The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 102, 21 July 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain A. B. Sizer has been appointed temporary master of the Kajmai. Captain Reed is ashore on transfer. Mr. O. C. Bray has been appointed chief officer of the Kaimai. Mr. V, Miller, third officer of the Kaimai, is being granted holidays; his place has been taken by Mr. C. W. Howard. Mr. W. H. Millward has been appointed second officer of the Maori, Mr. A. B. Fraser having come ashore for instructions. Mr. C. Sharpe, chief officer of the Maunganui, has transferred to the Tahiti in a similar capacity. Mr. L. G. Ramsay recently joined the Kokiri as chief officer, relieving Mr. N. Buxton, who is at present in Wellington awaiting orders. The Maliurangi has completed her annual overhaul and survey and will resume running in the AucklandWhangarei service. Captain S. Hakannson is in command, and the following are his officers:—Chief, Mr. J. W. Brown; chief engineer, Mr. C. Holmes. O. A. KNUDSON SAILS.— The oiltanker O. A. Knudson, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday from San Luis, California, sailed again this morning on her return trip to San Luis. PORT PIRIE DEPARTS. A departure from Wellington this morning was the C. and D. Line steamer Port Pirie, bound for London, via St. Vincent, loaded with produce lifted at various New Zealand ports, CANOPUS ON THE WAY. The local office of the Westport Coal Company advises that the steamer* Canopus left Westport at 2 p.m. yesterday for Auckland. She is due here on Saturday, and will berth at Western Wharf to discharge her cargo of coal. MATAKANA SAILS. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the steamer Matakana sailed from Port Chalmers yesterday for London, V the Cape Horn route. The Matakana has also a full cargo from New Zealand. lONIC FOR HOME. To fill up for Home, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the White Star liner lonic leaves Bluff to-day for Lyttelton and Wellington. She is scheduled to clear Wellington finally at daybreak on Sunday, July 31, for Southampton and London, via Panama. RUAHINE AT COLON. Cable advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the liner Ruahine, outward bound from London and Southampton to Auckland and Wellington, arrived at Colon on Tuesday last. She is expected to reach this port on August 10. WALCHEREN LEAVES PANAMA. —-Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Walcheren arrived at Panama on July 14 from Montreal and Newport News, and sitiled again on July 15 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on August 12. SCHOUWEN AT MONTREAL. The New Zealand Shipping Company has been notified by cablegram that the Schouwen arrived at Montreal last Saturday from Cornerbrook, to complete loading. She will leave Montreal on July 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. BARON MINTO SAlLS.— After discharging 1,200 tons of nitrate of soda here, the Napier and Miller steamer Baron Minto, which arrived at Auckland on Monday evening last from Chile, sailed last evening for Sydney, en route to Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle to complete the discharge of her cargo. She has on board about 1 .000 tons of oats for discharge at Sydney.

MARAMA FOR SYDNEY.— The Union Company advises that the intercolonial passenger steamer Marama leaves Auckland at 3 p.m. to-morrow for Sydney, where she is due next Tuesday morning. KAITOKE FOR AUCKLAN D.— The local office of the Union Company have been advised that the cargo steamer Kaitoke leaves Newcastle to-day for Auckland and is due here next Wednesday.

HAGGERSGATE FOR REPAIRS.— Advice received by Henderson and Macfarlane, tlie steamer Haggersgate will leave New Plymouth to-morrow for Wellington, where she will undergo repairs, which are expected to take about two months. *

CARGO FROM M ELSOU RN E.—According to advice received by the Union Company the Kaituna is announced to leave Melbourne towards the end of July for Auckland and Napier via Newcastle, and will be available for any cargo offering at Melbourne for the New Zealand ports. HINEMOA DUE TO-MORROW.— From Norfolk Island the Government steamer Hinemoa is expected to arrive at Auckland early to-morrow morning. She is scheduled to leave here at noon on Monday for Niue Island and will receive cargo all day to-morrow. Spedding, Ltd., are the agents for the vessel.

MATATUA TO LOAD.— Now at Dunedin completing her discharge of Liverpool cargo the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Matatua will later load at Port Chalmers, thence Oamaru, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne and Auckland for Antwerp and London. She is expected to arrive here about August 10 and is scheduled to clear this port finally on August 13. taking the Cape Horn route Home, HORORATA FROM LONDON. —In continuation of her voyage from London, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Hororata was to leave Suva last evening for Wellington and Auckland. She is due at Wellington next Monday and at Auckland a week later.

