The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 520, 24 November 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain R. A. Durham is in command of the C. and D. Line steamer Port Auckland, which arrived at Auckland yesterday from New Plymouth, and he has associated with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. W. Roberts; second, Mr. C. F. Post; third, Mr. R. Rowlands; chief engineer, Mr. J. Budger; second, Mr. A. Cutten; third, Mr. G. Drover; fourth, Mr. R. Miller: fifth, Mr. W. Buchanan; sixth, Mr. C. Wickens; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. H. Tait; second, Mr. Filschie; wireless operators, Messrs. J. C. Bran bury and W. Cato; purser, Mr. F. Clark. TOFUA DUE MONDAY.—The Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua is due at Auckland on Monday next from Suva. She will berth at the Queen’s Wharf. BOSWORTH SAILS MONDAY.—The steamer Bosworth is to sail for Wellington and Australia at five o’clock on Monday evening to complete unloading cargo from Port Arthur, Texas. GLENEDEN DISCHARGING. The steamer Gleneden wil Icomplete unloading raw sugar from Java at Chelsea next Thursday. As far as is known locally, no fresh charter has been arranged for the vessel. TRANS* PACIFIC SERVICES. The W aitemata will leave Lyttelton to-day for Dunedin and proceed thence to Westport, Suva and Vancouver. The Waihemo left Los Angeles on November 9, is due at Auckland on December and will proceed to Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The Nordhval left San Francisco on November 10, is due at Auckland on December 4, and will go thence to Melbourne and Sydney. The Sussex will clear Los Angeles on November 30 for Hobart, Beauty Point, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The Wairuna will clear Ocean Fab’s on November 29 for San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Waikawa left Suva on November 16 for Vancouver, where she is due on December 7. The Hauraki left Sydney on November 16 for Honolulu, where she is due on December 3, and will proceed thence to Los Angeles. The forward loading dates at Pacific coast ports are approximately as follow : The Wairuna, loading for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney, will leave San Francisco on December 4 and Los Angeles on December 8. She is due at Auckland on January The Hauraki will load at Vancouver. San Francisco and Los Angeles for Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. She is to clear Vancouver on January 5 and is due at Auckland on January 29. The Waitomo will load at Vancouver. San Francisco and Los Angeles for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Bluff and New Plymouth. She is to clear Los Angeles on January 4, and is due at Napier on January 31. The Waitemata, loading for Auckland. Wellington. Melbourne and Sydney, will leave Vancouver on January 15 and San Francisco on February' 5, and is due at Auckland on March 3. The Waihemo will leave Vancouver on February 1 and San Francisco on February 25 for Papeete, Auckland, is due at Auckland on March 25.

AORANGI AT SUVA. —The Royal Mail liner Aorangi reached Suva from Auckland at 6 o’clock last evening-, and at 1 a.m. to-day resumed her voyage to Honolulu and Vancouver. She is due at Vancouver on December 7. MARAMA SAILS.-—The Union Company’s steamer Marama was dispatched last evening with passengers, mail and cargo for Sydney. She is due at Sydney on Tuesday morning and is to sail next Friday for Wellington. AKAROA TO R ESU M E.—After being laid up for five or six weeks, the ParkerLamb Timber Company's tug Akaroa is to leave Auckland at 10 o’clock to-morrow morning for Kennedy Bay to pick up a raft of logs for this port. Captain Jackson retains command of the Akaroa. ULIMAROA LEAVES SYDNEY.—The Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa left Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney, and Sydney at 1.45 p.m. yesterday afternoon with passengers, mail and cargo for Auckland. She is due on Tuesday morning. MAILS BY THE ULI M AROA.