The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 990, 5 June 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

BENEDICK SAILED. —The tanker Benedick sailed for Wellington early this morning to continue unloading bulk oil for the Shell Company. THE TOFUA. —The Union Company's Island steamer Tofua, en route from Tonga and Samoa, is to leave Suva for Auckland at noon today. She is due on Monday. POLZELLA FROM CUBA— The British steamer Polzella, 4,751 tons, Captain James, left Cuba on May 25 with a raw sugar cargo for Auckland. She is due about June 30. THE MAUI POMARE. —The Government motor-ship Maui Pomare is scheduled to arrive from Wellington on Monday, and the following day she is to be dispatched for Niue Island and Apia. THE PORT HOBART.— The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Hobart, which _left Auckland for New York, Boston, Halifax and London on May 1, is reported to have sailed from New York last Monday. THE TANKER VACUOLINE. —CabIed advice states that the Vacuum Oil Company’s tanker Vacuoline was dispatched from San Francisco last Monday with a bulk oil cargo for discharge at Sydney, Lyttelton and Dunedin. THE KIA ORA. —In continuation of her voyage from Wellington to London and West Coast ports of Great Britain, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Kia Ora is reported to have cleared Colon on Monday. She was dispatched from Wellington on May 19. TANKER PLUME DUE ON SATURDAY—The Vacuum Oil Company's tanker Plume will arrive from San Francisco on Saturday, according to wireless advice received by the local office of the company. Her bulk oil cargo is for discharge at Auckland, Sydney, and Brisbane. AUSTRALIAN CARGO SERVICE.— The Kairanga left Wellington on Saturday for Port Kembla to load for Auckland. The Karetu will leave Sydney on June 7 for Melbourne, to complete loading for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The Kartigi will load at Adelaide and Melbourne about the middle of this month for Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth, and Auckland. The Waikouaiti, from Sydney, arrived at Bluff yesterday, and proceeds thence to Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICE.— The Waihemo left Los Angeles on May 27 for Napier (where she is due on June 21), Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Nelson and New Plymouth. • The Waitemata left Los Angeles on June 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney, and is due at Auckland on June 26. The Hauraki was due at Vancouver on Monday, and loads on the Pacific Coast for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The Waiotapu was expected to clear Newcastle on Monday for Vancouver direct. The Waikawa was expected to clear Melbourne on Alonday for Sydney, thence to Vancouver, via Suva. KENT AT QUEEN'S. —An arrival in port this morning was the Federal steamer Kent, from Liverpool. The vessel berthed at Queen’s Wharf to discharge the local portion of her cargo of general merchandise from West Coast United Kingdom ports. Her local agent, the New Zealand Shipping Companv, hopes to dispatch her p.m. on Mondav for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers' and Bluff, t<p complete untoading. Captain E. R. Kemp is in command and he has with him the following officers:— Chief officer, Air. W. Wilson; second, Air. D. Clegg; third, Air. W. Redwood; fourth, Mr. J. Vincent; chief engineer, Mr. H. Cutler; second, Mr. J. Grant; third, Mr. C. Gray; fourth, Mr. J. Ball; fifth. Air. H. Attrill; sixth, Air. H. Collier; seventh, Air. J. Fraser; first refrigerating engineer, Air. J. Turner; second, Air. S. Richards; wireless operator, Mr. J. McCarthy; chief steward. Air. F. Freeman.

TAHITI FOR SYDNEY.— The following passengers from Wellington booked to sail by the liner Tahiti, which was scheduled to clear that port at 11 p.m. yesterday for Sydney, in completion of her voyage from San Francisco:— First saloon: Air. F. C. Abrahams. Mr. and Airs. T. H. Butler and infant. Air. and Airs, J. W. Bowen, Air. Boccard, Air. and Mrs. E. Bucholtz, Air. J. H. Blackwell, Aliss B. Brown, Mr. C. O. Beatty. Air. H. Brothers, Air. C. E. Clavdon, Air. Cameron. Alaster Cameron, Air. C. S. Chaston, Air. AI. L. Cameron, Alaster K. Cameron, Mr. Carter, Airs. D. L. Cameron, Miss P. Cameron, Air. and Airs. J. Calverley, Air. J. H. Drummond, Aliss W. Dwyer, Mr. and Airs. R. V. Dickie, Aliss Dawson, Air. L. Davis, Air. de Leenio, Airs, de Leenio, Mr. de Leenio, Air. V. H. Freeth, Air. Francis, Air. Colin Fraser, Aliss G. Francis, Rev. Dr. C. E. Fox. Miss V. Farnsworth, Air. and Airs. G. Farnsworth, Mr. and Airs. H. Garrett, Aliss J. C. Garrett, Airs. Hatrick and child, Mrs. W. Hill, Mr. Hirst, Mr. O. Josephson, Miss AI. Y. Johnstone, Aliss King, Airs. King, Mr. A. A. Ley, Mr. Lowe, Air. L. Lumb, Airs. J. S. Laing. Alaster Donald Alatthews, Air. Mackenzie. Airs. AlcWilliams and two children, Airs. McDonald, Airs. AI. E. Alountfort, Rev. J. O. Alichelsen, Air. AI. A. AlcDougal, Arr. Paul Alayfield, Aliss A. Ninnes, Airs. Nelson and infant. Airs. F. Oakden, Airs. I. C, Price, Aliss K. B. Price, Airs. Fiat and infant, Mr. W. Paton, Airs, and Miss Rutherford. Mr. Roberts, Air. and Mrs. L. S. Snider, Mr. Spellman, Air. and Mrs. L. Sisson. Mr. A. J. Snyder, Air. Skevington, Air. S. Taylor, Air. W. Taverner, Air. and Airs. Vilondaki, Air. and Airs, and Master Woodman, Airs. P. R. Waddy, Air. H. AI. Williams, Air. H. L. Worseldine, Aliss H. A. Yeoman.

