The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1004, 21 June 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

HORORATA AT PICTON.—The Horo- \ rata arrived at Picton on Thursday mornj ing from Wanganui and leaves today for ! Timaru for further loading. : MAH l A REACHES LONDON.—The I Shaw, Savyi Company reports that the J Mahia. which left Auckland on May S for * London, via Montevideo, reached her des- \ tination on Wednesday morning. MAI MO A AT ROTTERDAM.—The Mai- ■ moa (Shaw. Snvill Company). which sailed from Wellington at daybreak on May 11, arrived at Rotterdam* on Tuesday afternoon last. She will sail later for London. POLZELLA FROM CUBA.—Spedding, Limited, has received advice that the steamer Polzella, 4,751 tons, is now scheduled to reach Auckland from Cuba on June 30. The vesesl has a raw sugar cargo for discharge at Chelsea. ELEANOR BOLING AT NEW YORK. The Byrd Expedition ship Eleanor Boling is reported to have reached New York from Dunedin on Wednesday. She sailed from Dunedin on April 1 and ari rived at Panama on June 1. THE TANKER EGERO.—Under charter ! to the Shell Company the tanker Egero ! arrived at Wellington from Singapore ; yesterday morning. The vessel has a i i full cargo of bulk oil for discharge at Wellington and Lyttelton.

KARTIGI FOR NEW ZEALAND.—The! Kartigi (Union Company), from Adelaide and Melbourne, left Devonport (Tasmania) at 1 a.m. on Thursday for Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth and Auckland. She is due at Wellington on June 24. ARMADALE'S DISCHARGING PORTS. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer Armadale, wihch is to leave New York on July 12, will unload at Suva, Auckland, Wellington. Lvttelton, Dunedin and Sydney. AORANGI AT SYDNEY. —The Royal Mail liner Aorangi reached Sydney from Auckland at 5.30 a.m. yesterday. The vessel is to leave Sydney next Thursday, arid Auckland the following Tuesday on her return voyage to Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver. OTOKIA SAILS 5 P.M.-The Union Compnv’s tanker Otokia, at present at Prince’s Wharf overhauling, is expected to sail at 5 o’clock this evening for San Pedro to load a cargo of fuel oil for discharge into the company's tanks at Wellington. THE MOTOR-SHIP COLUMBIA.—The Danish motor-ship Columbia, 4,488 tons, left Japan for Bunburv on June 2, to load a full cargo of jarrah for Wellington, Napier and Auckland. From Auckland she is to proceed to Makatea Island to load a phosphate cargo for Japan. TAIROA CLEARED COLON.—In continuation of her voyage from Port Chalmers to London and Hull, the Shaw*, Savill, and Albion steamer Tairoa is reported to have cleared Colon on Monday. She was despatched from Port Chalmers on May 23. PORT AUCKLAND AT LONDON.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Auckland is reported to have reached London on Wednesday from Wellington, via Montevideo. The vessel was dispatched from Wellington on May S. THE CANADIAN CONSTRUCTOR.— Now discharging and loading at South Island ports, the Canadian National steamer Canadian Constructor is expected to return to Auckland about June 30 to complete loading. She is scheduled to sail from this port for New York, Boston and Montreal on July 1. ULIMAROA LEAVES SYDNEY.—Reported to have sailed from Sydney at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa is duo at Wellington on Tuesday. She is the only Sydney passenger steamer arriving at or leaving New Zealand next week. She is to leave Wellington on her return trip to Sydney next Friday. THE WAIPAHI.—The Union Steam Ship Company advises that its Island fruit steamer Waipahi is to be dispatched on Wednesday for Rarotonga, A.tiu, Mauke and Aitutaki. She will take general carso and stores for discharge at those places and will load I another cargo of fruit there for New Zealand. GOLDEN CLOUD LOADING. —Advice received from Henderson and Maefarlane, Ltd., states that the O. and O. steamer Golden Cloud left Timaru vesterday afternoon for New Plymouth to continue loading. The vessel is now to load subseqeuntly at Wellington and Napier, and is scheduled to sail finally from Napier on June 30 for Nukualofa, Honolulu and San Francisco. lONIC AND KIA ORA.—Cabled advice has been received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company that the company’s steamers lonic and Kia Ora reached Southampton and London respectively last Tuesday morning. Both vessels sailed from Wellington on May 10, the lonic for Southampton and London, and the Kia Ova for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama. MAH AN A POSTPONED.—A. S. Paterson and Company, Limited, advises that the Shaw, Savill steamer Mahana, now at Queen’s Wharf completing her cargo for Halifax and London, was delayed in her loading operations by the wet weather yesterday, and her departure for those ports has been postponed until daybreak on Wednesday. She proceeds via the Panama Canal.

