The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 887, 3 February 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Mr. S. E. Gaskin recently joined the Kurow as chief officer, relieving Mr. G. W. Kent for holidays. Mr. C. H. M. Long has joined the Kaponga as chief officer, relieving Mr. L. Gil Tan for instructions. Mr. E. G. K. Meaty ard joined the Wahine as second officer recently, relieving Mr. D. J. R. McKenzie for holidays. Mr. E. J. JT. Taylor has transferred to the Kaimo as second officer, relieving Mr. I. B. Bymock. * Mr. R. F. Dewar, second officer of the Poolta. is now on holiday, and Mr. L. L. Clark has been appointed to succeed him. Mr. R. C. Ingram is joining the Kaikorai as second officer, relieving Mr. C. T. Robb for examination pui'poses. Mr. P. B. Thompson has been appointed second officer of the Kaimanawa, relieving Mr. X. Archbold for holidays. Mr. J. C. S. Sadleir is now third officer of the Marama and Mr. A. Haslam is awaiting instructions at Wellington. Mr. I’. C. Langford has relieved Mr. C. F. Gaby, third officer of the Kaponga, for holidays. Mr. A. S. Harrhy, third officer of the Ivaiwarra, has transferred to the Kaitoke in a similar capacity, relieving Mr. R. B. Stewart for orders. Mr. T. W. Germein has been appointed third officer of the Waipiata, relieving Mr. J. J. Allan for instructions. The Karepo is to commission with the following engineers: Chief engineer, Mr. R. S. Dickie; second, Mr. W. E. Sanders; third, Mr. O. .Tones. Air. B. Kerr, chief engineer of the Kaiapoi, has resigned his position. Mr._ .Calnon, third engineer of Kaiapoi. is on holiday leave. Air. R. G. Houghton has joined the Kaponga as chief engineer. Air. A. Lang, chief engineer of the Kartigi, is on holiday leave, his place being taken bv Mr. A. S. Ewan. Mr. E. H. Church has transferred to the Tamahine as third engineer relieving Air. A. G. Park for holiday leave. Mr. J. Peterson has rejoined the Makura as third engineer.

TAMAROA DUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—A radio message received by L. B. Nathan and Co. from Captain Hartman, master of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Tamaroa, inward bound from London and Southampton, states that he expects to arrive off Rangitoto Island at 9 p.m. on Wednesday. The vessel later proceeds to Wellington to complete discharging. RANGITANE IN PORT.—The third and last of the New Zealand Shipping Company's new motor liners to visit Auckland, the Rangitane arrived in port yesterday' morning from London, via Wellington, and berthed at Prince’s Wharf to discharge the remainder of her cargo from Home. She will commence her Homeward loading here and will later sail for Napier, Lyttelton and Wellington to fill up. She is scheduled to sail finally from Wellington for London on March 1. CARGO FROM HALIFAX.—An expected arrival at Auckland about the end of this week is the Canadian Challenger from Halifax. The vessel sailed from Halifax on December 28 with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Tima.ru and Dunedin. The Canadian Explorer is reported to have sailed from Halifax on January 27, also with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about March 9. Following the Canadian Explorer the Canadian Cruiser was to leave Halifax toward the end of January as an addition to the usual monthly steamer. She will unload cargo for New Zealand at Auckland and will then go to Australia to complete discharge.

