The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 970, 13 May 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain A. Reed wK.i IPPOUIt , eti to the command of the hofitlYys relieving Captain J. Flynn for m S' a ? tai P Hilton has taken command of the KarUgi, relieving Captain A.. Chatfield for instructions Mr- L. G Ramsay is joining the Koranui at Sydney as chief officer. Mr. C. T. Robb has joined the Wingatui as second officer. Mr. H. J. Knewstub has joined the Wingatui as chief engineer, relieving Mr. L. C Davies for holiday leave. Mr. A. Lang has joined the

Kanna as chief engineer in place of Mr. v\. C. Falconer, who has transferred to , Kahika » relieving Mr. Jackson for; holiday leave. Mr. ' A. Crumbley, second engineer on the Ivairanga,* is ashore on sick leave, his place being taken by Mr. 11. G. Whvte. Mr. W. M. Clarkson has joined the Kairanga as third engineer. Mr. B. Isaac, second engineer on the Wajnnia. is now on holiday leave. Captain A. 11. Davey? of the Tofua, is to transfer to the Narbada, and the command of the Tofua is to be taken over by Captain S. A. Chatfield. CAPt EGMONT LIGHT.—The Marine Department advises that the Cape Eglnont light has been put in order and is now functioning properly MAILS REACH LONDON.—The Chief Postmaster has received advice that mails which left Auckland on April S by the R.M.S. Niagara, via Vancouver, arrived in London on May 10. PELICAN SAILED. —The Gisborne Harbour Board’s tug Pelican. which towed the Margaret W. to Auckland, sailed on her return trip to Gisborne last evening. PORT VICTOR LEAVES COLON.— Lamed news has been received by the C. and D. Line that the Port Victor cleared i Colon on Thursday last. She left Wellington on April 15 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow. TAINUI CLEARS BALBOA.—Cabled advice has been received by A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., that the Shaw Savill liner Tainui, en route from Southampton to Auckland and Wellington, cleared Balboa p.m. on Sunday. The vessel is due at Auckland on June 1. MATA KAN A AT LONDON.—Cabled news lias bec>n received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company that the Matakana arrived at London on Thui'sday last. She left Dunedin on April 1 fr>r London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow, via the Panama Canal. WAIHEKE SERVICE. Commencing on Sunday next. May IS. the Waiheke service is to be slightly altered, according to advice from the Northern Company. The Sunday vessel will henceforth leave Cowes Bay at 3.30 p.m., Orapiu at 3.45 p.m., Omiha at 5 p.m., Surfdale at 5 p.m., Ostend at 4.30 p.m. RANGITATA REPORTED.—The New Zealand Shipping Company has received a further wireless message from its motor-liner Itangitata, en route from London and Southampton, reporting that she now expects to arrive at Wellington at 3 p.m. tomorrow. v-. LEAVES MELBOURNE.— Cabled advice has been received by the L, n i°n Company that the Kiwitea left Melbourne at noon on Friday for Hobart to complete loading for Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Auckland, and , ew Plymouth. She was expected to clear Hobart yesterday. WAIKAWA SAILS 4 P.M.—The T’nion Company advises that its trans-Pacific £M7 r< V stearner Waikawa. now at Queen’s \V hai'f putting out the local portion of £ av ?? general merchandise from the Pacific Slope, is to be dispatched at * this afternoon for -Wellington, charge niG anc * Sydney to complete disTim E x- TFOR cP , SA ! LS tomorrow.— - Conipany o? a Ses . tllat the Federal steamer Hertford, at present at Central -Wharf COm--11 cargo for London. Hamburg. Avonmouth. Liverpool, and Glasgow, is to be dispatched on lier Homeward voyag- 0 p.m. tomorrow. She proceeds via the Panama Canal. THE WAIPAHI.— The Union Company s Island steamer Waipnhi reached Rarotonga from Auckland at 11..10 p m. on Thursday. From Rarotonga, the vessel Win proceed to Aitutaki and Mangaia to discharge and load. Afterward she will return to Rarotonga to complete loading land and otker iaiand produce for AuckRUAHINE LOADING.