The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 923, 17 March 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

..RANGITATA HOME. —The . New -Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-liner Rangitata arrived at Southampton from Wellington on Friday last. MAUI POMARE LATER. Spedding, Liiii.covj., i,...! iti.u.vea it cable from i\orfolk Islad stating that the Government motor-ship Maui Pomare will not now arrive back at Auckland from there until daybreak on Thursday. DRIFTING LOG SIGHTED. —The superintendent of mercantile marine has been advised that a large log, which is a clanger to navigation, has been observed drifting off the East Coast one mile ana a-half north, 75deg east from Table Cape. NIAGARA’S MAIL REACHES LONDON.—The Acting-Chief Postmaster has received advice that the mails which left Auckland per R.M.S. Niagara, on February 11, via Vancouver, arrived in London on March 16, FURTHER RADIO FROM RANGITIKI. —The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-liner Rangitiki, inward bound from London and Southampton, has sen', a radio message that she will now ijot arrive at Wellington until 6 p.m. tomorrow. The vessel had previously advised that she would arrive at 2 p.m. BEN VENUE’S MOVEMENTS. —The G. H. Scales Company advises that its chartered steamer Benvenue, which had been lying in the stream at Wellington for the past fortnight, was to berth on Saturday to commence loading wool. The vessel will now load at Fiction, Napier, Lyttelton and Fort Chalmers. She is to leave Wellington today for Ficton, and is scheduled to sail finally from Fort Chalmers on March 28 for Dunkirk, Loiadon and Hull, via the Panama Canal. NAUTICAL STUDENTS' PASSES.— For the quarter ending this month, the following officers, ail of whom were pupils of the Richmond Nautical School, were successful in passing their examinations:—Second mate, foreign-going: Mr. R. H. Carter (New Zealand Shipping Company), Mr. N. D. Savage (late Union Company). Master, home trade: Mr. Wt Wright (s.s. Hokianga), Mr. S. Petley (Richardson’s). Signalling examination: Messrs. C. T. Robb, D. Champion, and C. H. Vincent (all of Union Company). WAI KOUAITI RECOMMISSIONS. The Union Company’s Waikouaiti, which had been laid up at Wellington for some months, recommissioned on Thursday under the command of Captain S. A. Chatfield. His officers are: Chief, Mr A. S. E. Glaskin; second. Mr. L. R. Leeder; third, Mr. A. S. Fergusson; chief engineer, Mi\ P. H. MacDonald; second, Mr. PC. Woodley; third, Mr. A. Ashley: fourth, Mr. .J. Chambers. .The Waikou* alti left on Friday for Sydney, THE PAKEHA. —A. S. Paterson and Co. advises that the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Pakeha, which is at present at King’s Wharf discharging a full cargo ot basic slag from Antwerp, is to be dispatched at daybreak, on Friday for New Plymouth to commence loading for Rotterdam and London. From P ! yill °v h . * he is to proceed to Wellington, IS a pier, and return to Auckland. She is due back here on April 10 and is scheduled to sail finally from this Port on April 15. MATAKANA LOADING. Now at Central Wharf loading- for London, AvonmouUi, Liverpool and* Glasgow, the Shaw, Sawll and Albion Company’s steamer Matakana, which arrived in port from Gisborne on Saturday afternoon, is to be dls Jpatched on Thursday lor Wellington and Lyttelton