The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1064, 30 August 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Mr. A. Hawick has relieved Mr. W. J'. Carey as chief officer of the Matangi. Mr. P. H. King- has relieved Mr. J. Beaton as second mate on the Kaitoa.

R.M.M.S. AORANGI AT SUVA.—The Royal Mail liner Aorangi reached Suva from Auckland at 10.30 a.m. yesterday and was to. sail for Honolulu and Vancouver six hours later. She is due at Vancouver on September 12.

TOFUA ON WEDNESDAY. —The Island passenger steamer Tofua. owned by the Union Company, was scheduled to leave Suva for Auckland at 9 a.m. today and is due to arrive here on Wednesday. She returns to Fiji, Tonga and Samoa at 11 a.m. on Saturday next.

ULIMAROA LEAVES SYDNEY.—The Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa left Sydney for Wellington at one o’clock yesterday afternoon. The vessel is due at Wellington on Tuesday morning and she is to be dispatched for Sydney direct next Friday.

ARMADALE SAILS TUESDAY.—According to advice received from the New Zealand Shipping Company the A. and

A. Line’s chartered steamer Armadale is expected to leave Auckland for Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Sydney on Tuesday.

PACIFIC COAST CARGO.—The Union Company advises that the Hauraki is to clear Los Angeles on September 30 with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on October 26.

RANGITATA LEAVES LONDON.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rangitata sailed from London on Thurs-

day and was to clear Southampton yesterday for Wellington. The vessel has passengers and mail for New Zealand and cargo for discharge at Wellington and Auckland. She is due at Wellington on October 1.

BALACLAVA REPORTS.—The Shell Oil Company lias received a wireless message from its chartered Swedish tanker Balaclava, on route from Singapore, reporting that she expects to reach Wellington tomorrow. The vessel brings bulk motor-spirit for discharge at Wellington and Auckland.

MAIL NOTICES.—The chief postmaster advises that the mails which left Auckland on July 29 by the Niagara, via Vancouver, arrived in London on August

The Ulimaroa, due at Wellington on Tuesday from Sydney, has 119 bags of Australian and Eastern mails for Auckland.

anon Company’s Indian trader Narbada s, according to a radio message from the essel, expected to arrive here, at x ’clock tomorrow evening. She will berth t Queen’s Wharf to discharge her local

consignment of Eastern produce, after which she will proceed to Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff.

PENYBRYN ARRIVES. —The Norwegian steamer Penybryn arrived in the stream early this morning from Cuba via Suva, where sho put in for bunkers after having stood by the disabled liner Tahiti. Slio anchored in the stream, and late in the morning proceeded to Chelsea Wharf, where she will bo berthed for about 10 days putting out her cargo of raw sugar to the agency of Spedding, Limited.

THE GOLDEN CLOUD.—The American steamer Golden Cloud is reported to have left San Francisco for Los Angeles on Wednesday to complete loading lor Ne.w Zealand. The vessel has cargo from Pacific Coast ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timdru, Dunedin and Gisborne. She is scheduled to clear Los Angeles next Monday and to reach Auckland on September 27. lONIC DISPATCHED.—In continuation of her voyage from London the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner lonic sailed for Wellington early this morning. After completion of discharge at Wellington the vessel will load for her homeward voyage at Timaru, Lyttelton, New Plymouth, Wanganui and Wellington. She is to leave Wellington finally on September 24 for Southampton and London, via

PIPIRIKF A-T COLON.—The Federal Line steamer Pipiriki, under charter to the A. and A. Line, reached Colon on Wednesday, en route from New York to Auckland. The vessel is bringing cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia. She is scheduled to reach Auckland about September 20. The New Zealand Shipping Company is the local agent. MAHENO LEAVES MELBOURNE Cabled new has been received by the Union Company that the Maheno left Melbourne at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Welling- . lo * s due at Bluff on Monday, at. Wellington on September 5, and will "Wellington again on September G for BluPI; and Melbourne. The Maheno lias on board S 3 passengers for all ports. NEW SHIPS NAMED.—Following the report of the launching by Vickers, Avmstrong, and Company, Ltd., at Barrow, of the Otam, the first of the three new 12,000-ton motor-ships building for tin-. New Zealand Shipping Company, comes 1110 news that the company has also named the other two vessels. These t'Y O , ships, which are being built on the Clyde- by Alexander Stephens and Company, Ltd., have been named the Orari and Opawa, names which have alreadv oeeu made well known by previous vesse ft in the company’s lleet. PORT GiSEORNE DUE TOMORROW, the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company-advises that the Commonwealth and*Dominion Line vessel Port Gisborne cleared (Gisborne yesterday afternoon tor Auckland to complete her cargo for London. The master states that he will arrive here early tomorrow morning and the vessel is to berth at Queen’s Wharf at 7 a.m. The Port Gisborne is scheduled to sail finally from here on Saturday next for London via the Panama

OMANA ARRIVES. —Early this morning the Union Company’s cargo steamer Omana arrived in port from Newcastle. She berthed at King’s Wharf to land her cargo of coal and timber, which is all for this port. After completion of discharge she is to return to Newcastle. The vessel left Newcastle last Saturday and enjoyed moderate weather until Monday, after which she was beset by strong north-east winds accompanied by rain and rough seas. These conditions, which lasted right to the New Zealand coast, stove in part of the port side of her bridge, which wq,s. being repaired this morning. Tho Omana is now commanded by Captain C. W. Ostenfeld.

