The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 849, 18 December 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

OTOKIA SAILING.—The Union Company’s tanker Otokia undocks this afternoon and leaves Auckland at 6 p.m. for San Pedro to load again for Wellington. MARAMA FOR SYDNEY.—The Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Marama is scheduled to leave Auckland at noon on Friday, instead of 3 p.m., on her return trip to Sydney. AUSTRALIAN—JAPANESE TRADE. —The motor-ship Sydney Maru—the first of the three new motor vessels ordered for the Osaka Shosen Kaisha Company’s Australian line —is due to arrive at Brisbane on December 27, and is scheduled at Sydney and Melbourne on December 30 and January 5, 1930, respectively. This vessel will be followed by the sister ships Melbourne Maru and Brisbane Maru, and the service now maintained by the Madras Maru, Himalaya Maru and the Burma Maru will be catered for by these new' vessels. The Sydney Maru and her sister ships have been designed for the trade between Australia and Japan. The Sydney Maru is of 5,300 tons gross, and 6,270 tons deadweight, and has specially constructed mail, and silk rooms, and is also fitted for the carriage of refrigerated ca’-go. In addition to the customary cargo handling equipment there are two derricks, each of 10 tons lifting. The vessels will be capable Of 14.75 knots. A. G. Frankham, Ltd., is the Auckland agent for the Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line.