Second saloon: Air. J. AI. Anderson, Mr. and Airs. James Bierne, Air. and Airs. Bryant, Air. C. H. Chong, Air. H. Clifford, Afiss AI. Colvey, Air. F. W. Day, Airs. Day, Air. and Airs. W. C. B. Daly, Air. J. Fraser, Airs. W. G. Gordon, Aliss P. Gordon, Alaster G. Gee, Aliss I. Gee, Airs. L. Gee and infant, Aliss J. Gee, Air. L. Gee, Aliss AI. Gray, Aliss T. A. Glover, Aliss AI. Gilbert, Dr. S. B. Hunter, Aliss Hunter, Air. and Airs. G. Hayward, Air. D. J. Alartin, Air. R. Mentiplay, Airs. Alentiplay, Air. W. Alaher, Air. S. V. Peck, Air. A. AI. Peck, Aliss D. W. Poy, Aliss J. W. Poy, Mr. W. T. Poy, Airs. W. T. Poy, Alisses F. and L. Poy, Air. W. P. Page, Aliss E. Page, Air. Rowan, Airs. Rowan, Mrs. K. Upton. Air. AI. Wain, Air. K. White, Alaster Wain; and 52 steerage, including 20 Chinese.

i THE KUROW. —The Union Company advises that the Kurow is to sail tomorrow evening for Newcastle, where she is to load coal for Auckland. MAIMOA AT PANAMA. —Reported to have reached Panama last Alonday the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Maimoa is en route from Wellington to Rotterdam and London. She sailed from Wellington on May 11. MAUNGANUI SAILS TOMORROW.— The intercolonial steamer Maunganui is to be dispatched at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon for Sydney with passengers, mails and cargo. She is due at Sydney cn Tuesday morning. THE ROTORUA.— The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rotorua is scheduled to clear Southampton tomorrow with passengers and mail for New Zealand and cargo irora London for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. She is due at Auckland oa July 14. THE DAGFRED. —The Norwegian motor-ship Dagfred is now expected at Auckland during the next few days, her passage from Los Angeles having been prolonged owing to her having called at Noumea to unload a quantity of her cargo, as was arranged in her itinerary. The cargo was loaded at Pacific Coast ports, and after a quantity has been unloaded at Auckland the vessel will proceed to Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide to complete discharge. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., is the local agent. GIANT LANDING STAGE FOR OCEAN LINERS. —The Prime Minister opened the giant British landing stage for ocean liners on Alay 16. Liners arriving from all parts of the world are enabled to disembark their passengers without the aid of a tender, while fast train services convey them to the centre of London. The stage should attract many more ships of the great lines to the metropolitan port. Delay is reduced to a minimum; through the new deep channels; of 35-feet draft will be able to moor at the stage at all times. HEAVY TOURIST SEASON. —A report from London says that “in spite of the late unpleasantness in Wall Street, more than 500.000 tourists, mostly from Canada and the United States, are expected to visit Great Britain this year, and to spend a sum estimated to be at least £200,000,000.” According to reports, bookings have already been made in the great liners and suites reserved in the London hotels. Provincial towns in England are looking for a large Influx as well as the larger centres, and many of them have been making concentrated efforts to draw their own visitors from abroad.

