The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 655, 6 May 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL —The Waipalii has’ been placed in commission at Auckland and Captain G. B. Hoddinott is in command; his officers are as follow; —Chief, Mr. W. Johnson; second, Mr. N. H. Pearson; third, Mr. D. L. Turner; engineers, chief, Mr. C. W. Pirie; second, Mr. L. W. Williams; third, Mr. W. A. Atkinson; electrician. Mr. G. Wright. Mr. N. McCraig has rejoined the Maunganui as chief engineer after being ashore on holiday leave. The following senior engineers have been appointed to the Maheno:—Chief, Mr. W. W. Houghton; second, Mr. W. A. Scott; third, Mr. G. Earl; fourth, Mr. H. Vartha. Mr. H. G. Whyte has been appointed third engineer of the Kairanga. Mr. H. L. P. Brown has relieved Mr. C. Burgess, chief officer of the Waiotapu for holidays. Mr. C. R. Carlyon is being appointed temporary third officer of the Waiotapu, relieving Mr. L. R. Leeder for holidays. Mr. R. Allan has joined the Kamo as second officer, relieving Mr. I. B. Dymock, who has transferred to the Kiwitea in a similar capacity, relieving Mr. J. H. Ibbotson for instructions. THE OTOKIA. —The Union Company’s oil tanker Otokia left Los Angeles last Friday for Wellington where she is due on May 30. PORT FREMANTLE AT LONDON.— The Comonwealth and Dominion Line motor-ship Port Fremantle, which left Wellington for Rotterdam, London and Hamburg on March 29, is reported to have reached London last Saturday. TOFUA LEAVES APIA. —The Union Company’s Island steamer Tofua left Apia at four o'clock on Friday afternoon on her return trip to Suva and Auckland. She is to leave Suva on Thursday and is due at Auckland next Monday MIDDLESEX AT PANAMA —Reported to have reached Panama last Thursday, the Federal Line steamer Middlesex is en route from New Zealand to London. She was dispatched from Wellington on April 11. KENT LEAVES PAN A M A— Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that .the Federal steamer Kent left Panama last Tuesday for New Zealand ports, en route from Liverpool. She is due at Auckland on May 22. MATAROA AND HERMINiUS. —En route from New Zealand to London, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamers Mataroa and Herminius are reported to have cleared Colon last Friday. The Mataroa was dispatched from Wellington on April 13 and the Herminius from Port Chalmers on April 9. CANADIAN CHALLENGER RETURNING.—The local office of the Canadian •National Steamships advises that the Canadian Challenger, now loading at Wellington, is to leave there for Auckland to-day. She should arrive here on Wednesday to complete loading, and sails on Thursday for New York, Boston and Montreal. LIVERPOOL TO NEW PLYMOUTH— The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Northumberland. which is to leave Liverpool on June S for New Zealand ports, will include New Plymouth among her ports of discharge. She will unload at Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and New Plymouth. CANADIAN TRANSPORTER COMING —The Canadian National steamer Canadian Transporter is reported to have sailed from Halifax for New Zealand last Friday. Her discharging ports are Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about June 10. HUNTINGDON TO LOAD —The Huntingdon arrived at Bluff at 9 a.m. on Friday from Dunedin, to put out the remainder of her London cargo and t to commence loading. The vessel will leave Bluff to-morrow evening for Lyttelton and Wellington. She is due at Wellington on May 12, and will leave on May 15 for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. The Huntingdon will sail from Auckland on May 24 for London, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool. CANADIAN BRITISHER ARRIVES— Yesterday morning the Canadian Britisher arrived in the stream at Auckland from Halifax with a cargo of steel from Louisberg and motor-cars, paper and general cargo from Halifax. She is unloading about 1,300 tons for Auckland at Prince’s Wharf, the remainder of the cargo being for Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. The vessel sailed from Louisberg on March IS, and Halifax on March 27. Colon was reached on April 6, and Balboa was cleared the following day. She was delayed at Louisberg for three days owing to heavy drift ice and thick weather being reported outside. After leaving Halifax stormy northerly weather was encountered for three days. Afterwards the weather improved and was exceptionally fine on the voyage from Balboa to Auckland. Captain B. W. Lyons is in command, and the following are the officers: Chief, Mr. E. J. Cawsey; second, Mr. C. Hunt; third, Mr. P. W. Spear; chief engineer, Mr. W. Geddie; second, Mr. F McElharon; third, Mr. C. Fenech; fourth, Mr. E. Duncan; wireless operator, Mr. J. R. Discoteau; chief steward, Mr. C. Todhunter. It is hoped to dispatch the Canadian Britisher to-morrow evening for Southera ports.

