The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 968, 10 May 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PORT AUCKLAND SAILS.—The C and D. Line steamer Port Auckland cleared Wellington on Thursday evening for Montevideo and London. PHOSPHATE CHARTERS.—TiIe tramp steamers Barrdale, 6,072 tons, and Astoria, 4,154 tons, have been chartered to load phosphates at Ocean Island for «ew Zealand or Australia. MAIMOA DELAYED.—The Shaw, Sav‘H Company advises that the Maimoa will now leave Wellington at davbreak tomorrow for Rotterdam and London, via the Panama Canal. THE ULIMAROA.—The Huddartfaiker passenger steamer Ulimaroa is clue in port on Tuesday morning from syaney with passengers, mails and cargo. No berth has been allotted her as yet. , THE lONIC.—-The White Star liner Lome is to sail from Wellington at 5 p.m tins day for Southampton and London, \la the Panama Canal, taking passengers, mails and cargo. ££* K £- NGER LEAVES LOS ANGELES. the Norwegian motor-tanker Orkanger is reported to have sailed from Los Angeles for New Zealand last Thursdav. kS r e^ ls due at Wellington about the end of May. THE WAIKAWA.—The Union Company advises that the Waikawa, now at Queen’s Wharf putting out the local part of her general Pacific Slope cargo, is to sail on Monday for Wellington Melbourne and Sydney to complete discharge. PASSENGERS ON MALOJA,—The following. passengers for New Zealand are iravellmg by the P. and O. liner Maloia, due at Sydney from London ?f xt * Thursday:—Mr. A. B. Campbell and r i T’ k- Davies. Miss M. Howling, and Messrs. H. T. and' F. C. Merritt. THE TAHITI.—The Union Company advises that the Tahiti, from Wellington, was due at San Francisco vesterday. She will leave again on Wednescla r_ Papeete. Rarotonga, Wellington, and is due at Wellington on HA I A ,IAv IAr i CONSTRUCTOR LEAVES HALlFAX.—Canadian National Steamreceived cabled advice that the Canadian Constructor left Halifax on May 7™ * cargo for discharge at Auckland, JA-Uehon. Timaru. Dunedin, June ß S ff ’ &he 1S dUe at Auckl and on NARBADA DUE MONDAY.—With a ‘.u * ‘ cargo of Eastern merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, the Union Company's chartered Indian trader Narbada is due in port on Monday morning fom Calcutta via way ports, according to her wireless acivice. She is to berth at Queen's Wharf to unload the local portion and to disembark a number of passengers.

THE CAMBRIDGE. The Federal steamer Cambridge, now at Queen's Wharf unloading the local portion of her general cargo from West Coast United Kingdom ports, is scheduled to sail at 10 p.m. on Monday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Timaru to put out the remainder. TOFU A DUE MONDAY.—The Island passenger steamer Tofua is due here on Monday afternoon from Suva with passengers, mails and * Tonga and Samoa. She has been allotted a berth at Prince's vessel is scheduled to sail again for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa at 11 a.m. next Saturday. RANGITANE LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON.—CabIed advice has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that its motor-liner Rangitane cleared Southampton yesterday with passengers and mails for New Zealand, and general cargo from London for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. The vessel should arrive here on June 11. WARNING TO MARINERS—The Auckland Harbour Board notifies mariners that the dredge Hapai is now moored on the southern side of the breakwater. St. Mary’s Bay, in a position approximately 265 degrees, 400 feet from the eastern end of the breakwater. The dredge is approximately 100 feet of! the breakwater. and has mooring chains from bow and stem on to the breakwater. The masters and owners of small craft navigating in St. Mary's Bay are warned not to pass between the dredge and the breakwater. EFFICIENT WORKING.