The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 982, 27 May 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain .T. M. Cameron retains command of the Shaw. Savill steamer Mahana, which reached Dunedin on Tuesday last from London, and his officers are:—Messrs. R. E. Thompson, chief; H. C. Smith, second; A. E. D’Arcy-Masters, third; M. Stuart, fourth; F. Routledge, chief steward; J. McKersie chief engineer; F. Gibbons, second; G.’ Brown, third; G. Burnham, fourth; Ay. Scott, fifth; R. Todd, sixth; S. Penluick. seventh; D. McDougall. chief refrigerator; H. Roberts, second refrigerator; D. J. Bead, wireless. Captain C. Matthews retains command cf the New Zealand Shipping Companv'.s Hororata, which arrived at Lyttelton on May 19 from London, and his officers are: Chief, Air. F. Jether; second, Air. E Quirk: third. Air. 11. Vernon; fourth Air. C Edgeworth; wireless, Air. R. Glover; chief engineer, Air. W. AlcEwen: second. Air. F. Fell; third. Air. AT. Johnson; fourth, Air. G. Cruickshank: fifth. Air. L. Wilson; sixth. Air. W. Banks; seventh. Mr. T. Innes; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. L. Lloyd; second, Air. H. Fraser; electrician, Mr. R. Beck. Mr. D. Dunn,

guarantee engineer foi' the pulverising Plant, and AD. J. Scoble, assistant, also made the trip.. . , j Air A. E. Rawlins has been appointed ! chief officer of the Kiwitea. Air. D. Luckett is joining the Maori as second officer, relieving Air. R. E. Suckling for holidays. Mr. G. H. Kime has rejoined the Niagara as second officer, in place of Mr. R. N. Turner, who awaits instructions at Sydney. . A , Mr. D. A. Menlove has been appointed senior third officer of the Niagara, relieving Air. J. Billingham, who will take bis holidays at Sydney. Mr. J. C. R. Sadler is now third officer of the Narbada, having relieved Mr. W. AV. Molyneux for further orders. Air. G. Gunn has relieved Air. P. AfcCallum as first mate 6f the Pakura. Air. J. J. Kettle has rejoined the AA’aipiata as chief engineer, after holiday leave. Air. T. Melville has joined the vvaikawa as chief engineer, relieving Air. H. AlcDougall fot' holiday leave. • Air. ,T. D. Hamilton has been appointed | third engineer on the Marama in place I of Air. E. M. Church, who has transferred j to the AVainui temporarily. •! Air. J. S. Hardy lias been appointed j fourth engineer on the Katoa, in place of > Air. Ross, who has resigned. THE M I RRABOOKA. —Spedding. Limited, has received advice that the Swedish motor-ship Alirrabooka is scheduled to load at Los Angeles in July for Bluff and. Australian ports. THE KIWITEA.—En route from Alelbourne and Hobart, the Kiwitea reached Picton from AVellington at 6.30 a.m. this Oav, She leaves there at 6 o’clock this evening for Auckland and New Plymouth to complete discharge of her Australian cargo. CANADIAN CONQUEROR FOR LOADj ING.—The Canadian National steamer Canadian Conqueror left Dunedin last night for AVellington and Auckland to complete loading for New York, Boston and Montreal. She leaves AVellington on Thursday and is due here on Saturday, sailing finally on Monday, June 2, via Panama. ARGYLLSHIRE LEAVES LIVERPOOL. —With a general merchandise cargo from AA'est Coast ports of Great Britain the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Argyllshire was dispatched from Liverpool on Saturday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and New' Plymouth. She is due at Auckland on July 1. PORT ADELAIDE SAILS TOMORROW. —Heather, Roberton, Ltd., advises that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line vessel Port Adelaide, now' at Queen’s AVliarf loading for London, is to be dispatched at noon tomorrow for Gisborne, Waikokopu, Napier and AVellington to complete. She is scheduled to sail finally from AVellington on June 14 for London, via Monte Video. THE GOLDEN CROSS. —Now' at Gisborne loading, the O. and O. steamer Golden Cross is expected to leave there tonight for Auckland. She should arrive here early on Thursday morning, and will berth at King’s AVharf to complete her cargo for America. She later sails for Apia to load copra, and Honolulu to load sugar, and from there proceeds to San Francisco. TURAKINA REPORTED. —The New Zealand Shipping Company has received a wireless message from the Turakina, en route from Glasgow in ballast, reporting that she expects to arrive at Oamaru on Friday. The vessel will commence loading for London, and will subsequently complete at Bluff, Timaru, AVanganui and AVellington. She is scheduled to sail finally from AVellington on June IS for London, via the Panama CsSial. \ TAINUI REPORTS.