The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 921, 14 March 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

TOFU A COMING.— The Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua cleared Suva at noon yesterday for Auckland. She should arrive here on Monday.

THE KAIMIRO.- I The Union Company’s cargo steamer Kaimiro is expected to leave Lyttelton at S p.m. this day for Auckland and Portland in continuation of her voyage from Adelaide, Edithburg, Wallaroo and Hobart.

CARGO FROM LIVERPOOL. - The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Huon is scheduled to leave Liverpool on April 12 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Bunedin.

MAUNGANUI’S TRANSHIPMENTS.— The Union Company’s Maunganui, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday morning from Sydney, brought transhipments ex Himalaya Marti, Hobson’s Bay, Eridan, Saros, Orford, Oder, Nellane, Ormiston, Aki Maru, Dimboala and Aorangi. She isf to leave again at 3 p.m. today on her return trip to Sydney.

CORINTHIC DUE TOMORROW.-Tlie White Star liner Corinthic is due at Auckland from London and Southampton at midnight tomorrow, according to her wireless advice. She is to berth at Prince’s "Wharf at about 9.30 o’clock on Sunday morning. The vessel has passengers and mail for New Zealand, and general cargo for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. L. B. Nathan and Co. are her local agents.

MATAKANA FROM GISBORNE.— L. B. Nathan and Company advise that the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Matakana, at present at 'Gisborne loading for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, is to leave there at 4 o’clock this afternoon for Auckland to" continue loading. She should arrive here tomorrow afternoon and is to berth at Central Wharf. The Matakana is later to proceed to Wellington and Lyttelton to fill up, and is scheduled to leave Lyttelton on her Homeward voyage on March 29.

PAKEHA FROM ANTWERP. —The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s steamer Pakeha, inward bound from Antwerp with a full cargo of basic slag for discharge at this port, is due in the stream at six o’clock tomorrow morning, according to her latest wireless advice. She has been allotted a berth at King’s Wharf, where she will unload to the agency of A. S. Paterson and Co. After discharge is finished, the Pakeha is to load for her Homeward voyage at New Plymouth, Napier, Wellington, and Auckland. She is scheduled to sail finally from Auckland for Rotterdam and London on April 15.

M A RAMA FOR SYDNEY.—The following passengers have booked to sail by the Union Steam Ship Company’s in-ter-colonial passenger steamer Marama, which is to be dispatched at 3 o’clock this afternoon for Sydney:—