TAINUI DUE TOMORROW.—The Shaw Savill liner Tainui, now at Gisborne loading for her Homeward voyage, is expected to leave there at 5 p.m. today for Auckland to complete her cargo. She should thereupon arrive here at about 5 p.m. tomorrow and is to berth at Queen’s Wharf. With passengers and mails she is to be dispatched from here on June 28 for Southampton and London via the Panama | Canal. Her local agent is A. S. Paterson and Company, Limited. ENTON DUE MONDAY.—With a cargo of general Eastern American merchandise, the motor-ship Enton is due at this port from New York on Mondav, according to her latest wireless advice. The vessel, which is under charter* to the A. and A. Line, is to berth at Prince’s Wharf to put out the local consignment of her cargo to the agenev of the New Zealand Shipping Company. She later sails for Wellington, Lvttelton, Dunedin and Sydney to complete unloading. RICHARDSON LINE STEAMERS.— Messrs. Watkin and Wallis advise that the Richardson steamer Gunbar is due from Nelson at noon today and will berth at Central Wharf to load. She is to b« dispatched on Tuesday for Hicks Bav. Tokomaru Bay and Gisborne. The t ukeko is scheduled to reach Portland on Monday afternoon and Auckland on Tuesday morning. She is to leave Auckland for Tologa Bay, Napier, Wairoa and Waikokopu at four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon. BIG TANKER COMING.—The Texas Oil Company lias been advised that the twin-screw tanker New Zealand .was to nave left Los Angeles on June 16 for t remantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Svdnev a " d Aucklanch The New Zealand, which as built b> Barclay, Curie and Companv Scotland, and launched on March 12. is*a vessel of 483 feet in length by 65 feet inches in breadth by 36 feet 9 inches in depth, and will carry about 13,500 tons = on a draft of about 27 feet, and has a speed of about 111 knots loaded. On her first visit to Australia and New Zealand she will carry 3,500,000 gallons ot oil. and is expected to arrive at her first discharging port about the end of .She should reach Auckland about the middle of August. RANGITATA FOR HOME.—The following passengers sailed by the New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-liner fl ar ?£ ltata - which was dispatched from Wellington this morning for Southampton and London,, via the Panama Canal-I-n-st (Mass:—Mr. and Mrs. H. Butcher. Mi- and Mrs. K. M. I rquhart, Mrs. A C. Thompson, Mr. C. 11. Court. Mr. F Duvall, Mr. and. Mrs. H. J. I). Lambert, Captain I Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs. G. Marriner, Mrs. E. Lett ington, Miss r Lettmgton, Mrs. B. C. Louisson Mr« J Carmichael. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sterickcr and child. Mr. F. G. J. Maunsell, Mr and Mrs. F. Wheston, Mrs. H. Crawford. Miss A. E. Me La ugh 1 an, Mrs. R. Samuel. Mrs. H. A Ashworth. Miss M. A. Ashworth, Mr. E. L. Mowbray. Mr. H. E. Mowbray Mrs. R. E. Mowbray. Mrs. C. L. Spencer’ Miss Grogan, Miss I. Murphy. Mr. and Wood, Mr. K. W. Ballantyne, Miss H D. Caton, Miss H. C. Ca'ton Mr and Mrs. J. Burns and child. Miss M Burns, Mrs. M. Giroud, Mr. and Mrs W- Martin, Mr. H. P. Gibbs. Mrs. E. M. Truscott. Second Class: —Mrs. C. A. HabberfieldShort, Mrs. V. Frankham, Miss E. Woodall, Rev. W . Dore, Mrs. M. Wavisli Mr A. J- Smith, Mr. T. S. Hutchinson ’Miss L. Hutchinson, Mr. A. T. Hutchinson. Mr. Z. C. Burnett. Mr. D. L. Smith. Mr. J. Aitken, Miss M. M. Adamson. Mr. and Mrs. J. ClalTev, Mr. R. G. J. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Chadwick, Master J. I>. Chadwick. Master K. F. Chadwick. Mr and Mrs. T. Rolfe, Miss X. Prosser. Mr. A. Barnett, Mr. J, T. Simmonds; and 156 ■ third-class.

