The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 521, 26 November 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —The Tahiti has been recommissioned at Wellington, and is in temporary command of Captain A. T. Toten. His deck officers are: Chief, Mr. C. Sharpe; second, Mr. F. W. Young; third, Mr. A. J. Herbert; fourth, Mr. T. C. Langford. Messrs. J. H. Ibbotson and I. B. Dymock have been appointed acting-chief and second officers, respectively, of the Balls Head. Messrs. R. Tulloch and J. Duncan have come ashore for instructions. Mi*. W. A. McGarry is relieving Mr. T. Y. Marshall, second officer of the Waitemata. for holiday leave. Mr. W. A. Morris has reported as having passed for his master's certificate. The R.M.S. Tahiti recommissioned with the following senior engineers: Chief, Mr. C. J. McPherson; second, Mr. A. Thomson: third, Mr. E. W. Scott; fourth, Mr. A. M. Anstiss. Mr. N. McKinnon has joined the Maunganui as second engineer, relieving Mr. J. Jamieson for holiday leave. Mr. B. W. Gandell, second engineer of the Tamahine, has come ashore sick, beijig- relieved by Mr. E. W. Mackley, late of the Maheno. Mr. H. Vartha, late of the Maheno, has joined the Wahine as fourth engineer in place of Mr. Alexander, ashore, injured. Mr. A. L. Gatland, second engineer of the Aorangi, is ashore on holiday leave, his place being taken by Mr. N. E. Thompson. THE R.M.S. NIAGARA. With passengers. mail and cargo from Vancouver, Honolulu and Suva, the Royal Mail liner Niagara is due at Auckland next Monday morning. She is to be dispatched for Sydney at noon the following day. THE KARAMEA.— The Shaw. Savill and Albion Company report that the Karamea will leave Wellington next Wednesday for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland to fill up. She will now sail from Auckland on December 11 for London, via Panama. PORT WELLINGTON TO SAtl After unloading nearly 4,000 tons of general merchandise from London at Prince’s Wharf, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Wellington is to sail for Wellington and New Plymouth this evening or to-morrow morning to complete discharge. SOMERSET DISCHARGING. Discharging cargo from Liverpool at Queen’s Wharf, the Federal Line steamer Somerset is to be dispatched from Auckland on Saturday afternoon next for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to put out the remainder. THE PORT FREMANTLE —CabIed advice received by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line states the motorship Port Fremantle cleared Panama last Tuesday, in continuation of her voyage from Wellington to London. The vessel was dispatched from Wellington on October 31. WARSHIP PRACTICE.— From November o 0 to December 7. the New Zealand Squadron warships Dunedin. Diomede. Laburnum and Veronica are to carry out day and night firing in the Hauraki Gulf. Commodore G. T. C. P. Swabey has issued a warning to the public and to owners of local fishing and pleasure boats. KABINGA FROM NEW YORK.—Running under the auspices of the A. and A Line the steamer Kabinga is scheduled to clear New York to-dav for Auckland, Weliington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Aew Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents. MAKURA AT SAN FRANCISOC. —The Royal Mail liner Makura reached San trancisco from Wellington on Friday. The yesse.l is to sail on her return voyew Zealand and Australia on W ednesday. She is due at Wellington on December 17 and at Sydney on December 22. LEAVES SOUTHAMP. TON. —Cable advice states that the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera cleared Southampton last Friday with passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand. The cargo is for Wellington and Auckland. The vessel is scheduled to reach Wellington on December 29 and Auckland on January 5. TANKER BUSSINUM IN PORT. —Early this morning the tanker Buccinum arrived in the stream at Auckland with a full cargo of bulk oil from Balikpapan. Borneo. She berthed at Western Wharf, thA e S,fSV® dischar to the agency of the Shel! Company of New Zealand, Limited. To-morrow she leaves for Wellington to continue discharge. MAUNGANUI FOR AUCKLAND. An arrival at Sydney on Saturday morning 0 16 soyal.s oyal . liner Maunganui ii om s>e.n Francisco, via way ports. The has -? ow *>een withdrawn from the f™.i C service and has been transe +»L d V.’ G in ercolopial service in place °f the Maheno. She is to leave Sidney next Friday and is due at Auckland the following Tuesday. r ,,71 H F - CANADIAN HIGHLANDER.— r>u ® at Wellington from Southern ports next Thursday morning, the Canadian National steamer Canadian Highlander is to sail for Napier and Auckland the ! same evening to complete loading gencar S° fr >r New Y'ork, Boston and I Halifax. The vessel is now scheduled to clear Auckland for New Y r ork on December 6. HERTFORD LOADING. —The Federal Company advises that the Hertford will leave New Plymouth on Tuesday afternocn for Wellington. She is due there on Wednesday morning for further loading, and will sail on December 1 for Napier. Tokomaru Bay and Auckland. The. Hertford is* to sail from Auckland on December 13 for London, Avonmouth. Glasgow and Liverpool. GUNFIRE WARNlNG. —Shipping masters and residents of Devoriport have been notified by the adjutant of the Northern Coast Group of the New Zealand Artillery that gunfire will take place from the North Head forts from Tuesday. November 27, to Satui*day, December 1, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Heavy gunfire will take place on Friday, November 30, or on the following day if the weather is unsuitable. TAMAROA AT COLON. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tamaroa is reported to have reached Colon last Friday and cleared Balboa yesterday. The vessel is en route from London and Southampton with passengers, mail and cargo for New Zealand. The cargo is for discharge at Wellington and Auckland. The vessel is scheduled to reach Wellington on December 13 and Auckland on December 20. A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., are the local agents. PORT CURTIS ARRIVES. —After a particularly smart trip from New Y'ork, with a cargo of general merchandise for discharge at New Zeaiand ports, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Curtis arrived in the stream at Auckland at half-past seven last evening, about two days ahead of schedule time. This morning rhe berthed at Prince’s Wharf, where she commenced • the discharge of her cargo. The vessel, carrying two passengers, Mr. and Mrs. Peacock, of Auckland, sailed from New Y'ork on October 27, and called at Newport News two days later. She cleared Balboa on November 3, after making the run down the coast at an average speed of 12.6 knots. The average across the Pacific was 3 2.75 knots. Fine weather was encountered, with moderate breezes prevailing for the whole of the trip, which was of an uneventful nature.

Captain J. G. Lewis is in command of the Port Curtis, and associated with him are the following officers:' Chief, Mr. C. A. Hoson; second, Mr. E. R. Young; third, Mr. E. Wheeled; fourth, Mr. C. Jolly; wireless operator, Mr. J. T. W. Sowerby; assistant, Mr. A. R. Veichere; chief engineer, Mr. J. G. Thirwell; second, Mr. D. Poston; third, Mr. G. K. Scott; fourth, Mr. J. Mcßoberts; fifth, Mr. D. Jones; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. T. Kennedy; second, Mr. N. Ansenne. The vessel also carries five cadets from Egypt training for the Egyptian Navy The Farmers’ Auctioneering Companv, the local agents for the Port Curtis, advise that she is to complete discharging at Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. After completion cf discharge the vessel will load at Dunedin, and also at Auckland, W ellington, and Napier From Napier she is to be despatched for New York Boston, and Halifax on December 28.

