The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 876, 21 January 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —The * Kaikorai recommissioned at Auckland yesterday with Captain J. G- Watson in command. His deck officers are: Chief, Mr. P. J. Callan; second, Mr. C. T. Robb; third, Mr. D. R. McPhail. Captain R. Huntly. who has been on holidays, is relieving Captain M. McKenzie of the command of the Kiwitea. The latter master- proceeds on holidays. Captain A. Reed has relieved Captain E. J. McClellan as master of the Kaitoke. The Kamona was recommissioned at Auckland last week in temporary command of Captain E. J. McClellan. Messrs. R. D. Brebner and L. A. English are chief and second officers respectively. Captain J. Stewart has relieved Captain A. F. Inman, of the Kowhai, for instructions. . . The Kaimiro recommissioned at Wellington on Saturday in command of Captain J. Rankine. His deck officers are: Chief, Mr. E. A. Buckingham; second, Mr. E. R. Pate; third, Mr. R. Watson. Mr. J. Dawson has relieved Mr. T. S. McNicol, chief officer of the Maori, for holidays. . . ... , Mi*. J. Watling is now junior thud officer of the Aorangi. Mr. J. S. Beaton, chief officer of the Kaimai, is ashore on sick leave. PIAKO AT LONDON. —Cabled news lias been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Piako arrived at London on Friday from Auckland via Halifax. She sailed from Auckland on November 27. THE CANADIAN TRANSPORTER.— The Canadian Transporter is reported to have reached Halifax from Auckland last Thursday. She was dispatched from Auckland on December 5, via Isew lorh and Boston. ULIMAROA FROM SY DN EV— The Huddart, Parker’s intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa arrived at Auckland this morning from Sydney a J ld lat ®Y berthed at the Central Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. i he vessel left the New South Wales port noon last Friday and experienced good weather for her trip across the Tasman Sea. The following passengers arrived Mr. and Mrs. F. Aldridge, Sister Aubert, Mr. and Mrs. W. and Miss b. Avent, Mr. A. Aislabie, Mr G. Arnold, Mr. J. Butler, Sister Brendan, Mr. A. Braden, Mr. R. Bonthorne, Mr W. Beattie, Mr. L. Browne, Mr. F. Boyle, Mr. and Mrs. T. Berry, Mr. and Mis. D. Buchan, Mr. and Mrs. J. Brown, Mr. V. Barwick, Mr. H. Barnett, Mr. D. Craig, Mrs. M. Corlett, Sister Carmena, Miss A. Callaghan, Mrs. M. Coward, Mr. F. Chapman, Miss A. Cousins, Mr. and Mrs. J. Condon, Mr. H. Craswell, Miss K. Clench, Mr. and Mrs. P. Connell and child, Rev. W. Candler, Miss N. Dickey, Mr. F. Dobson, Mr. W. Dawson, Mr. L. Davis, Miss E. Earland, Mr. and Mrs. J. Emanuel and child, Sister Eustacius, Sister Eulogia, Mr. G. Ellery, Mr. M. Fawkner, Mr. W. Fitt, Mr. J. Fortey, Messrs. G. and A. Forrester, Mr. T. Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. G. Gale, Messrs. E. and L. Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. W. Gulliver and three children, Mr. M. Goldstein, Mr. F. Grubb, Miss E. Healey, Mr. E. Hassall, Miss E. Henry, Mr. J. Hall, Miss M. Hay, Miss A. Harrison, Miss J. Heather. Mr. E. Hogwood, Mr. H. Hartshorn, Mrs. A. Jordan, Mr. C. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnston, Mr. .lohnston and child, Mr. and Mrs. W. .Tones, Mr. E. Johns, Mr. and Mrs. G. Keith, Miss A. Kell, Mr. .T. Kerr, Mr. F. Lusty, Sister Laurencia, Mr. and Mrs. W. Lambe, Mr. R. Lobston. Mr. W. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. P. Lambert, Miss E. Lowenstein, Mr. and Mrs. G. Moore, Miss A. Moore, Mr. F. and Miss M. Milner, Sister Macinisius. Mr. and Mrs. Murison, Miss, M. Mills. Mrs. C. McDonagh, Misses B. and J. McDonagh. Miss M. MacKenzie, Misses R. and E. McCartie, Miss G. McDonald. Master E. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. T. McGuiness. Mr. G. Macavey. Mr. T. McNeill, Mr. D. Naismith. Mr. and Mrs. T. O’Dowd and child, Miss M. O’Dowd, Mrs. f! Paedley, Mr. T. Purves, Miss C. Paykel. Mr. and Mrs. S. Pezaro. Dr. and Mrs. M. Pezaro, Mr. and >Trs. W. Power, Mr. and Mrs. I. Peacock. Mrs; T. Pratt, Mr. M. Partnn, Mr. C. Palmar, Mrs. Ross and. child. Sister Ruth, Sister Rboda, Mrs. Robinson and child. Mr. N. L. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rose. Miss N. Robertson, Mr. G. Reed, Mr. J. Rockledge. Mr. .T. Ross. Miss E. Richards, Mr. H. • M. Salenger, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sham, Sister Sebastian. r . .T. D. Snedding. Mr. H. South. M*v "W. E. Spong, Mr. R. Scotter. Mr. W. Simpson, Mr. A. Sparrow. Mrs. Selwood and child. Miss NT. Seaton. Mrs. M. Sharpe. Miss M. Sbarne, Mrs. P. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Tong, Mr. R. Taylor. Mr. C. Tombs. Mr. G. Tanper. Miss C. Turnbull, Mrs. .T.. Turnhull. Sister Krsulian, Miss B. TJpton, Mr. T Vincent. Masses S. end B. Vincent.. Mr. ■V. Vincent. M. VWn*. Mr. and Mrs. t Vaughan. Mr. -T. Whitmore, Mi«s L. v-oiff. >n ss p R Walmsley, Mr. J. vinter. Mr. TV.. Went.wor*li. Mr. G. Wentworth. Misses .T. and t. Tate-:. Mr. •T. Vent-mar.. Mr. T. Laden, Mr. E. .lacks! 124 steerage. The EPmavoa. leaves Auckland at 11 a.m. on Friday on her return trip to Sydney.

PORT HOBART AT LONDON The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Hobart is reported to have reached London from Auckland on Sunday. She was dispatched from Auckland on December 12. MA M ILI US AT COLON. —En route from Antwerp to Auckland, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mamilius is reported to have reached Colon last Friday. The vessel has a cargo of basic slag for discharge at Auckland. She is scheduled to arrive on February 6. RARANGA LEAVES LIVERPOOL.— The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Raranga was dispatched from Liverpool on Saturday with cargo from West Coast ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin and Oamaru. She is due at Auckland on February 25. MARAMA AND MAUNGANUI. —The Marama arrived at Sydney at 5 p.m. today from Auckland and the Maunganui at 6 a.m. from Wellington. Both vessels leave the New South Wales port on Friday for Wellington and Auckland respectively. SURREY POSTPONED. —The Federal steamer Surrey, now completing her loading at Auckland under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping, is now scheduled to leave here at daybreak on Friday for New York, Halifax and London, via Panama. RUAPEHU AT LONDON. —The New Zealand Shipping Company has been notified by cable that the Ruapehu arrived at London on Friday from Port Chalmers, via Magalanes. Montevideo, and Teneriffe. en route to West Coast ports of Great Britain. The vessel left Port Chalmers on December 4. OTAKI AT COLON. —Running under the auspices of the A. and A. Line, the New

Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Otaki reached Colon last Saturday, en route from New York to New Zealand. The vessel has cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland ‘about February 12. HERMINIUS TO- LOAD. —L. D. Nathan and Company has been advised that the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Herminius has been fixed to load in New Zealand for New York, Halifax and London. The vessel is due at Auckland on February 19 and is scheduled to clear this port finally on February 25. COPTIC IN PORT. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s motor-ship Coptic arrived at Auckland this morning from London, via Suva, and berthed later to land the local portion of her cargo under the agency of A. S. Paterson and Company. Later she proceeds to Port Chalmers and Wellington to complete discharge, thence she loads in New Zealand for Home. She is due to return to this port on February 13 and is announced to sail finally from here on February 15 for London, via Panama. PORT ALMA TO LOAD. —Heather. Robertson, Limited, have been advised that the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Alma is fixed to load at Auckland on February 24 for London. FRANCES MASSEY IN PORT. —-With 6,300 tons of barrels and drums of asphalt from Tampico, Mexico, the Hull steamer Frances Massev, arrived at Auckland last evening and later berthed at the King’s Wharf to unload 2,400 tons under the agency of Spedding, Limited. The remainder of her cargo is for discharge at Gisborne, Wellington, Lyttelton. Wanganui and New Plymouth. The vessel sailed from Tampico on December 10 and cleared Panama on December 19. Generally fair -weather prevailed throughout the voyage. Captain J. Jamieson is in command, and the following are the qfficers:—Chief, Mr. C. Coverdale: second, Mr. R. S. Wilkinson; third, Mr. C. Howarth; chief engineer, Mr. .T. Atkin; second, Mr. Thompson; third, Mr. R. Peuce; fourth, Mr. W. Allen; wireless operator. Mr. W. Balfour; chief steward, Mr. F. Gray. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel on Thursday for Southern ports. LIFE OF MODERN SHIP.— Sir William Seagar has directed attention once more to an interesting point in connection with the supply of shipping (writes the “Shipping World”). Modern ships tend to ena longer lease of life. Whereas in 1925 21 per cent, of the world’s total gross tonnage was under five years of age, this year only 15 per cent, is in that category. Thus older ships are preponderating, but not necessarily, of course, verv old or obsolete ships. We suspect this is a tendency which will continue, for the simple reason that the shipbuilder has produced so good an article of late years that it is lasting longer. The modern built ship is much stronger, is better equipped in many ways, and is less liable to sink or to become a victim to the elements than her predecessor of even a decade or two ago. And every year brings fresh improvements. In a general wav, it may be said that ships of today do not become too old; they become uneconomic, and are replaced by enterprising owners, not because they do not serve well enough, but because the newer ships can make more money, and so in bad times save more, which means the same thing. Evidently the shipbuilder must continue to go one better every time if he is to expect a regular supplv of new orders, for it is not more ships the world wants today, or ever better ships as such, but ships that can meet the economic needs of the times.

TOFUA SAILS SATURDAY.-The loc*! office of the Union Company advises that the Island passenger steamer Tofua Is scheduled to leave Auckland at 31 a.m. on Saturday on her monthly trip to Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. NIAGARA RETURN ING. Due at Auckland next Monday from Vancouver and way ports, the Union Company's R.M.S. Niagara is scheduled to leave again at 5 p.m. the following day for Sydney. KARAMEA TO LOAD.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s motor-ship Karamea is to load at Opua on February 20 and Auckland on February 22 fnr London and West Coast ports of England. A. S. Paterson and Company will act as the local agents. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected tri be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland: New Orleans, Ventura, voco, Laburnum. Veronica. Chatham Islands: Port Campbell, Mahia, Wellington: Maori, Wahinc, Arahura, Tamahine, Aorangi, Niagara, Dunedin, Rangitane, Mataroa, Ruahme, Indten, Port Sydney, Cornwell, Ferndale, Mahana, Maui Pomare, Durenda, Mittelmeer, Canadian Highlander. Awarua: C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross. Southern Princess, Kosmos, City of New York, Eleanor Bolling, Karetu, Toyohiko, Maru, Narbada, Kaimiro, Maheno, Tutanekai. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY NGAPUHI (5 p.m.). 703 tons. Bark, tot New Plymouth. HAUTURU (3.15 p.m.). 270 tons, Jackson-Fowler, for Raglan and Kawria.

ARAPAWA is to be dispatched from Onehunga this afternoon for Wanganui, thence she proceeds to Westport to loaa for Onehunga. , _ . , HOKIANGA is to be dispatched from Onehunga at 3 o’clock on Thursday afternoon for Hokianga. HAUTURU returns to Onehunga on Thursday morning from Raglan, Kawnia, and Waikato Heads, and leaves again at 3 p.m. the same day for HokiangaKAITOA. due at Onehunga tomorrow morning from Nelson, loads there, ana sails on Thursday for Nelson and MotueKxu NGAPUHI is due at Onehunga at J a.-m. tomorrow from New Plymouth, ana sails again at 4 p.m. on Thursday on nec return trip.