First Saloon.—Misses G. A. Gilmore, M. A. Brodie, G. Harrison, M. E. Heighway, F. E. Snow, M. T. Hook, E. A. Clark, N. F. Phillips, C. M. Bailey, M. and M. Lindsay, Hutter, J. Parker, C. M. Tewsley, L. Be Renzy, M. C. MacCormick, P. B. Hawkings, N. S. Hawkings, A. M. Gillott, V. A. Nicholl, W. Allenborrow, M. Howell; Mesdames M. T. Leggo, C. Pezaro, P. C. Carnham, A. H. Poole, E. H. Ackroyd, H. M. Johnston and Childs E. J. Ford, N. Thompson, E. Snow, T. W. Sinclair, R. Jamieson, H. Lauder-Smith, S. Hanowell, P. Evans, H. G. Scott, E. Lowney, M. J. Robertson, M. B. Benny, Worrell, A. S. Bankart, T. C. Hadfield. A. N. Phillips, A. R. Morley, F. W. H. Fuller, J. C. K. Walker, E. R. Blackman, M. S. Henriksen, G. L. Jerram, E. H. Connely, H. Be Renzy, A. B. Farquliar and child, A. G. Hawkings, S. J. Armstrong, A. lE. Kalms, A. McDonnell, T. W. Ezzy, I. Stockbridge, E. Randall. A. M. Canning, B. L. C. Jowett, E. Asher, A. E. Henley, A. W. Lord, C. C. Sisco, W. Grattan, P. Holt, A. R. Ritchie; Messrs. H. T. Leggo, W. J. and G. Proud, J. Allerton, W. C. and G. G. Wentworth, G. Pezuro, C. Carnham, J. R. Elliot, P. C. Carnham, O. F. Woods, A. H. Poole. R. H. Carton, A. H. T. Lea, P. B. Tavora, G. E. Swan, W. R. Bazeley, J. Jackson, S. A. Smith, G. Horne, B. E. A. Henty, T. Graham, E. J. Cowan, R. Jamieson, H. Lauder-Smith, S. Hanowell. E. S. and R. S. Hanowell, P. Evans, H G. Scott, Worrell. A. S. Bankart, R. N. Wardlaw, W. Lorney, S. Chatterton, A. McDougall, A. E. Hermes, A. H. Phillips, A. R. Morley, G. L. Jerram, E. H. Connely, N. R. Templer. A. B. Farquhar, T. W. Ezzy, C. A. Fuller, A. Lawson, A. V. Knight, W. B. Freeman, J. T. Warns, W. Harsant, R. N. Wardlow, J. Williams, A. Hanley, A, W. Lord, W. Grattan, A. J. Kennedy. A. Revesy, H. Greenway, R. C. Wood, N. E. Robertson, Major A. Ritchie, Rev. F. W. H. Fuller, Br. T. W. Sinclair, Colonel E. Turton. Second Saloon. —Misses I. M. Dempster, E. Choat. B. Lisle, E. Kemsley, M. A. Browne, E. M. Powell, G. G. M. Ward, K. A. Simpson, K. Oakden, M. Mackay, M. W. and B. W. Blair, J. Abbott. E. Braekett-Smith, M. Crowther, S. Cruise, R. Powell, E. Saunderson, N. Timms, L. M. Watson; Mesdames E. M. Thomson, E. Harvey, E. C. Brown, F. Johnston, K. N. Browne, G. H. iTurjt, W. Hooper, R. Gilman and two children, T. C. Chiverton, A. Stephen, P. D. Hertright, L. Walsh, G. Livingstone, O. M. Hawes, K. Johnson and child, L. Hamilton-Woor, M. George. IT. McQuillan, M. Phillips. Blair, M. Keane, M. Bai, K. B. O’Neill j and two children. J. Vernon, Messrs. C. F. Lummis, R. Barron. R. J. Parker, H. R. Harvey, K. Campbell, C. W. Owen, A. Wilson, G. H. Hunt, W. Hooper, T. C. Chiverton, A. Stephen, R. G. Mackenzie, J. Pearce. H. McQuillan. R. H. Thorsbv, J. Church, M. Flannery, L. Clifton. J. Mills, L. C. Bailey, J. G. Bailey, F. Samson, A. Btirgoyne, J. Robertson, A. Jagoj Camara, S. R. Halliday. J. Houston. Rev. j G. W. Blair; and 67 steerage, including eight Chinese.

The Marama is due at Sydney next Tuesday morning.

THE CANADIAN COMMANDER. The Canadian National steamer Canadian Commander is reported to have left Halifax on March 3 for Auckland and Australian ports. The vessel is due at Auckland on April 10.

PORT DUNEDIN LEAVES HALIFAX. —The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Bunedin, which left Auckland on February 5 for Halifax lid London, is reported to have cleared Halifax on Tuesday.

ARGYLLSHIRE DISPATCH ED.—The steamer Argyllshire, which has been loading in New Zealand under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company, was dispatched at noon yesterday from Lyttelton for London, via Panama.

KARAMEA LEAVES WELLINGTON —The Shaw, Savill and Albion motor-ship Karamea left Wellington on Tuesday evening with New Zealand produce for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama Canal.

ZEALANDIC AT SUVA. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion motor-ship Zealandic, which left London on February 7 for Suva, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Timaru, is reported to have reached Suva at noon yesterday. The vessel is scheduled to reach Port Chalmers on March IS.

WAKA ON SLIP.—The Northern Company’s new auxiliary schooner Waka, which, since its launching three weeks ago, has been lying at Central Wharf, is continuing her fitting on the slip at St. Mary’s Bay. When ready for service the vessel will probably be* relieving for a time before sailing on a regular run.

THE JUNE. —Messrs. Henderson and Mac far lane advise that the Norwegian steamer June, at present at Westport bunkering, is to leave there later for Auckland, and is expected to arrive at this port about Thursday next. On arrival here she is to load stores and general cargo for Nauru Island. THE PORT BRISBANE. —The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Brisbane arrived at Wellington yesterday afternoon from Napier to continue loading for London and Hamburg. The vessel will also load at Lyttelton and is to be dispatched finally from that port on March 22 for London, . via Montevideo.

THE CANADIAN TRANSPORTER. The Canadian National steamer Canadian Transporter, which deft Plalifax on March 1 for New Zealand, is reported to have reached Colon on Tuesday. The vessel has cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on April MAMILIUS LOADING.— To continue her Homeward loading the Shaw, Savill steamer Mamilius left Wellington on Wednesday for Wanganui. She is due back at Wellington on March 19, an<i will leave again the next day for Napier, and is to sail finally from there on March 22 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal-

WHEAT CHARTERS. The new steamer Anglo-African, which has arrived at Port Pirie on her maiden vovoge from London, has been fixed to load 8 400 tons of wheat. 10 per cent, at South Australia or West Australia, for the United Kingdom or Continent, option a Mediterranean port, at 20s a ton, Mar.-h-April loading, chartered by John Darling and Son.

