The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 984, 29 May 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain R. Kerr is now in command of the Ulimaroa, relieving Captain W. J. Wyllie for holiday leave. Captain G. F. Mead retains command of the Federal steamer Norfolk, which arrived at New Plymouth on Sunday night from Townsville, and his officers are; Chief, Mr. E. P. Aslin; second officer, Mr. H. G. Letts; third officer, Mr. P. 3-7. Shakespeare; fourth officer, Mr. L. H. Hill; wireless operator, Mr. B. S. Wheeler: chief engineer. Mr. P. M. Wi. son; second, Mr. S. H. Hallyburton; third, Mr. H. W. Ride; fourth, Mr. N. Cook; chief refrigerating engineer. Mr. G. 11 Loveland; second, Mr. H. J. Casey.

KENT’S ITINERARY. —The Federal Line steamer Kent is scheduled to arrive from Liverpool on Tuesday. She has general merchandise from West Coast ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. After completion of discharge the vessel will load at Bluff, Port Chalmers. Timaru, Lyttelton, Wanganui and Wellington. She is to be dispatched finally from Wellington for London and West Coast ports of Great Britain on July 16.

NEW YORK CARGO. —The C. and D. - Line advises that the Port Caroline is ; scheduled to leave New York on Jur.e 2S for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton ! and Dunedin. THE TUTANEKAI.—The Government! steamer Tutanekai left Wellington on i Tuesday afternoon on her periodic tour ; of the southern lighthouses, and will bo j away for some weeks. MAUNGANUI FOR AUCKLAND. —The j Union Company’s intercolonial passen- ; ger steamer Maunganui is to leave Syd- ; ney tomorrow afternoon for Auckland \ with passengers, mails and cargo. She I is due at thig port on Tuesday morning, j UL! MAROA'S TRANSHIPMENTS —The ] Huddart-Parker intercolonial steamer , Ulimaroa, which arrived at Wellington j on Tuesday morning from Sydney, brought transhipments ex the Maloja. ' Koakatau, Mongolia, Narkunda, Otranto ] and Orama. KAITUNA REPORTS.—The Union j Company received a wireless message j from the Kaituna, inward bound from Melbourne and Devonport, reporting that J she expected to arrive at Wellington at noon today. She will leave again tomorrow for New Plymouth and Auckland. THE KIWITEA.—En route from Ausi tralian ports, the Union Company’s cargo steamer Kiwitea is due in port tomorrow morning from Picton. She is to unload a quantity of her Australian cargo and also cargo from southern ports here, and later sails for New Plymouth to complete discharge. WAIPAHI SAILS 3 P.M. —The Union Steam Ship Company announces that its Island fruit steamer Waipahi, which arrived in port this morning from Wellington and berthed at Queen’s Wharf, is to be dispatched at o o’clock this afternoon for Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Mangaia. .She will unload a quantity of general cargo at those ports, and load a cargo of fruit for New Zealand. AORANGI LEAVES VANCOUVER. — Cabled advice received by the Union Company states that its Royal Mail Motor-ship Aorangi cleared Vancouver at noon yesterday for Sydney, via Victoria, Honolulu, Suva and Auckland. The vessel is due at this port on June 16 and sails the following day for Sydney in completion of her voyage. She is due at Sydney on June 21. K AIRANGA’S TRANSHIPMENTS.— The Union Company’s Kairanga, which arrived at Wellington on Monday night from Port Kembla and Sydney, brought transhipments ex the Caprera, Ceptree, Orford, Tanered, Port Said Maru. Nieuw Zeeland, Chinkoa, Orsova, Changte, Talleyrand, Aki Maru, Chitral, Lippe, Westralia, Mooltan, Orminstan, Leverkusen, B&ndigo, Kawarra and Time. ILVINGTON COURT DELAYED.—In-ward-bound from Havana, Cuba, with a cargo of raw sugar for discharge at this port, the Court Line steamer Ilvington Court is being delayed in her passage by heavy weather. A wireless message received by her local agent, Spedding, Limited, states that she does not now expect to arrive here .until Sunday morning. She will unload her cargo at Chelsea Wharf. THE WESTMORELAND. —The New Zealand Shipping Company has received advice that the Federal Line steamer Westmoreland was dispatched from Glasgow in ballast for New Zealand on May 21, to load for London and West Coast ports of Great Britain. The vessel’s loading ports are New Plymouth, Opua, Auckland, Gisborne, Napier and Wellington. She is due at New Plymouth on June 28 and at Auckland on July 7. RANGITANE CLEARED PANAMA.