The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 532, 8 December 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL—The Otokia, which recommissioned at Wellington on Thursday, is commanded by Captain E. Harris, and associated with him are the following officers: Chief, Mr. W. E; Jones; second, Mr. R. Tulloch;’ third, Mr. A. Matheson; chief engineer, Mr. F. Mo watt; second, Mr. R. Gardner; fourth, Mr. R Mather; sixth, Mr. W. D. Stewart; seventh, Mr. T. F. Mayer; wireless operator, Mr. R. A. Patchett. Mr> A. Hudson has relieved Mr. L. H. Jones as wireless operator on the Wahine. Mr. G. Allen has been appointed seventh engineer of the Wahine, relieving Mr. T. F. Mayer. MATAROA'S RETURN TRIP—The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa, now Homeward bound from New Zealand ports, is scheduled to sail again for New Zealand from London on February 1. The vessel is expected at Auckland on March 6. lONIC FROM LONDON—The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner lonic, with passengers, in addition to mails and general cargo for New Zealand ports, is to leave London on January 4 and is due at Auckland on February 11. TREWIDDEN LEFT MONTREAL— Under charter to Canadian National Steamships, the steamer Trewidden left Montreal on November 29 with general cargo for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. The vessel is due here about January 12. TOFUA AT SUVA—The Union Company’s Island steamer Tofua, which left Auckland last Monday for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, arrived at Suva yesterday. The vessel will complete the round trip of the islands and returns to Auckland on December 27. ANTONIO SAILED—The steamer Antonio yesterday completed discharge of the local consignment of her cargo of phosphates from Makatea Island to the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., and sailed early in the afternoon for New Plymouth, where she will continue discharge. CORINTHIC LEFT LONDON—With passengers, mails and general cargo for New Zealand, the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Corinthic left London on Thursday and is due at Wellington on January 14 The vessel will arrive at Auckland for discharge on January 21. CANADIAN BRITISHER DUE—With a cargo of general merchandise from Eastern Canadian ports, the Canadian Government steamer Canadian Britisher is due at Auckland next Friday. After unloading the local consignment of her cargo the vessel will complete discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. WAIPAHI ON MONDAY —The Union Company’s special fruit steamer Waipahi, which left Suva on Thursday afternoon for Auckland, is due here on Monday with a cargo of fruit and island produce. After discharge she proceeds to Welington, Dunedin, and Lyttelton on Wednesday.

NIAGARA AT SYDNEY.—An arrival at Sydney at six o’clock this Corning was the Royal mail liner Niagara from Vancouver, via Auckland. The vessel sailed from Auckland at half-past eight on Tuesday evening last with passengers, mails and cargo. WARSHIPS RETURNED—The two warships, H.M.S. Diomede and H.M.S. Dunedin, returned to port yesterday afternoon after carrying out gunnery practice and manoeuvres in the Hauraki Gulf. They berthed at Sheerlegs Wharf. The Dunedin has been absent from port for some time, having recently visited Wellington, where he crew underwent training at Trentham. KARAMEA AT AUCKLAND—To complete loading for England, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Line’s steamer Karamea arrived at Auckland from Gisborne last evening, "berthing at Central Wharf. Primary produce will constitute the bulk of the vessel’s cargo and she is announced to sail finally for London next Thursday. A. S. Paterson and Company, Ltd., are the local agents. PASSENGERS FOR LONDON —The C. and D. Line reports that the following passengers will leave by the Port Auckland, which is to sail from the Wanganui roadstead next Tuesday for London, via Panama: Mrs. J. Murray and four children, Miss Joan Gibb, Mr. T. Thew, Mrs. France, Mrs. P. McNaugbton, and Mr. A. V. White. Dr. W. C. Greig, of Waikanae, will accompany the vessel as ship’s surgeon. MATA KAN A IN PORT—To continue loading for London and West Coast ports of the United Kingdom, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Line’s steamer Matakana arrived at Auckland from New Plymouth yesterday afternoon, berthing at Queen’s Wharf. The vessel will leave Auckland for Southern and East Coast ports on Monday evening, and will