The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1036, 29 July 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain E. Radford is in command of the Opawa. Mr. E. Rate is mate, and Mr. W. Anderson engineer Mr. K. Sinclair, chief engineer of the Marama, is on holiday leave at Sydney. Mr. D. Nicholas has relieved Mr. C Tees arwor th as second mate of the NORFOLK LEAVES COLON.—Cabled advice has been received by the Federal Company that the Norfolk cleared Colon on July 23. She left Wellington on July 3 for London. Avonmouth, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow. THE KIWITEA.—The Kiwitea. in continuation of her voyage from South Australian ports and Melbourne, is to leave Portland this evening for New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and posi sibly Dunedin,

RADIO FROM COR I NTH IC—The White otar liner Corinthic has sent wireless advice that she does not now expect to reach Wellington from London before midnight tomorrow. CITY OF KHARTOUM SAILS 5 P.M.— To continue discharging general merchandise from New York, the Ellerman and Bucknall steamer City of Khartoum is to be dispatched at five o’clock this evening for Wellington. RANGITATA AT LONDON.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-liner Rangitata reached Southampton on Friday, and London on Saturday. She was despatched from Wellington on June 21. TOFUA LEAVES APlA.—Advice recened by the Union Companv states that the Island steamer Tofua left Apia for Suva and Auckland at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday. The vessel is due at Suva today, and at Auckland next Monday. TAMAROA POSTPONED. —L. D. Nathan, Ltd., advises that the departure Shaw Savill liner Tamaroa from \\ ellington for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal, has been postponed from daybreak until 3 p.m. tomorrow. _J H E CANADIAN CHALLENGER.— The Canadian National Steamship’s ( anadjan Challenger is reported to be sailing from Dunedin at noon today and wUi arrive here on Sunday. She sails the following day for New York, Boston and Montreal, via Panama. TARANAKI LEAVES LONDON. t abled advice has been received that the Miaw, Savill motor-ship Taranaki left London on Saturday for Suva, Lyttelton and t ort Chalmers. She is due at Suva on August 27 and at Lyttelton on September 4. W°A FOR AUCKLAND.—Tho scow M'i.i left ellington on Saturday for Nelson, via Motueka. She will then proceed t * Westport to load coal for Taurung.i. The vessel will then come on and it is probable that she will not return to Wellington. l . C °AST FURTHER DEA further radio mesaage receiyed by Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., from the steamer Golden Coast states that on account of the stormy weather she is meeting with she does not now expect to arrive at Auckland from Eos Angeles until Thursday. THE KUROW FROM NEWCASTLE. I he Union Company’s steamer arrived ' !l ' v hi Sydney this morning and berthed at King s Wharf to disSiSVSS. i Hreo ot Loal - After completing discharge she will pay off her mi e .7«oo n ? wi i‘a be withdrawn from com! mission to undergo her annual overhaul. N°BEL COMPANY’S VESSELS.— EE? 1 C°4 t ? panys schooner Huia sailed from Melbourne for Sydney July 7-?’. re she Avill load explosives for ih«f f wni <* tacha «*e at Grafton » ° i load timber and proceed to Auckland. The Miro leaves New p]vmouth for Westport tonight and will load explosives for Auckland. MAU NGAN UI AT WELLINGTON.— Lnlon Company’s intercolonial steamer Maunganui arrived at Wcllington early this morning from Sydney. She V s t l ° Icaje there this evening for Auckland. and should arrive here on / S s° is scheduled to sail from dire r ° p * ni * 011 Friday for Sydney