—The Chief Postmaster advises that the Hud-dart-Parker and Company’s steamer Ulimaroa, which left Sydney yesterday for Auckland, and is due here on Tuesday next, has 153 bags of Australian and Eastern mails for this port. MATAROA ARRIVES. —The Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Mataroa arrived from Timaru at 8.30 this morning, and berthed at Central Wharf. After loading refrigei-ated and general cargo for England, the vessel will proceed to Wellington to complete loading. L. D. Nathan and Co., Ltd., are the local agents. REMUERA LEAVES LONDON—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera left London on Thursday and was to clear Southampton yesterday with passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand. The cargo is for discharge at Wellington and Auckland. She is due at Wellington on December 29 and at Auckland a week later. SCHOONERS PIRI AND HUlA—After lightering explosives from the Port Wellington the*Nobel auxiliary schooner Piri is to load for Noumea and Brisbane on Tuesday. She is expected to sail for Noumea next Friday. The auxiliary schooner Huia left Grafton on Thursday with a full cargo on hardwood for Bluff. After discharge the vessel will come to Auckland. TUTANEKAI FOR AUCKLAND—The Government steamer Tutanekai is en route from Wellington to Auckland, via East Coast lighthouses. After working Cape Palliser she -was at Castlepoint on Wednesday. Captain Bollons advises that given fine weather the vessel should reach Auckland next Thursday evening or Friday morning. NORTHUMBERLAND FROM LIVERPOOL.—With general merchandise from West Coast ports of Great' Britain the Federal Line steamer Northumberland is scheduled to leave Liverpool for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff to-day. She is due at Auckland on January 1. TAHITI FOR SYDNEY.—The Union liner Tahiti, which lias been laid up at Wellington for some months, has recommissioned and left the capital yesterday afternoon for Sydney. On her arrival at Sydney the Tahiti will pick up her usual running in the San Francisco service, in* place of the Maunganui, which will take the Maheno’s place in the New ZealandSydney service. PORT CURTIS RADIOS. —The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company this morning received a radio report from the master of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s Port Curtis, en route from New York to New Zealand, stating that the vessel would arrive at Auckland tomorrow evening. She will berth at Prince’s Wharf, and after discharging the local pprtion of her cargo sails for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete. PORT DARWIN SAILS—For London, with passengers and cargo, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s Port Darwin was dispatched from Wellington at half-past five this morning. The following passengers were to sail with her: Mr. Percy Hutchison, Mr. and Mrs. T. Whiting, Miss Stella Francis, Miss Frances Dillon, Miss M. E. V. Harper, Mr. Reg. Steuart West, Mr. E. Rayson Cousens, Mr. W. B. Tripe, Miss M. G. Port and Mrs. Booth. Dr. Booth, of Dunedin, will accompany the vessel as ship’s surgeon. RIMUTAKA FOR LONDON. Shortly before six o’clock this morning the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rimutaka was dispatched from Wellington for Southampton and London with passengers, mails and cargo. She was to take the following passengers:—Saloon: From Wellington—Messrs. W. T. Curnow, H. S. J. Dredge, H. S. Gardiner, G. L. Tacon, J. H. Wandby, and P. A. Willi# ms. From Auckland—Mr. W. Airey. From Napier—Mr. J. P. Kenny. From Dunedin—Misses A. B. B. Guthrie, H. L. Hay, M. Barnett. Fifty-six third-class. SOMERSET ARRIVES—ShortIy before six o’clock last evening the Federal Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Somerset dropped anchor in the stream at Auckland, and berthed later at Queen’s -Wharf, where this morning she commenced the discharge of her general cargo from Liverpool. She sailed from Liverpool on October 13 and during the first week from port a heavy swell and south-west seas prevailed. Colon was reached on October 30 and Balboa was cleared the following day. Fine weather prevailed in the Pacific until the vessel neared Pitcairn Island, when fresh to strong north-west winds and heavy headseas were encountered. On November 1 the wind was from the south-south-east and was blowing with the force of a strong gale accompanied by a very heavy swell and high seas, which continually broke on board the vessel and flooded the deck. The stormy conditions continued for two days, but afterwards the weather was fine to port. Captain J. Howell Prisee, D. 5.0.. D.S.C., is in command, and he has with him the following officers.—Chief, Mr. D. Hughes; second, Mr. L. Cann; third, Mr. W. Redwood; fourth, Mr. C. W. Latch; chief engineer, Mr. A. Johnstone; second, Mr. H, Brown; third, Mr. W. J. Smith; fourth, Mr. L. Campbell; fifth, Mr. H. Musker: sixth, Mr. A. J. Rowlands; seventh, Mr. R. Nicol; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. C. F. Wood; second, Air. S. Broach; wireless operatin', Mr. A. E. Howard; steward-in-charge, Mr. A. E. Honeybun. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Somerset will sail next week for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete discharge.