The Swedish four-masted barque C B Pedersen, having completed the discharge of her Baltic cargo at Melbourne, has been towed to Geelong, where she will load 2,900 tons of wheat, 10 per cent, for the United Kingdom or Continent at the very low freight of 16s 6<i a ton, February-March loading, chartered by Messrs. Mitchell, Bellair and Lee. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICE.— The Waiotapu clears San Francisco on March 17 for Los Angeles to complete loading for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. The Kairanga leaves San Francisco tomorrow for Los Angeles to complete loading for Napier. Lyttelton, Bluff, Nelson. Wanganui and New Plymouth. The Waikawa left Newcastle on March 3 for Vancouver direct. - Hauraki leaves Wellington today for Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney, and returns to Vancouver via Fiji and Fanning Island . Jhe W aihemo leaves Napier tomorrow for 1 Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson and New Plymouth and returns to Vancouver via Westport and Suva.

HER tfor D ARRIVES FROM HOME. —With general cargo and a few bags of English parcel mail for New Zealand the Federal Line steamer Hertford arrived in the stream at 12.30 o’clock this morning. She berthed at Queen's Wharf at 8 o’clock this morning. The vessel experienced a fine-weather trip all the > a r nd T sighted nothing of interest. _he left Liverpool on Februarv 2 and proceeded via Panama. Clearing Colon on February 19, the ship took three weeks to make this port from there.

Captain J. Burton-Davis is in comrnand, and has with him the following officers: First officer, Mr. E. L Hookirssecond Mr H. D. Hall; third Mr J Clements; fourth, Mr. W Jarvis- chip' engineer Mr H. M. Liscombe: second,* Mi. J. H. Anderson; third, Mr J r; w OU ?. h ' i lr - D. A. Miles; fifth; Mr. C. W. French; sixth, Mr. G. E. Gibson, chief refrigerating engineer. Air J Touel; radio operator. Mr. W. E. Ford: ha ™, : c i- lef steward, Mr. W. P. Scanes. The New Zealand Shipping Company is the local agent for the Hertford, and hopes to dispatch p.m. on AVednesdav Wellington, Lyttelton, JJunldin diLcSarge: ' N,JW compete

SCARCITY OF MARINE ENGINEERS, —Alarm has been expressed at the shortage of seagoing engineers; so many have gone Into mechanical transport business ashore that shipping generally ia going to be faced with a shortage. Apprentices are not coming forward in requisite numbers. Ships are becoming more complicated, particularly in engine rooms where new devices of all sort* have been introduced, and greater engineering staffs are necessary. The navigating officer has also much more to learn than formerly. He has to understand the numerous devices that are being installed to deal with navigation, fire protection, stowage, stability, port regulations and a hundred and one things that have come within the scope of his professional duties. Examinations will be increasingly harder to pass, and the man on the bridge in future will have to reach a higher standard of education than ever. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—Corinthic, Aorangi, Maui Pomare, Moeraki, Zealandic. Pakeha, Winton, Kona, Tofua, Tutar.ekaf. Middlesex, Ulima.roa, Marama. Chatham Islands.—Nil. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Tamahine, Arahura., "Waikouaiti, H.M.S. Dunedin, C. A. Larsen. Niagara, Karamea. Tamaroa, Rangitiki, City of Lincoln. Hauraki, Chiloil, Port Victor. Maunganui, Argyllshire. Mamilius, Matakana. Kaikorai, Waitemata, Somerset, Kosnaos. Awarua. —Sir J. C. Ross, Southern Princess. Makura, Tahiti, Maheno. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY NT.APCHI (4.30 p.m.), 703 tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. HOKIANGA <8.50 p.m.), 271 tons. Kennedy, for Hokianga. ARRIVALS TODAY HAUTURU (6.30 a.m.), 270 tons, Jackson-Fowler, from Raglan. XGAPUKC, which left Onehunga yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth, ia due back at 7.30 a,m. on Saturday. HAUTURU arrived at Onehunga this morning from Raglan and Kawhia. and is to sail for Hokianga at 3 p.m. today HOKIANGA, which sailed last night for Hokianga, is expected back on Monday. ARAPAWA is to leave Westport for Kaipara this afternoon. She Is to mfl thence for Onehunga, where she ia due about Tuesday.