ATHENIC TO COMPLETE. L. D. Nathan and Company advises that the White Star liner Athenic leaves Waikokopu to-night for Tokomaru Bay and Auckland to complete her loading. She is due here next Tuesday, and is scheduled to sail finally from this port on Saturday, July 30, for Southampton and London, via Panama. RIMUTAKA AT WELLINGTON. An arrival at Wellington at 6.15 a.m. to-day Avas the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Rimutaka from London, via Southampton and Panama. The vessel, which has passengers for disembarkation at Wellington, will leave to-night for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, and New Plymouth to discharge her London cargo. MARORO SAILS. The auxiliary schooner Maroro sailed last night at 11 o’clock for Tokomaru Bay and Tolaga Bay. She loaded a cargo consisting mainly of coal with a little iron and steel at Auckland, and is to call at Portland to take on a quantity of cement for the coast. The Maroro lias been in Auckland since March 27 being refitted. She has had a full Diesel Morse-Fairbanks’s engine installed. HUNTINGDON DU E TO-MORROW. —The Federal steamer Huntingdon left Wellington yesterday afternoon for Auckland where she is due to-morrow to complete her loading for Home. The New Zealand Shipping Company, the local agents, are endeavouring to dispatch the vessel from this port on Tuesday next, July 26, for London, Avonmouth, Glasgow, Manchester, and Liverpool, via Panama. PORT DUNEDIN’S MOVEMENTS. —To complete her loading, the local agents, Heather, Roberton and Company, advise that the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Dunedin leaves New Plymouth on Saturday for Auckland. She is due here on Monday next, and is announced to sail finally from this port on July 28 for Genoa, Marseilles and London, via Australia and Suez. TEKOA'S PROGRAMME.— The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the steamer Tekoa leaves New Plymouth to-day for Opua, thence Gisborne, Napier, Wanganui, and Wellington to complete her loading for London, Avonmouth. Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool. She is to clear Wellington finally on August 13. NAPIER MAIN PORT.— According to a Press Association message received from Wellington this morning, steamers from New York and calling at Napier will now accept cargo at the same rates as the four main ports. To importers this will mean the saving of between £1 and £1 10s a ton on general cargo. APANUI RESUMES RUNNING.— The Northern Company advises that the Apanui is to resume running on Saturday after completing annual overhaul, when she sails at noon that day for Totara North, Houhora, Kaimaumau and Parenga. The Waiotahi takes up the Claymore’s service while the latter slips for annual overhaul and survey, and sails at 10.30 p.m. on Sunday for Whangarei. PASSENGERS FROM SYDNEY. The'Maheno, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday from Sydney, brought the following passengers: Saloon: Misses Cudby, Dunn, Seaton, Purdy, Studholm, Jolly, Lewis, Davis, Wylie, McDonald, Emden, Mesdames Woodman, Gregor, Beard, Beaton, Watson, Gibson, Seymour, McLeod, Davis, Wylie, Hall, Pollard, McDonald, Clarkson, Messrs. Gregor, Beard, Buick, Cudby. Rev. Sale-Harrison, Gillian, Burns. McKinnon. O’Docherty, Duncan, Wliitta, Thoumine, Watson, Beaton, Gibson, Brown Brodie, Low, Quince, Linton, Sandover, Captain Davis, Hall, Pollard, Walker, Duke, Sell, Duncan, Dewar, Mack, Clarkson, Savage, Wylie. There were 66 steerage, including five Chinese. TAHITI FOR SAN FRANCISCO. The R.M.S. Tahiti, which sailed from Wellington on Tuesday afternoon for Rarotonga, Papeete, and San Francisco, took the following passengers from New Zealand: First class: Mr. E. Anderson, Mr. T. Bunting, Mr. Maurice Cohen, Mr. Dever, Mrs. Dever, Mr. R. E. Havlett, Mr. K. P. Herron, Mr. B. O’Connell, jun., Mr. B. O’Connell, Mrs. B. O’Connell, Mr. A. L. Smith, Mr. J. B. Wilkin, Mrs. R. Wigmore. Second-class: Mr. J. L. Dixon, Miss D. Essen, Mrs. M. Galligan, Mr. C. S. Green, Mr. G. S. Green, Mr. P. Holgate, Mrs. P. Holgate, Mr. E. S. Horn, Master Mann, Mr. E. Phibbs, Miss I. impson, Mr. S. G. Scarborough, Mr. A. H. Wylie, Mrs. A. H. Wylie, Mr. J. Whitebead, Mrs. J. Whitehead, Mr. J. B. Young: and IS third class. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Kartigi, Waiotapu, Maunganui, Cambridge, Kanna, Baron Minto, City of Corinth, Hinemoa, Huntingdon. Ikala. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Tamahine, Hurunui, Athenic, Tahiti, Mamari, Kairanga, Waitemata, Hororata, Tamaroa, Huntingdon, Cambridge, Waipori, Port Pirie, West Henshaw. Awarua. —Skegness, Moeraki, Kaiwarra, Matakana, Waihemo. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ANCHOR LINE SHlPS.—Messrs. Russell and Somers advises that the Anchor Line steamer Katoa at present in the South, will load at Onehunga about Wednesday next for Nelson direct. The Titoki is scheduled to load at Onehunga the following week for Pic ton. Nelson and West Coast ports. The Rarawa, sailing at 3 p.m. to-day for New Plymouth, arrives back at Onehunga again at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday. The Arapawa leaves Wanganui tomorrow for Westport to load coal for Onehunga. She is scheduled to sail from Westport on Monday next and should arrive at Onehunga on Wednesday. The Ngatiawa has been further delayed at Port Waikato and will not now arrive back at Onehunga till Saturday morning She is to be despatched at 2 p.m. the same day for Hokianga. Arriving back again on Tuesday morning early she will sail later the same day for Raglan. Kawhia and Port Waikato.