The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 951, 19 April 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain S. A. Chatfield is now in command of the Kartigi, which recommissioned at "Wellington on Monday, and his deck officers are:—Chief, Mr. S. E. Gaskin; second, Mr. R. Blamlield; third, Mr. F. S. Bowman. Captain J. G. "Watson, of the Kaikorai, is now in command of the "Waikouaiti. Captain W. Clark, of the Awahou, has been transferred to the Pukeko, relieving Captain W. E. Barnes, who is going to Napier for orders. Mr. F. Bates has been appointed chief officer of the Pukeko, and Mr. T. R. Clark has been transferred to the Awahou. TOFU A SAILS.—The Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua was dis- ! patched shortly after 11 o’clock this j morning for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, tak- I ing passengers, mails and cargo. A list of the passengers appears on j another page. EL VERIC SAILED.—After having a new top section fitted to her funnel at King’s Wharf, the Bank Line steamer Elveric sailed for Chili, via "Westport, yesterday morning to load nitrates for Sydney. PORT HARDY SAILED.—To complete. unloading general merchandise from London, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Hardy sailed for Wellington and New Plymouth on Thursday afternoon. ULIMAROA DISPATCHED.—The Hud-dart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa was dispatched for Sydney on Thursday afternoon. The vessel is due at Sydney on Monday morning, and is to sail for Wellington next Friday. DREDGE KORUA L EAVES.—After six weeks at Auckland undergoing extensive overhaul and refitting, the Gisborne Harbour Board’s dredge Korua sailed for GisLorne on Thursday afternoon. KAITOKE LEAVES PORT KEMBLA. —Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Kaitoke left Port Kembla at 1 p.m. on Tuesday for Wellington. She is due there on Monday. MAUNGANUI FROM SYDNEY.—The "Union Company's intercolonial steamer Maunganui left Sydney for Auckland on Thursday afternoon w r ith passengers, mail and cargo. She is due on Monday morning and will berth at Central Wharf. KIWITEA FROM AUSTRALIA.—The local office of the Union Company has received advice that the Kiwitea is scheduled to load at Adelaide on April 2S and to complete loading at Melbourne and Hobart for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, Auckland and New Plymouth. COPTIC LEAVES LON DON.—Cabled news lias been by the Shaw, Savill Company that its motor-ship Coptic left London in ballast on Tuesday for New Zealand. The vessel is due about May 19 and will load produce for England. POOLTA LEAVES GREYMOUTH— The Union Company advises that the Poolta left Greymouth at noon on Wednesday for Sydney. She will then proceed to Brisbane, Grafton, Port Stephens and Newcastle. to load for Auckhnd, Napier, Dunedin and Bluff. KAITUNA FROM PORT KEMBLA.— With coal and timber the Union Company’s Kaituna arrived in the stream at W ellington early on Wednesday morning from Port Kembla. She will leave again today for Greymouth to load for Melbourne. AORANGI DUE 10 A.M.—A wireless message received by the Union Company from the Royal - Mail motor liner Aorangi, en route from Vancouver to Sydney, states that she expects to arrive in the stream here at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. After pratique has been granted the vessel is to berth at Prince’s Wharf to land her New Zealand passengers, mails .and cargo. The vessel is announced to resume her voyage to Sydney at 10 p.m, on Monday,

WAIKAWA LEAVES LOS ANGELES. —Cabled advice has been received by the Union Company that the Waikawa left Los Angeles on Tuesday with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on May 10. MAILS ARRIVING.—The Chief Postmaster has received advice that the S.S. Maunganui, which is due at Auckland on ] Monday morning from Sydney, has 374 i bags of mail from the United Kingdam j and Australia for Auckland. TALUNE AT SYDNEY. —The Union j Company has received cabled news that j its new cargo steamer Talune arrived at Sydney at 6 a.m. on Wednesday from ! Greenock, via the Suez Canal. RANGITIKI AT WELLINGTON. —To complete her Homeward loading, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s motorliner Rnngitiki arrived at Wellington on Wednesday morning from Lyttelton. She is scheduled t-> leave there at daybreak on April 26 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal. THE PORT HOBART.—The C. and D. Line motor-ship Port Hobart arrived at "Wellington on Wednesday from Wanganui to continue loading for New York, j Boston. Halifax rnd London. She will later proceed to Napier; Gisborne and j Auckland to fill up and is scheduled to j clear this port on April 30. PORT ADELAIDE TO LG A D—Heather. Roberton, Limited, has received advice that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Adelaide is scheduled to reach Auckland from Australia about May 28 to load butter, frozen meat and general cargo for London. She will also take Continental cargo. NEW YORK CARGO.—The A. and A. Line has received cabled advice that the motor-ship Entor, which was to have left New York on April 5 for New Zealand, has been replaced by the City of Osaka, which was to have cleared New York on Tuesday for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Enton is now fixed to leave New Y’ork on May j 7 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton 1 and Dunedin. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. —At tlie end of 1929 the fleet of the North German Lloyd numbered 513 ships of 942.162 tons gross, inclusive of 62.400 tons gross under construction. Together with the subsidiary companies, the Hanseatic Steamship Company, of Hamburg, the Seefahrt Steamship Company, of Bremen, the Matthies Shipping Company, of Hamburg, and the Baltic Shipping Co., of Hamburg, the Lloyd concern owned 180 seagoing ships of 821.528 tons gross in active service, including 58,234 tons gross, of auxiliary vessels and North Sea steamers, the total tonnage in commission amounting at the end of 1929 to 879,762 tons gross. A year before, the Lloyd owned a fleet of 785,526 tons gross in commission, and 133,600 tons gross under construction, or a. total of 922,426 tons gross, including the fleets of the different daughter enterprises. NEW MOTOR-SHlP.—Messrs. Burmeister and Wain, Copenhagen, have had highly successful sea-trials with the new Diesel motor-vessel Corneville, constructed to the order of Messrs. A. I-'. Klaveness and Co., Oslo, and being the last of a series of three Diesel vessels •'Uilt Jt*- Copenhagen for these owners, rhe Corneville is built to the highest class m the Norwegian Veritas, and Ims the following principal dimensions:— Length, 390 ft, breadth 55ft. and depth ” 7ft - Her loading capacity is about 5.150 tens deadweight, and she is equipped with modern and efficient appliances for Ihe rapid loading and discharging of cargo. Messrs. Burmeister and Wain have constructed the propelling machinery, which consists of two main Diesel motors of in all 5,000 i.h.p., designed to gi\e the Corneville a speed of about 14 when fully loaded. The CorneMile is now en route from the Tyne to Australia with a cargo of coal. PORT FAIRY'S FIRST VISIT.—The < ommonwealth and Dominion Line J™? tor ' sh, P Fort Fairy arrived here on inursday evening from Sydney. This is ffr to Auckland. She is beithed at Queens "Wharf, and will load a large quantity of general and refrigerated cargo for London. She sails on ioading ay f ° r WeUin^ton to complete j D ° rt Fairy is engined with twin r>oxford motors, with four cylinders on each shaft She is of 8,000 tons gross f egtstei and was la unched two months iVV the Port Aim ". in i'l*- , "ffr cargo from London at A ustralian ports, the vessel was ieavimr that Sydney for engine repairs, leaving ..hat port at midday last Sunday a?r e oss V ?he=T d asman knotS ° n the ,„ C ?J taln F. Farmer is in command, nnd following ?ou?rh ’Mr j’ J S neS ' third - J 'r- P Howe! feurth, Mr J Stannard; chief engineer, WiiViJ;:. T ho P ias : senior second, Mr. R. Hurley , junior second, Mr. W Wrightth?rd r a’ S' Campbell; junior third, Mr. A. Mcßride; senior fourth, Mr. •). L. Barnard; junior fourth, Mr. J. A. ‘ r ai y?; ; . chief refrigerating engineer Mr r Gent: second, Mr. J. Gardner; ' first electrician, Air. J. Birreli; second, Air. A. ii third ’ Mr - R - A - Livingstone; first, wireless operator, Mr. A. G. Digglesecond, Mr. R. Y. Lockhart; surgeon. Dr’ Barber I*' 1 *' chief steward, Mr. E. M. B. The Farmers* Cn-operative Auctioneering Company are the local agents.

MARAMA AT SAN FRANCISCO.— Gabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Manama, from Sydney and Wellington, arrived at San Francisco at 5.30 a.m. on Tuesday. The vessel was scheduled to leave again a: 2 p.m. yesterday for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney, and is due at Wellington or May 7. RUAHINE REPORTS. —The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruahir.e has reported by wireless that she will arrive from London and Southampton on Tuesday afternoon. The vessel has passengers and mail for New Zealand, as well as general merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington ard Nelson. WAIOTAPU REPORTS. —Wireless advice received from the Union Company's trans-Pacific steamer Waiotapu states that she expects to reach Auckland on Tuesday morning. vessel is from Los Angeles, via Papeete, and has cargo from Pacific Coast ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. Cargo for Auckland will be unloaded at Queen's Wharf. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vesels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end:— Auckland. —Aorangi, Elveric. Otokia, Canadian Commander, Huntingdon, Lady Lewis, Maunganui. Moeraki, Ruahine, Tofua, Ulimaroa, Waihemo, Waiotapu, Waipahi. Chatham Islands.—City of Winnipeg. Wellington. —Maori. Wahine, Tamahine, Arahura, Port Hardy, Kairanga, Daghestan. Port Hobarr # Niagara, Makura, Port Victor, Acasta, Maimoa, Kaitoke, Weirbank. Tahiti. Awarua.—Maheno, Tahiti, Kaimiro. K*® Ora, Zealandic. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS THURSDAY ROXAKI (8.15 p.m ), 129 tons, Robertson, from Raglan and Kawhia. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY XGAPUHI (7.45 a m.), 793 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. HOKIANGA is due back from Hokianga after the week-end, and is to sail again for Hokianga on Thursday next. XGAPUHI arrived yesterday from New Plymouth, and leaves again for that port at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday. JR ARAPA WA is due at Onehunga at 9 a.m. tomorrow from Auckland, via Hokianga. ROXAKI is to leave Onehunga Icf Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.