caii After undergoing j POOLTA . at Auckland the j overhaul and ‘l Earner Poolta railed I Union company s s - afternoon to \ for Grafton on f NeW Zea- ; load Australian hard*ooa u* land. NIAGARA FOR S'YDNI EY-Tl . e oc office of the i? 10 3V.V which is due at Auck?a«d b oir-M n VTi couver and 21 for Sydney, p.m on Tuesday, DAGHESTAN . A R R I VI N G. ■ — Ad\i c e from the Shell Company dates from Snker Dashestan. w.th moto^spn^from Singapore, is due at p ” v jil berth at Wednesday morning. discharging Western Wharf. J ft ‘‘ r 4 \vill proto continue unloading. PORT CAMPB ELL 1-o*o us loading at Opua “" d .?T 0 Company. Farmers’ < o-op. A T 'j ne - s steamer Fort 20 for London, aia Mon-tev i co. TAMAROA S ’f', lLl S 1 i. G .c7' Racdlfand ‘al- - afternoon n- Timaroa leaves Auckland 1 tor Wellington V pletes her discharge of Lon t ■Afterwards the vessel loads -iv -'-‘i*; Lyttelton, and Wellington clear Soutluimpton''and” .London, via Panama. ney, the Union *Yn° later £S?th n ft r the Central; Wharf to land her nadsencers, mails and • Kjf'sfiffiV. saw. ",s;. A !SK.. "v----of the Union Company states that ine trans-Pacifie cargo steamer \\ airuna • now expected to arrive m the stream au Auckland at 9 o’clock to-moiin* evening from Los Angeles. The vessel is i n » cargo for discharge at Auckland. Napier, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers. Bluft and New Plymouth. MATAKANA ARRIVING-Due in the ‘the °p'havy. berths n at S the S Queen’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her W est of England cargo under thfe agency of A. Paterson and Company. From this port the vessel proceeds to Wellington. Lyttelton and Port Chalmers to complete discharge. ROTORUA DUE FRlDAY —Advice has been received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company that the liner Rotorua leaves New Plymouth on Wednesday for Auckland, where she is due next Friday to continue her loading. She sails again next Sunday morning for Tokomaru Bay, thence Gisborne. • Lyttelton and Wellington to fill tip. The sel is scheruled to clear Wellington finally on May 25 for Southampton and London, via Panama. CAMBRIDGE'S PROGRAMME On completion of her discharge of Liverpool cargo at Port Chalmers, the Federal steamer Cambridge commences loading there and later fills up at Lyttelton. Wanganui roadstead, Wellington, Napier and Auckland. She is due here on May 24 and is scheduled to sail finally from this part on May 29 for New York. Boston, Halifax, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool. via Panama. The New Zealand Shipping Company will act as