sail finally from Wellington toward the end of the month. L. D. Nathan and Company, Limited, are the local agents. TARANAKI TO LOAD—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. advise that the Taranaki was to leave Townsville (Queensland) yesterday morning for New Plymouth, where she is due next Thursday to commence loading for London. The vessel will subsequently load also at the Wanganui roadstead, and Wellington, where she is due on December 26. The Taranaki will leave Wellington on December 31 for Timaru and Port Chalmers, and is to sal finally from the Otago port on January 9. PORT WELLINGTON TO LOAD —The Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s steamer Port Wellington is to leave New Plymouth at 5 p.m. to-day for Auckland and is due here early on Monday. The local Agents, the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., expect to dispatch the vessel on Tuesday evening foi* Gisborne, where she will continue loading. She will sail finally from Napier for New York and London on December 31. BLUE FUNNEL LINER—The Blue Funnel Line steamer Rhexenor arrived at Sydney recently from Antwerp. The Rhexenor, which is a sister ship to the Meriones, was built in 1922. She is one of the fastest vessels in the Blue Funnel fleet. For 10 days on the voyage to Australia she steamed at an average of 15.6 knots. Information was then received by wireless that the date of the wool sales had been postponed., and she shut down her boilers a little. Even then she made the trip from Bremen steaming at an average rate of 15.1 knots. The Rhexenor has been on the run between Great Britain and the East since she was launched. This was her first visit to Australia. On account of illness. Captain Stout, of the Rhexenor, was unable to make the voyage, and two months ago the command of the ship was taken over by Captain J. Davis, formerly in command of the steamer Astyanax, a regular visitor to Australia. EFFICIENT ORGANISATION The White Star Line organisation at Liverpool deserves credit for the record in handling ships which it set up in September, states the “Shipping World-’ Within 48 hours nine ships, totalling 133,700 tons, arrived at or sailed from the Mersey, and anyone who knows the thousand and one things which have to be atetnded to in connection with the arrival or departure of big passenger ships will realise the amount of detailed organisation necessary to enable such work as the handling of nine to be carried out without confusion. The Regina sailed for Quebec and Montreal on Friday, September 7, and two hours later the Tairoa arrived. On Saturday afternoon the Cedric left with a full compliment of passengers for Boston and New York and the Delphic sailed with cargo for Australia. Just afterwards, the Laurentic arrived from Montreal and Quebec, and was followed by the Sue vie. On Sunday morning the Moreton Bay arrived with passengers from Australia, and the Themistoeles to load cargo for Australia. On Su./'ay evening the Adriatic arrived from New York. TRANSATLANTIC “RACE” The seasonal newspaper story about two fast transatlantic liners engaging in a race across the ocean has cropped up. states “Fairplay.” The Olympic and the Paris are the two ships to win a place on the front page this time. According to the current newspaper stories, the Olympic was 12 miles to the south of the Paris after passing the SciUy Islands. The French liner arrived at New York six hours ahead of the Olympic, however, and so. when the master of the Olympic was questioned about this by tne ship ; reporters, he is reported to have implied that the French liner took a short-cut which reduced the length of the voyage more than 100 miles. This was indignantly denied by Captain j?ugnet, master of the Paris. He insisted that at no time was he out of the prescribed >ane for this season of the year. “At this season of the year,” he said, “the sea to the south of Newfoundland Banks is filled with fishing vessels, and liners must avoid these parts in the interests of the fishermen. My course was so thoroughly in acct l dance .with this principle that, in spitt\ of very clear weather, we sighted none’ of these fishing vessels, which were out of sight to the north. I was, at the nearest point, 30 miles south of the Banks (lat. 42.30), and the Olympic was, perhaps, 20 miles to the south of me. My course was entirely proper, and I am not interested how much further south than necessary other vessels may go.” And that, said the Frenchman, is that!