POLISH MERCHANT FLEET. The Polish merchant marine, up to the time of the recent purchase of three ships from the Baltic-America Line, consisted of 32 vessels of 69,000 tons. Included in this fleet were nine tramp steamers and four passenger ships owned by the State in the name of the Zegluga Polska Line, 11 vessels of various types in the name of the Polish-Scandinavian Transport Company, and four cargo and passenger ships transferred last year by the Ellerman Wilson Line to the PolishBritish Steamship Company. The others of the fleet are owned outright by the State and serve as training ships. It is reported that the Polish merchant marine expects to acquire eight more ships during the year, including five for the Zegluga Polska Line, the transfer of two ships owned by the Polish Line. the transfer of two ships owned by the Polish-Swedish Company, and the purchase of a 1,000-ton cargo boat by the Gdynia rice mill. QUERCUS ARRIVES. —The steamer Quercu3 arrived here from New York this morning with 5,000 tons of general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The vessel, owned by the Arbor Shipping Companv. Ltd., left New York on April 28, and experienced fine weather as far as Panama Canal. After leaving the canal she ra% into strong westerly head winds, and heavy seas, which continued unabated until 12 hours out of Auckland. Her speed was considerably diminished and she arrived eight days behind scheduled time.

Captain I. AI. Welford is in command and has with him the following officers: Chief, Air. R. Roberts; second, Mr. G. Turbyne; third. Air. R. Aitken; chief engineer, Air. A. Hardie; second. Air. T. C. Payne; third, Air. G. Cleary; fourth, Mr. A. Alline; radio operator, Mr. C. Galibey: chief steward, Air. J. Hair. The local agent for the Quercus is the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company and it is hoped to dispatch the vessel at noon tomorrow for Wellington to continue discharge. COMMAND OF BRITANN IC.— Owing to the indisposition of Captain W. Marshall (whose death was reported by cable last week), Captain E. L. Trant has been temporarily transferred to the command of the White Star liner Majestic. Later, it is proposed that Captain Trant should act as a relief commander, pending his appointment to the Homeric after the retirement of Captain G. E. Warner at the end of the year. Captain Trant’s recent appointment to the new Britannic, which begins her first voyage on June 28. has therefore been cancelled, and the command of the new motor-vessel will be entrusted to Captain F. F. Summers, who at present commands the Albertic. Captain Summers was born in 1874, and served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Fisher and Sprott, of London. After 10 years at sea he joined the White Star Line as a junior officer in June, 1899, and rose to chief officer in April, 1911. In addition to having served as staff captain of the Majestic he has in turn commanded the White Star liners Belgic, Gallic, Alegantic, Ceramic, Persic, Baltic, Doric and Albertic, to the last of which he was appointed in December, 1927 v Captain Summers is well known in New Zealand, having visited the Dominion as officer and commander of White Star liners. NEW MISSIONARY SHIP. The motor-vessel Stella Alaris, recently completed at the yards of W. Holmes, McMahon's Point, Sydney, is a missionary ship for the Society of the Divine Word, ew^^ uinea# Tlie Apostolic Delegate (Archbishop Cattaneo) has privately blessed her. The Stella Alaris is an auxiliary Diesel-driven cargo and passenger vessel, built to Lloyd’s Register’s highest class. Her length overall is 101 ft, and her breadth 20ft. Rigged as a fore-and-aft ketch, with masts fitted with sails jhe has a clipper bow with top-gallant torecastJe, full poop and bridge-house amidships. The crew will be accommodated in the forecastle, while amidships, below the bridge deck, is a dininsaloon for eight persons and separate cabins for the captain and chief engineer. Two four-berth cabins and a two-berth cabin are also provided for passengers. Two cargo holds have a capacity of up to 200 tons. A lazarette storeroom, tiled kitchen, and other convemences are also provided. Two 20foot surf boats, with regulation lifesaving equipment, are stowed on the after de-.ck.

The vessel is driven by a 186 h.p. twocylinder Junkers marine type Diesel engine, specially imported from Germany, and the only one of its size in Australasia. The fuel tanks have a capacity of eight tons of crude oil giving a cruising range of about 2,000 mile” T i he * Y e . ssel will be throughout with electricity, plugs being provided on the bridge to take a searchlight.

NORFOLK FURTHER DELAYED.— The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Norfolk has been further delayed in her loading at Opua by wet weather .and is now not expected to arrive here until Saturday. She is to berth at Central Wharf to continue filling up for London and West Coast United Kingdom ports. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland: Niagara, Canadian Conqueror, Tofua, Canadian Victor, Plume, Elveric. City of Osaka, Cedarbank. Veronica, Canadian Constructor, Waiotapu. Benedick, Weirbank, Rangitane. Chatham Islands: Mataroa, Taranaki. Wellington: Marama, Wahine, Arahura, Tamahine, Aorangi, Tahiti, Port Adelaide, Coptic, Huntingdon, Mahana; Feracliff. Kaponga, Otokia. Awarua: Makura, Tutanekai, Hororata, Turakina, Narbada, Kartigi. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY HAUTI'RU (4.15 p.m.), 270 tons, Jack-son-Fowler, for New Plymouth. HAUTURU left yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth. She is expected back at 6 a.m. Friday. HOKIANGA is expected back from Hokianga tomorrow. ARAPAWA, due on Saturday morning from Wanganui, sails that evening for Hokianga. RONAKI. due from Hokianga this afternoon, is to sail tomorrow afternoon for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads.