The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 952, 21 April 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

RUAHINE'S PASSENGERS.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruahine, which is due from London and Southampton tomorrow afternoon, has been allotted a berth at Prince’s Wharf. Besides cargo for Auckland, Wellington and Nelson, the vessel has the following passengers for New Zealand, according to the advance list:—Saloon: Mr. A. Finkbeiner, Mr. S. F. R. Holmes. Mr. P. Smiles, Mr. D. A. Crowther. R.N., Miss E. Humphreys, Mrs. M. J. Watson; and 47 third-class. Captain D. Urquhart is in command of the vessel and Dr. R. S. McArthur is the medical officer. MAUNGANUI FROM SYDNEY. —With passengers, mails and cargo the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Maunganui arrived in port this morning from Sydney and berthed at Central Wharf. She disembarked the following passengers:— First Saloon. —Mrs. C. Alsaker, Mrs. C. L. Anthony, Mr. M. W. Beckett, Mrs. R. H. Bettington, Mrs. M. Bodle, Mrs. A. Coury, Mr. H. Cameron-Waller, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. de Wet, Mr. E. B. W. Fowler, Miss E. B. Falkiner, Miss L. Fulton, Miss D. Ferguson, Miss R. W. Hay, Mr. R. A. Hay, Miss M. E. Heighway. Misses M. H. and V. M. Jackson, Mr. H. Longden, Mr. J. S. Langley, Mr. D. Latimer, Mr. J. D. MacDonald, Mrs. A. M. MacDonald, Mr. C. T. Manning, Mr. O. Mangin, Mr. and Mrs. C. Minter, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Moxey, Mr. G. Masfen, Mr. .T. G. Michie, Miss N. Murphy, Mrs. N. Nixon, Mr. B. L. Northway, Mr. E. B. Nudds, Mr. H. Page, Mr. C. Paine, Mr. D. R. Pp.rr, Captain J. Phelps, Mrs. J. Phelps, Miss E. F. Pizzey, Mr. C. B. Plummer. Mr. J. Robson, Mrs. H. C. Ross, Master S. F. Sullivan, Mr. J. B. Smith, Mrs. F. Strickland, Mr. D. E. Stacey, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Sadgrove, Captain D. R. Stanley, Mrs. D. R. Stanley, Mrs. H. Thomas, Sir Reginald Tuck, Mr. J. Warren. Mr. ,T. P. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wansbrough, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Yeoman, Master A. Yeoman, Miss B. Yeoman. Second Class.—Mrs. A. Bremner, Mr. and Mrs. E. Butler, Mr. and Mrs. J. Broadhurst. Mr. and Mrs. H. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Creswell, Mr. C. Davidson, Miss F. Davidson, Dr. A. H. Driver. Mrs. A. H. Driver, Mrs. H. G. Forsyth, Mrs. A. Facoory, Master .T. Facoory. Mr. A. R. Gregory, Miss G. Gilchrist, Mrs. B. A. Gilchrist, Mr. G. H. Hunt, Mrs. T. D. Hunt, Mr. R. J. Hayman, Mrs. E. Kennedy, Miss P. Lupton, Mrs. D. Marshall, Miss B. Marshall, Mrs. A. McQueen. Mr. R. McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. D. Proctor, Mrs. F. Proctor, Master R. Proctor, Mr. H. Petersen. Mr. E. A. Petersen, Mrs. E. Rae. Miss E. A. Smith, Mrs. E. Smith. Mrs. F. C. Shutle, Mrs. J. Simmers, Misses D. and F. Simmers, Mr. J. Simmers. Mr. L. Simmers, Mrs. R. Wheeler, Mrs. A. Wallace: and 38 third-class, including one Indian. The Maunganui is scheduled to sail at n p.m. on Thursday on her return trip to Sydney.