THE KAIRANGA. —The Kairanga sailed for Portland, Napier, Wellington. Castlecliffe, Lyttelton and Dunedin on Saturday evening to complete unloading cargo from South Australian ports. BOSWORTH TO SAIL. —To complete the discharge of her cargo of case oil from Port Arthur, Texas, the steamer Bosworth is to be dispatched from Auckland at five o’clock this evening for Wellington and Australia. She is at Western Wharf, and Messrs. Robert Millar and Company have acted as her local agents. PORT AUCKLAND SAILING. —To continue loading operations, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Auckland is to be dispatched from Auckland at six o’clock this evening for Napier, Wellington and Wanganui. She is scheduled to sail finally from the lastnamed port on December 8 for London via Panama. DANNYBRYN REPORTS. En route to Auckland from Ocean Island, the tramp steamer Dannybryn has reported by wireless that she expects to arrive in the stream at three o’clock to-morrow afternoon. She will put the whole of her cargo out at King’s Wharf to the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited, ited. GOLDEN CLOUD RADlOS.—Henderson and Macfarlane have received a radio report from the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s steamer, Golden Cloud, en route to Auckland from West Coast ports of America, stating that the vessel expects to arrive here on Wednesday morning next She also discharges at Wellington, Timaru and Dunedin. TOFUA ARRIVES. —From the Western Pacific, the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua arrived in the stream at Auckland shortly after three o’clock in the afternoon. After pratique has been granted she will berth at Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers and put out her mails and cargo. She is announced to sail at 11 a.m. on Monday next, December 3, for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa again. BRITISH SHIPBUILDING AND FOREIGN ORDERS. —A correspondent points out, writes “Fairplay,” that it is a mistake to assume that the British shipbuilding industry’s present depressed state is very largely due to the competition of foreign firms, and that if we succeed in holding our own against Continental undertakings—as we are to some extent doing—we shall soon be at the end of our troubles. In pre-war days foreign owners naturally came to this country for their steamers, as it was generally recognised that British builders turned out the best and the cheapest jobs. Times have, however, changed. It is not now a question of going into the best or the cheapest market, but generally one of helping home industries, with the result that in, for example, Japan, Italy, Spain and France, where State assistance is available, owners are induced to place their orders at home. Without State aid, the contracts would naturally go to the cheapest and best market Foreign owners themselves are, moreover, quite frank about it. The managing director of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha recently stated, for example, that although it would cost more to build their new liners in Japan, they felt that they were, more or less, in duty bound to contract with home builders for most of, if not all. their new ships. THE “WHITE FEATHER." —“She’s showing the white feather” is a remark that often brings a smile of satisfaction to one and all of a ship’s company—at to those who understand—and these few lines may prove of interest to some of our readers who have possibly observed, but never known, the meaning of the feathery trail of steam that is sometimes seen issuing from the exnaust pipe of a steamer’s funnel (writes the “Syren and Shipping.”) The “White Feather," the pride of the engineering staff, is an indication that the work below is at its best, every throb of the engines straining to the power of the utmost ounce of steam attainable; and last, but not least, that the stokers labouring below at the yawning furnaces are handling their rakes and shovels with the skill of trained men. There is as much art in good stoking as there is in the making of good soup, the result, if well carried out, giving an equal amount of satisfaction. The sign of the “White Feather” can easily be distinguished by its name. At times it develops into what is termed “blowing off,” a sound which quickly brings the chief engineer on the scene with a growl, for it shows the margin between good and bad firing. The sailor, a man of superstitions, is quick to note anything that may advance his boast of the speed of the ship, and he has grown to look upon the white feather in the same light as he would a spanking breeze and a -full sail, a fitting substitute which gives him as much satisfaction. A glance up at the funnel, where can be seen the sign which tells its story, and then a glance over the side of the ship at the swiftly jiassing foam as the vessel surges ahead with a little more speed than usual brings a thought of home. The paint-brush he may be weilding at the moment moves faster, and he murmurs to himself, “Let Gallagher, she's showing the white feather.” WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night: Auckland —Maui Pomare, Danybrvn, Canadian W inner, Glenmoor, Mararna, IJlimaroa, Tutanekai, Golden Cloud, Bosworth, Port Wellington. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Xe&io, Arahura, Tamahine, Niagara, Scopas, Hilda, K midsen, Rimutaka, Port Darwin, Aorangi, Kalingo. Awarua.-—C A. Larsen. Sir. J. C. Ross, S N «r lf \ e . n » A,on so. Tahiti, Eleanor Boling, altemata, Kawatiri, Karetu.