—A radio message received by A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., from the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Tainui, en route from London and Southampton to Auckland, states that she expects to make this port early on Monday morning next. The message also states that she has 300 passengers on board and that all is well. The vessel also brings mails and a cargo' of general merchandise for unloading at Auckland and Wellington. GOLDEN CLOUD DELAYED.—A further radio message received by Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., from the O. and O. steamer Golden Cloud states that j she is encountering heavy westerly • weather and does not now expect to ar- ; rive in the stream from Los Angeles until r> p.m. tomorrow. The vessel has been allotted, a berth at Central Wharf, where she will put out the local portion of Iter cargo of timber, case oil and general merchandise from the Pacific Slope.

PORT FREMANTLE LEAVES LON- l DON.—Cabled news lias been received by the C. and D. Line that its motor-ship Port Fremantle left London on Friday with cargo for discharge at Auckland. Port Chalmers, and Bluff. She is due at Auckland on June 27. RUAHINE SAILS 3 P.M.—The New i Zealand. Shipping Company’s liner Kua- 1 hine. at present at Central AVharf completing her cargo for London, is an- ; nounced to sail at 3 o’clock this after- i noon for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal. She takes also pas- j sengers and mails. DOCKING OPERATIONS. —The warsloops H.M.S. A'eronica and H.M.S. : Laburnum are to undock at 10 a.m. to- ! morrow, and the Norwegian tramp j steamer June docks two hours later for cleaning and painting. ULIMAROA AT WELLINGTON. —The Huddart - Parker steamer Ulimaroa reached AVellington this morning from Sydney. She is scheduled to sail on her return trip to that port at noon on Friday. The Ulimaroa provides the only connection between New Zealand and Sydney this week. WAIMARINO LEAVES DURBAN.— The Union Company has received cabled advice that the new cargo steamer AA'aimarino, en route from England, left Durban on Friday with South African cargo for discharge at Dunedin, Lyttelton and Auckland. She is due at Dunedin about the middle of June. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned j wireless stations tonight:— Auckland. —Tofua, A'entura, Fresno City, Canadian \ r ictor, Quercus, Irvington ■ Court, Surrey, Kent, Tainui, Ruahine. j Chatham Islands.—Tasmania, Fort Sydney. Wellington.—Maori. Wahine, Tamahine, ! Arahura, Rangitiki, British Star, Tai- j roa, Turakina. Orkanger, Kiwitea, Golden Cross, AVaipahi, Horda. Taranaki, Poolta, Canadian Conqueror, Maui Pomare, Kalingo, Kaponga. Awarua.—Makura, Tahiti, Coptic, AA'aikawa, Kaituna. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY THOMAS CURRELL (5 p.m.), trawler, from Coast./ ARRIVALS TODAY ROXAKI (7 a.m.). 329 tons, Robertson, from Raglan and Kawhia. ALEXANDER is expected on Thursday morning to load for Nelson and Motueka. She sails on Friday. AR APAAA'A was delayed by* fog at Hokianga, and is now expected at Onehunga tomorrow morning. She sails the same afternoon for AVanganui. HAUTURU was to arrive at Onehunga j early this afternoon. She sails on the j return trip to New Plymouth at 2 p.m. 1 tomorrow. • HOKIANGA is due at Onehunga to- • morrow, and returns to Hokianga at 3 ; p.m. on Thursday. RONAKI leaves for Hokianga at 3 p.m. lon Thursday. She is due back at 6 a.m