AORANGI AT VAN COU V ER.—From Auckland and Sydney, the Union Company's Royal Mail liner Aorangi arrived at Vancouver at six o’clock yesterday morning. She is to leave there again on Wednesday next for Sydney, via the usual ports. INTERCOLONIAL STEAMERS. — The Maunganui, which sailed from Auckland yesterday afternoon for Sydney, arrives there on Tuesday morning next. The Marama sailed from Wellington shortly after three o'clock yesterday afternoon for Sydney. She arrives there on Tuesday morning. The Ulimaroa left Sydney yesterday for Wellington, where she is due on Tuesday next. ! PORT CURTIS’S MOVEMENTS —The Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s steamer Fort Curtis will now load at Auckland earlier than was expected. The vessel left Dunedin yesterday afternoon for Auckland direct and should arrive here on Monday to continue loading. It is hoped to dispatch her for other loading ports next Saturday, and she will sail finally for New York, Boston and Halifax, from Napier, on December 2S. The Port Curtis will take a record shipment of 99,875 boxes of butter to Halifax, in addition to 900 boxes for New York. The | Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, are the local agents. WHITE STAR CAPTAIN RETIRES— Captain George R. Metcalfe, commander of the White Star liner Majestic and commodore of the fleet, who had been absent from duty for some weeks owing to ill-health, will not resume active service again. Captain Metcalfe has been given extended leave until he reaches the retirement age at the end of 1930, “in the hope that relief from duties will completely restore him to health and the enjoyment of a well-earned retirement.” Captain William Marshall, C. 8., D. 5.0., succeeds him in the command of the Majestic. Captain Metcalfe, who succeeded Sir Bertrani Hayes, first commander of the world’s largest ship, rose from the ranks, having begun his career in sail 40 years ago. He was born in Yorkshire, and left home when a youth with a few shillings in his clothes and a bundle on his back. He served in windjammers for ten years, securing an officer's licence. BEe joined the White Star Line in 1896 as a junior officer, and made steady progress through the various grades until 1908, when he became captain of a cargo ship. has commanded among others the Canopic. Megantic, Baltic, Homeric, and Cedric, and served as staff captain of the Olympic. SALE OF AMERICAN LlNEßS—Another fight on the plan of the American Government to sell the Leviathan, George Washington and other North Atlantic passenger ships is to be made by the Hearst newspapers, states “Fairpl&y.” Following the usual method of the Hearst papers, a special writer has started getting interviews with influential minorijy members of Congress. It is much too early to forecast whether the Hearst papers will be able to whip up public opinion to the point that the Senate will be unwilling to sanction the sale of the United States Lines and the American Merchant Lines to the highest bidders when these bids are open on November 15. Some of the most seasoned American shipping men question the sincerity of the desire of the Shipping Board to about a transfer of these two services. It is not human nature for a group of political appointees to dim their . own glory and to give up the direction of such a venture. The board is not bound to accept the highest bid that is received. It reserves the right to reject any, or all, of the bids. The Congress, by its votes for a replacement programme, has evinced a willingness to build up the United States Lines by new construction, and the Shipping Board may’ decide that this is the only way to ensure an adequate passenger service on the North Atlantic. MARAMA’S PASSENGERS —Arriving at Wellington on Tuesday morning last, the Marama brought the following passengers from Sydney:—First class: Mesdames Anderson, AJlqn and child, Anstice, Ashcroft, Bradley, Butler, Black, Brownlee, Baillie, Carroll, Clarkson, Dale, Davies and child, Evans, Gerrand, Gordon, Goldsmith and child, Grogan, Hands (2), Howe (2), Hemingway, Hamilton and 3 children, Irvine, Jamieson, Lawes, Leslie and 2 children, Langley and 2 children, Lake, Luttrell, Munro, Melville and child. Martin, Mattox, Maxwell-Lefroy, Piper (2), Peterson, Riehl, Roberts, Radley, Steinberg, Stuart, Small, Saber, Sanders, Young and child, Misses Bradley, Boxall, Burton, Calder, Ford, Farra, Francis, Goodwin, Grogan (2), Ibbotson, Kilmeck, Lake, Matherson, Riehl (2), Small, Scott, Turton, Williamson, Wilson, Messrs. Anderson, 