The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 986, 31 May 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

I I THE KAI RAN G A.—Advice received from the Union Steam Ship Companystates that the Kairanga is to leave Wellington today for Port Kembla. ZEALANDIC’S FAST RUN. —The Zealandic (Shaw, Savill Company), which sailed from Port Chalmers on April 2o for London, arrived there on Wednesday, her passage having taken 33 days. The average speed was about 15 knots. THE JUNE.—After having her hull cleaned and painted the Norwegian steamer June came out of dock yesterday morning and sailed for Westport to bunker before she returns to Nauru Island to load another phosphate cargo. RUAPEHU CLEARED COLON. —Cabled advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the liner Ruapehu sailed from Colon last Tuesday, in continuation of her voyage from Wellington to Southampton and London. THE GOLDEN CROSS. —After loading general cargo and scrap-iron at King’s Wharf the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s steamer Golden Cross sailed for San Francisco, via Levuka and Honolulu, last night. WAIKOUAITI FOR NEW ZEALAND. —The Waikouaiti (Union Company), en route to New Zealand from Port Kembla, Port Stephens and Newcastle, left Sydney yesterday for Fluff, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. RANGITIKFS FAST PASSAGE. —The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor | liner Rangitiki, which left Wellington on April 26 for Southampton, via Panama, arrived at her destination on Wednesday (a day ahead of schedule), after a fast passage of 32 days. MATROA DISPATCHED.— The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Mataroa was dispatched from Wellington early this morning with passengers, mails and cargo for Southampton and London via the Panama Canal. A passenger list appeared in Sun. THE DAG FRED. —An expected arrival early next week is the Norwegian motorship Dagfred. The vessel has cargo from Pacific Coast ports for discharge at Auckland, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. She has been allotted a berth at King’s Wharf. Dalgety and Company, Limited, is the local agent. PASSENGERS ON ORVIETO. —The following passengers for New Zealand are travelling by the Orient liner Orvieto, which is due at Sydney from London next Thursday:—Mr. L. F. Bauch op, Mrs. Benzie, Miss A. R. E. Benzie, Mr. J. C. Sidebottom, Mr. J. R. Sidebottom, Misses B. C., R. M. and S. E. Sidebottom. ILVINGTON COURT TOMORROW.—A further wireless message received by Spedding, Ltd., from the Court Line steamer Uvington Court states that she expects to arrive in the stream here from Havana, Cuba, at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon. The vessel has a full cargo of raw sugar for discharge at this port. She will unload at Chelsea Wharf. THE GOLDEN CLOUD.—The O. and O. steamer Golden Cloud, which has been unloading the local portion of her general cargo from the Pacific Slope at Central Wharf, was scheduled to sail at 1 o’clock this afternoon for Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth to complete discharge. Her local agent is Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd. NORFOLK LOADING. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Federal steamer Norfolk has sent radio information that she intended to anchor at Russell from New Plymouth at 2 p.m. today, and intends berthing at Opua at 10.30 o’clock tomorrow morning. The vessel is to continue her loading for London and West Coast United Kingdom ports there, and is to come on to Auckland for further loading. She is expected to arrive here p.m. on Tuesday and is to berth at Central Whatf. TAINUI DUE MONDAY.—The" Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Tainui is due in port late on Monday night from London and Southampton. The vessel has passengers and mails for New Zealand and general cargo for unloading at Auckland and Wellington. On Tuesday morning she is to berth at Prince's Wharf to land her passengers and mails and discharge the local consignment of her cargo to the agency of A. S. Paterson and Company, Ltd. TANKER BEDEDICK.—Wireless advice from the oil tanker Benedick states that she will arrive from Los Angeles at 7.30 a.m. on Monday. The vessel is under charter to the Atlantic Union Oil Company and she has a full cargo of bulk petrol for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. Cargo for Auckland wil be unloaded at Western Wharf. The Benedick is a 6,955-ton vessel and was built at Glasgow in 1928. She is owned by the Bear Creek Oil and Shipping Company, Limited, Liverpool. NEW CANADIAN LINER.—With the new Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain approaching completion on the Clyde, details regarding the many innovations in the construction of this 40,000ton ship are being released. One of the features which is likely to cause interest is the swimming bath, which will be on a scale not previously attempted on an 'Atlantic linei*. Decorated in modern style, but in a quiet manner, with glass mosaic columns supporting a roof of glass, the pool will be 40ft. long and ISft. wide, and will have Turkish baths, an electric bath, a violet ray treatment room, and a gymnasium for adults and children, all leading from the main bath. And for those who prefer to watch rather than to participate in the fun, there is to be a spectators’ gallery, served by elevators. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICES CURTAILED.—Owing to the Marama entering the Wellington-Lyttelton ferry service to enable the Maori and Wahine to undergo their annual overhaul and survey, the intercolonial passenger service will be slightly curtailed during the next few weeks. The Marama is due at Wellington on Monday morning from Sydney and will leave again the following day for Lyttelton, where she will take the Maori’s running, leaving there on Wednesday night for Wellington. The Tahiti, which is due at Wellington on Monday morning from San Francisco, via Papeete and Rarotonga, will not leave until 4 p.m. on Wednesday for Sydney, and will be the only passenger steamer from Wellington next week. The following week the Ulimaroa will be the only vessel arriving, and is due at Auckland on June 10, which is ti normal service. The Tahiti is due back at Wellington from Sydney on June 16, and will be the only passenger steamer arriving at Wellington that week, though the Maunganui will maintain her usual time-table, and is due at Auckland on i June 17. The Marama will resume her running in the intercolonial service on l June 20, leaving Wellington on that day ■ j for Sydney, and thereafter will maintain ! the normal service.