—The following incidents reflect credit on the Dock- ! master’s Department at the Tilbury j Docks, and are a tribute to the efficient lay-out of the docks. Recently seven ships, aggregating 70,000 tons, were locked inland out of the new entrance in the course of six hours. At the same time two other liners were being moved in the dock, so that altogether 95,000 tons of shipping was handled in that period. Twenty-five minutes after the steamer City of Leicester left her berth in the eastern branch dock, the furthermost section of the Tilbury Docks from the new entrance, the vessel had been locked out and was on her course down the river. CUNARD LINE AND TOURIST THIRD-CLASS. —The Cunard Line, which carried over 40,000 tourist thirdclass cabin passengers last year, has announced its intention of extending its facilities for travellers who cross the Atlantic in this manner. It has been decided that the. entire range of accommodation formerly used by second-class passengers in the Cunard liners Franconia and Carinthia shall be devoted to this class of passenger. The Franconia and the Carinthia are the two newest Cunard liners. At present the Franconia is making a cruise round the world, and the Carinthia is cruising in the Mediterranean, but on their return for the Atlantic summer season they will maintain sailings between Liverpool and New York and Boston, with calls at either Queenstown or Belfast. DEVELOPMENT IN CHILE PORTS AND INDUSTRIES The geographical and economic features of Chile, with special reference to engineering activities, were dealt with by Mr. P. C. Dewhurst recently in a paper, prepared by Lieut.-Col. C. J. Hartley, of Chile, which he read before a meeting of the Junior Institution of Engineers, according to “Lloyd’s Summary.” Although the national revenue of the country was only about. £25,000,000, said Mr. Dewhurst, the present Government had embarked on a plan of public works to be undertaken over five years at a cost of £40,000,000. So far as the ports were concerned, Valparaiso, which was the principal and the oldest, was one of the worst situated. Much work had already been done in the way of improvement, notably the great breakwater, built by Messrs. S. Pearson and Son: this was 3,300 ft in length, of which 2,000 ft was built in water varying in depth from 180 ft to 200 ft. The author suggested that instead of continuing the fixed structure provision should be made for a floating breakwater. Other ports dealt with included Talcahuano, Antofagasta, Iquique and San Antonio, and it was pointed out that the increasing mercantile marine of Chile would shortly necessitate the provision of further drydocking facilities. Inland water transport was being developed in the south and a special department had been formed to work out the establishment of a service of flat-bottomed boats to connect all the outlying villages which could be reached by water and thus act as auxiliary transport to the railway. Dealing with the road problem, the author emphasised the necessity for bridging the numerous rivers and streams, whose proportions varied greatly with the season. With regard to industries, a new steel works commenced at the port of Corrall ■would cost £1,500,000 and employ electric blast furnaces of 50,000 tons capacity each, the electric power being obtained from the falls at Huilo-Luilo. The nitrate industry was being consolidated into fewer hands, and other factors had tended to bring down costs, while copper, formerly one of the principal minor industries, was now confined to three large mines, and Chile today was the second largest producer of copper. Chile was the only South American country producing coal, and iron was also present in enormous beds. Petroleum was being assiduously sought for in the extreme south, while silver and gold were being profitably mined. A company had just been formed to work some recentlyfound marble deposits at Cambridge Island; the mineral was considered to be practically pure marble and equal or superior to the best Carrara marble.