to complete filling- up and is scheduled to sail finally from Lvttel*>n on her Homeward voyage on March -J. L. D. Nathan and Co., is the local agent. PASSENGERS FOR HOME. —The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Rotorua, which left Wellington on Saturday tor Southampton and London, via Pifnsland ;incl thc! Panama Canal, took the following passengers:—Saloon: Mr. R. D. Anstead, Mrs. An stead. Mrs. L. E. C. Bower, Mr. H. G. Carpenter, Mr. H. G. Chater-Fawsit t, Mrs. G. E. Grogan Air W. E Haslam, Mr. G. I. Hamifton!’ Hamilton, Miss P. Head, Mr. A. J. Hum, xp't' , Mlss /j- Hurn, Col. F. W. H. Marshal], Mrs. A. Milner, Miss G B Me Hardy, Miss Russell, Mr. N. Ratcliffe, Mrs Ratcliffe, Miss R. E. Richards, Dr. A. L. Singer, Mrs. Singer, Master H. G. Sing;er, Master A. 51. Singer, Master J’. L. Singer, Miss E. Shrimpton, Mr. A. G. Stratton, Mrs. Stratton, Dr. G E Shantl, Mrs. Shand, Hew P. T. Williams! ; Mrs. Williams. .Miss M. T. Williams, Mr.. ! I-’ M enley, Mrs. Wenley, Mr. M. •! G. V ills, Mrs. Wills, Captain T. S. Wes- ! ton. Misses A. F. and I. Y. Rattray, and )3 o third class. CORINTHIC FROM HOME —The Shaw Savill and Albion liner Corinthie arrived in port from London and Southampton yesterday morning. She carried 162 pass- • ■nwrs in addin,-n .-arc. and mail, and berthed at Prince’s "Wharf. The vessel was delayed in her Atlantic crossing by stormy weather in the first week of the voyage, but her passage across the Pacific was made in fine weather. She left Southampton on January 31. Captain C. F. Freeman is “in command and the following are the officers:—Chief Mr. A. Pawley: first. Mr. ,T. H. Drav : second. Mr. B. Harrison: third. Mr. K. e! Burt: fourth, 51 r. 51. Bennett: fifth slr R. Crangle; surgeon, Dr. J. G. Higgins; Purser, .Mr. B. J.. Pitman; t hief wireless operator. Mr. F. Arnett; second, Mr C Wood; chief engineer, Mr. A. If. Hughes; second, Mr. .r. Richardson; third, Mr. R J- fourth Mr. Geo. Cottington; fifth. Mr. R. C. Clemas; sixth, Mr. G. T. H. Tunna; chief refrigerating engineer. Mr. C. S. Newton; second, Mr. S S Frost: chief steward, Mr. E. Vowles. 1,. D. Nathan and Companv, are the local agents and they hope to dispatch the vessel on Thursday for Wellington to complete discharge. The Corlnthic brought the following passengers:—Saloon: The Dowager Lady Blunden. Mrs. M. Chandler. Mr. S Dale Mrs. Dale, Miss X. Lewis, Miss M; Plow-I man Mr. T. Richardson, Mrs. Richardj son, Miss M. Richardson, Mr. O. Russell. Mrs. Russell, Master O. Russell, Alaster | A\ . Russell. Mr. J. Salter. Mrs. Salter, Master .1 \ Salter. Airs. <*. Smith. Miss S. j Smith, Rev. P. Timoney, Mrs. L. Ware, : Major A. H. Bathurst. Mrs. Bathurst. Miss P. Clayton, Father M. Griffin, Sir j .T. L. Hanham. Father T. Hegarty, Miss Af. O'Connor, Mr. B. C. Lane. Airs. Lane, | Mr. W. Murray. 51 is. 51. slillar, Aliss I>. ' 51 i liar, 51 rs. K. Fieldhouse, sliss .7. Field- ; house. sliss sr. Fieldhouse, Baron J. von ; Behring, Airs. K. Pain. Mr. SY. Whitmore, j Air. B. Zambra and 123 third-class.

