal steamers in which two mates are carried receive extra payment for all time in excess of 10 hours a day, and in vessels carrying one mate all work in excess of 60 hours a week is paid for as overtime. Pt is understood that the shipowners’ concerned are desirous of limiting the amount of overtime paid to mates as in the present case of the engineers on vessels where two engineers are employed. These engineers are required to work 10 hours daily before they are entitled to overtime payment, and in no case is overtime payment made of sums of more than 10 per cent, of these engineers’ monthly salary. MANUKA’S PASSENGERS. The Union Company’s passenger steamer Manuka, which left Wellington on Saturday for Melbourne direct, took the following passengers:— Saloon: Miss M. Allen, Mr. J. N. Albert, Miss D. Aickin, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Avent, Miss S. K. Avent, Mrs. B. Ascote, Miss G. Britten, Miss N. Bury, Miss M. D. Biggs, Mr. Bothistle, Miss S. Caselberg, Mrs. L. L. Christie and two children, Mrs. W. E. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. W. Comerford and infant, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Dalziel, Mr. G. H. Davis, Mr. C. H. Erwin, Mrs. E. A. Finlay, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fisher and two children, Mr. J. R. Fletcher, Mr. J. Foot, Miss E. Feltham, Mrs. F. M. Ferguson, Miss L. Ferguson, Mrs. It. E. Fuss, Mr. W. H. Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Gale, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Galbery and Miss C. Galbery, Mr. W. Home, Miss V. H. Hynes. Captain A. F. Inman, Mr. M. Jarman, Mrs. M. Lucas, Mr. C. J. Lambert, Miss J. Lamberton, Mr. R. Levi, Mr. K. J. Lander, Miss M. McMillan, Miss M. Mirifu, Mrs. V. McMillan, Mrs. J. M. Mackeray, Master D. D. Milligan, Mr. J Major, Mrs. McTaggart and infant, Mrs. E. M. Mcßae, Miss C. Mcßae, Mr. W_ Phillipsborn. Miss E. D. Mrs. M. E. Potter/ Sir Heaton Rhoaes, Mr. J. Rhodes, Miss L. M. Round, Miss E. M. Round, Miss B. E. Rose, Mr. J. M. Sutherland, Miss G. IL Syme, Miss A. F. Smith, Mr. P. F. Shannon. Mr. F. L. Trapp, Mr. A. H. Temple, Mr. and Mrs E. J. Young; and 43 steerage. MATAROAS PASSENGERS. Tl*e Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Mataroa, which is due at Wellington on December 10 from London and Southampton, has on board the following passengers:—

First Saloon, for Auckland.—Miss M. Brigham, Mrs. F. Dod, Mr. and Mrs. J. Duncan, Mrs. L. Grear. Dr. E. Harbenberg, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lumley-Frank, 51 r. and Mrs. J. Rowntree, Lady G. Tuck, Mrs. H. Warner and 2 boys; for Wellington, Mrs. (t. Absolum, Mr. J. Absolum, Mr. D. Atkins, Miss 51. Barton, slrs. A. Bell, 51 r. A. Campbell, 51rs. F. Cliff e, slr. and slrs. O. Druce and 2 boys, Mr. and 51 rs. A. Fauvel, Messrs. A. and 51. Hargrove, Miss G. Harrison, sTiss B. Hislop, Mr. and slrs. P. Holden, Mr. and Mrs. *C. Howorth, Miss L. Hutchinson, sTrs. A. and Miss 51. Joseph, slr. E. Kain, Mr. and slrs. R. and Miss A. Levin. 51 r. H. Longuet, slrs. 51. Pilkington. Miss A. Roberts, Mr. and sfrs. A. Stichburv, slr. D. Strang, 51rs. R. Tritton, sliss K. and srr. W. sVestenra, sliss E. 51acmillan, Mrs. E. Mair, 51rs. R. and sliss It. Robertson; for Lyttelton, Mrs. G. Bovs, Sir C. and Lady Campbell, 51iss M. Campbell, slr. H. Hodgkin, *slr. and Mrs. P slann, Mrs. A. Nicholls, Mrs. F. and sliss C. Nixon, slrs. A. Sinclair-Thom-son; for Port Chalmers, Mr. and Mrs. A. Campbell, slr. and 51rs. A. Coxhead, slrs. G. and sfiss D. Fitchett, Miss A. Kirkland. sliss E. Somerville, Mr. and 51 rs. R. Wall; for Napier, Mrs. Robertson Lawson; for Oamarn, sliss C. Shirres; for Sydney, Mr. and sfrs. J. Flannerv, Mr. J. Legge, slrs. I. and sliss W. Lipscomb, Mr. and Mrs. A. and sliss u Littledike. slisses J. and SV. Small; for slelbourne, 51 rs. A. Ramsav, Miss Rough; and 125 third-class.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are bxpected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight;— Auckland. Tofua, Plume, Ventura. Sierra, Tutanekai, Kaponga. Niagara, Alalolo, Arracan, Canadian Transporter, Moeraki, Port Darwin, Waipahi. Chatham Islands.—Mataroa. Wellington. Arahura, Ngaio, Maori, Wahine. Tamahine, Aorangi, Otokia, Callandria, lonic, Maimoa. Maui Pomare, Ruahine, Mahia, Cambridge. Awarua.—C. A. Larsen, Kosmos, Sir.T. «' Ross, Southern Princess, Makura, Tahiti, Manuka. Ka lingo, Norfolk, Nlilluna. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVAL TODAY HAUTURU (6.30 a.m.l. 270 tons. Jack-son-Fowler, from Raglan. ARAPAWA, arriving tomorrow night from Wanganui, is scheduled to sail on the return trip at 3 p.m. on Monday. HAUTURU arrived this morn ng from" Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads. At 3 o’clock this afternoon she is to be dispatched for Hokianga.* HOKIANGA sails for Hokianga at 4 o’clock this afternoon. KAITOA is due next Wednesday to load for Nelson and Motueka. NGAPUHI is sailing for New Plymouth at 3.30 p.m. today.