PASSENGERS ON LARGS BAY.— The Aberdeen and Commonwealth liner Largs Bay. which is due at Sydney from London next Monday, has on board the following passengers for New Zealand: The Rev. R. Preston, Mrs. M. McPhillips, Mr. L. .T. McPhillips. Miss L. P. MacPiarmid. Miss N. Campbell, Miss H. E. Bailey, Mrs. E. J. Edwards, Mr. D. J. Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Cris tom, Mrs. Jones and two children, Mrs and Miss Perry. PACIFIC COAST LOADINGS.—Forward loadings of Union Company steamers at Pacific Coast ports are approximately as follow: The Waitemata will load during the second half of May for Auckland. Wellington and Australia. She is to clear Los Angeles on May 30, and is due at Auckland on June 24. The Waihemo will load during A fay for Napier. Lyttelton. Dunedin. Bluff. Nelson and New Plymouth. She is to clear Los Angeles on May 30, and is due at Napier on June 24. The Hauraki will load during June for Papeete. Auckland. Wellington and Australia. She is to clear Los Angeles on June 21 and is due at Auckland on July 14. The Waiotapu will load during July for Auckland. Wellington and Australia. She is to clear Los Angeles on July 23 and is due at Auckland on August 17. CARGO FROM AUSTRALIA.—After loading nt Grafton, Port Stephens and Newcastle, the l’ooita is to Lave Newcastle next Tuesday morning for Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Bluff and Greymouth. The Ivairanga is en route from New Plymouth to Port Kembla and Sydney to load for Wellington. She is scheduled to clear Sydney on May 16. The Ka lingo with cargo from Sydney, Coff’s Harbour, and Newcastle, is to leave Newcastle on Monday for Wellington. Timaru, Wanganui and Greymouth. The Gabriella left Sydney last Tuesday for Greymouth, where she will load again for Sydney. The Ivaretu, en route from Newcastle, is to leave Sydney for Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington today. * The Kiwitea was to leave Melbourne for Hobart on Thursday to complete loading for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru. Lyttelton, W ellington, Auckland and New Plymouth. MANAMA’S PASSENGERS.—The following is the passenger list of the Union Company’s liner Mararaa, which reached Wellington from San Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga on Thursday:—First Saloon: Miss Iv. Barwick. Mr. G. A. Brown-Douglas, Mr. D. Bullen, Mrs. R. Bullen, Mr. R. Casey, Mrs. R. Casey, Mr. R. E. Cranston, Mrs. R. Elwarth, Mr. A. F. Jagger, Sir Mark Sheldon, Mr. T. C. Sheldon, Mr. A. V. Tonkin, Mrs. A. V. Tonkin, Mr. A. W. Wheeler, Mr. Pat A. Ward. ' Second Saloon: Mrs. M. Allan. Miss A. M. Atkins, Miss M. S. Atkins. Mr. R. Bailey, Miss B. H. G. Botting. Mr. E. Brad well. Mrs. E. Brad well, Mr. H. S. Bearley, Miss F. E. Dennis, Mrs. M. Melrose. Miss M. Melrose, Mr. D. G. Papprill, Mr. S. Reilly, Mr. F. M. Stevens, Miss M. Tweedie, Mrs. S. TriboloL Miss D. Townsend, plaster M. Townsend, Mrs. J. S. Vial, Master J. L. Vial. Master J. Vial. Miss M. Ward; and 36 steerage, including 17 Chinese. The vessel has now been withdrawn from the Pacific mail service and will resume in the intercolonial service, leaving Wellington for Sydney on May 23. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end:— Auckland. —Canadian Conqueror, City of Christiania, Tasmania, Narbada, Canadian Transporter, Mahia, Ivairanga, Tofua, Makura, llimaroa. Taranaki. Chatham Islands.—Ruapehu, Mahana. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Arahura, Port Auckland. Wakakura, Rangitiki, Rangitata, Niagara, Aorangi. Brunswick, Lady Lewis, Maunganui, Kia Ora, Golden Cross, lonic, Maimoa, Port Sydney Canadian Conqueror, City of Christiania, Tasmania. Awarua. —Waiotapu, Kiwitea.

t° CK Purvey* mornins tor j PORT OF ONEHUMiA DEPARTURES YESTERDAY OREPI-KI (4.10 p.m.). 573 ton. „ son. for Xelson. lo ®'- Pc*, HOKIANGA (4.30 p.m.). 270 ton. cedy, for Hnkianga. 08 -'- Wa?ranui WA * S ,0 ° n . HAUTURU was to leave at noon • she * HOKLAX ga is' expected back Hokianga on Monday and sails TTnYv?^ turn trip later in the week Moaday for Rag,an. Kawhia anS