the local AORANGI FROM SYDNEY Five hours late, the Union Company’s R.M.M.S. Aorangi arrived in the stream at Auckland this morning from Sydney. Later she berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to land passengers and mails and to load cargo for Suva. Honolulu. Victoria and Vancouver. The liner left Syduey at 3 p.m. last Thursday and experienced moderate weather until Saturday afternoon, when she encountered a heavy easterly gale and high seas, which lasted until the Aorangi arrived here. The following passengers disembarked at this port:— First saloon —Mr. and Mrs. S. Adams, Mr. P. Angus, Mr. and Mrs. W. Ambury, Mr. and Mrs. E. Brown and infant, Mr. and Mrs. .1. Blackbourne, Miss E. Blackbourne, Major-General Crozier, Archbishop Cattaneo, Mrs. F. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. E. Coates, Mr. and Mrs. A. Callinan, Mr. and Mrs. O. Camphian and boy, Miss R. Castin, Mrs. W. Dive, Mr. and Mrs. W. Davey and two boys, Miss Davey, Mr. and Mrs. W. Eilbeck, Mrs. E. Fitzgerald, Ml. H. Fongers, Rev. Gilroy, Mr. and Mrs. H. Grattan, Mr. J. Gleeson, Miss E. Harris, Mrs. Harris, Mr. L. Harvey, Mr. P. Herman, Miss P. Hennessy, Mr. A. Hamerton. Mr. IT. Jenkins, Rev. J. Kemp, Mrs. C. Lawrence, Mr. B. Lucas, Mr. N. Lee, Mrs. W. Minnell, Mr. and Mrs. O. Milvern, Mr. and Mrs. K. Mace, Mr. H. McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. A. McKenzie, Misses K. and R. MacKinnon, Mr. T. Poole, Mrs. P. Pratt. Miss N. Robberds, Mr. J. Spicer, Mr. F. Spence, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. N. Spencer. Miss H. Spencer, Miss M. Seamonds, Mrs. Willis, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wiles, Mrs. S. Costin and two children.

Second saloon—Miss A. Aspden, Miss P. Birrell, Mrs. F. Backhouse, Miss J. Bayley, Mr. and Mrs. W. Blakelv, Mr. and Mrs. J. Bell, Misses K. and J. Bell, Miss B. Carr, Miss D. Conway, Mr. and Mrs. H. Demize, Miss C. Doherty, Mr. A. Faulds, Mr. B. Goode, Miss M. Grace, Mr. U- Horton, Mr. R. Kinnimont, Mr. C. Kent, Miss R. Longdill, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mathias, Miss N. Mackv, Mrs W Marr, Misses N. T. A. and .T. Marr, Miss H. 2£cKay, Mrs. M. Poach, Miss E. Poach, P* Patch et, Mrs. A. Rear, Mr. J. Tolrnie, Mrs. E. Thompson, Miss N Tavloi\ Mr. and Mrs. J. Trubuhovick and bov. and Mrs. E. Wilcoxcombe, Mr. L Watson, Mr. M Wallis, and 27 third class. There are 3bo through passengers on board the Aorangi. Au,J S sc . hpdn,pd to leave vuLKiana at It a.in. to-morrow in ronaV°n. of her voyage to Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver.