'Dr. Anderson, Allen, Lieut. Anstice, "Ashcroft, Bradley, Rev. Butler, Black, Bremner, Bentley, Collins, Couper, Chettle, Coote, Cohen, Carroll, Clayton, Duval, Father Dwyer, Dale, Fitter, Fitzer, Gerrand, Gordon, Goldsmith, Gooch, Hardcastle, Hartley, Irvine, Jamieson, Keen, Lawes, Leslie, Dr. Macintosh, Munro, Mitchell, Pohl, Captain Peterson, Captain Parker, Father Roche, Ravens, Riehl, Steinberg, Stuart, Shannon, Stafford, Sullivan, Tonneson, Father Walsh, Williamson, Young. Second class: Mesdames Bailey, Bryce, Ennis, Jones, Lineham, Lewis and child, Nelson, Parker, Prosser, Rossbotham, Misses Brown, Kennedy, O’Rourke, Taylor, Messrs. Brosnan and child, Clarkson, Clayden, Donkin, Dwyer, Elder, Hamblin, Jones, Lineham, Lovell and boy. Law, Little, Marsden, Matherson, Meyrick, McArthur, Nunn, O’Brien, Piper, Prosser, Quinn <2), Ryan, Sloman, Taylor, Tomkinson, Ware, and 53 third class, including five Chinese. PASSENGERS FOR MELBOURNE — The Union Company’s intercolonial steamer Manuka, which left Wellington early this week for Melbourne, via Southern ports, took the following passengers:— First class: Dr. Wishart, Mr. A. V. White, Mr. G. N. Haywood, Mr. Matheson. Mrs. and Miss Matheson, Dr. Hickey, Mr. H. Morris, Mrs. C m . D. Hansford, Mr. Durham. Mr. W. J. Stacy, Mr. A. J. Matheson, Mr. Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hart, Mr. Anderson, Mr. J. Morgan, Mr. J. Walls, Mi'. W. Collie, Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Rees, Mr. and Mrs. Hudson and child, Mr. and Mrs. Hudson and child and infant, Mrs. A. J. Brooks, Mrs. H. A. Barnscroft, Misses Haynes (2), Miss O. Norman, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Storle and infant, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Hercus and boy, Miss Hercus, Mr and Mrs. Moore, Miss Jary, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. E. Wtfls, Mrs. R. Stevenson, Miss W. Campbell, Mrs. Hudson and infant, Mr. E. Hansford and two children. Professor and Mrs. Lawson and girl. Miss M. E. Symonds, Miss W. F. Price, Mrs. Loughnan, Miss M. Hallenstien, Miss M. Theesdy. Mrs. A. Redmond, Mrs. O. M. Lochlan, Miss P. Harle, Miss Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Stacy, Mrs. A. E. Hill, Mr. A. C. Boccard, Mr. H. B. Black, Mr. P. N. Tilley, Captain McLaglan. Mr. Bean, Mr. Garblu. Mr. F. H- Anderson, Mr. A. H. Zwar, Mr. Stevenson. Mr. Honnor. Mr. McKenzie, Mr. Gatterson, Mr. L. Bicliervaise, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. Mr. S. Spiers, Mr. Francis, Mr. A. Hern, Mr. G Britnell, Master W. Sharp, Mrs. L. Ross Mitchell, Mrs. Hilpriss, Mrs. May, Miss Burnell, Mr. and Mrs. Coulsell. Miss J. A. Crowe, Mrs. T. J. Butcher, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Laing. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Turridge, Mrs. J. Allan. Miss Spiers, Mrs. C S. Haywood, Mr. and Mrs. W. Sharp. Mr. and" Mrs. Parmester. Mr. and Mrs. V. Condle, and 74 steerage. TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. The Waitemata w,is to leave Westport yesterday for Suva and Vancouver. She is due at Suva on December 14, and at Vancouver on January 15. The Waihemo, from Auckland, is due at • Wellington on Sunday, and will proceed thence on Wednesday to Melbourne and Sydney. The Sussex left Los Angeles on December 3 for Hobart, Beauty Point, Melbourne and Adelaide, and is due at Hobart about January 3. The Wairuna will leave Los Angeles to-day for Papeete Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. The Waikawa. from Suva, was due at Vancouver yesterday, and will proceed thence to San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Hauraki, from Sydney, via Honolulu, was due at Los Angeles yesterday, and will proceed thence to San Francisco and Vancouver. The forward loadings at Pacific Coast ports are approximately as follow: The Hauraki will load at Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver, for Auckland. Wellington. Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. She is due to leave Vancouver on January 5, and is due at Auckland on January 29. The Waikawa is to load for Napier, Lyttelton. Dunedin. Bluff and New Plymouth at Pacific Coast ports. She is expected to clear Los Angeles on January 4. and is due at Napier on January 31. The Waitemata, loading at Vancouver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and 1 Sydney, is due to leave Los Angeles on February 3, and is due at Auckland on February 28. The 'Waihemo is to leave Vancouver on February 1 and San Francisco on February 18, for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington. Melbourne and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on March IS.

