The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 511, 14 November 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

CANOPUS DUE.—Due at Auckland to-morrow afternoon from Westport with a cargo of coal, the Westport Coal Company’s collier Canopus will berth at Central Wharf to discharge. CHRISTMAS TIME-TABLES. The local office of the Northern Company advises that its Christmas time-table has now been finalised, and information regarding tire sailings during tire holidays can be had on application to the company. TRON GATE SAILS.—To complete unloading sulphur from Texas, the steamer Trongate was to be dispatched from Auckland early this afternoon for Lyttelton. The vessel will then proceed to Port Kembla for bunkers. PASSENGERS FROM ENGLAND.— With passengers, mail and cargo from London and Southampton, the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tainur is scheduled to reach Wellington next Saturday. The cargo will be unloaded at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. Rl M U T AKA TO CO M PL ETE.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Rimutaka leaves Napier on Saturday for Wellington, where she completes her loading, and finally departs oil November 24 for Southampton and London, via Panama. PORT DARWIN SAILING.—To complete her loading for Home, the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Darwin leaves Auckland to-day for Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington. The vessel is scheduled to sail finally from Wellington on November 23 for London, via Panama. WAIHEMO LEAVES LOS ANGELES. —Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Waihemo left Los Angeles last Friday with Pacific Coast cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on December 4. HILDA KNUDSEN DUE.—With a cargo of bulk oil from Los Angeles, the tanker Hilda Knudsen is due at Auckland on Saturday. She will discharge the local portion of her cargo at Western Wharf to the agency of the Atlantic Union Oil Company before sailing for Wellington, Lyttelton and Australia to complete. KAITOKE TO RESUME.—The Kaitoke, after undergoing overhaul at Western Wharf, is be;ng recommissioned. She is to sail to-day for Westport to load coal for New Plymouth and Auckland in place of the Kaimanawa, which is now to leave Auckland for Westport, at noon torn orroAv to load for Wellington. C. AND D. NEW YORK STEAMERS. —The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Curtis is en route from New York with case oil and general cargo lor discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on November 29. The Port Pirie is to follow from New Y'ork | during the second half of December for 1 Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. TURAKINA DUE MONDAY.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping ComP any _ been advised that the steamer lurakina arrived at Napier this morning from Wellington, and leaves on Saturday for Auckland, where she is due next Monday to continue her loading, h rom this port the vessel proceeds to Tok®maru Bay. where, she completes w ilf V an< L flnal ’ y departs on November 24 for New York, Halifax, London Panama” 11 ’ Glasgow, and Liverpool, via , FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE ' Vlth passengers, mails and cargo from fi?" Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga, the Royal Mail liner Matinganui is due at Wellington next Monday morning. She i s '„ to resume her voyage to Sydney the following day. At Sydney the vessel will be withdrawn and transferred to the inmtercolonial passenger service. She will be replaced by the Tahiti, which has been extensively overhauled, and will leave "Wellington for Sydney on November 23. At Sydney the Tahiti will transfer to the Pacific service. She is to leave Sydney on November 29 and Wellington on December 4 for Rarotonga, Papeete and San FranWAIPAHI ARRIVES. —With fruit from the Cook Islands, the Union Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi arrived in the stream at Auckland at halfpast one this morning, and berthed at Prince’s Wharf to discharge. The vessel’s voyage both to and from the Islands was of an uneventful nature. Good weather prevailed throughout till two days ago when strong southerly head winds and heavy seas were encountered. But for this the vessel would have reached Auckland yesterday morning. The storm was not sufficient to do any damage on board, however. The vessel is scheduled to leave Auckland again this afternoon for Portland.

SYDNEY PASSENGER SERVICE.— The Union Company’s intercolonial steamers Marama and Maheno reached Sydney yesterday, the Marama from Auckland at 6 a.m. and the Maheno from Wellington at 8.30 a.m. From Sj'dney the Marama will return to Auckland, and the Maheno to Wellington. They are to sail on Friday. On arrival at Wellington the Maheno will be withdrawn from service and laid up. She will be replaced by the Maunganui, which is relieving the Tahiti on the San Francisco service. THE PORT AUCKLAND.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Auckland left Sydney for New Plymouth at mid-day yesterday to commence loading in New Zealand for England. The vessel will also load at Auckland, Napier, Wellington and Wanganui. She is due at Auckland on. November 26, and is to be dispatched from Wanganui for London on December 8. Heather, Roberton and Company are the local agents. PERFORMANCE OF THE AUGUSTUS —The voyage which the 32.600-ton motorship Augustus (the largest motor-ship afloat) made to Buenos from Genoa and back since she has had the piston rods of the engines replaced was carried out entirely satisfactorily, and there was no stop or slowing down during the whole period, according to the official report we have received, says the “Motor Ship.” The average speeds were 19 knots from Genoa to Buenos Aires and 18.8 knots from Buenos Aires to Genoa, the main engines developing a total of 25,000 b.li.p. and the auxiliaries 4.000 b.h.p. The average daily fuel consumption was 116 tons of Diesel oil and five tons of fuel oil. It may be recalled that in our description of the Augustus last December, it was stated that the speed at 120 r.p.m. was about IS) knots, and that the fuel consumption would probably prove to be 120 tons dairy. This is an indication of the exactness with which the consumption of a motor-ship may be predicted when the power is known. The statement which was made last month that consideration was being given to the conversion of the Augustus to a turbine steamer is quite unfounded. This is confirmed by the following telegram received toward the end of last month from Genoa: “Owners state not considering any machinery change as fully confident of existing engines.