— The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor liner Rangltane is reported to have cleared Panama last Friday in continuation of her voyage from London and Southampton to Auckland and Wellington. She is scheduled to reach Auckland on June 11. After completion of discharge at Wellington the Rangitane is to load for her homeward voyage at Lyttelton, Auckland, Toltomaru Bay, Napier, and Wellington. She is scheduled to load at Auckland from July 2 to July 5 and to sail finally from Wellington for London on July ID. GOLDEN CROSS LOADING. —An arrival -early this morning was the Oceanic and Oriental Company’s cargo steamer Golden Cross from Gisborne. She berthed at King’s Wharf to complete her cargo for America, and is engaged loading scrap-iron, empty oil drums, frozen meat and general cargo to the agency of Henderson and Mac.farlane, Ltd. She is to sail at noon tomorrow for Lcvuka, Fiji, where she will load copra, and from there proceeds to Honolulu, where she will take on a quantity of sugar. From Honolulu she will sail for San Francisco. JUNE DOCKED. The Norwegian steamer June went into Calliope .Dock this morning to have her hull cleaned and painted. It is possible that the work will be completed in time for her to sail for Westport late this evening, but id all probability she will be delayed here until early tomorrow morning. After having replenished her coal bunkers at Westport she will sail for Nauru Island where she is to load another cargo of phosphates for discharge at either Australian or New Zealand ports. Her local agent is Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd. GOLDEN CLOUD FROM AMERICA.— The O. and O. Line steamer Golden Cloud arrived in port this morning from the Pacific Slope. She left Los Angeles on May 1, and the only rough weather encountered was for the last week of the voyage. The vessel brought a cargo of 400,000 feet of timber, 12,000 cases of petrol, drum oil, and general merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. Henderson and Mac.farlane, Ltd., are her local agents, and hope to dispatch the Golden Cloud on Saturday for Southern Captain A. Skjellerup is in command, and lias associated with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. A. Petersen; second, Mr. T. X. Thiel; third. Mr. G. R. Miller: chief engineer. Mr. H. George; second, Mr. W. LElagberg; third, Mr. H. Law; fourth. Mr. J. O. Wagner; radiopurser, Mr. V. M. Costner; chief steward, Mr. C. Daniels. PASSENGERS FROM SYDNEY.—The following is the passenger list of the Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa, which reached Wellington from Sydney on Tuesday morning:— Saloon: The Rev. A. Allerton, Mr. P. Anderson, Mr. J. Atkins, Mr. F. Brocke, Mrs. B. Bosher, Miss J. Brownlee, Mr. and Mrs. A. Barwick, Mr. C. Batten, Mrs. K. Clark. Mr. E. Croft, Mr. and Mrs. B. Collins, Miss C. Collins, Mr. R Collins, Mr J Carruthers, Mr and Mrs H Callaway, Mrs. L. Corbett, Miss D. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. L. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cameron, Mr. D. Davis, Mr. A. Dray, Mr. A. Drummond, Mr. S. Delamere, Mrs. A. Dray Mrs. W. Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hcroyd, Mr. G. Ellis, Mr. J. Elliott, Mr. J. Emanuel, Mr. F. Francis, Mr. J. Fuller, Mrs. Gill and two children, Miss M. Grenike, Mr. J. Graham, Mrs. L. Gilmore, Mr. J. A. Hannah, Mrs. C. Hollinshed, Miss M. Henshaw Mr. and Mrs. W. Hamilton, Mr and Mrs. H. Mult, Mr. W. E. Jackson, Mr. G. Jenkins. Mr. D Jameson, Mr. O. Josephson, Mr. H. Lenehan, Mr. J. W. Lowe, Mrs. A. Munro, Mrs. Martin and child, Mr. and Mrs. Major, Mr. A. Madden, and Master Bischeff, Mr. and Mrs. H. Miller and child, Mrs. A. Mackenzie. Mr. D. McLean, Mr. A. McLean, Mrs. A. A. Newell, Miss E. O’Connor, Mr. A. Pope, the Rev. R. Preston, Miss N. Parker, Mr. T. Strong, Mr. W. Shannon and child, Mr. W. Stubbing Mr. and Mrs. W. Stanford, Mr. T. Stock, Mr. W. Smith, Mrs. A. Salon, the Rev. T. Segrief, Miss M. Tallant, Mr. F. Turner, Mrs. J. Woodward. Mr. and Mrs. ,T. Wilkinson, Mrs. J. Walker, Mr. L. White, Mr. R. White, Mr. and Mrs. W. Dennis, Mr. A. Domaschenz, Mr. and Mrs. P. Bennett, Mr. C. Stern, Mr. M. Freilich; and 116 third class.