LIVERPOOL CARGO.—The steamer Turakina is scheduled to clear Liverpool today with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. THE NIAGARA.—The Union Company’s Royal Mail liner Niagara Is due to arrive here on Monday, September 8, from Vancouver, via way ports. She sails at 1C j p.m. the following day for Sydney. SOMERSET FOR WEDNESDAY.—The Federal steamer Somerset, which arrived fr<>m Liverpool, is expected to sail for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff on Wednesday. WAIRUNA FROM PACIFIC COAST.— According to latest advice, the steamer Wairuna, owned by the Union Company, is due to arrive hero from Pacific Coast ports about September 10. After dis- • •hargo here she proceeds to Wellington, Melbourne, Sydney ,and Newcastle. r , HORORATA AT SOUTHAMPTON.— The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer ITororata is reported to have ara.t Southampton on Tuesday from Wellington. The vessel was dispatched fiom Wellington on July 4 for Southampton and London, via Montevideo and Las Palmas. KARAMEA BREAKS RECORD.—In making the passage from Wellington to London in just over 22 days, the Shaw Savill motor-ship Karamcfi has rounded ‘h succession of smart passages *by V,m?nn IS I( U 4 r m° rd - T,ie Y e ? sel left WellW ' . ' p.m. on July 22 for Lonanama Canal, and reached i'l i J a.'m. la.st Saturday, Js° elapsed time being- 32 days 4 hours , ller actual ••steaming” time „1 days 12 hours 4 minutes, at an ;™ ra f .speed of just under 15 knots. CapKasamea M tnd°M,- is in comrnand of the engineer? *' Fer «uson is chief t STATISTICS. Accord--2 h„™ statistic issued by the Norwegian Shipowners Association, there were 157 75*140 tm,S 11E l ? ns deadweight or ,1- under construction or on order for account of Norwegian ownJune , x - ° f the total, 52, of deadweight, or 08,025 tons were steamers, and .of these 32 in kW-,v- IlS i! doll 'i”r l , g !'i' were building . , • of 01.750 tons, in the ■it Uv .°- of '‘■O oo tons, hL tE S inr The following table shows bStedl— 10 “ m ° tor - Shi|)s were distriCountry. No. Tl°wf J r °„" S s Norway n 40,340 fsojf DennVaik" .V " ?.? ■ 209.030 United Kingdom* 26 385*.950 265^00 Itl^ any o 40,000 ltaly 2 23,000 15,500 Of the above 157 vessels, 77 are tankera- (all motor-driven), with a total ton--589%0°t0nJ 5,30 ° tons deadweight, or i LAn it }L o „ r .l stinf t to notice that on June it IJJO, there was- 1,027,274 tons gross of £S£y eS,au shi Pl> in S employed in regular compared with 720,703 tons in 302,862 tons in 1911. The mer— A uno 3 las t comprised 3,893 vessels, of 3,360,000 tons gross, of which oSI, of 3,027,274 tons, were employed in legular services; 13, of 715.460 tons, were of , 291 ’ 799 tons, were whaling Ta.ctoii.es (including three oil transport vessels); 148, of 30,298 tons, were whaling erajt: 15 8, of 30,117 tons, were sealing i l ,?£? ls , h , lnp . v f s S. e ) s: 28 > ot 7,408 tons, were LUtL ’ 1 ?, of 4.-120 tons, were sailing vessels, while the tramp fleet consisted of Slo vesesls, of 1,250,324 tons.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—- [ following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end:— A iv,. an r<T l £ n , lc ’ tickle,i Coast, Narbada, S°l°y, Corinthic, Argyllshire, \\ aipahi, Taranaki, Maunganui, City of Lyons, Zealandic, Canadian TranslAP?':ler. Arlington Court, Waikouaiti. Welhngton.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio. Lady Lewis, Balaclava, Brynymor, Remuera Kawatiri, Waikouaiti, Tutanekai, Aorangi, Niagara. Ulimaroa, Canadian Cruiser, lonic. A Tr» l^;;7:?0 S 1 T t % Paua ’ HMS - Dunedin, Ivaw atiri, Maheno, Karetu. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—arrivals yesterday ARAPAWA (2.45 p.m.), 291 tons. Pert, from Kaipara. HATJTURU (7 p.m.), 270 tons, JacksonFowler, fronj New Plymouth. A RAPA A A arrived from Kaipara yesterday and sails for Wanganui HA UTERI ', which Avas delayed by s 01 ni, ai ln ed from New .Plymouth last evening. She sails lor the same place at noon today. HO KI AN G A arrives from JTokianga to**nT»r'iv»>"VV" and sa^s again on Thursday at KAITOA is due from Nelson on Fri‘t 1U V S c il t f 9 r kelson and the on . Saturday morning. RON AM arrives from Hokianga 6 a.m. tomorrow and sails for Ragian and Kawhia 3 p.m. Monday.