The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 829, 25 November 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

t PERSONAL.—Captain A. H. Davey has i; i been appointed to command the Wai- £ hemo, temporarily l'elieving Captain A. '• Ft. Stewart, who is proceeding to WellI ington for instructions. I Captain C. Sharpe has resumed com- | maud of the Kaimai, relieving Captain C. J. McClellan for holidays. 1 Mr. J. S. Beaton is now chief officer of ' the Kaimai. Mr. G. J. Goodwin has joined the Poolta as third officer, relieving Mr. D. It, . McPhail for- holidays. o Mr. A. If. McConville has joined the Waihemo as second engineer, relieving Mr. X. C. Byrne for holiday leave. Mr. T. Peliett has joined the Hauraki as fourth engineei', relieving Mr. Vartha ■' for holidays. ■ KAiRANGA SAILS TOMORROW.— i The Union Company’s collier Kairanga is to be dispatched from Auckland tomorrow for Gladstone, Queensland, to load J another cargo of coal for Xew Zealand. PIAKO FOR HOME.—Hfforts are being made by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company to dispatch tiie steamer Piako at noon tomorrow for Halifax and London, via Panama. ISLAND FRUIT STEAMER WAI- - PAHI.—Due at Auckland on Thursday ; from Southern ports, the Union Come pany s Island fruit steamer Waipahi is to sail again the following day for Suva to load for this port. I KAIKORAI DEPARTS. After being delayed for over 20 hours owing to crew ' trouble, the Union Company’s collier Kaikorai was dispatched from Auckr ; land shortly after 1 p.m, yesterday for , j Port Kenibla. ROTORUA HOME.—According to advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Companv, the 3 liner Rotorua, which loaded in New Zea--1 land, and saile ; d from Wellington on 3 October 19, arrived at Southampton on r November 22. CARGO FROM HALIFAX.—The Canadian National Steamships advises that the Canadian Challenger has been fixed to leave Halifax on December 24 with - car S° to discharge at Auckland, , Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru. Dunedin I and Bluff. t GOLDEN COAST RADlOS.—Henderson and Macfarlane have been advised * *>y radio that the O. and O. Line's steamer Golden Coast is expected to arrive at Auckland early on Wednesday = morning from Los Angeles. The vessel bas cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Nelson and Dunedin. RANGITIKI SAILS TOMORROW. At , noon tomorrow the New Zealand Shipi j ping Company s motor-ship Rangitiki is to leave Auckland for Napier, thence i Wellington, to fill up for Home. She is , to leave W ellington finally or- December Pana'i Soutliam pton and London, via 1 GRETASTON REPORTS. According to a radio message received by Henderson . and Macfarlane, the steamer Gretaston s is expected to arrive in the stream nt 3 Auckland at 7.30 o’clock this evening , from Ocean Island. The vessel, which is bringing a. full cargo of phosphates for . discharge at this port, will berth t<_>r morrow morning at the King's Wharf. TARANAKI TO LOAD. The Shaw Savill and Albion Company advises that the Taranaki left Melbourne on Sunday - morning for Wellington, where she 1 is due next Thursday morning to commence loading for London. The vessel i will leave there on December 0 to load also at New Plymouth and Lyttelton, and t 5 7 <^ Ue fi I ?, ack at Wemngrton on December - tip. the Taranaki will sail finally from Wellington on December 21 . for London, via Panama. ! f J OFUA ARRIVES 8 P.M.—According ntm a niessage received by the local office of the l nion Company, the Island ! Passenger steamer Tofua is expected to r “J 1 -I'® 1 '® I . u , tl je stream at Auckland at ’ eight o clock this evening from Suva , She will berth about 9 p n™ at the : At 11 a.m P nest sit? 1 un J aJ L. she leaves again for Fiji, Ton~a I wm leiveCnv °" " ext sht ill," 17 oa Wednesday. Decem- ’ ! 19 for Th l ur - Sday - December 101 Auckland, and is hue here on [ the morning of December 23. i vr. M .^ R e AMA ; S i , PASSENGERS. The ! uhlcll lelt Wellington on Fridav - for Sidney took the following passengers:—Saloon: Mr. and MrX Pass- , | Altus. Miss J. G. Ballantyne, Mr. G V ! man father w K ' L. Meet ■ : man ± at her W. L. Byrne, Mrs. M S i Barclay, Mr. and Mrs. A w ri,,,',..,.' : Itr A, E. Bull, .Mrs. V. M B rs J' U " ' i , Beveridge, lira. J. s. Bristol Mr ! Blythe, .Mr. it. Clubb. Mr. V ’ B r,? - pen ter, Miss G. W. Collins, Miss' F ' r M Cromarty, Mr and Mrs. D. C. Cox, Master - O. J. Donne, Mr. and Mrs J a ; Mr. D. Damon. Mrs B Divlm \r nn /’ ; .-M. H. Davies, Master E. h' Da s £• Blllott . Miss M. "Eddings ji’ r A \ D. Freeman, Mr. S. A. Freich ATi««= V- V ; I r «°! i ; fgITIMS Mrs H J Uin T g -7r™ l . t i li^ I d; I £ ttote s > M rs a.M. Johnson, -Mr. 11. G. Jaques If, I S' Kaile el vri i- an r? -V rs^ A - Klisby Mr t « a • E - <-*• London, Mr P v i ! Laffer, Mr. F. J. Lawson at A rni ' w \ i ISS ‘' l - Miller, lurs. w . A. P. Mackay, Mr. G. H ATo 'I a„d HM?rr^S- ■ ! Matthews, Mr. and Mrs G H* tstL. ' . ! Air Vir-ni , m,. aV x- man, 'MhAr v v M * Mr. Nelson, | " aISS B. Norman, Mr. Neilbv Mr on a 1 i IrS ;„ T - O'.Dotva and infant.’ Miss' c Peattie, Miss A Gres-nrv r>ri t iSpeHirnkn, Mrs. C. and Mrs. Sparks. Mr. C\ Schlercher at, Simm, Mr. I'. E. Taffer, Mrs B i \v' },?» Ascii. Mr. J. M. Millings Mr F p D a T- e w u lr - Cr 1 ' 1 - talker. Mr. and Mrs" IJ. L. \n alker. Air. and ATr« tt \ c-v. r o l lrS iaS r erir£H rote. .Mr. and Mrs. s. F. storey. Mr H I | A. baj er, Mr. K. Tomlinson M >- w ! Ullrich. Miss I. 1. Walls and !•> s'tee.n'V 1 The Marama is due at Sydney tomfr" ; r.AV and leaves again on Friday on he- I ( return trip to Wellington. j