NOROHVAL SAILS. a i from Auckland this afternoon 5? LrtUr * I motor-ship Nordhv&l for MelbonJ? lh * I Sydney to complete thr disoharo. cargo of lumber, case oil and I '* T merchandise from the Pacific CUMBERLAND SAILS TO-DAV^p Napier and Southern ports to the discharge of her cargo from £&!!* P °°* l, L he .Y ede . r3 v! Cumberland is to be dispatched from Auckland evening. iru » HERTFORD DUE.—Due at \ Uckl on Monday from Tokomaru Bay t? Federal steamer Hertford Queen’s Wharf to complete loading Home. On December 15 she sail* jknmn for London and West Coast i*orts United Kingdom * sor °>« OTOKI6 TO DOCK.—Hilling w. w,., ington at half-past three afternoon, the Union Company s , Otokia is due at Auckland on nZi next to dock at Calliope to have h hull cleaned and painted in connects ■with her annual overhaul and She docks at 11.30 a.m. that day'* 5 ' CANADIAN HIGHLANDER cow PLETES -Having completed loading Kings Wharf this morning the tir* dian Xational Steamships steamer Ci.:' dian Highlander moved to the Wharf at 11 a.m to replenish supply. At o o'clock this evening “Ail® for New York. Boston and Hah! COAL FOR AUCKLAND.— The llni,. Company advises that the Kaimanaw! is to load at Westport about Monday f T New Plymouth and Auckhma The Hamona loads at Greymo??,, about Tuesday next for The Kaitangata is due at Greymnno, fand 1 December 55 tD load for SILVER SHELL DELAYED.—a ther radio report from the tanker SiW hhell, en route from San Francis™?' Auckland with a cargo of bulk oU ,u,l“ that the vessel now expects to here on Tuesday next. The* (SJIf which was originally expected to w£arf” P ° rt t °' day ' berthß « West"; PASSENGERS FOR 'FRISCO— The no lowing passengers left Wellington „ Tuesday last by the K.M.S. Tahiti Ban cisco:—From Wellington- liw class—her. and Mrs. G. Brown. Mr 1? pufour. Miss L. Larsen. General L«i ter, Mr. W. Murray, Mr. M. V Master Mooney, Miss Mooney. Mrs wo Macky, Mr. W. L- Phillipsborn. Mrs' S' E. Reece, Messrs. S. T. and D. Parinmr Smith, Miss P. Williajns. Second place and Airs. G. Ball, Miss A. Drummond Miss S. Gibson, Miss Hayes, Miss r Hooper, Mr. D. Houston, Miss G. P Holder, Mr. Kilonis, Mr. R. A. Lawtter Mr. McWilliams, Mr. A. Mardo, Mr. K G. Mclndoe, Mr. J. L. Stewart, Miss R* M. Simpson, Miss Tarsweil, and 4 third class. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected *o be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end:— Auckland.—Kartigi, Tofua, Veronica, Laburnum, Waipahi, Silvers hell, Maunganui, Dany Byrn, Antonio, Rona, Nordhval, Canadian Challenger, Pott Wellington, Waimea, Taranaki, Hertford. Chatham Islands.—Canadian Britisher, Tamaroa, Ruapehu, Mataroa. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahlne, Somerset, Eastmoor, Waihemo, Hertford, Kaponga, Wlrral, Glen Eden, Marama, Ulimaroa, Waitemata, Norfolk, Pool!a, Port Curtis, Port Auckland, Benholm, Maui Pomare, Kent. Awarua.—Paua. Makura, Tahiti, City of New York, Eleanor Boling, Karetu, Sir J. C. Ross, N. T. Nflsen Alonso, C. A. Larsen. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY KAITOA (5.20 a_m.\ Sl9 tons, Martin, from Nelson. ARRIVALS TO-DAY RARAWA <7.30 a.m.) 1,877 tour, Bark, from New Plymouth.