The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 972, 15 May 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain P. F. S. Brown, recently of the Marama, is now on holiday leave at Sydney.

Mr. H. S. Collier has relieved Mr. J. D. Lundie, chief officer of the Tofua, for holidays.

Mr. S. C. Angus has joined the Katoa as chief officer, relieving Mr. C. H. M. Long, who is awaiting instructions. Mr. F. J. Callan has relieved Mr. W. Johnson, chief officer of the Tamahine, for holidays. Mr. FT. Evington has been appointed chief officer of the Kaponga. Mr. J. B. Gibson has been reappointed second officer of the Tofua, relieving Mr. L. Sinclair for further orders. SLOOPS TO DOCK MONDAY.—The two war sloops, H.M.S. Veronica and H.M.S. Laburnum, at present alongside Sheerlegs Wharf, are to be docked at 10.30 a.m. on Monday for cleaning and painting. ULIMAROA SAILS TOMORROW.—The Huddart-Parker Company's intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa is to sail at 11 a.m. tomorrow for Sydney, taking passengers, mails and cargo. She is due at Sydney on Tuesday morning. THE TOFUA. —The Union Company's Island steamer Tofua was removed to Queen’s Wharf last evening to load for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. She is to sail at 11 o’clock on Saturday morning. KALINGO LEAVES NEWCASTLE.— Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Kalingo, from Ccff’s Harbour, left Newcastle at 12.30 a.m. on Tuesday for Wellington, Timaru, Wanganui and Greyraouth. She is due at Wellington on Sunday. HERTFORD SAI LED.—Having completed loading refrigerated and general cargo at Central Wharf, the Federal steamer Hertford was dispatched early this morning for London. Hamburg. Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow. She proceeds via the Panama Canal. PORT SYDNEY DELAYED.—The C. and D. Line advises that the Port Sydney is now due at Wellington tomorrow from Wanganui to fill up. The vessel is nowexpected to clear that port finally on Monday for Southampton and London, via Montevideo. PORT HUON DUE TOMORROW.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor ship Port Huon is due in the stream from Liverpool at 6 o’clock tomorrowevening, according to her w-ireless advice. The vessel has passengers for New' Zealand and general cargo from West Coast United Kingdom ports for unloading at Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. She has been allotted a berth at Central Wharf, where she will berth, about an hour after her arrival. Her local agent is the Farmers‘ Cooperative Auctioneering Company.

WHALER HAVING OVERHAUL. —The whaler Hananui 11. is to be at Western Wharf for two or three weeks undergoing: hex- annual overhaul and survey. RANGITI Kl AT PANAMA.—The New Zealand Shipping Company has received cabled advice that its motor-liner Rangitiki, en route from Wellington to Southampton and London, arrived at Panama yesterday morning. POOLTA LEFT NEWCASTLE.— Cabled news received by the Union Company states that its intercolonial cargo steamer Poolta cleared Newcastle at 10.45 p.m. on Tuesday for Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Bluff and Greymouth. She should arrive at this port on Monday. NARBADA SAILS 10 P.M.—The Union Company's chartered Indian trader Narbada, at present at Queen’s Wharf, putting out the local portion of her Eastern cargo from Calcutta and way ports, is to be dispatched at 10 o’clock tonight for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete unloading. KIWITEA FROM AUSTRALIA. —The Union Company advises that its intercolonial cargo steamer Kiwitea, from Adelaide and Melbourne,, is expected to clear Hobart today for Dunedin direct. From that port she proceeds to Tiraaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Auckland and New Plymouth to complete discharge of her cargo. HORORATA RADIOS.—A radio com- ' munication received from the New Zea- - land Shipping Company’s liner Hororata, ; en route from London to New Zealand, states that seh expects to arrive at Lyttelton from at daybreak on Tuesday next. She will later proceed to Port Chalmers, Bluff and New Plymouth to complete discharge of her cargo of general merchandise. SHIPPING ATHLETES’ ANNUAL WALK.—The London Shipping Athletic Association held their annual seven miles road walking championship recently at Tolworth, Surbiton, says “Fairplay.” Mr. G. A. Clark, of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, was the winner in 67 minutes, 17 seconds. In the placing of the teams, the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, “A” team, was first with 19 points, the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, “B” team, was second with 50 points, and the Nelson Line third with 52 points. HELM ORDERS CONTROVERSY.—At the annual meeting of the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, Captain C. W. Thompson, who presided, in referring to the question of helm orders, said that their position—and the Mercantile Marine Service Association took a precisely similar standpoint—was that to change a system of centuries which depended upon a man’s mind being made up instanter was to introduce a grave danger, and one which would seriously imperil lives and property. He admitted that there were members of the profession who favoured the change, but unquestionably there was an overwhelming majority against a change. He considered that, if anything was proposed or suggested which they felt was likely to be dangerous, it was their clear duty 1 to say so in the most emphatic manner i they could.