The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1062, 28 August 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

THE PLUME.—The Vacuum Oil Company s tanker Plume is due at ban Francisco about September 17 to load bulk motor spirit for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin.

THE TUTANEKAI.—The Government lighthouse steamer Tutanekai left Wellington on Tuesday morning on a visit of inspection to the Cook Strait lights. She is expected to be away about ten days. ARGYLLSHIRE SAlLS.—Having completed loading in New Zealand, the New Zealand • Shipping Company’s steamer Argyllshire sailed from Auckland last evening for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow. TAMAROA CLEARED CURACAO.— The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tamaroa is reported to have cleared Curacao last Monday in continuation of her voyage from Wellington to London. She was dispatched from Wellington on July 30. THE PORT WAIKATO.—The intercolonial motor-ship Port Waikato arrived from Newcastle on Tuesday. The vessel has a coal cargo for discharge at Tauranga and Gisborne. At Tauranga she will load a quantity of steel rails for Waikokopu. From Gisborne the vessel will go to Onekaka, Dunedin and Lyttelton to load for Tauranga, Whangarei and Dargaville.

KENT AT LONDON. —Cabled news ha; been received by the Federal Company that the Kent reached London on Sunday. She left Wellington on July IS for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow via the Panama Canal.

BRUNSWICK COMING.— The Atlantic T’nion Oil Company's electric tanker Brunswick was to have left San Pedro on Tuesday with a full cargo of bulk motor spirit for discharge at Auckland, Wellington. Melbourne and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on September 20.

lONIC SAILS SATURDAY. —L. D. Nathan, Ltd., advises that the White Star liner lonic, now at Prince’s Wharf discharging the local portion of her cargo of general merchandise from London, is to sail on Saturday morning for Wellington to complete unloading.

MAUNGANUI’S TRANSHIPMENTS.— The Union Company’s Maungamji, which was due- in port this morning from Sydney, via Wellington, brought transhipments ex the Aki Maru. Taiping. Boren, Orama, Oder, Mooltan, Karoola, Orungal, Kanowna, Mareeba, Querimba, Canberra. Triton, Sierra, Port Said Maru, Koranui, Bendigo and Kowarra.

THE WAIPAHI. —At present en route from Auckland to Rarotonga with general cargo, stores and mails for the Cook Islands, the Union Steam Ship Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi is to load a cargo of fruit in the Islands for New Zealand, and is expected to arrive back at Auckland on September 10.

SOMERSET COMING. —Radio advice has been recevied by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Federal Line steamer Somerset expects to arrive at Auckland at 3 a.m. tomorrow. She has been allotted a berth at Queen’s Wharf and will discharge general cargo from Liverpool and the West Coast of the United Kingdom. She will later proceed to Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff.

CORINTHIC DISPATCHED. With passengers, mail and cargo, the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Corinthic was dispatched from Auckland for Southampton and London, via Panama, last evening. The following is the passenger list:—Cabin passengers; Miss Z. M. Bright. Dr. F. W. Cock, Mrs. Cock. Miss A. Jackson. Miss M. Jackson, Mrs. E. L. Pope, Mr. H. Richter, Miss C. G. Roberts, Major E. T. P. Rogers. Mrs. E. S. Taylor, Miss A. A. Walker. Mrs. B. Halliwell, Air. G. F. Shave, Mrs. A. Shave; and 23 third class.

AWAHOU IN COMMISSION. —The Richardson vessel Awahou is again in commission after being converted from a steamer intb a motor-ship. On a trial trip on the harbour yesterday afternoon she reached a speed slightly over 10 knots and her speed loaded is expected to be 9-i knots. The vessel is loading at King's Wharf and she is to sail for Whangarei this evening to complete loading for Sydney. From Sydney the vessel will proceed to Newcastle to load for New Zealand.

GOLDEN CROSS IN PORT. —An' arrival early this morning was the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s cargo steamer Golden Cross from Los Angeles. The vessel has a cargo of lumber, case oil and geneval merchandise from the Pacific Slope. In order, she loaded at Eureka, Portland, Astoria, Tacoma, Seattle, Chaumainus (Vancouver Island), Vancouver, Anacortes (Oregon), San Francisco and Los Angeles. The vessel cleared Los Angeles on August 1 and enjoyed fine weather until August 19, when she ran into strong south-east winds and heavy seas, which lasted until August 23 after which date she had a fair weather passage to Auckland. Besides cargo, the vessel brought a small quantity of mail. The Golden Cross is now berthed at Central "Wliarf, where she is discharging the local consignment of her cargo to the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd. To complete unloading she will sail on Tuesday next for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, and she will call at Levuka (Fiji) on her return trip to San f rancisco to put out a quantity of lumber.

In command of the Golden Cross ts Captain G. M. Curtis and be has associated with him the following officers: Chief officer, Mr. W. E. "Warned; second, Mr. N. Jacobsen; third, Mr. FT. Pederson; chief engineer, Mr. C. A. Sjolund: second, Mr. IT. V. BrinkerhofC; third. Mix F. S. Talbot: fourth, Mr. W. H. Tuttle: wireless operator, Mr. A. M. Cohen; chief steward, Mi. P. Reid.

MAUNGANUI’S PASSENGERS. The Union Company’s Majmganui, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday morning from Sydney, brought the following passengers:—

First saloon: Mesdames E. Bucholz. H. Bennett, P. Brady, N. Brookes, L. Moore, V. Munro, J. Mendelssohn, Merrett. W. Robinson, R. Shand, C. Simpson, F. Chin, R. Dickey, D. Fix, L. Goldenberg, E. Malsted, W. James, O. Patterson. G. Parsons, B. Pike, J. Pilgrim, W. Purse, T. Shannon, A. Tayles, J. Wylde, M. Young, Buchanan; Misses S. Bonnington, L. Brady, M. Bai'ton, J. Buchanan, M. Godfrey, N. James, I. Preston, M. Purse, A. Church. M. Easson, M. Fryer, M. Flynn, W. Fynmore, Gale, M. B. Hayles; Messrs. L. Ayres, J. Buxton, E. Bruno, L. Beardsley, P. Brady, S. Craig, Father J. Cullen, K. Calthorp, Father G. Gartian, J. Galbraith, Rev. J. Green, F. Larkins, A. Lewis, J. Lipman, A. Miles, Father W. Packer, A. Parker, P. Patrick, R. Shand, C. Simpson, A. Short, U Taylor, H. Buck, G. Biss, W. Black. R. Burn, E. Bucholz, H. Bennett, L. Bonnington, F. Chin, R. Chambers, T. Davis. R. Dickey, A. Ferguson. H. Gibson. A. Garland, E. Halsted, C. Jeeves, K. Kortling, W. Monteith, L. Moore, W. Nicholls, P. Nicholls, C. O’Connor, G. Patterson G Parsons, B. Pike, W. Purse, C. Ramsay! G. Rox, W. Tucker, J. Wylde, J. Walmsley, G. Woodley.

Second saloon: Mesdames H. Amlerson, O. Bussell, Clough and boy, E. Dearman, A. McGregor, E. Pile, J. Pettigrew, Price d ,£ hild ’ B - Ban if y and two children. W. Moore, D. Meade, S. Mead, McKenzie and boy, W. Rathburn, J. Rowan, C Viletta, W. Walters, Misses C. Bushbv, G. Kruse, M. Mitchell, M. Paxton I. Toohill, T. Taege, J. Rowan, E. RadeliffeTaylor, M. Radcliffe-Taylor, F. Svmon; Messrs. H. Anderson, C. Atchley, C>.~ Bussell, J. Coogan, W. Moore, B. Magee, D. Mead, S. Mead, J. Magner, W. Rathburn, F. Steele, C. Sheehy, O. Sutton, J. Clark. E. Dearman, G. Finney, W. Hathaway, S. Helfman. B. Hanify, T. Norton, J. Olive, F. Pile, T. Prendergast, G. Park, R. Ryan, W. Ward, W. Young, one Chinese; and 46 third-class.

OMANA FROM NEWCASTLE. —An arrival from Newcastle tomorrow will be the Union Company's steamer Omana, with coal. After discharge here she returns to that port. THE WAI KOUAiTI. —The Union Company's vessel Waikouaiti is scheduled to leave Lyttelton at noon today, and Wellington tomorrow, for Auckland. She will later sail for Sydney. HIKURANGI SAILS 3 P.M. —Spedding, Ltd., advises that the steamer Hikurangi, now at King’s Wharf loading cargo for Norfolk Island, is to be dispatched for that destination at 3 o’clock this afternoon.

THE TOFU A. —The steamer Tofua, owned by the Union' Steam Ship Company, left Apia at four o’clock yesterday afternoon for Suva and Auckland. She is expected to arrive here on Wednesday.

THE MAUNGANUI. —The Union Steam Ship Company’s steamer Maunganui was due to arrive from Sydney, via Wellington, this morning, and berth at Queen’s Wharf. She is scheduled to sail direct for Sydney at 3 p.m. tomorrow’.

NOBEL COMPANY’S VESSEL. —The schooner Huia, owned by the Nobel Explosive Company, reached Napier yesterday to discharge explosives and sailed for Wellington the same day. From Wellington she will proceed to Nelson and Dunedin.

TIRITIRI LIGHT OUT. —The Tiritiri lighthouse is reported to have gone nut at about 11 o'clock last night. A launch proceeded down to the island this morning and it is estimated that repairs will be effected by this evening.

SOLOY REPORTS. —According to a wireless message received from the Norwegian steamer Soloy by the local agent. A. G. Frankham, she will not arrive at Auckland until September 5. She is expected to sail for New* Plymouth Newcastle and Fremantle the following day.

GOLDEN COAST DEPARTS. —The O. and O. Steam Navigation Company's steamer Golden Coast having completed loading at Gisborne, sailed for Honolulu yesterday, where she will take on a load of sugar. The local agent is Henderson and Macfarlane.

PENYBRYN DUE SATURDAY.—According to her wireless advice the Norwegian steamer Penybryn is due in port on Saturday afternoon from Cuba, via Suva, where she called for bunkers. The vessel has a cargo of raw sugar for discharge at Chelsea. Her local agent is Spedding, Ltd.

SYDNEY - FIJI SERVICE.—The Union Steam Ship Company advises that the steamer Moeraki. on arrival at Svdnev on September 29 from Suva, will be withdrawn, and the service will he carried on by a four-weekly cargo steamer. The first cargo steamer will he Karetu, leaving Sydney on October 2 for Lautoka. Suva, Levuka, thence Auckland, Newcastle, and back to Sydney.

ARMADALE TODAY. —The New Zealand Shipping Company, local agent for the steamer Armadale, under charter to the A. and A. Line, has received a radio message from the vessel stating that it expects to arrive here from New York, via Suva, this afternoon at 3 p.m. She will berth at Prince’s Wharf to discharge her cargo of general merchandise, and will later proceed to Wellington. Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Sydney.

LUXURY LINERS. —On behalf of the Oceanic Steamship Line of Australia, the Matson Navigation Company of America has placed an order with the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation for the construction of two faster and more luxurious liners for the Australia-America run. When they are completed, America will be closer by three clays. The trip will occupy 16 days instead of 19.

Construction began on May 17. The first rivet driven was made from metal taken from the famous U.S.S. Constitution—the old-time fighting ship that bore the nickname of “Old Ironsides.” Tne two ships, which have not yet been named, will be sister vessels, and will ply between Sydney and San Francisco by way of Honolulu, Pago Pago and Suva. It is estimated that they will cost approximately £1,600,000 each, and will be completed in 22 months. They are to he 632 ft long, 79ft beam, and 28ft draft, with a displacement of 25,855 tons. The fast speed of 20i knots is guaranteed. The power plant will be geared turbines developing 22.000 normal shaft horse-power and 25,000 n\axinuim shaft horse-power. Each ship will have twin screws, with three turbines and a set of single reduction gears in each shaft. Steam will be supplied by 12 .water-tube boilers with’ a steam pressure of 350 pounds and with the steam super-heated to 600 degrees Fahrenheit. Each vessel will have nine decks and will accommodate 620 first-class and 217 tourist class. This tourist class travelling will be new to the Pacific and Australia. It should prove as popular here as it is on the Atlantic, for it will enable those people who are cultured but not wealthy to travel at their ease and at the cheapest rates. Two swimming pools, full-sized ment. There will also be electric elevapicture equipment will supply entertaintennis courts, deck games and talking tora and a telephone system.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected ta be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland. —Aorangi, Arlington Court, Golden Coast, Narbada. Somerset, Tofua. Ferncliff. Omana, Soloy. Coring thic, Argy llshire, Waipahi. Taranaki. Chatham Islands. —City of Lyons. Wellington Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Xgaio, Port Gisborne, Tutanekai. Niagara, Brynymor, Canadian Cruiser, Middlesex, Waikouaiti, Poolta, Lady Lewis. Awarua. —Makura, Maheno, Ranjjtiki, Pakipaki, Paua. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY RONAKI <7.30 p.m.), 129 tons, Robertson, from Raglan and Kawhia. DEPARTURES YESTERDAY HAUTURU (3 p.m.). 270 tons, JacksonFowler, for New Plymouth. HAUTURU left for New Plymouth yesterday afternoon and is expected back tomorrow at 7 a.m. HOKIANGA is to leave for Hokianga this afternoon at 3 p.m. and returns abou; Sunday. . RONAKI arrived from Raglan ana Kawhia last evening and sails for Hokianga 3 p.m. today.