INTERCOLONIAL CARGOES. The following are the movements of Union Company steamers in its intercolonial cargo service:— The Gabriella, from Newcastle and Sydnev, via New Plymouth, is at. present at \\ anganui She will later proceed t«> Grey mouth, thence to Sydney and Newcastle. T i llo .J> aiwar,a " in 'save ’Wellington caily this week for Newcastle to load fur Napior and Auckland. The Kalingo will load at Newcastle tomorrow and complete at Coff’s Harbour Gr r eymomb° n ’ Tiraaru ' Wanganui and The Karetu arrived at Sydney yesterthence to Newcastle, and returns to Sydney to complete loading for Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. The Kartigi loads at Melbourne todav and completes at Devonport, and possibly Newcastle, for Auckland and Wellington. I he Qmana, from Newcastle, left Svdney yesterday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Timaru. The Pooltn is due at Brisbane todav ?™?.',.„ C U eyni : J , u H I ’, she "’ill then proceed to Grafton, lort Stephens, and Newcastle Byt l t^t d on o ;tn7B!L n # tW ' Xow Plymo «th, load for Dunedin and Lyttelton. 1 NIAGARA SAILED— About 12.33 o’clock this afternoon the Royal Mail liner Via Kara sailed for Vancouver. via Suit Honolulu, and Victoria, in' comm mu urn th V r ,, * u^e from Sydney. she took f oll °wing passengers from AucklandR R-,m J ,? or !i77 Mr V- A 'Bacon, Miss B. Rukei, Miss G. Bidard, Mr. AY, \v Bird. Mr. I. A. J. Blyth, Mr. *and Mrs A Howard-Bury, Mrs. G. 15 and Miss' tV Chambers Mrs. A. Chatterton. Mr. i> j' Chissell, Mr. If. \\akefonl Cox, Airs. AY. H. Dove, Mr. and Mrs. AY. .T. r. Eason and infant, Mrs. H. O. and Aliss D East ?nd S Mr« C £ l1 & n ' *> lrs - X ' Harris. Mr! ~ ll ®* Iv - Harris and two children, i rr 3 t I r ayes * M,ss T - G. Hogarth. .Air. bi Mr ' F - A. -King. Air. and Mrs. Al. J. Millar. Aliss L. J Millar Mr. AY. Af. Millar, Air. 11. Afacpherson Miss AA. O’Connell. Mr. If, Orlik, Miss ;V. Ormond, Miss AT. Ortega. Aliss T. X Riiig, Air. AY. H. Savage, Messrs. G. AY and A . R. Skellerup, Air. and Airs. D \ Smith, Air. AY. Thomas, Air and Mrs T 9* Webster, Miss A. C. Webster, Airs’. t\ A. AA hitney, Air, and Airs. H. K. AYilkin- ?? n ‘ Second saloon—Air. D. X. Allen, Miss E. Andrews, Aliss Al. Anthony. Airs. J. Bennett, Aliss E. AT. Black, Mr. L. AI. Bolton, Air. N. A. Campbell, Airs. AY. J. Coates, Aliss A. Cutler, Miss V. C. Dobson, Airs. Af. E. Edwards. Aliss M. H. Gawne, Mr. D. S. Gibson, Mrs. R. Greenfield. Mr. Raymond G. H»lberg, Mrs. Ar. Mr. and Mrs R. Hooker. MVs H. Hull. Airs. AT. A. Ja-ka and inf Ant Mr. L. Jelfs. at-rs AT. Jonasen. Mrs. . Ke-’t, A r iss A'. Kimnra, Airs. A. Ft.

T^’r kr. MJss AT. Kirton. Misses A. and E. T >evy. Mrs. H T. Lovell. Miss J. ATanscn. Mr. A. V. ATontgomerv. Miss D. I. AToxley. Mrs. A. and Aliss L. ATcr-iure. Mr. J. McGrath, Mr. .T. a. O’Brien. Airs. AT. Osborne, ATiss A. S Perrv. Air. A. PhilUns. Air. and Airs. B. Pizer. Miss AT. O. Sachs. ’Tiss A'. 'Shieb. Miss R. J. Shute. Aliss at. F. Sims. ATrs. M. Taylor. Air. AY. Todd. Afrs. Af. Turner and two children. Air. and ATrs. A. E. and AUss J. Wills. Air. and Airs. E. T. AVise; and 17 third class.

TUTANEKAI SAILS.—The Government steamer Tutanekai sailed for Northern and West Coast lighthouses early this morning. CLYDEBANK SAILS 3 P.M.—The motor-ship Clydebank is to sail at 3 o’clock this afternoon for Port Chalmers ' to continue putting out sulphur from '> Galveston. A. S. Paterson and Co.. Ltd., : is her local agent. COLUMBIA SAILS TOMORROW.— Messrs. Russell and Somers advise that the Danish motor-ship Columbia, after having completed unloading her cargo of ?arrah sleepers from Bunbury, is to sail at noon tomorrow for Alakatea Island, where she will load phosphates for-Japan. RANGITANE REPORTS.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-liner Rangitane, which left Wellington at daybreak on July 19 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal, reports experiencing line weather, all well on board. PORT BOWEN SAILS TOMORROW.— To continue discharging general mer- j chandise from West Coast United Kingdom ports, the Commonwealth and Do- 1 minion Line vessel Port Bowen is to sail at noon tomorrow Wellington. Heather ' Roberton, Ltd., is tne agent. PAKIPAKI SAILS 5 P.M—The New 1 Zealand Shipping Company advises that j the Federal steamer Pakipaki is to be dispatched at live o’clock this evening | for Napier, to continue unloading general merchandise from LiverpooL % . ' FERNDALE SAILS 3 P.M.—The Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line steamer Ferndale. now at Queen’s Wharf com- i pleting her cargo for Genoa and Ix»ndon. is to be dispatched for those ports at 3 o’clock this afternoon, according to advice from A. S. Paterson and Co.. Ltd. She proceeds via the Panama Canal. THE WAITE MATA.—The Union ComJiany’s trans-Pacific steamer Waitemata eft Sydney this morning, and is to clear Newcastle for Auckland tomorrow. The vessel is due at this port next Monday, and after arrival she will be withdrawn from commission, to be laid up until again required for the trans-Faciflc cargo service. R.M.S. TAHITI FURTHER DELAYED. —The Royal Mail liner Tahiti has been further delayed by stormy weather, and is now expected to reach Wellington from San Francisco, via Papeete and Rarotonga. at five o'clock this evening. Owing to the increased delay, her departure lioni Wellington for Sydney has been postponed until 3 p.m. on Thursday. ARMADALE AT COLON.—Reported to have reached Colon on Saturday, the Armadale is. on route from New York to New Zealand. The vessel is under charter to the A. and A. Line, and her general merchandise cargo is for discharge at Suva, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Timaru, Dunedin, and Sydney. The New Zealand Shipping Company is the local agent ROTORUA LOADING.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rotoriia arrived at Dluff on Saturday from Wellington to commence her homeward loading. She will subsequent!v load at Port Chalmers. Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. The vessel is due back at Wellington on August 13, and is scheduled to clear that port on August 16 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal. MIRRABOOKA LEAVES NlUE.—Spedding. Ltd., has received advice that the Swedish motor-ship Mirrabooka cleared Niue Island on Saturday, and is due at Auckland on Thursday. Tho vessel is inaugurating a new cargo service between Pacific Coast ports and New Zealand. She is bringing cargo from Los Angeles and San Erancisco for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Bluff, and Australia. A call was made at Niue Island to load fruit which should have been brought to New Zealand by the Government motcr-ship Maui Pomare, now laid up for rephirs at Wellington. THE PORT FREMANTLE.—The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company advises that the Port Fremantle, on account of being unable to loud at Gisborne through the rough conditions there, was dispatched front there for Auckland at about 10 o’clock this morning. She is expected to arrive her* it abefut 10 a.m. tomorrow and is to berth at King’s Wharf to load the local -n----signment of her cargo for London. she will then return to Gisborne for loading, making that her final port. The vessel is expected to leave Auckland again on Friday morning, and it is hoped to dispatch her finally from Gisborne late on Saturday night for London. via the Panama Canal. MONTREAL SAILINGS. National Steamships advise that the following steamers have been fixed to load at Canadian ports lor New Zealand: Canadian Transporter was to sail from Montreal on July 25 for Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Canadian Highlander is to sail from Montreal on August 23 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin end Bluff. Canadian Constructor is to sail on September 25 from Montreal for Auckland. V’ellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedsn. Canadian Conqueror is to sail from Montreal on October 2”. for Auckland. Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Canadian Cruiser is to sail from Montreal cn November 22 for Auckland. \VellJ ington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin, cubing I at Napier north-bound. , K«cp your old Gillette holder and us*:* Double Six Safety 1-tazor Blades; 12 for Is 6d.—6.

THE TASMANIAN SERVICE.—The proposals of the Federal Ministry to improve the Bass Strait shipping agjricwere announced by the Postmastcr-*>r-eral. Mr. Lyons, at a conference af Tasmania n public organisations held recently. Mr. Lyons said that the (krternment plan was for a ten-year contract with the shipping company. For the first three years it was proposed to maintain the Bass Strait service with tbt Nairana and Locngana, keeping tbs Oonah in reserve. At the end of that period a new oil-burning steamer of the type of the Nairana. with such improvements as additional two-berth cabin*, would be ready to carry on the service in conjunction with the Nairana. The new steamer would be designed to serve either Launceston or Fumie. It vs* not proposed to provide a steamer * deeper draft, but faster steamers wotad improve the service, and the Government had a plan to enable passengers *nd mails to reach Hobart early in the afternoon. , J , ... A resolution was passed endorwsg trs project ns the best which could be tuHertaken in the cireumstances. Tb*' provision for refrigerated space tn the sew steamer was urged. Mr. Lyonias** that he would consider the request. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following: vessels are expects* *» be within range of the und*nneatwv* wireless stations tonight:— . .. Auck'and.—Dunedin. Tofua. Mi- books, Half ram. Niagara, City « Kh louiii, Waitemata. Chatham Islands.—llenz&da. Wellington.—Maori. Wahine. Taman**. Ngaio. Rangitiki. Aorangi. CoriBTC; Tahiti, Maunganui. Port Pnie, Fort Fremantle, Papanui, Re mu era. MJkorai. Argyllshire, Limerick, Gcwea West. Awarua.—Makun. Maheno, laaM*® Challenger. Onana. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS TODAV HAFTCRU <S SO a.m.), 2TO ton*. son-Fowler. from New Fiymootk. DEPARTURES TODAV ARAPAWA (T a m.). 3SI !«»' for Wanganui. KAITOA (7 a.m ). 319 tona. Martc. for Nelson.

HAUTURI* arrived from Xff PlyroQPth 8.30 a.m. today aad sails : fm. tomorrow HOKIAXGA is expected to leave vr Hokianga 3 pji. Thursday and arrives back on Sunday. KAITOA sailed for Nelson 7 ©doc* this morning and cleared the t * r * ! * 9.30 a.m. . RONAKI is bar-bound at Waikato. #