INVERGORDON REPORTS. The Union Company’s chartered tanker Invergordon, bound* from San Pedro to Wellington has reported by wireless that she expects to arrive there on December 2-3. ULIMAROA AT SYDNEY.— The Hud-dart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa reached Sydney from Wellington at six o’clock yesterday morning. The vessel is to sail on Friday morning and she is due at Auckland on Tuesday morning. PORT HARDY SAILS SATURDAY.— Efforts are being made by the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company to dispatch the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Hardy from Auckland on Saturday for Halifax and London, via Panama. DURENDA TO CALL AT SINGAPORE. —The Union Company advises that the British India steamer Durenda, which left Calcutta on December 11 for Auckland and Wellington, via Sydney, will now call at Singapore. She is due there today. MATAROA IN PORT.— To complete her discharge of London cargo and to commence loading for her return voyage, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Mataroa arrived at Auckland this morning from Wellington, and berthed at the Queen’s Wharf. A. S. Paterson and Company are the local agents. THE CANADIAN EXPLORER. —CabIed news has been received by the Canadian National Steamships that the Canadian Explorer left Panama on December 11 for New York, Boston and Halifax, en route from Auckland. She sailed from Auckland on November 14. TOFU A RETURNING. —Advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Island passenger steamer Tofua, fvhich arrived at Suva at 1.30 a.m. yesterday, from Apia, Samoa, leaves the Fijian port at noon today for Auckland. She is expected here next Monday morning. CAMBRIDGE'S ITIN ERARY— The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Cambridge arrived in the Wanganui roadstead at 1 p.m. on Monday from Auckland for further loading. She left the roadstead last night for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Wellington. The vessel is due at Wellington on December 24, and will sail finally from that port on December 28 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama Canal. CARGO FROM NEW YORK.— The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the following vessels have been chartered to load at New York for New Zealand ports. City of Wellington to sail on December 18 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Otaki to sail on December 31 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Winton to sail on January 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. RANGITATA'S PASSENGERS.— FoIIowing is an advance list of passengers by the New Zealand Shipping Company’s new motor-liner Rangitata, which is due at Auckland on December 29 from London and Southampton:— For Auckland.—First saloon: Mrs. M. v. Mac Diarmid and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. H. Horton, Mrs. D. Johnston, Mrs. B. F. Pyne, Mr. and Mrs. J. Murphy, Miss Murphy, Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Ward, Mr. J- Mr. and Mrs. D. Hindlqy, Mr. C. Todd, Mr. Todd, junr., Mr. and Mrs. A. Samson and infant, Mr. T. Miller Captain Teschemaker, Hon. Mrs. K A 'Vance. Second saloon: Mrs. I. A. Robertson, Mrs. L. Kneebone, Rev. and Mrs. iv-P*. J ° ry ’ Miss E - Fenton, Miss M. J. Wilkie, Mrs. K. Lazell, Miss F. A. Steel, Mrs. M. H. Garroway, Mrs. M. A. Moorhouse, Misses Moorhouse (2), Mrs. S P Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. G. Forsyth, Miss E. L. Berridge, My. and Mrs. E. H. Lugar and child, Mr. and Mrs. H. Sulley, Mr. and Mrs. T. Davis, Miss J. A. Abell, Mr. W. L. Woodhead, Mr. and Mrs H Starkie, Miss Starkie, Mrs. M. C. Hetherington, Captain and Mrs. D. McGregorMacdonald and child, Mr. and Mrs R ?^ ulley 4.- ar l? 2 children, Miss V. Parsons', Mrs. M. Barr-Brown, Mr. H. V Noone Miss Noone; 16 third class. ’ For^Gi^ borne * — Fir st saloon: Mr. and rs - Barker, Misses Barker (3), Miss E. C. Meldrum. For Napier.—First saloon: Mr. and Mrs. G * Williams. Second saloon: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Connor and child; 3 thi^d class. , For Wellington.—First saloon: Mr arl Mrs. N. Blackmore, Mr. c W pit; Brown, Mr. and Mrs. X>. A. Ewen and"2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Barrv Mr D. H. S. Riddiford, Mr. R. T. St. Law-' rence, Mr. and Mrs. N. Fitz-Herbert Mr and Mrs. A. E. Williamson, Mr and Mrs T - Mr ‘ w - N. Laws, Major and Mrs. A. Ritchie, Mrs. T. Holt, Mr. F- ,£>• Helmore, Mr. R. A. FalconetNathan, Mrs. and Miss Massey Mr H W. Giesen, Mrs E. A. Stewart. Mr.'and Mrs. J. H. C. Bond, Miss Todd. Second saloon: Mr. P. E. E. Hamerton, Miss il. rs. E. E Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Menzies and 2 children, Mrs E. Fountain and 2 children, Mrs R vvade, Mr. J. Horne, Miss E. E Watts Mrs. Maloney, Miss Gifford, Miss Welch’ ar l? Llrs. E. Phillips; 19 tl.ird class.’ For Christchurch.—First saloon: Mr M S’ MoKeilar Mr C. C. McKeliar, Mrs! McKellar, Mr. N. M. Izard, Miss B Gould, Sir James Mills, Mrs. Millburn Mrs. Armstrong and child, Miss ArmMessrs. S. H. and H. H. Savijl, Mrs. Blake. Second saloon: Miss E M 3 T » a - Little - Mrs - K - A - Mto or ß o Mnfg , a Z Pirst saloon; Mr - and For Dunedin.—First saloon: Mr. J. A Webster, Mr. F. W. Stephens. Mr. W. H Cutten, Mrs. E. R. Carson and child, Mr. J! Mackintosh. Second saloon: Mrs F I Goodyear and 2 children, Mrs. E J Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. T. .T. George" Mr.’ F. V. A. Tucker; 8 third class. ’ For Sydney.—First saloon: Mrs \ Murray, Mr. J. A. Jackson. Mr. and M. P. B. Reckitt, Miss Reckitt. Second saloon: Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Walker; 5 third class. For Adelaide.—Second saloon: Miss E L. Grover. There are also three third class for other Australian ports.

FALSTERBO SAILS TOMORROW.— At present at Western Wharf discharging the local portion of her cargo of petroleum products from Port Arthur (Texas), the Swedish motor-ship Falsterbo is to sail tomorrow for Wellington, Lyttelton and Australian ports to complete unloading. Her local agent is A. G. Frankham, Limited.

MAIMOA FOR LOADING.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Maimoa is to leave New Plymouth for Auckland today to continue loading New Zealand produce for England. The vessel is due on Friday morning and next Tuesday she is to sail for Napier to complete her cargo. From Napier she is to sail for London on December 30. A. S. Paterson and Company will be the local agents.