KAIMIRO FROM AUSTRALIA. — The j Union Company’s Kaimiro is expected at four o’clock this afternoon from Adelaide, Edith burg, AVallaroo, and Hobart, via Southern ports. She has been allotted a berth at Queen’s Wharf, and is to leave again tomorrow evening for Portland. TOFU A DUE TONIGHT. — The Union Company's Island passenger steamer Tofua has sent a radio message to the effect that she expects to arrive in port from Suva at midnight tonight. She will berth tomorrow morning at Queen’s Wharf to land passengers, mails, and cargo from Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, and is announced to sail on her next trip to the Islands at 11 a.m. on Saturday. CARGO FROM THE EAST. —The Union Companv advisse that the Narbada is due at Calcutta on Thursday to commence loading Eastern merchandise for Auckland, AVellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is to leave Calcutta early in April for Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, and Sumarang for further loading. If sufficient cargo is shipped, the vessel will make calls at Timaru and Bluff for discharging purposes. MAUNGANUI'S PASSENGERS.— The following passengers sailed for Sydney ; by the Union Steam Ship Company s j intercolonial passenger steamer Alaunganui which left Wellington on Friday afternoon: —■ Saloon. —Mr. D. E. Acworth, slr. J. Benson, 51r. D. Bain. 51 r. .1. S. Burns, Airs and Miss M. 51. and Master Brinkinan, Mrs. Bell, Air. G. Brown, Mrs. 51. Best, Mr. W. Begg, sliss A. L. Burreii, 51r. and 51rs. J. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. L. r. Bisson, Miss Af. K. Bcnnelt, Airs. S. E. ! Bourne, Aliss H. Bull, Mr. T. Ballantyne, | Airs. J .S. Burns, Air. and Airs. L. C. Carroll, Air. and Airs. W. H. Cattell, Air. | and Airs. B. Cadbury, Air. W. Cornelius, j Aliss D. A. Cadbury, Aliss G AI. Cadbury, 1 Aliss B. Chitty, Air. H. S. Catticart, Aliss i G. E. Collins, Air. P. C. Chase. Aliss I W. D. Curtis, Miss C. Chamberlain, Airs. M. E. B. Calder, Airs. E. Christie, Aliss W. Chittie, Air. C. K. Dalgleish, Air. J. H. Drake, Aliss A. AI. Duncan, Air. A. A. Davies, Dr. Leigh Deck, Airs. A. AI. Dear, Air. Donohue, Airs. A. Dawkins, Airs. Davis, Aliss A. Day, Aliss F. Day, Miss E. Eller, Mrs. 1-:. Fullarton, Arr. and Airs. J. A. 11. Fraser, Aliss L. Finlay, Aliss L. Fraser, Mr. J. IS. Geddes, Air. and Airs. A. Gleclhill. Air. Guest, Airs. C. Grear, Mr. and Airs. G. P. N. Goodwin, Aliss AI. Gell, Airs. P. Hudson, Air. and Airs. E. G. Hawkes, Alajor IV. Rawson Hughes, Air. A. S. Holt, Mr. E. Hassell, Mr. H. 11. Howard, Air. and Airs. T. 11. Hill, Aliss P. Halstead, Airs. E. Hart, Air. C. G. Hill, Air. J. R. Hancock, Air. Hance, Air. T. Hamlin, Air. R. Irving, Air. and Airs. It. J. Jones, Air. J. P. Jopp, Airs. A. AI. R. Jennings, Air. W. F. .Jensen, Aliss O. J. Joyce* Aliss AI. J. Joyce, Air. and Airs. 0., ALaster W. S. Juseplison, Air. F. Kemp, Father B. Kearney, Aliss AL AL Kemp, Air. and Airs. H. W. lversley, Aliss H. D. i Kersley, Mr. B. Larnach, Mr. and Airs. H. T. Leggo, Aliss H. Leach, Airs. 1,. D. Loten, Aliss A. E. Lardner, Afr. and Airs. K. W. Lemmon, Alaster L. Lemmon. Aliss AL Luimey, Air. V. Larson, Air. and AUs. W. A. Alackay, Dr. and Airs. A. T. AlcCaw, Mr. AI. H. AlcKellar, Mr. AlcNamara, Air. Alason, Air. Alarkman, Air. W. Mitchell, Air. AL G. Aliller, Air. and Airs. C. 11. AI itch ell, Mrs. AlcAlurtrie, Aliss P. G. Alorrison, Air. AlcNaughton, Air. D. AI. Aliller, Airs. A. Alacdonald. Airs. A. A. Aliller, Airs. E. McKay, Miss W. AI. Aiassey, Aliss AI. Alassey, Mrs. AlcQuelley, Miss V. Alullins, Mrs. Milverton, Air. Alilverton, Air. and Airs. A. E. Alehrtins, Air. Alclntosh, Air. A. H. Aloore, Aliss H. AI. Miller, All-, and