THE KALINGO. —The l.'nion Company advises that the Kalmgo was to leave Greymouth yesterday for Sydney, thence to'Newcastle and Coff's Harbour, to load for Timaru and Wanganui. HERMINIUS AT LONDON.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Hermimus, which left Auckland for New York, Boston, Halifax and London on February A is reported to have reached London last Wednesday. THE KAIRANGA. —The Union Company’s Kairanga arrived in the stream at Wellington on Friday night from Napier, for bunkers. She sailed again on Saturday for Lyttelton to continue discharge of "her Pacific Coast cargo. THE TAINUI. —With passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand, the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tainui is scheduled to leave Southampton next Friday. The cargo is for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. She is due at Auckland on May 31. THE MAHIA, —A radio message has been received from the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Mahia stating that the ship will arrive at Wellington this afternoon. The Mahia is coming out in ballast from Cardiff to load for London. LADY LEWIS FROM NAURU ISLAND. —The tramp' steamer Lady Lewis is scheduled to arrive from Nauru Island on Wednesday. She has a cargo of 7,560 tons of phosphates, which will be unloaded at King’s Wharf to the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited. CANADIAN CHALLENGER AT NEW YORK.—Canadian National Steamships has reveived cabled advice that the Canadian Challenger, which left Auckland on March 3 for New York, Boston and Halifax, arrived at New York on April 11. HUNTINGDON FROM LIVERPOOL. — Scheduled to arrive from Liverpool tomorrow the Federal Line steamer Huntingdon had not reported by wireless this morning. The vessel has a general merchandise cargo from West Coast ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. Cargo for Auckland tv ill be unloaded at Queen’s Wharf to the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. AORANGI IN PORT.—The Royal Mail motor-liner Aorangi arrived in port yesterday morning from Vancouver, via Victoria (8.C.), Honolulu and Suva, en route to Sydney. She berthed at Prince’s Wharf to land her New Zealand passengers, mails and cargo, and is scheduled to sail again at midnight tonight for Sydney in completion of her voyage. The vessel did some fast travelling during the voyage to Vancouver and back, but stormy weather for 24 hours during the passage from Vancouver to Honolulu retarded the average speed between the two ports. After the storm the speed was increased and she reached Honolulu ahead of schedule. The average speed between ports during the voyage was as follows:—Auckland 1o Suva, 16.8 knots: Suva to Honolulu, 16.1 knots: Honolulu to Vancouver, 17.3 knots; Vancouver to Honolulu, 16.5 knots; Honolulu to Suva, 17 knots; Suva to Auckland, 17.3 knots. The fastest day’s run during the voyage was made on the passage from Honolulu to Suva, the distance travelled in 24 hours being 428 nautical miles at ; an average speed of 17. G knots. The 1 sailing time from Suva to Auckland was 1 two daj's 18 hours 21 minutes, which was i only 34 minutes slower than the record time she took between the two ports on her maiden voyage. The speed on that occasion averaged 17.43 knots during- the passage between the two ports. The greatest speed ever attained by the Aorangi in one day was 439 nautical miles m 24 hours during a trip from Auckland to Sydney in May, 1928, when the average for the 24 hours was 18.3 knots. Following is a list of the passengers who disembarked at this port:—First saloon: Mr. R. P. Benedict, Mrs. E. L Benedict, Mr. G. B. Becha, Mrs. L. Ewan, Mr. L. T. Ewan, Mr. E. S. Felton, Miss M. Finnegan, Mr. E. Fucke, Miss H. R Jocke, Mr. F. Francis, Mrs. S. Francis, J*r. H Green, Mrs. F. J. Jackson, Mr. H. W. Knack, Miss M. Pavne, Mr ' M. Stiver, Mrs. A. Stiver, Mr. J. Scott’, Mrs. B. \ enner, Mr. C. E. Ward. Second saloon: Mrs. C. H. Eerrick, Rev. J Freytag, Miss E. A. Guthrie, Miss M* Gilmore, Mr. R. C. Cross, Miss E. Hartley* r - E. R. Massey, Mrs. M. Marshall, J lr - S. F\ Paul, Mrs. A. E. Paul, MasT? r • Baul, Miss E. J. Roberts, Miss E. Sprigg, Mr. C. B. Shaw, Mr. W. J. Stewart; and 27 third-class, including four Indians and one Chinese. PASSENGERS OUTWARD The following passengers from Auckland have booked to sail for Sydnev bv the Aorangi tonight:— First Saloon.—Mr. and Mrs. G. H Foster, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Bignold, Mr. and Mrs. E J. Lumley, Mr. W. Clarkson, M>\ A. K. Gray, Mr. R. J. Weil, Mr. M. N Louisson, Mr. and Mrs W. J. Casev Mrs* L. R. Stewart, Mr. S. Klippel, Mr. R. Beil Messrs. W. and L. E. Buck, Mr. J h’ Betheras, Mr. J. H. Eddy, Mr. W. J*. Blythe, Miss N. M-. Kempe, Miss L. J Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. W. Taylor, Major and Mrs. H. L. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs H. W. F. King, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brooksbank, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brabet, Er. M T. Stack, Mr. C. W. Heather, Mr. C R* Loughhead, Mr. J. Sulwick, Mr. T A Marden, Mr. H. F. Higgins, Mr. J. PolRoger, Mr. H. E. Eavison, Mr. C. L. Wilson, Mrs. O. K. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. I. H. McNair, Er. and Mrs. H. R. Burch, Mr R. McVeagh, Misses (2) McVeagh, Mr. J. C. Buckingham, Mrs. E. Flynn, Miss N. Gray. Mr. J. E. Fairgray, Mr. L. H. Davison, Mr. T. Speeding, Miss E. A. Horton, Mrs. L. E. N. Kibble, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hamilton, Mr. J. Osborne-Lilly, Mr. E. XV. Allison, Junr., Mr. C. R. Nugent, Mrs! Worthington and infant.