MAHANA’S VOYAGE.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steanjer Mahana, which arrived at Auckland yesterday from Liverpool, berthed at the Queen’s Wharf to unload 3,500 tons under the agency of L. D. Nathan and Company. The remainder of her cargo is for Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, and it is hoped to dispatch her on Sunday morning. The vessel sailed from Liverpool on November 9 and experienced very stormy weather during the first four days from port. After the storm area was passed the conditions improved. Colon was reached on November 25 and Balboa was cleared the same day. Generally fair weather prevailed in the Pacific and the average speed of the vessel from Balboa to Auckland was 13.15 knots. Captain J. M. Cameron is in command and he has associated with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. R. E. Thompson; second, Mr. K. C. Smith; third, Mr. D Arcy-Masters; fourth, Mr. M. J. Stewa.rt; wireless operator, Mr. R. Whiffen; ?£ lef J ?n^Ueer ’ Mr - J - McKersie; second, Mr. F. Gibbons; third, Mr. O. Brown; fourth, Mr. G. Burnham; fifth, Mr. F. Morgan; sixth, Mr. J. Purvis; seventh, Mr- H. Roberts; chief refrigerating engineer. Mr. D. McDougall; second, Mr E. Righton; chief steward, Mr. F. Routledge.

KAIMIRO A RRIVES. —The Union Company s new cargo steamer Kaimiro arrived at Wellington on Monday morning nom Greenock via the Panama Canal. The ship was built and engined by Messrs. Cammell, Laird, and Co., Birkenhead, and left there on October 21 *or Greenock to undergo her trials. The Vessel attained a speed of 11.5 knots on a loaded draught. The Kaimiro left Greenock on October 26 with a cargo of 3,500 tons of Welsh coal and 500 tons of bunkst°P tvas made at Colon to load 420 tons of bunker coal. Generaliv fine weather prevailed throughout the passage, which was uneventful. The Kaimiro was specially built for the transport of coal and designed on the self-trimming cantilever system. There are five watertight transverse bulkheads dividing the ship into three large cargo holds, machinery space, and forward and after-peak tanks. The ship has six large hatches and a very complete equipment or steam winches and cargo derricks The Kaimiro is 2S4ft in length by’ 46ft breadth, and 21ft in depth, her gross register being 2,562 tons and her net register 1,c30 tons. The officers and engineers are housed amidships, the other members of the crew being accommodated in the poop. The propelling rnachmery is also installed in the after end of the ship. After discharging her cargo, the ship Will lay pp a t Wellington till after the holidays, and will then enter the mouth coal trade. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—f,J r i?,? i .£ >Uowing vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight: Auckland: City of Rayville, Tofua. Niagara, Kalingo Lady Lewis, Otokia, Hermimus, Mittelmeer, Carfiso Chatham Islands: Eimutaka, lonic. W TamShi n: Maori -. Wahine. Arab urn, Tamahme, Aorangi, Tahiti, Tris, British Glory, Invergordon, Tutanekai, Norfolk, Cornwall, Port Darwin, Canadian Conqueror, Surrey, Bencruachan, Akera. Kartigi. Awcirua; C. A. Uarsen, Kosmos, Sir J. C. Ross Southern Princess, Makura, S a^- atir U-K are tu, Maheno, Cambridge, Mania, Wairuna.

PORT OF ONEHUMGA—ARRIVAL TODAY NGAPUHI (10.45 a.m.), 703 tons, Barit, from New Plymouth. ARAPAWA, due from Wanganui en Friday morning, sails for Hokianga at noon on Saturday. HAUTURU, arriving tomorrow morning from Raglan, Kawhia ard Waikato Heads, is to be dispatched at S o'clock that afternoon for Hokianga. HOKIANGA is expected from Hokianga tomorrow morning. She is scheduled t« leave on the return trip at 3 p.m. on Friday. NGAPUHI arrived from New Plymouth this morning. She sails for the same port at 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. OREPUKI is due in port next Sunday from Dargaville. She is to sail the following day for Nelson and West Com: ports cf the South Island.