MAUNGANUI AND MARAMA.—The Union Company’s intercolonial steamer Maunganui left*Auckland for Sydney vesterdav afternoon. She is due at Sydney on Tuesday and is to sail for Wellington next Friday. The Maunganui has been j on the Auekland-Sydney service for three months while the Marama has been relieving in the San Francisco service and Cook Strait ferry service. The Marama has now been transferred back to the intercolonial run. and left Wellington for Sidney vesterday afternoon. The two vessels will in future carry out their former time-tables, making alternate trips from Svdnev to Auckland and Wellington. The Marama is to leave Sydney next Friday and she is due at Auckland on July 1. NORWEGIAN MOTOR-SHIPS. —Mall advic« of the two new Norwegian motor-ships which have been placed on the berth for Australia. One, the Triton, ordered by Mr. Wilh. Wilhelmsen in Oslo, was launched at the Kockum yard in April. The vessel is of 9,700 tons, and will have a speed of 14 knots loaded. This is the fourth vessel Mr. Wilhelmsen has ordered at this yard. Two are already in service. and one was delivered this month. The other, the Thermopylae, was launched by Messrs. Burmeister and Wain, Copenhagen, also during April. The new vessel is built to the highest class in Lloyd’s Register, and is of the following main dimensions: Length, 460 ft, breadth, 60ft. and depth 42ft 13 in. The propelling machinery, which has been constructed by Messrs. Burmeister and Waih, consists of two main Diesel ryotors of 7.700 ind. h.p. designed to drive the loaded vessel 14 knots. She will be delivered in June next, and leaves Lisbon on June 18 for Australia. BOUGHT AND SOLD.—The American schooners Elinor 11. (1,409 tons) and Ella A. (1,412 tons), which were some of the last schooners to bring timber from the Pacific Coast to Sydney, have been sold to Mr. George Cary, of Seattle. The big American four-masted steel barque Star of Scotland, 2,233 tons register, which has been engaged in the Alaska salmon trade, has been sold by the Alaska Packers' Association to G. A. Pearce, I. F. Arnold and Lew Lochavt, of Los Angeles. The Star of Scotland was originally known as the British sailer Kenilworth, and made her last voyage to Sydney several years ago. Mr. John Ugla*nd, of Fjaere, near Grimstad. has acquired the British tank steamer Melania. The vessel, which is of 8,000 tons deadweight, was built in 1914, and is now on charter for 10 years to a London firm. According to latest advices the Melania is to load at Singa- . port for Townsville and Brisbane. WARWICK CASTLE ADDITION TO CAPE SERVICE The 20,000-ton motor-ship Warwick Castle, the latest addition to the fleet of the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, Ltd., was launched recently from Messrs. Ilarlatid and Wolff's East Yard, Belfast. There was no ceremony. The vessel, which has a length of 650 ft, a beam of 75ft, and a depth (moulded) of 44ft 6in, is to run in the Union-Castle Company’s Cape mail service. and is generally similar to the motor-ships Carnarvon Castle, already in service, a#l Winchester Castle, now completing. , The ship has a cruiser stern and two low funnels. She is subdivided into 12 watertight compartments by W.T. bulkheads extending to the upper deck. The double bottom extends right fore and aft and is arranged to carry water ballast and oil fuel. Accommodation is provided for 760 first, second and third class pas-i 1 sengers, mostly in single and two berth state rooms. The general scheme of decoration used in the public rooms is in a simple modern style. The principal entrances are panelled in natural sycamore and the principal staircase has a graceful wrought iron balustrade. The cargo handling facilities are excellent, a large number of derricks with electric winches being fitted to ensure rapid handling of cargo. Ample refrigerated cargo space and store rooms are . provided, and space is reserved for special cargo, mails and specie. Electrical Equipment

The electrical instal’ation consists main Diesel driven generators, each having an output of 350 k.w. and one 75 k.w emergency generator, driven by an oil engine and placed above the margin line. In addition to the lighting, the whole of the deck and machinery auxiliaries will be electrically operated. On the deck these auxiliaries will include two capstans, one windlass, one warping winch, 36 cargi winches, lb boat winches, and an electrically operated steering gear with Ward Leonard control. The watertight doors on the tank top will be electrically operated from the bridge, and will be' of the builders well-known design. An electric ® l .9>" ator f° r conveying passengers to the I different deck levels and an electricallv operated pantry hoist for convening food from the main to the various deck pantries will be fitted. The vessel will be ell ventilated by large motor-driven pressure fans, of which there will be about oO distributed throughout the V e«largest being 45in in diameter. In addition there will be installed a verv complete system of cabin ventilation, operated by 17 electrically driven fans, the amount of air being under the control individual passenger. In < old feather this air will be heated, and some -So, powerful electric heaters of the bu lders. srwn5 rwn design and 'manufacture will be provided. An important departure for giving efficient service to the passengers will consist of an installation or a luminous system of communication be rFw een b and stewards. The propelling machinery consists of two 8-cylinder double-acting four-stroke motors of the Harland-B. and \V. tvpe e^ ch . cou p led direct to a propeller. Driven orr the forward end of each crankshaft _ twi s c , OI pP re ssors for supplying the fuel injection. Four generators, each driven by a six-cylinder trunk enfrinai°v»™e^ S i im€ i.J nake ’ su PP J y the elecfor the vessel, the corapresc^ se be . ,n S made extra large end the . urplus air used for charging avoirs which accommoenoSnie f ° r noe vring the main engines. Steam for ship’s use is generated by pasing the exhaust gas from the main engines through two waste heat f^s? C Si? re ? IS ° arran ered for burnln„ oil fuel when m port. The galled on the navigating bridge enables the depth of water below the tered S to bo continuously regis-