The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1038, 31 July 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain C. P. Pilcher, who was chief officer of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera for a long period, is now master of the Federal Line steamer Somerset, which is at present. en route from Liverpool to New Zealand. KAWATIRI FOR NEWCASTLE,—The Union Company advises that the Kawatiri will now leave Wellington on Saturday for Newcastle in place of the Kaiko-. rai. She is to load for Wellington. MAUNGANUI’S TRANSHIPMENTS.— The Union Company’s Maunganui which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday morning from Sydney, brought transhipments -x the Brisbane Mam. Balranald Cathay. Narkunda. Burwah, Canberra. Unden. Karoola. Kowarra. Orungal and Macedon. NO WORD FROM HENZADA.—No wireless advice as to the time of per arrival here from New York had been received this morning from the Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s chartered steamer I-lenzada The vessel is expected to report at any time now. She is laden with general Eastern American cargo, the local consignment of which she will unload at Prince’s Wharf to the agency of the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. She later sails for Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin to complete discharge.

PORT BOWEN SAILED.— The Com monwealtli and Dominion Line steamer Port Bowen sailed for Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin yesterday afternoon to complete unloading cargo for Glasgow and Liverpool. TOFUA LEAVES SUVA. —The Union Company’s Island steamer Tofua, on route from Tonga and Samoa, left Suva for Auckland at one o’clock yesterday afternoon. She is due on Sunday afternoon. TAMAROA SAlLS. —Yesterday after noon the Shaw-Savill and Albion Company’s liner Tamaroa was dispatched from Wellington with passengers, mails and cargo for Southampton and London via the Panama Canal. ASTORIA SAlLS.— Having completed discharge of her cargo of Nauru phosphates at New Plymouth, the Danish mofor-vessel Astoria left there yesterday for Nauru and Ocean Islands to load another phosphate cargo for either Australia or New Zealand. CANADIAN CHALLENGER. Advice has been received that the Canadian National Steamships steamer Canadian Challenger leaves Wellington today for Auckland, and is due to arrive here on Sunday' She will bo dispatched the following day for New York, Boston and Montreal, via Panama. ZEALANDIC FROM LIVERPOOL.— The Shaw, Savill and Albion motor-ship Zealandic is scheduled to leave Liverpool on Saturday with cargo from West Coast ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on September 4. PENYBRYN CALLS AT PAPEETE.— Spedding, Ltd., udvises that the Norwegian steamer Penybryn, en route from Cuba to Auckland with a cargo of raw sugar for unloading here, is to call at Papeete on August 5 in order to* take in bunkers. She is now expected to arrive here on August 16. THE KARTIGI. —The Union Companv advises that the Kartigi was expected to leave Melbourne yesterday (after having loaded there) for Devonport (Tasmania) to take, in further cargo for Auckland and Wellington. From Devonport she will proceed to Newcastle to complete her cargo. THE MAUNGAbfUI. —The Union Company's intercolonial steamer Maunganui was expected to arrive at noon todav from Sydney, via Wellington. The vessel was allotted a berth at Queen’s Wharf After taking in cargo and mails, and embarking passengers, the Maunganui is to be dispatched for Sydnev direct at 3 o clock tomorrow afternoon. THE LIMERICK.— The Union Company s large motor-ship Limerick is scheduled to reach Nelson from Cairns today to commence loading in New Zealand under the auspices of the New Zealand Shipping Company. Her other loading ports are Wanganui, Wellington. Napier. Gisborne and Auckland. She is due at Auckland on August 14 and is to be dispatched for Halifax and London cn August 20. WAITEMATA COMING.— The Union Company's trans-Pacitic cargo steamer NVaitemata, having completed discharge of her Pacific Coast cargo at Sydney, and having taken in bunkers at Newcastle cleared Ihe latter port for Auckland at f a - ni - yesterday. On arrival here she will pay off her crew, discharge her stores, and lay up at an anchorage in the stream until required to enter the Pacific Coast-New Zealand trade again earlv ln September. 7 I < ?l OF ? l i NT i H !?r- AT WELLINGTON At ,0 1 " O clock this morning the White Star ‘her CormtHlc arrived at Wellington Irom J.ondon and Southampton, via the Panama Canal, after having been considerably delayed in her passage bv stormy weather throughout the last few The vessel has passengers and mails tor New Zealand and a cargo of general merchandise for discharge at Wellington and Auckland. She is expected ; to arrive here abotit next Thursday to put out the local consignment of ” her cargo to the agericy of A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd. Passengers for Auckland will arrive here by express tomorrow morning anfl mails for Auckland will be dispatched at the earliest opportunity. GOLDEN COAST FROM LOS ANGELES. —The O. and O. steamer Golden Coast arrived from Los Angeles last evening and berthed this morning at Central Wharf to discharge the local portion of her cargo. The vessel left Los Angeles on July l and experienced liYie weather until 800 miles out of Auckland, when she ran into gales, heavy seas and strong head winds. So bad did the weather become that it was necessary to heave to for about 12 hours. A section of the cargo was shifted by the heavy seas which constantly broke over the boat, but no damage was caused. The weather continued unabated until one day °ut of Auckland. She is carrying approximafo'y 7,000 tons of general Su-go aml 400 bags of overseas mail. It is hoped to oispatch the ship on Saturday evening for Wellington. Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. Captain Svedstrup is in command. TAHITI’S PASSENGERS.— The Royal Mail liner Tahiti is to sail from Wellington at 3 o’clock this afternoon for Sydney completion of her voyage from San Francisco. The following passengers booked to sal; from Wellington:— First Saloon.—Mr. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. L. It. Andrews and Master An drews, Mr. H O. Buck, Mr. It. Burn, Mr J. IT. G. Band, Miss 15. Bowen, Mr, M. \I Coffee, Mr. R. F. Cranston, Mr. and Mrs A. R. Campbell, Mr. W. 11. Cnttell, Mr *• C. Cuff, Mrs. 11. R. Craddock, Mr. M Dennehv. Mrs A C. and Miss M. W Dennehy, Mr. Dakin. Mr. Edwards. Father W. A. Gill. Mr. and Mrs. J H Galbraith Mr. G. V Hailwood. Mr. G. H Jackson. Mr. A E. Joseph. Mrs E. Kes sell. Mrs. A E. Lumb. Mr. J. Lumsden. Mr F G McKilm. Mr. D. McArthur. Mr L. L Me William. Mr. K S. Mo William Mrs MoO'll Miss 51 15 NichoMs. Mr-’ M F NiohoPs. Mrs W F. N'idml’s MrOsborn. Mrc J Osborne. Mr TT W n ftfnn Ppibpr T Robir»«=nn. Miss G Rich M’ss E Mr S' •ltz*' r nT r Rtewnrt Fr?tv,f» r se~»-*of. Mr D F ’’’lini'tnenn ' VT b<= S 'T',. V no»- T W^rmSMrc Wi'Hp. M : «K W W«lPn ?v»«son. Sojnon —Mr T. J Avers. M. M r W R Rook Mr T - Mr. T, vFord. Mr A C. Joss Mr F T.~ T., n . Mr h- V- Mooro. Mrs f T p M»Taster. .T le. M°nd Mrs Pplmer Mr T IT Rutherfor.i Al r G. Sinerdon. Mr T C. Sleen. Mr. li T ' Shermanl. Mr. Tannock, Mr. D. F Watterson; and 15 steerage.

RON A LEAVES SUVA.— The Colonial Sugar Refining Company has received cabled advice that its steaujer Rona. after having loaded raw sugar and molasses in the Fifi Group, cleared Suva at 9 "p.m. y£sterday for Auckland. The vessel is expected to arrive here on Monday evening and will berth at Chelsea Wharf to discharge. She later sails for Sydney to complete unloading. FRUIT FROM NlUE. —Advice ITom Spedding, Ltd. states that arrangements have been completed for the Swedish motor-vessel Parrakoola to call at Niue Island on September 3 to pi«k up a consignment or fruit that wou3d otherwise be lif : ed by the Government motorship Maui Pomare. now laid up at Wellington. The Parrakoola will be en route from'San Francisco to Auckland, and is scheduled to arrive here on September 9. The sister-ship, Mirrabooka. dile here tonight, also has fruit from Niue. MIRRABOOKA DUE TONlGHT.—According to her last radio message the Swedish motor-ship Mirrabooka is due in pdrt tonight from San Francisco. The vessel has geneial cargo from Scandinavian ports. Los Angeles and San Francisco for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Bluff, Sydney and Melbourne. She also brings a consignment of fruit for New Zealand, from Niue Island, which she picked up in place of the Maui Pomare. She is to berth at Queen’s Wharf to discharge the local portion of her cargo to the agency of Spedding, Ltd. It is hoped to dispatch her again on Saturday morning for Wellington. PORT FREMANTLE SAILS TOMORROW.—At present at Queen’s Wharf loading the local portion of her cargo for England, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line vessel Port Fremantle, is to sail at 5 p.ra. tomorrow for Gisborne to complete her cargo. It is hoped to dispatch her finally from Gisborne on Sunday morning for London, via the Panama Canal. The following passengers are sailing by the vessel: —Mr. J. Williams, Mrs. M. C. Ledger, Miss C. E. Ledger, Mrs. E. F Robertson, Miss J. E. Robertson, Miss M. E. -Robertson, Miss R. F. Usher, Mr. Kemsl*y» Lieutenant-Com-mander Moore. Mrs. Moore, Miss K. E. Moore, Miss Castle. PASSENGERS FROM SYDNEY. —The following passengers arrived at Wellington from Sydney by the intercolonial steamer Maunganui on Tuesday:— First Salloon—Mesdames Aniadio. Cameron, Christenson, Dwyer, Doughty, Emanuel. Fennelly. Gaffney, Josephson and child. Kirkcaldie, Launder and child, iMillin, Mouat. Mahon, Mitchell and child, Fiat and child, Rafen, Rapley, Scott, Watson and child, Misses M. Adams, D. CansdelJ, 11. D'Arcy, E. Holt, L. Knyvett, A. Kirkcaldie, A. Millin, L. Mitchell, E. O’Brien, E. Rapley, Messrs. K. Archida, E. Brennan, E. Carrington. S. Clayton, J. Davies, J. Dobes, W. Duncan, H. Doughty. J. Emanuel, Dr. I*. Fennelly, L. Goldfinch, G, GafTney, F. Hogarth, S. Haslem, I. Il’Jorring, S. Innes-Jones, W. James. G. Jackson, O. Josephson, J. Knight, J. D. Lundie, W. Lawrence, D. Launder, H. Markham, A. Masters, F. Maltby-Robertson, W. McCormack, E. Mouat, D. Mitchell. T. Perks, A. Ridd, C. Ross. 11. Rosenbloom, L Ricketts, M. Roughton, G. Steele. H. Stone, W. Spragg, X Sharp. R. Scott. M. Shunbiri. E. Towneson. Second Saloon.—Mesdames G. Thompson, A. Way, W. Whltta, W. Wadworth, P- Woodhead, W. Watson, W. Davies. Bernstein, Buscombe, Clarke and child’. Emerson, Costain, McDonald. Boyd. Misses 1,. lllakemore, E. Butt. J. Coombes, W. Evans, F. Gabrielson, T. Gabrielson, Y. Le Lievrc. E. Moon-. M. Moore, F. Payne, L. Patterson, O. Riordan, J. Spiden, K. Tansey, Messrs. A. Barrowman, C. Bernstein. .T. Clarke. W. Engler. G. Lindsay, A. Moffatt. F. Mackley, M. Morrison, Moss, F. Moore. J. Stgly; and 52 steerage. ABBEKERK GROUNDING. —The report and decision of the Marine Board of Queensland with respect to the grounding of the Abhekerk in the Brisbane River below Breakfast Creek are as follow:—Having considered depositions tendered by the master of the steamer Abbekerk before the ConsulGeneral of the Netherlands, Svdnev. and reports furnished by Pilot J. M. Ahern, the master of the tug Beaver, and the Shipping Inspector. Brisbane, the boar! finds as follows: The Abbekerk is a steel screw steamer of 4.132 net registered tonnage, owned by the United Netherlands Navigation Company, Rotterdam (Brisbane agents. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.- Ltd.). At 13.40 p.m. on June 21. 1930, the Abbekerk left Dalgety’s Wharf, Bullmba Roach. Brisbane River, outward bound, in the pilotage charge of Pilot J. M. Ahern, the tug Beaver being in attendance. When approaching Bull mba Point, the usual orders for rounding were given, but the vessel responded so sluggishly to the helm that the combined effect of the ebb tide and freshwater set the Abbekerk further into ih«s bight than usual, despite the efforts of the tug which was pulling broad out on the starboard bow. in accordance with orders received from the pilot. At this juncture the tow-line parted. ;fnd although the engines of the Abbekerk were going full speed astern, the loss of the weight of the tug caused the vessel to break her sheer, with the result that she grounded on the mud above Toombul Rocks The Abbekerk was subsequently ■ refloated and proceeded to sea, apparently undamaged The board is of oplnon that the grounding was due to the juncture when the Abbekerk was being navigated round Bulimba Point, and that no blame is attachable to the pilot in connection with the occurrence, breaking of the tow-line ui a critical

THE PORT WAIKATO.—The intercolonial motor-ship Port Waikato k-ft Onekaka. Golden Bay. on Tuesday evening for Tauranga, Whangarei and D*rgaville. She will load timber at Dargaville for Australia. CANADIAN TRANSPORTER*—Canadian National Steamships have received cabled advice that the Canadian Transporter left Montreal on July 26 with cargo for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. She is due nt Auckland on September 2 and at Wellington about a week later. CARGO FROM THE EAST.—The Union Company’s Indian trader Narbada, now loading at Calcutta, is scheuuled to sail early in August for Penang Sinipiport and Samarang to complete Hading Eastern produce for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton. Timaru. Dunedht ~nd Bluff. She Is expected at Auckland early in September. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected u> be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— j * Auckland.—Niagara, Tofua. Waiteuuta. Ferodale. Tutanekai. Canadian Vjrtrc Henzada, Kiwitea. Columbia, Dunedir Rona. Chatham Islands.—Fort Firie. ... Wellington.—Maori. Wahine. Njra: ri Tamahine, Rangitiki. Aorangi. Argyllshire. City of Khartoum. Port Bower. Kaakorai. Canadian Challenger. Tahiti. Pakipaki. Limerick. Awarua.—Makura. Maheno, Rotorua. Oraana. Clydebank. Remuera PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS TODAY HOKIANGA 5.15 a.m.). 171 tons. Kronedy, from Hokianga. ARAFAWA is scneduled 10 saii Wanganui tomorrow morning. HAI7TURU is expected to sail for Plymouth at 2 o’clock this afternoon. is expected to arrive back on Saturday HOKIANGA arrived from Hukiang* this morning and sails for Hokianga 4 o'clock this afternoon. m KAITOA is due about Augiut . *r“ loads for Nelson. , __ . , KOXAKI s-dls for Raglan and K2-u J on Monday.