MAILS HOME.—The chief postmaster has been advised that mails, which hit ! Auckland on October 22 per B.M.S. ! Niagara, via Vancouver, arrived in London on November 23. ULIMAROA FROM SYDNEY. —Due at; Auckland tomorrow morning from Syil- j ney, the Huddart-Parker’s intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa will l>.rth at the Queen’s Wharf to land her pass- j engers, mails and cargo. She leaves here at 11 a.m. next Friday on her return ! trip to Sydney.

AKERA FROM BALIKPAPAN.—TIie Norwegian tanker Akera is reported to have left Balikpapan Java, last Thursday with bulk oil for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is a vessel of 5,277 tons and was built at Glasgow in 1918. She was formerly named War Singer. The Shell Company will be the local agents for this tanker. BOSWORTH IN PORT.—This morning the steamer Boswortli arrived at Auckland from Galveston, Texas, and berthed at the Queen’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo of sulphur under th«agency of A. G. Frankham, Ltd. Fair weather generally was experienced for the trip.

Captain J. Stewart is still in command of the Bosworth. and he h**«i ing officers with him:—Chief, Mr. W. Anders; 2nd. Mr. K. z. Wuna..u. Nlr. F. W. Randerson: chief engine* l* Mr R. WE Sharpe; 2nd, Mr. R. M. Mcf I ady r er, -i.* or i d ; Mr * _ A - H. Johnson: 4tli, Mi. J. Wight man; sth, Mr. W. A. Davidson: wireless operator, Mr. W. J Ferguson.