GERMANY’S BlD.—The interest taken by the population of German ports m the development of shipping and shipbuilding is a deep and natural one, as was evidenced at the launches of the Europa and Bremen, the two crack liners of the North German Lloyd. At Ham- • burg, where tlie Europa was launched on August 15, the visitors at the yard of Messrs. Blohm and Voss numbered some twenty .thousand, but still more persons observed the grand spectacle from thousands of tugs and launches and from the northern side of the Elbe. The town and the harbour were gay with flags, showing that the occasion was looked upon as a great event in which the whole population participated. That the resolution of the North German Lloyd to continue old traditions by building two large liners for their Atlantic express passenger service is looked upon as very important was evident from the speeches at the launching ceremony. The honour of speaking at the launch of the Europa at Hamburg was given to the American Ambassador. Dr. H. C. Schurman, who referred with satisfaction to the part which the North German Lloyd has played ever since its foundation in 1857 in the history of transatlantic passenger shipping. This tradition is to be continued by the two new liners, which must be considered as the last word in shipbuilding with their tonnage of 46.000 tons gross each and with speeds which will enable them to do the voyage to New York within six days from Bremen and within five days from the Channel ports. By authorisation of the North German Lloyd Dr. Schurman then gave the name of Europa to the giant vessel, the actual ceremony of christening her being executed bi* Miss Ines Glaessel. the daughter of Generaldirektor Glaessel. of the North German Lloyd. The launch which then followed was a complete success. NEW PHASE OF SHIPPING.—A good deal has been written illustrate of the fact that, with the coming of the oil engine, owners have been faced with new problems in shipping, says the “Motor Ship.” The increasing employment of fast cargo ships has, for instance, created a new situation: but equally interesting is the growing adoption of cargo vessels which are provided with accommodation on a style practically equivalent to that in a first-class liner built purely for the transport of passengers. The movement it. exem Pflfl e d in the numerous ships that have been constructed for the trade between Europe and Californian ports, tor of these there have probably been 20 built within the past year or two. The Furness, Withy vessels, of which six are in service, have accommodation for 12 passengers only, but this accommodation is Quite luxurious. The five HamburgAmerika Line ships, on the other hand, pro y ide cabins for 24 first-class t>n S s ene i erS ’ b^‘- t an e< l ua l number of Si r t c ass ’ t , bls bein S an innovation so ;,V cargo liners are concerned. Here, to h fv, < ? e ? ree of luxury shown is equal to that in passenger liners, and it who b -i're U no? lat tra wellers to California utmeSrUmn Pr ?5 S S d for time to the a 1 shin* f’/i'“ would find a voyage on such inJ the Iti f- pleasurable than crosstic , m a lu xury liner and h>mmlco he o?' e^ C o r Siy° 4 ° San other car~n lme*. u er - Numerous uLiiei cargo lines are tino „ XteaniffSo'Sr t S? lnfr several Italian vesthe Meditemineln S fi, Passengers. In motor vessel*? new cargo modation on a accomluxurious enni, ' ery substantial and steamers Unhe . ard «* -hen tion. The foSir loSfi- 61 7- C £ S in QUeS ~ liners building fSf 1 10 -knot cargo Steamship ConfnanveT tlle • Netherla nd S2&eXe'S fS another reasonable 1 isnored br So a must not be majority of tlifse* new andaH the vessels it is hoped th iT Tariff}, aJ Z?- foreign will consider 1 ti-T;„ lt shipowners Phases? d6r thls Nation in all it.

OMANA FROM PORT STEPHENS.— ! 1 The Northern Company advises that the I Lamb steamer Omana, with coal and i timber from Newcastle. Sydney, and Port I Stephens, left Fort Stephens last Saturday j for Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. She is expected at Auckland on Friday morn- 1 mg. After completion of discharge at | Napier, the vessel will return to Auckland i to load timber for Australia. KARAMEA’S MOVEMENTS. The • ! Shaw, Savill, and Albion motor-ship 1 | Karamea, now loading at Bluff, leaves , | there on Saturday for Lyttelton, thence i ! Wellington, Napier. Gisborne, and A lick - | land, to complete her loading. She is : { due here on December 5, and is sched- . I uled to clear this port finally on Decern- | ber 8 for London, via Panama. A. S. Paterson and Co. will act as the local ! agents. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to j be within range of the undermentioned ! wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Maui Pomaro, I’ort | Auckland. King Cadwallor. TT.M.S. Dio- j mede, Hilda Knudsen, Kaituna, Benholm. Boswortli, Port Darwin. Chatham Islands. Fort Wellington. \ Ruahine. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Rimutaka, Eleiuior i Bolling, Canadian Traveller, Tainui, Turakina, Wirrall, Matakana, Hertford. ■ Awarua.—Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Larsen. N. T. Nilsen Alonso, City of New York, j Makura, Maunganui, Manuka, Ivasama, j Karamea. PORT OF ONEHUNGA— The Rarawa, due at Onehunga at halfpast seven to-morrow morning from New Plymouth, sails again at 4 p.m. the same day on the return trip. The Hauturu is due at Onehunga at six o’clock to-morrow morning from Raglan, Kawhia and I’ort Waikato. She leaves again at 3 p.m. the same day for Hokianga.