MARAMA’S PASSENGERS.—The following passengers sailed for Sydney on the Union Steam Ship Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Marama, which left Wellington on Friday afternoon: Saloon—Miss E. R. Asher, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Asher, Mrs. Abel, Miss Adams, Miss E. M. Armstrong, Mr. C. B. Addison, Mr. G. W. Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. * -Angeneat. Airs. A. Bernardi, Mr. G. Bourke, Mr. D. S. Brandt, Mrs. E. Boughton, Miss F. M. Boughton, Mrs. B . a / C ° Ck * T Mr *' Buchanan. Miss C. and Master J. Buchanan, Mrs. E. M. Booth, Miss H. Barton, Miss M. S. Barton, Miss L. Baldwin, Mr. J. F Bryant, Mr J. s. Barton, Mr. and Mrs! S’ P* PV tte Vv Mr * G - B. Butter, Mr. A. Clarke, Mr. H. R. A. Clarke, Mr. F. C. J. Cockburn; Mrs. M. I. Cockburn, Miss r. I. Cockburn, Mrs. Crane, Mr F Connaught, Masters P. and F. W. Connaught, 9- Coutts > Mrs. D. Craigie and infant, Mr. C. Coutts, Br. and Mrs. ColJjf} s two children. Miss L. J. Cross, Miss V. A. Cowan, Mrs. Carson and child, tV* Cross, Mr. A. R. Camp veld, An. 1* E. Cal thorp, Mr. and Mrs. Cardan, Mrs. E. W. Carson, Miss P. Carson, Miss M. Duggan, Mr. E. C. Deunbr, Professor L. Davidson, Miss E. Beer, Miss M. Deer, Mrs. Dickson, Miss M. C. Dickson, Miss M. Deverill, Miss A. Buigan, Miss C. Dennehry, Mr. R. F. Dewar, Mr. R. J. A. Dunlop, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Erasmussen, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eaton, Miss M. F. England, Mrs. Ellick and infant, Sir Benjamin Fuller, Mr. E. F. Foord, Mr. J. Faber, Mr. and Mrs. Fish. Mr. and Mrs. D. Findlay, Mr. A. Fraser, Mr. H. Fawcett, Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Falloon, Miss M. L. Gordon, Mr. H. A. Gadsden, Mr. J. E. Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gaunay, Mr. H. H. Green, Mr. W. G. Geiger, Miss L. A. Greig, Mr. H. W. H. Hale, Miss B. Hickey, Mr. P. Hurlev, Mr. A. Kqwie, Mr. A. J. Howie, Miss L. B. Hosking, Miss A. L. Hart, Miss T. Hanley, Miss L. Hanley, Miss J. Hayes, Mrs. E. Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. E. Halk Mr. T. Hanley, Master T. Hanley, Airs. C. Hayman, Miss T. A. Hayman, Mr. Isaacs, Air. G. T. Jeffreys, Air. and Airs. J. S. Jennings, Air. A. H. Jago, Air. J. K. Johnston, Air. H. B. King, Air. and Airs. Keen, Airs. E. AL Keefe, Aliss Kirk, Professor P. Al. Lincoln, Air. Lazarus, Air. Laden, Air. C. B. Larson, Airs. Festus Lees, Air. and Airs. F. J. Lord, Mrs. R. Levitus, Aliss Al. Levitus, Air. and Airs. W. Linton, Air. J. R. Linton, Air. P. J. Leepen, All*. R. 1. Leepen, Air. B. AlcWilliams, Aliss Al. AlcArthur, Air. and Airs. V. AlcDougall, Mrs. F. AlcDougall, Air. S. W. Hoscrip, Air. and Mrs. S. L. Alasdulost, Aliss Al. Aiasdulost, Aliss J. Alasdulost, Air. and All's. T. E. Alawby, Aliss Alawby, Aliss E. Alclvor, Air. and Airs. A. C. Alorley, Airs. Alorris, Air. AlcCormack, Aliss E. Al. O’Brien, Airs. V. Al. AlcArthur-Onslow, Aliss F. AT. AlcArthurOnslow, Father W. J. Peoples, All*. Al. B. Parton, Air. Al. Pohl, Aliss C. B. Al. Pasco. Air. A. K. Pick, Miss F. Robertson, Aliss AT. D. Reid, Air. Rainbow, Mrs. A. Roddy, Rev. Rather Rohan, All*. T. B. Roydhouse, Air. and Airs. S. T. Robbins, Airs. Al. R. Robinson, Air. and Airs. R. B. S. Ross, Alaster J. B. Ross, Alaster B. U. Ross, Alaster R. S. Ross, Air. C. E. Ross, Air. and ATrs. Robb, Air. and Airs. R. River and infant, Air. J. Dundas Smith, Colonel J. Sclater, AJiss Smith, Aliss A. Scott, Airs. A. Scott, Aliss Schofield, Air. Schofield, Alaster Schofield, Air. Seymour, Air. and Airs. PI. H. Turner and two children. All*. H. T. Thompson, Air. I'. K. Tyson, Aliss E. Tinseer. Air. H. Trumble, Air. H. J. Tyerman, All*, and Airs. E. A. Turner, child, and infant, Air. and Airs. E. J. Tatham, Air. J. H. Torless, Airs. W. Unthank, All*, and Airs. J. S. Whittaker. Alaster G. C. Whittaker, Miss X. Wilkinson, All*. A. AVerzinger, Aliss E. E. AVatts, Mrs. A. AVhales, Airs. Wilson and child, Mr. A\ r ilson, Mrs. G. G. AVh it bread, Air. and Mrs. Al. E. Wright and two infants, Mrs. D. AA'hite, Alaster R. White, Mr. and Airs. L. .T. Villiers, Alaster J. W. Villiers. Second class— Air. Allsop, Airs. Allsop, Air. J. L. Burns, Aliss Bourke, Airs. Bridgman and child, Air. R. Beard, All*. Brislin, Aliss R. Cussen, Alaster L. J. Dawson, Airs. J. Dawson. Airs. A. Dawson. Aliss I. Dawson, Mr. R. Denby. Rev. C. Al. Ellis, Mrs. C. Al. Ellis and child, Airs. H. Fenwick, Aliss Al. J. Fenwick, Air. H. Goldfinch, Aliss C. .7. Gregor, Aliss C. E. Gregor, Air. J. ; % Green, Air. J. Greening, Air. H. Holstein, f Master Hartigan, Airs. Hartigan, Aliss Al. ! Lawsen, Aliss Lautzke, Air. G. Afullinger, Aliss T. McLean. Air. T. AlcLaughlan, Miss C. Nelson. Air. C. Perston, Air. W. O. D. Ryall, Air. E. Rosie. Aliss G. Al. Robins, Airs. Roser and child. Air. A. K. Stowe, Alisses H. Iv. and C. 1. Lovell t Smith, Aliss Stockman, Sisters of Afercy i (3). Airs. F. E. Swift, Aliss J. Swift, Air. } F. E. Swift, Aliss PI. H. Terrv, Aliss X. j Treweek, Mr. J. Taylor, Miss C. V. S Tscherimissinoff. Miss W. Vickery, Aliss ; L. G. Wail, Aliss Williams; and 56 third - i clas£.

CO R 1 NTH I C LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON.—L. D. Nathan and Co. have received cabled advice that the White Star liner Corintliic left Southampton p.m. on January 31 for Auckland and Wellington. She is due at this port on Alarch 10. MAUI POMARE DUE TOMORROW.— A radio message received by Spedding, Ltd., from the Government motor-ship Alaui Pomare, inward bound from Norfolk Island, states that she will not arrive in port until late tomorrow. The vessel was previously expected today. CORNWALL LOADING.—At present at Queen’s Wharf finalising her loading for London and West. Coast United Kingdom ports, the Federal steamer Cornwall is to be dispatched on her voyage Home on AVednesday next. The New Zealand Shipping Company is her local agent PLUME SAILS THIS EVENING.— The Vacuum Oil Company’s tanker Plume, now at Western Wharf putting out the local portion of her oil cargo from San Francisco, is announced to clear port at 6 o’clock this evening for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete discharging. ROTORUA FOR NAPIER.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that its liner Rotorua, now at Queen's Wharf discharging the local portion of her cargo from West Coast United Kingdom ports, is to be dispatched at 8 p.m. this day for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Fort Chalmers to complete unloading. NO SIGN OF RIO DORADO.—According to her wireless advice due in the stream at daybreak today from Casablanca. Alorocco. the steamer Rio Dorado bad not been sighted at one o'clock this afternon. The vessel has a cargo of phosphates for discharge at Auckland. New Plymouth, and 'Wanganui, the local portion of which will be unloaded at King's Wharf to the agency of Henderson and Alacfarlane. "THE BALTIC TRADES.—An interesting review of the prospects for the smaller type of vessel was given recently by Air. John O. Egeland, secretary of the Norwegian Shipowners* Association, in an address to the Bergen Shipowners’ Association (says “Lloyd’s Weekly Shipping Summary ). He pointed out that while ! Norwegian vessels played a leading role ' m the Baltic trade before the war, th»v ' now barely carried 10 per cent, of the | Baltic timber cargoes, while Swedish and i Danish vessels carried about 40 per cent After reviewing developments in the ’ European coal trade during the last years, particularly in relation to the ' growth of Polish exports, he observed j that a considerable part of the Baltic j market must be considered to be irre- I trievably lost to the British coal ex- : porters. At the most, three or four I million tons of the 14,000,000-ton reduc- j tion since pre-war days could be regained, so that it had to be realised ■ that British coal exports to the Baltic countries would in future be on a definitely lower scale than before the war. On the other hand, the prospects for the timber trade, which was really the backbone of the small vessel's emplovment, were good. After the falling off in timber shipments during the years immediately after the war, the position bad gradually improved until the shipments from all White Sea and Baltic ports during 1928 exceeded those of 1913. which , totalled 4.5 million standards. Probablv 5.000,000 standards would be shipped in 1929. During the last few rears timber shipments from the Baltic and White I Seas had increased by about 600,000 standards annually, while the available j tonnage had tended to decrease. This ' was the explanation of the recent improvement in the freight market for the smaller vessels. Even if the available tonnage were increased during the con - ing year by a, few new vessels, no fears need be entertained for the immediate future of this market, although the continued depression experienced by larger vessels might affect the pulpwood and pit-props trades. In addition, there had been a considerable increase in the export of other commodities in which the. smaller vessels were largely interested, such as ore, paper, cellulose and woodpulp. The growth of the trade through Danzig was very largely making up for the falling off of Russian exports. a keen observer could not fail to be impressed by the rapid development now proceeding in Poland and Finland, while new means of communication with the Central European countries, involving a concentration of shipments round the Baltic, would be to the advantage of shipping.in general and the smaller vessels in particular. The outlook for small vessels was largely dependent upon the amount of tonnage available. The reduction had been greatest under the British flag, but the number of Norwegian vessels had fallen to 618 from S3O before the war. The new vessels which would come into the market in 1930 would not much more than make up for the natural wastage in this class of tonnage through losses and breaking up. Furthermore, the 10,000,000 tons or so of -nipping over 25 years old could not have, a very much longer life, considering The way vessels were treated during the war. especially when it was remembered -.hat this tonnage was to a large extent in the hands of owners who might be expected to be unwilling or unable to incur the expense of keeping these old vessels in firstclass condition.

THE FERN DALE. —To complete loading refrigerated and general cargo for London the Aberdeen Commonwealth Line steamer Ferndale arrived from Gisborne yesterday afternoon. The vessel i? at Prince's Wharf and is to be dispatched for London, via Panama, on Wednesday. This is the Ferndale’s first visit to Auckland. She was formerly a Commonwealth Government steamer and was purchased with her sister-ship the Fordsdale and also the five Bay passenger liners, Aloreton Bay, Largs Bay, Jervis Bay, Hobson Bay and Hsperance Bay, by the White Star Line. The Ferndale has a car go-carrying capacity of nearly 12,000 tons in her seven large holds. Five of the holds are insulated for the carriage of frozen products. Previously only two holds were insulated, but before her recent voyage to Australia the vessel was laid up for four months at Newcastle-on-Tyne to have insulation installed in three more holds. Being a fast steamer with a speed of about 15 knots the Ferndale will be considerably in demand for the carriage of frozen products and general cargo to England. She is loading under the auspices of the Shaw-Savill and Albion Company and L. D. Nathan and Company are the local agents. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—

The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight;— Auckland.—Tofua. Alaui Pomare, West Loquassuck, Waikawa, Maunganui. Bradavon, Tamaroa, Pulpit Point, Rotorua. Chatham Islands.—Kent, Port Brisbane, Otaki. Wellington.—Alaori, Wahine. Tamahine Arahura, Alarama. T'limaroa. Rangitat.v Dunedin. Australia, Toyohfka Mam Port Pirie, Herminius, Rimutaka. Kaponga. Ferndale, Mahana, Port Sydney, Canadian Highlander, Karepo. Awarua. —Makura, Tahiti, City of Nr»' York, EleAnor Boling, Hinemoa, Argyllshire, Tu’ianekai, Sir J. C. Ross, Kosmos, C. A. LarSen, Southern Princes;., Maheno.