Second Saloon. —Mr. L.’ G. Atkinson. Mr. A. W. J. Bishop, Miss E. M. Ebswo Miss M Witherow, Mrs. J. I. Buckley and infant, Mr. H. Atchley, Mr. W. W Alexander, Mr. W. C. Ring, Mr. J. Williamson, Miss F. E. Atchley, Miss J. C. Evermgton, Miss D. Stones, Mrs. M. A. Sheehan, Messrs. H. and G. E. Kent, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Witherow, Rev. Father J. Kirrane, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. C. Smith, Mrs. E. E. M. Miller. Messrs. J. S. T. and R. T. Tudehoue, Mr. P. Campbell, Mrs. F. C Beddoes. Mr. J. Rawlings, Mr. T. B. Garfenkel, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lamberton, Miss D. Field, Miss E. A. Parlane, Mr. ,T. G. Bateson. Mr. H. Oagen, Mr. and Mrs. w! G. Broad, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Knight. Mr and Mrs. E. J. Bell. Mrs. F. E. Hurn! Miss K. F. Tansey, Mr. G. A. Price, Miss D. M. Hutchinson. Mrs. E. Thomson, Mr. E. E. Humphries, Mr. H. J. Hay ter. Mr. A. W. Oxley; and IS third class.

AORANGI SAILS MIDNIGHT. —The Union Company announces that its Royal Mail motor-liner Aorangi is now to be dispatched at midnight tonight for Sydney, in completion of her voyage from Vancouver. The vessel is at Prince’s Wharf.

MAUNGANUI’S TRANSHIPMENTS. — The Maunganui, which arrived from Sydney this morning, brought transhipments ex the following vessels:—Grandon, Anchises, Koranui, Jervis Bay, Ormiston, Zealandia. Cathay, Kowarra. Dimboola, Mareba, Katoomba, Saros, Tahiti, Tango Maru, Orama, Nirpura. HORORATA AT COLON. —The New Zealand Shipping Company has received cabled advice that the Hororata, on route from London to Lyttelton, via Suva, arrived at Colon on April 15. She is due at Lyttelton on May 12, and later proceeds to Port Chalmers, Bluff and New Plymouth, to complete discharge. CAMBRIDGE LEAVES CARACAS BAY. —Cabled news has been received by the Federal Company that the Cambridge, en route from Liverpool to Auckland, cleared Caracas Bay on April -13. Sbe brings Liverpool cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin and Timaru, and is due at Auckland on May 7. THE WAIOTAPU. —Further wireless advice from the Union Company’s transpacific steamer Waiotapu states that she will arrive at one o’clock tomorrow morning. The vessel is from Los Angeles, via Papeete, and has cargo from Pacific Coast ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. She will berth at Queen’s Wharf. THE CITY OF WINNIPEG. —Under charter of the A. and A. Line. The steamer City of Winnipeg is scheduled to arrive from New York tomorrow. The vessel will unload cargo for Auckland at Prince’s Wharf, and will unload the remainder at Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The New Zealand Shipping Company is the local agent.