J? AS . SEN GERS FOR SYDNEY.—The Svd n nel nK b P^? Ben S er ? left Wellington for Tfi- ney the Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa at mid-day on Friday: a '^'\L nn —Air. w. IM. Anderson Mr. W. a. Allison, Miss S. C. Allison, Mrs. S. C. Allison, Mr. R. T,. Archibald, Mr. R. .T Mrs. O. A. Bailey, Masters K. I). ?. nd . H’ 4’ Bal ’ey. Mrs. A. M. Bennett, 5. J Bennetts. Mrs. M. O. Berland, Ml. I. E. Bennett, Mrs. C. Barnao, Mr! v rn » 0 ’ Miss M. Barnao, Masters G. ?> nd ._> V ' Barnao, Mrs. M. G. Barnao, Mr. v. Barnao, Master G. Barnao Miss E. M. Brown, Mr A. F. Brooks, Mr. W. D. Bacon, Mr. W. Bishop, Mrs. A. R. Bannister. Mr. L. Bruce Smith, Mr. W W Carver, Mrs. M. Chapman, Mr. H. Chapman, Mrs. A. C. Cunningham, Mr. ,T. R. Cunningham, Miss A. Cunningham, Mas- ?- n< 3 J- B- Cunningham, Miss R. C. Cunningham, Mr. E. W. Coleridge, ?J rS ’rr. A ’rT, 9 oleridge ’ M »ss M. C. and a? ™ Coteridge Miss A. M. Corry, Mr* E a P? rry ’ faster J. D. Corry, M. A. Corry. Mr. J. I. Corry, Miss A Condon, Mr. M. Coyne, Miss E. Corry* Mr. J IL Charters, Miss E. A. Casey, rs - F - Dawson Miss G. ,T. Elson Mr. W. E. Elson, Mrs. E. A. Elson Mr C Edwards, Mrs! T. M. Edwards Mr. W. H. French, Mrs. F - I- French Miss E. O. Fernie, Miss 2* r f ll^ cer - ?I rs -^ A - E. Fairbairn. Mr. rprvin FC M’ r * J 1 * P- Fountain, 3Trs. Garvin. Mr. J. Garvin, Mrs. A. Greenfield, Mr. Gibson Fattlnsnn, Mr B V Ginger, Miss E. E. Holden, Miss' !>' Houghton, Mrs. E. M. Hurst, Mr W T Heslehurst, Mr. R. Jones, Mrs' S' v' Jones, JTr. R. Kelly, Mrs. E A Kollv Mr. B 11. Lc Souef Mrs. E. X. Laving: A?”’ Tja vington, Miss F. Ea Monte Bodley, Mr. J. K. Lvnth, ATr TO Bee, Mrs. M. Lee, Mr. S. W Mosrrin’ Mi™ F. McDonald! 2; Manning, Mrs. H. S. Manning HEI M MelntTOh, Mrs. S. Mclntosh, H ts. MMaloney, Mr. J. Maloney, Mr. X. H. Mather, Miss F. L. Melton, Mrs E M. Melson Mr. C. E. Masse v. Mrs'. ,T L'-LLTl'’ c - McDowall. Mrs. A. R. Riddick, Mrs. E. A. Fhattell, Mr T Speed, Mr. C. Street, Mrs. J T Scott Smith, Miss IX A. Tiller, Mrs. J.'m Tiller, Airs. W Tonge, Miss S. Tonga Miss R. Tonge, Miss P. H. Thorne, AHs A P. Tiiorne, Mr. T. L. Thorne, Master w' A. Thorne. Mr. J. W. Telford, Mr. b' I rate Mr. A. W. Valise, Mr, ,T. w Walker, Mr. J, W. Warwick, Airs’, K Marwick, Air. J. H. Worbovs. Airs. C Morboys, Air. C. Shelpton. Miss V At' Watson Air. W. C. H. Watt, Air. a' Ward, Mrs. ,T. B. ’Ward, Airs. J. Zissman, Aliss M. C. Bakewell, Airs E M 4 raS * er 4' J ’ Gibson, Mr. E>. H Hurst, Alaster ID. T. Hurst, Mrs I j Lewis, Mrs. E. Beane, Air. O Beane' Mr SS W' g lC rv irla T’ M , r ;, c ’ Macphaii; HE’ 5.- Crampton, Miss R. AI. Currie .5’ Curr ie. Mr. R. Watson, Mas: !5 r ,3': AA alßon Hiss B. A. Lane, Air. L McMahon, Mr. P. B. AlcAlahon, Mrs. s! Alunnings. Air. F. A. Alarris, Air. P i f Norton, Mr. J. F. Newman, Mrs E a* Newman, Airs. C. AI. O’Shea. Air. s J Rowan Miss E. Rowan, Miss M. Reid' and 100 third class. The vessel Is due at Sydney to-mor-row. she is scheduled to sail next Friday morning and to reach Auckland the following Tuesday morning.