The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 855, 26 December 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

INVERGORDON ARRIVES.—The oil tanker Invergordon arrived in the stream at Wellington on Monday night from San Pedro with a cargo of fuel oil for the Union Company. PERSONAL.—Messrs. E. G. K. Meatyard and C. R. Carlyon, second and third officers respectively of the wrecked steamer Manuka, arrived at Wellington from the South on Monday morning, and proceeded northward to their homes.

ARMADALE REPORTS. Two days earlier than scheduled the steamer Armadale will reach Auckland from New York at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, according to wireless advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company. The A'essel is under charter to the A. and A. Line and has a general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin.

NGAPUHI’S TRIP ABANDONED.— After being delayed at Manukau Heads since the previous evening owing to the Manukau Bar being unworkable, the Northern Company's steamer Ngapuhi returned to Onehunga on Tuesday morning and disembarked her passengers. Her trip to New Plymouth was abandoned. She. will now leave Onehunga for New Plymouth tomorrow, according to schedule.

RANGITATA DUE ON SUNDAY.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rangitata has reported by wireless that she will arrive at Auckland at 5 o’clock on Sunday evening. The vessel is from London and Soutnampton and has passengers and mail lor New Zealand and general merchandise for discharge at Auckland and W eiiington. This is the Rangitata's maiden voyage. she is one of toe three new 18,0 cu-ton liners that were built lor the company. The otner two vessels are the Kangitiki and the Kangitane. The Kangitiki has already visited Auckland and the Rangitane is on her maiden voyage and is en route from London to Yv eiiington and Auckland.

PASSENGERS ON MOOLTAN Russell and isomers, Limited, have z*eceived advice mat the following passengers for New Zealand are travelling by the i\ and O. liner Mooitan, wnicn is due at Sydney from London today;—

Booked to leave Sydney for Auckland by me Maunganui tomorrow-Mrs. RLay and two cmldren. Misses Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Hannsiora ana infant, Mrs. Muruocn fcjmith, Mrs. Fergus Smith,. Mr. Pick, Mr. Fryee, Mrs. uouiding ana child, Mrs. EgtjrU, Mr. Hopkins. Booked to leave foyaney for Wellington by the Marama tomorrow:—Mrs. and Miss Bibby, Mi*, and Mrs. Anderson and two children, All's, liartnorpe, Miss Guest, Mr. and Airs. Orbell, Air. and Mrs. Coutts and Air. Coutts, junr., Air. and Airs. Morton and child, Miss Alorton and Air. Alorton, junr., Air. Bell, Air. Deer, Aliss Ross, Air. Vans Lav eran, All*, and Airs. Harry, Air. Morar and child (native), and three Indians.

Booked to reach Wellington by the Ulimaroa on January 7:—Air. and Mrs. Chapman and two children.

NEW P. AND O. LINERS.—At the p. and O. Company’s recent meeting in London, Lord lnchcape, who presided, said that the branch line to Australia via the Cape had for some years past resulted in losses, owing to more tonnage being put into the trade than it could stand by the advent of the Commonwealth Government Line, so it was discontinued. The company had pfilced several of the ships on the Suez route, where it was hoped to do better, and was employing others elsewhere. Rationalisation generally between the lines in the Australian trade was likely to help. There was a growing disposition on the part of people in Australia, he said, to visit the Old Country, and he anticipated that the lower passage rates on several mail steamers would enable the company to secure a considerable number of passengers homewards and outwards.

The company was about to place an order for two 20,000-ton ships, with turbo-electric drive, oil fuel, large saloon passenger accommodation, and comfortable third-class cabins.

MAI MOA FOR LONDON.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the Mairaoa will now not leave Napier until January 2 for London, via Panama Canal. She is to clear Auckland on Saturday for Napier to complete loading.

CAMBRIDGE DELAYED.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Cambridge will now leave Lyttelton tomorrow afternoon for Wellington, where she is due on Saturday morning to fill up. The vessel is expected to sail finally from Wellington on Janury 3 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama Canal.

R.M.S. MOLDAVIA.—When the Moldavia reaches London on January 10 she will go into dock for overhaul and conversion to carry, saloon and third-class passengers. The Moldavia will be the third of the P. and O. mail steamers on the Australian run to be converted from saloon and second-class to saloon and steerage. The ship’s commander. Captain E. W. Burleigh, who is commodore of the P. and O. fleet, will retire from the service on the vessel's arrival in London. Captain Burleigh, who first visited Australia in 1898, has a distinguished war record. His successor will be Captain Brook, commander of the Viceroy of India.

C.P.R. ATLANTIC SERVICE.—The 1930 summer programme of the Canadian Pacific Company shows that the traffic between Southampton will be considerably increased. Between April 17 and November 15, there will be 59 sailings from Southampton, and nearly as many arrivals. The season will bring to the port ten of the finest vessels in the company’s fleet. The three Atlantic “Empresses,” the Empress of Scotland, the Empress of Australia, and the Empress of France will be associated once more in maintaining the express service, while the intermediate run will be carried on by the Montclare, the Metagama, the Montcalm, and the Montrose. The event of the season will be the sailing of the Empress of Japan, the new 25,000-ton vessel now under construction. She is being built for the company’s Pacific service, but after her delivery she is to make a round trip to Quebec. WAIOTAPU IN PORT.—From Los Angeles, via Papeete, the Union Company’s trans-Pacific steamer Waiotapu arrived early or. Tuesday morning and berthed at Queen’s Wharf to unload about 2,300 tons of cargo from Pacific Cbast ports. From Auckland she will go to Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney to complete discharge. The cargo was loaded at Vancouver, Ocean Falls, San Francisco and San Pedro. The vessel sailed from San Pedro on November 25 and cleared Papeete on December 12. Fair weather prevailed, except during the last five days of the voyage, when a succession of westerly gales with rough head seas was encountered and delayed the vessel’s arrival by over 24 hours. In addition to cargo the vessel brought two bison and one beaver for the Auckland Zoo. Captain D. Todd is in command of the vessel and the following are the officers:—Chief, Mr. H. Brown; second, Mr. J. J. Lyon; third, Mr. E. J. H. Taylor; chief engineer, Mr. A. Coad; second, Mr. G. Monaghan; third, Mr. J. Hutton; fourth, Mr. A. K. Alexander; fifth, Mr. H. Napier; wireless operator, Mr. E. Gittings; chief steward, Mr. W. H. Birtwhistle.