—The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruahine ai rived at Lyttelton on Sunday from JN.elso/1 to commence her Homeward lnad--1 *l, S du , e r ‘ t Wel >taston on Slav IS for further loading, and from there proceeds to Gisborne and Auckland to fill "P', t She is scheduled to clear this port for Southampton and London, ' ia trie Manama Canal. T , A1 . N ,, U1 at COLON.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tainui is reported to have reached Colon from London and Southampton last Saturdav. The vessel has passengers and mail for New Zealand anrl cargo for discharge at Aucklan.(l _ i ant i Wellington. Her arrival at Auckland is scheduled for June 1. A focai at Sge°n n t and C ° mpany ’ Limited - is the H.M.S. WAKAKURA.— The naval training vessel Wakakurn, which lias been at Southern ports since early in January "ith the training of Rovai Aaval oiunteer Reservists, is due "at Wellington from Marlborough Sounds on Friday and is to leave Wellington for Auckland at the end of this week. Her Tuesday at Auckland is expected ’ next ULIM/kRO/k FROM SYDNEY —The Huddart-Parker Companv's intercolonial passenger steamer riimaroa arrived in the stream from Sydnev short! v oftpv , After pratique had been granted she berthed at Prince's Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo The passenger list appears on another page. ine L limaroa is scheduled to sail at 11 Sydney 11 Friday on her return trip to yoF ,V* ARRIVES.—An arrival in port eaily this morning was the Union Steam To<?,o Cc !v ,pan £ s Island passenger steamer ' la fro ™ Suva. After pratique h d been granted she berthed at Print-A, barf to land her passensrers smi “SB Fiji. Tonga and simoa' 3 t£c Y?,® se ’ is sclieduled to sail on her next Fill, Tonga and Samoa at 11 a m on Saturday. The following passengers disembarked from the Tofua this moriiXT‘ Slr i Armitage, Miss Bell, Mr. Bentlev Mr. Briggs, .Mr. Black. Miss Baiter Mils sen rgr Mr eS Fe Ir " Cand ' cr ' *** Christen? sell; Mr. Ferguson. Mrs. Ferguson Mr Felix. Miss Gentle, Mr. Gwvnne Mr Je’ts Master Jeffs, Mrs. Leslie atnnvmAS’ Miss Osgood, Mr. RamRe a ichiem^nn am^s > :ies Mi ßlicS^ d a y^

REMUERA AT SOUTHAMPTON.— The New* Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera is reported to have I reached Southampton from Wellington j last Saturday. She was dispatched from i Wellington on April 2. After discharge j the vessel will load at London for her j return voyage. She is to clear Southampton on June 13 with cargo for discharge at Suva, Port Chalmers. Lyttelton and New Plymouth. From Suva she . will proceed to Wellington to land passengers and mail for New Zealand before i she calls at Port Chalmers. THE CAMBRIDGE.—Tt has been found necessary to fit a new blade to the damaged propeller of the Federal steamer Cambridge at Auckland, and the vessel is to go into Calliope Dock for that purpose. No decision as to the time of her docking had been made this morning, and she is still engaged unloading the local part of her general cargo from West Coast United Kingdom ports at Queen’s Wharf. It is intended to dispatch the vessel for Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin and Timaru immediately on undocking. She puts out the remainder of her cargo at those ports. Her local agent is the New Zealand Shipping Company. ?ORT OF ONEHUFGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY RONAKI (5 p.m.), 129 tons, Robertson, lor Raglan and Kawhia. ARRIVALS TODAY HAT7TURU (7 a.m.), 270 tons, JacksonFowler, from New Plymouth. HOKIANGA (7.30 a.m.), 271 tons, Kennedy, from Hokianga. HAUTURU is to sail again for New Plymouth at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon. She is due back at 7 a.n> on Friday. HOKIANGA is to sail again for Ilokianga at 3 p.m. on Thursday. RONAKI left last night for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads and is expected back at 6 a.m. on Thursdav.