PORT ADELAIDE SAILED.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Adelaide sailed for Gisborne. Waikokopu, Napier and Wellington last evening to complete loading for London. ORVIETO AT FREMANTLE. —The Orient liner Orvieto arrived at Fremantle froim London' on Tuesday. After calling at Adelaide and Melbourne she is scheduled to reach Sydney on June 5. RAMGITIKI HOME.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-liner Rangitiki arrived at Southampton yesterday from Wellington. She had made a fast passage, arriving Home one day ahead of schedule. THE PORT BOWEN.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line advises that the Fowl Bowen is scheduled to sad fiom Liverpool on June 21 with general cargo from West Coast ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. TURAKINA DELAYED. —The New Zealand Shipping Company has received a further wireless message from the Turn- ; kina in ballast from Glasgow, reporting that she is experiencing heavy weather and now expects to reach Oamaru on Sat- j urday to commence her homeward *oad- ; ing. THE ULIMAROA.—The Huddart- • Parker passenger steamer Ulimaroa is to ! bo dispatched from Wellington at noon : tomorrow for Sydney with passengers, mails and cargo. She provides the only connection between New Zealand and Sydney this week, and is due at Sydney on Tuesday morning. NORFOLK LOADING. —Now at New Plymouth loading for London, Avonmouth, Manchester. Liverpool and Glas- ; gow, the Federal steamer Norfolk is expected to leave that port at noon tomorrow for Opua. From Opua she comes on to Auckland and is expected to arrive here p.m. on Tuesday. From here she loads at Tokomaxu Bay, Napier, ( Wanganui and Wellington. She is to sail finally from Wellington on June -1. KENT RADIOS.—A wireless message received bv the New Zealand Shipping Company from the Federal steamer Kent states that she expects to arrive in the stream from Liverpool at daybreak on Wednesday next. The vessel has a cargo of general merchandise from West Coast United Kingdom ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. THE RANGITATA. —The New Zealand Shipping Company hoped to dispatch its motor-liner Rangitata at noon today for Bluff to complete unloading her cargo from London and to continue loading for that port. From Bluff the vessel is to load at Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Wellington to complete her cargo, with passengers and mails she is to be dispatched front Wellington on June 21 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal. SAFE CARRIAGE OF CARGO.—An increasing number of very serious claims for damage to cargo which passed through the hands of the North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association during the course of the year, particularly at foreign ports, indicates the probability that some owners, and many captains, do not even yet realise the obligations imposed upon them by the law of all countries to provide a vessel which ia not only properly manned, fitted and supplied, but which, in every detail material to the safe carriage of the cargo, is in as perfect condition, in accordance with modern views, as it is possible to make her. The association has frequently in the past touched upon this important question, and it expresses regret that “it is necessary once more to invite the attention of members and their servants to it,” says “Fairplay.” Vessels of the present period are they add, frequently constructed with bare tank tops, and their owners ‘doubtless consider that what satisfies the classification surveyors should be good enough for the owners of cargo and the holders of the bills of lading for that cargo.” But that, they continue, is a mistake; and, in order to give a preliminary illustration of this point, they briefly cite from the British Carriage of Goods by Sea. Act, 1924, which is a basis of similar Acts by the Dominion of Canada. the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand, India, etc., and also refer to the United States Act of Congress of 3592 (the Harter Act). _ BLUE RIBAND OF ATLANTIC “SYMBOL OF TEMPERANCE'' It might be well if those who seem to see in the Europa’s altogether admirable performance a challenge which it is the duty of our shipowners to take up were to bear in mind that a blue riband is, among other things, a symbol of temperance (states “Fairplay”). There are occasions when recordbreaking may be a matter of intense national importance. In the case of Germany herself, for example, the fact that she has been able to produce such vessels as the Bremen and her sistership, and that they have accomplished what they set out to do, will doubtless have valuable popular reaction. Similarly, as regards the United States, if her shipbuilders can enable her to wrest the prize from its present holder, they will materially assist those who want their country to have an adequate mercantile marine of her own, but whose efforts depend upon the extent to which they can induce the American. people to see purse-to-purse with them. When, however, as with us, no such reasons have to be taken into account, the joys of limelight and “pot-hunting,” however alluring they may be, must be passed through the filter of business futility. We have, in fact —and we can safely and properly still do so—to shape our course by the rule laid down in 1902 by Mr. Gerald Balfour, the then President of the Board of Trade, who, in the course of a speech dealing with the formation of the Atlantic Shipping Combine, and with the fact that the great German lines which had entered into partnership with that combination possessed vessels of a speed higher than any which was at the disposal of our own Admiralty, to serve as merchant cruisers, observed: “The acquisition of the German companies of these vessels of 23i knots has often been made as a reproach to the enterprise of our own shipping community, which had no vesj sel of the same class to set in compariI son with them. I think that injustice ! is done there to our great shipping companies. The plain fact of the matter is that vessels of that high speed cannot be run so as to be commeroiallv remunerative, except when aided l.v u heavy subsidy from the State. The Whit. Star Line or the Cunard Line would undoubtedly have built and run such vessels if they had thought it commercially to their advantage to do so. If they have not done so, it was because they did not think it commercially advantageous that such vessels should be constructed, and run on such terms as existed.” Today, so far as one can gather, there is no need for us to play at “snatch-as-snatch-can” for the blue riband of the Atlantic. Should it in the course of natural evolution come our way, it will be a matter of the sincerest selfcongratulation, if the winning of it has involved nr* wasteful expenditure on our part. Meanwhile, all that we arc called upon to dt is to continue to keep our j mercantile marine in the highest state i of up-to-date general efficiency.