Airs. C. P. Meredith, Miss I. AI. McCallum; Aliss AI. Myers, Aliss D. Munro, Air. R. J. AlcNamara, Mr. W. H. AlcNamara, Airs. E. L. T. AlcGover v Aliss 51. O'Connor, Aliss AI. E. O’Driscoff, Air. V. O.’Rourke, Aliss AI. E. Parker, Mrs. SV. Pittaway, Air. W. H. Pittaway. Aliss AI. Pearson, Air. E. A. Pearce, Air. J. A. Pearce, Aliss R. Perger, Airs. AI. and Aliss G. Perger, Airs. I. Sht v er, Alaster K. A. Shearer, Air. A. D. Shearer, All-. W. Somerville, Airs. W. G. Sperring, Air. W. G. Sperring, Ain-, and Airs. C. and Alaster I. C. Sowton, Miss AI. Somerville, Air. and Airs. J. A. Scott, Air. J. Smyihe, Airs. J. Smythe, Air. R. G. Schauer, Airs. R. G. Schauer, Aliss AI. Sargison, Air. H. Smith, Captain and Airs. P. C. and Alaster B. P. Rine, Mrs. J. AI. AI. Rowan, Aliss J. E. Rowan, Air. J. Thompson, Air. Trounce, Aliss E. Eagle, Mr. J. Eastwood, ; Airs. A. Fry. Air. M. W. Ford, Air. J. Gilmour, Airs.- S. Gilmour, Aliss F. H. Gilmour, Nurse AI. B. Gadd, ATrs. AI. Gale, Mr. and Mrs. A. Head, Airs, t Hewitt, Miss E. R. Harper Mr. <’. Hughes, Air. A. O. Holmwood, Aliss D. M. Hynes, Miss AT. K. R. Hill. Air. J. S. Slierdnian, Mr. W. H. Irlam, Air. J. Jamieson, Mr. and Mrs. K. B. R. Julso, Alaster E. A. E. Julso. Mrs. .J* Johnston, Air. R. Johnston. Mr. T. M. J :■. , Mrs. Kerslake. Mr. ar ■ nagh. Air. AI. Larson, Air. L. H. Lemon, Mr. P. V. Norman, Airs. .S. Nisbit, .Mr. R. A. F. Nathan, Mr. .). . o U r IUW> ,. I .i, Airs. Oliver and child, Air. Perry, AJ.r.

and Mrs. W. Pankhurst, Miss L. Pearce, Air. 11. J. Parberry, Brother Reidy, Mr. A. Raper, Air. and Airs. A. W. Rea and infant, Air. A. C. Rook, Air. and Airs. G. S. Stenniiig, Air. Scott Stevenson, Air. and Airs. Beaumont Smith, All - . G. Shaw, Mr. A. G. Smith, Air. A. IT. Silver, Mrs. AI. C. Silver, Air. C. J. Silver, Ala?ter C. J. Silver, Air. Sproule, Aliss K. Sobev, Air. G. C. Sherwood, Mr. F. A. Salter, Aliss B. AI. Smith. All*. Tipper, Air. \Y. J. Thomson, Air. W. G. Thorpe, Air. F. H. Toombs, Mr. Teague, Mr. H. AI. Thompson, Aliss E. L. Terry, Miss E. Veitcli. Air. A’nughan. Aliss E. 1 . V. i 1 enden, Air. A. Watt, Aliss Whitehead, Mrs, G. Watkins, Aliss J. Warrington, .ar. c«. ■Williamson, Air. and ATrs. G. E. »nd Alaster K. H. Adnir, Aliss D. E. Adair, Airs. C. Allpress, Airs. AI. B. Breen, Miss AI. Breen. Air. L. Brooks, Miss L. Berry, Air. and Mrs. A. G. Browne, Air. A. E. Bruce. Air. A. Bridson, Air. D. J. Bridson, Airs. E. G. Bridson, Aliss H. M. Bridsdn, Aliss P. Bell, Air. and Mrs. AY. B. Connors, Air. A. E. Crothers, Mr. and Airs. A. A. Crump, Airs. AI. G. Chisholm, Air. G. T. Chapman, Aliss P. Cousins. ATrs. Duncan, Aliss E. ST. Duncah, Aliss N. Dawson, Air. 55’. A. Ward. Aliss F. Winter, Airs. L. Whisper, and 75 steerage. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to he within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—City of Lincoln. Kaimiro, Alarama, ITimaroa, Aiaui Pomare, Aliddlesex, Port Caroline, Port Hunter, Rona, Sinnington Court, Tofua. Winton, i Zealandic. , Chatham Islands.—Karamea, Tamaroa. Wellington.—Alaori, Wahine. Tam: liine, Arahura, Jfenvenue, Dunedin, Niagara. ! Aorangi. Kaikorai. Rangitiki, Argyll - : shire, Kosmos, Waikouaiti. Alaunranui, Chiloil. Cumberland, Rotorua, Port ATic- | tor, Aliddlesex, Poolta, Mannlius, ! Alin eric, Somerset ! Awarua.—-Sir J. C. Ross, Southern Frin- . cess, Hauraki, Alaheno. Paua.