In the Melbourne service, the Maheno, which is at present undergoing her overhaul at Dunedin, will resume her running on June 14, leaving Dunedin on that day and Bluff on June 16 for Melbourne.

THE ULIMAROA. The HuddartParker passenger steamer L limaroa left Wellington at noon yesterday for Sydney with passengers, mails, and cargo. She is due at Sydney on Tuesday morning. ZEALANDIC REACHES LONDON. — The Shaw, Savill and Albion motor-ship Zealandic. which cleared Dunedin on April 25 for London and Hull, via Panama, is reported to have reached London on Wednesday.

NO WORD OF QUERCUS.—The steamer Quercus, en route to this port from New York with general cargo, was originally due on Wednesday last, but she had not reported by wireless this morning.

OTAKI AT LIVERPOOL. —Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Otaki arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday. She left Bluff on April 7 for Montevideo. Rio de Janeiro, Manchester and Glasgow.

PORT VICTOR AT LONDON. —Cabled news has been received by the C. and D. Line that the Port Victor arrived at London on Monday afternoon. She left \\ eliington on April 15 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via the Panama Canal.

THE TOFU A.—The Union Company’s Island steamer Tofua reached Apia from Tonga at six o’clock on Thursday morn - ing and was to sail for Suva and Auckland at four o’clock yesterday afternoon. The vessel is due at Suva on Tuesday and at Auckland the following Monday.

KIWITEA SAILS 6 P.M.—Now at Queen’s Wharf putting out the local portion of her cargo from Australian and Southern ports, the Union Company > Kiwitea is to be dispatched at 6 o clock this evening for New Plymouth to complete discharge.

MAUNGANUI COMING. —The Union Company advises that the intercolonial passenger steamer Maunganui left Sydnev yesterday afternoon for Auckland. She is due at'this port on Tuesday morning and after pratique has been granted is to berth at Queen's Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. The Maunganui is scheduled to . sail on her return trip to Sydney at 3 p.m. on Friday next.

THE KAITUNA. —En route from Australian ports, the Kaituna left AY ellington yesterday for Auckland, via New Plymouth. She was expected to reach -New Plymouth at noon today, and is scheduled to leave there at 6 o’clock this evening for Auckland. After completion of discharge here she will probably be dispatched for Portland to load cement for Wellington and Lyttelton. She has been allotted a berth at Prince’s Wharf.

REMAINS OF OLD LONDON BRIDGE. —Relics which have rested undisturbed perhaps for centuries beneath the waters of Father Thames are from time to time brought to light by dredging operations. One of the Port of London Authority s dredgers working in the Pool of London, near London Bridge, has just recovered an old gun weighing nearly two tons and some large pieces of hewn stone which, judging from the manner of their carving, are remains of old London Bridge, demolished in 1532.

NIAGARA DUE MONDAY. The Union Company’s Royal Mail liner Niagara is due in port early on Monday j morning from Sydney, en route to Vancouver. After pratique has been granted the vessel will berth at Prince’s Wharf to land her New’ Zealand passengers, mails and cargo. After having taken on further mails and cargo and having embarked passengers from New Zealand, the Niagara is to be dispatched at II o’clock on Tuesday morning for Suva. Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. She is due at Vancouver on Juno 20. PULVERISED COAL’S RAPID STRIDES. —Mr. E. L. Han, acting-chair-man and managing director of the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company, takes an encouraging view of the prospects for pulverised coal for ships’ boilers. Although apparently progressing but slowly, he said, the fuel was. in fact, making very rapid strides, both technically and commercially, and there was reason to • believe that within the next few years j the popularity of motor-ships would receive a check owing to the increasing j proportion of tonnage which, he thought, would be specially designed for pulver- | ised coal-burning.