The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1056, 21 August 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

ULIMAROA SAILS TOMORROW.—The Ulimaroa is to sail at 11 a.m. tomorrow for Sydney, where she is due on Tuesday morning.

MIDDLESEX SAILS 5 P.M.—To continue discharge of her cargo from West Coast United Kingdom ports, the Middlesex is to sail.at five o’clock this evening for Wellington. PORT PIRIE CLEARS MONTEVIDEO. —The C. and D. Bine advises that the Port Pirie, which left Wellington on July 26 for London, sailed from Montevideo on Monday. WARSHIP EXPECTED.—H.M.S. Veronica, which has been on a cruise to the South Sea Islands since the beginning of June, is returning to Auckland. Slle is expected to arrive on Sunday. HIKURANGI FOR NORFOLK ISLAND .’redding, Ltd. .advises that the steamer Uikurangi is scheduled to sail for Norfolk Island at three o’clock next Thursday afternoon, August 28. LIMERICK DISPATCHED. Having completed loading in New Zealand, the i nion Company’s motor-ship Limerick sailed from Auckland for London, via Panama, last evening. THE FERN DALE.—The Aberdeen - Commonwealth steamer Ferndale, which left Auckland for Genoa and London on July 29, cleared Panama last Sundav afternoon in continuation of her voyage. THE CANADIAN CONSTRUCTOR.— The Canadian National steamer Canadian Constructor, which left Auckland for New York, Boston and Montreal on July 17, is reported to have reached Montreal last Monday. THE PORT ALMA.—The C. and E>. vessel Port Alma, which is completing discharge of carjro, is to leave Wellington today for Napier, and is scheduled to leave the latter port on Saturday for Townsville. THE WESTMORELAND.—In continuation of her voyage from Wellington to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow the Federal Line steamer Westmoreland cleared Curacao last Friday. «he sailed from Wellington on July 23. TAMAROA AT PANAMA.—The Shaw, &avill and Albion liner Tamaroa is reported to have reached Panama last Monday, on route from Wellington to London. She was dispatched from Wellington on July 30. PAKIPAKI’S MOVEMENTS. The Federal Company’s steamer Pakipaki was to sail from Dunedin yesterday afternoon for Timaru, where she will complete discharge of T'nited Kingdom cargo. She will sail later for Port Kembla, Australia. THE POOLTA,—The Union Company’s steamer Poolla arrived at Wellington from Grafton, Port Stephen and Newcastle this morning. The vessel’s cargo is for discharge at Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Bluff and Greymouth. NOBEL COMPANY’S BOAT. The schooner Huia has completed discharging at the Central Wharf and is scheduled to sail for the powder anchorage at noon tomorrow to load explosives. She will later sail for Napier, Wellington, Nelson and Dunedin. THE MAH AN A.—With general merchandise from West Coast ports of Great Britain, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mahana is scheduled to clear Liverpool on September 13 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chaimors. She is due at Auckland on October REMU ERA’S PROGRAM M E.—Advice from the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Remuera is to leave New'Plymouth today for Port Chalmers, thence to Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. She is now to sail from Wellington at noon on September 2 for Southampton and London, via Panama and Curacao. TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICES. —Wairuna cleared Los Angeles 6 p.m. August 16 for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. Hauraki left Adelaide August 15 for Vancouver, via Fanning Island. Waihemo left Auckland August 16 for V ancouver direct. Waiotapu left Wellington on Tuesday afternoon for Melbourne; due Melbourne August 26; due Sydney August 31; returns to Vancouver via Fiji. O. AND O. STEAMERS FOR GISBORNE. —Advice has been received by Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., local fluent for the Oceanic and Oriental Line, that the steamer Golden Cloud, sailing from Los Angeles on September 1, and the Golden West, sailing from Los Angeles on October 1, have both been defimteijr scheduJed to call at Gisborne. They win be accepting cargo on the Pacific Coast for discharge at that port. JARRAH FROM BUN BURY. Two steamers are discharging jarrah from Bun bury in New Zealand at present, the Rafale at Auckland, and the Brynymor at Blurt. The Raisdale’s cargo is for Auckland W ellingtopi, Lyttelton, and a ” d the Brynymor will unload at -Blufl, Port Chalmers, and 'Wellington Three other vessels are scheduled to load timber cargoes at Bunbury for New Zealand. The Nortfvhal is to load in September, the Rio Dorada in October, and another vessel in November. MAT A I LEAVES ENGLAND.—The Government’s new steamer Matai left king-land for New Zealand last Friday and is scheduled to reach Wellington early in October. The vessel is to replace the Tutanekai, and is an oil-burning steamer 228 ft in length, with a beam of 35ft. She has been designed for a speed of 11 3 knots, and was launched in July at Hebburn-on-Tyne by Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, which firm is responsible for her delivery in New Zealand. The Matai is a handsome vessel with clipper bow and cruiser stern, and although intended primarily for the lighthouse service, she has also been designed to serve as the official yacht for the Governor-General when required, and special accommodation has been arranged on the bridge deck for the use of their Excellencies and staff. Her principal use in this respect will lie to take their Excellencies on journeys to the Islands.

AORANGI COMING.—The Royal Mail motor-liner Aorangi is to leave Sydney this afternoon for Vancouver via Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and Victoria. She is due here on Monday morning, and will berth at Prince’s Wharf. The Aorangi is scheduled to resume her voyage at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning.

THE WAI PAH I—The Union Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi was scheduled to sail at 11 o’clock this morning for Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu and Mauke in the Cook Islands. The vessel is taking over general cargo, stores and mails for discharge, and she will load there another cargo of fruit for New Zealand. NIAGARA CLEARS VANCOUVER.— Cabled advice received by the Union Steam Ship Company states that the Royal Mall liner Niagara cleared Vancouver at noon yesterday for Sydney via Victoria, Honolulu, Suva and Auckland. The vessel is due at this port on Monday, September S, and leaves again the following day for Sydney. She is due at Sydney on September 13. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE.—On account of the intercolonial steamer Maunganui replaing the R.M.S. Tahiti in the San Francisco service, she will be substituted in her intercolonial running by the Marama. The Marama will be recommissioned to leave Auckland on September 26 for Sydney and will continue in the running at present scheduled for the Maunganui. YNGAREN FROM PACIFIC COAST. — Spedding, Limited, advises that the motor-ship Yngaren is to load on the Pacific Coast for New* Zealand. She is scheduled to clear the following ports in order: —Portland, August 27; Seattle, Augtist 30; Vancouver, September 1; San Francisco, September 9; Los Angeles, September 13 finally for Auckland and Wellington. MAUNGANUI AND MARAMA.—The Union Company advises that owing to the loss of the Tahiti, there; will not be a steamer leaving San Francisco for New Zealand on September 3. The Maunganui will replace the Tahiti in the service and is scheduled to leave Sydney on October 2 and Wellington on October 7 for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco. The Marama is to be recommissioned in the intercolonial service in place of the Maunganui, and will leave Auckland for Sydney on September 26. SHIPOWNERS’ LIABILITY. The Paris Court of Appeal has just delivered an important judgment regarding clauses in bills of lading. In March, 1928, a large Paris department store shipped in the Messageries Maritime’s steamer Lotus 63 cases of general cafgo to its branch office in Cairo. On arrival at Alexandria, it was noticed that one case had been tampered with, and it was found that the case, which should have contained silk and fancy goods, was nearly empty. To the claim of the owners, the shipowners referred to the clause in the bill of lading ruling that liability should in no case exceed 1,000 francs a parcel. The court has found that the clause was not valid, because the document in which it was found had not been signed by the shipper. It accordingly raised to 65,000 francs the indemnity which had been granted by the court below, the Tribunal de Commerce. HUNTRESS SOLD. The steamer Huntress (ex Frisia), two decks and shelter deck, 4,997 tons gross, 3,135 tons net, carrying about 8,250 tons deadweight on a draft of 26ft llin, built by the Northumberland Shipbuilding Company, Newcastle, in 1914, S.S. No. 3 in 1926, with engines 28in., 46Jin, and 78in, by 54in stroke, by Messrs. Blair and Co., steaming about 11 knots, and owned by the Union Government of South Africa (Railways and Harbours Administration, Capetown), has been sold. The Huntress had been engaged in the West Australian jarrah trade for som.e years, carrying jarrah to South African ports. The Dutch tank steamer Sultan Van Langkat, one deck and spar deck, 3,150 tons gross, 2,264 tons net, carrying about 3,950 tons deadweight on a draft of about 20ft lOin, built and engined by Sir James Laing and Sons, Sunderland, in IS9B. 2nd S.S. No. 3 in 1928, carrying petroleum in bulk and fitted for oil fuel, with engines 22in., 34in and 57in. by ,42in stroke, by Messrs. G. Clark, and owned by the N.V. Scheepy Maats. Palmlijn, Rotterdam, has been sold to the N.V. Groenewegen’s Transportmaatscliappy, Rotterdam, for £22,500, and will be renamed Velley. The steamer Astyanax, of about 7,230 tons deadweight, built in 1906, and owned by the China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. (Messrs. A. Holt and Co.), Liverpool, the sale of which vessel, for about £II,OOO, delivery Singapore, was reported recently, was purchased by Paterson, Simmons and Co., Ltd., London, and will be used as a. coal hulk at their depot in Singapore. The United States steel four-masted barque Star of Lapland (ex Atlas), two decks, 3,006 tons register, built by Messrs. A. Sewali and Co., Bath. Me., in 1902, and owned by the Alaska Packers’ Association, San Francisco, has, it is reported, been sold to the Marine Ship Museum Co., Los Angeles, for use as a “floating fish exhibit.”

SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE.—Th, : Union Company advises that owing to the loss of the R.M.S. Tahiti there will be no ship sailing from San Francisco on September 3 for Sydney via New Zealand. The Maunganui, which is due at Wellington from Sydney on September 23, wiil leave Wellington on September 25 for Sydney, arriving there on September 29. The Maunganui is to clear Sydney on October 2 for San Francisco via Wellington. Rarotonga and Papeete. She will arrive at Wellington on October 6 and leave : there the following day. She is to return to Sydney on November 22, as previously j scheduled for the Tahiti.. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY * RONAKI (8 p.m.), 129 tons, Robertecr., from Raglan and Kawhia. DEPARTURES YESTERDAY HAUTURU (8.15 p.m.), 270 tons. Jack-ton-Fowler. ror New Plymouth. ARAPAWA (5.45 p.m.), 291 tons, Pert, for Wanganui. ARAPAWA sailed for Wanganui last e 'HAUTURU was dispatched for New Plymouth yesterday afternoon and returns 7 a.m. Friday. HOKIANGA leaves for Hokianga 3 p.m. today and returns on Sunday KAITOA is due from Nelson and West Coast ports on Saturday, S a.m., ana leaves for Picton and Nelson. RONAKI arrived from Raglan sna Kawhia last evening and sails for Hokianga at noon today. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE — ’ The following vessels are expected t» be within range of the undermentionea wireless stations tonight:— Auckland: Tofua, Penybryn, Aorangi, 1 Sierra. Waihemo, Ventura, Hauraki, Vaucoline, Armadale. Otokia. Antmou.. New Zealand, Limerick, Middlesex, Conrthic, Golden Cross. ! Chatham Islands: Rotorua, Somerset. Wellington: Maori, Wahine. Tamaniw. • Ngalo, Kawatiri. Port Alma. Niagara, Waikawa, Remuera. Waiotapu, lonk, Argyllshire, Lady Lewis. Tutanekai. Awarua: Maheno, Henzada, Kareni, Kalingo.