OIL ENGINES V. TURBINES

AORANGI’S RECORD The respective merits of turbines and j oil engines were debated at the Institute of Marine Engineers in London on February 11, in a discussion of “Machinery for High-powered Atlantic Liners.” Mr. J. Hamilton Gibson presented the case for steam machinery, and he held that for ships of 18 to 28 knots steam turbine machinery was unrivalled as regards first cost, machinery weights and fuel consumption. Another strong point in favour of steam machinery was, Mr. Gibson claimed, the freedom from vibration which was made possible by the rotary principle of the turbine as compared with the reciprocating oil engine. It was also claimed that the engineroom of a modern Atlantic liner with steam machinery was healthier than that of a similar motor-liner. Mr. Gibson pointed out that even allowing the present high powers a cylinder which were being obtained with moden oil engines, the total output available a shaft was insufficient for the propulsion of the largest Atlantic liners. He contended that Diesel oil engine designers had overstepped the desirable limits when they had adopted cylinder diameters of more than 20 inches. tor . the l ar &e oil-engined liner was ably put by Mr. J. Calderwood, who quoted some very interesting figures with regard to the service performance of the Union Steam Ship Company’s quadruplescrew Pacific mot Or-liner Aorangi. That ship, he pointed out, had been in continuous service for five years, during which period she had covered 500,000 miles. Compared with the Atlantic whlch generally overhauled each season, this was a remarkable persince the Aorangi had always been ahead of scheduled time xvith a verv ‘VP-round i n port, and had on|v laici off for ov erhaul twice during two years. She had been operating Z ° ut P ut . equal to about 90 per of her trial horse-power, and her r.dfiih consumptjon worked out at only 0.461 b of oil per s.h.p. hour. Mr. Calderquoted other figures taken from tha} e m i' etur ? s ’ which clearly showed tnat in respect to running costs, repairs i he oil -engined ship was Pdistinctly in advance of the steamer In referring to the recently-completed Jananese Pacific liner, the Asama Maru Mr Calderwood stated that this ship had a! 64 e OO0 C °for ?h e . nt A° f S4 ’ 000 ’ compared with for °t°hi C a 2 d about 46,000 linArcT Duchess class turbine ; y Both as regards earning capacitv held f '\vL COn fn U fl m ? > . ti , 0n the m °tor-liner, he steamer better than ’the Du?hS or B A e 3 dfor r l S S? r S iea^r7 r S tbn, th ol whfle 1 ?®?; f °r an output of 18,000 Slip Diesel 0 n he A sama Maru the 19,000 s h' p’ p.esel machinery only tveiehed i iVnn K°l"n th£ OUtputs up to 50,000 or 60'000 there was no difficulty in arranT "rfc d drfie mart" 61 "® d , r ,' ves - and the ele?K uierTw'a “K'TMSIi! cool and healthy ensine-room.“ tQ * he

ELECTRIC OCEAN LINERS.—The first electric passenger vessels for transoceanic service are those to be built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., for the Dollar Steamship Line. Two vessels over 600 ft long, with turbineelectric propulsion and completely otherwise equipped electrically, are to be constructed for this company. The two vessels will be sister ships of twinscrew design, and built for a speed of 20 knots. The first one to be constructed will be completely electrified by the General Electric Company. CASABLANCA PORT WORKS.—During the first half of 1929 200 metres of quay on the east side of the Mole of Commerce, Casablanca, Morocco, were completed, according to Department of Commerce advices, reports “Summary.” and it is expected that by the end of the year 400 or 500 metres will be completed. On the vest side ihe underwater work is under way. The phosphate loading quay is being enlarged, and by the end of the year berthing facilities fdr several more vessels will be available. The coaling quay has not been advanced to any appreciable extent. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY ARAPAWA (8.50 a.m.), 291 ions, , from Hokianga. ARAPAWA arrived at Onehunga yesterday morning from Auckland, via Hokianga. HOKIANGA is expected to arrive from Hokianga tomorrow', and is to sail on the return trip on Thursday. NGAPUHI is to leave at 3.30 p.m. today for New Plymouth, and is due back at 7.30 a.m. on Thursday. Sbe leaves on the reti.rn trip at 3.30 o'clock the same afternoon.

RONAKI is to sail at 4 o’clock this afternoon for Raglan. Kawhia and Waikato Heads.