It is hoped to dispatch the Bosworth ! I n^ on r "morrow for Geelong. Adelaide; | t* remantle to complete her discharge. : C.P.R. PACIFIC SERVICE.—A notable j to the Pacific fleet of CanadianPacific Steamships, Ltd., has recently i been made by the deliverv of the Km- ! press of Canada, which has been rei b -V her builders, the Fairfield i Shipping and Engineering Companv, Ltd I Glasgow. The ship was built j in 3.LL, and had a designed speed of i‘< ! ku™' spce ' 3 " as aot sufficient tn I allow her to compete in service uin, nnu ”s"’ the Empress of Britain] and the Empress of Japan, which •,: hems built on the Clvde, and itwT therefore decided to instal new singlereduction geared turbines of the I "arson- ■ t y u > using superheated steam and eanablo of developing to por o m S I cViam/ITT "' as D ssil i- : machinery. The new turbines have a designed horse-nower ■ j "h d p r maxim of, c ° aditi , on: 5 and 29,000 ' Dieted her trials on “the’ayT"'-'nd'' an i PV? 1 agP i s P e ‘‘‘l Of 22.5 knots was attained ! J- oimerly when on the Pacific ouraw ed n a H U ? ined under the most fav-! * ‘ ondituins was 20.6 at *» : tons of fuel on. y consum Dtio„ of 17J. vanee S ®,^?,f RS . 8V RUA HINE.-An ad . third class Follow 9 n ’ - and 50 in thrbookings*— Fo ‘ Io "-' n s is the list of! CampheHTmrLc ”^ F *Ed rn und^*' hT'- ' T Mrv I. Harwood. Vlr.’ and’ M r ‘s saloon: Re 7? U 5r art p Af child. Second 1 iT;:- a^d T t^ on i *?>- -dVHs.A.Tm!;: ■ - I, VC Barker. Mr. and Mrs. A Kirk M- - 1 V 1 ' """ ' 1, .* Ji'as Ihird' .jasA ‘ d ’ Miss M - I <:JrID:. Xapi s ! eA^T l /; a,POn ; r Mri =* M M- ' W. Ford: one third , la J 's Mr " and «™- For Wellington.—First saloon* v ,-- , 51- »• r L rii; j, NT. Monckton, ATr », r i T .’ K. Caldwell, Mrs- I, v ,* rIA.„ ~' * Oreenwcwd, ' gr,M t £ ££*£*& . r'. L cu‘ S . t,m P*“ on; 14 steerage ' 1 1 : ' a^rM ?s A’ , S “ COI ‘ d ' i F F * : I* or Dunedin.— silooii- den - Mr. arul T j!: ! c-hetr. Mrs. L”lefi ake &d l^lo;' 5 , : .^.' : S ,1. c. Lp ,r elbourne.— Second salona'; ShSSSr. - ' - j ' .

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following xressel.s are expected b be within range nf the undermentioc-d xvnel.->s st;it i, >nv t < »iiiirht : Auckland.—Min. Gold.u W,st. Kaikora l limaroa. Age. Maui Pomare. OeWtr i oast, Maunganui. Great Aston, Paveen. Kradiu-ou. City of Delhi, Tofo. : i utam kai. Tr. gonn. l, Rangitiki. Chatham Islands.—Ruahine, CornwsL Fort Cninpbfil, l»ort Darwin. Wellington.—Maori, Waliine. Again, At burn, Tiinialiin. . .Marama. Niacar. 3 Aorangi, Tanmaki, Oil Trader, Xon Ja.ifiv. Carisso, Corinthlc, IL1L? Dunedin. Awarua.— Manuka_ Paua, Sir J. C. Rof.-, t . A. Larsen, Kosnios, Southern Prireess, Keelung. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS SATURDAY AEAPAIYA <ll p.m.), 11J1 tons, Pul, from Wanganui. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY IfAI TL lII* <5 a.m.). 270 tons, JacksorFowler, from Hokianga. -N’GAPUHI <7.30 a.m.), 703 tons, Bart, from New Plymouth. HOKIANGA (noon), 271 tons. Kenned:, from Hokianga. ARAPAYYA is to leave Onehunga a: o p.m. tomorrow for Wanganui. ALEXANDER is die at Onehunga th-i: C rid ay to load for Nelson and Wer. Coast ports. HAUTI’RC, sailing at 4 p.m. today V Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads.returns to unehungu on Thursday next HOKIANGA leaves Onehunga noon Wednesday for Hokianga? NcAl’l in is now t<* leave Onehunga f 4.30 p.m. today for New Plymouth.